diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2e2ba01e5..573b05d9d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ server/dist
 
 # prompts
 prompts/debug
+
+venv
diff --git a/backend/authentication/admin.py b/backend/authentication/admin.py
index 7dea0eceb..417736b14 100644
--- a/backend/authentication/admin.py
+++ b/backend/authentication/admin.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin
+from .models import Conversation
+
 
 from authentication.models import CustomUser
 
@@ -40,3 +42,8 @@ def make_inactive(self, request, queryset):
 
 
 admin.site.register(CustomUser, CustomUserAdmin)
+
+class ConversationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ('id', 'summary')  # Including the new field
+
+admin.site.register(Conversation, ConversationAdmin)
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diff --git a/backend/authentication/migrations/0002_conversation.py b/backend/authentication/migrations/0002_conversation.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c46251dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/authentication/migrations/0002_conversation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.1 on 2024-09-07 17:29
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('authentication', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Conversation',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('summary', models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/backend/authentication/models.py b/backend/authentication/models.py
index 4a565e6cd..e9fe95a2a 100644
--- a/backend/authentication/models.py
+++ b/backend/authentication/models.py
@@ -41,3 +41,9 @@ class CustomUser(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.email
+class Conversation(models.Model):
+    content = models.TextField()
+    summary = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)  # New field
+class FileUpload(models.Model):
+    file = models.FileField(upload_to='uploads/')
+    uploaded_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
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diff --git a/backend/authentication/permissions.py b/backend/authentication/permissions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..536def2d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/authentication/permissions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from rest_framework.permissions import BasePermission
+
+class IsAdminOrReadOnly(BasePermission):
+    """
+    Custom permission to only allow admin users to delete objects.
+    """
+    def has_permission(self, request, view):
+        if request.method in ['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS']:
+            return True
+        return request.user and request.user.is_staff
diff --git a/backend/authentication/serializers.py b/backend/authentication/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..447936fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/authentication/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from .models import Conversation, FileUpload
+
+class ConversationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Conversation
+        fields = ['id', 'content', 'summary']
+
+class FileUploadSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = FileUpload
+        fields = ['id', 'file', 'uploaded_at']
diff --git a/backend/authentication/signals.py b/backend/authentication/signals.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..298c3b8b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/authentication/signals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from django.db.models.signals import post_save
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+from .models import Conversation
+from .utils import generate_summary  # Import a utility function to generate summaries
+
+@receiver(post_save, sender=Conversation)
+def generate_and_store_summary(sender, instance, **kwargs):
+    if kwargs.get('created', False):  # this will only generate summary for new instances
+        summary = generate_summary(instance)
+        instance.summary = summary
+        instance.save()
diff --git a/backend/authentication/urls.py b/backend/authentication/urls.py
index 93c863847..2135d80cb 100644
--- a/backend/authentication/urls.py
+++ b/backend/authentication/urls.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 from django.urls import path
-
+from django.urls import path, include
+from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
+from .views import ConversationViewSet, FileUploadViewSet
 from authentication import views
 
+router = DefaultRouter()
+router.register(r'conversations', ConversationViewSet)
+router.register(r'file-uploads', FileUploadViewSet)
+
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", views.auth_root_view, name="auth_root"),
     path("csrf_token/", views.csrf_token, name="csrf_token"),
@@ -9,4 +15,6 @@
     path("logout/", views.logout_view, name="logout"),
     path("register/", views.register_view, name="register"),
     path("verify_session/", views.verify_session, name="verify_session"),
+    path('', include(router.urls)),
+
 ]
diff --git a/backend/authentication/views.py b/backend/authentication/views.py
index 068100805..3bfcd1149 100644
--- a/backend/authentication/views.py
+++ b/backend/authentication/views.py
@@ -6,6 +6,71 @@
 from rest_framework.decorators import api_view
 
 from authentication.models import CustomUser
+from rest_framework import viewsets
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+from .models import Conversation, FileUpload
+from .serializers import ConversationSerializer, FileUploadSerializer
+from .permissions import IsAdminOrReadOnly
+import logging
+from django.core.cache import cache
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+
+class ConversationViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = Conversation.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = ConversationSerializer
+
+    def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        cache_key = 'all_conversations'
+        cached_data = cache.get(cache_key)
+        if cached_data is None:
+            response = super().list(request, *args, **kwargs)
+            cache.set(cache_key, response.data, timeout=60*15)  # Cache for 15 minutes
+            return Response(response.data)
+        return Response(cached_data)
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+class FileUploadViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = FileUpload.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = FileUploadSerializer
+    permission_classes = [IsAdminOrReadOnly]
+
+    def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        response = super().create(request, *args, **kwargs)
+        logger.info(f'File uploaded by {request.user} with filename {response.data["file"]}')
+        return response
+
+    def destroy(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        file = self.get_object()
+        logger.info(f'File deleted by {request.user} with filename {file.file.name}')
+        return super().destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+class FileUploadViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = FileUpload.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = FileUploadSerializer
+    permission_classes = [IsAdminOrReadOnly]
+
+    def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        # Your file upload logic
+        return super().create(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+class ConversationViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = Conversation.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = ConversationSerializer
+
+class FileUploadViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = FileUpload.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = FileUploadSerializer
+
+    def create(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        file = request.FILES.get('file')
+        if file:
+            # Handle file duplication and other custom logic here
+            # For example, check if a file with the same name already exists
+            if FileUpload.objects.filter(file=file.name).exists():
+                return Response({'error': 'File with this name already exists'}, status=400)
+        return super().create(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 @api_view(["GET"])
diff --git a/backend/backend/settings.py b/backend/backend/settings.py
index 9de4f024a..7765357b3 100644
--- a/backend/backend/settings.py
+++ b/backend/backend/settings.py
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: BASE_DIR / 'subdir'.
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+# Base directory of the project
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+# Load environment variables from the .env file
+load_dotenv(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '.env'))
+
 
 # Quick-start development settings - unsuitable for production
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/deployment/checklist/
@@ -29,6 +34,8 @@
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
+DEBUG = os.getenv('DEBUG', 'False') == 'True'
+
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = []
 
@@ -47,8 +54,22 @@
     "authentication",
     "chat",
     "gpt",
+
+
+
 ]
 
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.authentication.BasicAuthentication',
+        'rest_framework.authentication.SessionAuthentication',
+    ],
+    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.permissions.AllowAny',
+    ],
+}
+
+
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
     "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
@@ -58,8 +79,13 @@
     "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
     "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
     "corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware",
+    'corsheaders.middleware.CorsMiddleware',
+    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
 ]
 
+CORS_ALLOW_ALL_ORIGINS = True
+
+
 ROOT_URLCONF = "backend.urls"
 
 TEMPLATES = [
@@ -88,6 +114,10 @@
     "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
         "NAME": BASE_DIR / "db.sqlite3",
+        'USER': os.getenv('DATABASE_USER'),
+        'PASSWORD': os.getenv('DATABASE_PASSWORD'),
+        'HOST': 'localhost', 
+        'PORT': '5432', 
     }
 }
 
@@ -149,3 +179,25 @@
 SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True
 CSRF_COOKIE_SAMESITE = "None"
+LOGGING = {
+    'version': 1,
+    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+    'handlers': {
+        'file': {
+            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
+            'filename': 'django_debug.log',
+        },
+    },
+    'root': {
+        'handlers': ['file'],
+        'level': 'DEBUG',
+    },
+}
+CACHES = {
+    'default': {
+        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.locmem.LocMemCache',
+        'LOCATION': 'unique-snowflake',
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/backend/backend/urls.py b/backend/backend/urls.py
index fa154c7fb..adc01eae0 100644
--- a/backend/backend/urls.py
+++ b/backend/backend/urls.py
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ def root_view(request):
     path("gpt/", include("gpt.urls")),
     path("auth/", include("authentication.urls")),
     path("", root_view),
+    path('nested_admin/', include('nested_admin.urls')), 
+
 ] + static(settings.STATIC_URL, document_root=settings.STATIC_ROOT)
diff --git a/backend/tests.py b/backend/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb910b8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+from .models import Conversation
+from .utils import generate_summary
+
+class ConversationModelTest(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.conversation = Conversation.objects.create(content="Test content")
+
+    def test_summary_generation(self):
+        # Assuming generate_summary sets a summary based on content
+        self.conversation.summary = generate_summary(self.conversation)
+        self.conversation.save()
+        self.assertEqual(self.conversation.summary, "Generated summary based on content")