diff --git a/backend/README.md b/backend/README.md
index a2017a4..3c9b1d5 100644
--- a/backend/README.md
+++ b/backend/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 MySQL is used.
 
-CREATE DATABASE noxiosdb;
-CREATE USER 'noxios'@'localhost';
-GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON noxiosdb.* To 'noxios'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
+CREATE DATABASE bwmdb;
+CREATE USER 'bwm'@'localhost';
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON bwmdb.* To 'bwm'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
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diff --git a/backend/controller/__pycache__/user.cpython-312.pyc b/backend/controller/__pycache__/user.cpython-312.pyc
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diff --git a/backend/controller/comments.py b/backend/controller/comments.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 839b7b9..0000000
--- a/backend/controller/comments.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-def setup_comment_routes(app):
-
-    #get comments
-    @app.get("/comment/{id}")
-    async def get_comments_for_post(req, res):
-        return res.json(status_code=201)
-    #add comment
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diff --git a/backend/controller/newsletter.py b/backend/controller/newsletter.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 709df5e..0000000
--- a/backend/controller/newsletter.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-def setup_newsletter_routes(app):
-
-    # Create Mail Entry by Mail
-    @app.post("/newsletter")
-    async def create_mail_entry(request, response):
-        return response.json(status_code=201)
-
-    # Delete Mail Entry by UUID
-    @app.put("/newsletter/{id}")
-    async def create_mail_entry(request, response):
-        return response.json(status_code=201)
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diff --git a/backend/controller/user.py b/backend/controller/user.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b030eb..0000000
--- a/backend/controller/user.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-from database import get_db
-from nexios import Depend
-from nexios.http import Request, Response
-from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
-from models import User
-
-def setup_user_routes(app):
-
-    @app.get("/users")
-    async def list_users(
-        request: Request,
-        response: Response,
-        db: AsyncSession = Depend(get_db)
-    ):
-        result = await db.execute("SELECT * FROM users")
-        users = result.fetchall()
-        return response.json(users)
-
-    @app.post("/users")
-    async def create_user(
-        request: Request,
-        response: Response,
-        db: AsyncSession = Depend(get_db)
-    ):
-        data = await request.json
-        user = User(**data)
-        db.add(user)
-        await db.commit()
-        return response.json({"id": user.id})
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diff --git a/backend/database.py b/backend/database.py
index 20b4a49..6ebbf58 100644
--- a/backend/database.py
+++ b/backend/database.py
@@ -1,29 +1,17 @@
-from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import create_async_engine, async_sessionmaker, AsyncSession
-from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
-from config import DATABASE_URL
+from models.subscription import Base
+from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 
-engine = create_async_engine(
-    DATABASE_URL,
-    echo=True,
-    pool_size=5,
-    max_overflow=10,
+DB_URL = "sqlite:///./test.db"
+
+engine = create_engine(
+    DB_URL,
+    connect_args={"check_same_thread": False}
 )
 
-AsyncSessionLocal = async_sessionmaker(
-    engine,
-    class_=AsyncSession,
-    expire_on_commit=False,
+SessionLocal = sessionmaker(
+    autoflush=False,
+    bind=engine
 )
 
-Base = declarative_base()
-
-async def init_db():
-    async with engine.begin() as conn:
-        await conn.run_sync(Base.metadata.create_all)
-
-async def get_db() -> AsyncSession:
-    async with AsyncSessionLocal() as session:
-        try:
-            yield session
-        finally:
-            await session.close()
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+Base.metadata.create_all(bind=engine)
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diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 16c7c75..3f26c3f 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1,21 +1,56 @@
-from database import init_db
-from controller.user import setup_user_routes
-from controller.comments import setup_comment_routes
-from controller.newsletter import setup_newsletter_routes
-from nexios import NexiosApp
-import uvicorn 
+from fastapi import HTTPException
+from typing import List
+from models.subscription import Subscription
+from fastapi import Depends
+from database import SessionLocal
+from fastapi import FastAPI
 
+from schemas.subscription import SubscriptionCreate, Subscription 
+app = FastAPI()
 
-app = NexiosApp()
+def get_db():
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        yield db
+    finally:
+        db.close()
 
-@app.on_startup
-async def startup():
-    await init_db()
+@app.post("/newsletter/", response_model=Subscription)
+def sub_newsletter(newsletter: SubscriptionCreate, db = Depends(get_db)):
+    db_newsletter = Subscription(**newsletter.dict())
+    db.add(db_newsletter)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_newsletter)
