diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #EasyCTF 2016
 The EasyCTF website for the 2016 competition.
 
-**Back End** : Flask (Python)
+**Resources** : Flask, MySQL
+
 
 Main Pages:
 - login.html
@@ -20,8 +21,6 @@ Main Pages:
 - updates.html
 - resetpassword.html
 
-**Front End** : Angular.js (JavaScript)
-
 Color Scheme: #69D2E7 | #A7DBDB | #E0E4CC | #F38630 | #FA6900
 
 Setting Up The Environment
diff --git a/server/api/api.py b/server/api/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7626508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from flask import Blueprint
+
+api = Blueprint("api", __name__)
+
+@api.route("/api/register", methods=["POST"])
+def register():
+    pass
+
+@api.route("/api/login", methods=["POST"])
+def login():
+    pass
diff --git a/server/api/decorators.py b/server/api/decorators.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9164a8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/decorators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from functools import wraps
+from flask import session
+
+def login_required(f):
+    @wraps(f)
+    def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
+        return f(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorated_function
+
+def admins_only(f):
+    @wraps(f)
+    def decorated_function(*args, **kwargs):
+	return f(*args, **kwargs)
+    return decorated_function
+
+def check_csrf(f):
+    @wraps(f)
+    @login_required
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwds):
+	return f(*args, **kwds)
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/server/api/utils.py b/server/api/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28127e5
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+++ b/server/api/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import datetime
+import MySQLdb
+import random
+import string
+
+from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash, check_password_hash
+
+host = "localhost"
+user = "root"
+
+conn = MySQLdb.connect()
+
+def get_connection():
+    global conn
+    if not conn:
+        conn = MySQLdb.connect(host=host, user=user)
+    return conn
+
+def hash_password(s):
+    return generate_password_hash(s)
+
+def check_password(hashed_password, try_password):
+    return check_password_hash(hashed_password, try_password)
+
+def generate_string(length):
+    return "".join([random.choice(string.letters + string.digits) for x in range(length)])
+
+def unix_time_millis(dt):
+    epoch = datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(0)
+    return (dt - epoch).total_seconds() * 1000.0
+
+def get_time_since_epoch():
+    return unix_time_millis(datetime.datetime.now())
diff --git a/server/app.py b/server/app.py
index 1e2caa5..7ddd374 100644
--- a/server/app.py
+++ b/server/app.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import config
 import json
 import sys
 
+from api.api import api
+from flask import Flask
+
 app = Flask(__name__)
 app.secret_key = config.SECRET