diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/API/AuthAPIController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/API/AuthAPIController.php
index fb32d76..12c93e9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/API/AuthAPIController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/API/AuthAPIController.php
@@ -3,22 +3,24 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\API;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
-use App\Services\AuthService;
+use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class AuthAPIController extends Controller
 {
+    protected $member;
+
     public function __construct(
-        AuthService $authService
+        MemberRepositoryInterface $memberRepo
     ) {
-        $this->auth = $authService;
+        $this->member = $memberRepo;
     }
 
     public function status(Request $request)
     {
         $result = [];
         $data   = json_decode($request->getContent());
-        if ($this->auth::status()) {
+        if ($this->member::status()) {
             $result = [
                 'message' => 'Authorized',
                 'type'    => 'apiUseAuthorized',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/API/SettingsAPIController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/API/SettingsAPIController.php
index 5496f7e..7c8c4cc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/API/SettingsAPIController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/API/SettingsAPIController.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 use App\Services\SettingsService;
 use App\Services\RenderService;
 use App\Services\MaintenanceService;
-use App\Services\AuthService;
+use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 use App\Services\AssetService;
 
 class SettingsAPIController extends Controller
@@ -15,20 +15,20 @@ class SettingsAPIController extends Controller
     protected $settings;
     protected $render;
     protected $mainteance;
-    protected $auth;
+    protected $member;
     protected $assets;
 
     public function __construct(
         SettingsService $settingsService,
         RenderService $renderService,
         MaintenanceService $maintenanceService,
-        AuthService $authService,
+        MemberRepositoryInterface $memberRepo,
         AssetService $assetService
     ) {
         $this->settings    = $settingsService;
         $this->render      = $renderService;
         $this->maintenance = $maintenanceService;
-        $this->auth        = $authService;
+        $this->member      = $memberRepo;
         $this->assets      = $assetService;
     }
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class SettingsAPIController extends Controller
 
     public function downloadBackup(Request $request)
     {
-        if ($this->auth::status()) {
+        if ($this->member::status()) {
             $latest = $this->settings->getGlobal()['last_backup'];
             $file   = 'backup-' . $latest . '.zip';
             return response()->download('../content/backups/' . $file, $file, ['Content-Type: application/zip']);
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
index e6565b8..94771c0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/AuthController.php
@@ -3,15 +3,17 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
-use App\Services\Data\AuthService;
+use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class AuthController extends Controller
 {
+    protected $member;
+
     public function __construct(
-        AuthService $authService
+        MemberRepositoryInterface $memberRepository
     ) {
-        $this->auth = $authService;
+        $this->member = $memberRepository;
     }
 
     public function enter(Request $request): Response
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ class AuthController extends Controller
         ]);
 
         if ($credentials) {
-            $result = $this->auth->check($request);
+            $result = $this->member->auth($request);
             if ($result['status']) {
                 //$request->session()->regenerate();
                 return redirect()->intended('dashboard/start');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/DashController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/DashController.php
index 94eaf1c..0dc99b0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/DashController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/DashController.php
@@ -3,25 +3,25 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Interfaces\PageRepositoryInterface;
-use App\Services\Data\AuthService;
+use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 use App\Services\Data\ThemeService;
 use App\Services\Data\SortingService;
 
 class DashController extends Controller
 {
     protected PageRepositoryInterface $pages;
-    protected AuthService $auth;
+    protected MemberRepositoryInterface $member;
     protected ThemeService $themes;
     protected SortingService $sort;
 
     public function __construct(
         PageRepositoryInterface $pageRepository,
-        AuthService $authService,
+        MemberRepositoryInterface $memberRepo,
         ThemeService $themeService,
         SortingService $sortingService
     ) {
         $this->pages  = $pageRepository;
-        $this->auth   = $authService;
+        $this->member = $memberRepo;
         $this->themes = $themeService;
         $this->sort   = $sortingService;
     }
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ class DashController extends Controller
 
     public function login()
     {
-        if ($this->auth::status()) {
+        if ($this->member::status()) {
             return redirect('dashboard');
         } else {
             return view('back.login', [
-                "status" => $this->auth::status(),
+                "status" => $this->member::status(),
                 "title"  => "Hi!"
             ]);
         }
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ class DashController extends Controller
     public function start()
     {
         $result = [];
-        if ($this->auth::status()) {
+        if ($this->member::status()) {
             $result = $this->pages->getGroup(1, 4);
         }
         return view('back.start', [
-            "status" => $this->auth::status(),
+            "status" => $this->member::status(),
             "result" => $result,
             "title"  => "Start"
         ]);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class DashController extends Controller
     public function book($pageFilter = 'all', $pageNum = 1)
     {
         $result = [];
-        if ($this->auth::status()) {
+        if ($this->member::status()) {
             $result = $this->pages->getGroup($pageNum, 4, $pageFilter);
         }
         return view('back.book', [
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class DashController extends Controller
         $mode == 'edit' ? $views = $this->themes->getCustomViews($page['layout']) : $views[] = 'page';
 
