diff --git a/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.js b/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33e5f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { authOptions } from '@/utils/authOptions';
+import NextAuth from 'next-auth/next';
+
+const handler = NextAuth(authOptions);
+
+export { handler as GET, handler as POST };
diff --git a/app/layout.jsx b/app/layout.jsx
index a90d051..b566d07 100644
--- a/app/layout.jsx
+++ b/app/layout.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import Navbar from '@/components/Navbar';
+import AuthProvider from '@/components/AuthProvider';
 import '@/assets/styles/globals.css';
 
 export const metadata = {
@@ -9,12 +10,14 @@ export const metadata = {
 
 const MainLayout = ({ children }) => {
   return (
-    <html lang='en'>
-      <body>
-        <Navbar />
-        <main>{children}</main>
-      </body>
-    </html>
+    <AuthProvider>
+      <html lang='en'>
+        <body>
+          <Navbar />
+          <main>{children}</main>
+        </body>
+      </html>
+    </AuthProvider>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/components/AuthProvider.jsx b/components/AuthProvider.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5350c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/AuthProvider.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+'use client';
+import { SessionProvider } from 'next-auth/react';
+
+const AuthProvider = ({ children }) => {
+  return <SessionProvider>{children}</SessionProvider>;
+};
+export default AuthProvider;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9ca6c05..d6b2688 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         "mongodb": "^6.8.0",
         "mongoose": "^8.5.0",
         "next": "14.2.4",
+        "next-auth": "^4.24.7",
         "react": "^18",
         "react-dom": "^18",
         "react-icons": "^5.2.1",
@@ -37,6 +38,18 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@babel/runtime": {
+      "version": "7.24.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.24.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UwgBRMjJP+xv857DCngvqXI3Iq6J4v0wXmwc6sapg+zyhbwmQX67LUEFrkK5tbyJ30jGuG3ZvWpBiB9LCy1kWw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "regenerator-runtime": "^0.14.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.9.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@isaacs/cliui": {
       "version": "8.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@isaacs/cliui/-/cliui-8.0.2.tgz",
@@ -305,6 +318,15 @@
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@panva/hkdf": {
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@panva/hkdf/-/hkdf-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6oclG6Y3PiDFcoyk8srjLfVKyMfVCKJ27JwNPViuXziFpmdz+MZnZN/aKY0JGXgYuO/VghU0jcOAZgWXZ1Dmrw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/panva"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@pkgjs/parseargs": {
       "version": "0.11.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@pkgjs/parseargs/-/parseargs-0.11.0.tgz",
@@ -596,6 +618,15 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cookie": {
+      "version": "0.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YZ3GUyn/o8gfKJlnlX7g7xq4gyO6OSuhGPKaaGssGB2qgDUS0gPgtTvoyZLTt9Ab6dC4hfc9dV5arkvc/OCmrw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/cross-spawn": {
       "version": "7.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.3.tgz",
@@ -941,6 +972,15 @@
         "jiti": "bin/jiti.js"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/jose": {
+      "version": "4.15.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jose/-/jose-4.15.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1vUQX+IdDMVPj4k8kOxgUqlcK518yluMuGZwqlr44FS1ppZB/5GWh4rZG89erpOBOJjU/OBsnCVFfapsRz6nEA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/panva"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/js-tokens": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1282,6 +1322,34 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/next-auth": {
+      "version": "4.24.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/next-auth/-/next-auth-4.24.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iChjE8ov/1K/z98gdKbn2Jw+2vLgJtVV39X+rCP5SGnVQuco7QOr19FRNGMIrD8d3LYhHWV9j9sKLzq1aDWWQQ==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@babel/runtime": "^7.20.13",
+        "@panva/hkdf": "^1.0.2",
+        "cookie": "^0.5.0",
+        "jose": "^4.15.5",
+        "oauth": "^0.9.15",
+        "openid-client": "^5.4.0",
+        "preact": "^10.6.3",
+        "preact-render-to-string": "^5.1.19",
+        "uuid": "^8.3.2"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "next": "^12.2.5 || ^13 || ^14",
+        "nodemailer": "^6.6.5",
+        "react": "^17.0.2 || ^18",
+        "react-dom": "^17.0.2 || ^18"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "nodemailer": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/next/node_modules/postcss": {
       "version": "8.4.31",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/postcss/-/postcss-8.4.31.tgz",
@@ -1320,6 +1388,12 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/oauth": {
+      "version": "0.9.15",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/oauth/-/oauth-0.9.15.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-a5ERWK1kh38ExDEfoO6qUHJb32rd7aYmPHuyCu3Fta/cnICvYmgd2uhuKXvPD+PXB+gCEYYEaQdIRAjCOwAKNA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/object-assign": {
       "version": "4.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-assign/-/object-assign-4.1.1.tgz",
@@ -1340,6 +1414,51 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/oidc-token-hash": {
