diff --git a/source/lostplaces/lostplaces/settings.py b/source/lostplaces/lostplaces/settings.py
index 921a9ca..3479c2e 100644
--- a/source/lostplaces/lostplaces/settings.py
+++ b/source/lostplaces/lostplaces/settings.py
@@ -126,3 +126,6 @@ STATICFILES_DIRS = [
 
 MEDIA_URL = '/uploads/'
 MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'uploads')
+
+# Use custom user model
+AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'lostplaces_app.Explorer'
diff --git a/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/admin.py b/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/admin.py
index 3b933d6..2da6230 100644
--- a/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/admin.py
+++ b/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/admin.py
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
 from django.contrib import admin
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin
 from .models import *
 
+from .forms import ExplorerCreationForm, ExplorerChangeForm
+from .models import Explorer
+
 # Register your models here.
 
+class ExplorerAdmin(UserAdmin):
+    add_form = ExplorerCreationForm
+    form = ExplorerChangeForm
+    model = Explorer
+    list_display = ['email', 'username',]
+
+admin.site.register(Explorer, ExplorerAdmin)
+
 admin.site.register(Place)
 admin.site.register(PlaceImage)
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diff --git a/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/forms.py b/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/forms.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc99edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/forms.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django import forms
+from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm, UserChangeForm
+from .models import Explorer
+
+class ExplorerCreationForm(UserCreationForm):
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Explorer
+        fields = ('username', 'email')
+
+class ExplorerChangeForm(UserChangeForm):
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Explorer
+        fields = ('username', 'email')
diff --git a/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/models.py b/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/models.py
index c807159..426ad0b 100644
--- a/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/models.py
+++ b/source/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/models.py
@@ -3,10 +3,20 @@ import uuid
 
 from django.db import models
 from django.dispatch import receiver
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
 from django_thumbs.fields import ImageThumbsField
 
 # Create your models here.
 
+# Usermodel
+class Explorer(AbstractUser):
+    pass
+    # add additional fields in here
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.username
+
+# Place defines a lost place (location, name, description etc.).
 class Place (models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=50)
     location = models.CharField(max_length=50)
@@ -17,6 +27,7 @@ class Place (models.Model):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
 
+# Define callback that generates /path/to/image.ext as filename.
 def generate_image_upload_path(instance, filename):
     return 'places/' + str(uuid.uuid4())+'.'+filename.split('.')[-1]