diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
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+name: Deploy Image
+
+env:
+  DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ vars.IMAGE_NAME || 'quickstart-test' }}
+  PREFIXED_IMAGE: ${{ format('blueos-{0}', vars.IMAGE_NAME || 'quickstart-test') }}
+  # Target the same platforms as BlueOS by default
+  PLATFORMS: ${{ vars.BUILD_PLATFORMS || 'linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64/v8,linux/amd64' }}
+
+on:
+  # Run manually
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  # NOTE: caches may be removed if not run weekly
+  #  -> may be worth scheduling for every 6 days
+
+jobs:
+  deploy-docker-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 #Number of commits to fetch. 0 indicates all history for all branches and tags
+
+      - name: Prepare
+        id: prepare
+        run: |
+          # Deploy image with the name of the branch, if the build is a git tag replace tag with the tag name.
+          # If the git tag is in SemVer format, append the "latest" tag to the image
+          DOCKER_IMAGE=${DOCKER_USERNAME}/${PREFIXED_IMAGE}
+          VERSION=${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+
+          if [[ $GITHUB_REF == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+            VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}
+          fi
+
+          TAGS="--tag ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${VERSION}"
+          if [[ $VERSION =~ ^[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}$ ]]; then
+            TAGS="$TAGS --tag ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:latest"
+          fi
+
+          echo "docker_image=${DOCKER_IMAGE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "buildx_args=\
+            --build-arg IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME} \
+            --build-arg AUTHOR='${{ vars.MY_NAME || 'Author Name' }}' \
+            --build-arg AUTHOR_EMAIL='${{ vars.MY_EMAIL || 'author.email@example.com' }}' \
+            --build-arg MAINTAINER='${{ vars.ORG_NAME || github.repository_owner }}' \
+            --build-arg MAINTAINER_EMAIL='${{ vars.ORG_EMAIL || 'maintainer.email@example.com' }}' \
+            --build-arg REPO='${{ github.repository }}' \
+            --build-arg OWNER='${{ github.repository_owner }}' \
+            --cache-from 'type=local,src=/tmp/.buildx-cache' \
+            --cache-to 'type=local,dest=/tmp/.buildx-cache' \
+            ${TAGS} \
+            --file Dockerfile ." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
+        with:
+          platforms: all
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+        with:
+          version: latest
+
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        id: cache
+        with:
+          path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${IMAGE_NAME}-${{ hashFiles('Dockerfile') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${IMAGE_NAME}-${{ hashFiles('Dockerfile') }}
+            ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${IMAGE_NAME}
+
+      - name: Docker Buildx (build)
+        run: |
+          # Pull latest development version of image (from main/master branch) to help with build speed
+          for platform in $(echo ${PLATFORMS} | tr ',' '\n'); do
+            docker pull --platform ${platform} \
+              ${DOCKER_USERNAME}/${PREFIXED_IMAGE}:${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }} || true
+          done
+          docker buildx build \
+            --output "type=image,push=false" \
+            --platform ${PLATFORMS} \
+            ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.buildx_args }}
+
+      - name: Login to DockerHub
+        if: success()
+        uses: docker/login-action@v2
+        with:
+          username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Docker Buildx (push)
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          docker buildx build \
+            --output "type=image,push=true" \
+            --platform ${PLATFORMS} \
+            ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.buildx_args }}
+
+      # Sanity check - if inspection fails something has gone very wrong
+      - name: Inspect image
+        run: |
+          docker buildx imagetools \
+            inspect ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.docker_image }}:${{ steps.prepare.outputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Create image artifact
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          DOCKER_IMAGE=${DOCKER_USERNAME}/${PREFIXED_IMAGE}
