diff --git a/server/src/db_io/src/lib.rs b/server/src/db_io/src/lib.rs
index 31e1bb2..36e587c 100644
--- a/server/src/db_io/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/db_io/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,38 @@
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate diesel;
+extern crate dotenv;
+
+pub mod schema;
+pub mod models;
+
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use dotenv::dotenv;
+use std::env;
+
+
+struct DB {
+    conn: MysqlConnection,
+    url: String,
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    extern crate diesel;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use super::models::*;
+    use super::diesel::prelude::*;
+    use super::dotenv::dotenv;
+    use std::env;
+
     #[test]
-    fn it_works() {
-        assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
+    fn test_conn() {
+        let url = env::var("DATABASE_URL")
+            .expect("DATABASE_URL not set!");
+        let conn = MysqlConnection::establish(&url)
+            .expect(&format!("Error connecting to {}", url));
+
+        let db = DB{conn, url};
+        println!("{}", db.url);
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/db_io/src/models.rs b/server/src/db_io/src/models.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..879b84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/db_io/src/models.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#[derive(Queryable)]
+pub struct User {
+    pub id: u64,
+    pub strid: String,
+    display: String,
+    native: bool,
+}
+
+
+#[derive(Queryable)]
+pub struct channels {
+    pub id: i64,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub ctype: i64,
+}