diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 0eae311f..2cb579aa 100755
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bcrypt = "0.2"
 
 dotenv = "0.9.0"
 env_logger = "*"
+postgres = { version = "0.15", features = ["with-uuid"] }
+r2d2 = "*"
+r2d2_postgres = "*"
 
-r2d2 = "0.8.2"
-r2d2_sqlite = "0.6"
-rusqlite = { version = "0.14.0", features = ["bundled"] }
diff --git a/server/src/combat.rs b/server/src/combat.rs
index dcec1447..d10ffbc9 100755
--- a/server/src/combat.rs
+++ b/server/src/combat.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn test_battle() {
 
   match outcome.winner() {
     Some(w) => println!("{:?} is the winner with {:?} hp remaining", w.name, w.hp),
-    // None => println!("{:?} was a draw", outcome),
+    None => println!("{:?} was a draw", outcome),
   };
 
   return
diff --git a/server/src/cryp.rs b/server/src/cryp.rs
index 793c3986..0ed27051 100755
--- a/server/src/cryp.rs
+++ b/server/src/cryp.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl Cryp {
     };
   }
 
-  pub fn named(self, name: String) -> Cryp {
+  pub fn named(mut self, name: String) -> Cryp {
     self.name = name.clone();
     self
   }
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 4a761a0e..bd86f468 100755
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -2,20 +2,19 @@ extern crate rand;
 extern crate uuid;
 extern crate ws;
 extern crate env_logger;
+extern crate bcrypt;
 
-// #[macro_use]
-// extern crate dotenv;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate dotenv;
+extern crate postgres;
 extern crate r2d2;
-extern crate r2d2_sqlite;
-extern crate rusqlite;
+extern crate r2d2_postgres;
 
 extern crate serde;
 extern crate serde_cbor;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde_derive;
 
-extern crate bcrypt;
-
 mod cryp;
 mod battle;
 mod net;
@@ -24,8 +23,10 @@ mod skill;
 mod rpc;
 mod user;
 
+use dotenv::dotenv;
 use net::{start};
 
 fn main() {
+    dotenv().ok();
     start()
 }
diff --git a/server/src/net.rs b/server/src/net.rs
index 14c4210b..70ab4434 100755
--- a/server/src/net.rs
+++ b/server/src/net.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 use ws::{listen, Handler, Sender, Result, Message, Handshake, CloseCode, Error};
 use serde_cbor::{to_vec};
 
+use std::env;
+
 use r2d2::{Pool};
 use r2d2::{PooledConnection};
-use r2d2_sqlite::{SqliteConnectionManager};
+use r2d2_postgres::{TlsMode, PostgresConnectionManager};
 
-pub type Db = PooledConnection<SqliteConnectionManager>;
+pub type Db = PooledConnection<PostgresConnectionManager>;
 
 use cryp::{generate};
 use rpc::{Rpc,RpcMessage};
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ use rpc::{Rpc,RpcMessage};
 struct Server {
     out: Sender,
     rpc: Rpc,
-    db: Pool<SqliteConnectionManager>,
+    db: Pool<PostgresConnectionManager>,
 }
 
 impl Handler for Server {
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ impl Handler for Server {
     fn on_close(&mut self, code: CloseCode, reason: &str) {
         match code {
             CloseCode::Normal => println!("The client is done with the connection."),
-            // CloseCode::Away   => println!("The client is leaving the site."),
+            CloseCode::Away   => println!("The client is leaving the site."),
             CloseCode::Abnormal => println!(
                 "Closing handshake failed! Unable to obtain closing status from client."),
             _ => println!("The client encountered an error: {}", reason),
@@ -45,7 +47,11 @@ impl Handler for Server {
 }
 
 pub fn start() {
-    let manager = SqliteConnectionManager::file("/var/cryps/cryps.db");
+    let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL")
+        .expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
+
+    let manager = PostgresConnectionManager::new(database_url, TlsMode::None)
+        .expect("could not instantiate pg manager");
 
     let pool = Pool::builder()
         .build(manager)
diff --git a/server/src/user.rs b/server/src/user.rs
index 49f599c1..8512e249 100644
--- a/server/src/user.rs
+++ b/server/src/user.rs
@@ -3,38 +3,35 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 
 use net::Db;
 use rpc::{AccountCreateParams};
-use bcrypt::{DEFAULT_COST, hash};
 
+#[derive(Debug,Clone,Serialize,Deserialize)]
 struct User {
-    name: String,
-    password: String,
     id: Uuid,
+    name: String,
 }
 
 pub fn create(params: AccountCreateParams, db: Db) -> Vec<u8> {
-    let pw_hash = hash(&params.password, DEFAULT_COST)
-        .expect("unable to hash password");
-
-    let uuid = Uuid::new_v4();
-
+    let id = Uuid::new_v4();
     let user = User {
-        id: uuid,
-        password: pw_hash,
-        name: params.name,
+        id,
+        name: "heeeya".to_string(),
     };
 
     let query = "
-        INSERT INTO users (id, name, password)
-        VALUES ($1, $2, $3)
+        INSERT INTO users (id, name)
+        VALUES ($1, $2)
+        RETURNING *;
     ";
 
-    let entry = db
-        .query(query, &[&user.id.to_string(), &user.name]).unwrap();
+    let result = db.query(query, &[&user.id, &user.name]).expect("user insert failed");
+    let returned = result.iter().next().expect("no row returned");
+
+    let entry = User {
+        id: returned.get(0),
+        name: returned.get(1),
+    };
 
     println!("{:?}", entry);
 
-    match to_vec(&true) {
-        Ok(v) => v,
-        Err(e) => panic!("couldn't serialize cryp"),
-    }
+    to_vec(&entry).expect("serialising user failed")
 }