diff --git a/api/middleware/middleware.js b/api/middleware/middleware.js
index 0cceb716a..03e58f1f6 100644
--- a/api/middleware/middleware.js
+++ b/api/middleware/middleware.js
@@ -1,17 +1,68 @@
+const User = require('../users/users-model')
+
 function logger(req, res, next) {
   // DO YOUR MAGIC
+  const timeStamp = new Date().toLocaleString()
+  const method = req.method
+  const url = req.originalUrl
+  // console.log('logger middleware');
+  console.log(`[${timeStamp}] ${method} to ${url}`);
+  next()
 }
 
-function validateUserId(req, res, next) {
+async function validateUserId(req, res, next) {
   // DO YOUR MAGIC
+  // console.log('validateUserId middleware');
+  try { 
+    const user = await User.getById(req.params.id)
+    if(!user){
+      res.status(404).json({
+        message: 'user not found'
+      })
+    }else {
+      req.user = user
+      next()
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    res.status(500).json({
+        message: 'Problem finding user'
+      })
+  }
 }
 
 function validateUser(req, res, next) {
   // DO YOUR MAGIC
+  // console.log('validateUser middleware');
+  const { name } = req.body
+  if(!name || !name.trim()) {
+    res.status(400).json({
+      message: 'missing required name field'
+    })
+  }else {
+    req.name = name.trim()
+    next()
+  }
+  
 }
 
 function validatePost(req, res, next) {
   // DO YOUR MAGIC
+  // console.log('validatePosts middleware');
+  const { text } = req.body
+  if(!text || !text.trim()) {
+    res.status(400).json({
+      message: 'missing required text field'
+    })
+  }else {
+    req.name = text.trim()
+    next()
+  }
 }
 
 // do not forget to expose these functions to other modules
+module.exports = {
+  logger, 
+  validateUserId,
+  validateUser,
+  validatePost
+}  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/server.js b/api/server.js
index badc3026a..9bc6fdbeb 100644
--- a/api/server.js
+++ b/api/server.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 const express = require('express');
 
+const userRouter = require('./users/users-router.js');
+const { logger } = require('./middleware/middleware');
 const server = express();
 
 // remember express by default cannot parse JSON in request bodies
+server.use(express.json());
+server.use('/api/users', userRouter)
+server.use(logger)
 
 // global middlewares and the user's router need to be connected here
 
diff --git a/api/users/users-router.js b/api/users/users-router.js
index 9d8a0e278..20f075e07 100644
--- a/api/users/users-router.js
+++ b/api/users/users-router.js
@@ -1,44 +1,108 @@
 const express = require('express');
+const User = require('../users/users-model')
+const Posts = require('../posts/posts-model')
 
+const { validateUserId, validateUser, validatePost } = require('../middleware/middleware')
 // You will need `users-model.js` and `posts-model.js` both
 // The middleware functions also need to be required
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
-router.get('/', (req, res) => {
+router.get('/', (req, res, next) => {
   // RETURN AN ARRAY WITH ALL THE USERS
+  User.get()
+  .then(users => {
+    res.json(users)
+  })
+  .catch(next)
 });
 
-router.get('/:id', (req, res) => {
+router.get('/:id', validateUserId, (req, res) => {
   // RETURN THE USER OBJECT
   // this needs a middleware to verify user id
+  res.json(req.user)
+  console.log(req.user);
 });
 
-router.post('/', (req, res) => {
+router.post('/', validateUser, (req, res, next) => {
   // RETURN THE NEWLY CREATED USER OBJECT
   // this needs a middleware to check that the request body is valid
+  User.insert({ name: req.name })
+  .then(newUser => {
+    res.status(201).json(newUser)
+  })
+  .catch(next)
+  console.log(req.user);
+  console.log(req.name);
 });
 
-router.put('/:id', (req, res) => {
+router.put('/:id', validateUserId, validateUser, (req, res, next) => {
   // RETURN THE FRESHLY UPDATED USER OBJECT
   // this needs a middleware to verify user id
   // and another middleware to check that the request body is valid
+  User.update(req.params.id, { name: req.name })
+  .then(() => {
+    return User.getById(req.params.id)
+  })
+  .then(user => {
+    res.json(user)
+  })
+  .catch(next)
+  console.log(req.user);
+  console.log(req.name);
 });
 
-router.delete('/:id', (req, res) => {
+router.delete('/:id', validateUserId, async (req, res, next) => {
   // RETURN THE FRESHLY DELETED USER OBJECT
   // this needs a middleware to verify user id
+  try{
+   await User.remove(req.params.id)
+   res.json(req.user)
+  }catch(err) {
+    next(err)
+  }
+  console.log(req.user);
 });
 
