diff --git a/client/components/header/controls.tsx b/client/components/header/controls.tsx
index f621c806..ee763129 100644
--- a/client/components/header/controls.tsx
+++ b/client/components/header/controls.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import React from 'react'
 import MoonIcon from '@geist-ui/icons/moon'
 import SunIcon from '@geist-ui/icons/sun'
 import { Select } from '@geist-ui/core'
-import { ThemeProps } from '../../pages/_app'
 // import { useAllThemes, useTheme } from '@geist-ui/core'
 import styles from './header.module.css'
+import { ThemeProps } from '@lib/types'
 
 const Controls = ({ changeTheme, theme }: ThemeProps) => {
     const switchThemes = (type: string | string[]) => {
diff --git a/client/components/new-post/index.tsx b/client/components/new-post/index.tsx
index 65b9f5a1..6b401b4d 100644
--- a/client/components/new-post/index.tsx
+++ b/client/components/new-post/index.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,56 @@
-import { Button, ButtonDropdown, useToasts } from '@geist-ui/core'
+import { Button, ButtonDropdown, Input, Modal, Note, useModal, useToasts } from '@geist-ui/core'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
 import generateUUID from '@lib/generate-uuid';
-import Document from '../document';
+import DocumentComponent from '../document';
 import FileDropzone from './drag-and-drop';
 import styles from './post.module.css'
 import Title from './title';
 import Cookies from 'js-cookie'
-
-export type Document = {
-    title: string
-    content: string
-    id: string
-}
+import type { PostVisibility, Document as DocumentType } from '@lib/types';
+import PasswordModal from './password';
 
 const Post = () => {
     const { setToast } = useToasts()
-
     const router = useRouter();
     const [title, setTitle] = useState<string>()
-    const [docs, setDocs] = useState<Document[]>([{
+    const [docs, setDocs] = useState<DocumentType[]>([{
         title: '',
         content: '',
         id: generateUUID()
     }])
+    const [passwordModalVisible, setPasswordModalVisible] = useState(false)
+    const sendRequest = useCallback(async (url: string, data: { visibility?: PostVisibility, title?: string, files?: DocumentType[], password?: string, userId: string }) => {
+        const res = await fetch(url, {
+            method: "POST",
+            headers: {
+                "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                "Authorization": `Bearer ${Cookies.get('drift-token')}`
+            },
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                title,
+                files: docs,
+                ...data,
+            })
+        })
+
+        if (res.ok) {
+            const json = await res.json()
+            router.push(`/post/${json.id}`)
+        } else {
+            const json = await res.json()
+            setToast({
+                text: json.message,
+                type: 'error'
+            })
+        }
+
+    }, [docs, router, setToast, title])
+
+    const closePasswordModel = () => {
+        setPasswordModalVisible(false)
+        setSubmitting(false)
+    }
 
     const [isSubmitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
 
@@ -31,29 +58,30 @@ const Post = () => {
         setDocs(docs.filter((doc) => doc.id !== id))
     }
 
-    const onSubmit = async (visibility: string) => {
+    const onSubmit = async (visibility: PostVisibility, password?: string) => {
         setSubmitting(true)
-        const response = await fetch('/server-api/posts/create', {
-            method: 'POST',
-            headers: {
-                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                'Authorization': `Bearer ${Cookies.get("drift-token")}`
-            },
-            body: JSON.stringify({
-                title,
-                files: docs,
-                visibility,
-                userId: Cookies.get("drift-userid"),
-            })
+
+        if (visibility === 'protected' && !password) {
+            setPasswordModalVisible(true)
+            return
+        }
+
+        await sendRequest('/server-api/posts/create', {
+            title,
+            files: docs,
+            visibility,
+            password,
+            userId: Cookies.get('drift-userid') || ''
         })
 
-        const json = await response.json()
+
+
+        setSubmitting(false)
+    }
+
+    const onClosePasswordModal = () => {
+        setPasswordModalVisible(false)
         setSubmitting(false)
-        if (json.id)
-            router.push(`/post/${json.id}`)
-        else {
-            setToast({ text: json.error.message, type: "error" })
-        }
     }
 
     const updateTitle = useCallback((title: string, id: string) => {
@@ -64,7 +92,7 @@ const Post = () => {
         setDocs(docs.map((doc) => doc.id === id ? { ...doc, content } : doc))
     }, [docs])
 
