diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 894a44c..376f22a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -102,3 +102,6 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # mypy
 .mypy_cache/
+
+# PyCharm
+.idea
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e17e371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Username to make admin API requests
+admin_username: 'admin'
+
+# Plaintext password to make admin API requests
+# Safe to remove if admin_hashed_password is set
+#admin_password: 'password'
+
+# Hashed password (bcrypt) to make admin API requests - Preferred over plaintext, use securepass.sh to generate
+admin_hashed_password: 'test'
diff --git a/liteshort.py b/liteshort.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdda238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liteshort.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+from flask import Flask
+import yaml
+
+
+def load_config():
+    new_config = yaml.load(open("config.yml"))
+    if "admin_hashed_password" in new_config.keys():
+        new_config["password"] = new_config["admin_hashed_password"]
+    elif "admin_password" in new_config.keys():
+        new_config["password"] = new_config["admin_password"]
+    else:
+        raise Exception("admin_password or admin_hashed_password must be set in config.yml")
+    return new_config
+
+
+config = load_config()
+print(config["password"])
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+
+@app.route('/')
+def hello_world():
+    return 'Hello World!'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run()
diff --git a/securepass.sh b/securepass.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bb6be66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/securepass.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+## bcrypt passwd generator ##
+#############################
+CMD=$(which htpasswd 2>/dev/null)
+OPTS="-nBC 15"
+
+read -p "Username: " USERNAME
+
+check_config() {
+    if [ -z $CMD ]; then
+        printf "Exiting: htpasswd is missing.\n"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$USERNAME" ]; then
+            usage
+    fi
+}
+
+check_config $USERNAME
+printf "Generating Bcrypt hash for username: $USERNAME\n\n"
+$CMD $OPTS $USERNAME
+exit $?