diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4b57ed3..ca83346 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -358,49 +358,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "cipher",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "deadpool"
-version = "0.10.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fb84100978c1c7b37f09ed3ce3e5f843af02c2a2c431bae5b19230dad2c1b490"
-dependencies = [
- "async-trait",
- "deadpool-runtime",
- "num_cpus",
- "serde",
- "tokio",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "deadpool-diesel"
-version = "0.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bfa8404d25ddc6cb0676d4a863bbd007613ee3fffb54db23e0e6341e1fe61c3e"
-dependencies = [
- "deadpool",
- "deadpool-sync",
- "diesel",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "deadpool-runtime"
-version = "0.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "63dfa964fe2a66f3fde91fc70b267fe193d822c7e603e2a675a49a7f46ad3f49"
-dependencies = [
- "tokio",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "deadpool-sync"
-version = "0.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f8db70494c13cae4ce67b4b4dafdaf828cf0df7237ab5b9e2fcabee4965d0a0a"
-dependencies = [
- "deadpool-runtime",
- "tracing",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "deranged"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -410,50 +367,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "powerfmt",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "diesel"
-version = "2.1.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2268a214a6f118fce1838edba3d1561cf0e78d8de785475957a580a7f8c69d33"
-dependencies = [
- "diesel_derives",
- "libsqlite3-sys",
- "time",
- "uuid",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "diesel_derives"
-version = "2.1.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ef8337737574f55a468005a83499da720f20c65586241ffea339db9ecdfd2b44"
-dependencies = [
- "diesel_table_macro_syntax",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
- "syn 2.0.39",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "diesel_migrations"
-version = "2.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6036b3f0120c5961381b570ee20a02432d7e2d27ea60de9578799cf9156914ac"
-dependencies = [
- "diesel",
- "migrations_internals",
- "migrations_macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "diesel_table_macro_syntax"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "fc5557efc453706fed5e4fa85006fe9817c224c3f480a34c7e5959fd700921c5"
-dependencies = [
- "syn 2.0.39",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.10.7"
@@ -465,12 +378,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "equivalent"
-version = "1.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5443807d6dff69373d433ab9ef5378ad8df50ca6298caf15de6e52e24aaf54d5"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "eyre"
 version = "0.6.8"
@@ -593,12 +500,6 @@ version = "0.28.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6fb8d784f27acf97159b40fc4db5ecd8aa23b9ad5ef69cdd136d3bc80665f0c0"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "hashbrown"
-version = "0.14.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f93e7192158dbcda357bdec5fb5788eebf8bbac027f3f33e719d29135ae84156"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "headers"
 version = "0.3.9"
@@ -713,16 +614,6 @@ version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ce23b50ad8242c51a442f3ff322d56b02f08852c77e4c0b4d3fd684abc89c683"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "indexmap"
-version = "2.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d530e1a18b1cb4c484e6e34556a0d948706958449fca0cab753d649f2bce3d1f"
-dependencies = [
- "equivalent",
- "hashbrown",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "inotify"
 version = "0.9.6"
@@ -790,16 +681,6 @@ version = "0.2.150"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "89d92a4743f9a61002fae18374ed11e7973f530cb3a3255fb354818118b2203c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "libsqlite3-sys"
-version = "0.26.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "afc22eff61b133b115c6e8c74e818c628d6d5e7a502afea6f64dee076dd94326"
-dependencies = [
- "pkg-config",
- "vcpkg",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.11"
@@ -828,10 +709,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "color-eyre",
  "cookie",
- "deadpool",
- "deadpool-diesel",
- "diesel",
- "diesel_migrations",
  "maud",
  "notify",
  "serde",
@@ -886,27 +763,6 @@ version = "2.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f665ee40bc4a3c5590afb1e9677db74a508659dfd71e126420da8274909a0167"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "migrations_internals"
-version = "2.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0f23f71580015254b020e856feac3df5878c2c7a8812297edd6c0a485ac9dada"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
- "toml",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "migrations_macros"
-version = "2.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cce3325ac70e67bbab5bd837a31cae01f1a6db64e0e744a33cb03a543469ef08"
-dependencies = [
- "migrations_internals",
- "proc-macro2",
- "quote",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "mime"
 version = "0.3.17"
@@ -1088,12 +944,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pkg-config"
-version = "0.3.27"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26072860ba924cbfa98ea39c8c19b4dd6a4a25423dbdf219c1eca91aa0cf6964"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "polyval"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -1326,15 +1176,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "serde_spanned"
-version = "0.6.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12022b835073e5b11e90a14f86838ceb1c8fb0325b72416845c487ac0fa95e80"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_urlencoded"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -1549,40 +1390,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "toml"
-version = "0.7.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd79e69d3b627db300ff956027cc6c3798cef26d22526befdfcd12feeb6d2257"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
- "serde_spanned",
- "toml_datetime",
- "toml_edit",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "toml_datetime"
-version = "0.6.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3550f4e9685620ac18a50ed434eb3aec30db8ba93b0287467bca5826ea25baf1"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "toml_edit"
-version = "0.19.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b5bb770da30e5cbfde35a2d7b9b8a2c4b8ef89548a7a6aeab5c9a576e3e7421"
-dependencies = [
- "indexmap",
- "serde",
- "serde_spanned",
- "toml_datetime",
- "winnow",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "tower"
 version = "0.4.13"
@@ -1759,24 +1566,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "uuid"
-version = "1.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "88ad59a7560b41a70d191093a945f0b87bc1deeda46fb237479708a1d6b6cdfc"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "valuable"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "830b7e5d4d90034032940e4ace0d9a9a057e7a45cd94e6c007832e39edb82f6d"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "vcpkg"
-version = "0.2.15"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -1904,12 +1699,3 @@ name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.48.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ed94fce61571a4006852b7389a063ab983c02eb1bb37b47f8272ce92d06d9538"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "winnow"
-version = "0.5.19"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "829846f3e3db426d4cee4510841b71a8e58aa2a76b1132579487ae430ccd9c7b"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
-]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bdaf6bd..c1166fb 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ tower-http = { version = "0.4.4", features = ["fs"] }
 tracing = "0.1.40"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.17", features = ["env-filter"] }
 