-    const uploadDocs = useCallback((files: Document[]) => {
+    const uploadDocs = useCallback((files: DocumentType[]) => {
         // if no title is set and the only document is empty,
         const isFirstDocEmpty = docs.length === 1 && docs[0].title === '' && docs[0].content === ''
         const shouldSetTitle = !title && isFirstDocEmpty
@@ -87,7 +115,7 @@ const Post = () => {
             {
                 docs.map(({ content, id, title }) => {
                     return (
-                        <Document
+                        <DocumentComponent
                             remove={() => remove(id)}
                             key={id}
                             editable={true}
@@ -120,10 +148,12 @@ const Post = () => {
                     <ButtonDropdown.Item main onClick={() => onSubmit('private')}>Create Private</ButtonDropdown.Item>
                     <ButtonDropdown.Item onClick={() => onSubmit('public')} >Create Public</ButtonDropdown.Item>
                     <ButtonDropdown.Item onClick={() => onSubmit('unlisted')} >Create Unlisted</ButtonDropdown.Item>
+                    <ButtonDropdown.Item onClick={() => onSubmit('protected')} >Create with Password</ButtonDropdown.Item>
                 </ButtonDropdown>
+                <PasswordModal isOpen={passwordModalVisible} onClose={onClosePasswordModal} onSubmit={(password) => onSubmit('protected', password)} />
             </div>
         </div >
     )
 }
 
-export default Post
\ No newline at end of file
+export default Post
diff --git a/client/components/new-post/password/index.tsx b/client/components/new-post/password/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2305e945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/components/new-post/password/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { Input, Modal, Note, Spacer } from "@geist-ui/core"
+import { useState } from "react"
+
+type Props = {
+    isOpen: boolean
+    onClose: () => void
+    onSubmit: (password: string) => void
+}
+
+const PasswordModal = ({ isOpen, onClose, onSubmit: onSubmitAfterVerify }: Props) => {
+    const [password, setPassword] = useState<string>()
+    const [confirmPassword, setConfirmPassword] = useState<string>()
+    const [error, setError] = useState<string>()
+
+    const onSubmit = () => {
+        if (!password || !confirmPassword) {
+            setError('Please enter a password')
+            return
+        }
+
+        if (password !== confirmPassword) {
+            setError("Passwords do not match")
+            return
+        }
+
+        onSubmitAfterVerify(password)
+    }
+
+    return (<>
+        {<Modal visible={isOpen} >
+            <Modal.Title>Enter a password</Modal.Title>
+            <Modal.Content>
+                {!error && <Note type="warning" label='Warning'>
+                    This doesn&apos;t protect your post from the server administrator.
+                </Note>}
+                {error && <Note type="error" label='Error'>
+                    {error}
+                </Note>}
+                <Spacer />
+                <Input width={"100%"} label="Password" marginBottom={1} htmlType="password" placeholder="Password" onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)} />
+                <Input width={"100%"} label="Confirm" htmlType="password" placeholder="Confirm Password" onChange={(e) => setConfirmPassword(e.target.value)} />
+            </Modal.Content>
+            <Modal.Action passive onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Modal.Action>
+            <Modal.Action onClick={onSubmit}>Submit</Modal.Action>
+        </Modal>}
+    </>)
+}
+
+
+export default PasswordModal
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/components/visibility-badge/index.tsx b/client/components/visibility-badge/index.tsx
index 0e9fa908..fa0dfb22 100644
--- a/client/components/visibility-badge/index.tsx
+++ b/client/components/visibility-badge/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Badge } from "@geist-ui/core"
-
-type Visibility = "unlisted" | "private" | "public"
+import { Visibility } from "@lib/types"
 
 type Props = {
     visibility: Visibility
diff --git a/client/lib/types.d.ts b/client/lib/types.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c10b748a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/lib/types.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export type PostVisibility = "unlisted" | "private" | "public" | "protected"
+
+export type ThemeProps = {
+    theme: "light" | "dark" | string,
+    changeTheme: () => void
+}
+
+export type Document = {
+    title: string
+    content: string
+    id: string
+}
diff --git a/client/pages/_app.tsx b/client/pages/_app.tsx
index 91888263..f0292219 100644
--- a/client/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ import useSharedState from '@lib/hooks/use-shared-state';
 import 'react-loading-skeleton/dist/skeleton.css'
 import { SkeletonTheme } from 'react-loading-skeleton';
 import Head from 'next/head';
-
-export type ThemeProps = {
-  theme: "light" | "dark" | string,
-  changeTheme: () => void
-}
+import { ThemeProps } from '@lib/types';
 
