diff --git a/hello.py b/hello.py
index 49a7dc2..dc7db8d 100644
--- a/hello.py
+++ b/hello.py
@@ -1,16 +1,44 @@
+import os
 from flask import Flask, render_template, session, redirect, url_for, flash
 from flask_bootstrap import Bootstrap
 from flask_moment import Moment
 from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
 from wtforms import StringField, SubmitField
 from wtforms.validators import DataRequired
+from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 
 
+basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = 'hard to guess string'
+app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = \
+    'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(basedir, 'data.sqlite')
+app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False
 
 bootstrap = Bootstrap(app)
 moment = Moment(app)
+db = SQLAlchemy(app)
+
+
+class Role(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'roles'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    name = db.Column(db.String(64), unique=True)
+    users = db.relationship('User', backref='role')
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<Role %r>' % self.name
+
+
+class User(db.Model):
+    __tablename__ = 'users'
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    username = db.Column(db.String(64), unique=True, index=True)
+    role_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('roles.id'))
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return '<User %r>' % self.username
 
 
 class NameForm(FlaskForm):