diff --git a/.env b/.env
index d3e4ac4..a9403d6 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-PORT = 8080
\ No newline at end of file
+PORT = 8080
+PGUSER=alok-pg
+PGHOST=localhost
+PGDATABASE=okiba
+PGPORT=5432
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d888dd..5b9f813 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 node_modules/
 public/
-src/test
+test/
+data/
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99201c0..391b60d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/express": "^4.17.13",
-    "@types/node": "^18.0.1",
+    "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
+    "@types/pg": "^8.6.5",
     "ts-node-dev": "^2.0.0",
     "typescript": "^4.7.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "chalk": "^4.1.2",
     "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
-    "express": "^4.18.1"
+    "express": "^4.18.1",
+    "pg": "^8.7.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a6f6b6d..7b43667 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2,20 +2,26 @@ lockfileVersion: 5.4
 
 specifiers:
   '@types/express': ^4.17.13
-  '@types/node': ^18.0.1
+  '@types/node': ^18.0.3
+  '@types/pg': ^8.6.5
+  chalk: ^4.1.2
   dotenv: ^16.0.1
   express: ^4.18.1
+  pg: ^8.7.3
   ts-node-dev: ^2.0.0
   typescript: ^4.7.4
 
 dependencies:
+  chalk: 4.1.2
   dotenv: 16.0.1
   express: 4.18.1
+  pg: 8.7.3
 
 devDependencies:
   '@types/express': 4.17.13
-  '@types/node': 18.0.1
-  ts-node-dev: 2.0.0_qqrtuuv3y2pz7xoxv47yka6pmi
+  '@types/node': 18.0.3
+  '@types/pg': 8.6.5
+  ts-node-dev: 2.0.0_fxk5i3xm3ivo7fjwhcizcinpla
   typescript: 4.7.4
 
 packages:
@@ -27,8 +33,8 @@ packages:
       '@jridgewell/trace-mapping': 0.3.9
     dev: true
 
-  /@jridgewell/resolve-uri/3.0.8:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-YK5G9LaddzGbcucK4c8h5tWFmMPBvRZ/uyWmN1/SbBdIvqGUdWGkJ5BAaccgs6XbzVLsqbPJrBSFwKv3kT9i7w==}
+  /@jridgewell/resolve-uri/3.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-F2msla3tad+Mfht5cJq7LSXcdudKTWCVYUgw6pLFOOHSTtZlj6SWNYAp+AhuqLmWdBO2X5hPrLcu8cVP8fy28w==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.0.0'}
     dev: true
 
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ packages:
   /@jridgewell/trace-mapping/0.3.9:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-3Belt6tdc8bPgAtbcmdtNJlirVoTmEb5e2gC94PnkwEW9jI6CAHUeoG85tjWP5WquqfavoMtMwiG4P926ZKKuQ==}
     dependencies:
-      '@jridgewell/resolve-uri': 3.0.8
+      '@jridgewell/resolve-uri': 3.1.0
       '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec': 1.4.14
     dev: true
 
@@ -63,19 +69,19 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ALYone6pm6QmwZoAgeyNksccT9Q4AWZQ6PvfwR37GT6r6FWUPguq6sUmNGSMV2Wr761oQoBxwGGa6DR5o1DC9g==}
     dependencies:
       '@types/connect': 3.4.35
-      '@types/node': 18.0.1
+      '@types/node': 18.0.3
     dev: true
 
   /@types/connect/3.4.35:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-cdeYyv4KWoEgpBISTxWvqYsVy444DOqehiF3fM3ne10AmJ62RSyNkUnxMJXHQWRQQX2eR94m5y1IZyDwBjV9FQ==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.0.1
+      '@types/node': 18.0.3
     dev: true
 
   /@types/express-serve-static-core/4.17.29:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-uMd++6dMKS32EOuw1Uli3e3BPgdLIXmezcfHv7N4c1s3gkhikBplORPpMq3fuWkxncZN1reb16d5n8yhQ80x7Q==}
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 18.0.1
+      '@types/node': 18.0.3
       '@types/qs': 6.9.7
       '@types/range-parser': 1.2.4
     dev: true
@@ -93,8 +99,16 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-YATxVxgRqNH6nHEIsvg6k2Boc1JHI9ZbH5iWFFv/MTkchz3b1ieGDa5T0a9RznNdI0KhVbdbWSN+KWWrQZRxTw==}
     dev: true
 
