diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a262a1b..ffcee64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 ## To do
 
-- [ ] Add user authentication
+- [ ] Add user creation in database
+- [ ] Add user profile and settings (i.e. language)
 - [ ] Add user roles
 - [ ] Add user permissions
-- [ ] Add user profile
 - [ ] Add user notifications and emails
 - [ ] Add user invoices
 - [ ] Add cron jobs to import data
diff --git a/app/api/signup/route.ts b/app/api/signup/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b670c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/signup/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient();
+
+export default async function handler(
+  req: NextApiRequest,
+  res: NextApiResponse
+) {
+  if (req.method === 'POST') {
+    const { email } = req.body;
+    try {
+      const user = await prisma.user.create({
+        data: {
+          email
+        }
+      });
+      return res.status(200).json(user);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to create user:', error);
+      return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create user' });
+    }
+  } else {
+    // Handle any other HTTP method
+    res.setHeader('Allow', ['POST']);
+    res.status(405).end(`Method ${req.method} Not Allowed`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/middleware.ts b/middleware.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abd428b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middleware.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { withMiddlewareAuthRequired } from '@auth0/nextjs-auth0/edge';
+
+export default withMiddlewareAuthRequired();
+
+export const config = {
+  matcher: ['/module/:path*', '/user']
+};
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index f31019b..3b695cb 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ enum ModuleType {
 
 model User {
   id        String   @id @default(cuid())
-  name      String
+  name      String?
   email     String   @unique
   deleted   Boolean  @default(false)
   createdAt DateTime @default(now())