diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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+# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
+* text=auto
diff --git a/.streamlit/config.toml b/.streamlit/config.toml
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+[client]
+showErrorDetails = false
+toolbarMode = "viewer"
+
+[runner]
+magicEnabled = true
+
+[server]
+port = 8501
+
+[browser]
+serverPort = 8501
+
+[theme]
+base = "dark"
+primaryColor = "#a6d189"
+backgroundColor="#232634"
+secondaryBackgroundColor="#303446"
+textColor="#e78284"
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diff --git a/.streamlit/secrets.toml b/.streamlit/secrets.toml
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# Streamlit Base
+
+## Intended Use
+
+### Gist
+
+This is a *template repository*, so its intended use is to create other repositories which **build off of this web app template**.
+
+### Use cases
+
+Set up by default with an **authentication system** - this is suited for general websites, but of course also works for data display apps.
+
+
+## Dependencies
+
+### Pip Packages
+
+All pip requirements are listed in *`requirements.txt`*
+
+
+## Authentication
+
+### Authentication Widgets
+
+Uses streamlit-authenticator library for authentication widgets
+
+### Credentials
+
+Credentials are stored in *`config.yaml`*
+
+
+## Config && Secrets
+
+### Config
+
+Configuration for Streamlit is stored in *`/.streamlit/config.toml`*
+
+### Secrets
+
+Secrets for Streamlit environment are stored in *`/.streamlit/secrets.toml`*
+
+
+## Github Actions
+
+### Pylint
+
+Default Pylint Github Action is set up in *`/.github/workflows/pylint.yml`*
+
+
+## Licensing
+
+### None (ish).
+
+Unlicensed using **`https://unlicense.org/`** - see *`UNLICENSE`* file
diff --git a/UNLICENSE b/UNLICENSE
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+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
+software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
+
+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 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.
+
+For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
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+cookie:
+  expiry_days: 0
+  key: credentials_key
+  name: credentials
+credentials:
+  usernames:
+    example: # delete after first user is created
+      email: test@example.com
+      logged_in: false
+      name: Example
+      password: $bVAxa0JEenI1TkdGdnl2Uw$8qbxUe51emMU4d2VFeJivw
+preauthorized:
+  emails:
+  - test@example.com
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+streamlit
+extra-streamlit-components
+streamlit-authenticator
diff --git a/streamlit_app.py b/streamlit_app.py
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+""" Main Streamlit site file """
+
+from yaml.loader import SafeLoader
+import yaml
+
+import streamlit as st
+import streamlit_authenticator as stauth
+
+# Uncomment below if you need cookies:
+# import extra_streamlit_components as stx
+
+# Config page
+PAGE_TITLE = ""
+PAGE_ICON = ""
+st.set_page_config(
+    PAGE_TITLE, PAGE_ICON, layout="wide", initial_sidebar_state="collapsed"
+)
+#
+
+# Checks for empty variables
+if not PAGE_TITLE:
+    raise ValueError(
+        "Please set the PAGE_TITLE variable to the title of your app")
+
+if not PAGE_ICON:
+    raise ValueError(
+        "Please set the PAGE_ICON variable to the icon of your app")
+#
+
+with open('config.yaml', 'r', encoding="utf-8") as file:
+    config = yaml.load(file, Loader=SafeLoader)
+
+authenticator = stauth.Authenticate(
+    config['credentials'],
+    config['cookie']['name'],
+    config['cookie']['key'],
+    config['cookie']['expiry_days'],
+    config['preauthorized']
+)
+
+authenticator.login()
+
+auth_state = st.session_state["authentication_status"]
+if auth_state is False or auth_state is None:
+    st.error('Username/password is incorrect')
+    try:
+        email, username, name = authenticator.register_user(
+            preauthorization=False)
+        if email:
+            st.success('User registered successfully')
+            with open('config.yaml', 'w', encoding="utf-8") as file:
+                yaml.dump(config, file, default_flow_style=False)
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(e)
+else:
+    # LOGGED IN CONTENT
+    pass
diff --git a/workflows/pylint.yml b/workflows/pylint.yml
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+name: Pylint
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.12"]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install pylint
+        pip install -r requirements.txt
+    - name: Analysing the code with pylint
+      run: |
+        pylint -d W0703 $(git ls-files '*.py')