diff --git a/Views/index.ejs b/Views/index.ejs
index 52c389a..2410678 100644
--- a/Views/index.ejs
+++ b/Views/index.ejs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <body>
     <div class="container">
       <h1>URL Shortner</h1>
-      <form action="" method="POST" class="my-4 form-inline">
+      <form action="shortUrls" method="POST" class="my-4 form-inline">
         <label for="fullurl" class="sr-only">URL</label>
         <input
           required
diff --git a/models/README.md b/models/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c713cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+model to store all the urls and information
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 31d6655..f5c72fe 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
+//web framework
 const express = require("express");
 
-//make basic app
-
+//create basic app
 const app = express();
 
 //setting ejs as view engine
 app.set("view engine", "ejs");
 
+// to connect to database
+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+mongoose.connect("mongodb://localhost/urlShortner", {
+  useNewUrlParser: true,
+  useUnifiedTopology: true,
+});
+//get
 // index page with request and response parameters
 app.get("/", (req, res) => {
   res.render("index");
 });
 
+//post
+app.post("/shortUrls", (req, res) => {});
 // start listening on specified port
 app.listen(process.env.PORT || 4567);
