diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/.gitignore b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97aca2ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.env
+node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/authenticateUserHandler.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/authenticateUserHandler.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56004c9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/authenticateUserHandler.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/index.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cba2fd31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import authenticateUserHandler from './authenticateUserHandler.js'
+import registerUserHandler from './registerUserHandler.js'
+
+const handle = {
+    authenticateUser: authenticateUserHandler,
+    registerUser: registerUserHandler
+}
+
+export default handle
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/registerUserHandler.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/registerUserHandler.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56004c9f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/handlers/registerUserHandler.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/index.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/index.js
index e69de29bb..beb72c954 100644
--- a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/index.js
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import 'dotenv/config'
+import express from 'express'
+
+import { mongoose } from 'core'
+
+import { cors, jsonBodyParser, jwtVerifier, errorHandler } from './middleware'
+
+import handle from './handlers'
+
+mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGODB_URI)
+    .then(() => {
+        console.info(`API connected to ${process.env.MONGODB_URI}`)
+
+        const api = express()
+
+        api.use(cors)
+
+        api.post('/users', jsonBodyParser, handle.registerUser)
+
+        api.post('/users/auth', jsonBodyParser, handle.authenticateUser)
+
+        api.use(errorHandler)
+
+        api.listen(process.env.PORT, () => console.info(`API listening on PORT ${process.env.PORT}`))
+    })
+    .catch(error => console.error(error))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/cors.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/cors.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88a3b4c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/cors.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default (req, res, next) => {
+    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
+    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', '*')
+    res.setHeader('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', '*')
+
+    next()
+}
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diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/errorHandler.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/errorHandler.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a63c41e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/errorHandler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { errors } from 'com'
+
+const { NotFoundError, CredentialsError, DuplicityError, SessionError, ValidationError } = errors
+
+export default (error, req, res, next) => {
+    let status = 500
+
+    if (error instanceof NotFoundError)
+        status = 404
+
+    else if (error instanceof CredentialsError || error instanceof DuplicityError)
+        ststus = 409
+
+    else if (error instanceof OwnershipError)
+        status = 403
+
+    else if (error instanceof ValidationError)
+        status = 400
+
+    else if (error instanceof SessionError)
+        status = 498
+
+    res.status(status).json({ error: error.constructor.name, message: error.message })
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/index.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3209532c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import cors from './cors.js'
+import jsonBodyParser from './jsonBodyParser.js'
+import jwtVerifier from './jwtVerifier.js'
+import errorHandler from './errorHandler.js'
+
+export {
+    cors,
+    jsonBodyParser,
+    jwtVerifier,
+    errorHandler
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/jsonBodyParser.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/jsonBodyParser.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e515e98ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/jsonBodyParser.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export default (req, res, next) => {
+    req.setEncoding('utf-8')
+
+    req.on('data', json => {
+        const body = JSON.parse(json)
+
+        req.body = body
+
+        next()
+    })
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/jwtVerifier.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/jwtVerifier.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..114496875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/middleware/jwtVerifier.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import 'dotenv/config'
+import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
+
+import { errors } from 'com'
+
+const { SessionError } = errors
+
+export default (req, res, next) => {
+    const { authorization } = req.headers
+
+    const token = authorization.slice(7)
+
+    jwt.verifier(token, process.env.JWT_SECRET, (error, payload) => {
+        if (error) {
+            res.status(498).json({ error: SessionError.name, message: error.message })
+
+            return
+        }
+
+        const { sub: userId } = payload
+
+        req.userId = userId
+
+        next()
+    })
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/package-lock.json b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/package-lock.json
index ecc268fd2..5fdee33dc 100644
--- a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/package-lock.json
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/package-lock.json
@@ -9,9 +9,33 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "com": "file:../com",
+        "core": "file:../core",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5"
+      }
+    },
+    "../com": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
+    "../core": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
+        "com": "file:../com",
+        "mongoose": "^8.5.2"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "c8": "^10.1.2",
+        "chai": "^4.5.0",
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+        "mocha": "^10.7.0",
+        "monocart-coverage-reports": "^2.10.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/accepts": {
@@ -85,6 +109,10 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/com": {
+      "resolved": "../com",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/content-disposition": {
       "version": "0.5.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/content-disposition/-/content-disposition-0.5.4.tgz",
@@ -117,6 +145,10 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie-signature/-/cookie-signature-1.0.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-QADzlaHc8icV8I7vbaJXJwod9HWYp8uCqf1xa4OfNu1T7JVxQIrUgOWtHdNDtPiywmFbiS12VjotIXLrKM3orQ=="
     },
+    "node_modules/core": {
+      "resolved": "../core",
+      "link": true
+    },
     "node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "2.6.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
@@ -162,6 +194,7 @@
       "version": "16.4.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
+      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12"
       },
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/package.json b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/package.json
index 99e134577..d753bfc8a 100644
--- a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/package.json
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/api/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
+    "start": "node .",
+    "watch": "node --watch .",
+    "inspect": "node --inspect-brk .",
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "keywords": [],
@@ -11,8 +14,12 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "com": "file:../com",
+    "core": "file:../core",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5"
   }
 }
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diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/com/errors.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/com/errors.js
index 18989e4e9..6396fc998 100644
--- a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/com/errors.js
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/com/errors.js
@@ -38,12 +38,21 @@ class CredentialsError extends Error {
     }
 }
 
+class SessionError extends Error {
+    constructor(message) {
+        super(message)
+
+        this.name = this.constructor.name
+    }
+}
+
 const errors = {
     ValidationError,
     SystemError,
     DuplicityError,
     NotFoundError,
-    CredentialsError
+    CredentialsError,
+    SessionError
 }
 
 export default errors
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/core/index.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/core/index.js
index 070f4d855..4d2d6efd1 100644
--- a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/core/index.js
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/core/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose'
 import logic from './logic'
 import data from './data'
 
-export default {
+export {
     mongoose,
     logic,
     data
diff --git a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/core/logic/index.js b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/core/logic/index.js
index 56004c9f9..a58ac9e8d 100644
--- a/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/core/logic/index.js
+++ b/staff/marti-herms/project/V-HUB/core/logic/index.js
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
-export default {}
\ No newline at end of file
+import authenticateUser from './authenticateUser.js'
+import registerUser from './registerUser.js'
+
+const logic = {
+    authenticateUser,
+    registerUser
+}
+
+export default logic
\ No newline at end of file