+          GIT_HASH_SHORT=$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")
+          docker buildx build \
+            ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.buildx_args }} \
+            --platform "linux/arm64/v8" \
+            --tag ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${GIT_HASH_SHORT} \
+            --output "type=docker,dest=${PREFIXED_IMAGE}-docker-image-${GIT_HASH_SHORT}-arm64-v8.tar" \
+
+      - name: Upload artifact arm64-v8
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.PREFIXED_IMAGE }}-docker-image-arm64-v8
+          path: '*arm64-v8.tar'
+
+      - name: Create image artifact
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          DOCKER_IMAGE=${DOCKER_USERNAME}/${PREFIXED_IMAGE}
+          GIT_HASH_SHORT=$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")
+          docker buildx build \
+            ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.buildx_args }} \
+            --platform "linux/arm/v7" \
+            --tag ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${GIT_HASH_SHORT} \
+            --output "type=docker,dest=${PREFIXED_IMAGE}-docker-image-${GIT_HASH_SHORT}-arm-v7.tar" \
+
+      - name: Upload artifact arm-v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.PREFIXED_IMAGE }}-docker-image-arm-v7
+          path: '*arm-v7.tar'
+
+      - name: Create image artifact
+        if: success()
+        run: |
+          DOCKER_IMAGE=${DOCKER_USERNAME}/${PREFIXED_IMAGE}
+          GIT_HASH_SHORT=$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")
+          docker buildx build \
+            ${{ steps.prepare.outputs.buildx_args }} \
+            --platform "linux/amd64" \
+            --tag ${DOCKER_IMAGE}:${GIT_HASH_SHORT} \
+            --output "type=docker,dest=${PREFIXED_IMAGE}-docker-image-${GIT_HASH_SHORT}-amd64.tar" \
+
+      - name: Upload artifact amd64
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: success()
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.PREFIXED_IMAGE }}-docker-image-amd64
+          path: '*amd64.tar'
+
+      - name: Upload docker image for release
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') && success()
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          file: '*.tar'
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
+          overwrite: true
+          prerelease: true
+          file_glob: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.venv
+*.swp
+*.egg-info
+**/build
+**/__pycache__
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+++ b/Dockerfile
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+FROM python:3.11-slim
+
+# RUN apt-get update && \
+#    apt-get -y install gcc && \
+#    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY app /app
+RUN python -m pip install /app --extra-index-url https://www.piwheels.org/simple
+
+EXPOSE 8000/tcp
+
+LABEL version="0.0.1"
+
+ARG IMAGE_NAME
+
+LABEL permissions='\
+{\
+  "ExposedPorts": {\
+    "8000/tcp": {}\
+  },\
+  "HostConfig": {\
+    "Binds":["/root/.config/blueos/extensions/$IMAGE_NAME:/root/.config"],\
+    "ExtraHosts": ["host.docker.internal:host-gateway"],\
+    "PortBindings": {\
+      "8000/tcp": [\
+        {\
+          "HostPort": ""\
+        }\
+      ]\
+    }\
+  }\
+}'
+
+ARG AUTHOR
+ARG AUTHOR_EMAIL
+LABEL authors='[\
+    {\
+        "name": "$AUTHOR",\
+        "email": "$AUTHOR_EMAIL"\
+    }\
+]'
+
+ARG MAINTAINER
+ARG MAINTAINER_EMAIL
+LABEL company='{\
+        "about": "",\
+        "name": "$MAINTAINER",\
+        "email": "$MAINTAINER_EMAIL"\
+    }'
+LABEL type="example"
+ARG REPO
+ARG OWNER
+LABEL readme='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$OWNER/$REPO/{tag}/README.md'
+LABEL links='{\
+        "source": "https://github.com/$OWNER/$REPO"\
+    }'
+LABEL requirements="core >= 1.1"
+
+ENTRYPOINT litestar run --host 0.0.0.0
diff --git a/app/index.html b/app/index.html
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+++ b/app/index.html
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+<html>
+    <head>
+        <title>QuickStart</title>
+        <script type="text/javascript" defer>
+            // define persistent state getters
+            async function frontend_perm_load() {
+                fetch("http://host.docker.internal:9101/v1.0/get/quickstart_frontend_perm_count")
+                    .then((response) => {
+                        if (response.status === 400) {
+                            return 0;
+                        }
+                        return response.json()["value"];
+                    };
+            };
+
