diff --git a/.envdev b/.envdev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c05b394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.envdev
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+WEB_PORT=3200
+
+DB_HOSTNAME=database
+DB_DATABASE=auth
+DB_USERNAME=auth
+DB_PASSWORD=venusaur
+DB_TIMEZONE=Australia/Sydney
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee3336a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Publish Docker image
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [ published ]
+jobs:
+  push_to_registry:
+    name: Push Docker Image to Docker Hub
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check Out The Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
+
+      - name: Get Smart Tag
+        id: prepare
+        uses: Surgo/docker-smart-tag-action@v1
+        with:
+          docker_image: krgamestudios/auth-server
+
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1 
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Push to Docker Hub
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
+        with:
+          push: true
+          tags: ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.tag }}
+          platforms: amd64,arm
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6704566..8a8628d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -102,3 +102,6 @@ dist
 
 # TernJS port file
 .tern-port
+
+# Docker generated files and folders
+data/
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be733db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Copyright (c) 2021 Kayne Ruse, KR Game Studios
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
+
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f619f3a..ec28d40 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # auth-server
-An API centric auth server.
+
+An API centric auth server. Uses Sequelize and mariaDB by default.
+
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e4c0d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "name": "auth-server",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "An API centric auth server. Uses Sequelize and mariaDB by default.",
+  "main": "server/server.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "node server/server.js",
+    "dev": "npm run watch:server",
+    "watch:server": "nodemon . --ext js,jsx,json --ignore 'node_modules/*'"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/krgamestudios/auth-server.git"
+  },
+  "author": "Kayne Ruse",
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/krgamestudios/auth-server/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/krgamestudios/auth-server#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+    "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "mariadb": "^2.5.2",
+    "sequelize": "^6.5.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "nodemon": "^2.0.7"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/auth/index.js b/server/auth/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5922d4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/auth/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const router = express.Router();
+
+//the routes
+//TODO: import the routes here
+
+//basic route management
+//TODO: define the routes here
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/server/database/index.js b/server/database/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d01b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/database/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+const Sequelize = require('sequelize');
+
+const sequelize = new Sequelize(process.env.DB_DATABASE, process.env.DB_USERNAME, process.env.DB_PASSWORD, {
+	host: process.env.DB_HOSTNAME,
+	dialect: 'mariadb',
+	timezone: process.env.DB_TIMEZONE,
+	logging: false
+});
+
+sequelize.sync();
+
+module.exports = sequelize;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/database/models/index.js b/server/database/models/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aabbaee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/database/models/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+	//TODO: models
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bef99d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//environment variables
+require('dotenv').config();
+
+//create the server
+const express = require('express');
+const app = express();
+const server = require('http').Server(app);
+const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+const cors = require('cors');
+
+//config
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+app.use(cors());
+
+//database connection
+const database = require('./database');
+
+//access the news
+app.use('/auth', require('./auth'));
+
+//error on access
+app.get('*', (req, res) => {
+	res.redirect('https://github.com/krgamestudios/auth-server');
+});
+
+//startup
+server.listen(process.env.WEB_PORT || 3200, (err) => {
+	console.log(`listening to localhost:${process.env.WEB_PORT || 3200}`);
+});