diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.venv/
+
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+
+instance/
+
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
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diff --git a/myriad/__init__.py b/myriad/__init__.py
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+++ b/myriad/__init__.py
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+import os
+
+from flask import Flask
+
+
+def create_app(test_config=None):
+    # create and configure the app
+    app = Flask(__name__, instance_relative_config=True)
+    app.config.from_mapping(
+        SECRET_KEY='dev',
+        DATABASE=os.path.join(app.instance_path, 'database.sqlite'),
+    )
+
+    if test_config is None:
+        # load the instance config, if it exists, when not testing
+        app.config.from_pyfile('config.py', silent=True)
+    else:
+        # load the test config if passed in
+        app.config.from_mapping(test_config)
+
+    # ensure the instance folder exists
+    os.makedirs(app.instance_path, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # a simple page that says hello
+    @app.route('/hello')
+    def hello():
+        return 'Hello, World!'
+    
+    from . import db
+    db.init_app(app)
+
+    from . import auth
+    app.register_blueprint(auth.bp)
+
+    from . import home
+    app.register_blueprint(home.bp)
+    app.add_url_rule('/', endpoint='index')
+
+    return app
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diff --git a/myriad/auth.py b/myriad/auth.py
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+++ b/myriad/auth.py
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+import functools
+
+from flask import (
+    Blueprint, flash, g, redirect, render_template, request, session, url_for
+)
+from werkzeug.security import check_password_hash, generate_password_hash
+
+from myriad.db import get_db
+
+bp = Blueprint('auth', __name__, url_prefix='/auth')
+
+@bp.route('/register', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
+def register():
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        username = request.form['username']
+        password = request.form['password']
+        db = get_db()
+        error = None
+
+        if not username:
+            error = 'Username is required.'
+        elif not password:
+            error = 'Password is required.'
+
+        if error is None:
+            try:
+                db.execute(
+                    "INSERT INTO user (username, password) VALUES (?, ?)",
+                    (username, generate_password_hash(password)),
+                )
+                db.commit()
+            except db.IntegrityError:
+                error = f"User {username} is already registered."
+            else:
+                return redirect(url_for("auth.login"))
+
+        flash(error)
+
+    return render_template('auth/register.html')
+
+@bp.route('/login', methods=('GET', 'POST'))
+def login():
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        username = request.form['username']
+        password = request.form['password']
+        db = get_db()
+        error = None
+        user = db.execute(
+            'SELECT * FROM user WHERE username = ?', (username,)
+        ).fetchone()
+
+        if user is None:
+            error = 'Incorrect username.'
+        elif not check_password_hash(user['password'], password):
+            error = 'Incorrect password.'
+
+        if error is None:
+            session.clear()
+            session['user_id'] = user['id']
+            return redirect(url_for('index'))
+
+        flash(error)
+
+    return render_template('auth/login.html')
+
+@bp.before_app_request
+def load_logged_in_user():
+    user_id = session.get('user_id')
+
+    if user_id is None:
+        g.user = None
+    else:
+        g.user = get_db().execute(
+            'SELECT * FROM user WHERE id = ?', (user_id,)
+        ).fetchone()
+
+
+@bp.route('/logout')
+def logout():
+    session.clear()
+    return redirect(url_for('index'))
+
+
+def login_required(view):
+    @functools.wraps(view)
+    def wrapped_view(**kwargs):
+        if g.user is None:
+            return redirect(url_for('auth.login'))
+
+        return view(**kwargs)
+
+    return wrapped_view
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diff --git a/myriad/db.py b/myriad/db.py
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+++ b/myriad/db.py
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+import sqlite3
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import click
+from flask import current_app, g
+
+
+def get_db():
+    if 'db' not in g:
+        g.db = sqlite3.connect(
+            current_app.config['DATABASE'],
+            detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES
+        )
+        g.db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+
+    return g.db
+
+
+def close_db(e=None):
+    db = g.pop('db', None)
+
+    if db is not None:
+        db.close()
+
+
+def init_db():
+    db = get_db()
+
+    with current_app.open_resource('schema.sql') as f:
+        db.executescript(f.read().decode('utf8'))
+        
+
+def init_app(app):
+    app.teardown_appcontext(close_db)
+    app.cli.add_command(init_db_command)
+
+
+@click.command('init-db')
+def init_db_command():
+    """Clear the existing data and create new tables."""
