diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 70b4cabfe..f45009144 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,35 @@
 from flask import Flask
+from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
+from flask_migrate import Migrate
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
 
 
-def create_app(test_config=None):
+db = SQLAlchemy()
+migrate = Migrate()
+load_dotenv()
+
+def create_app(testing=None):
     app = Flask(__name__)
+    
+    if testing is None:
+        app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = os.environ.get("RENDER_DATABASE_URI")
+    else: 
+        app.config["SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI"] = os.environ.get('SQLALCHEMY_TEST_DATABASE_URI')
+        
+    app.config["SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS"] = False
+    db.init_app(app)
+    migrate.init_app(app, db)
+
+
+    from app.models.planet import Planet
+    from flask import Blueprint
+    from .routes import planets_bp
+    
+
+    app.register_blueprint(planets_bp)
 
     return app
+
+
+
diff --git a/app/models/planet.py b/app/models/planet.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8f2e6e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/planet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from app import db
+
+class Planet(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+    name = db.Column(db.String)
+    description = db.Column(db.String)
+    distance_from_sun = db.Column(db.Integer)
+
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "name": self.name,
+            "description": self.description,
+            "distance from sun": self.distance_from_sun
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, planet_details):
+        new_planet = cls(
+            name=planet_details["name"],
+            description=planet_details["description"],
+            distance_from_sun=planet_details["distance from sun"]
+        )
+        return new_planet
+
diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 8e9dfe684..62516870b 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -1,2 +1,113 @@
-from flask import Blueprint
+from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, abort, make_response, request
+from app import db
+from app.models.planet import Planet
+
+# class Planet():
+#     def __init__(self, id, name, description, distance_from_sun):
+#         self.id = id
+#         self.name = name
+#         self.description = description
+#         self.distance_from_sun = distance_from_sun
+
+# planet_list = [
+#     Planet(1, "Mercury", "blue", 0.39),
+#     Planet(2, "Venus", "yellow", 0.72),
+#     Planet(3, "Earth", "blue", 1),
+#     Planet(4, "Mars", "orange", 1.52),
+#     Planet(5, "Jupiter", "orange", 5.2),
+#     Planet(6, "Saturn", "yellow", 9.54),
+#     Planet(7, "Uranus", "blue", 19.2),
+#     Planet(8, "Neptune", "blue", 30.06)
+# ]
+
+def get_valid_item_by_id(model, id):
+    try:
+        id = int(id)
+    except:
+        abort(make_response({'msg': f"Invalid id '{id}'"}, 400))
+
+    item = model.query.get(id)
+    
+    return item if item else abort(make_response({'msg': f"No {model.__name__} with id {id}"}, 404))
+
+
+
+planets_bp = Blueprint("planets", __name__, url_prefix="/planets")
+
+@planets_bp.route("", methods=['POST'])
+def create_planet():
+    request_body = request.get_json()
+    new_planet = Planet.from_dict(request_body)
+    
+    db.session.add(new_planet)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return ({
+            "id": new_planet.id,
+            "name": new_planet.name,
+            "description": new_planet.description,
+            "distance from sun": new_planet.distance_from_sun,
+            "msg": "Successfully created"
+        }, 201)
+
+
+@planets_bp.route("", methods=['GET'])
+def get_planets():
+    name_query = request.args.get("name")
+    if name_query:
+        planets = Planet.query.filter_by(name=name_query)
+    else:
+        planets = Planet.query.all()
+
+    planets_response = []
+    for planet in planets:
+        planets_response.append(planet.to_dict())
+    
+    return jsonify(planets_response), 200
+
+
+@planets_bp.route("/<planet_id>", methods=["GET"])
+def get_one_planet(planet_id):
+
+    planet = get_valid_item_by_id(Planet, planet_id)
+
+    return ({
+            "id": planet.id,
+            "name": planet.name,
+            "description": planet.description,
+            "distance from sun": planet.distance_from_sun
+        }), 200
+
+
+@planets_bp.route("/<planet_id>", methods=["PUT"])
+def update_one_planet(planet_id):
+    # Get the data from the request body
+    request_body = request.get_json()
+
+    planet_to_update = get_valid_item_by_id(Planet, planet_id)
+
+    planet_to_update.name = request_body["name"]
+    planet_to_update.description = request_body["description"]
+    planet_to_update.distance_from_sun = request_body["distance from sun"]
+
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return ({
+            "id": planet_to_update.id,
+            "name": planet_to_update.name,
+            "description": planet_to_update.description,
+            "distance from sun": planet_to_update.distance_from_sun
+        }), 200
+
+
+
+@planets_bp.route("/<planet_id>", methods=["DELETE"])
+def delete_one_planet(planet_id):
+    planet_to_delete = get_valid_item_by_id(Planet, planet_id)
+
+    db.session.delete(planet_to_delete)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+    return f"Planet {planet_to_delete.name} is deleted!", 200
+
 
diff --git a/migrations/README b/migrations/README
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..98e4f9c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Generic single-database configuration.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/alembic.ini b/migrations/alembic.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8ed4801f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/alembic.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# A generic, single database configuration.
