diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f24f3e9..0a961c4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ dist-ssr
 *.sln
 *.sw?
 index.html
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/app/services/client.js b/app/services/client.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a4c8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/client.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'
+
+const supabaseUrl = process.env.SUPABASE_PUBLIC_URL
+const supabaseKey = process.env.SUPABASE_ANON_PUBLIC_KEY
+createClient(supabaseUrl, supabaseKey)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd289f2..479dfe1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "vite": "5.0.8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@supabase/supabase-js": "2.39.2",
     "emmy-dom": "0.1.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 31b0d81..da0580e 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export default {
-  base: '/uottahack.osuc.dev'
+  base: '/'
 }