diff --git a/src/lib/common/Alert.svelte b/src/lib/common/Alert.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5f8e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/common/Alert.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
+	import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
+	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+	export const alert = writable('test');
+	export let ms = 3000;
+	let visible = false;
+	let timeout: number;
+
+	onMount(async () => {
+		const onMessageChange = (message: string, ms: number) => {
+			clearTimeout(timeout);
+			if (!message) {
+				// hide Alert if message is empty
+				visible = false;
+			} else {
+				visible = true;
+				if (ms > 0) timeout = window.setTimeout(() => (visible = false), ms); // and hide it after ms milliseconds
+			}
+		};
+		$: onMessageChange($alert, ms); // whenever the alert store or the ms props changes run onMessageChange
+		onDestroy(() => clearTimeout(timeout)); // make sure we clean-up the timeout
+	});
+</script>
+
+{#if visible}
+	<div on:click={() => (visible = false)}>
+		<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+			><path
+				d="M12.432 0c1.34 0 2.01.912 2.01 1.957 0 1.305-1.164 2.512-2.679 2.512-1.269 0-2.009-.75-1.974-1.99C9.789 1.436 10.67 0 12.432 0zM8.309 20c-1.058 0-1.833-.652-1.093-3.524l1.214-5.092c.211-.814.246-1.141 0-1.141-.317 0-1.689.562-2.502 1.117l-.528-.88c2.572-2.186 5.531-3.467 6.801-3.467 1.057 0 1.233 1.273.705 3.23l-1.391 5.352c-.246.945-.141 1.271.106 1.271.317 0 1.357-.392 2.379-1.207l.6.814C12.098 19.02 9.365 20 8.309 20z"
+			/></svg
+		>
+		<p>{$alert}</p>
+	</div>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+	div {
+		position: fixed;
+		cursor: pointer;
+		margin-right: 1.5rem;
+		margin-left: 1.5rem;
+		margin-top: 1rem;
+		right: 0;
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		border-radius: 0.2rem;
+		background-color: #565656;
+		color: #fff;
+		font-size: 0.875rem;
+		font-weight: 700;
+		padding: 0.5rem 1.4rem;
+		font-size: 1.5rem;
+		z-index: 100;
+		opacity: 95%;
+	}
+	div p {
+		color: #fff;
+	}
+	div svg {
+		height: 1.6rem;
+		fill: currentcolor;
+		width: 1.4rem;
+		margin-right: 0.5rem;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/src/lib/index/CreateUser.svelte b/src/lib/index/CreateUser.svelte
index 577a648..31d5671 100644
--- a/src/lib/index/CreateUser.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/index/CreateUser.svelte
@@ -1,19 +1,65 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
+	// name for user creation
+	let userName = '';
+	// whether the new card html element is visible
+	let newUserCardVisible = false;
+	// The Form used for validating input
+	let newUserForm: HTMLFormElement;
 
-	function createUser() {}
+	function createUser(): void {
+		let headscaleURL = localStorage.getItem('headscaleURL') || '';
+		let headscaleAPIKey = localStorage.getItem('headscaleAPIKey') || '';
+		let endpointURL = '/api/v1/namespace';
+		if (newUserForm.reportValidity()) {
+			fetch(headscaleURL + endpointURL, {
+				method: 'POST',
+				headers: {
+					Accept: 'application/json',
+					Authorization: `Bearer ${headscaleAPIKey}`
+				},
+				body: JSON.stringify({
+					name: userName.toLowerCase()
+				})
+			})
+				.then((response) => {
+					if (response.ok) {
+						response.json().then((data) => {
+							console.log(data);
+						});
+					} else {
+						response.json().then((data) => {
+							console.error(data);
+						});
+					}
+				})
+				.catch((error) => {
+					console.log(error);
+				});
+		} else {
+		}
+	}
 </script>
 
 <!-- html -->
-<div in:fade class="p-4"><button class="btn-primary bg-teal-700 hover:bg-teal-900 " type="button">+ New User</button></div>
-<div in:fade class="card-pending">
-	<input class="card-input" placeholder="name" />
-	<div>
-    <button><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="h-8 w-8 inline rounded-full hover:bg-gray-300" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="black" stroke-width="2">
-			<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M9 12l2 2 4-4m6 2a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z" />
-		</svg></button>
-		<button><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="h-8 w-8 inline rounded-full hover:bg-gray-300" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="black" stroke-width="2">
-			<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M10 14l2-2m0 0l2-2m-2 2l-2-2m2 2l2 2m7-2a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z" />
-		</svg></button>
+<div in:fade class="p-4"><button on:click={() => (newUserCardVisible = true)} class="btn-primary bg-teal-700 hover:bg-teal-900 " type="button">+ New User</button></div>
+{#if newUserCardVisible}
+	<div in:fade out:fade={{ duration: newUserCardVisible ? 0 : 500 }} class="card-pending">
+		<form class="relative" bind:this={newUserForm}>
+			<!-- Input has to be lower case, but we will force lower case on submit -->
+			<input bind:value={userName} class="card-input lowercase" required pattern="[a-zA-Z\-\.]+" placeholder="name" />
+		</form>
+		<div>
+			<button on:click={() => createUser()}
+				><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="h-8 w-8 inline rounded-full hover:bg-gray-300" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="black" stroke-width="2">
+					<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M9 12l2 2 4-4m6 2a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z" />
+				</svg></button
+			>
+			<button on:click={() => (newUserCardVisible = false)}
+				><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="h-8 w-8 inline rounded-full hover:bg-gray-300" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="black" stroke-width="2">
+					<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M10 14l2-2m0 0l2-2m-2 2l-2-2m2 2l2 2m7-2a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z" />
+				</svg></button
+			>
+		</div>
 	</div>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/routes/__layout.svelte b/src/routes/__layout.svelte
index 78d6a35..479687a 100644
--- a/src/routes/__layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/__layout.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script>
 	import '../app.css';
 	import Nav from '$lib/common/nav.svelte';
+	import Alert from '$lib/common/Alert.svelte'
 </script>
 
 <main class="flex flex-col">
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 		<Nav />
 		<!-- main window -->
 		<div class="flex flex-1 flex-col">
+			<Alert></Alert>
 			<!-- header -->
 			<!-- <div class="flex bg-gray-100 h-12 p-4">Header</div> -->
 			<!-- content -->