diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fe7429b..42c71bd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg/-/pg-8.3.2.tgz",
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+        "packet-reader": "1.0.0",
+        "pg-connection-string": "^2.3.0",
+        "pg-pool": "^3.2.1",
+        "pg-protocol": "^1.2.5",
+        "pg-types": "^2.1.0",
+        "pgpass": "1.x",
+        "semver": "4.3.2"
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+    "pg-connection-string": {
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+    "pg-types": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pg-types/-/pg-types-2.2.0.tgz",
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+      "requires": {
+        "pg-int8": "1.0.1",
+        "postgres-array": "~2.0.0",
+        "postgres-bytea": "~1.0.0",
+        "postgres-date": "~1.0.4",
+        "postgres-interval": "^1.1.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "pgpass": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pgpass/-/pgpass-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-Knu0G2BltnkH6R2hsHwYR8h3swY=",
+      "requires": {
+        "split": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "postgres-array": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-array/-/postgres-array-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VpZrUqU5A69eQyW2c5CA1jtLecCsN2U/bD6VilrFDWq5+5UIEVO7nazS3TEcHf1zuPYO/sqGvUvW62g86RXZuA=="
+    },
+    "postgres-bytea": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-bytea/-/postgres-bytea-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-AntTPAqokOJtFy1Hz5zOzFIazTU="
+    },
+    "postgres-date": {
+      "version": "1.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-date/-/postgres-date-1.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-o2a4gxeFcox+CgB3Ig/kNHBP23PiEXHCXx7pcIIsvzoNz4qv+lKTyiSkjOXIMNUl12MO/mOYl2K6wR9X5K6Plg=="
+    },
+    "postgres-interval": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postgres-interval/-/postgres-interval-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9ZhXKM/rw350N1ovuWHbGxnGh/SNJ4cnxHiM0rxE4VN41wsg8P8zWn9hv/buK00RP4WvlOyr/RBDiptyxVbkZQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "xtend": "^4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "proxy-addr": {
       "version": "2.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.6.tgz",
@@ -293,6 +381,11 @@
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     },
+    "semver": {
+      "version": "4.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-4.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-x6BxWKgL7dBSNVt3DYLWZA+AO+c="
+    },
     "send": {
       "version": "0.17.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/send/-/send-0.17.1.tgz",
@@ -336,11 +429,24 @@
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       "integrity": "sha512-JvdAWfbXeIGaZ9cILp38HntZSFSo3mWg6xGcJJsd+d4aRMOqauag1C63dJfDw7OaMYwEbHMOxEZ1lqVRYP2OAw=="
     },
+    "split": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/split/-/split-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mTyOoPbrivtXnwnIxZRFYRrPNtEFKlpB2fvjSnCQUiAA6qAZzqwna5envK4uk6OIeP17CsdF3rSBGYVBsU0Tkg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "through": "2"
+      }
+    },
     "statuses": {
       "version": "1.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-1.5.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-Fhx9rBd2Wf2YEfQ3cfqZOBR4Yow="
     },
+    "through": {
+      "version": "2.3.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/through/-/through-2.3.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-DdTJ/6q8NXlgsbckEV1+Doai4fU="
+    },
     "toidentifier": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/toidentifier/-/toidentifier-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -369,6 +475,11 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-IpnwLG3tMNSllhsLn3RSShj2NPw="
+    },
+    "xtend": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xtend/-/xtend-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LKYU1iAXJXUgAXn9URjiu+MWhyUXHsvfp7mcuYm9dSUKK0/CjtrUwFAxD82/mCWbtLsGjFIad0wIsod4zrTAEQ=="
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f3ede77..277509a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/mahuntington/PERN-Stack-Setup#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "express": "^4.17.1"
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "pg": "^8.3.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index d83ddf8..3b5c9fe 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const express = require('express');
+const Client = require('pg').Client
 const app = express();
 
 app.use(express.json());
@@ -7,6 +8,18 @@ app.use(express.static('public'))
 const peopleController = require('./controllers/people.js');
 app.use('/people', peopleController);
 
+const client = new Client({
+    user: '',
+    host: 'localhost',
+    database: 'contacts',
+    password: '',
+    port: 5432,
+})
+client.connect();
+client.query('SELECT * FROM people;', (err, res) => {
+    console.log(res.rows)
+})
+
 app.listen(3000, () => {
     console.log('listening');
 })