diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index d5e93cd..5129f95 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { Signup } from "./pages/Signup"
 
 function App() {
   const FBapp = initializeApp(FirebaseConfig)
+  const FBauth = getAuth(FBapp)
   // navigation array
   const navItems = [
     { label: "Home", link: "/" },
@@ -22,31 +23,41 @@ function App() {
     { label: "Create Account", link: "/signup" },
     { label: "Log in", link: "/signin" },
   ]
-// navigation for authenticated user
-const AuthnavItems = [
+  // navigation for authenticated user
+  const AuthnavItems = [
     { label: "Home", link: "/" },
     { label: "About", link: "/about" },
     { label: "Contact", link: "/contact" },
-    { label: "Log out", link: "/signout"}
-] 
+    { label: "Log out", link: "/signout" }
+  ]
 
-/// application states
-const [nav, setNav ] = useState( navItems )
+  /// application states
+  const [nav, setNav] = useState(navItems)
 
 
-  const saySomething = ( word ) => {
-    alert( word )
+  const saySomething = (word) => {
+    alert(word)
   }
-  return (
-    <div className="App">
-      <Header items={nav}/>
-      <Routes>
-        <Route path="/" element={ <Home greeting="Hey you're at home!" /> } />
-        <Route path="/about" element={ <About greeting="Hey you, this is about page!" handler={saySomething} /> } />
-        <Route path="/contact" element={ <Contact greeting="Hey you, this is contact page!" /> } />
-        <Route path="/signup" element={ <Signup/> } />
-      </Routes>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-export default App;
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+
+  // signing up a user
+  const signUp = (email, password) => {
+    createUserWithEmailAndPassword(FBauth, email, password)
+      .then((userCredential) => {
+        // do something
+      })
+      .catch((error) => console.log(error.message))
+    }
+    return (
+      <div className="App">
+        <Header items={nav} />
+        <Routes>
+          <Route path="/" element={<Home greeting="Hey you're at home!" />} />
+          <Route path="/about" element={<About greeting="Hey you, this is about page!" handler={saySomething} />} />
+          <Route path="/contact" element={<Contact greeting="Hey you, this is contact page!" />} />
+          <Route path="/signup" element={<Signup />} />
+        </Routes>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  export default App;
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