         return view('back.page', [
-            "status" => $this->auth::status(),
+            "status" => $this->member::status(),
             "mode"   => $mode,
             "page"   => $page,
             "views"  => $views,
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/FrontController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/FrontController.php
index 6914cf8..f94c79a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/FrontController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/FrontController.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use App\Interfaces\PageRepositoryInterface;
 use App\Services\Assets\AssetService;
 use App\Services\Data\SettingsService;
-use App\Services\Data\AuthService;
 use App\Services\Data\SortingService;
 
 use function _\find;
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ use function _\find;
 class FrontController extends Controller
 {
     protected $settings;
-    protected $auth;
     protected PageRepositoryInterface $pages;
     protected AssetService $assets;
     protected SortingService $sort;
@@ -21,13 +19,11 @@ class FrontController extends Controller
     public function __construct(
         PageRepositoryInterface $pageRepository,
         SettingsService $settingsService,
-        AuthService $authService,
         AssetService $assetService,
         SortingService $sortService,
     ) {
         $this->pages    = $pageRepository;
         $this->settings = $settingsService;
-        $this->auth     = $authService;
         $this->assets   = $assetService;
         $this->sort     = $sortService;
     }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RouteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RouteController.php
index fbe3f93..23b26f9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RouteController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RouteController.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
-use App\Services\Data\AuthService;
+use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 
 class RouteController extends Controller
@@ -11,20 +11,20 @@ class RouteController extends Controller
     protected $gate;
     protected $theme;
     protected $front;
-    protected $auth;
+    protected $member;
 
     public function __construct(
         DashController $dashController,
         AuthController $authController,
         ThemeController $themeController,
         FrontController $frontController,
-        AuthService $authService,
+        MemberRepositoryInterface $memberRepo,
     ) {
-        $this->dash  = $dashController;
-        $this->gate  = $authController;
-        $this->theme = $themeController;
-        $this->front = $frontController;
-        $this->auth  = $authService;
+        $this->dash   = $dashController;
+        $this->gate   = $authController;
+        $this->theme  = $themeController;
+        $this->front  = $frontController;
+        $this->member = $memberRepo;
     }
 
     public function get($first = null, $second = null, $third = null, $fourth = null)
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ class RouteController extends Controller
         if (isset($first) && !is_numeric($first)) {
             switch ($first) {
                 case 'dashboard':
-                    if ($this->auth::status()) {
+                    if ($this->member::status()) {
                         return $this->dash->init($second, $third, $fourth);
                     } else {
                         return $this->dash->login();
                     }
                     break;
                 case 'theme':
-                    if ($this->auth::status()) {
+                    if ($this->member::status()) {
                         if (isset($second)) {
                             return $this->theme->getView($third);
                         } else {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ThemeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ThemeController.php
index 5524588..94d0e13 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ThemeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ThemeController.php
@@ -4,27 +4,27 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Interfaces\PageRepositoryInterface;
 use App\Services\Assets\AssetService;
-use App\Services\Data\AuthService;
+use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 use App\Services\Data\SortingService;
 use App\Services\Data\ThemeService;
 
 class ThemeController extends Controller
 {
     protected PageRepositoryInterface $pages;
-    protected AuthService $auth;
+    protected MemberRepositoryInterface $member;
     protected AssetService $assets;
     protected SortingService $sort;
     protected ThemeService $themes;
 
     public function __construct(
         PageRepositoryInterface $pageRepository,
-        AuthService $authService,
+        MemberRepositoryInterface $memberRepo,
         AssetService $assetService,
         SortingService $sortService,
         ThemeService $themeService,
     ) {
         $this->pages  = $pageRepository;
-        $this->auth   = $authService;
+        $this->member = $memberRepo;
         $this->assets = $assetService;
         $this->sort   = $sortService;
         $this->themes = $themeService;
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class ThemeController extends Controller
 
