diff --git a/server/controllers/CollectionCtl.ts b/server/controllers/CollectionCtl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82836f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/CollectionCtl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default class CollectionCtl {
+    
+}
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diff --git a/server/db/examplevals.ts b/server/db/examplevals.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/server/db/seed.ts b/server/db/seed.ts
index 54de6dd..adca384 100644
--- a/server/db/seed.ts
+++ b/server/db/seed.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dotenv.config();
 (async function() {
     const setRole = `
         SET ROLE postgres;
+        DROP SCHEMA IF EXISTS recipin CASCADE;
         CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS recipin;
     `
 
@@ -31,10 +32,22 @@ dotenv.config();
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.collection (
             id INT GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
             name varchar NOT NULL,
+            active boolean NOT NULL,
+            ismaincollection boolean NOT NULL,
             ownerid int REFERENCES recipin.appusers (id)
         );
     `
 
+    const groceryList = `
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.grocerylist (
+            id INT GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
+            name varchar NOT NULL,
+            active boolean NOT NULL,
+            ownerid int REFERENCES recipin.appusers (id)
+        );
+    `
+
+
     const recipe = `
         CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.recipe (
             id INT GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
@@ -48,8 +61,8 @@ dotenv.config();
     `
 
     const recipeingredient = `
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.cmp_recipe_ingredient (
-            recipe_ingredient_id INT GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.cmp_recipeingredient (
+            recipeingredientid INT GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
             quantity decimal,
             unit varchar,
             ingredientid int REFERENCES recipin.ingredient (id),
@@ -59,7 +72,7 @@ dotenv.config();
     `
 
     const userscollections = `        
-        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.cmp_users_collections (
+        CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipin.cmp_userscollections (
             userscollectionsid INT GENERATED BY DEFAULT AS IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY,
             collectionid int REFERENCES recipin.collection (id),
             usermemberid int REFERENCES recipin.appusers (id)
@@ -67,7 +80,7 @@ dotenv.config();
     `;
 
     const allStatements = [
-        setRole, appusers, ingredient, collection, recipe, recipeingredient, userscollections
+        setRole, appusers, ingredient, collection, recipe, groceryList, recipeingredient, userscollections
     ]
 
     const client = new Client({ connectionString: process.env.CONSTRING });
diff --git a/server/models/collection.ts b/server/models/collection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de932d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/models/collection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { ICollection } from "../schemas";
+import pool from "../db";
+
+export class Collection {
+    async getOne(id: string) {
+        try {
+            const statement = `SELECT * FROM recipin.collection WHERE id = $1`;
+            const values = [id];
+            const result = await pool.query(statement, values);
+            return result;
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            throw new Error(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async getAll() {
+        // requires clearance
+        try {
+            const statement = `SELECT * FROM recipin.collection`;
+            const result = await pool.query(statement);
+            return result;
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            throw new Error(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async post(data: ICollection) {
+        try {
+            const statement = `
+                INSERT INTO recipin.collection
+                ()
+            `
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            throw new Error(e);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/server/routes/collection.ts b/server/routes/collection.ts
index e69de29..70aca1b 100644
--- a/server/routes/collection.ts
+++ b/server/routes/collection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Express, Router } from "express";
+
+const router = Router();
+
+const collectionRoute = (app: Express) => {
+    app.use('/collection', router);
+
+    router.get('/:id', async (req, res, next) => {
+        const { id } = req.params;
+        try {
+            
+        } catch(e) {
+            next(e);
+        }
+    })
+}
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diff --git a/server/schemas/index.ts b/server/schemas/index.ts
index 346dfac..903c8a7 100644
--- a/server/schemas/index.ts
+++ b/server/schemas/index.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,40 @@
 export interface IUser {
+    id: string | number
     firstname: string
     lastname: string
     handle: string
     email: string
     password: string
+    active: boolean
 }
 
 export interface IRecipe {
+    id: string | number
     name: string
     description?: string
     preptime: string
-    ingredients: IIngredient[]
     removed: boolean
+    authoruserid: IUser["id"]
 }
 
 export interface IIngredient {
+    id: string | number
     name: string
     description?: string
-    active: boolean
 }
 
 export interface ICollection {
+    id: string | number
     name: string
-    owner: IUser
-    active: boolean
-    default: boolean
+    active: string
+    ismaincollection: boolean
+    owner: IUser["id"]
 }
 
 export interface IGroceryList {
+    id: string | number
     owner: IUser
     listname: string
-    recipes?: IRecipe[]
+    recipes?: IRecipe["id"][]
     active: boolean
 }
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