+    return db_newsletter
 
-setup_newsletter_routes(app)
-setup_comment_routes(app)
-setup_user_routes(app)
+@app.get("/subscriptions/", response_model=List[Subscription])
+def read_subscriptions(skip: int = 0, limit: int = 100, db = Depends(get_db)):
+    subscriptions = db.query(Subscription).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
+    return subscriptions
 
-# Run the application
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    uvicorn.run("main:app")
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+@app.get("/subscriptions/{subscription_id}", response_model=Subscription)
+def read_subscription(subscription_id: int, db = Depends(get_db)):
+    db_subscription = db.query(Subscription).filter(Subscription.id == subscription_id).first()
+    if db_subscription is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="subscription not found")
+    return db_subscription
+
+@app.put("/subscriptions/{subscription_id}", response_model=Subscription)
+def update_subscription(subscription_id: int, subscription: SubscriptionCreate, db = Depends(get_db)):
+    db_subscription = db.query(Subscription).filter(Subscription.id == subscription_id).first()
+    if db_subscription is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="subscription not found")
+    for key, value in subscription.model_dump().items():
+        setattr(db_subscription, key, value)
+    db.commit()
+    db.refresh(db_subscription)
+    return db_subscription
+
+@app.delete("/subscriptions/{subscription_id}")
+def delete_subscription(subscription_id: int, db = Depends(get_db)):
+    db_subscription = db.query(Subscription).filter(Subscription.id == subscription_id).first()
+    if db_subscription is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="subscription not found")
+    db.delete(db_subscription)
+    db.commit()
+    return {"message": "subscription deleted successfully"}
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diff --git a/backend/models.py b/backend/models.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f57b7c..0000000
--- a/backend/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Boolean, DateTime
-from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
-from datetime import datetime
-
-Base = declarative_base()
-
-class User(Base):
-    __tablename__ = "users"
-    
-    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
-    name = Column(String(100))
-    email = Column(String(100), unique=True)
-    is_active = Column(Boolean, default=True)
-    created_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.now)
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diff --git a/backend/models/subscription.py b/backend/models/subscription.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7621dc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/models/subscription.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+from sqlalchemy import Integer
+from sqlalchemy import String
+from sqlalchemy import Column
+from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
+
+Base = declarative_base()
+
+class Subscription(Base):
+    __tablename__ = "newsletter"
+
+    id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True, index=True)
+    email = Column(String, index=True, unique=True)
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diff --git a/backend/pyrefly.toml b/backend/pyrefly.toml
index 3bff0ea..91fc77f 100644
--- a/backend/pyrefly.toml
+++ b/backend/pyrefly.toml
@@ -1,6 +1 @@
-project-includes = [
-    "venv/**/*.py*",
-    "venv/**/*.ipynb",
-]
-
-python-platform = "linux"
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+[tool.pyrefly]
\ No newline at end of file
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diff --git a/backend/schemas/subscription.py b/backend/schemas/subscription.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..473983a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/schemas/subscription.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+class SubscriptionBase(BaseModel):
+    email: str
+
+class SubscriptionCreate(SubscriptionBase):
+    pass
+
+class Subscription(SubscriptionBase):
+    id: int
+
+    class Config:
+        from_attributes = True
+
diff --git a/backend/test.db b/backend/test.db
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diff --git a/backend/user.py b/backend/user.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 590b9f0..0000000
--- a/backend/user.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-from nexios.pagination import SyncDataHandler
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from models import User
-
-class UserDataHandler(SyncDataHandler):
-    def __init__(self, session):
-        self.session = session
-    
-    def get_total_items(self):
-        result = self.session.execute(select(User))
-        return len(result.scalars().all())
-    
-    def get_items(self, offset, limit):
-        result = self.session.execute(
-            select(User).offset(offset).limit(limit)
-        )
-        return result.scalars().all()
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diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/Activate.ps1 b/backend/venv/bin/Activate.ps1
deleted file mode 100644
index eeea358..0000000
--- a/backend/venv/bin/Activate.ps1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,247 +0,0 @@
-<#
-.Synopsis
-Activate a Python virtual environment for the current PowerShell session.
