diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 3f05dc1..18f1d40 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 SESSION_SECRET_KEY=
 SESSION_NAME=
 STEAM_API_KEY=
-PORT=
\ No newline at end of file
+PORT=
+
+POSTGRES_URL=
+POSTGRES_PORT=
+POSTGRES_USER=
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
+POSTGRES_DB=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/env/env.go b/config/env.go
similarity index 54%
rename from utils/env/env.go
rename to config/env.go
index feea62d..7ca376d 100644
--- a/utils/env/env.go
+++ b/config/env.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package env
+package config
 
 import (
 	"log"
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ var SESSION_NAME string
 var STEAM_API_KEY string
 var PORT string
 
+var POSTGRES_URL string
+var POSTGRES_PORT string
+var POSTGRES_USER string
+var POSTGRES_PASSWORD string
+var POSTGRES_DB string
+
 func GetEnvVariables() {
 	err := godotenv.Load(".env")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -22,4 +28,10 @@ func GetEnvVariables() {
 	SESSION_NAME = os.Getenv("SESSION_NAME")
 	STEAM_API_KEY = os.Getenv("STEAM_API_KEY")
 	PORT = os.Getenv("PORT")
+
+	POSTGRES_URL = os.Getenv("POSTGRES_URL")
+	POSTGRES_PORT = os.Getenv("POSTGRES_PORT")
+	POSTGRES_USER = os.Getenv("POSTGRES_USER")
+	POSTGRES_PASSWORD = os.Getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD")
+	POSTGRES_DB = os.Getenv("POSTGRES_DB")
 }
diff --git a/utils/store/store.go b/config/store.go
similarity index 69%
rename from utils/store/store.go
rename to config/store.go
index 48725b1..7510b3a 100644
--- a/utils/store/store.go
+++ b/config/store.go
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-package store
+package config
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
-	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/utils/env"
 )
 
 var Store = sessions.NewCookieStore([]byte("test"))
 
 func SessionAlreadyExists(r *http.Request) bool {
-	session, _ := Store.Get(r, env.SESSION_NAME)
+	session, _ := Store.Get(r, SESSION_NAME)
 	return !session.IsNew
 }
 
 func CreateSessionID(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, value string) error {
-	session, _ := Store.Get(r, env.SESSION_NAME)
+	session, _ := Store.Get(r, SESSION_NAME)
 	session.Values["session-id"] = value
 	return session.Save(r, w)
 }
diff --git a/controller/login.go b/controller/login.go
index bd980c1..2a5d7ce 100644
--- a/controller/login.go
+++ b/controller/login.go
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/utils/env"
-	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/utils/store"
+	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/config"
 	"github.com/solovev/steam_go"
 )
 
@@ -22,12 +21,12 @@ func Login(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// login success
 
 		// get user
-		user, err := opId.ValidateAndGetUser(env.STEAM_API_KEY)
+		user, err := opId.ValidateAndGetUser(config.STEAM_API_KEY)
 		if err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		}
 
-		store.CreateSessionID(w, r, user.SteamId)
+		config.CreateSessionID(w, r, user.SteamId)
 
 		// TODO: store user info in database
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 84816cf..5380f31 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.4 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0243420..29b70f5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.1 h1:DHd3rPN5lE3Ts3D8rKkQ8x/0kqfeNmBAaiSi+o7Fsg
 github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.1/go.mod h1:dk2InVEVJ0sfLlnXv9EAgkf6ecYs/i80K/zI+bUmuGM=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0 h1:3l4+N6zfMWnkbPEXKng2o2/MR5mSwTrBih4ZEkkz1lg=
 github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.4 h1:SO9z7FRPzA03QhHKJrH5BXA6HU1rS4V2nIVrrNC1iYk=
+github.com/lib/pq v1.10.4/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/solovev/steam_go v0.0.0-20170222182106-48eb5aae6c50 h1:5wu+B07+rk5rr6KYxYK+5fRr+m8ikSblPSgDTdrFUE4=
 github.com/solovev/steam_go v0.0.0-20170222182106-48eb5aae6c50/go.mod h1:wDBDgAJlQWhdrpQeJcw6+FZwMddaNWFUo8u8bSfzA50=
diff --git a/middleware/auth.go b/middleware/auth.go
index eedf4d0..4114d57 100644
--- a/middleware/auth.go
+++ b/middleware/auth.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package middleware
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/utils/store"
+	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/config"
 )
 
 // Authentication middleware called on routes that need to know if user is logged in.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func IsAuthenticated(h func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)) http.Handler {
 	next := http.HandlerFunc(h)
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if store.SessionAlreadyExists(r) {
+		if config.SessionAlreadyExists(r) {
 			http.Redirect(w, r, "/", http.StatusFound)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/model/db.go b/model/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22a5d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package model
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+	env "github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/config"
+)
+
+var db *sql.DB
+
+func Connect() {
+	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", connToString())
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error connecting to the DB: %s\n", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	if err = db.Ping(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error: Could not ping database: %s\n", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("Database connection done successfully\n")
+}
+
+// Return a string for our db connection info
+func connToString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("host=%s port=%s user=%s password=%s dbname=%s sslmode=disable",
+		env.POSTGRES_URL, env.POSTGRES_PORT, env.POSTGRES_USER, env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD, env.POSTGRES_DB)
+}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index b3b682b..3ea2f83 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/config"
 	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/controller"
 	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/middleware"
-	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/utils/env"
+	"github.com/robyzzz/csl-backend/model"
 )
 
 var router *mux.Router
 
 func main() {
-	env.GetEnvVariables()
+	config.GetEnvVariables()
+	model.Connect()
 
 	setupRouter()
 
-	fmt.Printf("router initialized and listening on %s\n", env.PORT)
-	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":"+env.PORT, router))
+	log.Printf("Server initialized and listening on %s\n", config.PORT)
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":"+config.PORT, router))
 }
 
 func setupRouter() {