diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index c8b602f..d05c38d 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-require:
+plugins:
   - rubocop-performance
-
 AllCops:
   TargetRubyVersion: 3.3.3
   # RuboCop has a bunch of cops enabled by default. This setting tells RuboCop
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 4ac8823..3f1a602 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::API
+
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/attendees_controller.rb b/app/controllers/attendees_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b63106c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/attendees_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class AttendeesController < ApplicationController
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/rooms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/rooms_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f1ea82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/rooms_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class RoomsController < ApplicationController
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/venues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/venues_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fae90dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/venues_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class VenuesController < ApplicationController
+end
diff --git a/app/models/attendee.rb b/app/models/attendee.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..049ffd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/attendee.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Attendee < ApplicationRecord
+  belongs_to :room
+end
diff --git a/app/models/room.rb b/app/models/room.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a25bb15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/room.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+class Room < ApplicationRecord
+  has_and_belongs_to_many :venues
+  has_many :attendees
+end
diff --git a/app/models/room_venue.rb b/app/models/room_venue.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4de3703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/room_venue.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class RoomVenue < ApplicationRecord
+  belongs_to :room
+  belongs_to :venue
+
+  has_many :votes
+end
diff --git a/app/models/venue.rb b/app/models/venue.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7f9a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/venue.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Venue < ApplicationRecord
+  has_and_belongs_to_many :rooms
+end
diff --git a/app/models/vote.rb b/app/models/vote.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c58e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/vote.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class Vote < ApplicationRecord
+end
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index a6a3e3e..0f23ad2 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   config.eager_load = false
 
   # Show full error reports.
-  config.consider_all_requests_local = true
+  # config.consider_all_requests_local = true
 
   # Enable server timing
   config.server_timing = true
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index bcd8db6..754e353 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 Rails.application.routes.draw do
- 
-  # GET route to know that API is online.
-  # Limited to json requests - sends a 200 response with empty headers and empty response body
-  if Rails.env.development?
-    get '/', to: proc { [200, {}, ['']] }, constraints: { format: 'json' }
-  end
-
-
-
+  post '/rooms', to: 'rooms#create'
+  post 'rooms/:invite', to: 'rooms#join'
+  post '/venues', to: 'venues#create'
+  post '/attendees', to: 'attendees#create'
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250410174025_create_rooms_and_venues.rb b/db/migrate/20250410174025_create_rooms_and_venues.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c9984d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20250410174025_create_rooms_and_venues.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+class CreateRoomsAndVenues < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    create_table :rooms do |t|
+      t.string :invite_code
+      t.integer :host_id
+      t.integer :status
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+
+    create_table :venues do |t|
+      t.integer :cost
+      t.string :menu_link
+      t.integer :rating
+      t.integer :category_id
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+
+    create_table :rooms_venues do |t|
+      # Intentionally keeping the id column to reference at vote time
+      t.belongs_to :room
+      t.belongs_to :venue
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250410174408_create_attendees.rb b/db/migrate/20250410174408_create_attendees.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5db2ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20250410174408_create_attendees.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class CreateAttendees < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    create_table :attendees do |t|
+      t.references :room
+      t.string :name
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250410174650_create_votes.rb b/db/migrate/20250410174650_create_votes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..321c865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20250410174650_create_votes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class CreateVotes < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
+  def change
+    create_table :votes do |t|
+      t.references :rooms_venues, null: false, foreign_key: true
+      t.references :attendee, null: false, foreign_key: true
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 6f9accf..a5a0e37 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,43 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2025_04_10_155946) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.1].define(version: 2025_04_10_174650) do
   # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
   enable_extension "hstore"
   enable_extension "plpgsql"
 
+  create_table "attendees", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint "room_id"
+    t.string "name"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.index ["room_id"], name: "index_attendees_on_room_id"
+  end
+
+  create_table "rooms", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string "invite_code"
+    t.integer "host_id"
+    t.integer "status"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table "rooms_venues", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint "room_id"
+    t.bigint "venue_id"
+    t.index ["room_id"], name: "index_rooms_venues_on_room_id"
+    t.index ["venue_id"], name: "index_rooms_venues_on_venue_id"
+  end
+
+  create_table "venues", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.integer "cost"
+    t.string "menu_link"
+    t.integer "rating"
+    t.integer "category_id"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+  end
+
   create_table "versions", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string "whodunnit"
     t.datetime "created_at"
@@ -26,4 +58,15 @@
     t.index ["item_type", "item_id"], name: "index_versions_on_item_type_and_item_id"
   end
 
