diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Taken from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gitignore/master/Python.gitignore
+# Many thanks to the people who wrote this!
+
+# VSCode settings
+.vscode
+
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
+# PyInstaller
+#  Usually these files are written by a python script from a template
+#  before PyInstaller builds the exe, so as to inject date/other infos into it.
+*.manifest
+*.spec
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.nox/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+*.cover
+.hypothesis/
+.pytest_cache/
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+local_settings.py
+db.sqlite3
+db.sqlite3-journal
+
+# Flask stuff:
+instance/
+.webassets-cache
+
+# Scrapy stuff:
+.scrapy
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+# PyBuilder
+target/
+
+# Jupyter Notebook
+.ipynb_checkpoints
+
+# IPython
+profile_default/
+ipython_config.py
+
+# pyenv
+.python-version
+
+# pipenv
+#   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
+#   However, in case of collaboration, if having platform-specific dependencies or dependencies
+#   having no cross-platform support, pipenv may install dependencies that don't work, or not
+#   install all needed dependencies.
+#Pipfile.lock
+
+# celery beat schedule file
+celerybeat-schedule
+
+# SageMath parsed files
+*.sage.py
+
+# Environments
+.env
+.venv
+env/
+venv/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+
+# Spyder project settings
+.spyderproject
+.spyproject
+
+# Rope project settings
+.ropeproject
+
+# mkdocs documentation
+/site
+
+# mypy
+.mypy_cache/
+.dmypy.json
+dmypy.json
+
+# Pyre type checker
+.pyre/
diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
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+++ b/.pylintrc
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+[MASTER]
+persistent=no
+load-plugins=
+jobs=1
+unsafe-load-any-extension=no
+extension-pkg-whitelist=
+
+[MESSAGES CONTROL]
+# Only show warnings with the listed confidence levels. Leave empty to show
+# all. Valid levels: HIGH, INFERENCE, INFERENCE_FAILURE, UNDEFINED
+confidence=
+disable=
+    attribute-defined-outside-init,
+    duplicate-code,
+    fixme,
+    invalid-name,
+    missing-docstring,
+    protected-access,
+    too-few-public-methods,
+    # handled by black
+    format
+
+[REPORTS]
+output-format=colorized
+files-output=no
+reports=no
+evaluation=10.0 - ((float(5 * error + warning + refactor + convention) / statement) * 10)
+
+[LOGGING]
+logging-modules=logging
+
+[MISCELLANEOUS]
+notes=FIXME,XXX,TODO
+
+[SIMILARITIES]
+min-similarity-lines=4
+ignore-comments=yes
+ignore-docstrings=yes
+ignore-imports=no
+
+[VARIABLES]
+init-import=no
+dummy-variables-rgx=_$|dummy
+additional-builtins=
+callbacks=cb_,_cb
+
+[FORMAT]
+max-line-length=100
+ignore-long-lines=^\s*(# )?<?https?://\S+>?$
+single-line-if-stmt=no
+no-space-check=trailing-comma,dict-separator
+max-module-lines=2000
+indent-string='    '
+indent-after-paren=4
+expected-line-ending-format=
+
+[BASIC]
+bad-functions=map,filter,input
+good-names=i,j,k,ex,Run,_
+bad-names=foo,bar,baz,toto,tutu,tata
+name-group=
+include-naming-hint=yes
+function-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+function-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+variable-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+variable-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+const-rgx=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
+const-name-hint=(([A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*)|(__.*__))$
+attr-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,}$
+attr-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,}$
+argument-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+argument-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}$
+class-attribute-rgx=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
+class-attribute-name-hint=([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,30}|(__.*__))$
+inlinevar-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
+inlinevar-name-hint=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*$
+class-rgx=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
+class-name-hint=[A-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
+module-rgx=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
+module-name-hint=(([a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)|([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]+))$
+method-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,}$
+method-name-hint=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,}$
+no-docstring-rgx=__.*__
+docstring-min-length=-1
+property-classes=abc.abstractproperty
+
+[TYPECHECK]
+ignore-mixin-members=yes
+ignored-modules=
+ignored-classes=SQLObject, optparse.Values, thread._local, _thread._local
+generated-members=REQUEST,acl_users,aq_parent
+contextmanager-decorators=contextlib.contextmanager
+
+[DESIGN]
+max-args=8
+ignored-argument-names=_.*
+max-locals=25
+max-returns=11
+max-branches=26
+max-statements=100
+max-parents=7
+max-attributes=11
+min-public-methods=2
+max-public-methods=25
+
+[CLASSES]
+defining-attr-methods=__init__,__new__,setUp
+valid-classmethod-first-arg=cls
+valid-metaclass-classmethod-first-arg=mcs
+exclude-protected=_asdict,_fields,_replace,_source,_make
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
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+++ b/LICENSE.txt
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2019 Timur Demin
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/project_amber/__init__.py b/project_amber/__init__.py
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+++ b/project_amber/__init__.py
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+from project_amber.app import app
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app.run()
diff --git a/project_amber/app.py b/project_amber/app.py
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+++ b/project_amber/app.py
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+from flask import Flask
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+@app.route("/")
+def hello():
+    return "works"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
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+++ b/setup.cfg
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+[metadata]
+license_files = LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
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+++ b/setup.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from setuptools import setup
+
+setup(
+    name="project_amber",
+    version="0.0.1",
+    description="The backend app of a note-taking app, Project Amber",
+    url="https://git.tdem.in/amber/backend",
+    author="Timur Demin",
+    author_email="me@tdem.in",
+    license="MIT",
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3"
+    ],
+    keywords="notes backend flask",
+    # project_urls={}
+    packages=["project_amber"],
+    install_requires=["flask"],
+    python_requires=">=3.6"
+)