diff --git a/create_user_lambda.tf b/create_user_lambda.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/create_user_ssm_parameter.tf b/create_user_ssm_parameter.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206d64e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/create_user_ssm_parameter.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+# Read the JSON file
+#https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/local/latest/docs/data-sources/file
+data "local_file" "user_list" {
+  filename = "${path.module}/user_list.json"
+}
+
+# Create SSM Parameter
+#https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/ssm_parameter
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "user_list" {
+  name        = "/${var.name}/db_user_list" # Replace with your desired parameter name
+  description = "User and database mappings for Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL DB users."
+  type        = "String"
+  value       = data.local_file.user_list.content
+}
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diff --git a/provider.tf b/provider.tf
index 8e7da10..d166cc9 100644
--- a/provider.tf
+++ b/provider.tf
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ terraform {
       source  = "hashicorp/aws"
       version = "5.63.1"
     }
+    local = {
+      source  = "hashicorp/local"
+      version = "2.5.2"
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -16,4 +20,7 @@ provider "aws" {
       Source = "https://github.com/kunduso/rds-secretsmanager-rotation-lambda-terraform"
     }
   }
+}
+provider "local" {
+  # Configuration options
 }
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diff --git a/user_list.json b/user_list.json
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index 0000000..30d92ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user_list.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "user_database_mappings": [
+        {
+            "username": "user1"
+        },
+        {
+            "username": "user2",
+            "database": "postgres"
+        },
+        {
+            "username": "user3",
+            "database": "db1"
+        },
+        {
+            "username": "user4",
+            "database": "db3"
+        }
+    ]
+}