-  /@types/node/18.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-CmR8+Tsy95hhwtZBKJBs0/FFq4XX7sDZHlGGf+0q+BRZfMbOTkzkj0AFAuTyXbObDIoanaBBW0+KEW+m3N16Wg==}
+  /@types/node/18.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-HzNRZtp4eepNitP+BD6k2L6DROIDG4Q0fm4x+dwfsr6LGmROENnok75VGw40628xf+iR24WeMFcHuuBDUAzzsQ==}
+    dev: true
+
+  /@types/pg/8.6.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-tOkGtAqRVkHa/PVZicq67zuujI4Oorfglsr2IbKofDwBSysnaqSx7W1mDqFqdkGE6Fbgh+PZAl0r/BWON/mozw==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/node': 18.0.3
+      pg-protocol: 1.5.0
+      pg-types: 2.2.0
     dev: true
 
   /@types/qs/6.9.7:
@@ -109,7 +123,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-nCkHGI4w7ZgAdNkrEu0bv+4xNV/XDqW+DydknebMOQwkpDGx8G+HTlj7R7ABI8i8nKxVw0wtKPi1D+lPOkh4YQ==}
     dependencies:
       '@types/mime': 1.3.2
-      '@types/node': 18.0.1
+      '@types/node': 18.0.3
     dev: true
 
   /@types/strip-bom/3.0.0:
@@ -139,6 +153,13 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dev: true
 
+  /ansi-styles/4.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-zbB9rCJAT1rbjiVDb2hqKFHNYLxgtk8NURxZ3IZwD3F6NtxbXZQCnnSi1Lkx+IDohdPlFp222wVALIheZJQSEg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+    dependencies:
+      color-convert: 2.0.1
+    dev: false
+
   /anymatch/3.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-P43ePfOAIupkguHUycrc4qJ9kz8ZiuOUijaETwX7THt0Y/GNK7v0aa8rY816xWjZ7rJdA5XdMcpVFTKMq+RvWg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
@@ -202,6 +223,11 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-E+XQCRwSbaaiChtv6k6Dwgc+bx+Bs6vuKJHHl5kox/BaKbhiXzqQOwK4cO22yElGp2OCmjwVhT3HmxgyPGnJfQ==}
     dev: true
 
+  /buffer-writer/2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-a7ZpuTZU1TRtnwyCNW3I5dc0wWNC3VR9S++Ewyk2HHZdrO3CQJqSpd+95Us590V6AL7JqUAH2IwZ/398PmNFgw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4'}
+    dev: false
+
   /bytes/3.1.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/Nf7TyzTx6S3yRJObOAV7956r8cr2+Oj8AC5dt8wSP3BQAoeX58NoHyCU8P8zGkNXStjTSi6fzO6F0pBdcYbEg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
@@ -214,6 +240,14 @@ packages:
       get-intrinsic: 1.1.2
     dev: false
 
+  /chalk/4.1.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-oKnbhFyRIXpUuez8iBMmyEa4nbj4IOQyuhc/wy9kY7/WVPcwIO9VA668Pu8RkO7+0G76SLROeyw9CpQ061i4mA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10'}
+    dependencies:
+      ansi-styles: 4.3.0
+      supports-color: 7.2.0
+    dev: false
+
   /chokidar/3.5.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Dr3sfKRP6oTcjf2JmUmFJfeVMvXBdegxB0iVQ5eb2V10uFJUCAS8OByZdVAyVb8xXNz3GjjTgj9kLWsZTqE6kw==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8.10.0'}
@@ -229,6 +263,17 @@ packages:
       fsevents: 2.3.2
     dev: true
 
+  /color-convert/2.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-RRECPsj7iu/xb5oKYcsFHSppFNnsj/52OVTRKb4zP5onXwVF3zVmmToNcOfGC+CRDpfK/U584fMg38ZHCaElKQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=7.0.0'}
+    dependencies:
+      color-name: 1.1.4
+    dev: false
+
+  /color-name/1.1.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==}
+    dev: false
+
   /concat-map/0.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/Srv4dswyQNBfohGpz9o6Yb3Gz3SrUDqBH5rTuhGR7ahtlbYKnVxw2bCFMRljaA7EXHaXZ8wsHdodFvbkhKmqg==}
     dev: true
@@ -425,6 +470,11 @@ packages:
       path-is-absolute: 1.0.1
     dev: true
 
