diff --git a/transfer_service/config/vos_ts.conf b/transfer_service/config/vos_ts.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 167bf8d77d70c12f3b79d8657c069a6f28b73df0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/transfer_service/config/vos_ts.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-###################
-# System services #
-###################
-
-# Postgres
-[file_catalog]
-; hostname or IP address of the machine that hosts the Postgres database
-host = file_catalog
-; port at which the database is available, default is 5432 TCP
-port = 5432
-; database name
-db = vospace_testdb
-; user name, default is 'postgres'
-user = postgres
-; password, default is 'postgres'
-password = postgres
-
-# Redis
-[job_cache]
-; hostname or IP address of the machine that hosts the Redis cache system
-host = job_cache
-; port at which the cache service is available, default is 6379 TCP
-port = 6379
-; db index representing the db that stores the scheduling queues, default is 0
-db_sched = 0
-
-# Spectrum Archive
-[spectrum_archive]
-; hostname or IP address of the tape library frontend
-host = tape-fe.ia2.inaf.it
-; SSH port
-port = 22
-; login user
-user = root
-; SSH private key file absolute path
-pkey_file_path = /root/.ssh/tape_rsa
-; tape pool name
-tape_pool = pl_generic_rw_01
-
-
-############################
-# VOSpace backend settings #
-############################
-
-[checksum]
-; suffix for files containing MD5 checksums
-md5_file_suffix = -md5sum.txt
-; buffer size in bytes when reading a chunk of data, default is 4096 B
-file_buffer_size = 4096 B
-
-[file_grouper]
-; minimum number of files contained by a 'leaf' directory, default is 1000
-min_num_files = 1000
-; maximum size for a 'leaf' directory, default is 100 GB
-max_dir_size = 100 GB
-
-[scheduling]
-; maximum number of jobs within a 'pending' queue, default is 32
-max_pending_jobs = 32
-; maximum number of jobs within a 'ready' queue, default is 4
-max_ready_jobs = 4
-; maximum number of jobs within a 'terminated' queue, default is 8
-max_terminated_jobs = 8
-; minimum time interval in seconds between two consecutive checks on 
-; job queues, default is 15 s, minimum allowed is 10 s
-exec_wait_time = 15
-
-[transfer]
-; split data to be retrieved in blocks of a given size
-block_size = 1 TB
-
-[cleanup]
-; Physically delete from disk all nodes previously deleted by the user via ui,
-; that are older than a given amount of time specified here below
-days = 0
-hours = 0
-minutes = 1
-seconds = 30
-
-[mail]
-smtp_server = smtp2.oats.inaf.it
-smtp_port = 25
-no_reply_email = noreply-vospace@inaf.it
-admin_email = cristiano.urban@inaf.it
-
-[logging]
-; log level, allowed values are: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL
-; Default level is INFO
-log_level = DEBUG
-; format of log records
-log_format = %(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s
-; log queue name
-log_queue = vos_ts_logs
-; physical path on disk where log files are stored
-log_dir = /var/log/vos_ts
-; log file name
-log_file = vos_ts.log
-; dir to store results of storage and import operations
-res_dir = ${log_dir}/results
-
-
-####################
-# Storage settings #
-####################
-
-[transfer_node]
-; user folder
-base_path = /home/{username}
-; data entry point
-store_path = ${base_path}/store
-; data exit point
-retrieve_path = ${base_path}/retrieve
diff --git a/transfer_service/db_connector.py b/transfer_service/db_connector.py
index a47254ce1452deee0d0d2813c4fb9d0ae8653b0f..f9ae0dec66726c3f4289035e18d2c7580e23e31a 100644
--- a/transfer_service/db_connector.py
+++ b/transfer_service/db_connector.py
@@ -401,6 +401,18 @@ class DbConnector(object):
                 if not conn.closed:
                     conn.rollback()
         return result[0]["user_name"]
+    
+    def getUserEmail(self, userId):
+        """Returns the user email address for a given user id."""
+        with self.getConnection() as conn:
+            try:
+                cursor = conn.cursor(cursor_factory = RealDictCursor)
+                cursor.execute("SELECT e_mail FROM users WHERE user_id = %s;", (userId,))
+                result = cursor.fetchall()
+            except Exception as e:
+                if not conn.closed:
+                    conn.rollback()
+        return result[0]["e_mail"]
 
     ##### Storage #####
 
@@ -916,3 +928,26 @@ class DbConnector(object):
                     if not conn.closed:
                         conn.rollback()
                 return True
+
+    ##### Users #####
+     
+    def insertUser(self, userId, username, email):
+        """Inserts users data."""
+        with self.getConnection() as conn:
+            try:
+                cursor = conn.cursor(cursor_factory = RealDictCursor)
+                cursor.execute("""
+                    INSERT INTO users(user_id,
+                                      user_name,
+                                      e_mail)
+                    VALUES (%s, %s, %s)
+                    ON CONFLICT (user_id)
+                    DO NOTHING;
+                    """,
+                    (userId,
+                     username,
+                     email,))
+                conn.commit()
+            except Exception as e:
+                if not conn.closed:
+                    conn.rollback()