Fix a bunch of small issues with the template (#67)

* Fixup dependencies and some other things

* add dependabot

* Update to separate run steps

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Enable version updates for npm
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    # Look for `package.json` and `lock` files in the `root` directory
+    directory: "/"
+    # Check the npm registry for updates every day (weekdays)
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"