diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1328b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+guestbook/*
+import/*
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diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 61723f4..222d100 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import os
 import json
 import time
 import requests
-from datetime import datetime
+import math
+from datetime import datetime, timezone, timedelta
 from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 from flask_cors import CORS
 
@@ -12,7 +13,11 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 DAILY_LIMIT = 50
 DATA_DIR = 'guestbook'
 
-currentDate = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+#get current UTC time and convert it to BMT
+now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+bmt = now_utc + timedelta(hours=1)
+
+currentDate = bmt.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
 submissionCountDay = 0
 
 
@@ -71,11 +76,14 @@ def addComment():
         if not website.startswith(('http://', 'https://')):
             website = 'https://' + website
 
+    date_str=time.strftime("%d-%m-%Y")
+    itime_beats=itime()
+
     entry = {
         'name': name,
         'message': message,
         'website': website, 
-        'date': time.strftime("%d-%m-%Y %H:%M")
+        'date': f"{date_str} @{itime_beats:03d}"
     }
     
     now = datetime.now()
@@ -103,6 +111,30 @@ def addComment():
             
     return jsonify({"status": "success"})
 
+#helper functions:
+
+# Source - https://stackoverflow.com/a/51722192
+# Posted by kernel
+# Retrieved 2026-01-29, License - CC BY-SA 4.0
+#thanks @kernel!
+def itime():
+    """Calculate and return Swatch Internet Time
+
+    :returns: No. of beats (Swatch Internet Time)
+    :rtype: float
+    """
+    midnight = bmt.replace(hour=0, minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
+    seconds_passed = (bmt - midnight).total_seconds()
+    beats = int(math.floor(seconds_passed / 86.4))
+
+    # if beats > 1000:
+    #     beats -= 1000
+    # elif beats < 0:
+    #     beats += 1000
+
+    return beats
+
+
 def send_ntfy_notification(name, message):
     if not topic:
         return
@@ -115,4 +147,4 @@ def send_ntfy_notification(name, message):
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"Notification failed: {e}")
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)
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+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5001)
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