diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
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+# githubs api has a rate limit of 60/h if not authorised.
+# you may quickly hit that and get rate limited. To counteract this, you can provide a github token
+# here and it will be used. To do so, create a token at the following links and just leave
+# all permissions at the defaults (public repos read only, 0 permissions):
+# https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new
+GITHUB_TOKEN=
+
+ELECTRON_LAUNCH_FLAGS="--ozone-platform-hint=auto --enable-webrtc-pipewire-capturer --enable-features=WaylandWindowDecorations"
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+dist
+node_modules
+.env
+.DS_Store
+.idea/
+.pnpm-store/
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diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
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+node-linker=hoisted
+package-manager-strict=false
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diff --git a/.prettierrc.yaml b/.prettierrc.yaml
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+tabWidth: 4
+semi: true
+printWidth: 120
+trailingComma: none
+bracketSpacing: true
+arrowParens: avoid
+useTabs: false
+endOfLine: lf
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
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+/*
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
+ * Modified for Aerocord, originally part of Vesktop, a desktop app aiming to give you a snappier Discord Experience
+ * Copyright (c) 2024-2024 Aiek 
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 RandomServer Community
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Vendicated and Vencord contributors
+ */
+
+//@ts-check
+
+import stylistic from "@stylistic/eslint-plugin";
+import pathAlias from "eslint-plugin-path-alias";
+import header from "eslint-plugin-simple-header";
+import importSort from "eslint-plugin-simple-import-sort";
+import unusedImports from "eslint-plugin-unused-imports";
+import tseslint from "typescript-eslint";
+import prettier from "eslint-plugin-prettier";
+
+export default tseslint.config(
+    { ignores: ["dist"] },
+
+    {
+        files: ["src/**/*.{tsx,ts,mts,mjs,js,jsx}"],
+        plugins: {
+            header,
+            stylistic,
+            importSort,
+            unusedImports,
+            pathAlias,
+            prettier
+        },
+        settings: {
+            "import/resolver": {
+                alias: {
+                    map: []
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        languageOptions: {
+            parser: tseslint.parser,
+            parserOptions: {
+                project: true,
+                tsconfigRootDir: import.meta.dirname
+            }
+        },
+        rules: {
+            "header/header": [
+                "error",
+                {
+                    files: ["scripts/header.txt"]
+                }
+            ],
+
+            // ESLint Rules
+
+            yoda: "error",
+            eqeqeq: ["error", "always", { null: "ignore" }],
+            "prefer-destructuring": [
+                "error",
+                {
+                    VariableDeclarator: { array: false, object: true },
+                    AssignmentExpression: { array: false, object: false }
+                }
+            ],
+            "operator-assignment": ["error", "always"],
+            "no-useless-computed-key": "error",
+            "no-unneeded-ternary": ["error", { defaultAssignment: false }],
+            "no-invalid-regexp": "error",
+            "no-constant-condition": ["error", { checkLoops: false }],
+            "no-duplicate-imports": "error",
+            "dot-notation": "error",
+            "no-useless-escape": "error",
+            "no-fallthrough": "error",
+            "for-direction": "error",
+            "no-async-promise-executor": "error",
+            "no-cond-assign": "error",
+            "no-dupe-else-if": "error",
+            "no-duplicate-case": "error",
+            "no-irregular-whitespace": "error",
+            "no-loss-of-precision": "error",
+            "no-misleading-character-class": "error",
+            "no-prototype-builtins": "error",
+            "no-regex-spaces": "error",
+            "no-shadow-restricted-names": "error",
+            "no-unexpected-multiline": "error",
+            "no-unsafe-optional-chaining": "error",
+            "no-useless-backreference": "error",
+            "use-isnan": "error",
+            "prefer-const": "error",
+            "prefer-spread": "error",
+
+            // Styling Rules
+            "stylistic/spaced-comment": ["error", "always", { markers: ["!"] }],
+            "stylistic/no-extra-semi": "error",
+
+            // Plugin Rules
+            "importSort/imports": "error",
+            "importSort/exports": "error",
+            "unusedImports/no-unused-imports": "error",
+            "pathAlias/no-relative": "error",
+            "prettier/prettier": "error"
+        }
+    }
+);