diff --git a/App.tsx b/App.tsx
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+import { useState } from 'react'
+
+function Editor() {
+  const [text, setText] = useState('')
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('')
+
+  function handleChange(e: any) {
+    setText(e.target.value)
+  }
+
+  async function saveText() {
+    const res = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/save', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ text: text })
+    })
+    const data = await res.json()
+    if (data.msg == 'saved') {
+      setMsg('saved!')
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Vi-Notes</h1>
+      <textarea
+        value={text}
+        onChange={handleChange}
+        rows={10}
+        cols={50}
+        placeholder="start writing here..."
+      />
+      <br />
+      <p>word count: {text.split(' ').filter(w => w != '').length}</p>
+      <button onClick={saveText}>Save</button>
+      <p>{msg}</p>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default Editor
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diff --git a/server.ts b/server.ts
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+++ b/server.ts
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+import express from 'express'
+import cors from 'cors'
+import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb'
+
+const app = express()
+app.use(cors())
+app.use(express.json())
+
+const url = 'mongodb+srv://arnabacharya1612_db_use:test123@ac-wzo6xjz.8peoruq.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority'
+const client = new MongoClient(url)
+
+async function start() {
+  await client.connect()
+  console.log('connected to mongodb')
+
+  const db = client.db('vinotes')
+
+  // register
+  app.post('/register', async (req, res) => {
+    const n = req.body.name
+    const e = req.body.email
+    const p = req.body.password
+
+    const found = await db.collection('users').find({ email: e }).toArray()
+    if (found.length > 0) {
+      res.json({ msg: 'user already exists' })
+      return
+    }
+
+    await db.collection('users').insertOne({ name: n, email: e, password: p })
+    console.log('new user registered')
+    res.json({ msg: 'registered ok' })
+  })
+
+  // login
+  app.post('/login', async (req, res) => {
+    const e = req.body.email
+    const p = req.body.password
+
+    const found = await db.collection('users').find({ email: e, password: p }).toArray()
+    if (found.length == 0) {
+      res.json({ msg: 'wrong email or password' })
+      return
+    }
+
+    console.log('user logged in')
+    res.json({ msg: 'login ok', userId: found[0]._id })
+  })
+
+  // save note
+  app.post('/save', async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const t = req.body.text
+      const u = req.body.userId
+      await db.collection('notes').insertOne({ text: t, userId: u, savedAt: new Date() })
+      res.json({ msg: 'saved' })
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log(err)
+      res.status(500).json({ msg: 'error' })
+    }
+  })
+
+  app.listen(3000, () => {
+    console.log('server running on port 3000')
+  })
+}
+
+start()
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
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+++ b/src/App.tsx
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+import { useState } from 'react'
+import Login from './Login'
+import Register from './Register'
+
+function App() {
+  const [page, setPage] = useState('login')
+  const [uid, setUid] = useState('')
+  const [text, setText] = useState('')
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('')
+
+  function handleLogin(id: string) {
+    setUid(id)
+    setPage('editor')
+  }
+
+  function handleChange(e: any) {
+    setText(e.target.value)
+  }
+
+  async function saveText() {
+    const res = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/save', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ text: text, userId: uid })
+    })
+    const data = await res.json()
+    if (data.msg == 'saved') {
+      setMsg('saved!')
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (page == 'login') {
+    return <Login onLogin={handleLogin} onRegister={() => setPage('register')} />
+  }
+
+  if (page == 'register') {
+    return <Register onDone={() => setPage('login')} />
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Vi-Notes</h1>
+      <textarea
+        value={text}
+        onChange={handleChange}
+        rows={10}
+        cols={50}
+        placeholder="start writing here..."
+      />
+      <br />
+      <p>word count: {text.split(' ').filter(w => w != '').length}</p>
+      <button onClick={saveText}>Save</button>
+      <p>{msg}</p>
+      <button onClick={() => setPage('login')}>Logout</button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default App
diff --git a/src/Login.tsx b/src/Login.tsx
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+++ b/src/Login.tsx
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+import { useState } from 'react'
+
+function Login(props: any) {
+  const [e, setE] = useState('')
+  const [p, setP] = useState('')
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('')
+
+  async function doLogin() {
+    if (e == '' || p == '') {
+      setMsg('please fill all fields')
+      return
+    }
+
+    const res = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/login', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ email: e, password: p })
+    })
+
+    const data = await res.json()
+    console.log(data)
+
+    if (data.msg == 'login ok') {
+      props.onLogin(data.userId)
+    } else {
+      setMsg(data.msg)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Vi-Notes</h1>
+      <h2>Login</h2>
+      <input
+        placeholder="email"
+        value={e}
+        onChange={(ev) => setE(ev.target.value)}
+      />
+      <br />
+      <input
+        placeholder="password"
+        type="password"
+        value={p}
+        onChange={(ev) => setP(ev.target.value)}
+      />
+      <br />
+      <button onClick={doLogin}>Login</button>
+      <p>{msg}</p>
+      <p>no account? <button onClick={props.onRegister}>register here</button></p>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default Login
diff --git a/src/Register.tsx b/src/Register.tsx
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+++ b/src/Register.tsx
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+import { useState } from 'react'
+
+function Register(props: any) {
+  const [n, setN] = useState('')
+  const [e, setE] = useState('')
+  const [p, setP] = useState('')
+  const [p2, setP2] = useState('')
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('')
+
+  async function doRegister() {
+    if (n == '' || e == '' || p == '') {
+      setMsg('please fill all fields')
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (p != p2) {
+      setMsg('passwords do not match')
+      return
+    }
+
+    const res = await fetch('http://localhost:3000/register', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ name: n, email: e, password: p })
+    })
+
+    const data = await res.json()
+    console.log(data)
+    setMsg(data.msg)
+
+    if (data.msg == 'registered ok') {
+      props.onDone()
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>Vi-Notes</h1>
+      <h2>Register</h2>
+      <input
+        placeholder="name"
+        value={n}
+        onChange={(ev) => setN(ev.target.value)}
+      />
+      <br />
+      <input
+        placeholder="email"
+        value={e}
+        onChange={(ev) => setE(ev.target.value)}
+      />
+      <br />
+      <input
+        placeholder="password"
+        type="password"
+        value={p}
+        onChange={(ev) => setP(ev.target.value)}
+      />
+      <br />
+      <input
+        placeholder="confirm password"
+        type="password"
+        value={p2}
+        onChange={(ev) => setP2(ev.target.value)}
+      />
+      <br />
+      <button onClick={doRegister}>Register</button>
+      <p>{msg}</p>
+      <p>already have an account? <button onClick={props.onDone}>login here</button></p>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default Register