diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.conf
+bottle.py
+__pycache__
+__pycache__/*
+*.pyc
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
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+# imports
+
+import requests
+from configparser import ConfigParser
+from bottle import route, run, template, error, get, \
+                   post, request, response, redirect, \
+                   static_file
+
+
+# config
+
+configfile = "app.conf"
+config = ConfigParser()
+config.read(configfile)
+
+if config['DEFAULT']['app_name']:
+    app_name = config['DEFAULT']['app_name']
+else:
+    app_name = "FactorioCP"
+
+if config['DEFAULT']['static_files']:
+    static_files = config['DEFAULT']['static_files']
+else:
+    static_files = "static"
+
+if config['DEFAULT']['cookie_secret']:
+    cookie_secret = config['DEFAULT']['cookie_secret']
+else:
+    cookie_secret = "norealsecretDTR47SNI2390LGFsn4T-LASED2309h"
+
+if config['DEFAULT']['cookie_max_age']:
+    cookie_max_age = int(config['DEFAULT']['cookie_max_age'])
+else:
+    cookie_max_age=3600
+
+if config['DEFAULT']['cookie_name']:
+    cookie_name = config['DEFAULT']['cookie_name']
+else:
+    cookie_name = "factoriocp"
+
+
+# functions
+
+
+# routing
+
+@get('/')
+def home():
+    pass
+
+
+
+# run development webserver
+run(host='localhost', port=8000, debug=True, reloader=True)
+
+# run prod server
+#run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8000)