diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 857869b..fca6522 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "serde_with",
+ "testdir",
  "time 0.3.27",
  "tracing",
  "uuid",
@@ -1798,6 +1799,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sqlx",
+ "testdir",
+ "time 0.3.27",
  "tokio",
  "tower",
  "tower-http",
diff --git a/crates/common/Cargo.toml b/crates/common/Cargo.toml
index e6d4ef9..2316765 100644
--- a/crates/common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/common/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ serde_with.workspace = true
 time.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
 uuid = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+testdir.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/common/src/config/configuration.rs b/crates/common/src/config/configuration.rs
index 70c288c..2008fe5 100644
--- a/crates/common/src/config/configuration.rs
+++ b/crates/common/src/config/configuration.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 //! This defines the app configuration
-use std::{fmt, fs};
+use std::{fmt, fs, path::PathBuf};
 
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use tracing::info;
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ impl Configuration {
         Some(config)
     }
 
+    /// Use this for tests
     pub fn empty() -> Self {
         Configuration {
             internal_url: "".into(),
diff --git a/crates/media/Cargo.toml b/crates/media/Cargo.toml
index 458fbf7..4f5f41c 100644
--- a/crates/media/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/media/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ doctest = false
 
 [dependencies]
 common.workspace = true
-database = { path = "../database" }
+database.workspace = true
+# database = { path = "../database" }
+
+time.workspace = true
 
 tracing.workspace = true
 # serialization
@@ -34,9 +37,12 @@ uuid = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"] }
 sqlx.workspace = true
 rand.workspace = true
 
+
+[dev-dependencies]
 # testing
 mockall.workspace = true
 rstest.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
 tower = { workspace = true, features = ["util"] }
 hyper = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
+testdir.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/media/src/api/router.rs b/crates/media/src/api/router.rs
index 584ac8e..d4cf2ed 100644
--- a/crates/media/src/api/router.rs
+++ b/crates/media/src/api/router.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl MediaApi {
         S: Send + Sync + Clone,
     {
         let media_repository: MediaRepository<SqliteDatabase> =
-            MediaRepository::new(state.database.clone()).await;
+            MediaRepository::new(state.database.clone(), state.config.clone()).await;
         let repository_state: MediaRepositoryState = Arc::new(media_repository);
 
         Router::new()
diff --git a/crates/media/src/api/routes/post_media.rs b/crates/media/src/api/routes/post_media.rs
index e7788e4..e1adc30 100644
--- a/crates/media/src/api/routes/post_media.rs
+++ b/crates/media/src/api/routes/post_media.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,70 @@
 //! Creates a new media item to aggregate related files for current user
 //!
-use axum::{extract::Multipart, http::StatusCode};
+use axum::{
+    extract::{Multipart, State},
+    http::StatusCode,
+};
 use common::auth::user::User;
 use tracing::{debug, error};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::{data::error::DataAccessError, repository::MediaRepositoryState};
 
 pub(crate) async fn post_media(
+    State(repo): State<MediaRepositoryState>,
     user: User,
-    mut _multipart: Multipart,
+    mut multipart: Multipart,
 ) -> std::result::Result<String, StatusCode> {
-    error!("POST /media user={}", user);
+    let mut name = None;
+    let mut date_taken = None;
+
+    while let Some(field) = multipart.next_field().await.unwrap() {
+        if let Some(field_name) = field.name() {
+            match field_name {
+                "name" => {
+                    name = Some(field.text().await.unwrap());
+                    // debug!("name={}", field.text().await.unwrap());
+                }
+                "date_taken" => {
+                    date_taken = Some(field.text().await.unwrap());
+                    // debug!("date_taken={}", field.text().await.unwrap());
+                }
+                _ => continue,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if name.is_none() || date_taken.is_none() {
+        return Err(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST);
+    }
+
+    let result = repo.create_media_item_for_user(
+        Uuid::parse_str(user.uuid.as_str()).unwrap(),
+        name.clone().unwrap(),
+        date_taken.clone().unwrap(),
+    );
 