+  create_table "votes", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint "rooms_venues_id", null: false
+    t.bigint "attendee_id", null: false
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.index ["attendee_id"], name: "index_votes_on_attendee_id"
+    t.index ["rooms_venues_id"], name: "index_votes_on_rooms_venues_id"
+  end
+
+  add_foreign_key "votes", "attendees"
+  add_foreign_key "votes", "rooms_venues", column: "rooms_venues_id"
 end
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 5715367..8334672 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
 #   Character.create(name: "Luke", movie: movies.first)
 
 raise 'SEEDING NOT ALLOWED IN PRODUCTION' if Rails.env.production?
-# Seeds::UserSeeder.new.run
\ No newline at end of file
+
+
+# Seeds::UserSeeder.new.run
diff --git a/spec/factories/attendees.rb b/spec/factories/attendees.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dfbe37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/attendees.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :attendee do
+    name { Faker::Name.name }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/room_venues.rb b/spec/factories/room_venues.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..658e17e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/room_venues.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :room_venue do
+    association :room
+    association :venue
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/rooms.rb b/spec/factories/rooms.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af87d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/rooms.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :room do
+    invite_code { SecureRandom.hex(10) }
+    venue { venue }
+    host_id { attendee }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/venues.rb b/spec/factories/venues.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2440263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/venues.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :venue do
+    name { 'Venue Name' }
+    menu_link { 'http://menu.page.com' }
+    cost 100
+    rating 5
+    category_id 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/factories/votes.rb b/spec/factories/votes.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..139831c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/factories/votes.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+FactoryBot.define do
+  factory :vote do
+    room_venue
+    category_id 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e005d5e..0000000
--- a/spec/rails_helper.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
-require 'spec_helper'
-ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'test'
-require_relative '../config/environment'
-# Prevent database truncation if the environment is production
-abort('The Rails environment is running in production mode!') if Rails.env.production?
-require 'rspec/rails'
-require 'database_cleaner-redis'
-require 'database_cleaner-active_record'
-require 'faker'
-require 'shoulda/matchers'
-# Add additional requires below this line. Rails is not loaded until this point!
-
-# Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc, in
-# spec/support/ and its subdirectories. Files matching `spec/**/*_spec.rb` are
-# run as spec files by default. This means that files in spec/support that end
-# in _spec.rb will both be required and run as specs, causing the specs to be
-# run twice. It is recommended that you do not name files matching this glob to
-# end with _spec.rb. You can configure this pattern with the --pattern
-# option on the command line or in ~/.rspec, .rspec or `.rspec-local`.
-#
-# The following line is provided for convenience purposes. It has the downside
-# of increasing the boot-up time by auto-requiring all files in the support
-# directory. Alternatively, in the individual `*_spec.rb` files, manually
-# require only the support files necessary.
-#
-# Dir[Rails.root.join('spec', 'support', '**', '*.rb')].sort.each { |f| require f }
-Dir[Rails.root.join('spec/support/**/*.rb')].each { |f| require f }
-
-# Checks for pending migrations and applies them before tests are run.
-# If you are not using ActiveRecord, you can remove these lines.
-begin
-  ActiveRecord::Migration.maintain_test_schema!
-rescue ActiveRecord::PendingMigrationError => e
-  abort e.to_s.strip
-end
-RSpec.configure do |config|
-  config.include FactoryBot::Syntax::Methods
-
-  # Remove this line if you're not using ActiveRecord or ActiveRecord fixtures
-  config.fixture_path = "#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures"
-
-  # If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
-  # examples within a transaction, remove the following line or assign false
-  # instead of true.
-  config.use_transactional_fixtures = true
-
-  # You can uncomment this line to turn off ActiveRecord support entirely.
-  # config.use_active_record = false
-
-  # RSpec Rails can automatically mix in different behaviours to your tests
-  # based on their file location, for example enabling you to call `get` and
-  # `post` in specs under `spec/controllers`.
-  #
-  # You can disable this behaviour by removing the line below, and instead
-  # explicitly tag your specs with their type, e.g.:
-  #
-  #     RSpec.describe UsersController, type: :controller do
-  #       # ...
-  #     end
-  #
-  # The different available types are documented in the features, such as in
-  # https://rspec.info/features/6-0/rspec-rails
