diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Laravel Permission Lite
+
+
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
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+{
+    "name": "vollborn/laravel-permission-lite",
+    "description": "A lightweight permissions package inspired by spatie/laravel-permission",
+    "type": "library",
+    "license": "MIT",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "name": "Oliver Vollborn",
+            "email": "oliver.vollborn@gmail.com"
+        }
+    ],
+    "require": {
+        "php": "^8.0",
+        "laravel/framework": "^9.0"
+    },
+    "autoload": {
+        "psr-4": {
+            "Vollborn\\LaravelPermissionLite\\": "src/"
+        }
+    },
+    "extra": {
+        "laravel": {
+            "providers": [
+                "Vollborn\\LaravelPermissionLite\\Support\\ServiceProvider\\LaravelPermissionLiteServiceProvider"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Migrations/2022_08_21_112622_create_permission_tables.php b/src/Migrations/2022_08_21_112622_create_permission_tables.php
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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('permissions', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+
+            $table->string('name', 100);
+
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('roles', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+
+            $table->string('name', 100);
+
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('permission_role', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->foreignId('permission_id')
+                ->references('id')
+                ->on('permissions')
+                ->cascadeOnDelete();
+
+            $table->foreignId('role_id')
+                ->references('id')
+                ->on('roles')
+                ->cascadeOnDelete();
+
+            $table->unique(['permission_id', 'role_id']);
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('permission_user', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->foreignId('permission_id')
+                ->references('id')
+                ->on('permissions')
+                ->cascadeOnDelete();
+
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')
+                ->references('id')
+                ->on('users')
+                ->cascadeOnDelete();
+
+            $table->unique(['permission_id', 'user_id']);
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('role_user', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->foreignId('role_id')
+                ->references('id')
+                ->on('roles')
+                ->cascadeOnDelete();
+
+            $table->foreignId('user_id')
+                ->references('id')
+                ->on('users')
+                ->cascadeOnDelete();
+
+            $table->unique(['role_id', 'user_id']);
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('role_user');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('permission_user');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('permission_role');
+
+        Schema::dropIfExists('roles');
+        Schema::dropIfExists('permissions');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/src/Models/Permission.php b/src/Models/Permission.php
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+++ b/src/Models/Permission.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations\BelongsToManyRoles;
+use Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations\BelongsToManyUsers;
+
+class Permission extends Model
+{
+    use BelongsToManyUsers;
+    use BelongsToManyRoles;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'id',
+        'name'
+    ];
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Models/Role.php b/src/Models/Role.php
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+++ b/src/Models/Role.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations\BelongsToManyPermissions;
+use Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations\BelongsToManyUsers;
+
+class Role extends Model
+{
+    use BelongsToManyUsers;
+    use BelongsToManyPermissions;
+
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'id',
+        'name',
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/src/Support/ServiceProvider/LaravelPermissionLiteServiceProvider.php b/src/Support/ServiceProvider/LaravelPermissionLiteServiceProvider.php
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+++ b/src/Support/ServiceProvider/LaravelPermissionLiteServiceProvider.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Support\ServiceProvider;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
+
+class LaravelPermissionLiteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    /**
+     * Bootstrap any package services.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function boot(): void
+    {
+        $this->loadMigrationsFrom(__DIR__ . '/../../Migrations');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Traits/HasPermissions.php b/src/Traits/HasPermissions.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Auth;
+use Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations\BelongsToManyPermissions;
+use Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations\BelongsToManyRoles;
+
+/**
+ * supposed to be used in your App\Models\User
+ */
+trait HasPermissions
+{
+    use BelongsToManyRoles;
+    use BelongsToManyPermissions;
+
+    /**
+     * @param string|null $permission
+     * @param int|null $userId
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public static function authorize(?string $permission = null, ?int $userId = null): bool
+    {
+        $id = $userId ?? Auth::id();
+
+        if (!$id) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!$permission) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return User::query()
+            ->where('id', $id)
+            ->whereHas('permissions', static function ($query) use ($permission) {
+                $query->where('name', $permission);
+            })
+            ->orWhereHas('roles', static function ($query) use ($permission) {
+                $query->whereHas('permissions', static function ($query) use ($permission) {
+                    $query->where('name', $permission);
+                });
+            })
+            ->exists();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Traits/Relations/BelongsToManyPermissions.php b/src/Traits/Relations/BelongsToManyPermissions.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
+use Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Models\Permission;
+
+trait BelongsToManyPermissions
+{
+    /**
+     * @return BelongsToMany
+     */
+    public function permissions(): BelongsToMany
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany(Permission::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Traits/Relations/BelongsToManyRoles.php b/src/Traits/Relations/BelongsToManyRoles.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
+use Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Models\Role;
+
+trait BelongsToManyRoles
+{
+    /**
+     * @return BelongsToMany
+     */
+    public function roles(): BelongsToMany
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany(Role::class);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Traits/Relations/BelongsToManyUsers.php b/src/Traits/Relations/BelongsToManyUsers.php
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+<?php
+
+namespace Vollborn\LaravelPermissionLite\Traits\Relations;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsToMany;
+
+trait BelongsToManyUsers
+{
+    /**
+     * @return BelongsToMany
+     */
+    public function users(): BelongsToMany
+    {
+        return $this->belongsToMany(User::class);
+    }
+}