     public function start()
     {
-        if ($this->auth::status()) {
+        if ($this->member::status()) {
             return view('theme.start', [
-                "status" => $this->auth::status(),
+                "status" => $this->member::status(),
                 "title"  => "Fipamo Theme Kit",
                 "pages"  => $this->themes->getCustomViews('page')
             ]);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ThemeController extends Controller
                 $page     = $this->pages->getById('F4429D34-25E7-4CA9-9B0A-742810277505');
                 $pageData = $this->sort->page($page);
         }
-        if ($this->auth::status()) {
+        if ($this->member::status()) {
             return view($template, $pageData);
         } else {
             return redirect('dashboard/start');
diff --git a/app/Interfaces/MemberRepositoryInterface.php b/app/Interfaces/MemberRepositoryInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8505f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Interfaces/MemberRepositoryInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Interfaces;
+
+interface MemberRepositoryInterface
+{
+    public function getAll();
+
+    public function getByID($id);
+
+    public function getByHandle($handle);
+
+    public function delete($id);
+
+    public function create($member);
+
+    public function update($id);
+
+    public function auth($request);
+
+    public static function status();
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/FipamoServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/FipamoServiceProvider.php
index 1fa80ab..aee9976 100644
--- a/app/Providers/FipamoServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/FipamoServiceProvider.php
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 //Repos
 use App\Repositories\PageRepository;
 use App\Interfaces\PageRepositoryInterface;
+use App\Repositories\MemberRepository;
+use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 //Asset Services
 use App\Services\Assets\AssetService;
 use App\Services\Assets\DocService;
@@ -13,7 +15,6 @@ use App\Services\Assets\FileUploadService;
 use App\Services\Assets\RenderService;
 //Data Services
 use App\Services\Data\SettingsService;
-use App\Services\Data\AuthService;
 use App\Services\Data\ContentService;
 use App\Services\Data\PaginateService;
 use App\Services\Data\ThemeService;
@@ -34,10 +35,6 @@ class FipamoServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             return new SettingsService(new DocService(), new ContentService());
         });
 
-        $this->app->bind(AuthService::class, function ($app) {
-            return new AuthService(new SettingsService(new DocService(), new ContentService()));
-        });
-
         $this->app->bind(ContentService::class, function ($app) {
             return new ContentService();
         });
@@ -103,5 +100,6 @@ class FipamoServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
     public function boot(): void
     {
         $this->app->bind(PageRepositoryInterface::class, PageRepository::class);
+        $this->app->bind(MemberRepositoryInterface::class, MemberRepository::class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/Data/AuthService.php b/app/Repositories/MemberRepository.php
similarity index 60%
rename from app/Services/Data/AuthService.php
rename to app/Repositories/MemberRepository.php
index 4b6b30f..3a40fa7 100644
--- a/app/Services/Data/AuthService.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/MemberRepository.php
@@ -1,25 +1,62 @@
 <?php
 
-namespace App\Services\Data;
+namespace App\Repositories;
 
+use App\Interfaces\MemberRepositoryInterface;
 use ReallySimpleJWT\Token;
 
 use function _\find;
 
-class AuthService
+class MemberRepository implements MemberRepositoryInterface
 {
-    protected $config;
-    protected $request;
+    protected $folks;
 
-    public function __construct(SettingsService $config)
+    public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->config = $config;
+        if (file_exists(env('FOLKS_PATH'))) {
+            $this->folks = json_decode(file_get_contents(env('FOLKS_PATH')), true);
+        } else {
+            $this->folks = json_decode(file_get_contents('../content/init/folks-template.json'), true);
+        }
     }
 
-    public function check($request)
+    public function getAll()
     {
-        $folks = $this->config->getFolks();
-        $found = find($folks, ['handle' => $request->handle]);
+        return $this->$folks;
+    }
+
+    public function getById($id)
+    {
+        $member = find($this->folks, ['id' => $id]);
+        return $member;
+    }
+
+    public function getByHandle($handle)
+    {
+        $member = find($this->folks, ['handle' => $handle]);
+        return $member;
+    }
+
+    public function delete($id)
+    {
+        //delete member stuff
+    }
+
+    public function create($member)
+    {
+        //make new member
+    }
+
+    public function update($id)
+    {
+        //update member data
+    }
+
+    public function auth($request)
+    {
+        //suth stuff
+        $folks = $this->folks;
+        $found = $this->getByHandle($request->handle);
         if ($found) {
             if (password_verify($request->password, $found['password'])) {
                 $member = [
diff --git a/app/Services/Data/SettingsService.php b/app/Services/Data/SettingsService.php
index 6644a7a..8287402 100644
--- a/app/Services/Data/SettingsService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Data/SettingsService.php
@@ -10,20 +10,12 @@ use function _\find;
 class SettingsService
 {
     protected $settings;
-    protected $folks;
     protected $tags;
     protected $docs;
     protected $contents;
 
     public function __construct(DocService $docService, ContentService $contentService)
     {
-        //if config files aren't avaiable, load templates
-        if (file_exists(env('FOLKS_PATH'))) {
-            $this->folks = json_decode(file_get_contents(env('FOLKS_PATH')), true);
-        } else {
-            $this->folks = json_decode(file_get_contents('../content/init/folks-template.json'), true);
-        }
-
         if (file_exists(env('TAGS_PATH'))) {
             $this->tags = json_decode(file_get_contents(env('TAGS_PATH')), true);
         } else {
@@ -74,11 +66,6 @@ class SettingsService
         return $this->tags;
     }
 
-    public function getFolks()
-    {
-        return $this->folks;
-    }
-
     public function updatePageIndex()
     {
         $this->settings = $this->loadSettings();