diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a547bf3..19862e3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dist-ssr
 .vscode/*
 !.vscode/extensions.json
 .idea
+.env
 .DS_Store
 *.suo
 *.ntvs*
diff --git a/backend/config/db.js b/backend/config/db.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dc0ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/db.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const connectDB = async () => {
+  const conn = await mongoose.connect(process.env.MONGO_URI);
+  console.log(`MongoDB Connected: ${conn.connection.host}`);
+};
+
+mongoose.set('strictQuery', true);
+
+module.exports = connectDB;
diff --git a/backend/models/Idea.js b/backend/models/Idea.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2dadb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/models/Idea.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+
+const IdeaSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+  text: {
+    type: String,
+    required: [true, 'Please add a text field'],
+  },
+  tag: {
+    type: String,
+  },
+  username: {
+    type: String,
+  },
+  date: {
+    type: Date,
+    default: Date.now,
+  },
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model('Idea', IdeaSchema);
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73a9f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,1385 @@
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86653d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "name": "randomideas",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "idea shring app",
+  "main": "server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node server.js",
+    "dev": "nodemon server.js"
+  },
+  "author": "Jason",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
+    "express": "^4.19.2",
+    "mongoose": "^8.5.4"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^3.1.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/backend/routes/ideas.js b/backend/routes/ideas.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4d1da3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/routes/ideas.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+const Idea = require('../models/Idea');
+
+//get all ideas
+router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const ideas = await Idea.find();
+    res.json({ success: true, data_base: ideas });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: 'Something went wrong' });
+  }
+});
+
+//get one idea
+router.get('/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const idea = await Idea.findById(req.params.id);
+    res.json({ success: true, data_base: idea });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(error);
+    res.status(500).json({ message: false, error: 'Something went wrong' });
+  }
+
+  res.json({ success: true, data_base: idea });
+});
+
+//add an idea
+router.post('/', async (req, res) => {
+  const idea = new Idea({
+    text: req.body.text,
+    tag: req.body.tag,
+    username: req.body.username,
+  });
+
+  try {
+    const savedIdea = await idea.save();
+    res.json({ success: true, data_base: savedIdea });
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: 'Something went wrong' });
+  }
+});
+
+//update idea
+router.put('/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const updatedIdea = await Idea.findByIdAndUpdate(
+      req.params.id,
+      {
+        $set: {
+          text: req.body.text,
+          tag: req.body.tag,
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        new: true, //if the id doesn't exist, a new record will be created
+      }
+    );
+    res.json({ successs: true, data_base: updatedIdea });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.loh(error);
+    res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: 'Something went wrong' });
+  }
+});
+
+//delete an idea
+router.delete('/:id', async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    await Idea.findByIdAndDelete(req.params.id);
+    res.json({ sucess: true, data: {} });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.log(error);
+    res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: 'Something went wrong' });
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b85673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const express = require('express');
+require('dotenv').config();
+const port = process.env.PORT || 5000;
+const connectDB = require('./config/db');
+
+connectDB();
+
+const app = express();
+
+//Body  parser middleware
+//used to send POST requests in the body
+app.use(express.json());
+app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
+
+app.get('/', (req, res) => {
+  res.json({ message: 'Welcome to the RandomIdeas API' });
+});
+
+//registering the routes
+const ideasRouter = require('./routes/ideas');
+app.use('/api/ideas', ideasRouter);
+
+app.listen(port, () => console.log(`Server listening on port ${port}`));
diff --git a/components/IdeaForm.js b/components/IdeaForm.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4603dcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/IdeaForm.js
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+class IdeaForm {
+  constructor() {
+    this._formModal = document.querySelector('#form-modal');
+  }
+
+  //add all event listeners in a function
+  addEventListeners() {
+    this._form.addEventListener('submit', this.handleSubmit.bind(this));
+  }
+
+  handleSubmit(e) {
+    e.preventDefault(); //stops the submit and allows us to determine when it should run
+
+    //grabs values from the form
+    const idea = {
+      text: this._form.elements.text.value,
+      tag: this._form.elements.tag.value,
+      username: this._form.elements.username.value,
+    };
+
+    //clear form fields after submit
+    this._form.elements.text.value = '';
+    this._form.elements.tag.value = '';
+    this._form.elements.username.value = '';
+
+    //using the dispatch event method of the document object to dispatch a custom event
+    //to the Modal from the IdeaForm, telling the Modal to close the form on submit
+    document.dispatchEvent(new Event('closemodal'));
+  }
+
+  //create a render function like react that will output the HTML
+  render() {
+    this._formModal.innerHTML = `
+        <form id="idea-form">
+          <div class="form-control">
+            <label for="idea-text">Enter a Username</label>
+            <input type="text" name="username" id="username" />
+          </div>
+          <div class="form-control">
+            <label for="idea-text">What's Your Idea?</label>
+            <textarea name="text" id="idea-text"></textarea>
+          </div>
+          <div class="form-control">
+            <label for="tag">Tag</label>
+            <input type="text" name="tag" id="tag" />
+          </div>
+          <button class="btn" type="submit" id="submit">Submit</button>
+        </form>`;
+
+    this._form = document.querySelector('#idea-form');
+    this.addEventListeners(); //added within the render function because the HTML above is only available
+    //in the DOM after the render function is called.
