# What are Models

Models are a way to define the structure of your data. They are used to interact with your database, and can be used to define relationships between different types of data.

## Get Started

The following command will bootstrap a new model in the `app/Models` directory.

```sh
buddy make:model User
```

## 🚜 Contributing

Please review the [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/stacksjs/contributing) for details.

## 🏝 Community

For help, discussion about best practices, or any other conversation that would benefit from being searchable:

[Discussions on GitHub](https://github.com/stacksjs/stacks/discussions)

For casual chit-chat with others using this package:

[Join the Stacks Discord Server](https://stacksjs.com/discord)

## 📄 License

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [LICENSE](../../LICENSE.md) for more information.

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