-    let id = uuid::Uuid::new_v4();
-    debug!("add media with id {} into database", id);
-    // TODO: check if media already exists for user
+    match result {
+        Ok(uuid) => {
+            debug!(
+                "name={}, taken={} => id={}",
+                name.unwrap(),
+                date_taken.unwrap(),
+                uuid.clone().hyphenated().to_string()
+            );
 
-    // TODO: add item in database for user
-    Err(StatusCode::NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
+            Ok(uuid.hyphenated().to_string())
+        }
+        Err(error) => {
+            match error {
+                DataAccessError::AlreadyExist => {
+                    // TODO: use Redirect::permanent to add a Location header to the already existing item
+                    return Err(StatusCode::SEE_OTHER);
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    return Err(StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/media/src/api/routes/post_media_id.rs b/crates/media/src/api/routes/post_media_id.rs
index f9b34bc..fa66d6b 100644
--- a/crates/media/src/api/routes/post_media_id.rs
+++ b/crates/media/src/api/routes/post_media_id.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn post_media_id(
     while let Some(mut field) = multipart.next_field().await.unwrap() {
         if let Some(field_name) = field.name() {
             match field_name {
-                "description" => {
-                    debug!("description={}", field.text().await.unwrap());
+                "name" => {
+                    debug!("name={}", field.text().await.unwrap());
                 }
                 "file" => {
                     // TODO: wrap bytes and write to persistency
diff --git a/crates/media/src/data/error.rs b/crates/media/src/data/error.rs
index 699a12a..cae01bd 100644
--- a/crates/media/src/data/error.rs
+++ b/crates/media/src/data/error.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 pub enum DataAccessError {
     NotFound,
     #[allow(dead_code)]
+    InvalidDateFormat,
+    AlreadyExist,
     TechnicalError,
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     OtherError,
diff --git a/crates/media/src/repository.rs b/crates/media/src/repository.rs
index e831542..cdeef35 100644
--- a/crates/media/src/repository.rs
+++ b/crates/media/src/repository.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
  */
 
 use axum::async_trait;
+use common::config::configuration::Configuration;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Instant;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use tracing::info;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ use crate::data::media_item::MediaItem;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct MediaRepository<D> {
     pub(crate) database: D,
+    pub(crate) config: Configuration,
 }
 
 pub type MediaRepositoryState = Arc<dyn MediaRepositoryTrait + Send + Sync>;
@@ -37,11 +40,19 @@ pub type MediaRepositoryState = Arc<dyn MediaRepositoryTrait + Send + Sync>;
 pub trait MediaRepositoryTrait {
     // Gets a list of media items from the DB filted by user_id
     fn get_media_items_for_user(&self, user_id: Uuid) -> Result<Vec<MediaItem>, DataAccessError>;
+
+    /// Create a new media item for the given user
+    fn create_media_item_for_user(
+        &self,
+        user_id: Uuid,
+        name: String,
+        date_taken: String,
+    ) -> Result<Uuid, DataAccessError>;
 }
 
 impl<D> MediaRepository<D> {
-    pub async fn new(database: D) -> Self {
-        Self { database }
+    pub async fn new(database: D, config: Configuration) -> Self {
+        Self { database, config }
     }
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +74,17 @@ impl<D> MediaRepositoryTrait for MediaRepository<D> {
             references: None,
         }])
     }
+
+    /// inside impl
+    fn create_media_item_for_user(
+        &self,
+        user_id: Uuid,
+        name: String,
+        date_taken: String,
+    ) -> Result<Uuid, DataAccessError> {
+        // Err(DataAccessError::AlreadyExist)
+        Ok(Uuid::new_v4())
+    }
 }
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
@@ -91,7 +113,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let db = SqliteDatabase::new("target/sqlx/test-dbs/media/repository/tests/test_new.sqlite")
             .await;
-        let repository = MediaRepository::new(db).await;
+        let repository = MediaRepository::new(db, Configuration::empty()).await;
 
         // when
         let result = repository.get_media_items_for_user(Uuid::new_v4());