diff --git a/server/app/albumslib.py b/server/app/albumslib.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1705eee..0000000
--- a/server/app/albumslib.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-import urllib
-from typing import List
-from app import models, functions, helpers
-from app import trackslib
-from app import api
-
-
-@helpers.background
-def create_everything() -> List[models.Track]:
-    """
-    Creates album objects for all albums and returns
-    a list of track objects
-    """
-    albums: list[models.Album] = functions.get_all_albums()
-
-    api.ALBUMS.clear()
-    api.ALBUMS.extend(albums)
-    trackslib.create_all_tracks()
-
-
-
-def get_album_duration(album: list) -> int:
-    """
-    Gets the duration of an album.
-    """
-
-    album_duration = 0
-
-    for track in album:
-        album_duration += track["length"]
-
-    return album_duration
-
-
-def get_album_image(album: list) -> str:
-    """
-    Gets the image of an album.
-    """
-
-    for track in album:
-        img = functions.extract_thumb(track["filepath"])
-
-        if img is not None:
-            return img
-
-    return functions.use_defaults()
-
-
-def get_album_tracks(album: str, artist: str) -> List:
-    return [
-        track
-        for track in api.DB_TRACKS
-        if track["album"] == album and track["albumartist"] == artist
-    ]
-
-
-def create_album(track) -> models.Album:
-    """
-    Generates and returns an album object from a track object.
-    """
-    album = {
-        "album": track["album"],
-        "artist": track["albumartist"],
-    }
-
-    album_tracks = get_album_tracks(album["album"], album["artist"])
-
-    album["count"] = len(album_tracks)
-    album["duration"] = get_album_duration(album_tracks)
-    album["date"] = album_tracks[0]["date"]
-    album["artistimage"] = urllib.parse.quote_plus(
-        album_tracks[0]["albumartist"] + ".webp"
-    )
-
-    album["image"] = get_album_image(album_tracks)
-
-    return models.Album(album)
-
-
-def find_album(albumtitle, artist):
-    for album in api.ALBUMS:
-        if album.album == albumtitle and album.artist == artist:
-            return album
-
-
-def search_albums_by_name(query: str) -> List[models.Album]:
-    """
-    Searches albums by album name.
-    """
-    title_albums: List[models.Album] = []
-    artist_albums: List[models.Album] = []
-
-    for album in api.ALBUMS:
-        if query.lower() in album.album.lower():
-            title_albums.append(album)
-
-    for album in api.ALBUMS:
-        if query.lower() in album.artist.lower():
-            artist_albums.append(album)
-
-    return [*title_albums, *artist_albums]
diff --git a/server/app/api/__init__.py b/server/app/api/__init__.py
index 83ac135..7ae3ae6 100644
--- a/server/app/api/__init__.py
+++ b/server/app/api/__init__.py
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 from typing import List
 
 from app import models, instances
-from app import functions, helpers, albumslib, prep
+from app import functions, helpers, prep
+from app.lib import albumslib
 
 
 DB_TRACKS = instances.songs_instance.get_all_songs()
 ALBUMS: List[models.Album] = []
 TRACKS: List[models.Track] = []
+PLAYLISTS: List[models.Playlist] = []
 
 
 @helpers.background
diff --git a/server/app/api/album.py b/server/app/api/album.py
index 01b4df8..7859df1 100644
--- a/server/app/api/album.py
+++ b/server/app/api/album.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request
 from app import api
 from app import helpers, cache
-from app import albumslib, functions, trackslib
-
+from app import functions
+from app.lib import albumslib, trackslib
 album_bp = Blueprint("album", __name__, url_prefix="")
 
 
diff --git a/server/app/api/all.py b/server/app/api/all.py
index ee58a92..93e0490 100644
--- a/server/app/api/all.py
+++ b/server/app/api/all.py
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ import urllib
 from typing import List
 from flask import request, send_file
 
-from app import functions, instances, helpers, cache, models, prep
-from app import albumslib, searchlib
-from app import trackslib
+from app import functions, instances, helpers, cache, db, prep
 from app import api
 
 
diff --git a/server/app/api/folder.py b/server/app/api/folder.py
index ecad9c1..5d83856 100644
--- a/server/app/api/folder.py
+++ b/server/app/api/folder.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import os
 from flask import Blueprint
 
 from app import api
+from app import settings
 
 folder_bp = Blueprint("folder", __name__, url_prefix="/")
 from app import helpers
 
 
 @folder_bp.route("/f/<folder>")
-# @cache.cached()
 def get_folder_tree(folder: str):
     """
     Returns a list of all the folders and tracks in the given folder.
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ def get_folder_tree(folder: str):
     req_dir = folder.replace("|", "/")
 
     if folder == "home":
-        req_dir = helpers.home_dir
+        req_dir = settings.HOME_DIR
 