+
+[alembic]
+# template used to generate migration files
+# file_template = %%(rev)s_%%(slug)s
+
+# set to 'true' to run the environment during
+# the 'revision' command, regardless of autogenerate
+# revision_environment = false
+
+
+# Logging configuration
+[loggers]
+keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
+
+[handlers]
+keys = console
+
+[formatters]
+keys = generic
+
+[logger_root]
+level = WARN
+handlers = console
+qualname =
+
+[logger_sqlalchemy]
+level = WARN
+handlers =
+qualname = sqlalchemy.engine
+
+[logger_alembic]
+level = INFO
+handlers =
+qualname = alembic
+
+[handler_console]
+class = StreamHandler
+args = (sys.stderr,)
+level = NOTSET
+formatter = generic
+
+[formatter_generic]
+format = %(levelname)-5.5s [%(name)s] %(message)s
+datefmt = %H:%M:%S
diff --git a/migrations/env.py b/migrations/env.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b3fb3353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
+import logging
+from logging.config import fileConfig
+
+from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config
+from sqlalchemy import pool
+from flask import current_app
+
+from alembic import context
+
+# this is the Alembic Config object, which provides
+# access to the values within the .ini file in use.
+config = context.config
+
+# Interpret the config file for Python logging.
+# This line sets up loggers basically.
+fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
+logger = logging.getLogger('alembic.env')
+
+# add your model's MetaData object here
+# for 'autogenerate' support
+# from myapp import mymodel
+# target_metadata = mymodel.Base.metadata
+config.set_main_option(
+    'sqlalchemy.url',
+    str(current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.engine.url).replace('%', '%%'))
+target_metadata = current_app.extensions['migrate'].db.metadata
+
+# other values from the config, defined by the needs of env.py,
+# can be acquired:
+# my_important_option = config.get_main_option("my_important_option")
+# ... etc.
+
+
+def run_migrations_offline():
+    """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
+
+    This configures the context with just a URL
+    and not an Engine, though an Engine is acceptable
+    here as well.  By skipping the Engine creation
+    we don't even need a DBAPI to be available.
+
+    Calls to context.execute() here emit the given string to the
+    script output.
+
+    """
+    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    context.configure(
+        url=url, target_metadata=target_metadata, literal_binds=True
+    )
+
+    with context.begin_transaction():
+        context.run_migrations()
+
+
+def run_migrations_online():
+    """Run migrations in 'online' mode.
+
+    In this scenario we need to create an Engine
+    and associate a connection with the context.
+
+    """
+
+    # this callback is used to prevent an auto-migration from being generated
+    # when there are no changes to the schema
+    # reference: http://alembic.zzzcomputing.com/en/latest/cookbook.html
+    def process_revision_directives(context, revision, directives):
+        if getattr(config.cmd_opts, 'autogenerate', False):
+            script = directives[0]
+            if script.upgrade_ops.is_empty():
+                directives[:] = []
+                logger.info('No changes in schema detected.')
