diff --git a/helpers/contactsService.js b/helpers/contactsService.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe5b7bb5d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/contactsService.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+const Contact = require("../models/contacts");
+
+const updateStatusContact = async (contactId, body) => {
+  const { favorite } = body;
+
+  if (favorite === undefined) {
+    throw new Error("missing field favorite");
+  }
+
+  const updatedContact = await Contact.findByIdAndUpdate(
+    contactId,
+    { favorite },
+    { new: true }
+  );
+
+  if (!updatedContact) {
+    throw new Error("Not found");
+  }
+
+  return updatedContact;
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  updateStatusContact,
+};
diff --git a/models/contacts.js b/models/contacts.js
index 409d11c7c09..4c2c2731f45 100644
--- a/models/contacts.js
+++ b/models/contacts.js
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
-// const fs = require('fs/promises')
+const { Schema, model } = require("mongoose");
 
-const listContacts = async () => {}
+const contactSchema = new Schema({
+  name: {
+    type: String,
+    required: [true, "Set name for contact"],
+  },
+  email: {
+    type: String,
+  },
+  phone: {
+    type: String,
+  },
+  favorite: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: false,
+  },
+});
+// schema -> model -> export
+const Contact = model("Contact", contactSchema);
 
-const getContactById = async (contactId) => {}
-
-const removeContact = async (contactId) => {}
-
-const addContact = async (body) => {}
-
-const updateContact = async (contactId, body) => {}
-
-module.exports = {
-  listContacts,
-  getContactById,
-  removeContact,
-  addContact,
-  updateContact,
-}
+module.exports = Contact;
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e6d047044e5..a90e66d242d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
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+        "morgan": "1.10.0",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hapi/hoek/-/hoek-9.3.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
+    },
+    "node_modules/@hapi/topo": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hapi/topo/-/topo-5.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-foQZKJig7Ob0BMAYBfcJk8d77QtOe7Wo4ox7ff1lQYoNNAb6jwcY1ncdoy2e9wQZzvNy7ODZCYJkK8kzmcAnAg==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
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+      }
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mongodb-js/saslprep/-/saslprep-1.1.9.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "sparse-bitfield": "^3.0.3"
+      }
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/address/-/address-4.1.5.tgz",
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+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
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+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
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+        "@hapi/topo": "^5.1.0",
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@@ -2215,6 +2312,15 @@
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+        "kerberos": "^2.0.1",
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+        "kerberos": {
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+        "https://github.com/sponsors/broofa",
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@@ -5480,11 +5881,23 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mquery/-/mquery-5.0.0.tgz",
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+        "debug": "4.x"
+      }
+    },
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+      "version": "2.3.1",
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@@ -6047,6 +6459,11 @@
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       }
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+    "sift": {
+      "version": "17.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sift/-/sift-17.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Rtlj66/b0ICeFzYTuNvX/EF1igRbbnGSvEyT79McoZa/DeGhMyC5pWKOEsZKnpkqtSeovd5FL/bjHWC3CIIvCQ=="
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.6.tgz",
@@ -6064,6 +6481,14 @@
         "is-fullwidth-code-point": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "sparse-bitfield": {
+      "version": "3.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sparse-bitfield/-/sparse-bitfield-3.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kvzhi7vqKTfkh0PZU+2D2PIllw2ymqJKujUcyPMd9Y75Nv4nPbGJZXNhxsgdQab2BmlDct1YnfQCguEvHr7VsQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "memory-pager": "^1.0.2"
+      }
+    },
     "sprintf-js": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.0.3.tgz",
@@ -6204,6 +6629,14 @@
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       }
     },
+    "tr46": {
+      "version": "4.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tr46/-/tr46-4.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2lv/66T7e5yNyhAAC4NaKe5nVavzuGJQVVtRYLyQ2OI8tsJ61PMLlelehb0wi2Hx6+hT/OJUWZcw8MjlSRnxvw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "punycode": "^2.3.0"
+      }
+    },
     "tsconfig-paths": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsconfig-paths/-/tsconfig-paths-3.12.0.tgz",
@@ -6326,6 +6759,11 @@
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       "integrity": "sha1-n5VxD1CiZ5R7LMwSR0HBAoQn5xM="
     },
+    "uuid": {
+      "version": "11.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-11.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d0z310fCWv5dJwnX1Y/MncBAqGMKEzlBb1AOf7z9K8ALnd0utBX/msg/fA0+sbyN1ihbMsLhrBlnl1ak7Wa0rg=="
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-compile-cache/-/v8-compile-cache-2.3.0.tgz",
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       "integrity": "sha1-IpnwLG3tMNSllhsLn3RSShj2NPw="
     },
+    "webidl-conversions": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/webidl-conversions/-/webidl-conversions-7.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VwddBukDzu71offAQR975unBIGqfKZpM+8ZX6ySk8nYhVoo5CYaZyzt3YBvYtRtO+aoGlqxPg/B87NGVZ/fu6g=="
+    },
+    "whatwg-url": {
+      "version": "13.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whatwg-url/-/whatwg-url-13.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9WWbymnqj57+XEuqADHrCJ2eSXzn8WXIW/YSGaZtb2WKAInQ6CHfaUUcTyyver0p8BDg5StLQq8h1vtZuwmOig==",
+      "requires": {
+        "tr46": "^4.1.1",
+        "webidl-conversions": "^7.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "which": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which/-/which-2.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5045e827160..9c9fa277d99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "cors": "2.8.5",
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "4.17.1",
-    "morgan": "1.10.0"
+    "joi": "^17.13.3",
+    "mongoose": "^8.8.3",
+    "morgan": "1.10.0",
+    "uuid": "^11.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "7.19.0",
diff --git a/routes/api/contacts.js b/routes/api/contacts.js
index a60ebd69231..edc9c47db88 100644
--- a/routes/api/contacts.js
+++ b/routes/api/contacts.js
@@ -1,25 +1,90 @@
-const express = require('express')
+const express = require("express");
+const router = express.Router();
+const Contact = require("../../models/contacts");
+const { updateStatusContact } = require("../../helpers/contactsService");
 
