diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Class1.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Class1.cs
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index 3889710..0000000
--- a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Class1.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract;
-
-public class Class1
-{
-
-}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Entities/Entity.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Entities/Entity.cs
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index 0000000..fcec809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Entities/Entity.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Entities;
+
+public abstract class Entity<TId> : IEntity<TId> where TId : struct
+{
+    public TId Id { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset Created { get; set; }
+    public DateTimeOffset? Updated { get; set; }
+}
+
+public abstract class Entity : Entity<Guid>
+{
+    protected Entity()
+    {
+        Id = Guid.NewGuid();
+        Created = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Entities/IEntity.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Entities/IEntity.cs
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index 0000000..a1445ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Entities/IEntity.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Entities;
+
+public interface IEntity<TId> where TId : struct
+{
+    TId Id { get; set; }
+    DateTimeOffset Created { get; set; }
+    DateTimeOffset? Updated { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/Provider.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/Provider.cs
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index 0000000..a6fae1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/Provider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Entities;
+
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Providers;
+
+public class Provider : Entity
+{
+    public required string ServiceName { get; set; }
+    public int Priority { get; set; }
+    public ProviderType ProviderType { get; set; }
+    public required ProviderSettings Settings { get; set; }
+    public int? DailyLimit { get; set; }
+    public int? MonthlyLimit { get; set; }
+    public int WarnThresholdPercent { get; set; } = 90;
+    public bool IsActive { get; set; } = true;
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderSettings.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0420950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Providers;
+
+public abstract class ProviderSettings
+{
+    public abstract ProviderType ProviderType { get; }
+}
+
+public class SmtpProviderSettings : ProviderSettings
+{
+    public override ProviderType ProviderType => ProviderType.Smtp;
+
+    public required string Host { get; set; }
+    public int Port { get; set; } = 587;
+    public required string Username { get; set; }
+    public required string Password { get; set; }
+    public bool UseSsl { get; set; } = true;
+    public required string FromEmail { get; set; }
+    public required string FromName { get; set; }
+    public required string AppDisplayName { get; set; }
+    public required string AppBaseUrl { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderType.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderType.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd7ffc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderType.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Providers;
+
+public enum ProviderType
+{
+    Smtp = 1
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderUsage.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderUsage.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4dac2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Providers/ProviderUsage.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Entities;
+
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Providers;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tracks email send counts per provider per calendar day.
+/// Monthly counts are derived by summing daily records within a month.
+/// </summary>
+public class ProviderUsage : Entity
+{
+    public Guid ProviderId { get; set; }
+    public DateOnly Date { get; set; }
+    public int SentCount { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/IProviderRepository.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/IProviderRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49f6bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/IProviderRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Providers;
+
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Repositories;
+
+public interface IProviderRepository
+{
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<Provider>> GetByServiceAsync(string serviceName, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task<Provider?> GetByIdAsync(Guid id, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task AddAsync(Provider provider, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task UpdateAsync(Provider provider, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task DeleteAsync(Provider provider, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/IProviderUsageRepository.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/IProviderUsageRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fb6da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/IProviderUsageRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Providers;
+
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Repositories;
+
+public interface IProviderUsageRepository
+{
+    Task<int> GetDailyCountAsync(Guid providerId, DateOnly date, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task<int> GetMonthlyCountAsync(Guid providerId, int year, int month, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task IncrementAsync(Guid providerId, DateOnly date, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/ITemplateRepository.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/ITemplateRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0838809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Repositories/ITemplateRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Templates;
+
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Repositories;
+
+public interface ITemplateRepository
+{
+    Task<IReadOnlyList<Template>> GetByServiceAsync(string serviceName, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task<Template?> GetAsync(string serviceName, string key, string languageCode, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task AddAsync(Template template, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task UpdateAsync(Template template, CancellationToken ct = default);
+    Task DeleteAsync(Template template, CancellationToken ct = default);
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Templates/Template.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Templates/Template.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c19b407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Templates/Template.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Entities;
+
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Templates;
+
+public class Template : Entity
+{
+    public required string ServiceName { get; set; }
+    public required string Key { get; set; }
+    public required string LanguageCode { get; set; }
+    public required string Subject { get; set; }
+    public required string HtmlBody { get; set; }
+    public required string TextBody { get; set; }
+    public IReadOnlyList<TemplateVariable> Variables { get; set; } = [];
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Templates/TemplateVariable.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Templates/TemplateVariable.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c7413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract/Templates/TemplateVariable.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.Abstract.Templates;
+
+public record TemplateVariable
+{
+    public required string Name { get; init; }
+    public bool Required { get; init; }
+}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.EF/Class1.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.EF/Class1.cs
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index 8a77a38..0000000
--- a/HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.EF/Class1.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.DAL.EF;
-
-public class Class1
-{
-
-}
diff --git a/HrynCo.NotificationService.Services/Class1.cs b/HrynCo.NotificationService.Services/Class1.cs
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index b1f4efd..0000000
--- a/HrynCo.NotificationService.Services/Class1.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-namespace HrynCo.NotificationService.Services;
-
-public class Class1
-{
-
-}