diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78102b5..935a175 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -161,3 +161,4 @@ cython_debug/
 #.idea/
 
 .vscode/
+db/database.db
diff --git a/src/classes/user_classes.py b/src/classes/user_classes.py
index 619312b..70afec2 100644
--- a/src/classes/user_classes.py
+++ b/src/classes/user_classes.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ class UserBase(SQLModel):
 class UserPublic(UserBase):
     username: str
     email: str
-
+    full_name: str
+    
 class UserInDB(UserBase, table=True):
     id: int | None = Field(default=None, primary_key=True)
     hashed_password: str
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diff --git a/src/data_connection.py b/src/data_connection.py
index f36c5ae..160ff3c 100644
--- a/src/data_connection.py
+++ b/src/data_connection.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from src.classes import product_classes
+from src.modules import db_connection
 
 
 melon = product_classes.Product(name="Meloen", price=2.0, barcode=1000 ,image_filename="melon")
@@ -24,4 +25,7 @@ def get_all_products() -> list[product_classes.Product]:
 def get_single_product(barcode: int) -> product_classes.Product:
     for product in product_list:
         if product.barcode == barcode:
-            return product
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+            return product
+        
+def create_db_and_tables() -> None:
+    db_connection.create_db_and_tables()
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diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index acbd8e3..cb378b5 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -2,14 +2,23 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 import os
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
 
-from src.classes import product_classes, cash_classes
+
+from src.classes import product_classes, cash_classes, user_classes
 from src.config import definitions
 from src.modules import price_to_cash_calculator
 from shop_validators import image_validator
 from src import data_connection
 
-app = FastAPI()
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    # Startup
+    data_connection.create_db_and_tables()
+    yield
+    # Shutdown
+
+app = FastAPI(lifespan=lifespan)
 
 origins = [
     "*" #TODO change this
@@ -23,7 +32,6 @@ app.add_middleware(
     allow_headers=["*"],
 )
 
-
 @app.get("/")
 def read_root():
     return {"Hello": "World"}
diff --git a/src/modules/db_connection.py b/src/modules/db_connection.py
index a10657c..9ce784b 100644
--- a/src/modules/db_connection.py
+++ b/src/modules/db_connection.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-from sqlmodel import create_engine
+from sqlmodel import create_engine, SQLModel
 from src.config import definitions
 
 
 sqlite_url = definitions.SQLITE_URL
 
 connect_args = {"check_same_thread": False}
-engine = create_engine(sqlite_url, echo=False, connect_args=connect_args)
+engine = create_engine(sqlite_url, echo=True, connect_args=connect_args)
 
 def get_engine():
-    return engine
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+    return engine
+
+def create_db_and_tables() -> None:
+    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
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