+    init_db()
+    click.echo('Initialized the database.')
+
+
+sqlite3.register_converter(
+    "timestamp", lambda v: datetime.fromisoformat(v.decode())
+)
diff --git a/myriad/home.py b/myriad/home.py
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+++ b/myriad/home.py
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+from flask import (
+    Blueprint, flash, g, redirect, render_template, request, url_for
+)
+from werkzeug.exceptions import abort
+
+from myriad.auth import login_required
+from myriad.db import get_db
+
+bp = Blueprint('home', __name__)
+
+@bp.route('/')
+def index():
+    # db = get_db()
+    # posts = db.execute(
+    #     'SELECT p.id, title, body, created, author_id, username'
+    #     ' FROM post p JOIN user u ON p.author_id = u.id'
+    #     ' ORDER BY created DESC'
+    # ).fetchall()
+    return render_template('index.html')
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diff --git a/myriad/schema.sql b/myriad/schema.sql
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+++ b/myriad/schema.sql
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+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS member;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS icons;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS groups;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS group_members;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user_front;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS pages;
+
+CREATE TABLE user (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  username TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
+  password TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE member (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  created TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+  member_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  subtitle TEXT,
+  bio TEXT,
+  main_icon INTEGER,
+  homepage BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+  FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user (id),
+  FOREIGN KEY (main_icon) REFERENCES icons (id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE icons (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  member_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  icon_location TEXT NOT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY (member_id) REFERENCES member (id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE groups (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  group_name TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE group_members (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  group_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  member_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY (group_id) REFERENCES groups (id),
+  FOREIGN KEY (member_id) REFERENCES member (id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE user_front (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  member_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY (member_id) REFERENCES member (id),
+  FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES user (id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE pages (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  member_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+  page_location TEXT NOT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY (member_id) REFERENCES member (id)
+);
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diff --git a/myriad/static/style.css b/myriad/static/style.css
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+++ b/myriad/static/style.css
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+@font-face {
+    font-family: 'daydream';
+    src: url('/fonts/daydream.otf');
+}
+
+body{
+    background: #00b7ff;
+    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0, 183, 255, 1) 0%, rgba(87, 199, 133, 1) 50%, rgba(237, 221, 83, 1) 100%);
+    font-family:monospace;
+    font-size:12px; 
+    scrollbar-color:#008bcc #b3e7ff;
+}
+hr{
+    width:50%;
+    margin-top:20px;
+    margin-bottom:20px;
+}
+
+a{
+    text-decoration:none;
+}
+a:hover{
+    font-weight:bold;
+}
+
+form{
+    margin:20px;
+}
+label,input{
+    margin:10px;
+}
+
+
+
+#main{
+    background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255, 0);
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    width: 60%;
+    margin:auto;
+    padding:20px;
+    display:flex;
+    margin-top:20px;
+}
+#nav{
+    margin-right:20px;
+    flex:20%;
+    height:fit-content;
+    position:sticky;
+    position: -webkit-sticky;
+}
+.navitem{
+    display:block;
+}
+
+.container{
+    background-color:#e6f7ff;
+    border-color:#99dfff;
+    border-style:solid;
+    border-width:2px;
+    flex: 80%;
+    padding: 10px;
+    border-radius:5px;
+}
+
+.profile{
+    margin:15px;
+    border-style:solid;
+    border-width:1.2px;
+    border-color:#99dfff;
+    border-radius:5px;
+    box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); 