+  }
+}
+
+export default IdeaForm;
diff --git a/components/IdeaList.js b/components/IdeaList.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f2ad1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/IdeaList.js
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+//this class returns a list of cards to the DOM
+//by mapping (looping) over an array
+
+class IdeaList {
+  constructor() {
+    this._ideaListEl = document.querySelector('#idea-list');
+    this._ideas = [
+      {
+        id: 1,
+        text: 'Idea 1',
+        username: 'John',
+        date: '02/01/2023',
+        tag: 'Business',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 2,
+        text: 'Idea 2',
+        username: 'Jimmy',
+        date: '02/01/2023',
+        tag: 'Technology',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 3,
+        text: 'Idea 3',
+        username: 'Jill',
+        date: '02/01/2023',
+        tag: 'Fashion',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    //adding a set (datatype)
+    this._validTags = new Set();
+    this._validTags.add('technology');
+    this._validTags.add('software');
+    this._validTags.add('business');
+    this._validTags.add('education');
+    this._validTags.add('health');
+    this._validTags.add('inventions');
+  }
+
+  getTagClass(tag) {
+    tag = tag.toLowerCase();
+    let tagClass = '';
+    //check if the tag that is passed in is within the set
+    if (this._validTags.has(tag)) {
+      tagClass = `tag-${tag}`;
+    } else {
+      tagClass = '';
+    }
+    return tagClass;
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    //use map on the array, creating a card for each item in the array and display
+    // them on the DOM
+    //map takes in a function as a parameter
+
+    this._ideaListEl.innerHTML = this._ideas
+      .map((idea) => {
+        //passing the tag entered for each item into the getTagClass function on each iteration of the map
+        const tagClass = this.getTagClass(idea.tag);
+        //it will be  treated as an array of template strings
+        return `
+
+            <div class="card">
+            <button class="delete"><i class="fas fa-times"></i></button>
+            <h3>
+                ${idea.text}
+            </h3>
+            <p class="tag ${tagClass}">${idea.tag.toUpperCase()}</p>
+            <p>
+                Posted on <span class="date">${idea.date}</span> by
+                <span class="author">${idea.username}</span>
+            </p>
+            </div>
+        
+        `;
+      })
+      .join(''); //to turn it back in to a string
+  }
+}
+
+export default IdeaList;
diff --git a/components/Modal.js b/components/Modal.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f8e236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Modal.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+class Modal {
+  constructor() {
+    //selecting DOM elements in the constructor
+    this._modal = document.querySelector('#modal');
+    this._modalBtn = document.querySelector('#modal-btn');
+    this.addEventListeners(); //so that this functions runs right away
+  }
+
+  //add all event listeners in a function
+  addEventListeners() {
+    // this._modalBtn.addEventListener('click', this.open.bind(this)); //takes an event and call back function as parameter
+    this._modalBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      this.open();
+    }); //takes an event and call back function as parameter
+    window.addEventListener('click', this.outsideClick.bind(this)); //takes an event and call back function as parameter
+    // receiving event from IdeaForm and running a call back function
+    document.addEventListener('closemodal', () => this.close());
+  }
+
+  //class methods
+  open() {
+    this._modal.style.display = 'block';
+  }
+
+  close() {
+    this._modal.style.display = 'none';
+  }
+
+  outsideClick(e) {
+    if (e.target === this._modal) {
+      this.close();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default Modal;
diff --git a/counter.js b/counter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 881e2d7..0000000
--- a/counter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-export function setupCounter(element) {
-  let counter = 0
-  const setCounter = (count) => {
-    counter = count
-    element.innerHTML = `count is ${counter}`
-  }
-  element.addEventListener('click', () => setCounter(counter + 1))
-  setCounter(0)
-}
diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..163d310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700&display=swap");
+
+body {
+  font-family: "Poppins", sans-serif;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  color: #333;
+  background-color: #f4f4f4;
+  overflow-x: hidden;
+}
+
+header {
+  padding: 10px 0;
+  text-align: center;
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+#modal-btn {
+  border: none;
+  background: none;
+  color: green;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 10px;
+  left: 10px;
+}
+
+.modal {
+  display: none;
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: 1;
+  left: 0;
+  top: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
+  overflow: auto;
+  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+}
+
+.modal-box {
+  margin: 10% auto;
