diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+build
+.vscode
+creds.hpp
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
+project(plural++)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
+
+# Add submodules
+add_subdirectory(libs/pqxx)
+add_subdirectory(libs/crow)
+
+# Collect sources
+add_executable(plural++
+    src/main.cpp
+    src/database.cpp
+    src/hashing.cpp
+)
+
+# Include directories
+target_include_directories(plural++ PRIVATE
+    include
+)
+
+# Link libraries
+target_link_libraries(plural++ PRIVATE
+    pqxx
+    Crow
+    crypt
+)
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diff --git a/include/database.hpp b/include/database.hpp
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+++ b/include/database.hpp
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+#include "types.hpp"
+
+class PostgresDB {
+private:
+    std::string conn_str;
+
+public:
+    PostgresDB(const std::string& connection) : conn_str(connection) {}
+
+    User GetUser(const int uid);
+    User GetUser(const std::string& username, const std::string& password);
+};
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diff --git a/include/hashing.hpp b/include/hashing.hpp
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+#include <string>
+
+namespace hashing {
+    std::string GenerateSetting(unsigned long cost = 0);
+    std::string HashPassword(const std::string& password, const std::string& setting);
+    bool VerifyPassword(const std::string& password, const std::string& stored_password);
+}
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diff --git a/include/types.hpp b/include/types.hpp
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+++ b/include/types.hpp
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+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include "hashing.hpp"
+
+struct AcessToken {
+    int uid;
+    std::string token;
+
+    const bool operator==(const AcessToken& other) const {
+        return uid == other.uid && token == other.token;
+    }
+
+    const bool operator==(const std::string& token) const {
+        return token == this->token;
+    }
+};
+
+struct Member {
+    int mid;
+    int sid;
+    std::string name;
+    std::string pronouns;
+    std::string description;
+
+    const bool operator==(const Member& other) const {
+        return mid == other.mid;
+    }
+};
+
+struct System {
+    int sid;
+    int uid;
+    std::vector<Member> members;
+
+    const bool operator==(const System& other) const {
+        return sid == other.sid;
+    }
+};
+
+struct User {
+    int uid;
+    std::string username;
+    std::string password_hash;
+    bool is_system;
+    System *system;
+    AcessToken *accesstoken;
+
+    const bool operator==(const User& other) const {
+        return uid == other.uid;
+    }
+
+    const bool CheckPassword(const std::string& password) const {
+        return hashing::VerifyPassword(password, password_hash);
+    }
+};
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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
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+++ b/readme.md
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+# Plural++
+
+a wip alternitive to Simply Plural
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diff --git a/src/database.cpp b/src/database.cpp
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+++ b/src/database.cpp
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+#include <pqxx/pqxx>
+#include "database.hpp"
+
+User PostgresDB::GetUser(const int uid) {
+    pqxx::connection C(conn_str);
+    pqxx::work W(C);
+
+    pqxx::result R = W.exec("SELECT * FROM users WHERE uid = $1", pqxx::params{uid});
+
+    if (R.empty()) {
+        W.commit();
+        throw std::runtime_error("User not found");
+    }
+
+    const pqxx::row& row = R[0];
+    User user;
+
+    user.uid = row["uid"].as<int>();
+    user.username = row["username"].as<std::string>();
+    user.password_hash = row["password_hash"].as<std::string>();
+    user.is_system = row["is_system"].as<bool>();
+
+    if (!user.is_system) {
+        W.commit();
+        return user;
+    }
+
+    pqxx::result R2 = W.exec("SELECT * FROM systems WHERE uid = $1", pqxx::params{user.uid});
+
+    if (R2.empty()) {
+        W.commit();
+        throw std::runtime_error("System not found");
+    }
+
+    const pqxx::row& row2 = R2[0];
+    user.system = new System;
+    user.system->sid = row2["sid"].as<int>();
+    user.system->uid = row2["uid"].as<int>();
+
+    pqxx::result R3 = W.exec("SELECT * FROM members WHERE sid = $1", pqxx::params{user.system->sid});
+
+    for (auto row : R3) {
+        Member member;
+        member.mid = row["mid"].as<int>();
+        member.sid = row["sid"].as<int>();
+        member.name = row["name"].as<std::string>();
+        member.pronouns = row["pronouns"].as<std::string>();
+        member.description = row["description"].as<std::string>();
+        user.system->members.push_back(member);
+    }
+
+    pqxx::result R4 = W.exec("SELECT * FROM access_tokens WHERE uid = $1", pqxx::params{user.uid});
+
+    if (!R4.empty()) {
+        const pqxx::row& row4 = R4[0];
+        user.accesstoken = new AcessToken;
+        user.accesstoken->uid = row4["uid"].as<int>();
+        user.accesstoken->token = row4["token"].as<std::string>();
+    }
+
+    W.commit();
+    return user;
+}
+
+User PostgresDB::GetUser(const std::string& username, const std::string& password) {
+    pqxx::connection C(conn_str);
+    pqxx::work W(C);
+
+    pqxx::result R = W.exec("SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = $1", pqxx::params{username});
+
+    if (R.size() == 0) {
+        W.commit();
+        throw std::runtime_error("User not found");
+    }
+
+    const pqxx::row& row = R[0];
+    User user;
+
+    user.password_hash = row["password_hash"].as<std::string>();
+
+    if (!user.CheckPassword(password)) {
+        W.commit();
+        throw std::runtime_error("Invalid password");
+    }
+
+    return PostgresDB::GetUser(row["uid"].as<int>());
+}
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diff --git a/src/hashing.cpp b/src/hashing.cpp
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+++ b/src/hashing.cpp
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+#include <crypt.h>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include "hashing.hpp"
+
+std::string hashing::GenerateSetting(unsigned long cost) {
+    // "$y$" is the yescrypt prefix
+    const char* setting = crypt_gensalt("$y$", cost, nullptr, 0);
+    if (!setting)
+        throw std::runtime_error("crypt_gensalt() failed – yescrypt may not be supported");
+    return setting;
+}
+
+std::string hashing::HashPassword(const std::string& password, const std::string& setting) {
+    crypt_data data{};
+    const char* hash = crypt_r(password.c_str(), setting.c_str(), &data);
+    if (!hash || hash[0] == '*')
+        throw std::runtime_error("crypt_r() failed");
+    return hash;
+}
+
+bool hashing::VerifyPassword(const std::string& password, const std::string& stored_hash) {
+    crypt_data data{};
+    const char* result = crypt_r(password.c_str(), stored_hash.c_str(), &data);
+    if (!result || result[0] == '*')
+        return false;
+    return stored_hash == result;
+}
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diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
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+#include "database.hpp"
+#include "creds.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main() {
+    PostgresDB db(DB_CREDS);
+
+    User user = db.GetUser("toaster", "password");
+
+    std::cout << "User: " << user.username << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "System id: " << user.system->sid << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Member 0 Name: " << user.system->members[0].name << std::endl;
+}
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