-router.get('/:id/posts', (req, res) => {
+router.get('/:id/posts', validateUserId, async (req, res, next) => {
   // RETURN THE ARRAY OF USER POSTS
   // this needs a middleware to verify user id
+  try{
+    const posts = await User.getUserPosts(req.params.id)
+    res.json(posts)
+  }catch (err){
+    next(err)
+  }
+  console.log(req.user);
 });
 
-router.post('/:id/posts', (req, res) => {
+router.post('/:id/posts',
+ validateUserId, 
+ validatePost, 
+ async (req, res, next) => {
   // RETURN THE NEWLY CREATED USER POST
   // this needs a middleware to verify user id
   // and another middleware to check that the request body is valid
+  try{
+    const newPost = await Post.insert({
+      user_id: req.params.id,
+      text: req.text,
+    })
+    res.status(201).json(newPost)
+  }catch (err){
+    next(err)
+  }
+  console.log(req.user);
+  console.log(req.text);
 });
 
+router.use((err, req, res, next) => { 
+  res.status(err.status || 500).json({
+    customMessage: 'Error inside posts router',
+    message: err.message,
+    stack: err.stack
+  })
+})
+
 // do not forget to export the router
+module.exports = router
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 602039f1b..676efe399 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 // require your server and launch it
+const server = require('./api/server')
+require('colors')
+
+const port = 8000
+
+server.listen(port, () => {
+    console.log(`Server running on http://localhost:${port}`.cyan);
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 88b87652e..5ede9277f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
-            "name": "node-api3-project",
             "version": "1.0.0",
             "dependencies": {
+                "colors": "^1.4.0",
                 "express": "^4.17.1",
+                "helmet": "^4.6.0",
                 "knex": "^0.95.11",
+                "morgan": "^1.10.0",
                 "sqlite3": "^5.0.2"
             },
             "devDependencies": {
@@ -1552,6 +1554,17 @@
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         },
+        "node_modules/basic-auth": {
+            "version": "2.0.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/basic-auth/-/basic-auth-2.0.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-NF+epuEdnUYVlGuhaxbbq+dvJttwLnGY+YixlXlME5KpQ5W3CnXA5cVTneY3SPbPDRkcjMbifrwmFYcClgOZeg==",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "safe-buffer": "5.1.2"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.8"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/bcrypt-pbkdf": {
             "version": "1.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt-pbkdf/-/bcrypt-pbkdf-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -2000,6 +2013,14 @@
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             "dev": true
         },
+        "node_modules/colors": {
+            "version": "1.4.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.4.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-a+UqTh4kgZg/SlGvfbzDHpgRu7AAQOmmqRHJnxhRZICKFUT91brVhNNt58CMWU9PsBbv3PDCZUHbVxuDiH2mtA==",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=0.1.90"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/combined-stream": {
             "version": "1.0.8",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream/-/combined-stream-1.0.8.tgz",
@@ -3389,6 +3410,14 @@
                 "node": ">=8"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/helmet": {
+            "version": "4.6.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-4.6.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-HVqALKZlR95ROkrnesdhbbZJFi/rIVSoNq6f3jA/9u6MIbTsPh3xZwihjeI5+DO/2sOV6HMHooXcEOuwskHpTg==",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">=10.0.0"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/html-encoding-sniffer": {
             "version": "2.0.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/html-encoding-sniffer/-/html-encoding-sniffer-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -4948,6 +4977,42 @@
                 "mkdirp": "bin/cmd.js"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/morgan": {
+            "version": "1.10.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/morgan/-/morgan-1.10.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-AbegBVI4sh6El+1gNwvD5YIck7nSA36weD7xvIxG4in80j/UoK8AEGaWnnz8v1GxonMCltmlNs5ZKbGvl9b1XQ==",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "basic-auth": "~2.0.1",
+                "debug": "2.6.9",
+                "depd": "~2.0.0",
+                "on-finished": "~2.3.0",
+                "on-headers": "~1.0.2"
+            },
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.8.0"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/morgan/node_modules/debug": {
+            "version": "2.6.9",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-bC7ElrdJaJnPbAP+1EotYvqZsb3ecl5wi6Bfi6BJTUcNowp6cvspg0jXznRTKDjm/E7AdgFBVeAPVMNcKGsHMA==",
+            "dependencies": {
+                "ms": "2.0.0"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/morgan/node_modules/depd": {
+            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/depd/-/depd-2.0.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-g7nH6P6dyDioJogAAGprGpCtVImJhpPk/roCzdb3fIh61/s/nPsfR6onyMwkCAR/OlC3yBC0lESvUoQEAssIrw==",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.8"