+
+    connectable = engine_from_config(
+        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
+        prefix='sqlalchemy.',
+        poolclass=pool.NullPool,
+    )
+
+    with connectable.connect() as connection:
+        context.configure(
+            connection=connection,
+            target_metadata=target_metadata,
+            process_revision_directives=process_revision_directives,
+            **current_app.extensions['migrate'].configure_args
+        )
+
+        with context.begin_transaction():
+            context.run_migrations()
+
+
+if context.is_offline_mode():
+    run_migrations_offline()
+else:
+    run_migrations_online()
diff --git a/migrations/script.py.mako b/migrations/script.py.mako
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c0156303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/script.py.mako
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+"""${message}
+
+Revision ID: ${up_revision}
+Revises: ${down_revision | comma,n}
+Create Date: ${create_date}
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+${imports if imports else ""}
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = ${repr(up_revision)}
+down_revision = ${repr(down_revision)}
+branch_labels = ${repr(branch_labels)}
+depends_on = ${repr(depends_on)}
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    ${upgrades if upgrades else "pass"}
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ${downgrades if downgrades else "pass"}
diff --git a/migrations/versions/beefc1e65a76_created_models_folder_and_added_planet_.py b/migrations/versions/beefc1e65a76_created_models_folder_and_added_planet_.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02d471620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/beefc1e65a76_created_models_folder_and_added_planet_.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""created models folder and added Planet model in planet.py
+
+Revision ID: beefc1e65a76
+Revises: 
+Create Date: 2023-04-27 14:14:25.328130
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'beefc1e65a76'
+down_revision = None
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_table('planet',
+    sa.Column('id', sa.Integer(), autoincrement=True, nullable=False),
+    sa.Column('name', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('description', sa.String(), nullable=True),
+    sa.Column('distance_from_sun', sa.Integer(), nullable=True),
+    sa.PrimaryKeyConstraint('id')
+    )
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_table('planet')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ae59e7b55..f4ff77124 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@ blinker==1.4
 certifi==2020.12.5
 chardet==4.0.0
 click==7.1.2
+coverage==7.2.3
+exceptiongroup==1.1.1
 Flask==1.1.2
 Flask-Migrate==2.6.0
 Flask-SQLAlchemy==2.4.4
+gunicorn==20.1.0
 idna==2.10
+iniconfig==2.0.0
 itsdangerous==1.1.0
 Jinja2==2.11.3
 Mako==1.1.4
 MarkupSafe==1.1.1
+packaging==23.1
+pluggy==1.0.0
 psycopg2-binary==2.9.5
 pycodestyle==2.6.0
 pytest==7.3.1
@@ -23,5 +29,6 @@ requests==2.25.1
 six==1.15.0
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.23
 toml==0.10.2
+tomli==2.0.1
 urllib3==1.26.4
 Werkzeug==1.0.1
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..480fa8a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import pytest
+from app import create_app
+from app import db
+from flask.signals import request_finished
+from app.models.planet import Planet
+
+
+# CREATE A NEW "TEST" APP 
+@pytest.fixture 
+def app():
+    app = create_app({"TESTING": True})
+
+    # CLOSE THE DATABASE SESSION
+    @request_finished.connect_via(app)
+    def expire_session(send, response, **extra):
+        db.session.remove()
+
+    # AKA ARRANGE PORTION OF TESTING 
+    # SET UP A DATABASE
+    with app.app_context():
+        db.create_all()  # RUN ALL THE MIGRATIONS
+        yield app
+
+    # CLEAR DATABASE
+    with app.app_context():
+        db.drop_all()
+
+# CREATE A NEW CLIENT TO SEND OUR REQUESTS
+# AKA: creating a pytest version of Postman
+@pytest.fixture 
+def client(app):
+    return app.test_client()
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def two_planets(app):
+    planet_one = Planet(id=1, name="Furby", description="Purple", distance_from_sun=17)
+    planet_two = Planet(id=2, name="Squiggles", description="Orange", distance_from_sun=29)
+
+    db.session.add(planet_one)
+    db.session.add(planet_two)
+
+
+    db.session.commit()
+
+
+    # we are working on writing tests portion of wave 6 of project. We need to create fixtures and unit tests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_routes.py b/tests/test_routes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc8e72e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+def test_get_all_planets_with_empty_db_returns_empty_list(client):
+    # ARRANGE IS INSIDE CONFTEST
+    # ACT
+    response = client.get('/planets')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    # ASSERT
+    assert response_body == []
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_get_one_planet_returns_correct_planet(client, two_planets):
+    # ACT
+    response = client.get('/planets/1')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    # ASSERT
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response_body == {   
+            "id": 1,
+            "name": "Furby",
+            "description": "Purple",
+            "distance from sun": 17
+    }
+
+def test_get_one_planet_empty_db_returns_404(client):
+    response = client.get("/planets/1")
+    assert response.status_code == 404
+
+
+def test_get_all_planets_returns_200(client, two_planets):
+    # ACT
+    response = client.get('/planets')
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+
+    # ASSERT
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response_body == [
+        {   
+            "id": 1,
+            "name": "Furby",
+            "description": "Purple",
+            "distance from sun": 17
+        },
+        {   
+            "id": 2, 
+            "name": "Squiggles", 
+            "description": "Orange", 
+            "distance from sun": 29
+        }]
+    
+def test_post_one_planet_creates_planet_in_db(client):
+    response = client.post("/planets", json={
+            "name": "Earth", 
+            "description": "Blue", 
+            "distance from sun": 2
+        }
+    )
+    print ("testing")
+    response_body = response.get_json()
+    print(response_body)
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    
+    # print(response_body["name"])
+    # assert response_body["id"] == 
+    # assert response_body["name"] == "Earth"
+    # assert "msg" in response_body
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