+  /has-flag/4.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EykJT/Q1KjTWctppgIAgfSO0tKVuZUjhgMr17kqTumMl6Afv3EISleU7qZUzoXDFTAHTDC4NOoG/ZxU3EvlMPQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+    dev: false
+
   /has-symbols/1.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-l3LCuF6MgDNwTDKkdYGEihYjt5pRPbEg46rtlmnSPlUbgmB8LOIrKJbYYFBSbnPaJexMKtiPO8hmeRjRz2Td+A==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
@@ -586,6 +636,10 @@ packages:
       wrappy: 1.0.2
     dev: true
 
+  /packet-reader/1.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-HAKu/fG3HpHFO0AA8WE8q2g+gBJaZ9MG7fcKk+IJPLTGAD6Psw4443l+9DGRbOIh3/aXr7Phy0TjilYivJo5XQ==}
+    dev: false
+
   /parseurl/1.3.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CiyeOxFT/JZyN5m0z9PfXw4SCBJ6Sygz1Dpl0wqjlhDEGGBP1GnsUVEL0p63hoG1fcj3fHynXi9NYO4nWOL+qQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
@@ -604,11 +658,82 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5DFkuoqlv1uYQKxy8omFBeJPQcdoE07Kv2sferDCrAq1ohOU+MSDswDIbnx3YAM60qIOnYa53wBhXW0EbMonrQ==}
     dev: false
 
+  /pg-connection-string/2.5.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-r5o/V/ORTA6TmUnyWZR9nCj1klXCO2CEKNRlVuJptZe85QuhFayC7WeMic7ndayT5IRIR0S0xFxFi2ousartlQ==}
+    dev: false
+
+  /pg-int8/1.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-WCtabS6t3c8SkpDBUlb1kjOs7l66xsGdKpIPZsg4wR+B3+u9UAum2odSsF9tnvxg80h4ZxLWMy4pRjOsFIqQpw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4.0.0'}
+
+  /pg-pool/3.5.1_pg@8.7.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6iCR0wVrro6OOHFsyavV+i6KYL4lVNyYAB9RD18w66xSzN+d8b66HiwuP30Gp1SH5O9T82fckkzsRjlrhD0ioQ==}
+    peerDependencies:
+      pg: '>=8.0'
+    dependencies:
+      pg: 8.7.3
+    dev: false
+
+  /pg-protocol/1.5.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-muRttij7H8TqRNu/DxrAJQITO4Ac7RmX3Klyr/9mJEOBeIpgnF8f9jAfRz5d3XwQZl5qBjF9gLsUtMPJE0vezQ==}
+
+  /pg-types/2.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qTAAlrEsl8s4OiEQY69wDvcMIdQN6wdz5ojQiOy6YRMuynxenON0O5oCpJI6lshc6scgAY8qvJ2On/p+CXY0GA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4'}
+    dependencies:
+      pg-int8: 1.0.1
+      postgres-array: 2.0.0
+      postgres-bytea: 1.0.0
+      postgres-date: 1.0.7
+      postgres-interval: 1.2.0
+
+  /pg/8.7.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-HPmH4GH4H3AOprDJOazoIcpI49XFsHCe8xlrjHkWiapdbHK+HLtbm/GQzXYAZwmPju/kzKhjaSfMACG+8cgJcw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 8.0.0'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      pg-native: '>=2.0.0'
+    peerDependenciesMeta:
+      pg-native:
+        optional: true
+    dependencies:
+      buffer-writer: 2.0.0
+      packet-reader: 1.0.0
+      pg-connection-string: 2.5.0
+      pg-pool: 3.5.1_pg@8.7.3
+      pg-protocol: 1.5.0
+      pg-types: 2.2.0
+      pgpass: 1.0.5
+    dev: false
+
+  /pgpass/1.0.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-FdW9r/jQZhSeohs1Z3sI1yxFQNFvMcnmfuj4WBMUTxOrAyLMaTcE1aAMBiTlbMNaXvBCQuVi0R7hd8udDSP7ug==}
+    dependencies:
+      split2: 4.1.0
+    dev: false
+
   /picomatch/2.3.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-JU3teHTNjmE2VCGFzuY8EXzCDVwEqB2a8fsIvwaStHhAWJEeVd1o1QD80CU6+ZdEXXSLbSsuLwJjkCBWqRQUVA==}
     engines: {node: '>=8.6'}
     dev: true
 
