diff --git a/api/Migrations/20260322011947_AddItems.Designer.cs b/api/Migrations/20260322011947_AddItems.Designer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b40ce57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Migrations/20260322011947_AddItems.Designer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+// <auto-generated />
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.ValueConversion;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace agologum_api.Migrations
+{
+    [DbContext(typeof(AppDbContext))]
+    [Migration("20260322011947_AddItems")]
+    partial class AddItems
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void BuildTargetModel(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
+        {
+#pragma warning disable 612, 618
+            modelBuilder
+                .HasAnnotation("ProductVersion", "10.0.5")
+                .HasAnnotation("Relational:MaxIdentifierLength", 63);
+
+            NpgsqlModelBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumns(modelBuilder);
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityRole", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("Id")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ConcurrencyStamp")
+                        .IsConcurrencyToken()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasMaxLength(256)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(256)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("NormalizedName")
+                        .HasMaxLength(256)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(256)");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("NormalizedName")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("RoleNameIndex");
+
+                    b.ToTable("AspNetRoles", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityRoleClaim<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ClaimType")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ClaimValue")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("RoleId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RoleId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("AspNetRoleClaims", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityUserClaim<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ClaimType")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ClaimValue")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("UserId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("UserId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("AspNetUserClaims", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityUserLogin<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("LoginProvider")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ProviderKey")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ProviderDisplayName")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("UserId")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("LoginProvider", "ProviderKey");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("UserId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("AspNetUserLogins", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityUserRole<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("UserId")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("RoleId")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("UserId", "RoleId");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("RoleId");
+
+                    b.ToTable("AspNetUserRoles", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityUserToken<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("UserId")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("LoginProvider")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Value")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("UserId", "LoginProvider", "Name");
+
+                    b.ToTable("AspNetUserTokens", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("agologumApi.Models.Item", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("LastEditedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Items");
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("agologumApi.Models.User", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<string>("Id")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<int>("AccessFailedCount")
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("ConcurrencyStamp")
+                        .IsConcurrencyToken()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Email")
+                        .HasMaxLength(256)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(256)");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("EmailConfirmed")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("LockoutEnabled")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTimeOffset?>("LockoutEnd")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("NormalizedEmail")
+                        .HasMaxLength(256)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(256)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("NormalizedUserName")
+                        .HasMaxLength(256)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(256)");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("PasswordHash")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("PhoneNumber")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("PhoneNumberConfirmed")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("SecurityStamp")
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<bool>("TwoFactorEnabled")
+                        .HasColumnType("boolean");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("UserName")
+                        .HasMaxLength(256)
+                        .HasColumnType("character varying(256)");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("NormalizedEmail")
+                        .HasDatabaseName("EmailIndex");
+
+                    b.HasIndex("NormalizedUserName")
+                        .IsUnique()
+                        .HasDatabaseName("UserNameIndex");
+
+                    b.ToTable("AspNetUsers", (string)null);
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityRoleClaim<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityRole", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("RoleId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityUserClaim<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("agologumApi.Models.User", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("UserId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityUserLogin<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("agologumApi.Models.User", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("UserId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityUserRole<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityRole", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("RoleId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+
+                    b.HasOne("agologumApi.Models.User", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("UserId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+                });
+
+            modelBuilder.Entity("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.IdentityUserToken<string>", b =>
+                {
+                    b.HasOne("agologumApi.Models.User", null)
+                        .WithMany()
+                        .HasForeignKey("UserId")
+                        .OnDelete(DeleteBehavior.Cascade)
+                        .IsRequired();
+                });
+#pragma warning restore 612, 618
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/Migrations/20260322011947_AddItems.cs b/api/Migrations/20260322011947_AddItems.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..324af3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Migrations/20260322011947_AddItems.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Migrations;
+using Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Metadata;
+
+#nullable disable
+
+namespace agologum_api.Migrations
+{
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    public partial class AddItems : Migration
+    {
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Up(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
+                name: "Items",
+                columns: table => new
+                {
+                    Id = table.Column<int>(type: "integer", nullable: false)
+                        .Annotation("Npgsql:ValueGenerationStrategy", NpgsqlValueGenerationStrategy.IdentityByDefaultColumn),
+                    Name = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: false),
+                    Description = table.Column<string>(type: "text", nullable: false),
+                    CreatedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: false),
+                    LastEditedAt = table.Column<DateTime>(type: "timestamp with time zone", nullable: false)
+                },
+                constraints: table =>
+                {
+                    table.PrimaryKey("PK_Items", x => x.Id);
+                });
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void Down(MigrationBuilder migrationBuilder)
+        {
+            migrationBuilder.DropTable(
+                name: "Items");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs b/api/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
index 04564b3..aa5eef9 100644
--- a/api/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
+++ b/api/Migrations/AppDbContextModelSnapshot.cs
@@ -153,6 +153,33 @@ namespace agologum_api.Migrations
                     b.ToTable("AspNetUserTokens", (string)null);
                 });
 