-
-.Description
-Pushes the python executable for a virtual environment to the front of the
-$Env:PATH environment variable and sets the prompt to signify that you are
-in a Python virtual environment. Makes use of the command line switches as
-well as the `pyvenv.cfg` file values present in the virtual environment.
-
-.Parameter VenvDir
-Path to the directory that contains the virtual environment to activate. The
-default value for this is the parent of the directory that the Activate.ps1
-script is located within.
-
-.Parameter Prompt
-The prompt prefix to display when this virtual environment is activated. By
-default, this prompt is the name of the virtual environment folder (VenvDir)
-surrounded by parentheses and followed by a single space (ie. '(.venv) ').
-
-.Example
-Activate.ps1
-Activates the Python virtual environment that contains the Activate.ps1 script.
-
-.Example
-Activate.ps1 -Verbose
-Activates the Python virtual environment that contains the Activate.ps1 script,
-and shows extra information about the activation as it executes.
-
-.Example
-Activate.ps1 -VenvDir C:\Users\MyUser\Common\.venv
-Activates the Python virtual environment located in the specified location.
-
-.Example
-Activate.ps1 -Prompt "MyPython"
-Activates the Python virtual environment that contains the Activate.ps1 script,
-and prefixes the current prompt with the specified string (surrounded in
-parentheses) while the virtual environment is active.
-
-.Notes
-On Windows, it may be required to enable this Activate.ps1 script by setting the
-execution policy for the user. You can do this by issuing the following PowerShell
-command:
-
-PS C:\> Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
-
-For more information on Execution Policies: 
-https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
-
-#>
-Param(
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
-    [String]
-    $VenvDir,
-    [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
-    [String]
-    $Prompt
-)
-
-<# Function declarations --------------------------------------------------- #>
-
-<#
-.Synopsis
-Remove all shell session elements added by the Activate script, including the
-addition of the virtual environment's Python executable from the beginning of
-the PATH variable.
-
-.Parameter NonDestructive
-If present, do not remove this function from the global namespace for the
-session.
-
-#>
-function global:deactivate ([switch]$NonDestructive) {
-    # Revert to original values
-
-    # The prior prompt:
-    if (Test-Path -Path Function:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT) {
-        Copy-Item -Path Function:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT -Destination Function:prompt
-        Remove-Item -Path Function:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT
-    }
-
-    # The prior PYTHONHOME:
-    if (Test-Path -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME) {
-        Copy-Item -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME -Destination Env:PYTHONHOME
-        Remove-Item -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
-    }
-
-    # The prior PATH:
-    if (Test-Path -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH) {
-        Copy-Item -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH -Destination Env:PATH
-        Remove-Item -Path Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
-    }
-
-    # Just remove the VIRTUAL_ENV altogether:
-    if (Test-Path -Path Env:VIRTUAL_ENV) {
-        Remove-Item -Path env:VIRTUAL_ENV
-    }
-
-    # Just remove VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT altogether.
-    if (Test-Path -Path Env:VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT) {
-        Remove-Item -Path env:VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT
-    }
-
-    # Just remove the _PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX altogether:
-    if (Get-Variable -Name "_PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
-        Remove-Variable -Name _PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX -Scope Global -Force
-    }
-
-    # Leave deactivate function in the global namespace if requested:
-    if (-not $NonDestructive) {
-        Remove-Item -Path function:deactivate
-    }
-}
-
-<#
-.Description
-Get-PyVenvConfig parses the values from the pyvenv.cfg file located in the
-given folder, and returns them in a map.
