better separation between api and frontend login

auth/basic_auth.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Route for handling the login page logic
 from flask import request, redirect, render_template, url_for
+from flask_login import login_user
+
 from backend.auth import auth_bp
 
 
@@ -10,5 +12,9 @@ def base_login():
         if request.form['username'] != 'admin' or request.form['password'] != 'admin':
             error = 'Invalid Credentials. Please try again.'
         else:
+            login_user()
             return redirect("/")
+
     return render_template('login.html', error=error)
+
+