-const router = express.Router()
+// GET /api/contacts
+router.get("/", async (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const contacts = await Contact.find(); // pt toate contatele
+    res.status(200).json(contacts);
+  } catch (error) {
+    next(error);
+  }
+});
 
-router.get('/', async (req, res, next) => {
-  res.json({ message: 'template message' })
-})
 
-router.get('/:contactId', async (req, res, next) => {
-  res.json({ message: 'template message' })
-})
+// GET /api/contacts/:contactId
+router.get("/:contactId", async (req, res, next) => {
+  const { contactId } = req.params;
+  try {
+    const contact = await Contact.findById(contactId); // contact după ID
+    if (!contact) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ message: "Not found" });
+    }
+    res.status(200).json(contact);
+  } catch (error) {
+    next(error);
+  }
+});
 
-router.post('/', async (req, res, next) => {
-  res.json({ message: 'template message' })
-})
 
-router.delete('/:contactId', async (req, res, next) => {
-  res.json({ message: 'template message' })
-})
+// POST /api/contacts
+router.post("/", async (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const newContact = await Contact.create(req.body); // creează contact nou
+    res.status(201).json(newContact);
+  } catch (error) {
+    next(error);
+  }
+});
 
-router.put('/:contactId', async (req, res, next) => {
-  res.json({ message: 'template message' })
-})
 
-module.exports = router
+// DELETE /api/contacts/:contactId
+router.delete("/:contactId", async (req, res, next) => {
+  const { contactId } = req.params;
+  try {
+    const result = await Contact.findByIdAndDelete(contactId); // sterge contactul dupa ID
+    if (!result) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ message: "Not found" });
+    }
+    res.status(200).json({ message: "contact deleted" });
+  } catch (error) {
+    next(error);
+  }
+});
+
+
+// PUT /api/contacts/:contactId
+router.put("/:contactId", async (req, res, next) => {
+  const { contactId } = req.params;
+  try {
+    const updatedContact = await Contact.findByIdAndUpdate(contactId, req.body, { new: true }); // actualizează contactul
+    if (!updatedContact) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ message: "Not found" });
+    }
+    res.status(200).json(updatedContact);
+  } catch (error) {
+    next(error);
+  }
+});
+
+// PATCH /api/contacts/:contactId/favorite
+router.patch("/:contactId/favorite", async (req, res, next) => {
+  const { contactId } = req.params;
+
+  try {
+    const updatedContact = await updateStatusContact(contactId, req.body);
+    res.status(200).json(updatedContact);
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.message === "missing field favorite") {
+      res.status(400).json({ message: error.message });
+    } else if (error.message === "Not found") {
+      res.status(404).json({ message: error.message });
+    } else {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index fc4e4c6bb3a..1d21e138bc6 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+require("dotenv").config();
 const app = require("./app");
 
-app.listen(3000, () => {
-  console.log("Server is running. Use our API on port: 3000");
-});
+const DB_HOST = process.env.DB_HOST;
+
+mongoose
+  .connect(DB_HOST)
+  .then(() => {
+    console.log("Database connection successful");
+    app.listen(3000, () => {
+      console.log("Server is running. Use our API on port: 3000");
+    });
+  })
+  .catch((error) => {
+    console.error("Database connection error:", error.message);
+    process.exit(1);
+  });