+}
+.clear { clear: both; }
+.dsgame{
+    position:relative;
+    float:right;
+    margin-right:10px;
+    margin-bottom:10px;
+}
+
+.heading{
+    background-color:#b3e7ff;
+    border-left:solid;
+    border-color:#008bcc;
+    padding: 4px 0px 8px 10px;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    margin:15px;
+    border-width:5px;
+}
+
+
+
+.icon{
+    display:inline;
+    float:left;
+    width:120px;
+    height:auto;
+    border-radius:10px;
+    margin:12px;
+    border-style:solid;
+    border-width:2px;
+    border-color:#008bcc;
+    box-shadow: 5px 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); 
+}
+
+.bio{
+    display:inline-block;
+    vertical-align:middle;
+    padding:10px;
+    width:60%;
+    color:black;
+}
+
+.minis{
+    padding:20px;
+}
+
+.divider{
+    width:50%;
+    height:auto;
+    margin:auto;
+    display:block;
+}
+
+.title{
+    font-size:20px;
+    margin-top:20px;
+    margin-bottom:20px;
+    display:block;
+}
+.heading.big{
+    font-size:20px;
+    font-weight:bold;
+}
+.heading.links{
+    position:relative;
+    float:left;
+    padding-right:20px;
+}
+
+.maintext{
+    display:block;
+}
+
+#blog{
+    max-height:300px;
+    overflow-y:scroll;
+}
+.post .title{
+    font-size:20px;
+    margin:10px;
+}
+.post .timestamp{
+    font-style:italic;
+    font-size:10px;
+    color:rgb(80, 80, 80);
+    margin:10px;
+}
+.post .content{
+    margin:10px;
+}
+.post{
+    border-width:1px;
+    border-radius:5px;
+    border-style:solid;
+    margin:20px;
+}
+
+.imgbullet{
+    margin-right:10px;
+}
+.imgright{
+    display: block;
+    margin-left: auto;
+}
+
+#frontbanner{
+    font-size:20px;
+}
+#frontbanner sub{
+    font-size:10px;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+@media (max-width: 1000px) {
+  #main{
+    width:90%;
+  }
+  #nav{
+    display:none;
+  }
+  
+}
diff --git a/myriad/templates/auth/login.html b/myriad/templates/auth/login.html
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+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block header %}
+  <div class="title">{% block title %}Log In{% endblock %}</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  <form method="post">
+    <label for="username">Username</label>
+    <input name="username" id="username" required><br>
+    <label for="password">Password</label>
+    <input type="password" name="password" id="password" required><br>
+    <input type="submit" value="Log In">
+  </form>
+{% endblock %}
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diff --git a/myriad/templates/auth/register.html b/myriad/templates/auth/register.html
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+++ b/myriad/templates/auth/register.html
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+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block header %}
+  <div class="title">{% block title %}Register{% endblock %}</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  <form method="post">
+    <label for="username">Username</label>
+    <input name="username" id="username" required><br>
+    <label for="password">Password</label>
+    <input type="password" name="password" id="password" required><br>
+    <input type="submit" value="Register">
+  </form>
+{% endblock %}
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diff --git a/myriad/templates/base.html b/myriad/templates/base.html
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+++ b/myriad/templates/base.html
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+<!doctype html>
+
+<title>{% block title %}{% endblock %} - Myriad</title>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style.css') }}">
+
+
+<div id="main">
+  
+  <div class="container" id="nav">
+    <div class="heading">myriad</div>
+    <div class="navitem">> <a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">Home</a></div>
+    {% if g.user %}
+      <div class="navitem">> <a href="{{ url_for('auth.logout') }}">Log out</a></div>
+    {% else %}
+      <div class="navitem">> <a href="{{ url_for('auth.register') }}">Register</a></div>
+      <div class="navitem">> <a href="{{ url_for('auth.login') }}">Log in</a></div>
+    {% endif %}
+    </div>
+
+  <div class="container">
+
+    {% block header %}{% endblock %}
+    {% for message in get_flashed_messages() %}
+      <div class="flash">{{ message }}</div>
+    {% endfor %}
+    {% block content %}{% endblock %}
+  </div>
+
+</div>
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diff --git a/myriad/templates/index.html b/myriad/templates/index.html
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+++ b/myriad/templates/index.html
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+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block header %}
+  <div class="title">{% block title %}Welcome{% endblock %}</div>
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  <div class="maintext">
+    homepage :) 
+  </div>
+{% endblock %}
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