-# database
-deadpool = "0.10.0"
-deadpool-diesel = { version = "0.5.0", features = ["rt_tokio_1", "sqlite", "tracing", "serde"] }
-diesel = { version = "2.1.3", features = ["sqlite", "uuid"] }
-diesel_migrations = { version = "2.1.0", features = ["sqlite"] }
-
 # fancy during-development stuff
 notify = "6.1.1"
 tower-livereload = "0.8.2"
@@ -34,7 +28,6 @@ thiserror = "1.0.50"
 axum-macros = "0.3.8"
 color-eyre = "0.6.2"
 
-# color-eyre
 # irust
 # bacon
 # sqlx (sea orm?)
diff --git a/diesel.toml b/diesel.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index fcaf131..0000000
--- a/diesel.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-[print_schema]
-file = "src/schema.rs"
-custom_type_derives = ["diesel::query_builder::QueryId"]
-
-[migrations_directory]
-dir = "migrations"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 96104b5..0912401 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -50,11 +50,9 @@
 
             rustfmt
             rustPackages.clippy
-            rustPackages.bacon
             rust-analyzer
             nodePackages_latest.vscode-langservers-extracted
 
-            diesel-cli
             hurl
           ];
           RUST_SRC_PATH = rustPlatform.rustLibSrc;
diff --git a/migrations/2023-11-11-073646_create_users/down.sql b/migrations/2023-11-11-073646_create_users/down.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index d69c65a..0000000
--- a/migrations/2023-11-11-073646_create_users/down.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-drop table users
diff --git a/migrations/2023-11-11-073646_create_users/up.sql b/migrations/2023-11-11-073646_create_users/up.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b79939..0000000
--- a/migrations/2023-11-11-073646_create_users/up.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-create table users (
-    id text primary key,
-    username text
-    name text,
-    password_digest binary
-);
-create unique index users_username on users(username);
diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 3d52c04..8b13789 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -1,42 +1 @@
-use deadpool_diesel::sqlite::{Manager, Pool, Runtime};
-use diesel::sqlite::Sqlite;
-use diesel_migrations::{embed_migrations, EmbeddedMigrations, MigrationHarness};
-use tracing::info;
 
