diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3639c96..c313b0d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ---> Zig
-.zig-cache/
+zig-cache/
 zig-out/
 build/
 build-*/
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bf641a..0000000
--- a/build.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-
-pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
-    const allocator = b.allocator;
-
-    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
-    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
-
-    const run_all = b.step("run", "Run all days");
-    const test_all = b.step("test", "Test all days");
-    const check = b.step("check", "run checks");
-
-    const utils_mod = b.createModule(.{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/utils/mod.zig") });
-
-    var dirIt = (try std.fs.cwd().openDir(
-        "./src/days",
-        .{ .iterate = true },
-    )).iterate();
-
-    while (try dirIt.next()) |entry| {
-        if (entry.kind == .directory) {}
-        // each day entry will have a main.zig
-        const source_file = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &.{ "src", "days", entry.name, "main.zig" });
-        defer allocator.free(source_file);
-        //make sure the main.zig exists
-        _ = std.fs.cwd().openFile(source_file, .{}) catch continue;
-
-        const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
-            .name = entry.name,
-            .root_source_file = b.path(source_file),
-            .target = target,
-            .optimize = optimize,
-        });
-        exe.root_module.addImport("utils", utils_mod);
-
-        b.installArtifact(exe);
-        const install_cmd = b.addInstallArtifact(exe, .{});
-        const install_step = b.step(
-            b.fmt("install_{s}", .{entry.name}),
-            b.fmt("install {s}", .{entry.name}),
-        );
-        install_step.dependOn(&install_cmd.step);
-        b.installArtifact(exe);
-
-        const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
-        const run_step = b.step(
-            b.fmt("run_{s}", .{entry.name}),
-            b.fmt("run {s}", .{entry.name}),
-        );
-        run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
-        run_all.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
-
-        const exe_test = b.addTest(.{
-            .root_source_file = b.path(source_file),
-            .target = target,
-            .optimize = optimize,
-        });
-        const test_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe_test);
-        const test_step = b.step(
-            b.fmt("test_{s}", .{entry.name}),
-            b.fmt("test {s}", .{entry.name}),
-        );
-        test_step.dependOn(&test_cmd.step);
-        test_all.dependOn(&test_cmd.step);
-
-        const exe_check = b.addExecutable(.{
-            .name = entry.name,
-            .root_source_file = b.path(source_file),
-            .target = target,
-            .optimize = optimize,
-        });
-        exe_check.root_module.addImport("utils", utils_mod);
-        check.dependOn(&exe_check.step);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f01cca..0000000
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-.{
-    // This is the default name used by packages depending on this one. For
-    // example, when a user runs `zig fetch --save <url>`, this field is used
-    // as the key in the `dependencies` table. Although the user can choose a
-    // different name, most users will stick with this provided value.
-    //
-    // It is redundant to include "zig" in this name because it is already
-    // within the Zig package namespace.
-    .name = .aoc2024,
-
-    // This is a [Semantic Version](https://semver.org/).
-    // In a future version of Zig it will be used for package deduplication.
-    .version = "0.0.1",
-
-    // Together with name, this represents a globally unique package
-    // identifier. This field is generated by the Zig toolchain when the
-    // package is first created, and then *never changes*. This allows
-    // unambiguous detection of one package being an updated version of
-    // another.
-    //
-    // When forking a Zig project, this id should be regenerated (delete the
-    // field and run `zig build`) if the upstream project is still maintained.
-    // Otherwise, the fork is *hostile*, attempting to take control over the
-    // original project's identity. Thus it is recommended to leave the comment
-    // on the following line intact, so that it shows up in code reviews that
-    // modify the field.
-    .fingerprint = 0x25105d4386327470, // Changing this has security and trust implications.
-
-    // Tracks the earliest Zig version that the package considers to be a
-    // supported use case.
-    .minimum_zig_version = "0.14.0",
-
-    // Specifies the set of files and directories that are included in this package.
-    // Only files and directories listed here are included in the `hash` that
-    // is computed for this package. Only files listed here will remain on disk
-    // when using the zig package manager. As a rule of thumb, one should list
-    // files required for compilation plus any license(s).
-    // Paths are relative to the build root. Use the empty string (`""`) to refer to
-    // the build root itself.
-    // A directory listed here means that all files within, recursively, are included.
-    .paths = .{
-        "build.zig",
-        "build.zig.zon",
-        "src",
-    },
-}
diff --git a/src/days/template/input.txt b/src/days/template/input.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/src/days/template/lib.zig b/src/days/template/lib.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 95a0b68..0000000
--- a/src/days/template/lib.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
diff --git a/src/days/template/main.zig b/src/days/template/main.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c0f96f..0000000
--- a/src/days/template/main.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const part1 = @import("part1.zig");
-const part2 = @import("part2.zig");
-const input = @embedFile("input.txt");
-
-pub fn main() !void {
-    const stdout = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
-    try stdout.print("Part1: {d}\n", .{part1.solve(input)});
-    try stdout.print("Part2: {d}\n", .{part2.solve(input)});
-}
diff --git a/src/days/template/part1.zig b/src/days/template/part1.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ded691..0000000
--- a/src/days/template/part1.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-const lib = @import("lib.zig");
-const std = @import("std");
-const utils = @import("utils");
-
-pub fn solve(comptime input: []const u8) i32 {
-    return input.len;
-}
-
-test "part1 sample" {
-    const input =
-        \\0
-    ;
-    try std.testing.expectEqual(solve(input), 1);
-}
diff --git a/src/days/template/part2.zig b/src/days/template/part2.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 30680d9..0000000
--- a/src/days/template/part2.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-const lib = @import("lib.zig");
-const std = @import("std");
-const utils = @import("utils");
-
-pub fn solve(comptime input: []const u8) i32 {
-    return input.len;
-}
-
-test "part2 sample" {
-    const input =
-        \\0
-    ;
-    try std.testing.expectEqual(solve(input), 1);
-}
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.zig b/src/utils/mod.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 95a0b68..0000000
--- a/src/utils/mod.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");