+  /postgres-array/2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VpZrUqU5A69eQyW2c5CA1jtLecCsN2U/bD6VilrFDWq5+5UIEVO7nazS3TEcHf1zuPYO/sqGvUvW62g86RXZuA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4'}
+
+  /postgres-bytea/1.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-xy3pmLuQqRBZBXDULy7KbaitYqLcmxigw14Q5sj8QBVLqEwXfeybIKVWiqAXTlcvdvb0+xkOtDbfQMOf4lST1w==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
+
+  /postgres-date/1.0.7:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-suDmjLVQg78nMK2UZ454hAG+OAW+HQPZ6n++TNDUX+L0+uUlLywnoxJKDou51Zm+zTCjrCl0Nq6J9C5hP9vK/Q==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
+
+  /postgres-interval/1.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9ZhXKM/rw350N1ovuWHbGxnGh/SNJ4cnxHiM0rxE4VN41wsg8P8zWn9hv/buK00RP4WvlOyr/RBDiptyxVbkZQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
+    dependencies:
+      xtend: 4.0.2
+
   /proxy-addr/2.0.7:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-llQsMLSUDUPT44jdrU/O37qlnifitDP+ZwrmmZcoSKyLKvtZxpyV0n2/bD/N4tBAAZ/gJEdZU7KMraoK1+XYAg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.10'}
@@ -727,6 +852,11 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
     dev: true
 
+  /split2/4.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VBiJxFkxiXRlUIeyMQi8s4hgvKCSjtknJv/LVYbrgALPwf5zSKmEwV9Lst25AkvMDnvxODugjdl6KZgwKM1WYQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 10.x'}
+    dev: false
+
   /statuses/2.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-RwNA9Z/7PrK06rYLIzFMlaF+l73iwpzsqRIFgbMLbTcLD6cOao82TaWefPXQvB2fOC4AjuYSEndS7N/mTCbkdQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
@@ -742,6 +872,13 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
     dev: true
 
+  /supports-color/7.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-qpCAvRl9stuOHveKsn7HncJRvv501qIacKzQlO/+Lwxc9+0q2wLyv4Dfvt80/DPn2pqOBsJdDiogXGR9+OvwRw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+    dependencies:
+      has-flag: 4.0.0
+    dev: false
+
   /supports-preserve-symlinks-flag/1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ot0WnXS9fgdkgIcePe6RHNk1WA8+muPa6cSjeR3V8K27q9BB1rTE3R1p7Hv0z1ZyAc8s6Vvv8DIyWf681MAt0w==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.4'}
@@ -764,7 +901,7 @@ packages:
     hasBin: true
     dev: true
 
-  /ts-node-dev/2.0.0_qqrtuuv3y2pz7xoxv47yka6pmi:
+  /ts-node-dev/2.0.0_fxk5i3xm3ivo7fjwhcizcinpla:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ywMrhCfH6M75yftYvrvNarLEY+SUXtUvU8/0Z6llrHQVBx12GiFk5sStF8UdfE/yfzk9IAq7O5EEbTQsxlBI8w==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.8.0'}
     hasBin: true
@@ -783,7 +920,7 @@ packages:
       rimraf: 2.7.1
       source-map-support: 0.5.21
       tree-kill: 1.2.2
-      ts-node: 10.8.2_qqrtuuv3y2pz7xoxv47yka6pmi
+      ts-node: 10.8.2_fxk5i3xm3ivo7fjwhcizcinpla
       tsconfig: 7.0.0
       typescript: 4.7.4
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -792,7 +929,7 @@ packages:
       - '@types/node'
     dev: true
 
-  /ts-node/10.8.2_qqrtuuv3y2pz7xoxv47yka6pmi:
+  /ts-node/10.8.2_fxk5i3xm3ivo7fjwhcizcinpla:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-LYdGnoGddf1D6v8REPtIH+5iq/gTDuZqv2/UJUU7tKjuEU8xVZorBM+buCGNjj+pGEud+sOoM4CX3/YzINpENA==}
     hasBin: true
     peerDependencies:
@@ -811,7 +948,7 @@ packages:
       '@tsconfig/node12': 1.0.11
       '@tsconfig/node14': 1.0.3
       '@tsconfig/node16': 1.0.3
-      '@types/node': 18.0.1
+      '@types/node': 18.0.3
       acorn: 8.7.1
       acorn-walk: 8.2.0
       arg: 4.1.3
@@ -872,7 +1009,6 @@ packages:
   /xtend/4.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-LKYU1iAXJXUgAXn9URjiu+MWhyUXHsvfp7mcuYm9dSUKK0/CjtrUwFAxD82/mCWbtLsGjFIad0wIsod4zrTAEQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.4'}
-    dev: true
 