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct Database {
-    pub pool: Pool,
-}
-
-const MIGRATIONS: EmbeddedMigrations = embed_migrations!();
-
-impl Database {
-    // TODO: database seeding?
-
-    fn run_migrations(
-        connection: &mut impl MigrationHarness<Sqlite>,
-    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
-        // This will run the necessary migrations.
-        //
-        // See the documentation for `MigrationHarness` for
-        // all available methods.
-        connection.run_pending_migrations(MIGRATIONS)?;
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    // TODO: make an actual error type
-    pub async fn new<T: AsRef<str>>(database_url: T) -> Result<Self, anyhow::Error> {
-        let manager = Manager::new(database_url.as_ref(), Runtime::Tokio1);
-        let pool = Pool::builder(manager).max_size(8).build().unwrap();
-
-        let conn = pool.get().await?;
-        let _ = conn
-            .interact(|c| Self::run_migrations(c))
-            .await
-            .expect("Failed to run migrations");
-        info!("Migrations completed!");
-
-        return Ok(Database { pool });
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 6b7514a..fb3678e 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-use std::fmt::Display;
-
 use axum::{
     http::StatusCode,
     response::{IntoResponse, Response},
 };
-use thiserror::Error;
 
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
-pub struct AppError(#[from] anyhow::Error);
+pub struct AppError(anyhow::Error);
 
 impl IntoResponse for AppError {
     fn into_response(self) -> Response {
@@ -19,8 +15,11 @@ impl IntoResponse for AppError {
     }
 }
 
-impl Display for AppError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        f.write_fmt(format!("app error"))
+impl<E> From<E> for AppError
+where
+    E: Into<anyhow::Error>,
+{
+    fn from(err: E) -> Self {
+        Self(err.into())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/instrumentation.rs b/src/instrumentation.rs
index cc3f7da..c413b06 100644
--- a/src/instrumentation.rs
+++ b/src/instrumentation.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use tracing::{instrument, trace};
 use tracing_subscriber::{filter::LevelFilter, EnvFilter};
 
 pub fn init() {
-    color_eyre::install();
+    color_eyre::install().expect("Failed to install color_eyre");
     setup_trace_logger();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 16d4efa..f27dc5d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ mod instrumentation;
 mod models;
 mod partials;
 mod router;
-mod schema;
 mod server;
 mod state;
 mod views;
diff --git a/src/models.rs b/src/models.rs
index e411e12..1d11f79 100644
--- a/src/models.rs
+++ b/src/models.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,12 @@
-use diesel::prelude::*;
-
-#[derive(Queryable, Selectable)]
-#[diesel(table_name = crate::schema::users)]
-#[diesel(check_for_backend(diesel::sqlite::Sqlite))]
 pub struct User {
-    // pub id: Text,
-    // pub username: sql_types::Text,
-    // pub name: sql_types::Text,
-    // pub password_digest: sql_types::Binary,
     pub id: Vec<u8>,
     pub username: String,
     pub name: Option<String>,
     pub password_digest: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Insertable)]
-#[diesel(table_name = crate::schema::users)]
 pub struct NewUser<'a> {
     pub username: &'a str,
     pub name: Option<&'a str>,
-    pub password_digest: &'a [u8],
+    pub password_digest: Vec<u8>,
 }
diff --git a/src/router.rs b/src/router.rs
index 6589115..acffcbb 100644
--- a/src/router.rs
+++ b/src/router.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{env, path::Path, sync::Arc};
+use std::{env, path::Path};
 
 use argon2::{
     password_hash::{rand_core::OsRng, SaltString},
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub async fn new() -> Result<Router, anyhow::Error> {
         .route("/hello-world-text", get(views::greet_world_text));
 
     let assets_dir = ServeDir::new("./assets");
-    let state = Arc::new(State::new().await?);
+    let state = State::new().await?;
 
     let live_reload_layer = LiveReloadLayer::new();
     let reloader = live_reload_layer.reloader();
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub async fn new() -> Result<Router, anyhow::Error> {
         .nest("/app", app_router)
         .nest_service("/assets", assets_dir)
         .route("/", get(views::index))
+        .route("/login", get(views::login).post(login))
         .route("/register", get(views::register).post(register))
         .route("/all_users", get(views::all_users))
         .with_state(state)
@@ -64,11 +65,23 @@ struct Register {
     password: String,
 }
 
-impl<'a> TryInto<NewUser<'a>> for Register {
-    type Error = ();
+impl<'a> TryInto<NewUser<'a>> for &'a Register {
+    type Error = argon2::password_hash::Error;
 
