diff --git a/backend/internal/db/files.sql.go b/backend/internal/db/files.sql.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21aa12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/db/files.sql.go
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+// Code generated by sqlc. DO NOT EDIT.
+// versions:
+//   sqlc v1.31.1
+// source: files.sql
+
+package db
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+)
+
+const createFile = `-- name: CreateFile :one
+INSERT INTO files (
+  name,storage_key,checksum,created_at,updated_at,deleted_at
+) VALUES (
+  ?, ?, ?,date(),date(),date()
+)
+RETURNING id, name, storage_key, checksum, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at
+`
+
+type CreateFileParams struct {
+	Name       string         `json:"name"`
+	StorageKey string         `json:"storage_key"`
+	Checksum   sql.NullString `json:"checksum"`
+}
+
+func (q *Queries) CreateFile(ctx context.Context, arg CreateFileParams) (File, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, createFile, arg.Name, arg.StorageKey, arg.Checksum)
+	var i File
+	err := row.Scan(
+		&i.ID,
+		&i.Name,
+		&i.StorageKey,
+		&i.Checksum,
+		&i.CreatedAt,
+		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.DeletedAt,
+	)
+	return i, err
+}
+
+const getFile = `-- name: GetFile :one
+SELECT id, name, storage_key, checksum, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at FROM files
+WHERE id = ? LIMIT 1
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) GetFile(ctx context.Context, id string) (File, error) {
+	row := q.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, getFile, id)
+	var i File
+	err := row.Scan(
+		&i.ID,
+		&i.Name,
+		&i.StorageKey,
+		&i.Checksum,
+		&i.CreatedAt,
+		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.DeletedAt,
+	)
+	return i, err
+}
+
+const listFiles = `-- name: ListFiles :many
+SELECT id, name, storage_key, checksum, created_at, updated_at, deleted_at FROM files
+ORDER BY name
+`
+
+func (q *Queries) ListFiles(ctx context.Context) ([]File, error) {
+	rows, err := q.db.QueryContext(ctx, listFiles)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+	var items []File
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var i File
+		if err := rows.Scan(
+			&i.ID,
+			&i.Name,
+			&i.StorageKey,
+			&i.Checksum,
+			&i.CreatedAt,
+			&i.UpdatedAt,
+			&i.DeletedAt,
+		); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		items = append(items, i)
+	}
+	if err := rows.Close(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/db/migrations/schema.sql b/backend/internal/db/migrations/schema.sql
index 3445803..d4f9c65 100644
--- a/backend/internal/db/migrations/schema.sql
+++ b/backend/internal/db/migrations/schema.sql
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
--- VaultDrop Schema
--- Tables will be added here as the project evolves.
+CREATE TABLE files (
+  id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+  name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  storage_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+  checksum TEXT,
+  created_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  updated_at INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  deleted_at INTEGER
+);
 
-SELECT 1;
+CREATE TABLE tags (
+  id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+  name TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE file_tags (
+  file_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  tag_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (file_id, tag_id)
+);
diff --git a/backend/internal/db/models.go b/backend/internal/db/models.go
index 21f493e..973b2a8 100644
--- a/backend/internal/db/models.go
+++ b/backend/internal/db/models.go
@@ -3,3 +3,27 @@
 //   sqlc v1.31.1
 
 package db
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+)
+
+type File struct {
+	ID         string         `json:"id"`
+	Name       string         `json:"name"`
+	StorageKey string         `json:"storage_key"`
+	Checksum   sql.NullString `json:"checksum"`
+	CreatedAt  int64          `json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt  int64          `json:"updated_at"`
+	DeletedAt  sql.NullInt64  `json:"deleted_at"`
+}
+
+type FileTag struct {
+	FileID string `json:"file_id"`
+	TagID  string `json:"tag_id"`
+}
+
+type Tag struct {
+	ID   string `json:"id"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
diff --git a/backend/internal/db/queries/files.sql b/backend/internal/db/queries/files.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e062652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/internal/db/queries/files.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- name: GetFile :one
+SELECT * FROM files
+WHERE id = ? LIMIT 1;
+
+-- name: ListFiles :many
+SELECT * FROM files
+ORDER BY name;
+
+-- name: CreateFile :one
+INSERT INTO files (
+  name,storage_key,checksum,created_at,updated_at,deleted_at
+) VALUES (
+  ?, ?, ?,date(),date(),date()
+)
+RETURNING *;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/internal/db/queries/placeholder.sql b/backend/internal/db/queries/placeholder.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index c98cd10..0000000
--- a/backend/internal/db/queries/placeholder.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
--- name: GetHealth :one
-SELECT 1 AS ok;