-
-For each line in the pyvenv.cfg file, if that line can be parsed into exactly
-two strings separated by `=` (with any amount of whitespace surrounding the =)
-then it is considered a `key = value` line. The left hand string is the key,
-the right hand is the value.
-
-If the value starts with a `'` or a `"` then the first and last character is
-stripped from the value before being captured.
-
-.Parameter ConfigDir
-Path to the directory that contains the `pyvenv.cfg` file.
-#>
-function Get-PyVenvConfig(
-    [String]
-    $ConfigDir
-) {
-    Write-Verbose "Given ConfigDir=$ConfigDir, obtain values in pyvenv.cfg"
-
-    # Ensure the file exists, and issue a warning if it doesn't (but still allow the function to continue).
-    $pyvenvConfigPath = Join-Path -Resolve -Path $ConfigDir -ChildPath 'pyvenv.cfg' -ErrorAction Continue
-
-    # An empty map will be returned if no config file is found.
-    $pyvenvConfig = @{ }
-
-    if ($pyvenvConfigPath) {
-
-        Write-Verbose "File exists, parse `key = value` lines"
-        $pyvenvConfigContent = Get-Content -Path $pyvenvConfigPath
-
-        $pyvenvConfigContent | ForEach-Object {
-            $keyval = $PSItem -split "\s*=\s*", 2
-            if ($keyval[0] -and $keyval[1]) {
-                $val = $keyval[1]
-
-                # Remove extraneous quotations around a string value.
-                if ("'""".Contains($val.Substring(0, 1))) {
-                    $val = $val.Substring(1, $val.Length - 2)
-                }
-
-                $pyvenvConfig[$keyval[0]] = $val
-                Write-Verbose "Adding Key: '$($keyval[0])'='$val'"
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return $pyvenvConfig
-}
-
-
-<# Begin Activate script --------------------------------------------------- #>
-
-# Determine the containing directory of this script
-$VenvExecPath = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
-$VenvExecDir = Get-Item -Path $VenvExecPath
-
-Write-Verbose "Activation script is located in path: '$VenvExecPath'"
-Write-Verbose "VenvExecDir Fullname: '$($VenvExecDir.FullName)"
-Write-Verbose "VenvExecDir Name: '$($VenvExecDir.Name)"
-
-# Set values required in priority: CmdLine, ConfigFile, Default
-# First, get the location of the virtual environment, it might not be
-# VenvExecDir if specified on the command line.
-if ($VenvDir) {
-    Write-Verbose "VenvDir given as parameter, using '$VenvDir' to determine values"
-}
-else {
-    Write-Verbose "VenvDir not given as a parameter, using parent directory name as VenvDir."
-    $VenvDir = $VenvExecDir.Parent.FullName.TrimEnd("\\/")
-    Write-Verbose "VenvDir=$VenvDir"
-}
-
-# Next, read the `pyvenv.cfg` file to determine any required value such
-# as `prompt`.
-$pyvenvCfg = Get-PyVenvConfig -ConfigDir $VenvDir
-
-# Next, set the prompt from the command line, or the config file, or
-# just use the name of the virtual environment folder.
-if ($Prompt) {
-    Write-Verbose "Prompt specified as argument, using '$Prompt'"
-}
-else {
-    Write-Verbose "Prompt not specified as argument to script, checking pyvenv.cfg value"
-    if ($pyvenvCfg -and $pyvenvCfg['prompt']) {
-        Write-Verbose "  Setting based on value in pyvenv.cfg='$($pyvenvCfg['prompt'])'"
-        $Prompt = $pyvenvCfg['prompt'];
-    }
-    else {
-        Write-Verbose "  Setting prompt based on parent's directory's name. (Is the directory name passed to venv module when creating the virtual environment)"
-        Write-Verbose "  Got leaf-name of $VenvDir='$(Split-Path -Path $venvDir -Leaf)'"
-        $Prompt = Split-Path -Path $venvDir -Leaf
-    }
-}
-
-Write-Verbose "Prompt = '$Prompt'"
-Write-Verbose "VenvDir='$VenvDir'"
-
-# Deactivate any currently active virtual environment, but leave the
-# deactivate function in place.