-  config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!
-
-  # Filter lines from Rails gems in backtraces.
-  config.filter_rails_from_backtrace!
-  # arbitrary gems may also be filtered via:
-  # config.filter_gems_from_backtrace("gem name")
-end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c96a9b..0000000
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-# This file was generated by the `rails generate rspec:install` command. Conventionally, all
-# specs live under a `spec` directory, which RSpec adds to the `$LOAD_PATH`.
-# The generated `.rspec` file contains `--require spec_helper` which will cause
-# this file to always be loaded, without a need to explicitly require it in any
-# files.
-#
-# Given that it is always loaded, you are encouraged to keep this file as
-# light-weight as possible. Requiring heavyweight dependencies from this file
-# will add to the boot time of your test suite on EVERY test run, even for an
-# individual file that may not need all of that loaded. Instead, consider making
-# a separate helper file that requires the additional dependencies and performs
-# the additional setup, and require it from the spec files that actually need
-# it.
-#
-# See https://rubydoc.info/gems/rspec-core/RSpec/Core/Configuration
-RSpec.configure do |config|
-  # rspec-expectations config goes here. You can use an alternate
-  # assertion/expectation library such as wrong or the stdlib/minitest
-  # assertions if you prefer.
-  config.expect_with :rspec do |expectations|
-    # This option will default to `true` in RSpec 4. It makes the `description`
-    # and `failure_message` of custom matchers include text for helper methods
-    # defined using `chain`, e.g.:
-    #     be_bigger_than(2).and_smaller_than(4).description
-    #     # => "be bigger than 2 and smaller than 4"
-    # ...rather than:
-    #     # => "be bigger than 2"
-    expectations.include_chain_clauses_in_custom_matcher_descriptions = true
-  end
-
-  # rspec-mocks config goes here. You can use an alternate test double
-  # library (such as bogus or mocha) by changing the `mock_with` option here.
-  config.mock_with :rspec do |mocks|
-    # Prevents you from mocking or stubbing a method that does not exist on
-    # a real object. This is generally recommended, and will default to
-    # `true` in RSpec 4.
-    mocks.verify_partial_doubles = true
-  end
-
-  # This option will default to `:apply_to_host_groups` in RSpec 4 (and will
-  # have no way to turn it off -- the option exists only for backwards
-  # compatibility in RSpec 3). It causes shared context metadata to be
-  # inherited by the metadata hash of host groups and examples, rather than
-  # triggering implicit auto-inclusion in groups with matching metadata.
-  config.shared_context_metadata_behavior = :apply_to_host_groups
-
-  # The settings below are suggested to provide a good initial experience
-  # with RSpec, but feel free to customize to your heart's content.
-  #   # This allows you to limit a spec run to individual examples or groups
-  #   # you care about by tagging them with `:focus` metadata. When nothing
-  #   # is tagged with `:focus`, all examples get run. RSpec also provides
-  #   # aliases for `it`, `describe`, and `context` that include `:focus`
-  #   # metadata: `fit`, `fdescribe` and `fcontext`, respectively.
-  #   config.filter_run_when_matching :focus
-  #
-  #   # Allows RSpec to persist some state between runs in order to support
-  #   # the `--only-failures` and `--next-failure` CLI options. We recommend
-  #   # you configure your source control system to ignore this file.
-  #   config.example_status_persistence_file_path = "spec/examples.txt"
-  #
-  #   # Limits the available syntax to the non-monkey patched syntax that is
-  #   # recommended. For more details, see:
-  #   # https://rspec.info/features/3-12/rspec-core/configuration/zero-monkey-patching-mode/
-  #   config.disable_monkey_patching!
-  #
-  #   # Many RSpec users commonly either run the entire suite or an individual
-  #   # file, and it's useful to allow more verbose output when running an
-  #   # individual spec file.
-  #   if config.files_to_run.one?
-  #     # Use the documentation formatter for detailed output,
-  #     # unless a formatter has already been configured
-  #     # (e.g. via a command-line flag).
-  #     config.default_formatter = "doc"
-  #   end
-  #
-  #   # Print the 10 slowest examples and example groups at the
-  #   # end of the spec run, to help surface which specs are running
-  #   # particularly slow.
-  #   config.profile_examples = 10
-  #
-  #   # Run specs in random order to surface order dependencies. If you find an
-  #   # order dependency and want to debug it, you can fix the order by providing
-  #   # the seed, which is printed after each run.
-  #   #     --seed 1234
-  #   config.order = :random
-  #
-  #   # Seed global randomization in this process using the `--seed` CLI option.
-  #   # Setting this allows you to use `--seed` to deterministically reproduce
-  #   # test failures related to randomization by passing the same `--seed` value
-  #   # as the one that triggered the failure.
-  #   Kernel.srand config.seed
-end
diff --git a/spec/support/shoulda_matchers.rb b/spec/support/shoulda_matchers.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d045f3..0000000
--- a/spec/support/shoulda_matchers.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Shoulda::Matchers.configure do |config|
-  config.integrate do |with|
-    with.test_framework :rspec
-    with.library :rails
-  end
-end