-    dir_content = os.scandir(os.path.join(helpers.home_dir, req_dir))
+    dir_content = os.scandir(os.path.join(settings.HOME_DIR, req_dir))
 
     folders = []
     files = []
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def get_folder_tree(folder: str):
                 _dir = {
                     "name": entry.name,
                     "count": len(files_in_dir),
-                    "path": entry.path.replace(helpers.home_dir, ""),
+                    "path": entry.path.replace(settings.HOME_DIR, ""),
                 }
 
                 folders.append(_dir)
diff --git a/server/app/api/playlist.py b/server/app/api/playlist.py
index 42a9160..b8a6726 100644
--- a/server/app/api/playlist.py
+++ b/server/app/api/playlist.py
@@ -1,35 +1,36 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request
-from app import instances
+from app import instances, api
+from app.lib import playlistlib
 
 playlist_bp = Blueprint("playlist", __name__, url_prefix="/")
 
 
+@playlist_bp.route("/playlists", methods=["GET"])
+def get_all_playlists():
+    playlists = []
+    for playlist in api.PLAYLISTS:
+        del playlist.tracks
+        playlists.append(playlist)
+
+    return playlists
+
+
 @playlist_bp.route("/playlist/new")
 def create_playlist():
     data = request.get_json()
 
-    playlist = {
-        "name": data["name"],
-        "description": data["description"],
-    }
+    playlist = {"name": data["name"], "description": data["description"], "tracks": []}
 
     instances.playlist_instance.insert_playlist(playlist)
     return 200
 
-@playlist_bp.route("/playlist/<playlist_id>")
-def get_playlist(playlist_id):
-    pass
 
-@playlist_bp.route("/playlist/tracks/get", methods=["POST"])
-def add_tracks_to_playlist():
-    pass
+@playlist_bp.route("/playlist/<playlist_id>/add", methods=["POST"])
+def add_track_to_playlist(playlist_id):
+    data = request.get_json()
 
-@playlist_bp.route("/playlist/tracks/remove", methods=["POST"])
-def remove_single_track():
-    pass
-
-
-@playlist_bp.route("/playlist/<playlist_id>/update/desc", methods=["POST"])
-def update_playlist():
-    pass
+    pid = data["playlist"]
+    trackid = data["track"]
 
+    playlistlib.add_track(pid, trackid)
+    return 200
diff --git a/server/app/api/search.py b/server/app/api/search.py
index 0a352e2..b8ba292 100644
--- a/server/app/api/search.py
+++ b/server/app/api/search.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request
 
-from app import searchlib
+from app.lib import searchlib
 from app import helpers
 
 search_bp = Blueprint("search", __name__, url_prefix="/")
diff --git a/server/app/functions.py b/server/app/functions.py
index de36482..8dfb932 100644
--- a/server/app/functions.py
+++ b/server/app/functions.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ from PIL import Image
 
 from app import helpers
 from app import instances
-from app import settings, watchdoge, models, trackslib
-from app import albumslib
+from app import settings, watchdoge, models
+from app.lib import albumslib
 from app import api
 
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def populate():
     start = time.time()
     print("\nchecking for new tracks")
 
-    files = helpers.run_fast_scandir(helpers.home_dir, [".flac", ".mp3"])[1]
+    files = helpers.run_fast_scandir(settings.HOME_DIR, [".flac", ".mp3"])[1]
 
     for file in files:
         tags = get_tags(file)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def extract_thumb(audio_file_path: str) -> str:
     Extracts the thumbnail from an audio file. Returns the path to the thumbnail.
     """
     webp_path = audio_file_path.split("/")[-1] + ".webp"
-    img_path = os.path.join(helpers.app_dir, "images", "thumbnails", webp_path)
+    img_path = os.path.join(settings.THUMBS_PATH, webp_path)
 
     if os.path.exists(img_path):
         return urllib.parse.quote(webp_path)
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ def get_tags(fullpath: str) -> dict:
         "length": round(audio.info.length),
         "bitrate": round(int(audio.info.bitrate) / 1000),
         "filepath": fullpath,
-        "folder": os.path.dirname(fullpath).replace(helpers.home_dir, ""),
+        "folder": os.path.dirname(fullpath).replace(settings.HOME_DIR, ""),
     }
 
     return tags
@@ -377,3 +377,4 @@ def get_all_albums() -> List[models.Album]:
             albums.append(xx)
 
     return albums
+
diff --git a/server/app/helpers.py b/server/app/helpers.py
index ebe76a6..e743df1 100644
--- a/server/app/helpers.py
+++ b/server/app/helpers.py
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@ import threading
 from typing import List
 import colorgram
 
-from app import models
+from app import models, settings
 
-home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~") + "/"
-app_dir = os.path.join(home_dir, ".musicx")
+app_dir = settings.APP_DIR
 
 
 def background(func):
@@ -114,6 +113,6 @@ def check_artist_image(image: str) -> str:
     img_name = image.replace("/", "::") + ".webp"
 
     if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(app_dir, "images", "artists", img_name)):
-        return "http://10.5.8.182:8900/images/artists/0.webp"
+        return settings.DEFAULT_ARTIST_IMG
     else:
-        return ("http://10.5.8.182:8900/images/artists/" + img_name,)
+        return (settings.IMG_ARTIST_URI + img_name,)
diff --git a/server/app/instances.py b/server/app/instances.py
index c8b19af..66b8e1e 100644
--- a/server/app/instances.py
+++ b/server/app/instances.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from app.models import AllSongs, Artists, TrackColors, Albums, Playlists
+from app.db import artists, albums, trackcolors, tracks, playlists
 