-deactivate -nondestructive
-
-# Now set the environment variable VIRTUAL_ENV, used by many tools to determine
-# that there is an activated venv.
-$env:VIRTUAL_ENV = $VenvDir
-
-if (-not $Env:VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT) {
-
-    Write-Verbose "Setting prompt to '$Prompt'"
-
-    # Set the prompt to include the env name
-    # Make sure _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT is global
-    function global:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT { "" }
-    Copy-Item -Path function:prompt -Destination function:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT
-    New-Variable -Name _PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX -Description "Python virtual environment prompt prefix" -Scope Global -Option ReadOnly -Visibility Public -Value $Prompt
-
-    function global:prompt {
-        Write-Host -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Green "($_PYTHON_VENV_PROMPT_PREFIX) "
-        _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT
-    }
-    $env:VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT = $Prompt
-}
-
-# Clear PYTHONHOME
-if (Test-Path -Path Env:PYTHONHOME) {
-    Copy-Item -Path Env:PYTHONHOME -Destination Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
-    Remove-Item -Path Env:PYTHONHOME
-}
-
-# Add the venv to the PATH
-Copy-Item -Path Env:PATH -Destination Env:_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
-$Env:PATH = "$VenvExecDir$([System.IO.Path]::PathSeparator)$Env:PATH"
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/activate b/backend/venv/bin/activate
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bb7136..0000000
--- a/backend/venv/bin/activate
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-# This file must be used with "source bin/activate" *from bash*
-# You cannot run it directly
-
-deactivate () {
-    # reset old environment variables
-    if [ -n "${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH:-}" ] ; then
-        PATH="${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH:-}"
-        export PATH
-        unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
-    fi
-    if [ -n "${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME:-}" ] ; then
-        PYTHONHOME="${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME:-}"
-        export PYTHONHOME
-        unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
-    fi
-
-    # Call hash to forget past commands. Without forgetting
-    # past commands the $PATH changes we made may not be respected
-    hash -r 2> /dev/null
-
-    if [ -n "${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1:-}" ] ; then
-        PS1="${_OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1:-}"
-        export PS1
-        unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1
-    fi
-
-    unset VIRTUAL_ENV
-    unset VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT
-    if [ ! "${1:-}" = "nondestructive" ] ; then
-    # Self destruct!
-        unset -f deactivate
-    fi
-}
-
-# unset irrelevant variables
-deactivate nondestructive
-
-# on Windows, a path can contain colons and backslashes and has to be converted:
-if [ "${OSTYPE:-}" = "cygwin" ] || [ "${OSTYPE:-}" = "msys" ] ; then
-    # transform D:\path\to\venv to /d/path/to/venv on MSYS
-    # and to /cygdrive/d/path/to/venv on Cygwin
-    export VIRTUAL_ENV=$(cygpath /home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv)
-else
-    # use the path as-is
-    export VIRTUAL_ENV=/home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv
-fi
-
-_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH="$PATH"
-PATH="$VIRTUAL_ENV/"bin":$PATH"
-export PATH
-
-# unset PYTHONHOME if set
-# this will fail if PYTHONHOME is set to the empty string (which is bad anyway)
-# could use `if (set -u; : $PYTHONHOME) ;` in bash
-if [ -n "${PYTHONHOME:-}" ] ; then
-    _OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME="${PYTHONHOME:-}"
-    unset PYTHONHOME
-fi
-
-if [ -z "${VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT:-}" ] ; then
-    _OLD_VIRTUAL_PS1="${PS1:-}"
-    PS1='(venv) '"${PS1:-}"
-    export PS1
-    VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT='(venv) '
-    export VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT
-fi
-
-# Call hash to forget past commands. Without forgetting
-# past commands the $PATH changes we made may not be respected
-hash -r 2> /dev/null
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/activate.csh b/backend/venv/bin/activate.csh
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--- a/backend/venv/bin/activate.csh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# This file must be used with "source bin/activate.csh" *from csh*.