 type AppProps<P = any> = {
   pageProps: P;
diff --git a/client/pages/index.tsx b/client/pages/index.tsx
index 771d175b..c8303d83 100644
--- a/client/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/index.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import styles from '@styles/Home.module.css'
 import { Page, Spacer, Text } from '@geist-ui/core'
 
 import Header from '@components/header'
-import { ThemeProps } from './_app'
 import Document from '@components/document'
 import Image from 'next/image'
 import ShiftBy from '@components/shift-by'
 import PageSeo from '@components/page-seo'
+import { ThemeProps } from '@lib/types'
 
 export function getStaticProps() {
   const introDoc = process.env.WELCOME_CONTENT
diff --git a/client/pages/new.tsx b/client/pages/new.tsx
index b8966fc6..7a6f5948 100644
--- a/client/pages/new.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/new.tsx
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@ import NewPost from '@components/new-post'
 import { Page } from '@geist-ui/core'
 import useSignedIn from '@lib/hooks/use-signed-in'
 import Header from '@components/header'
-import { ThemeProps } from './_app'
-import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import PageSeo from '@components/page-seo'
+import { ThemeProps } from '@lib/types'
 
 const New = ({ theme, changeTheme }: ThemeProps) => {
-  const router = useRouter()
   const isSignedIn = useSignedIn()
 
   return (
diff --git a/client/pages/post/[id].tsx b/client/pages/post/[id].tsx
index 0bd32738..b4f6da19 100644
--- a/client/pages/post/[id].tsx
+++ b/client/pages/post/[id].tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import Document from '../../components/document'
 import Header from "../../components/header";
 import VisibilityBadge from "../../components/visibility-badge";
-import { ThemeProps } from "../_app";
 import PageSeo from "components/page-seo";
 import styles from './styles.module.css';
 import Cookies from "js-cookie";
+import { ThemeProps } from "@lib/types";
 
 const Post = ({ theme, changeTheme }: ThemeProps) => {
     const [post, setPost] = useState<any>()
diff --git a/client/pages/signin.tsx b/client/pages/signin.tsx
index defc7d5b..0b98aabc 100644
--- a/client/pages/signin.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/signin.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Page } from "@geist-ui/core";
 import PageSeo from "@components/page-seo";
 import Auth from "@components/auth";
 import Header from "@components/header";
-import { ThemeProps } from "./_app";
+import { ThemeProps } from "@lib/types";
 
 const SignIn = ({ theme, changeTheme }: ThemeProps) => (
     <Page width={"100%"}>
diff --git a/client/pages/signup.tsx b/client/pages/signup.tsx
index 3628ef6d..9aa7b734 100644
--- a/client/pages/signup.tsx
+++ b/client/pages/signup.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Page } from "@geist-ui/core";
 import Auth from "@components/auth";
 import Header from "@components/header";
 import PageSeo from '@components/page-seo';
-import { ThemeProps } from "./_app";
+import { ThemeProps } from "@lib/types";
 
 const SignUp = ({ theme, changeTheme }: ThemeProps) => (
     <Page width="100%">
diff --git a/server/lib/models/Post.ts b/server/lib/models/Post.ts
index 7dab48dd..4bc6dc4b 100644
--- a/server/lib/models/Post.ts
+++ b/server/lib/models/Post.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ export class Post extends Model {
   @Column
   visibility!: string;
 
+  @Column
+  password?: string;
+
   @UpdatedAt
   @Column
   updatedAt!: Date;
diff --git a/server/src/routes/posts.ts b/server/src/routes/posts.ts
index a528f310..6456458e 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/posts.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/posts.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ posts.post('/create', jwt, async (req, res, next) => {
             throw new Error("Please provide a visibility.")
         }
 
-        // Create the "post" object 
         const newPost = new Post({
             title: req.body.title,
             visibility: req.body.visibility,
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ posts.post('/create', jwt, async (req, res, next) => {
         await newPost.save()
         await newPost.$add('users', req.body.userId);
         const newFiles = await Promise.all(req.body.files.map(async (file) => {
-            // Establish a "file" for each file in the request
             const newFile = new File({
                 title: file.title,
                 content: file.content,
diff --git a/server/src/server.ts b/server/src/server.ts
index 2e96ea8d..134ad9af 100644
--- a/server/src/server.ts
+++ b/server/src/server.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import config from '../lib/config';
 import { sequelize } from '../lib/sequelize';
 
 (async () => {
-  await sequelize.sync();
+  await sequelize.sync({ force: true });
   createServer(app)
     .listen(
       config.port,