diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b3e1e2c..41e19ef 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -132,5 +132,5 @@ dmypy.json
 .idea
 
 # Advent of code related
-.session
+.setup.json
 src/adventofcode/inputs
diff --git a/.setup.json.template b/.setup.json.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edc70d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.setup.json.template
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "user_agent": "github.com/your-username/your-repo",
+    "session_cookie": "session cookie value"
+}
diff --git a/src/adventofcode/scripts/get_inputs.py b/src/adventofcode/scripts/get_inputs.py
index 3791dc5..2199abb 100644
--- a/src/adventofcode/scripts/get_inputs.py
+++ b/src/adventofcode/scripts/get_inputs.py
@@ -1,25 +1,36 @@
+import json
 import os
+from typing import Required, TypedDict
 
 from httpx import get
 
 from adventofcode.config import ROOT_DIR
 
 
+class Setup(TypedDict):
+    user_agent: Required[str]
+    session_cookie: Required[str]
+
+
 def get_input(year: int, day: int):
-    session = _read_session()
-    data = _download_input(year, day, session)
+    """
+    Retrieves input from the Advent of Code website for the given year/day.
+    After retrieving the input, the input is stored in the project.
+    """
+    setup = _read_setup()
+    data = _download_input(year, day, setup)
     _save_input(data, year, day)
 
 
-def _download_input(year: int, day: int, session: str) -> bytes:
+def _download_input(year: int, day: int, setup: Setup) -> bytes:
     """
     Downloads the input as text from the advent of code site
     """
-    cookies = {"session": session}
+    cookies = {"session": setup["session_cookie"]}
     url = f"https://adventofcode.com/{year}/day/{day}/input"
-    resp = get(url, cookies=cookies)
+    resp = get(url, cookies=cookies, headers={"User-Agent": setup["user_agent"]})
     resp.raise_for_status()
-    return resp.content  # type: ignore
+    return resp.content
 
 
 def _save_input(data: bytes, year: int, day: int) -> None:
@@ -32,9 +43,15 @@ def _save_input(data: bytes, year: int, day: int) -> None:
         file.write(data)
 
 
-def _read_session():
-    target = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../.session")
+def _read_setup() -> Setup:
+    """
+    Reads .setup.json from the projects' root directory
+
+    Returns:
+        Setup: a typed dict
+    """
+    target = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "../../.setup.json")
     path = os.path.abspath(target)
 
     with open(path) as f:
-        return f.read()
+        return json.load(f)
diff --git a/.session.template b/src/adventofcode/year_2024/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from .session.template
rename to src/adventofcode/year_2024/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/adventofcode/year_2024/day_01_2024.py b/src/adventofcode/year_2024/day_01_2024.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7197c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/adventofcode/year_2024/day_01_2024.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+from collections import Counter
+
+from adventofcode.registry.decorators import register_solution
+from adventofcode.util.exceptions import SolutionNotFoundError
+from adventofcode.util.input_helpers import get_input_for_day
+
+
+def parse_input(input_data: list[str]) -> tuple[list, list]:
+    left_list: list[int] = []
+    right_list: list[int] = []
+
+    for row in input_data:
+        left, right = row.split("   ")
+        left_list.append(int(left))
+        right_list.append(int(right))
+
+    return sorted(left_list), sorted(right_list)
+
+
+def calculate_distances(data: tuple[list[int], list[int]]) -> int:
+    total = 0
+    for left, right in zip(*data, strict=True):
+        total += abs(left - right)
+
+    return total
+
+
+def calculate_similarity(data: tuple[list[int], list[int]]) -> int:
+    total = 0
+    left_list, right_list = data
+    right_counter = Counter(right_list)
+
+    for num in left_list:
+        total += right_counter[num] * num
+
+    return total
+
+
+@register_solution(2024, 1, 1)
+def part_one(input_data: list[str]):
+    parsed_input = parse_input(input_data)
+    answer = calculate_distances(parsed_input)
+
+    if not answer:
+        raise SolutionNotFoundError(2024, 1, 1)
+
+    return answer
+
+
+@register_solution(2024, 1, 2)
+def part_two(input_data: list[str]):
+    parsed_input = parse_input(input_data)
+    answer = calculate_similarity(parsed_input)
+
+    if not answer:
+        raise SolutionNotFoundError(2024, 1, 2)
+
+    return answer
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    data = get_input_for_day(2024, 1)
+    part_one(data)
+    part_two(data)
diff --git a/tests/adventofcode/year_2024/__init__.py b/tests/adventofcode/year_2024/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/tests/adventofcode/year_2024/test_day_01_2024.py b/tests/adventofcode/year_2024/test_day_01_2024.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07f029c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/adventofcode/year_2024/test_day_01_2024.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from adventofcode.year_2024.day_01_2024 import part_one, part_two
+
+test_input = ["3   4", "4   3", "2   5", "1   3", "3   9", "3   3"]
+
+
+def test_part_one():
+    assert part_one(test_input) == 11
+
+
+def test_part_two():
+    assert part_two(test_input) == 31