diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e16dc71d2..169586125 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 # Ignore bundler config.
 /.bundle
+/coverage
 
 # Ignore all logfiles and tempfiles.
 /log/*
diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c99d2e739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+--require spec_helper
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a8a68a722..8727df9cc 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -70,4 +70,5 @@ group :test do
   gem "capybara"
   gem "launchy"
   gem "simplecov"
+  gem "shoulda-matchers"
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index b54ee32ad..6503ad4de 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ GEM
       rack (>= 1.1)
       rubocop (>= 1.33.0, < 2.0)
     ruby-progressbar (1.13.0)
+    shoulda-matchers (5.3.0)
+      activesupport (>= 5.2.0)
     simplecov (0.22.0)
       docile (~> 1.1)
       simplecov-html (~> 0.11)
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ GEM
     zeitwerk (2.6.8)
 
 PLATFORMS
+  arm64-darwin-21
   arm64-darwin-22
   x86_64-darwin-21
 
@@ -265,6 +268,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails (~> 7.0.4, >= 7.0.4.2)
   rspec-rails
   rubocop-rails
+  shoulda-matchers
   simplecov
   sprockets-rails
   stimulus-rails
diff --git a/db/migrate/20231009225706_create_users.rb b/db/migrate/20231009225706_create_users.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5c65cb8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20231009225706_create_users.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class CreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    create_table :users do |t|
+      t.string :name
+      t.string :email
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20231009225740_create_viewing_parties.rb b/db/migrate/20231009225740_create_viewing_parties.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..425933d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20231009225740_create_viewing_parties.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+class CreateViewingParties < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    create_table :viewing_parties do |t|
+      t.integer :duration
+      t.string :day
+      t.string :view_time
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20231009225833_create_user_viewing_parties.rb b/db/migrate/20231009225833_create_user_viewing_parties.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8fb6b2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20231009225833_create_user_viewing_parties.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class CreateUserViewingParties < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  def change
+    create_table :user_viewing_parties do |t|
+      t.references :user, null: false, foreign_key: true
+      t.references :viewing_party, null: false, foreign_key: true
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67baeea4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# This file is auto-generated from the current state of the database. Instead
+# of editing this file, please use the migrations feature of Active Record to
+# incrementally modify your database, and then regenerate this schema definition.
+#
+# This file is the source Rails uses to define your schema when running `bin/rails
+# db:schema:load`. When creating a new database, `bin/rails db:schema:load` tends to
+# be faster and is potentially less error prone than running all of your
+# migrations from scratch. Old migrations may fail to apply correctly if those
+# migrations use external dependencies or application code.
+#
+# It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
+
+ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2023_10_09_225833) do
+  # These are extensions that must be enabled in order to support this database
+  enable_extension "plpgsql"
+
+  create_table "user_viewing_parties", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.bigint "user_id", null: false
+    t.bigint "viewing_party_id", null: false
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.index ["user_id"], name: "index_user_viewing_parties_on_user_id"
+    t.index ["viewing_party_id"], name: "index_user_viewing_parties_on_viewing_party_id"
+  end
+
+  create_table "users", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string "name"
+    t.string "email"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table "viewing_parties", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.integer "duration"
+    t.string "day"
+    t.string "view_time"
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+  end
+
+  add_foreign_key "user_viewing_parties", "users"
+  add_foreign_key "user_viewing_parties", "viewing_parties"
+end
diff --git a/spec/rails_helper.rb b/spec/rails_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb4c6e788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/rails_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+require "simplecov"
+SimpleCov.start
+# 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'
+# 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 }
+
+# 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|
+  # 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")
+  Shoulda::Matchers.configure do |config|
+    config.integrate do |with|
+      with.test_framework :rspec
+      with.library :rails
+    end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..327b58ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# 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.
+=begin
+  # 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
+end