diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+---
+# This file is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "08:00"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "08:30"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "09:00"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "nuget"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "09:30"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "10:00"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "gitsubmodule"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
+      time: "10:30"
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
diff --git a/.github/label-actions.yml b/.github/label-actions.yml
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+---
+# This file is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
+# Configuration for Label Actions - https://github.com/dessant/label-actions
+
+added:
+  comment: >
+    This feature has been added and will be available in the next release.
+fixed:
+  comment: >
+    This issue has been fixed and will be available in the next release.
+invalid:duplicate:
+  comment: >
+    :wave: @{issue-author}, this appears to be a duplicate of a pre-existing issue.
+  close: true
+  lock: true
+  unlabel: 'status:awaiting-triage'
+
+-invalid:duplicate:
+  reopen: true
+  unlock: true
+
+invalid:support:
+  comment: >
+    :wave: @{issue-author}, we use the issue tracker exclusively for bug reports.
+    However, this issue appears to be a support request. Please use our
+    [Support Center](https://app.lizardbyte.dev/support) for support issues. Thanks.
+  close: true
+  lock: true
+  lock-reason: 'off-topic'
+  unlabel: 'status:awaiting-triage'
+
+-invalid:support:
+  reopen: true
+  unlock: true
+
+invalid:template-incomplete:
+  issues:
+    comment: >
+      :wave: @{issue-author}, please edit your issue to complete the template with
+      all the required info. Your issue will be automatically closed in 5 days if
+      the template is not completed. Thanks.
+  prs:
+    comment: >
+      :wave: @{issue-author}, please edit your PR to complete the template with
+      all the required info. Your PR will be automatically closed in 5 days if
+      the template is not completed. Thanks.
diff --git a/.github/semantic.yml b/.github/semantic.yml
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+---
+# This file is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
+# This is the configuration file for https://github.com/Ezard/semantic-prs
+
+enabled: true
+titleOnly: true  # We only use the PR title as we squash and merge
+commitsOnly: false
+titleAndCommits: false
+anyCommit: false
+allowMergeCommits: false
+allowRevertCommits: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
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+---
+# This action is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
+# This workflow will analyze all supported languages in the repository using CodeQL Analysis.
+
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["master"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["master"]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '00 12 * * 0'  # every Sunday at 12:00 UTC
+
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  languages:
+    name: Get language matrix
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      matrix: ${{ steps.lang.outputs.result }}
+      continue: ${{ steps.continue.outputs.result }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Get repo languages
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        id: lang
+        with:
+          script: |
+            // CodeQL supports ['cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift']
+            // Use only 'java' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+            // Use only 'javascript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+            // Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+            const supported_languages = ['cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift']
+
+            const remap_languages = {
+              'c++': 'cpp',
+              'c#': 'csharp',
+              'kotlin': 'java',
+              'typescript': 'javascript',
+            }
+
+            const repo = context.repo
+            const response = await github.rest.repos.listLanguages(repo)
+            let matrix = {
+              "include": []
+            }
+
+            for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(response.data)) {
+              // remap language
+              if (remap_languages[key.toLowerCase()]) {
+                console.log(`Remapping language: ${key} to ${remap_languages[key.toLowerCase()]}`)
+                key = remap_languages[key.toLowerCase()]
+              }
+              if (supported_languages.includes(key.toLowerCase())) {
+                console.log(`Found supported language: ${key}`)
+                let osList = ['ubuntu-latest'];
+                if (key.toLowerCase() === 'swift') {
+                  osList = ['macos-latest'];
+                } else if (key.toLowerCase() === 'cpp') {
+                  // TODO: update macos to latest after the below issue is resolved
+                  // https://github.com/github/codeql-action/issues/2266
+                  osList = ['macos-13', 'ubuntu-latest', 'windows-latest'];
+                }
+                for (let os of osList) {
+                  // set name for matrix
+                  if (osList.length == 1) {
+                    name = key.toLowerCase()
+                  } else {
+                    name = `${key.toLowerCase()}, ${os}`
+                  }
+
+                  // add to matrix
+                  matrix['include'].push({"language": key.toLowerCase(), "os": os, "name": name})
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
+            // print languages
+            console.log(`matrix: ${JSON.stringify(matrix)}`)
+
+            return matrix
+
+      - name: Continue
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        id: continue
+        with:
+          script: |
+            // if matrix['include'] is an empty list return false, otherwise true