+            }
+        },
+        "node_modules/morgan/node_modules/ms": {
+            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
+        },
         "node_modules/ms": {
             "version": "2.1.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -5364,6 +5429,14 @@
                 "node": ">= 0.8"
             }
         },
+        "node_modules/on-headers": {
+            "version": "1.0.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.0.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-pZAE+FJLoyITytdqK0U5s+FIpjN0JP3OzFi/u8Rx+EV5/W+JTWGXG8xFzevE7AjBfDqHv/8vL8qQsIhHnqRkrA==",
+            "engines": {
+                "node": ">= 0.8"
+            }
+        },
         "node_modules/once": {
             "version": "1.4.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
@@ -8453,6 +8526,14 @@
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         },
+        "basic-auth": {
+            "version": "2.0.1",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/basic-auth/-/basic-auth-2.0.1.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-NF+epuEdnUYVlGuhaxbbq+dvJttwLnGY+YixlXlME5KpQ5W3CnXA5cVTneY3SPbPDRkcjMbifrwmFYcClgOZeg==",
+            "requires": {
+                "safe-buffer": "5.1.2"
+            }
+        },
         "bcrypt-pbkdf": {
             "version": "1.0.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bcrypt-pbkdf/-/bcrypt-pbkdf-1.0.2.tgz",
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             "dev": true
         },
+        "colors": {
+            "version": "1.4.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/colors/-/colors-1.4.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-a+UqTh4kgZg/SlGvfbzDHpgRu7AAQOmmqRHJnxhRZICKFUT91brVhNNt58CMWU9PsBbv3PDCZUHbVxuDiH2mtA=="
+        },
         "combined-stream": {
             "version": "1.0.8",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/combined-stream/-/combined-stream-1.0.8.tgz",
@@ -9883,6 +9969,11 @@
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             "dev": true
         },
+        "helmet": {
+            "version": "4.6.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-4.6.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-HVqALKZlR95ROkrnesdhbbZJFi/rIVSoNq6f3jA/9u6MIbTsPh3xZwihjeI5+DO/2sOV6HMHooXcEOuwskHpTg=="
+        },
         "html-encoding-sniffer": {
             "version": "2.0.1",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/html-encoding-sniffer/-/html-encoding-sniffer-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -11085,6 +11176,38 @@
                 "minimist": "^1.2.5"
             }
         },
+        "morgan": {
+            "version": "1.10.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/morgan/-/morgan-1.10.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-AbegBVI4sh6El+1gNwvD5YIck7nSA36weD7xvIxG4in80j/UoK8AEGaWnnz8v1GxonMCltmlNs5ZKbGvl9b1XQ==",
+            "requires": {
+                "basic-auth": "~2.0.1",
+                "debug": "2.6.9",
+                "depd": "~2.0.0",
+                "on-finished": "~2.3.0",
+                "on-headers": "~1.0.2"
+            },
+            "dependencies": {
+                "debug": {
+                    "version": "2.6.9",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-bC7ElrdJaJnPbAP+1EotYvqZsb3ecl5wi6Bfi6BJTUcNowp6cvspg0jXznRTKDjm/E7AdgFBVeAPVMNcKGsHMA==",
+                    "requires": {
+                        "ms": "2.0.0"
+                    }
+                },
+                "depd": {
+                    "version": "2.0.0",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/depd/-/depd-2.0.0.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha512-g7nH6P6dyDioJogAAGprGpCtVImJhpPk/roCzdb3fIh61/s/nPsfR6onyMwkCAR/OlC3yBC0lESvUoQEAssIrw=="
+                },
+                "ms": {
+                    "version": "2.0.0",
+                    "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
+                    "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
+                }
+            }
+        },
         "ms": {
             "version": "2.1.2",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
@@ -11405,6 +11528,11 @@
                 "ee-first": "1.1.1"
             }
         },
+        "on-headers": {
+            "version": "1.0.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/on-headers/-/on-headers-1.0.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-pZAE+FJLoyITytdqK0U5s+FIpjN0JP3OzFi/u8Rx+EV5/W+JTWGXG8xFzevE7AjBfDqHv/8vL8qQsIhHnqRkrA=="
+        },
         "once": {
             "version": "1.4.0",
             "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/once/-/once-1.4.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19860c4af..2b3608481 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
         "url": "git+https://github.com/LambdaSchool/node-api3-project.git"
     },
     "dependencies": {
+        "colors": "^1.4.0",
         "express": "^4.17.1",
+        "helmet": "^4.6.0",
         "knex": "^0.95.11",
+        "morgan": "^1.10.0",
         "sqlite3": "^5.0.2"
     },
     "devDependencies": {