+      "version": "5.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/oidc-token-hash/-/oidc-token-hash-5.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IF4PcGgzAr6XXSff26Sk/+P4KZFJVuHAJZj3wgO3vX2bMdNVp/QXTP3P7CEm9V1IdG8lDLY3HhiqpsE/nOwpPw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "^10.13.0 || >=12.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/openid-client": {
+      "version": "5.6.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/openid-client/-/openid-client-5.6.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5P4qO9nGJzB5PI0LFlhj4Dzg3m4odt0qsJTfyEtZyOlkgpILwEioOhVVJOrS1iVH494S4Ee5OCjjg6Bf5WOj3w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "jose": "^4.15.5",
+        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0",
+        "object-hash": "^2.2.0",
+        "oidc-token-hash": "^5.0.3"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/panva"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/openid-client/node_modules/lru-cache": {
+      "version": "6.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lru-cache/-/lru-cache-6.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jo6dJ04CmSjuznwJSS3pUeWmd/H0ffTlkXXgwZi+eq1UCmqQwCh+eLsYOYCwY991i2Fah4h1BEMCx4qThGbsiA==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "yallist": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/openid-client/node_modules/object-hash": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-hash/-/object-hash-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gScRMn0bS5fH+IuwyIFgnh9zBdo4DV+6GhygmWM9HyNJSgS0hScp1f5vjtm7oIIOiT9trXrShAkLFSc2IqKNgw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/package-json-from-dist": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/package-json-from-dist/-/package-json-from-dist-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1577,6 +1696,34 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/preact": {
+      "version": "10.22.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/preact/-/preact-10.22.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jRYbDDgMpIb5LHq3hkI0bbl+l/TQ9UnkdQ0ww+lp+4MMOdqaUYdFc5qeyP+IV8FAd/2Em7drVPeKdQxsiWCf/A==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/preact"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/preact-render-to-string": {
+      "version": "5.2.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/preact-render-to-string/-/preact-render-to-string-5.2.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JyhErpYOvBV1hEPwIxc/fHWXPfnEGdRKxc8gFdAZ7XV4tlzyzG847XAyEZqoDnynP88akM4eaHcSOzNcLWFguw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "pretty-format": "^3.8.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "preact": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/pretty-format": {
+      "version": "3.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pretty-format/-/pretty-format-3.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WuxUnVtlWL1OfZFQFuqvnvs6MiAGk9UNsBostyBOB0Is9wb5uRESevA6rnl/rkksXaGX3GzZhPup5d6Vp1nFew==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/punycode": {
       "version": "2.3.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-2.3.1.tgz",
@@ -1674,6 +1821,12 @@
         "node": ">=8.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/regenerator-runtime": {
+      "version": "0.14.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/regenerator-runtime/-/regenerator-runtime-0.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dYnhHh0nJoMfnkZs6GmmhFknAGRrLznOu5nc9ML+EJxGvrx6H7teuevqVqCuPcPK//3eDrrjQhehXVx9cnkGdw==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/resolve": {
       "version": "1.22.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/resolve/-/resolve-1.22.8.tgz",
@@ -2094,6 +2247,15 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "8.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/webidl-conversions": {
       "version": "7.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2230,6 +2392,12 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/yallist": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
+      "license": "ISC"
+    },
     "node_modules/yaml": {
       "version": "2.4.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.4.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 359b759..351963a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "mongodb": "^6.8.0",
     "mongoose": "^8.5.0",
     "next": "14.2.4",
+    "next-auth": "^4.24.7",
     "react": "^18",
     "react-dom": "^18",
     "react-icons": "^5.2.1",
diff --git a/utils/authOptions.js b/utils/authOptions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e59c1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/authOptions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import GoogleProvider from 'next-auth/providers/google';
+
+export const authOptions = {
+  providers: [
+    GoogleProvider({
+      clientId: process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID,
+      clientSecret: process.env.GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET,
+      authorization: {
+        params: {
+          prompt: 'consent',
+          access_type: 'offline',
+          response_type: 'code',
+        },
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
+  callbacks: {
+    // Invoked on successful sign in
+    async signIn({ profile }) {
+      // 1. Connect to database
+      // 2. Check if user exists in database
+      // 3. If not, create user in database
+      // 4. return true to allow sign in
+    },
+    // Session callback function that modifies the session object
+    async session({ session }) {
+      // 1. Get user from database
+      // 2. Assign user id from database to session
+      // 3. return session
+    },
+  },
+};