diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db.go b/backend/internal/database/db.go
index 2b3cced..5a88873 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db.go
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 // Interface for the database
 type Database interface {
+	// Insert a new user into the database, password should be hashed before calling
 	AddUser(username string, password string) error
+
 	RemoveUser(username string) error
 	PromoteToAdmin(username string) error
 	GetUserId(username string) (int, error)
diff --git a/backend/internal/handlers/global_state.go b/backend/internal/handlers/global_state.go
index 689759b..9c42133 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handlers/global_state.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handlers/global_state.go
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ import (
 
 // The actual interface that we will use
 type GlobalState interface {
-	Register(c *fiber.Ctx) error   // To register a new user
-	UserDelete(c *fiber.Ctx) error // To delete a user
-	Login(c *fiber.Ctx) error      // To get the token
-	LoginRenew(c *fiber.Ctx) error // To renew the token
-	// CreateProject(c *fiber.Ctx) error        // To create a new project
+	Register(c *fiber.Ctx) error      // To register a new user
+	UserDelete(c *fiber.Ctx) error    // To delete a user
+	Login(c *fiber.Ctx) error         // To get the token
+	LoginRenew(c *fiber.Ctx) error    // To renew the token
+	CreateProject(c *fiber.Ctx) error // To create a new project
 	// GetProjects(c *fiber.Ctx) error          // To get all projects
 	// GetProject(c *fiber.Ctx) error           // To get a specific project
 	// UpdateProject(c *fiber.Ctx) error        // To update a project
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type GState struct {
 //	@Failure		500	{string}	string	"Internal server error"
 //	@Router			/api/register [post]
 func (gs *GState) Register(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
-	u := new(types.User)
+	u := new(types.NewUser)
 	if err := c.BodyParser(u); err != nil {
 		return c.Status(400).SendString(err.Error())
 	}
@@ -142,3 +142,24 @@ func (gs *GState) LoginRenew(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	}
 	return c.JSON(fiber.Map{"token": t})
 }
+
+// CreateProject is a simple handler that creates a new project
+func (gs *GState) CreateProject(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	user := c.Locals("user").(*jwt.Token)
+
+	p := new(types.NewProject)
+	if err := c.BodyParser(p); err != nil {
+		return c.Status(400).SendString(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	// Get the username from the token and set it as the owner of the project
+	// This is ugly but
+	claims := user.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
+	p.Owner = claims["name"].(string)
+
+	if err := gs.Db.AddProject(p.Name, p.Description, p.Owner); err != nil {
+		return c.Status(500).SendString(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return c.Status(200).SendString("Project added")
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/types/project.go b/backend/internal/types/project.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cabf6c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/types/project.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+// Project is a struct that holds the information about a project
+type Project struct {
+	ID          int       `json:"id" db:"id"`
+	Name        string    `json:"name" db:"name"`
+	Description string    `json:"description" db:"description"`
+	Owner       string    `json:"owner" db:"owner"`
+	Created     time.Time `json:"created" db:"created"`
+}
+
+// As it arrives from the client
+type NewProject struct {
+	Name        string `json:"name"`
+	Description string `json:"description"`
+	Owner       string `json:"owner"`
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/types/users.go b/backend/internal/types/users.go
index fa735d7..233ec71 100644
--- a/backend/internal/types/users.go
+++ b/backend/internal/types/users.go
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ func (u *User) ToPublicUser() (*PublicUser, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+type NewUser struct {
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+	Password string `json:"password"`
+}
+
 // PublicUser represents a user that is safe to send over the API (no password)
 type PublicUser struct {
 	UserId   string `json:"userId"`