Schema = {}; Schema.User = new SimpleSchema({ username: { type: String, regEx: /^[a-z0-9A-Z_]{3,15}$/ }, emails: { type: [Object], // this must be optional if you also use other login services like facebook, // but if you use only accounts-password, then it can be required optional: true }, "emails.$.address": { type: String, regEx: SimpleSchema.RegEx.Email }, "emails.$.verified": { type: Boolean }, createdAt: { type: Date }, services: { type: Object, optional: true, blackbox: true }, roles: { type: [String], optional: true } }); Meteor.users.attachSchema(Schema.User);