+            modelBuilder.Entity("agologumApi.Models.Item", b =>
+                {
+                    b.Property<int>("Id")
+                        .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
+                        .HasColumnType("integer");
+
+                    NpgsqlPropertyBuilderExtensions.UseIdentityByDefaultColumn(b.Property<int>("Id"));
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("CreatedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Description")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.Property<DateTime>("LastEditedAt")
+                        .HasColumnType("timestamp with time zone");
+
+                    b.Property<string>("Name")
+                        .IsRequired()
+                        .HasColumnType("text");
+
+                    b.HasKey("Id");
+
+                    b.ToTable("Items");
+                });
+
             modelBuilder.Entity("agologumApi.Models.User", b =>
                 {
                     b.Property<string>("Id")
diff --git a/api/Program.cs b/api/Program.cs
index fbf5bc5..8f51fb4 100644
--- a/api/Program.cs
+++ b/api/Program.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ builder.Services.AddDbContext<AppDbContext>(options =>
 builder.Services.AddControllers();
 
 // services
-builder.Services.AddScoped<UserService>();
+builder.Services.AddScoped<ItemService>();
 builder.Services.AddScoped<JwtService>();
 
 // configuration for jwt authentication
diff --git a/api/src/Controllers/AuthController.cs b/api/src/Controllers/AuthController.cs
index 6daca44..a28fe7e 100644
--- a/api/src/Controllers/AuthController.cs
+++ b/api/src/Controllers/AuthController.cs
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ public class AuthController : ControllerBase {
     private readonly UserManager<User> userManager_;
     private readonly SignInManager<User> signInManager_;
 
-    private readonly UserService users_;
     private readonly JwtService jwt_;
 
-    public AuthController(UserManager<User> userManager, SignInManager<User> signInManager, UserService users, JwtService jwt) {
+    public AuthController(UserManager<User> userManager, SignInManager<User> signInManager, JwtService jwt) {
 
         userManager_ = userManager;
         signInManager_ = signInManager;
-        users_ = users;
         jwt_ = jwt;
     }
 
diff --git a/api/src/Controllers/UsersController.cs b/api/src/Controllers/ItemsController.cs
similarity index 54%
rename from api/src/Controllers/UsersController.cs
rename to api/src/Controllers/ItemsController.cs
index 7962381..86991f5 100644
--- a/api/src/Controllers/UsersController.cs
+++ b/api/src/Controllers/ItemsController.cs
@@ -7,39 +7,39 @@ using agologumApi.Services;
 
 [ApiController]
 [Route("api/[controller]")]
-public class UsersController : ControllerBase {
+public class ItemsController : ControllerBase {
 
-    private readonly UserService service_;
+    private readonly ItemService service_;
 
-    public UsersController(UserService service) {
+    public ItemsController(ItemService service) {
         service_ = service;
     }
 
     [AllowAnonymous] // accessible if not authorized
     [HttpGet]
-    public async Task<ActionResult<List<User>>> getUsers() {
+    public async Task<ActionResult<List<Item>>> getItemss() {
         return Ok(await service_.GetAll());
     }
 
     [AllowAnonymous]
     [HttpGet("{id:int}")]
-    public async Task<ActionResult<User>> getUser(int id) {
+    public async Task<ActionResult<Item>> getItem(int id) {
 
-        var user = await service_.Get(id);
+        var item = await service_.Get(id);
 
-        if (user == null) return NotFound();
+        if (item == null) return NotFound();
 
-        return Ok(user);
+        return Ok(item);
     }
 
     [Authorize] // testing the authorization
     [HttpPost]
-    public async Task<ActionResult<User>> createUser(User user) {
+    public async Task<ActionResult<Item>> createItem(Item item) {
 
-        var created = await service_.Create(user);
+        var created = await service_.Create(item);
 
         return CreatedAtAction(
-            nameof(getUser),
+            nameof(getItem),
             new { id = created.Id },
             created
         );
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ public class UsersController : ControllerBase {
 
