diff --git a/models/User.model.js b/models/User.model.js
index 9cdd3a3ce4..d84969204b 100644
--- a/models/User.model.js
+++ b/models/User.model.js
@@ -4,10 +4,27 @@ const { Schema, model } = require("mongoose");
 const userSchema = new Schema({
   username: {
     type: String,
-    unique: true
+    required: true,
+    unique: true,
+    trim: true,
   },
-  password: String
-});
+  email: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    unique: true,
+    trim: true,
+    lowercase: true,
+  },
+  password: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+  },
+},
+{
+  // this second object adds extra properties: `createdAt` and `updatedAt`
+  timestamps: true,
+}
+);
 
 const User = model("User", userSchema);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 19489d9695..a7763e69e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node server.js",
-    "dev": "nodemon server.js"
+    "dev": "nodemon server.js -e hbs, css"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
+    "connect-mongo": "^5.1.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.5",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
-    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
     "hbs": "^4.1.1",
     "mongoose": "^6.1.2",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
diff --git a/routes/index.js b/routes/index.js
index 81c2396ceb..910788ddb4 100644
--- a/routes/index.js
+++ b/routes/index.js
@@ -1,8 +1,25 @@
 const router = require("express").Router();
+const User = require("../models/User.model");
+const bcrypt = require("bcryptjs")
 
 /* GET home page */
 router.get("/", (req, res, next) => {
-  res.render("index");
+  res.render("auth/signup");
+});
+
+router.post('/signup', async (req, res) => {
+  const { username, email, password } = req.body;
+  if (!username || !email || !password) {
+    return res.status(400).json({ message: 'Todos los campos son obligatorios.' });
+  }
+  try {
+    const salt = await bcrypt.genSalt(10);
+    const hashedPassword = await bcrypt.hash(password, salt);
+    const newUser = await User.create({ username, email, password: hashedPassword });
+    res.status(201).json(newUser);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: 'Error al crear el usuario.' });
+  }
 });
 
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/views/auth/login.hbs b/views/auth/login.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/views/auth/signup.hbs b/views/auth/signup.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29286d812f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/auth/signup.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<h1>Sign up to our app</h1>
+
+<form action="/signup" method="POST">
+<label for="username">Username
+<input type="text" name="username" id="username">
+</label>
+<label for="email">email
+<input type="text" name="email" id="email">
+</label>
+<label for="password">Password
+<input type="password" name="password" id="password">
+</label>
+<button type="submit">Register</button>
+</form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/views/index.hbs b/views/index.hbs
index 1f308fdb35..0230acf8b6 100644
--- a/views/index.hbs
+++ b/views/index.hbs
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 <h1>{{title}}</h1>
-<p>Welcome to {{title}}</p>
+<p>Welcome to {{title}}, {{user.username}}</p>