diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 4e3160d..0aeae58 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import express from "express";
 import cors from 'cors'
 import bodyParser from "body-parser"
 import coursesRouter from './api/courses.js';
+import AWS from "aws-sdk"; // Use import for aws-sdk
+
+
 
 
 // CONSTANTS
@@ -13,6 +16,21 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 const app = express();
 
 
+// AWS CONFIG
+let awsConfig = {
+    "region": "us-west-2",
+    "accessKeyId": process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY,
+    "secretAccessKey": process.env.AWS_SECRET_KEY
+};
+
+AWS.config.update(awsConfig);
+
+// Create a new SES object
+const ses = new AWS.SES({ apiVersion: "2010-12-01" });
+
+// Create a new CognitoIdentityServiceProvider object
+const cognito = new AWS.CognitoIdentityServiceProvider();
+
 // MIDDLEWARE
 app.use(cors())
 app.use(bodyParser.json())
@@ -30,6 +48,94 @@ app.get('/', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 
+// signup route
+app.post('/signup', async (req, res) => {
+    const {  password, email } = req.body;
+  
+    
+  
+    const params = {
+      ClientId: process.env.COGNITO_CLIENT_ID, // Your Cognito app client ID
+      Username: email,
+      Password: password,
+      UserAttributes: [
+        { Name: 'email', Value: email }
+         
+      ]
+    };
+  
+    try {
+      // Sign up the user
+      const data = await cognito.signUp(params).promise();
+  
+      console.log('User signed up successfully:', data);
+      const userId = data.UserSub;
+  
+      res.status(200).json({ success: true, message: 'User signed up successfully', userId});
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error signing up user:', error);
+      res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: 'Error signing up user: ' + error.message });
+    }
+  });
+
+// verification of email route
+
+app.post('/verify', async (req, res) => {
+    const { email, verificationCode } = req.body;
+
+    const params = {
+        ClientId: process.env.COGNITO_CLIENT_ID, // Your Cognito app client ID
+        Username: email,
+        ConfirmationCode: verificationCode
+    };
+
+    try {
+        // Confirm user's email address
+        await cognito.confirmSignUp(params).promise();
+
+        console.log('User email confirmed successfully');
+
+        res.status(200).json({ success: true, message: 'Email confirmed successfully. You can now log in.' });
+
+    
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error confirming email:', error);
+        res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: 'Internal Server Error' });
+    }
+});
+
+
+app.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
+    const { email, password } = req.body;
+
+    const params = {
+        AuthFlow: 'USER_PASSWORD_AUTH',
+        ClientId: process.env.COGNITO_CLIENT_ID,
+        AuthParameters: {
+            USERNAME: email,
+            PASSWORD: password,
+        },
+    };
+
+    try {
+        const data = await cognito.initiateAuth(params).promise();
+        console.log("Login successful:", data);
+        // Extract the user ID from the ID token
+        const token = data.AuthenticationResult.IdToken;
+        const decodedToken = JSON.parse(Buffer.from(token.split('.')[1], 'base64').toString());
+        const userId = decodedToken.sub;
+        res.status(200).json({
+            success: true,
+            message: "Login successful",
+            userId, // Return the unique user ID
+        });
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error during login:", error);
+        res.status(400).json({ success: false, message: error.message });
+    }
+});
+
+
 // LISTEN
 app.listen(PORT, () => {
     console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);