     [Authorize]
     [HttpPut("{id}")]
-    public async Task<ActionResult<User>> updateUser(int id, User user) {
+    public async Task<ActionResult<Item>> updateItem(int id, Item item) {
 
-        var updated = await service_.Update(user);
+        var updated = await service_.Update(item);
 
         if (updated == null) return NotFound();
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class UsersController : ControllerBase {
 
     [Authorize]
     [HttpDelete("{id}")]
-    public async Task<ActionResult> deleteUser(int id) {
+    public async Task<ActionResult> deleteItem(int id) {
 
         var success = await service_.Delete(id);
 
diff --git a/api/src/Data/AppDbContext.cs b/api/src/Data/AppDbContext.cs
index 22d1e54..66e7998 100644
--- a/api/src/Data/AppDbContext.cs
+++ b/api/src/Data/AppDbContext.cs
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ public class AppDbContext : IdentityDbContext<User> {
 
     }
 
+    // Db set for each model besides Users (DbSet<template> is already defined in IdenityDbContext<template>)
+    public DbSet<Item> Items { get; set; }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/Models/Dto.cs b/api/src/Models/Dto.cs
index a740896..dc84f6f 100644
--- a/api/src/Models/Dto.cs
+++ b/api/src/Models/Dto.cs
@@ -13,3 +13,10 @@ public class LoginDto {
     public string Password { get; set; } = "";
 
 }
+
+public class ItemDto {
+
+    public String Name { get; set; } = "";
+    public String Description { get; set; } = "";
+
+}
diff --git a/api/src/Models/Item.cs b/api/src/Models/Item.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fd670d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/Models/Item.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+namespace agologumApi.Models;
+
+public class Item {
+
+    public int Id { get; set; }
+    public String Name { get; set; } = "";
+    public String Description { get; set; } = "";
+    public DateTime CreatedAt { get; set; }
+    public DateTime LastEditedAt { get; set; }
+
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/Services/ItemService.cs b/api/src/Services/ItemService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eeacadb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/Services/ItemService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+using agologumApi.Models;
+
+namespace agologumApi.Services;
+
+public class ItemService {
+
+    private readonly AppDbContext db_;
+
+    public ItemService(AppDbContext db) {
+        db_ = db;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<List<Item>> GetAll() {
+        return await db_.Items.ToListAsync();
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Item?> Get(int id) {
+        return await db_.Items.FindAsync(id);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Item?> Get(string name) {
+        return await db_.Items.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.Name == name);
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Item> Create(Item item) {
+        db_.Items.Add(item);
+        await db_.SaveChangesAsync();
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<Item> Update(Item item) {
+        db_.Items.Update(item);
+        await db_.SaveChangesAsync();
+        return item;
+    }
+
+    public async Task<bool> Delete(int id) {
+        Item? item = await db_.Items.FindAsync(id);
+        if(item != null) {
+            db_.Items.Remove(item);
+            await db_.SaveChangesAsync();
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/Services/UserService.cs b/api/src/Services/UserService.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e6c104..0000000
--- a/api/src/Services/UserService.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-
-using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
-
-using agologumApi.Models;
-
-namespace agologumApi.Services;
-
-public class UserService {
-
-    private readonly AppDbContext db_;
-
-    public UserService(AppDbContext db) {
-        db_ = db;
-    }
-
-    public async Task<List<User>> GetAll() {
-        return await db_.Users.ToListAsync();
-    }
-
-    public async Task<User?> Get(int id) {
-        return await db_.Users.FindAsync(id);
-    }
-
-    public async Task<User?> Get(string username) {
-        return await db_.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.UserName == username);
-    }
-
-    public async Task<User> Create(User user) {
-        db_.Users.Add(user);
-        await db_.SaveChangesAsync();
-        return user;
-    }
-
-    public async Task<User> Update(User user) {
-        db_.Users.Update(user);
-        await db_.SaveChangesAsync();
-        return user;
-    }
-
-    public async Task<bool> Delete(int id) {
-        User? user = await db_.Users.FindAsync(id);
-        if(user != null) {
-            db_.Users.Remove(user);
-            await db_.SaveChangesAsync();
-            return true;
-        } else {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/api/AuthApi.ts b/client/src/api/AuthApi.ts
index f57cc48..028e9a6 100644
--- a/client/src/api/AuthApi.ts
+++ b/client/src/api/AuthApi.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export const register = async (user: RegisterDto) => {
 
 	try {
 		console.log(user);
-		const response = await api.post(`${API_URL}/register`, user);
 
 		// TODO: if valid