-# You cannot run it directly.
-
-# Created by Davide Di Blasi <davidedb@gmail.com>.
-# Ported to Python 3.3 venv by Andrew Svetlov <andrew.svetlov@gmail.com>
-
-alias deactivate 'test $?_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH != 0 && setenv PATH "$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH" && unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH; rehash; test $?_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT != 0 && set prompt="$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT" && unset _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT; unsetenv VIRTUAL_ENV; unsetenv VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT; test "\!:*" != "nondestructive" && unalias deactivate'
-
-# Unset irrelevant variables.
-deactivate nondestructive
-
-setenv VIRTUAL_ENV /home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv
-
-set _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH="$PATH"
-setenv PATH "$VIRTUAL_ENV/"bin":$PATH"
-
-
-set _OLD_VIRTUAL_PROMPT="$prompt"
-
-if (! "$?VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT") then
-    set prompt = '(venv) '"$prompt"
-    setenv VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT '(venv) '
-endif
-
-alias pydoc python -m pydoc
-
-rehash
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/activate.fish b/backend/venv/bin/activate.fish
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index 698cbd0..0000000
--- a/backend/venv/bin/activate.fish
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-# This file must be used with "source <venv>/bin/activate.fish" *from fish*
-# (https://fishshell.com/). You cannot run it directly.
-
-function deactivate  -d "Exit virtual environment and return to normal shell environment"
-    # reset old environment variables
-    if test -n "$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH"
-        set -gx PATH $_OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
-        set -e _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH
-    end
-    if test -n "$_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME"
-        set -gx PYTHONHOME $_OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
-        set -e _OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME
-    end
-
-    if test -n "$_OLD_FISH_PROMPT_OVERRIDE"
-        set -e _OLD_FISH_PROMPT_OVERRIDE
-        # prevents error when using nested fish instances (Issue #93858)
-        if functions -q _old_fish_prompt
-            functions -e fish_prompt
-            functions -c _old_fish_prompt fish_prompt
-            functions -e _old_fish_prompt
-        end
-    end
-
-    set -e VIRTUAL_ENV
-    set -e VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT
-    if test "$argv[1]" != "nondestructive"
-        # Self-destruct!
-        functions -e deactivate
-    end
-end
-
-# Unset irrelevant variables.
-deactivate nondestructive
-
-set -gx VIRTUAL_ENV /home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv
-
-set -gx _OLD_VIRTUAL_PATH $PATH
-set -gx PATH "$VIRTUAL_ENV/"bin $PATH
-
-# Unset PYTHONHOME if set.
-if set -q PYTHONHOME
-    set -gx _OLD_VIRTUAL_PYTHONHOME $PYTHONHOME
-    set -e PYTHONHOME
-end
-
-if test -z "$VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT"
-    # fish uses a function instead of an env var to generate the prompt.
-
-    # Save the current fish_prompt function as the function _old_fish_prompt.
-    functions -c fish_prompt _old_fish_prompt
-
-    # With the original prompt function renamed, we can override with our own.
-    function fish_prompt
-        # Save the return status of the last command.
-        set -l old_status $status
-
-        # Output the venv prompt; color taken from the blue of the Python logo.
-        printf "%s%s%s" (set_color 4B8BBE) '(venv) ' (set_color normal)
-
-        # Restore the return status of the previous command.
-        echo "exit $old_status" | .
-        # Output the original/"old" prompt.
