diff --git a/DatabaseMigrations/2.sql b/DatabaseMigrations/2.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fbeb4c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DatabaseMigrations/2.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+create table Slots
+(
+    SlotId          int,
+    CreatorId       int                not null,
+    Name            text               not null,
+    Description     text               not null,
+    IconHash        text               not null,
+    RootLevel       text               not null,
+    Resource        text               not null,
+    LocationId      int                not null,
+    InitiallyLocked bool default false not null,
+    SubLevel        bool default false null,
+    Lbp1Only        bool default false not null,
+    Shareable       int  default 0     not null,
+    AuthorLabels    text               not null,
+    BackgroundHash  text               not null,
+    MinimumPlayers  int  default 1     not null,
+    MaximumPlayers  int  default 4     not null,
+    MoveRequired    bool default false null
+);
+
+create unique index Slots_SlotId_uindex
+    on Slots (SlotId);
+
+alter table Slots
+    add constraint Slots_pk
+        primary key (SlotId);
+
+alter table Slots
+    modify SlotId int auto_increment;
+
+alter table Slots
+    alter column CreatorId set default -1;
+
+alter table Slots
+    modify CreatorId int not null after LocationId;
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/PublishController.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/PublishController.cs
index 6536f45b..9e637321 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/PublishController.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Controllers/PublishController.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Xml.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using ProjectLighthouse.Serialization;
 using ProjectLighthouse.Types;
 
@@ -11,17 +13,44 @@ namespace ProjectLighthouse.Controllers {
     [Route("LITTLEBIGPLANETPS3_XML/")]
     [Produces("text/xml")]
     public class PublishController : ControllerBase {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Endpoint the game uses to verify that the level is compatible (?)
+        /// </summary>
         [HttpPost("startPublish")]
         public async Task<IActionResult> StartPublish() {
             Slot slot = await this.GetSlotFromBody();
 
+            if(slot == null) return this.BadRequest(); // if the level cant be parsed then it obviously cant be uploaded
+
             return this.Ok(LbpSerializer.TaggedStringElement("slot", "", "type", "user"));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Endpoint actually used to publish a level
+        /// </summary>
         [HttpPost("publish")]
         public async Task<IActionResult> Publish() {
+            await using Database database = new();
+
+            User user = await database.Users.FirstOrDefaultAsync(u => u.Username == "jvyden");
+            Slot slot = await this.GetSlotFromBody();
+
+            //TODO: parse location in body
+            Location l = new() {
+                X = 0,
+                Y = 0
+            };
+            database.Locations.Add(l);
+            await database.SaveChangesAsync();
+            slot.LocationId = l.Id;
+            slot.CreatorId = user.UserId;
+
+            database.Slots.Add(slot);
+            await database.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+            Request.Body.Position = 0;
             string bodyString = await new StreamReader(Request.Body).ReadToEndAsync();
-            return this.Ok(LbpSerializer.TaggedStringElement("slot", bodyString, "type", "user"));
+            return this.Ok(bodyString);
         }
 
         public async Task<Slot> GetSlotFromBody() {
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Database.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Database.cs
index bdab87bc..0fc6bb3b 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Database.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Database.cs
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ namespace ProjectLighthouse {
         
         public DbSet<User> Users { get; set; }
         public DbSet<Location> Locations { get; set; }
+        public DbSet<Slot> Slots { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/ServerSettings.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/ServerSettings.cs
index 0f5de5fa..2699ab0c 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/ServerSettings.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/ServerSettings.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ namespace ProjectLighthouse.Types {
                 try {
                     return new Database().Database.CanConnect();
                 }
-                catch {
+                catch(Exception e) {
+                    Console.WriteLine(e);
                     return false;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Slot.cs b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Slot.cs
index c6358407..f21ed725 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Slot.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse/Types/Slot.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Xml.Serialization;
 
 namespace ProjectLighthouse.Types {
@@ -10,6 +12,11 @@ namespace ProjectLighthouse.Types {
         [XmlAttribute("type")]
         [NotMapped]
         public string Type { get; set; }
+
+        [Key]
+        [XmlIgnore]
+        public int SlotId { get; set; }
+
         
         [XmlElement("name")]
         public string Name { get; set; }
@@ -26,8 +33,25 @@ namespace ProjectLighthouse.Types {
         [XmlElement("resource")]
         public string Resource { get; set; }
         
+        [XmlIgnore]
+        public int LocationId { get; set; }
+        
+        [XmlIgnore] 
+        public int CreatorId { get; set; }
+
+        private Location location;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The location of the level on the creator's earth
+        /// </summary>
         [XmlElement("location")]
-        public Location Location { get; set; }
+        public Location Location {
+            get {
+                if(location != null) return this.location;
+
+                return location = new Database().Locations.First(l => l.Id == LocationId);
+            }
+        }
         
         [XmlElement("initiallyLocked")]
         public bool InitiallyLocked { get; set; }
@@ -55,6 +79,5 @@ namespace ProjectLighthouse.Types {
         
         [XmlElement("moveRequired")]
         public bool MoveRequired { get; set; }
-        
     }
 }
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