+            var frontend_count = 0;
+            function frontend_temp_click() {
+                frontend_count += 1;
+                document.getElementByID("frontend_temp").textContent = frontend_count;
+            };
+            async function frontend_perm_click() {
+                var count = await frontend_perm_load();
+                count += 1;
+                fetch("http://host.docker.internal:9101/v1.0/set/quickstart_frontend_perm_count/", {
+                    method: "post",
+                    headers: {
+                        'Accept': 'application/json',
+                        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                    },
+                    body: JSON.stringify({
+                        value: count
+                    })
+                });
+            };
+            async function backend_temp_click() {
+                return await fetch("http://localhost/temp_count").json()["value"];
+            };
+            async function backend_perm_click() {
+                return await fetch("http://localhost/persistent_count").json()["value"];
+            };
+
+            // load initial persistent states
+            document.getElementByID("frontend_perm").textContent = await frontend_perm_load();
+        </script>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <h1>Quick Start Functionalities</h1>
+        <button type="button" onclick="frontend_temp_click()">Frontend Temporary</button>
+        <p>Clicks: <a id="frontend_temp">0</a></p>
+        <button type="button" onclick="frontend_perm_click()">Frontend Permanent</button>
+        <p>Clicks: <a id="frontend_perm">?</a></p>
+        <button type="button" onclick="backend_temp_click()">Backend Temporary</button>
+        <p>Clicks: <a id="backend_temp">0</a></p>
+        <button type="button" onclick="backend_perm_click()">Backend Permanent</button>
+        <p>Clicks: <a id="backend_perm">?</a></p>
+    </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
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+++ b/app/main.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from pathlib import Path
+import requests
+from litestar import Litestar, get, MediaType
+from litestar.controller import Controller
+from litestar.datastructures import State
+
+class CountController(Controller):
+    COUNT_VAR = 'quickstart_backend_perm_count'
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self._temp_count = -1
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @get("/", media_type=MediaType.HTML)
+    def root() -> str:
+        return Path('index.html').read_text()
+
+    @get("/temp_count")
+    def increment_temp_count(self) -> dict[str, int]:
+        self._temp_count += 1
+        return {"value": self._temp_count}
+
+    @get("/persistent_count")
+    def increment_persistent_count(self, state: State) -> dict[str, int]:
+        # read the existing persistent count value (from the BlueOS "Bag of Holding" service API)
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(f'{state.bag_url}/get/{self.COUNT_VAR}')
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            value = response.json()['value']
+        except Exception:  # TODO: specifically except HTTP error 400 (using response.status_code?)
+            value = 0
+        value += 1
+        # write the incremented value back out
+        output = {'value': value}
+        requests.post(f'{state.bag_url}/set/{self.COUNT_VAR}', data=output)
+        return output
+
+
+import logging
+#from argparse import ArgumentParser
+
+#parser = ArgumentParser()
+#parser.add_argument('--log_path', type=Path, default='/root/.config/logs/')
+#parser.add_argument('--bag_url', default='http://host.docker.internal:9101')
+#args = parser.parse_args()
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(asctime)s: %(message)s', level=logging.INFO
+)
+    
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+# TODO: create file logger handler - ideally rotating
+
+#def set_state_on_startup(app: Litestar) -> None:
+#    app.state.bag_url = args.bag_url
+
+app = Litestar(
+    route_handlers=[CountController],
+    state=State({'bag_url':'http://host.docker.internal:9101/v1.0'}),
+    #on_startup=[set_state_on_startup],
+)
diff --git a/app/pyproject.toml b/app/pyproject.toml
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+++ b/app/pyproject.toml
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+[project]
+name = "quickstart"
+version = "0.0.1"
+description = "BlueOS QuickStart Example Extension"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "requests",
+    "litestar[standard]",
+]
+