-    fn try_into(self) -> Result<NewUser<'a>, Self::Error> {
-        todo!()
+    fn try_into(self: &'a Register) -> Result<NewUser<'a>, Self::Error> {
+        let salt = SaltString::generate(&mut OsRng);
+        let argon2 = Argon2::default();
+        let password_digest: Vec<u8> = argon2
+            .hash_password(self.password.as_bytes(), &salt)?
+            .hash
+            .expect("no password hash")
+            .as_bytes()
+            .into();
+        Ok(NewUser {
+            username: &self.username,
+            name: None,
+            password_digest,
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -78,6 +91,40 @@ async fn register(
 ) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, AppError> {
     // TODO: https://docs.rs/axum_csrf/latest/axum_csrf/#prevent-post-replay-attacks-with-csrf
 
+    let v = csrf_token.verify(&register.authenticity_token);
+    if v.is_err() {
+        return Ok((
+            StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
+            Html(html! { "invalid request" }.into_string()),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let new_user: NewUser = (&register).try_into()?;
+
+    Ok((
+        StatusCode::CREATED,
+        Html(
+            html! {
+                h1 { (new_user.username) }
+            }
+            .into_string(),
+        ),
+    ))
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Login {
+    authenticity_token: String,
+    username: String,
+    password: String,
+}
+
+async fn login(
+    csrf_token: CsrfToken,
+    Form(register): Form<Login>,
+) -> Result<impl IntoResponse, AppError> {
+    // TODO: https://docs.rs/axum_csrf/latest/axum_csrf/#prevent-post-replay-attacks-with-csrf
+
     let v = csrf_token.verify(&register.authenticity_token);
     println!("{:?} {:?}", register.authenticity_token, v);
     if v.is_err() {
@@ -87,16 +134,6 @@ async fn register(
         ));
     }
 
-    let salt = SaltString::generate(&mut OsRng);
-    let argon2 = Argon2::default();
-    let password_digest = argon2.hash_password(register.password.as_bytes(), &salt)?;
-
-    let _new_user = NewUser {
-        username: &register.username,
-        name: None,
-        password_digest: password_digest.to_string().as_bytes(),
-    };
-
     Ok((
         StatusCode::CREATED,
         Html(
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ccddd5..0000000
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// @generated automatically by Diesel CLI.
-
-diesel::table! {
-    users (id) {
-        id -> Binary,
-        username -> Text,
-        name -> Nullable<Text>,
-        password_digest -> Binary,
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 5dce4fb..0b3f416 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 use std::env;
 
-use crate::database;
-
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct State {
-    pub database: database::Database,
-}
+pub struct State {}
 
 impl State {
     pub async fn new() -> Result<Self, anyhow::Error> {
-        let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
-        let database = database::Database::new(database_url).await?;
+        let _database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
 
-        Ok(State { database })
+        Ok(State {})
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/views.rs b/src/views.rs
index 5937540..b75d7ce 100644
--- a/src/views.rs
+++ b/src/views.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-use std::{error::Error, sync::Arc};
-
 use axum::{
     extract::State,
     response::{Html, IntoResponse},
 };
 use axum_csrf::CsrfToken;
-use axum_macros::debug_handler;
-use deadpool_diesel::InteractError;
-use diesel::{QueryDsl, RunQueryDsl, SelectableHelper};
 use maud::html;
-use thiserror::Error;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -102,32 +96,11 @@ pub async fn login(csrf: CsrfToken) -> impl IntoResponse {
         .into_response()
 }
 
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
-enum AllUsersError {
-    #[error("other application error")]
-    App(#[from] AppError),
-    #[error("failed to retrieve users")]
-    DB(#[from] InteractError),
-}
-
-#[debug_handler]
+#[allow(unreachable_code)]
 pub async fn all_users(
-    State(state): State<crate::state::State>,
-) -> Result<Html<String>, AllUsersError> {
-    use crate::schema::users::dsl::*;
-
-    let conn = state.database.pool.get().await?;
-    let cc = |c| -> Vec<User> {
-        users
-            .select(User::as_select())
-            .load(c)
-            .expect("error loading users")
-    };
-
-    let all_users: Vec<User> = match conn.interact(cc).await {
-        Ok(u) => u,
-        Err(e) => return Err(("failed to retrieve users")),
-    };
+    State(_state): State<crate::state::State>,
+) -> Result<Html<String>, AppError> {
+    let all_users: Vec<User> = vec![];
 
     // @if let Some(name) = u.name {
     //     name
@@ -142,9 +115,12 @@ pub async fn all_users(
                 ul {
                     @for u in all_users {
                         li {
-                            (u)
-                            "("
-                            ")"
+                            (u.username)
+                            @if let Some(name) = u.name {
+                                " ("
+                                (name)
+                                ")"
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }