diff --git a/core/src/auth/local.ts b/core/src/auth/local.ts
index 45cc04104..478a7803b 100644
--- a/core/src/auth/local.ts
+++ b/core/src/auth/local.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ const local = fp((app: FastifyInstance, _: {}, done: () => void) => {
       const password = (req.body as User).password!;
       const hashedPass = await hash(password, PASSWORD_SALT_ROUNDS);
       try {
-        const user = await app.users.create({ username, password: hashedPass });
+        const user = await app.users.create({
+          username,
+          password: hashedPass,
+        });
         const jwt = app.jwt.sign(
           { id: user._id.toString() },
           { expiresIn: TOKEN_EXPIRES_IN }
diff --git a/core/src/db/users.ts b/core/src/db/users.ts
index 45185bea8..d3b7a19ec 100644
--- a/core/src/db/users.ts
+++ b/core/src/db/users.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import { Schema } from "mongoose";
 
 const users = fp((app: FastifyInstance, _: {}, done: () => void) => {
 	const schema = new Schema({
-    username: { type: String, index: true },
+    username: { type: String, index: true, required: true },
+    permissions: { type: Number, default: 0 }, 
     password: String,
     avatar: String,
     githubID: { type: Number, index: true },
diff --git a/core/src/main.ts b/core/src/main.ts
index d0906a39d..5d75a6af3 100644
--- a/core/src/main.ts
+++ b/core/src/main.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ app.listen(PORT, (err, address) => {
     process.exit(1);
   }
   console.log(`monitor core listening at ${address}`);
-});
+});
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diff --git a/periphery/package.json b/periphery/package.json
index baf670aea..e107fc137 100644
--- a/periphery/package.json
+++ b/periphery/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/dockerode": "^3.3.3",
-    "typescript": "^4.6.2"
+    "typescript": "^4.6.2",
+    "@monitor/types": "1.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "dockerode": "^3.3.1",
diff --git a/types/types.d.ts b/types/types.d.ts
index af11b68c2..1897a5f4c 100644
--- a/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/types/types.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 export type User = {
-	_id: string;
-	username: string;
-	password?: string;
-	githubID?: string;
-	avatar?: string;
-}
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+  _id: string;
+  username: string;
+  permissions: number;
+  password?: string;
+  githubID?: string;
+  avatar?: string;
+};
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