+  width: 600px;
+
+  background-color: steelblue;
+  color: #fff;
+  padding: 20px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  animation-name: modalopen;
+  animation-duration: var(--modal-duration);
+}
+
+@keyframes modalopen {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}
+
+form input,
+form textarea {
+  width: 95%;
+  padding: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid #ccc;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  margin: 10px 0;
+}
+
+form textarea {
+  height: 100px;
+}
+
+form label {
+  display: block;
+  font-size: 18px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  margin: 5px 0;
+}
+
+.btn {
+  background-color: #333;
+  color: #fff;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 10px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font-size: inherit;
+  margin-top: 10px;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.btn:hover {
+  background-color: #000;
+}
+
+.container {
+  max-width: 1200px;
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  padding: 0 15px;
+}
+
+.ideas {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
+}
+
+.ideas .card {
+  position: relative;
+  background-color: #fff;
+  margin: 10px;
+  padding: 20px 15px;
+  border-radius: 10px;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+}
+
+.tag {
+  display: inline-block;
+  background-color: #333;
+  color: #fff;
+  padding: 5px 10px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  margin: 5px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.tag-technology {
+  background: steelblue;
+}
+
+.tag-software {
+  background: coral;
+}
+
+.tag-business {
+  background: green;
+}
+
+.tag-education {
+  background: purple;
+}
+
+.tag-health {
+  background: red;
+}
+
+.tag-inventions {
+  background: orange;
+}
+
+.delete {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 10px;
+  right: 10px;
+  font-size: 20px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: red;
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+}
+
+.delete:hover {
+  color: #000;
+}
+
+.date {
+  color: #999;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 768px) {
+  .modal-box {
+    width: 90%;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 3d08438..cd78a1c 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1,13 +1,25 @@
-<!doctype html>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
   <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/vite.svg" />
+    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
-    <title>Vite App</title>
+    <title>Random Ideas</title>
   </head>
   <body>
-    <div id="app"></div>
+    <header>
+      <h1>Random Ideas</h1>
+      <button id="modal-btn">
+        <i class="fa-solid fa-plus fa-2x"></i>
+      </button>
+    </header>
+    <div class="container">
+      <div id="idea-list" class="ideas"></div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div id="modal" class="modal">
+      <div id="form-modal" class="modal-box"></div>
+    </div>
     <script type="module" src="/main.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/javascript.svg b/javascript.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index f9abb2b..0000000
--- a/javascript.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index b400b4e..44e85cf 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1,24 +1,11 @@
-import './style.css'
-import javascriptLogo from './javascript.svg'
-import viteLogo from '/vite.svg'
-import { setupCounter } from './counter.js'
+import Modal from './components/Modal';
+import IdeaForm from './components/IdeaForm';
+import IdeaList from './components/IdeaList';
+import '@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/css/all.css';
+import './css/style.css';
 
-document.querySelector('#app').innerHTML = `
-  <div>
-    <a href="https://vitejs.dev" target="_blank">
-      <img src="${viteLogo}" class="logo" alt="Vite logo" />
-    </a>
-    <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript" target="_blank">
-      <img src="${javascriptLogo}" class="logo vanilla" alt="JavaScript logo" />
-    </a>
-    <h1>Hello Vite!</h1>
-    <div class="card">
-      <button id="counter" type="button"></button>
-    </div>
-    <p class="read-the-docs">
-      Click on the Vite logo to learn more
-    </p>
-  </div>
-`
-
-setupCounter(document.querySelector('#counter'))
+const modal = new Modal();
+const ideaForm = new IdeaForm();
+ideaForm.render();
+const ideaList = new IdeaList();
+ideaList.render();
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 52a7411..39bdab3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     "": {
       "name": "randomideas",
       "version": "0.0.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.6.0"
+      },
       "devDependencies": {
         "vite": "^5.3.4"
       }
@@ -402,6 +405,15 @@
         "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": {
+      "version": "6.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/-/fontawesome-free-6.6.0.tgz",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7d5f6a..16e5591 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,5 +10,8 @@
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index 30aa814..0000000
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