diff --git a/messages/Dockerfile b/messages/Dockerfile
index c9d193f..0c538f6 100644
--- a/messages/Dockerfile
+++ b/messages/Dockerfile
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ COPY . .
 # run the app
 USER bun
 EXPOSE $APP_PORT/tcp
-ENTRYPOINT [ "bun", "run", "app.js" ]
+ENTRYPOINT [ "bun", "run", "src/app.js" ]
diff --git a/messages/bun.lock b/messages/bun.lock
index 7c42a58..b63022f 100644
--- a/messages/bun.lock
+++ b/messages/bun.lock
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
         "express": "^4.21.2",
         "express-session": "^1.18.1",
         "express-validator": "^7.2.1",
+        "passport": "^0.7.0",
+        "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
       },
     },
   },
@@ -293,10 +295,18 @@
 
     "parseurl": ["parseurl@1.3.3", "", {}, "sha512-CiyeOxFT/JZyN5m0z9PfXw4SCBJ6Sygz1Dpl0wqjlhDEGGBP1GnsUVEL0p63hoG1fcj3fHynXi9NYO4nWOL+qQ=="],
 
+    "passport": ["passport@0.7.0", "", { "dependencies": { "passport-strategy": "1.x.x", "pause": "0.0.1", "utils-merge": "^1.0.1" } }, "sha512-cPLl+qZpSc+ireUvt+IzqbED1cHHkDoVYMo30jbJIdOOjQ1MQYZBPiNvmi8UM6lJuOpTPXJGZQk0DtC4y61MYQ=="],
+
+    "passport-local": ["passport-local@1.0.0", "", { "dependencies": { "passport-strategy": "1.x.x" } }, "sha512-9wCE6qKznvf9mQYYbgJ3sVOHmCWoUNMVFoZzNoznmISbhnNNPhN9xfY3sLmScHMetEJeoY7CXwfhCe7argfQow=="],
+
+    "passport-strategy": ["passport-strategy@1.0.0", "", {}, "sha512-CB97UUvDKJde2V0KDWWB3lyf6PC3FaZP7YxZ2G8OAtn9p4HI9j9JLP9qjOGZFvyl8uwNT8qM+hGnz/n16NI7oA=="],
+
     "path-is-absolute": ["path-is-absolute@1.0.1", "", {}, "sha512-AVbw3UJ2e9bq64vSaS9Am0fje1Pa8pbGqTTsmXfaIiMpnr5DlDhfJOuLj9Sf95ZPVDAUerDfEk88MPmPe7UCQg=="],
 
     "path-to-regexp": ["path-to-regexp@0.1.12", "", {}, "sha512-RA1GjUVMnvYFxuqovrEqZoxxW5NUZqbwKtYz/Tt7nXerk0LbLblQmrsgdeOxV5SFHf0UDggjS/bSeOZwt1pmEQ=="],
 
+    "pause": ["pause@0.0.1", "", {}, "sha512-KG8UEiEVkR3wGEb4m5yZkVCzigAD+cVEJck2CzYZO37ZGJfctvVptVO192MwrtPhzONn6go8ylnOdMhKqi4nfg=="],
+
     "prebuild-install": ["prebuild-install@7.1.3", "", { "dependencies": { "detect-libc": "^2.0.0", "expand-template": "^2.0.3", "github-from-package": "0.0.0", "minimist": "^1.2.3", "mkdirp-classic": "^0.5.3", "napi-build-utils": "^2.0.0", "node-abi": "^3.3.0", "pump": "^3.0.0", "rc": "^1.2.7", "simple-get": "^4.0.0", "tar-fs": "^2.0.0", "tunnel-agent": "^0.6.0" }, "bin": { "prebuild-install": "bin.js" } }, "sha512-8Mf2cbV7x1cXPUILADGI3wuhfqWvtiLA1iclTDbFRZkgRQS0NqsPZphna9V+HyTEadheuPmjaJMsbzKQFOzLug=="],
 
     "promise-inflight": ["promise-inflight@1.0.1", "", {}, "sha512-6zWPyEOFaQBJYcGMHBKTKJ3u6TBsnMFOIZSa6ce1e/ZrrsOlnHRHbabMjLiBYKp+n44X9eUI6VUPaukCXHuG4g=="],
diff --git a/messages/package.json b/messages/package.json
index 3e58dd0..dd3b755 100644
--- a/messages/package.json
+++ b/messages/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     "ejs": "^3.1.10",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "express-session": "^1.18.1",
-    "express-validator": "^7.2.1"
+    "express-validator": "^7.2.1",
+    "passport": "^0.7.0",
+    "passport-local": "^1.0.0"
   }
 }