diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..685b2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+*.pyc
+__pycache__/
+
+instance/
+
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg-info/
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index f094385..c99984f 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,27 +1,46 @@
-from flask import Flask,request,json
+from flask import Flask,request,json,g
+from tlapbot.db import get_db
 import requests
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-@app.route('/')
-def hello():
-    return 'Webhooks with Python'
-
-@app.route('/githubIssue',methods=['POST'])
-def githubIssue():
-    data = request.json
-    print(f'Issue {data["issue"]["title"]} {data["action"]} \n')
-    print(f'{data["issue"]["body"]} \n')
-    print(f'{data["issue"]["url"]} \n')
-    return data
-
 @app.route('/owncastWebhook',methods=['POST'])
 def owncastWebhook():
     data = request.json
+    db = get_db()
     if data["type"] == "CHAT":
         print("New chat message:")
         print(f'from {data["eventData"]["user"]["displayName"]}:')
         print(f'{data["eventData"]["body"]}')
+
+    elif data["type"] == "USER_JOINED":
+        user_id = data["eventData"]["user"]["id"]
+        try:
+            cursor = db.execute(
+                "SELECT username FROM points WHERE id = ?",
+                (user_id)
+            )
+            if cursor.fetchone() == None:
+                username = data["eventData"]["user"]["displayName"]
+                cursor.execute(
+                    "INSERT INTO points(id, username, points) VALUES(?, ?, 0)",
+                    (user_id, username)
+                )
+            db.commit()
+    
+    elif data["type"] == "NAME_CHANGED":
+        user_id = data["eventData"]["user"]["id"]
+        new_username = data["eventData"]["user"]["newName"]
+        try:
+            db.execute(
+                "UPDATE points SET username = ? WHERE id = ?",
+                (new_username, user_id),
+            )
+            db.commit()
+        except db.IntegrityError:
+            print("Integrity Error.")
+            print(f"User ID {user_id} probably does not exist.")
+    
     return data
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/tlapbot/__init__.py b/tlapbot/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fa45f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tlapbot/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import os
+
+from flask import Flask
+
+
+def create_app(test_config=None):
+    # create and configure the app
+    app = Flask(__name__, instance_relative_config=True)
+    app.config.from_mapping(
+        SECRET_KEY='dev',
+        DATABASE=os.path.join(app.instance_path, 'tlapbot.sqlite'),
+    )
+
+    if test_config is None:
+        # load the instance config, if it exists, when not testing
+        app.config.from_pyfile('config.py', silent=True)
+    else:
+        # load the test config if passed in
+        app.config.from_mapping(test_config)
+
+    # ensure the instance folder exists
+    try:
+        os.makedirs(app.instance_path)
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
+    from . import db
+    db.init_app(app)
+
+    return app
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    create_app()
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diff --git a/tlapbot/db.py b/tlapbot/db.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74dea73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tlapbot/db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import sqlite3
+
+import click
+from flask import current_app, g
+from flask.cli import with_appcontext
+
+
+def get_db():
+    if 'db' not in g:
+        g.db = sqlite3.connect(
+            current_app.config['DATABASE'],
+            detect_types=sqlite3.PARSE_DECLTYPES
+        )
+        g.db.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
+
+    return g.db
+
+
+def close_db(e=None):
+    db = g.pop('db', None)
+
+    if db is not None:
+        db.close()
+
+def init_db():
+    db = get_db()
+
+    with current_app.open_resource('schema.sql') as f:
+        db.executescript(f.read().decode('utf8'))
+
+
+@click.command('init-db')
+@with_appcontext
+def init_db_command():
+    """Clear the existing data and create new tables."""
+    init_db()
+    click.echo('Initialized the database.')
+
+def init_app(app):
+    app.teardown_appcontext(close_db)
+    app.cli.add_command(init_db_command)
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diff --git a/tlapbot/schema.sql b/tlapbot/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18da7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tlapbot/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS points;
+
+CREATE TABLE points (
+  id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+  username TEXT NOT NULL,
+  points INTEGER
+);
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