diff --git a/create_user_lambda.tf b/create_user_lambda.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/create_user_ssm_parameter.tf b/create_user_ssm_parameter.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206d64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create_user_ssm_parameter.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+# Read the JSON file
+#https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/data-sources/file
+data "local_file" "user_list" {
+  filename = "${path.module}/user_list.json"
+}
+
+# Create SSM Parameter
+#https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/ssm_parameter
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "user_list" {
+  name        = "/${var.name}/db_user_list" # Replace with your desired parameter name
+  description = "User and database mappings for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL DB users."
+  type        = "String"
+  value       = data.local_file.user_list.content
+}
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diff --git a/manage_db_user/handler.py b/manage_db_user/handler.py
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index 0000000..c697480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage_db_user/handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import os
+import psycopg2
+import boto3
+
+def lambda_handler(event, context):
+    # Retrieve database connection details from environment variables
+    host = os.environ['DB_HOST']
+    port = os.environ['DB_PORT']
+    user = os.environ['DB_USER']
+    password = os.environ['DB_PASSWORD']
+    
+    # Name of the new database to create
+    new_db_name = 'ItemDB'
+    
+    try:
+        # Connect to the default 'postgres' database
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            user=user,
+            password=password,
+            database='postgres'
+        )
+        conn.autocommit = True
+        
+        # Create a cursor
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+        
+        # Check if the database already exists
+        cur.execute(f"SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname = '{new_db_name}'")
+        exists = cur.fetchone()
+        
+        if not exists:
+            # Create the new database
+            cur.execute(f'CREATE DATABASE "{new_db_name}"')
+            print(f"Database '{new_db_name}' created successfully")
+        else:
+            print(f"Database '{new_db_name}' already exists")
+        
+        # Close the cursor and connection
+        cur.close()
+        conn.close()
+        
+        return {
+            'statusCode': 200,
+            'body': f"Database operation for '{new_db_name}' completed successfully"
+        }
+    
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {str(e)}")
+        return {
+            'statusCode': 500,
+            'body': f"An error occurred: {str(e)}"
+        }
diff --git a/provider.tf b/provider.tf
index 08f537b..98e9485 100644
--- a/provider.tf
+++ b/provider.tf
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ terraform {
       source  = "hashicorp/aws"
       version = "5.63.1"
     }
+    local = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/local"
+      version = "2.5.2"
+    }
     random = {
       source  = "hashicorp/random"
       version = "3.6.2"
@@ -21,6 +25,9 @@ provider "aws" {
     }
   }
 }
+provider "local" {
+  # Configuration options
+}
 provider "random" {
   # Configuration options
 }
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diff --git a/user_list.json b/user_list.json
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index 0000000..30d92ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user_list.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "user_database_mappings": [
+        {
+            "username": "user1"
+        },
+        {
+            "username": "user2",
+            "database": "postgres"
+        },
+        {
+            "username": "user3",
+            "database": "db1"
+        },
+        {
+            "username": "user4",
+            "database": "db3"
+        }
+    ]
+}