diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07079d4de..62043b0d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "HedgeDoc",
+  "name": "hedgedoc",
   "version": "2.0.0",
   "description": "Realtime collaborative markdown notes on all platforms.",
   "author": "",
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.13",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4",
+    "shortid": "^2.2.15",
     "sqlite3": "^5.0.0",
     "typeorm": "^0.2.25"
   },
diff --git a/src/notes/note-metadata.dto.ts b/src/notes/note-metadata.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b68d0aef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notes/note-metadata.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import {
+  IsArray,
+  IsDate,
+  IsNumber,
+  IsString,
+  ValidateNested,
+} from 'class-validator';
+import { UserInfoDto } from '../users/user-info.dto';
+import { NotePermissionsDto } from './note-permissions.dto';
+
+export class NoteMetadataDto {
+  @IsString()
+  id: string;
+  @IsString()
+  alias: string;
+  @IsString()
+  title: string;
+  @IsString()
+  description: string;
+  @IsArray()
+  @IsString({ each: true })
+  tags: string[];
+  @IsDate()
+  updateTime: Date;
+  @ValidateNested()
+  updateUser: UserInfoDto;
+  @IsNumber()
+  viewCount: number;
+  @IsDate()
+  createTime: Date;
+  @IsArray()
+  @ValidateNested()
+  editedBy: UserInfoDto['userName'][];
+  @ValidateNested()
+  permission: NotePermissionsDto;
+}
diff --git a/src/notes/note-permissions.dto.ts b/src/notes/note-permissions.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e90f77dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notes/note-permissions.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { IsArray, IsBoolean, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator';
+import { UserInfoDto } from '../users/user-info.dto';
+
+export class NotePermissionEntryDto {
+  @ValidateNested()
+  user: UserInfoDto;
+  @IsBoolean()
+  canEdit: boolean;
+}
+
+export class NotePermissionsDto {
+  @ValidateNested()
+  owner: UserInfoDto;
+  @ValidateNested()
+  @IsArray()
+  sharedTo: NotePermissionEntryDto[];
+}
diff --git a/src/notes/note.entity.ts b/src/notes/note.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b3a7fa1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notes/note.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { generate as shortIdGenerate } from 'shortid';
+import {
+  Column,
+  Entity,
+  ManyToOne,
+  OneToMany,
+  PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
+} from 'typeorm';
+import { Author } from '../authors/author.entity';
+import { Revision } from '../revisions/revision.entity';
+import { User } from '../users/user.entity';
+
+// permission types
+enum PermissionEnum {
+  freely = 'freely',
+  editable = 'editable',
+  limited = 'limited',
+  locked = 'locked',
+  protected = 'protected',
+  private = 'private',
+}
+
+@Entity('Notes')
+export class Note {
+  @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
+  id: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    nullable: false,
+    unique: true,
+  })
+  shortid: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    unique: true,
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  alias: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+  })
+  permission: PermissionEnum;
+
+  @Column({
+    nullable: false,
+    default: 0,
+  })
+  viewcount: number;
+
+  @Column({
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  lastchangeAt: Date;
+
+  @Column()
+  savedAt: Date;
+
+  @ManyToOne(_ => User, { onDelete: 'CASCADE' })
+  owner: User;
+
+  @ManyToOne(_ => User)
+  lastchangeuser: User;
+
+  @OneToMany(
+    _ => Revision,
+    revision => revision.note,
+  )
+  revisions: Revision[];
+
+  @OneToMany(
+    _ => Author,
+    author => author.note,
+  )
+  authors: Author[];
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  title: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+  })
+  content: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    type: 'text',
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  authorship: string;
+
+  constructor(
+    shortid: string,
+    alias: string,
+    permission: PermissionEnum,
+    lastchangeAt: Date,
+    savedAt: Date,
+    owner: User,
+    title: string,
+    content: string,
+    authorship: string,
+  ) {
+    if (shortid) {
+      this.shortid = shortid;
+    } else {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
+      this.shortid = shortIdGenerate() as string;
+    }
+    this.alias = alias;
+    this.permission = permission;
+    this.lastchangeAt = lastchangeAt;
+    this.savedAt = savedAt;
+    this.owner = owner;
+    this.title = title;
+    this.content = content;
+    this.authorship = authorship;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/notes/notes.module.ts b/src/notes/notes.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b267951f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notes/notes.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { Note } from './note.entity';
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Note])],
+  controllers: [],
+})
+export class NotesModule {}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index afab1a992..b5328ac03 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4983,6 +4983,11 @@ nan@^2.12.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nan/-/nan-2.14.0.tgz#7818f722027b2459a86f0295d434d1fc2336c52c"
   integrity sha512-INOFj37C7k3AfaNTtX8RhsTw7qRy7eLET14cROi9+5HAVbbHuIWUHEauBv5qT4Av2tWasiTY1Jw6puUNqRJXQg==
 
+nanoid@^2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.11"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanoid/-/nanoid-2.1.11.tgz#ec24b8a758d591561531b4176a01e3ab4f0f0280"
+  integrity sha512-s/snB+WGm6uwi0WjsZdaVcuf3KJXlfGl2LcxgwkEwJF0D/BWzVWAZW/XY4bFaiR7s0Jk3FPvlnepg1H1b1UwlA==
+
 nanomatch@^1.2.9:
   version "1.2.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nanomatch/-/nanomatch-1.2.13.tgz#b87a8aa4fc0de8fe6be88895b38983ff265bd119"
@@ -6339,6 +6344,13 @@ shellwords@^0.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shellwords/-/shellwords-0.1.1.tgz#d6b9181c1a48d397324c84871efbcfc73fc0654b"
   integrity sha512-vFwSUfQvqybiICwZY5+DAWIPLKsWO31Q91JSKl3UYv+K5c2QRPzn0qzec6QPu1Qc9eHYItiP3NdJqNVqetYAww==
 
+shortid@^2.2.15:
+  version "2.2.15"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shortid/-/shortid-2.2.15.tgz#2b902eaa93a69b11120373cd42a1f1fe4437c122"
+  integrity sha512-5EaCy2mx2Jgc/Fdn9uuDuNIIfWBpzY4XIlhoqtXF6qsf+/+SGZ+FxDdX/ZsMZiWupIWNqAEmiNY4RC+LSmCeOw==
+  dependencies:
+    nanoid "^2.1.0"
+
 signal-exit@^3.0.0, signal-exit@^3.0.2:
   version "3.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.3.tgz#a1410c2edd8f077b08b4e253c8eacfcaf057461c"