diff --git a/migrations/2024-08-19-105140_create_tasks/down.sql b/migrations/2024-08-19-105140_create_tasks/down.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90c7744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024-08-19-105140_create_tasks/down.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- This file should undo anything in `up.sql`
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS "tasks";
diff --git a/migrations/2024-08-19-105140_create_tasks/up.sql b/migrations/2024-08-19-105140_create_tasks/up.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9e7b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024-08-19-105140_create_tasks/up.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Your SQL goes here
+
+CREATE TABLE "tasks"(
+	"id" SERIAL NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+	"title" TEXT NOT NULL,
+	"deadline" DATE,
+	"category" JSONB NOT NULL,
+	"project_id" INT4,
+	FOREIGN KEY ("project_id") REFERENCES "projects"("id")
+);
+
diff --git a/src/errors/mod.rs b/src/errors/mod.rs
index 625611e..a0ca9ed 100644
--- a/src/errors/mod.rs
+++ b/src/errors/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub(crate) mod error;
 pub(crate) mod error_vec;
 pub(crate) mod project_create_error;
+pub(crate) mod task_create_error;
diff --git a/src/errors/task_create_error.rs b/src/errors/task_create_error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c6301d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/errors/task_create_error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use crate::errors::error::Error;
+use crate::errors::error_vec::ErrorVec;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+use validator::{ValidationErrors, ValidationErrorsKind};
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub enum TaskCreateError {
+    TitleLengthInvalid,
+    ProjectNotFound,
+    Error(Error),
+}
+
+impl From<ValidationErrors> for ErrorVec<TaskCreateError> {
+    fn from(e: ValidationErrors) -> Self {
+        e.errors()
+            .iter()
+            .flat_map(|(&field, error_kind)| match field {
+                "title" => match error_kind {
+                    ValidationErrorsKind::Field(validation_errors) => validation_errors
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|validation_error| validation_error.code.as_ref())
+                        .map(|code| match code {
+                            "title_length" => TaskCreateError::TitleLengthInvalid,
+                            _ => panic!("Unexpected validation error code: `{code}`."),
+                        })
+                        .collect::<Vec<TaskCreateError>>(),
+                    _ => panic!("Unexpected validation error kind."),
+                },
+                _ => panic!("Unexpected validation field name: `{field}`."),
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<TaskCreateError>>()
+            .into()
+    }
+}
+
+// has to be implemented for Dioxus server functions
+impl Display for TaskCreateError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{:?}", self)
+    }
+}
+
+// has to be implemented for Dioxus server functions
+impl FromStr for TaskCreateError {
+    type Err = ();
+
+    fn from_str(_: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Ok(TaskCreateError::TitleLengthInvalid)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/models/category.rs b/src/models/category.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6ca42c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/category.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+use chrono::{Duration, NaiveDate, NaiveTime};
+use diesel::deserialize::FromSql;
+use diesel::pg::{Pg, PgValue};
+use diesel::serialize::{Output, ToSql};
+use diesel::sql_types::Jsonb;
+use diesel::{AsExpression, FromSqlRow};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_with::DurationSeconds;
+use std::io::Write;
+
+#[serde_with::serde_as]
+#[derive(AsExpression, FromSqlRow, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+#[diesel(sql_type = Jsonb)]
+pub enum Category {
+    Inbox,
+    SomedayMaybe,
+    WaitingFor(String),
+    NextSteps,
+    Calendar {
+        date: NaiveDate,
+        #[serde_as(as = "Option<DurationSeconds<i64>>")]
+        reoccurance_interval: Option<Duration>,
+        time: Option<CalendarTime>,
+    },
+    LongTerm,
+    Done,
+    Trash,
+}
+
+#[serde_with::serde_as]
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct CalendarTime {
+    time: NaiveTime,
+    #[serde_as(as = "Option<DurationSeconds<i64>>")]
+    reminder_offset: Option<Duration>,
+}
+
+impl CalendarTime {
+    pub fn new(time: NaiveTime, reminder_offset: Option<Duration>) -> Self {
+        Self { time, reminder_offset }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ToSql<Jsonb, Pg> for Category {
+    fn to_sql<'b>(&'b self, out: &mut Output<'b, '_, Pg>) -> diesel::serialize::Result {
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(self)?;
+
+        // Prepend the JSONB version byte.
+        out.write_all(&[1])?;
+        out.write_all(json.as_bytes())?;
+
+        Ok(diesel::serialize::IsNull::No)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromSql<Jsonb, Pg> for Category {
+    fn from_sql(bytes: PgValue) -> diesel::deserialize::Result<Self> {
+        let bytes = bytes.as_bytes();
+        if bytes.is_empty() {
+            return Err("Unexpected empty bytes (missing the JSONB version number).".into());
+        }
+        let str = std::str::from_utf8(&bytes[1..])?;
+        serde_json::from_str(str).map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/models/mod.rs b/src/models/mod.rs
index dfc721a..9f449ce 100644
--- a/src/models/mod.rs
+++ b/src/models/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 pub(crate) mod project;
+pub(crate) mod category;
+pub(crate) mod task;
diff --git a/src/models/task.rs b/src/models/task.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d67256a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/task.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+use diesel::prelude::*;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use validator::Validate;
+use crate::models::category::Category;
+use crate::schema::tasks;
+
+const TITLE_LENGTH_MIN: u64 = 1;
+const TITLE_LENGTH_MAX: u64 = 255;
+
+#[derive(Queryable, Selectable, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug)]
+#[diesel(table_name = crate::schema::tasks)]
+#[diesel(check_for_backend(diesel::pg::Pg))]
+pub struct Task {
+    id: i32,
+    title: String,
+    deadline: Option<chrono::NaiveDate>,
+    category: Category,
+    project_id: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+impl Task {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> i32 {
+        self.id
+    }
+
+    pub fn title(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.title
+    }
+
+    pub fn deadline(&self) -> Option<chrono::NaiveDate> {
+        self.deadline
+    }
+
+    pub fn category(&self) -> &Category {
+        &self.category
+    }
+
+    pub fn project_id(&self) -> Option<i32> {
+        self.project_id
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Insertable, Serialize, Deserialize, Validate, Clone, Debug)]
+#[diesel(table_name = tasks)]
+pub struct NewTask {
+    #[validate(length(min = "TITLE_LENGTH_MIN", max = "TITLE_LENGTH_MAX", code = "title_length"))]
+    pub title: String,
+    pub deadline: Option<chrono::NaiveDate>,
+    pub category: Category,
+    pub project_id: Option<i32>,
+}
+
+impl NewTask {
+    pub fn new(
+        title: String, deadline: Option<chrono::NaiveDate>,
+        category: Category, project_id: Option<i32>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self { title, deadline, category, project_id }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/schema/mod.rs b/src/schema/mod.rs
index 6ad8716..a87d07d 100644
--- a/src/schema/mod.rs
+++ b/src/schema/mod.rs
@@ -6,3 +6,20 @@ diesel::table! {
         title -> Text,
     }
 }
+
+diesel::table! {
+    tasks (id) {
+        id -> Int4,
+        title -> Text,
+        deadline -> Nullable<Date>,
+        category -> Jsonb,
+        project_id -> Nullable<Int4>,
+    }
+}
+
+diesel::joinable!(tasks -> projects (project_id));
+
+diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
+    projects,
+    tasks,
+);