diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 894a44c..174b17b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+auth.json
+database.db
+
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
diff --git a/auth.sample.json b/auth.sample.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..467ec34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/auth.sample.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"id": "YOUR APP'S CLIENT ID HERE",
+	"secret": "YOUR APP'S CLIENT SECRET HERE"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/login.py b/login.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f9e1e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/login.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#Curious Greg - Curious Cat to Mastodon crossposter
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+import requests, sqlite3, json, argparse
+from mastodon import Mastodon
+
+db = sqlite3.connect("database.db")
+c = db.cursor()
+
+c.execute("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `data` (username VARCHAR NOT NULL, secret VARCHAR NOT NULL, latest_post VARCHAR)")
+try:
+	client_auth = json.load(open("auth.json"))
+except Exception: #todo: only handle file not found
+	print("Couldn't load auth.json, are you sure you created it?")
+
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8f1518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#Curious Greg - Curious Cat to Mastodon crossposter
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+import requests, sqlite3, json
+
+