diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e3f4a61..090b773 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CFLAGS  := -ggdb -Wall -pedantic
+CFLAGS  := -ggdb -Wall -pedantic -lpq
 
 SRC_DIR := src
 OBJ_DIR := src/obj
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a15faa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+#include "db.h"
+#include <libpq-fe.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define UNUSED(x) (void)(x)
+#define Q_LEN 128
+
+static PGconn *conn = NULL;
+static PGresult *res = NULL;
+
+// #define USR_NOT_FOUND "User with such credentials is not found!"
+
+static void clearRes() {
+  PQclear(res);
+  res = NULL;
+}
+
+static int terminate(int code) {
+  if (code != 0)
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", PQerrorMessage(conn));
+
+  if (res != NULL)
+    PQclear(res);
+
+  if (conn != NULL)
+    PQfinish(conn);
+
+  return code;
+}
+
+static int exit_query(int code) {
+  if (code != 0)
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", PQerrorMessage(conn));
+
+  if (res != NULL)
+    PQclear(res);
+
+  return code;
+}
+
+static void processNotice(void *arg, const char *message) {
+  UNUSED(arg);
+  UNUSED(message);
+
+  // do nothing
+}
+
+int init_connection() {
+  // TODO: get from external configs
+  conn = PQconnectdb("user=postgres password=dobro host=127.0.0.1 dbname=bbs");
+
+  if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+    return terminate(1);
+
+  int server_ver = PQserverVersion(conn);
+  char *user = PQuser(conn);
+  char *db_name = PQdb(conn);
+
+  printf("Connection established! server version: %d, user: %s, db: %s\n", server_ver,
+         user, db_name);
+  return exit_query(0);
+}
+
+int db_user_auth(i_auth_t *credentials, o_auth_t *response) {
+  char query[Q_LEN];
+  response->is_logged = 0;
+  sprintf(query,
+          "SELECT username, password, privileges "
+          "FROM users "
+          "WHERE username= '%s'",
+          credentials->name);
+  res = PQexec(conn, query);
+
+  if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK && !PQntuples(res))
+    return exit_query(1);
+
+  const char *pass = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 1);
+  if (!strcmp(pass, credentials->pass)) {
+    response->is_logged = 1;
+    response->privileges = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 2)[0];
+    return exit_query(0);
+  }
+  return exit_query(2);
+}
+
+/*s
+
+int f_main() {
+  int libpq_ver = PQlibVersion();
+  printf("Version of libpq: %d\n", libpq_ver);
+
+  conn = PQconnectdb("user=postgres password=dobro host=127.0.0.1 dbname=bbs");
+  if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+    terminate(1);
+
+  PQsetNoticeProcessor(conn, processNotice, NULL);
+
+  int server_ver = PQserverVersion(conn);
+  char *user = PQuser(conn);
+  char *db_name = PQdb(conn);
+
+  printf("Server version: %d\n", server_ver);
+  printf("User: %s\n", user);
+  printf("Database name: %s\n", db_name);
+
+  res = PQexec(conn, "SELECT id, username, privileges, email "
+                     "FROM users");
+  if (PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
+    terminate(1);
+
+  int nrows = PQntuples(res);
+  for (int i = 0; i < nrows; i++) {
+    char *id = PQgetvalue(res, i, 0);
+    char *name = PQgetvalue(res, i, 1);
+    char *privileges = PQgetvalue(res, i, 2);
+    char *email = PQgetvalue(res, i, 3);
+    printf("Id: %s, Name: %s, Privileges: %d, Email: %s, \n", id, name,
+           privileges[0], email);
+  }
+
+  printf("Total: %d rows\n", nrows);
+
+  clearRes();
+  terminate(0);
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+*/
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diff --git a/src/db.h b/src/db.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08e48c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+typedef struct {
+    char *name;
+    char *pass;
+} i_auth_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char privileges;
+    int is_logged;
+} o_auth_t;
+
+int init_connection();
+int db_user_auth(i_auth_t *credentials, o_auth_t *response);
diff --git a/src/deps.mk b/src/deps.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bacbafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/deps.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+client.o: src/client.c src/client.h src/main.h src/file_p.h src/session.h
+db.o: src/db.c src/db.h
+file_p.o: src/file_p.c src/file_p.h src/main.h src/session.h
+main.o: src/main.c src/main.h src/file_p.h src/server.h src/db.h
+server.o: src/server.c src/main.h src/session.h src/user.h
+session.o: src/session.c src/session.h src/main.h src/client.h \
+ src/file_p.h src/user.h
+user.o: src/user.c src/main.h src/session.h src/db.h
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index be2d5d3..ac92581 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "main.h"
 #include "file_p.h"
 #include "server.h"
+#include "db.h"
 
 /* *** MAIN *** */
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   server_data.welcome_message = get_welcome_mes();
   server_data.fl_start = NULL;
   server_data.fl_current = NULL;
+  init_connection();
   get_files_descriptions(&server_data);
   server_data.ls = start_server();
   server_main_loop(&server_data);
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 5aba0c8..c755672 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@ enum sess_states {
   OP_EDIT_USER,
   OP_LOGIN_USR,
   OP_LOGIN_PSS,
+  OP_LOGIN_ANON,
   OP_WAIT,
   OP_UPLOAD,
   OP_UPLOAD_DESCRIPTION,
+  OP_REGISTER,
   ERR,
   FIN
 };
 
