diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ceb386..3a28a0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 venv
+api_key
diff --git a/data.py b/data.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..206e8bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from PIL import Image
+from openai import OpenAI
+import pytesseract as OCR
+import os
+
+OCR.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = r"/usr/local/bin/tesseract"
+
+client = OpenAI(
+	api_key = os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"),
+)
+
+def app():
+	# data shit --> where does it come from???
+	data = OCR.image_to_string("input.png")
+
+	print(data)
+
+"""
+UNFINISHED
+"""
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index f55d06d..8dc2e3a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import sqlite3
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+from flask import render_template
+import data
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..356c1c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+export OPENAI_API_KEY="$(cat api_key)"
+
+python3 main.py