diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd2bc7e..d1292f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 config/default.toml
-/data
+/data/master.key
+/data/db.sqlite
+
+master.key
+
+db.sqlite
+
 /systemd
 **/dist
 
@@ -19,10 +25,6 @@ target
 # rustc will dump stack traces when hitting an internal compiler error to PWD
 rustc-ice-*.txt
 
-master.key
-
-db.sqlite
-
 node_modules/
 .node_modules/
 built/*
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec376f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 whiskers
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and 
+associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including 
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell 
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the 
+following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial 
+portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT 
+LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO 
+EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER 
+IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE 
+USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6aa0408..505a423 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,16 +121,16 @@ cg.cx is organized as a **Rust workspace** with 10 focused crates. This modular
 
 ## Tech Stack
 
-| Layer             | Technology                                                  |
-| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
-| **Backend**       | Rust (edition 2021), Tokio async runtime                    |
-| **Web Server**    | Axum 0.7, Tower HTTP middleware                             |
-| **Telegram Bot**  | Teloxide 0.13                                               |
-| **Frontend**      | Svelte 5, Vite 5                                            |
-| **Database**      | SQLite 3 (WAL mode), `rusqlite` + `rusqlite_migration`      |
+| Layer             | Technology                                                                  |
+| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| **Backend**       | Rust (edition 2021), Tokio async runtime                                    |
+| **Web Server**    | Axum 0.7, Tower HTTP middleware                                             |
+| **Telegram Bot**  | Teloxide 0.13                                                               |
+| **Frontend**      | Svelte 5, Vite 5                                                            |
+| **Database**      | SQLite 3 (WAL mode), `rusqlite` + `rusqlite_migration`                      |
 | **Cryptography**  | libsodium (via `sodiumoxide`), `aes-kw`, `blake3`, `argon2`, `hmac`, `sha2` |
-| **Serialization** | `serde`, `serde_json`                                       |
-| **Observability** | `tracing` + `tracing-subscriber`                            |
+| **Serialization** | `serde`, `serde_json`                                                       |
+| **Observability** | `tracing` + `tracing-subscriber`                                            |
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/data/blacklisted_ids.json b/data/blacklisted_ids.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed524a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/blacklisted_ids.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"ids": [], "updated_at": ""}
diff --git a/data/whitelisted_ids.json b/data/whitelisted_ids.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed524a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/whitelisted_ids.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"ids": [], "updated_at": ""}