+
 enum user_privileges {
   ADD_FILE = 01,
   EDIT_FILES = 02,
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index f4afff0..50e56b5 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -128,38 +128,15 @@ int query_extract_from_buf(session *sess, char **output_line) {
 
 void perform_session_action(session *sess, char *line, server_data_t *s_d) {
   int state = sess->state;
-  char tmp_buf[256];
   int priv;
-  int tmp_buf_pos;
   int res;
   /* while (sess->buf_used) { */
   switch (state) {
   case OP_LOGIN_USR:
-    res = find_user(line);
-    if (res == -2) {
-      sess->state = ERR;
-      sess->reason = EXIT;
-      session_send_string(sess, "Bye!");
-      break;
-    }
-    sess->userpos = res;
-    sess->state = OP_LOGIN_PSS;
-    session_send_string(sess, "password> ");
+    process_user_name(line, sess);
     break;
   case OP_LOGIN_PSS:
-    if (sess->userpos == -1) {
-      sess->state = ERR;
-      sess->reason = LOGIN;
-    } else {
-      if (login(sess, line)) {
-        sess->state = OP_WAIT;
-        sprintf(tmp_buf, "Welcome, %s\n", sess->uname);
-        session_send_string(sess, tmp_buf);
-      } else {
-        sess->state = ERR;
-        sess->reason = LOGIN;
-      }
-    }
+    login(sess, line);
     break;
   case OP_WAIT:
     process_client_command(line, sess, s_d);
diff --git a/src/user.c b/src/user.c
index e296333..b2f4962 100644
--- a/src/user.c
+++ b/src/user.c
@@ -3,68 +3,55 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include "db.h"
 
-long int find_user(char *uname) {
-  FILE *fptr = fopen(FILE_USER_LIST_NAME, "r");
-
-  if (fptr == NULL) {
-    perror(FILE_USER_LIST_NAME);
-    exit(9);
-  }
-
-  char *line = NULL;
-  size_t bsize = WSIZE;
-  char b_uname[32];
-  long int cur_pos = 0;
-  int lsize = 0;
-
+int process_user_name(char *uname, session *sess) {
   if (!strncmp(uname, "exit", sizeof "exit")) {
-    return -2;
+    sess->state = ERR;
+    sess->reason = EXIT;
+    session_send_string(sess, "Bye!");
+    return 1;
   }
 
-  while (getline(&line, &bsize, fptr)) {
-    if (line[0] == '\b')
-      break;
-    sscanf(line, "%s", b_uname);
-    if (!strcmp(uname, b_uname)) {
-      line = NULL;
-      fclose(fptr);
-      return cur_pos;
-    } else {
-      cur_pos += lsize;
-      line = NULL;
-    }
+  if (!strncmp(uname, "register", sizeof "register")) {
+    sess->state = OP_REGISTER;
+    session_send_string(sess, "Your username > ");
+    return 2;
   }
 
-  fclose(fptr);
-  return -1;
+  if (!strncmp(uname, "anon", sizeof "anon")) {
+    sess->state = OP_LOGIN_ANON;
+    session_send_string(sess, "Welcome, Anonymous!");
+    return 3;
+  }
+
+  sess->uname = malloc(strlen(uname) + 1);
+  strcpy(sess->uname, uname);
+  sess->state = OP_LOGIN_PSS;
+  session_send_string(sess, "password> ");
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 /* returns 1 if success */
 int login(session *sess, char *pass) {
-  FILE *fptr = fopen(FILE_USER_LIST_NAME, "r");
-  fseek(fptr, sess->userpos, SEEK_SET);
-  int res = 0;
-
-  char *line = NULL;
-  size_t lsize = WSIZE;
-  char *pass_tok, *name_tok, *priv_tok;
-
-  getline(&line, &lsize, fptr);
-  name_tok = strtok(line, " ");
-  pass_tok = strtok(NULL, " ");
-
-  if (!strcmp(pass_tok, pass)) {
-    int n_len = pass_tok - name_tok - 1; /* exclude space */
-    sess->uname = malloc(n_len + 1);
-    strncpy(sess->uname, name_tok, n_len);
-    sess->uname[n_len] = 0;
-    priv_tok = strtok(NULL, " ");
-    sess->privileges = (char)atoi(priv_tok);
-    res = 1;
+  char tmp_string[256];
+  i_auth_t cred;
+  o_auth_t response;
+  cred.name = sess->uname;
+  cred.pass = pass;
+  db_user_auth(&cred, &response);
+  if (response.is_logged) {
+    sess->state = OP_WAIT;
+    sess->privileges = (char)atoi(&response.privileges);
+    sprintf(tmp_string, "Welcome, %s\n", sess->uname);
+    session_send_string(sess, tmp_string);
+    return 0;
+  } else {
+    sess->state = ERR;
+    sess->reason = EXIT;
+    return 1;
   }
-  fclose(fptr);
-  return res;
 }
 
 // TODO: синхронизовать c C++
diff --git a/src/user.h b/src/user.h
index 3e299bc..7a94a18 100644
--- a/src/user.h
+++ b/src/user.h
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 #include "main.h"
 int login(session *sess, char *pass);
 int process_error(session *sess);
-long int find_user(char *uname);
+int process_user_name(char *uname, session *sess);
 #endif
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