-        _old_fish_prompt
-    end
-
-    set -gx _OLD_FISH_PROMPT_OVERRIDE "$VIRTUAL_ENV"
-    set -gx VIRTUAL_ENV_PROMPT '(venv) '
-end
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/idna b/backend/venv/bin/idna
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--- a/backend/venv/bin/idna
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import re
-import sys
-from idna.cli import main
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/nexios b/backend/venv/bin/nexios
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--- a/backend/venv/bin/nexios
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import re
-import sys
-from nexios.cli import cli
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(cli())
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/pip b/backend/venv/bin/pip
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index c46120d..0000000
--- a/backend/venv/bin/pip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import re
-import sys
-from pip._internal.cli.main import main
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/pip3 b/backend/venv/bin/pip3
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index c46120d..0000000
--- a/backend/venv/bin/pip3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import re
-import sys
-from pip._internal.cli.main import main
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/pip3.12 b/backend/venv/bin/pip3.12
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--- a/backend/venv/bin/pip3.12
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import re
-import sys
-from pip._internal.cli.main import main
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/pyrefly b/backend/venv/bin/pyrefly
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diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/python b/backend/venv/bin/python
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+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/usr/bin/python
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/python3 b/backend/venv/bin/python3
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--- a/backend/venv/bin/python3
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-python
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diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/python3.12 b/backend/venv/bin/python3.12
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diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/tortoise b/backend/venv/bin/tortoise
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--- a/backend/venv/bin/tortoise
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import re
-import sys
-from tortoise.cli import main
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/backend/venv/bin/uvicorn b/backend/venv/bin/uvicorn
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--- a/backend/venv/bin/uvicorn
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv/bin/python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import re
-import sys
-from uvicorn.main import main
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    sys.argv[0] = re.sub(r'(-script\.pyw|\.exe)?$', '', sys.argv[0])
-    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/backend/venv/include/site/python3.12/greenlet/greenlet.h b/backend/venv/include/site/python3.12/greenlet/greenlet.h
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index d02a16e..0000000
--- a/backend/venv/include/site/python3.12/greenlet/greenlet.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil; tab-width: 4; -*- */
-
-/* Greenlet object interface */
-
-#ifndef Py_GREENLETOBJECT_H
-#define Py_GREENLETOBJECT_H
-
-
-#include <Python.h>
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/* This is deprecated and undocumented. It does not change. */
-#define GREENLET_VERSION "1.0.0"
-
-#ifndef GREENLET_MODULE
-#define implementation_ptr_t void*
-#endif
-
-typedef struct _greenlet {
-    PyObject_HEAD
-    PyObject* weakreflist;
-    PyObject* dict;
-    implementation_ptr_t pimpl;
-} PyGreenlet;
-
-#define PyGreenlet_Check(op) (op && PyObject_TypeCheck(op, &PyGreenlet_Type))
-
-
-/* C API functions */
-
-/* Total number of symbols that are exported */
-#define PyGreenlet_API_pointers 12
-
-#define PyGreenlet_Type_NUM 0
-#define PyExc_GreenletError_NUM 1
-#define PyExc_GreenletExit_NUM 2
-
-#define PyGreenlet_New_NUM 3
-#define PyGreenlet_GetCurrent_NUM 4
-#define PyGreenlet_Throw_NUM 5
-#define PyGreenlet_Switch_NUM 6
-#define PyGreenlet_SetParent_NUM 7
-
-#define PyGreenlet_MAIN_NUM 8
-#define PyGreenlet_STARTED_NUM 9
-#define PyGreenlet_ACTIVE_NUM 10
-#define PyGreenlet_GET_PARENT_NUM 11
-
-#ifndef GREENLET_MODULE
-/* This section is used by modules that uses the greenlet C API */
-static void** _PyGreenlet_API = NULL;
-
-#    define PyGreenlet_Type \
-        (*(PyTypeObject*)_PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_Type_NUM])
-
-#    define PyExc_GreenletError \
-        ((PyObject*)_PyGreenlet_API[PyExc_GreenletError_NUM])
-
-#    define PyExc_GreenletExit \
-        ((PyObject*)_PyGreenlet_API[PyExc_GreenletExit_NUM])
-
-/*
- * PyGreenlet_New(PyObject *args)
- *
- * greenlet.greenlet(run, parent=None)
- */
-#    define PyGreenlet_New                                        \
-        (*(PyGreenlet * (*)(PyObject * run, PyGreenlet * parent)) \
-             _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_New_NUM])
-
-/*
- * PyGreenlet_GetCurrent(void)
- *
- * greenlet.getcurrent()
- */
-#    define PyGreenlet_GetCurrent \
-        (*(PyGreenlet * (*)(void)) _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_GetCurrent_NUM])
-
-/*
- * PyGreenlet_Throw(
- *         PyGreenlet *greenlet,
- *         PyObject *typ,
- *         PyObject *val,
- *         PyObject *tb)
- *
- * g.throw(...)
