diff --git a/server/src/modules/db/collections.js b/server/src/modules/db/collections.js
index fc9a16c..283bcf8 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/db/collections.js
+++ b/server/src/modules/db/collections.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { ObjectId } = require('mongodb');
 const { MongoManager } = require('./mongo');
 const { baseDefaults } = require('./schemas/common');
+const { collectionName:userCollectionName } =  require('./schemas/user')
 
 const insertItem = async (collection, item) => {
   try {
@@ -117,4 +118,5 @@ const createCollectionObject = (collectionName) =>
 module.exports = {
   Video: createCollectionObject('videos'),
   Role: createCollectionObject('roles'),
+  User: createCollectionObject(userCollectionName),
 };
diff --git a/server/src/modules/db/schemas/user.js b/server/src/modules/db/schemas/user.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6aa5ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/modules/db/schemas/user.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+const { baseSchema, ensureCollection } = require('./common');
+
+
+const collectionName = 'user';
+
+
+const updateSchema = async (db) => {
+  const validator = {
+    $jsonSchema: {
+      bsonType: 'object',
+      additionalProperties: false,
+      required: [
+        'email',
+        'password',
+        ...Object.keys(baseSchema),
+      ],
+      properties: {
+        ...baseSchema,
+        name: {
+          bsonType: 'string',
+          description: 'must be a string and is required',
+        },
+        email: {
+          bsonType: 'string',
+          description: 'must be a string and is required',
+        },
+        password: {
+          bsonType: 'string',
+          description: 'must be a string and is required',
+        },
+        isActive: {
+            bsonType: 'bool',
+            description: 'Whether the user is active',
+          },
+
+
+      },
+    },
+  };
+
+  const indexes = [
+    {
+      key: { name: 'text'},
+      name: 'name_index',
+    },
+    {
+      key: { email: 1 },
+      unique: true,
+      name: 'email_index',
+    }
+  ];
+
+  await ensureCollection({ db, name:collectionName, validator, indexes });
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  updateSchema,
+  collectionName,
+};