diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f89f1f..c41712d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 *.env
-helpers.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+helpers.txt
+# Build artifacts
+backend/systopher-backend
+systopher-backend
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/backend b/backend/backend
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3537c3d
Binary files /dev/null and b/backend/backend differ
diff --git a/backend/go.mod b/backend/go.mod
index 1baf8da..c8dd29c 100644
--- a/backend/go.mod
+++ b/backend/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gofiber/jwt/v3 v3.3.2
 	github.com/gofiber/websocket/v2 v2.1.0
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.2
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.4.0
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.10.7
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220829220503-c86fa9a7ed90
diff --git a/backend/go.sum b/backend/go.sum
index 153a28c..40a9253 100644
--- a/backend/go.sum
+++ b/backend/go.sum
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ github.com/gofiber/websocket/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:9DgZTZfxVWT6549+k869HqUdZK0RIL1
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.2 h1:rcc4lwaZgFMCZ5jxF9ABolDcIHdBytAFgqFPbSJQAYs=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4 v4.4.2/go.mod h1:m21LjoU+eqJr34lmDMbreY2eSTRJ1cv77w39/MY0Ch0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/h12w/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20200522160539-76189e178364 h1:5XxdakFhqd9dnXoAZy1Mb2R/DZ6D1e+0bGC/JhucGYI=
 github.com/h12w/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20200522160539-76189e178364/go.mod h1:eDJQioIyy4Yn3MVivT7rv/39gAJTrA7lgmYr8EW950c=
 github.com/h2non/parth v0.0.0-20190131123155-b4df798d6542 h1:2VTzZjLZBgl62/EtslCrtky5vbi9dd7HrQPQIx6wqiw=
diff --git a/backend/handlers/signup.go b/backend/handlers/signup.go
index 9ae4ae8..5f18494 100644
--- a/backend/handlers/signup.go
+++ b/backend/handlers/signup.go
@@ -15,42 +15,60 @@ func Signup(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	if err := c.BodyParser(user); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return c.Status(500).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
-	} else {
-		if user.Username == "" || user.Email == "" || user.Password == "" {
-			return c.Status(400).JSON(errors.InvalidData.Merror())
+	}
+
+	// Validate input data
+	if user.Username == "" || user.Email == "" || user.Password == "" {
+		return c.Status(400).JSON(errors.InvalidData.Merror())
+	}
+
+	// Comprehensive validation using UserCheckers
+	if validationError := helpers.UserCheckers(user); validationError.Err != nil {
+		return c.Status(400).JSON(validationError)
+	}
+
+	// Hash password
+	hash, err := helpers.HashPassword(user.Password)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
+	}
+
+	// Generate UUID for user
+	u_id := helpers.GenerateUUIDForUser()
+
+	// Create user in database
+	if err = helpers.CreateUser(user.Email, hash, user.Username, u_id); err != nil {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "\"users_email_key\"") {
+			return c.Status(409).JSON(errors.EmailTaken.Merror())
 		}
-		if hash, err := helpers.HashPassword(user.Password); err != nil {
-			fmt.Println(err)
-			return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
-		} else {
-			u_id := helpers.GenerateId("USER-")
-			if err = helpers.CreateUser(user.Email, hash, user.Username, u_id); err != nil {
-				if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "\"users_email_key\"") {
-					return c.Status(409).JSON(errors.EmailTaken.Merror())
-
-				}
-				if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "\"users_username_key\"") {
-					return c.Status(409).JSON(errors.UsernameTaken.Merror())
-				}
-				return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
-			} else {
-				sent, err := helpers.SendOtp(user.Email)
-				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Println(err)
-					return c.Status(500).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
-				}
-				success := helpers.SaveOtp(user.Email, sent)
-				if success {
-					err := helpers.SetUserId(u_id, user.Email)
-					if err != nil {
-						return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
-					}
-					return c.Status(200).JSON(fiber.Map{
-						"message": "User created, verify to continue",
-					})
-				}
-				return c.Status(500).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
-			}
+		if strings.HasSuffix(err.Error(), "\"users_username_key\"") {
+			return c.Status(409).JSON(errors.UsernameTaken.Merror())
 		}
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
 	}
+
+	// Send OTP for email verification
+	sent, err := helpers.SendOtp(user.Email)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return c.Status(500).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
+	}
+
+	// Save OTP and set user ID in Redis
+	success := helpers.SaveOtp(user.Email, sent)
+	if !success {
+		return c.Status(500).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
+	}
+
+	err = helpers.SetUserId(u_id, user.Email)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(errors.InternalServerError.Merror())
+	}
+
+	return c.Status(200).JSON(fiber.Map{
+		"message": "User created, verify to continue",
+	})
 }
diff --git a/backend/helpers/user_helper.go b/backend/helpers/user_helper.go
index 5e96761..0e71c0c 100644
--- a/backend/helpers/user_helper.go
+++ b/backend/helpers/user_helper.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/axrav/Systopher/backend/db"
 	"github.com/axrav/Systopher/backend/errors"
 	"github.com/axrav/Systopher/backend/models"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 func GetUserData(email string) *models.UserData {
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ func CreateUser(email string, hash string, username string, u_id string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func GenerateUUIDForUser() string {
+	return uuid.New().String()
+}
+
 func SetUserId(u_id string, email string) error {
 	err := db.RedisClient.Set(db.Ctx, u_id, email, 0).Err()
 	if err != nil {