- */
-#    define PyGreenlet_Throw                 \
-        (*(PyObject * (*)(PyGreenlet * self, \
-                          PyObject * typ,    \
-                          PyObject * val,    \
-                          PyObject * tb))    \
-             _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_Throw_NUM])
-
-/*
- * PyGreenlet_Switch(PyGreenlet *greenlet, PyObject *args)
- *
- * g.switch(*args, **kwargs)
- */
-#    define PyGreenlet_Switch                                              \
-        (*(PyObject *                                                      \
-           (*)(PyGreenlet * greenlet, PyObject * args, PyObject * kwargs)) \
-             _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_Switch_NUM])
-
-/*
- * PyGreenlet_SetParent(PyObject *greenlet, PyObject *new_parent)
- *
- * g.parent = new_parent
- */
-#    define PyGreenlet_SetParent                                 \
-        (*(int (*)(PyGreenlet * greenlet, PyGreenlet * nparent)) \
-             _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_SetParent_NUM])
-
-/*
- * PyGreenlet_GetParent(PyObject* greenlet)
- *
- * return greenlet.parent;
- *
- * This could return NULL even if there is no exception active.
- * If it does not return NULL, you are responsible for decrementing the
- * reference count.
- */
-#     define PyGreenlet_GetParent                                    \
-    (*(PyGreenlet* (*)(PyGreenlet*))                                 \
-     _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_GET_PARENT_NUM])
-
-/*
- * deprecated, undocumented alias.
- */
-#     define PyGreenlet_GET_PARENT PyGreenlet_GetParent
-
-#     define PyGreenlet_MAIN                                         \
-    (*(int (*)(PyGreenlet*))                                         \
-     _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_MAIN_NUM])
-
-#     define PyGreenlet_STARTED                                      \
-    (*(int (*)(PyGreenlet*))                                         \
-     _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_STARTED_NUM])
-
-#     define PyGreenlet_ACTIVE                                       \
-    (*(int (*)(PyGreenlet*))                                         \
-     _PyGreenlet_API[PyGreenlet_ACTIVE_NUM])
-
-
-
-
-/* Macro that imports greenlet and initializes C API */
-/* NOTE: This has actually moved to ``greenlet._greenlet._C_API``, but we
-   keep the older definition to be sure older code that might have a copy of
-   the header still works. */
-#    define PyGreenlet_Import()                                               \
-        {                                                                     \
-            _PyGreenlet_API = (void**)PyCapsule_Import("greenlet._C_API", 0); \
-        }
-
-#endif /* GREENLET_MODULE */
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-#endif /* !Py_GREENLETOBJECT_H */
diff --git a/backend/venv/lib64 b/backend/venv/lib64
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index 7951405..0000000
--- a/backend/venv/lib64
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-lib
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/venv/pyvenv.cfg b/backend/venv/pyvenv.cfg
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index e076519..0000000
--- a/backend/venv/pyvenv.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-home = /usr/bin
-include-system-site-packages = false
-version = 3.12.3
-executable = /usr/bin/python3.12
-command = /usr/bin/python -m venv /home/ebby/Desktop/Bluewaterblog/backend/venv