-songs_instance = AllSongs()
-artist_instance = Artists()
-track_color_instance = TrackColors()
-album_instance = Albums()
-playlist_instance = Playlists()
\ No newline at end of file
+songs_instance = tracks.AllSongs()
+artist_instance = artists.Artists()
+track_color_instance = trackcolors.TrackColors()
+album_instance = albums.Albums()
+playlist_instance = playlists.Playlists()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/app/prep.py b/server/app/prep.py
index daf1477..33025b4 100644
--- a/server/app/prep.py
+++ b/server/app/prep.py
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ def create_config_dir() -> None:
     _home_dir = os.path.expanduser("~")
     config_folder = os.path.join(_home_dir, settings.CONFIG_FOLDER)
 
-    dirs = ["", "images", "images/artists", "images/thumbnails"]
+    dirs = [
+        "",
+        "images",
+        os.path.join("images", "artists"),
+        os.path.join("images", "thumbnails"),
+    ]
 
     for _dir in dirs:
         path = os.path.join(config_folder, _dir)
diff --git a/server/app/searchlib.py b/server/app/searchlib.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 68e4dfe..0000000
--- a/server/app/searchlib.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-from typing import List
-from app import models, albumslib, helpers
-from app import api
-
-
-def get_tracks(query: str) -> List[models.Track]:
-    """
-    Gets all songs with a given title.
-    """
-    tracks = [track for track in api.TRACKS if query.lower() in track.title.lower()]
-    return helpers.remove_duplicates(tracks)
-
-
-def get_search_albums(query: str) -> List[models.Album]:
-    """
-    Gets all songs with a given album.
-    """
-    return albumslib.search_albums_by_name(query)
-
-
-def get_artists(artist: str) -> List[models.Track]:
-    """
-    Gets all songs with a given artist.
-    """
-    return [track for track in api.TRACKS if artist.lower() in str(track.artists).lower()]
diff --git a/server/app/trackslib.py b/server/app/trackslib.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c18d6ae..0000000
--- a/server/app/trackslib.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from trace import Trace
-from typing import List
-from app import models, instances
-from app import albumslib
-from app.helpers import remove_duplicates
-from app import api
-
-def create_all_tracks() -> List[models.Track]:
-    """
-    Gets all songs under the ~/ directory.
-    """
-    print("Getting all songs...")
-    tracks: list[models.Track] = []
-
-    for track in api.DB_TRACKS:
-        try:
-            os.chmod(track["filepath"], 0o755)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            instances.songs_instance.remove_song_by_filepath(track["filepath"])
-
-        album = albumslib.find_album(track["album"], track["albumartist"])
-
-        track["image"] = album.image
-
-        tracks.append(models.Track(track))
-
-    api.TRACKS.clear()
-    api.TRACKS.extend(tracks)
-
-
-def get_album_tracks(albumname, artist):
-    """Returns api tracks matching an album"""
-    _tracks: List[models.Track] = []
-
-    for track in api.TRACKS:
-        if track.album == albumname and track.albumartist == artist:
-            _tracks.append(track)
-
-    return remove_duplicates(_tracks)
diff --git a/server/app/watchdoge.py b/server/app/watchdoge.py
index 31f54a0..24ea79c 100644
--- a/server/app/watchdoge.py
+++ b/server/app/watchdoge.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from watchdog.observers import Observer
 from watchdog.events import PatternMatchingEventHandler
 
 from app import instances, functions
-from app import models
-from app import albumslib
+from app import db
+from app.lib import albumslib
 from app import api
 
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def add_track(filepath: str) -> None:
         api.ALBUMS.append(album)
 
         track["image"] = album.image
-        api.TRACKS.append(models.Track(track))
+        api.TRACKS.append(db.Track(track))
 
 
 def remove_track(filepath: str) -> None:
diff --git a/server/test.py b/server/test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 94cad36..0000000
--- a/server/test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-def fast_scandir(dirname):
-    subfolders= [f.path for f in os.scandir(dirname) if f.is_dir()]
-
-    for dirname in list(subfolders):
-        subfolders.extend(fast_scandir(dirname))
-
-    return subfolders
-
-
-list = fast_scandir('/home/cwilvx/Music')
-
-def remove_rejects(folders):
-    rejects = []
-
-    for item in folders:
-        if item.find(".thumbnails") != -1:
-            rejects.append(item)
-        
-        if len(os.listdir(item)) == 0 and item not in rejects:
-            rejects.append(item)
-
-    for item in rejects:
-        folders.remove(item)
-
-    print(len(folders))
-
-remove_rejects(list)
\ No newline at end of file