diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2705f9a..2c09ec6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/alexedwards/scs/pgxstore v0.0.0-20230327161757-10d4299e3b24 // indirect
+	github.com/alexedwards/scs/v2 v2.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8c8b057..293c6cc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 github.com/Azure/go-ansiterm v0.0.0-20230124172434-306776ec8161 h1:L/gRVlceqvL25UVaW/CKtUDjefjrs0SPonmDGUVOYP0=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.1 h1:9/kr64B9VUZrLm5YYwbGtUJnMgqWVOdUAXu6Migciow=
+github.com/alexedwards/scs/pgxstore v0.0.0-20230327161757-10d4299e3b24 h1:l8+ZTNz/s7fbpTz/oeUmXCL39Rn49SRaXnj2/LZzCos=
+github.com/alexedwards/scs/pgxstore v0.0.0-20230327161757-10d4299e3b24/go.mod h1:KTB1slYgIU/BBa4MWA5IdET31OsbPQBM7dqDw5klIt4=
+github.com/alexedwards/scs/v2 v2.5.1 h1:EhAz3Kb3OSQzD8T+Ub23fKsiuvE0GzbF5Lgn0uTwM3Y=
+github.com/alexedwards/scs/v2 v2.5.1/go.mod h1:ToaROZxyKukJKT/xLcVQAChi5k6+Pn1Gvmdl7h3RRj8=
 github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach-go/v2 v2.2.0 h1:/5znzg5n373N/3ESjHF5SMLxiW4RKB05Ql//KWfeTFs=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -24,10 +29,17 @@ github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 h1:/6Hmqy13Ss2zCq62VdNG8tM1wchn8zjSGOBJ6icpsI
 github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0/go.mod h1:CEx0iS5ambNFdcRtxPj5JhEz+xB6uRky5eyVu/W2HEg=
 github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20221227161230-091c0ba34f0a h1:bbPeKD0xmW/Y25WS6cokEszi5g+S0QxI/d45PkRi7Nk=
 github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20221227161230-091c0ba34f0a/go.mod h1:5TJZWKEWniPve33vlWYSoGYefn3gLQRzjfDlhSJ9ZKM=
+github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.3.1/go.mod h1:t3JDKnCBlYIc0ewLF0Q7B8MXmoIaBOZj/ic7iHozM/8=
 github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.4.2 h1:u1gmGDwbdRUZiwisBm/Ky2M14uQyUP65bG8+20nnyrg=
 github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.4.2/go.mod h1:q6iHT8uDNXWiFNOlRqJzBTaSH3+2xCXkokxHZC5qWFY=
 github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.0 h1:RdcDk92EJBuBS55nQMMYFXTxwstHug4jkhT5pq8VxPk=
 github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:vriiEXHvEE654aYKXXjOvZM39qJ0q+azkZFrfEOc3H4=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dAy3ld7l9f0ibDNOQOHHMYYIIbhfbHSm3C4ZsoJORNo=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
+github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.0/go.mod h1:640gp4NfQd8pI5XOwp5fnNeVWj67G7CFk/SaSQn7NBk=
+github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
+github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
+github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2 h1:AqzbZs4ZoCBp+GtejcpCpcxM3zlSMx29dXbUSeVtJb8=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.2/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/moby/term v0.5.0 h1:xt8Q1nalod/v7BqbG21f8mQPqH+xAaC9C3N3wfWbVP0=
@@ -37,6 +49,7 @@ github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.0.2 h1:9yCKha/T5XdGtO0q9Q9a6T5NUCsTn/DrB
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.6.1/go.mod h1:xXDCJY+GAPziupqXw64V24skbSoqbTEfhy4qGm1nDQc=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.2 h1:oxx1eChJGI6Uks2ZC4W1zpLlVgqB8ner4EuQwV4Ik1Y=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
@@ -47,19 +60,52 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1 h1:w7B6lhMri9wdJUVmEZPGGhZzrYTPvgJArz7wNPgYKsk=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1/go.mod h1:w2LPCIKwWwSfY2zedu0+kehJoqGctiVI29o6fzry7u4=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0 h1:9qC72Qh0+3MqyJbAn8YU5xVq1frD8bn3JtD2oXtafVQ=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0/go.mod h1:LUxbIzbOniOlMKjJjyPfpl4v+PKK2cNJn91OQbhoJI0=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.6.0/go.mod h1:OFC/31mSvZgRz0V1QTNCzfAI1aIRzbiufJtkMIlEp58=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.9.0 h1:LF6fAI+IutBocDJ2OT0Q1g8plpYljMZ4+lty+dsqw3g=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.9.0/go.mod h1:yrmDGqONDYtNj3tH8X9dzUun2m2lzPa9ngI6/RUPGR0=
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diff --git a/migrations/000003_add_sessions_table.down.sql b/migrations/000003_add_sessions_table.down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63d205d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/000003_add_sessions_table.down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS sessions;
diff --git a/migrations/000003_add_sessions_table.up.sql b/migrations/000003_add_sessions_table.up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07addeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/000003_add_sessions_table.up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sessions (
+	token TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+	data BYTEA NOT NULL,
+	expiry TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX sessions_expiry_idx ON sessions (expiry);
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index da3ed6b..0b3ea27 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/alexedwards/scs/pgxstore"
+	"github.com/alexedwards/scs/v2"
 	"github.com/georgysavva/scany/v2/pgxscan"
 	"github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4"
 	_ "github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4/database/postgres"
@@ -26,8 +28,10 @@ var migrations embed.FS
 var content embed.FS
 
 var db *pgxpool.Pool
+var sessions *scs.SessionManager
+var sessionStore *pgxstore.PostgresStore
 
-// run migrations and acquire a database connection pool
+// run migrations, acquire a database connection pool, and create the session store
 func init() {
 	d, err := iofs.New(migrations, "migrations")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -49,10 +53,17 @@ func init() {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unable to connect to database: %v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+
+	sessions = scs.New()
+
+	sessionStore = pgxstore.NewWithCleanupInterval(db, 10*time.Second)
+	sessions.Store = sessionStore
 }
 
 func main() {
 	defer db.Close()
+	defer sessionStore.StopCleanup()
+
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 	serverRoot, _ := fs.Sub(content, "public")
 
@@ -64,7 +75,7 @@ func main() {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/hello_world_form", cors(http.HandlerFunc(helloWorldForm)))
 
 	fmt.Printf("Starting API server on port 1314\n")
-	if err := http.ListenAndServe("0.0.0.0:1314", mux); err != nil {
+	if err := http.ListenAndServe("0.0.0.0:1314", sessions.LoadAndSave(mux)); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ func helloWorld(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if name == "null" || name == "" {
 		name = "World"
 	}
-
+	sessions.Put(r.Context(), "message", "Hello from a session!")
 	tmpl := template.Must(template.ParseFiles("partials/posts.html"))
 	var buff = bytes.NewBufferString("")
 	type Garbage struct {
@@ -112,7 +123,8 @@ func helloWorld(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ise(err, w)
 		return
 	}
-
+	msg := sessions.GetString(r.Context(), "message")
+	w.Header().Add("X-Message", msg)
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	w.Write(buff.Bytes())
 }