   /yn/3.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Ux4ygGWsu2c7isFWe8Yu1YluJmqVhxqK2cLXNQA5AcC3QfbGNpM7fu0Y8b/z16pXLnFxZYvWhd3fhBY9DLmC6Q==}
diff --git a/src/db/bin.ts b/src/db/bin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f7a885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/bin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Pool, QueryResult } from "pg";
+import { Word } from "../utils/types";
+import { Query } from "./queries";
+
+// query wrappers
+export const getAvailableWord = async (db: Pool): Promise<Word | undefined> => {
+    const data: void | QueryResult<Word> = await db
+        .query(Query.getAvailableWord)
+        .catch((err) => err);
+
+    if (data != undefined) {
+        let word = data.rows[0];
+        return word;
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+};
+
+export const setWordTaken = async (db: Pool, id: number) => {
+    await db.query(Query.setWordTaken(id)).catch((err) => err);
+};
diff --git a/src/db/queries.ts b/src/db/queries.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c720fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/db/queries.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// query strings
+export const Query = {
+    getAvailableWord:
+        "SELECT * FROM words WHERE taken = 'f' ORDER BY random() LIMIT 1;",
+
+    setWordTaken(id: number) {
+        return `UPDATE words SET taken = 't' WHERE id = ${id}`;
+    },
+};
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 7e16203..867ce0e 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,37 @@
 import express, { Response, Request, Express } from "express";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import BinRouter from "./routes/bin";
+import { Client, Pool } from "pg";
+import { createDataDir, errorHandler, logError, logSuccess } from "./utils";
 
 dotenv.config();
-const app: Express = express();
+createDataDir();
 
+// init db
+const pool = new Pool();
+const client = new Client();
+
+client
+    .connect()
+    .then(() => {
+        logSuccess("Connected to database!");
+    })
+    .catch((err: Error) => {
+        logError(`Could not connect to database! \n\n${err.message}`);
+    });
+
+// start server
+const app: Express = express();
 const port = process.env.PORT;
 
+app.use(express.text());
+
 app.get("/", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
     res.send("Hello, World!");
 });
+app.use("/bin/", BinRouter(pool));
 
+app.use(errorHandler);
 app.listen(port, () => {
-    console.log(`Server started on port ${port}`);
+    logSuccess(`Server started on port ${port}`);
 });
diff --git a/src/routes/bin.ts b/src/routes/bin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89dad87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/bin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { Router, Request, Response, NextFunction } from "express";
+import { Pool, QueryResult } from "pg";
+import fs from "fs";
+import path from "path";
+import { Word } from "../utils/types";
+import { projectRoot } from "../utils";
+import { getAvailableWord, setWordTaken } from "../db/bin";
+
+export default function BinRouter(db: Pool) {
+    const router: Router = Router();
+
+    router.post("/paste", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+        let body: string = req.body;
+
+        const word: Word | undefined = await getAvailableWord(db);
+
+        if (word != undefined) {
+            await fs.writeFile(
+                path.join(projectRoot, "data", word.val + ".txt"),
+                body,
+                (err) => err
+            );
+
+            setWordTaken(db, word.id);
+            console.log(word.id);
+            return res.status(200).json({
+                endpoint: word.val,
+                message: "Code pasted successfully!",
+            });
+        }
+
+        res.status(500).json({ message: "Something went wrong" });
+    });
+
+    return router;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a86448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import chalk from "chalk";
+import { ErrorRequestHandler } from "express";
+import path from "path";
+import fs from "fs";
+
+// logs
+export const logError = (msg: string) => console.error(chalk.bold.red(msg));
+export const logSuccess = (msg: string) => console.log(chalk.bold.green(msg));
+
+export const projectRoot = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..");
+
+export const errorHandler: ErrorRequestHandler = (err, _, res, __) => {
+    logError(err);
+
+    return res.status(500).json({ message: "Internal server error!" });
+};
+
+export const createDataDir = () => {
+    let dir = path.join(projectRoot, "data");
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(dir);
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/types.ts b/src/utils/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bebfa4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export type Word = {
+    id: number;
+    val: string;
+    taken: boolean;
+};