diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c0a4c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/** @param {import("@11ty/eleventy").UserConfig} eleventyConfig */
+export default async function(eleventyConfig) {
+  eleventyConfig.addPassthroughCopy(
+    {'./public/': '/'}
+  )
+}
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2370fe..629914a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "My personal blog",
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "npx @11ty/eleventy --input ./src",
+    "start": "npx @11ty/eleventy --input ./src --serve",
+    "build": "npx @11ty/eleventy --input .src",
     "clean": "rm -rf {_site,./src/_site}"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -13,5 +14,5 @@
   "keywords": ["blog", "@11ty/eleventy", "eleventy"],
   "author": "Cyper",
   "license": "ISC",
-  "type": "commonjs"
+  "type": "module"
 }
diff --git a/src/_data/metadata.js b/src/_data/metadata.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eddb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/_data/metadata.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const date = new Date();
+const formattedDate = date.toLocaleDateString('en-GB', {
+  day: '2-digit',
+  month: 'short',
+  year: 'numeric'
+});
+
+export default {
+	author: {
+		name: "Cyper",
+		url: "https://cyper.cc"
+	},
+  
+	title: "Cy by Side!",
+	url: "https://cy.cyper.cc/",
+	language: "en",
+	description: "Cy by Side with Cyper: Tangents, Tech, and Thoughtful Takes.",
+  date: formattedDate,
+  year: date.getFullYear()
+}
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diff --git a/src/_data/wordCount.js b/src/_data/wordCount.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c65878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/_data/wordCount.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export default function (data) {
+  if (typeof data.content === 'string') {
+    const words = data.content.trim().split(/\s+/).length;
+    const minutes = Math.ceil(words / 200); // avg reading speed
+    data.wordCount = words;
+    data.readingTime = `${minutes} min read`;
+    data.readingTimeMinutes = minutes;
+  }
+
+  return data;
+}