diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f4a9e3..8d6ec50 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3.0)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
-project($Template VERSION 0.1.0 LANGUAGES C CXX)
+set(PROJECT_NAME ExampleMod)
 
-set(SOURCE_FILES main.cpp sdk/include/implicitEntry.cpp)
-set(BINARY_NAME $Template)
-include(sdk/Geode.cmake)
+project(${PROJECT_NAME} VERSION 1.0.0)
+
+add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} SHARED main.cpp)
+
+add_compile_definitions(EXPORTING_MOD)
+
+set_target_properties(${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
+
+find_path(GEODE_SDK_PATH
+  NAMES Geode.cmake
+  PATHS $ENV{GEODE_SUITE}/sdk /Users/Shared/Geode/SDK/suite/sdk /usr/local/geode/sdk
+  DOC "Geode SDK path."
+  REQUIRED
+)
+include(${GEODE_SDK_PATH}/Geode.cmake)
+
+setup_geode_mod()
+
+create_geode_file(${PROJECT_NAME})
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fcd24c1..71fb481 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# $Template
+# Template
 
 This is where she makes a mod.
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diff --git a/mod.json b/mod.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e89ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+    "geode":        1,
+	"version":      "v1.0.0",
+	"id":           "com.you.example",
+    "name":         "Example",
+    "developer":    "You",
+    "description":  "example mod",
+    "binary": "ExampleMod",
+    "dependencies": [
+    	{
+    	  "id": "com.geode.api",
+    	  "required": true
+    	}
+    ]
+}
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