+            const matrix = ${{ steps.lang.outputs.result }}  // this is already json encoded
+
+            if (matrix['include'].length == 0) {
+              return false
+            } else {
+              return true
+            }
+
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.name }})
+    if: ${{ needs.languages.outputs.continue == 'true' }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && 'msys2 {0}' || 'bash' }}
+    env:
+      GITHUB_CODEQL_BUILD: true
+    needs: [languages]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 120) || 360 }}
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.languages.outputs.matrix) }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Maximize build space
+        if: >-
+          runner.os == 'Linux' &&
+          matrix.language == 'cpp'
+        uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@v10
+        with:
+          root-reserve-mb: 30720
+          remove-dotnet: ${{ (matrix.language == 'csharp' && 'false') || 'true' }}
+          remove-android: 'true'
+          remove-haskell: 'true'
+          remove-codeql: 'false'
+          remove-docker-images: 'true'
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Setup msys2
+        if: >-
+          runner.os == 'Windows' &&
+          matrix.language == 'cpp'
+        uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+        with:
+          msystem: ucrt64
+          update: true
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+          # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+          # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+          # yamllint disable-line rule:line-length
+          # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+          # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+          config: |
+            paths-ignore:
+              - build
+              - node_modules
+              - third-party
+
+      # Pre autobuild
+      # create a file named .codeql-prebuild-${{ matrix.language }}.sh in the root of your repository
+      # create a file named .codeql-build-${{ matrix.language }}.sh in the root of your repository
+      - name: Prebuild
+        id: prebuild
+        run: |
+          # check if prebuild script exists
+          filename=".codeql-prebuild-${{ matrix.language }}-${{ runner.os }}.sh"
+          if [ -f "./${filename}" ]; then
+            echo "Running prebuild script: ${filename}"
+            ./${filename}
+          fi
+
+      # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages (C/C++, C#, Go, Java, or Swift).
+      - name: Autobuild
+        if: steps.prebuild.outputs.skip_autobuild != 'true'
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
+          output: sarif-results
+          upload: failure-only
+
+      - name: filter-sarif
+        uses: advanced-security/filter-sarif@v1
+        with:
+          input: sarif-results/${{ matrix.language }}.sarif
+          output: sarif-results/${{ matrix.language }}.sarif
+          patterns: |
+            -build/**
+            -node_modules/**
+            -third\-party/**
+
+      - name: Upload SARIF
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        with:
+          sarif_file: sarif-results/${{ matrix.language }}.sarif
+
+      - name: Upload loc as a Build Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: sarif-results-${{ matrix.language }}-${{ runner.os }}
+          path: sarif-results
+          retention-days: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues.yml b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
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+---
+# This action is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
+# Label and un-label actions using `../label-actions.yml`.
+
+name: Issues
+
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [labeled, unlabeled]
+  discussion:
+    types: [labeled, unlabeled]
+
+jobs:
+  label:
+    name: Label Actions
+    if: startsWith(github.repository, 'LizardByte/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Label Actions
+        uses: dessant/label-actions@v4
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_BOT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yaml-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/yaml-lint.yml
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+---
+# This action is centrally managed in https://github.com/<organization>/.github/
+# Don't make changes to this file in this repo as they will be overwritten with changes made to the same file in
+# the above-mentioned repo.
+
+# Lint yaml files.
+
+name: yaml lint
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: "${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}"
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  yaml-lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Find additional files
+        id: find-files
+        run: |
+          # space separated list of files
+          FILES=.clang-format
+
+          # empty placeholder
+          FOUND=""
+
+          for FILE in ${FILES}; do
+            if [ -f "$FILE" ]
+            then
+              FOUND="$FOUND $FILE"
+            fi
+          done
+
+          echo "found=${FOUND}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: yaml lint
+        id: yaml-lint
+        uses: ibiqlik/action-yamllint@v3
+        with:
+          # https://yamllint.readthedocs.io/en/stable/configuration.html#default-configuration
+          config_data: |
+            extends: default
+            rules:
+              comments:
+                level: error
+              line-length:
+                max: 120
+              truthy:
+                # GitHub uses "on" for workflow event triggers
+                # .clang-format file has options of "Yes" "No" that will be caught by this, so changed to "warning"
+                allowed-values: ['true', 'false', 'on']
+                check-keys: true
+                level: warning
+          file_or_dir: . ${{ steps.find-files.outputs.found }}
+
+      - name: Log
+        run: |
+          cat "${{ steps.yaml-lint.outputs.logfile }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# template-base
+Base repository template for LizardByte.