diff --git a/src/app/api/auth/register/route.ts b/src/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
index c004b95..b09bcb7 100644
--- a/src/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/auth/register/route.ts
@@ -1,87 +1,68 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
-import crypto from 'crypto';
-import fs from 'fs';
-import path from 'path';
+import { hash } from 'bcryptjs';
 
-const DB_FILE = path.join(process.cwd(), 'data', 'users.json');
-
-interface User {
-  id: string;
-  name: string;
-  email: string;
-  passwordHash: string;
-  createdAt: string;
-}
-
-function ensureDbDirectory() {
-  const dir = path.dirname(DB_FILE);
-  if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
-  }
-}
-
-function hashPassword(password: string): string {
-  return crypto.createHash('sha256').update(password).digest('hex');
-}
-
-function getUsers(): User[] {
-  try {
-    if (fs.existsSync(DB_FILE)) {
-      const data = fs.readFileSync(DB_FILE, 'utf-8');
-      return JSON.parse(data);
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error reading users file:', error);
-  }
-  return [];
-}
-
-function saveUsers(users: User[]) {
-  ensureDbDirectory();
-  fs.writeFileSync(DB_FILE, JSON.stringify(users, null, 2));
-}
+// Temporary in-memory user storage (replace with database)
+const users: Map<string, any> = new Map();
 
 export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
-    const body = await request.json();
-    const { name, email, password } = body;
+    const { name, email, password } = await request.json();
 
+    // Validation
     if (!name || !email || !password) {
       return NextResponse.json(
-        { message: 'Missing required fields' },
+        { message: 'Name, email, and password are required' },
         { status: 400 }
       );
     }
 
-    const users = getUsers();
-    const existingUser = users.find(u => u.email === email);
-
-    if (existingUser) {
+    if (password.length < 6) {
       return NextResponse.json(
-        { message: 'Email already registered' },
+        { message: 'Password must be at least 6 characters' },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Check if user already exists
+    if (users.has(email)) {
+      return NextResponse.json(
+        { message: 'User already exists' },
         { status: 409 }
       );
     }
 
-    const newUser: User = {
-      id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+    // Hash password
+    const hashedPassword = await hash(password, 10);
+
+    // Create user
+    const user = {
+      id: Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9),
       name,
       email,
-      passwordHash: hashPassword(password),
-      createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+      password: hashedPassword,
+      createdAt: new Date(),
     };
 
-    users.push(newUser);
-    saveUsers(users);
+    users.set(email, user);
+
+    // Create JWT-like token (simplified)
+    const token = Buffer.from(JSON.stringify({ userId: user.id, email })).toString('base64');
 
     return NextResponse.json(
-      { message: 'User registered successfully', userId: newUser.id },
+      {
+        message: 'User registered successfully',
+        token,
+        user: {
+          id: user.id,
+          name: user.name,
+          email: user.email,
+        },
+      },
       { status: 201 }
     );
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Registration error:', error);
     return NextResponse.json(
-      { message: 'Internal server error' },
+      { message: 'Registration failed' },
       { status: 500 }
     );
   }