diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+venv
diff --git a/config.ini b/config.ini
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+++ b/config.ini
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+[AUTH]
+token = 
+
+[BOT]
+name = 
+
+[DEBUG]
+loglevel = WARNING
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+++ b/main.py
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+from configparser import ConfigParser
+import logging
+from discord import Client
+import sys
+
+# read config at default location
+# ./config.ini
+config = ConfigParser()
+try:
+    config.read_file(open("config.ini"))
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    logging.critical("Unable to locate the configuration file.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# spawn discord client instance
+# init token from config
+bot = Client()
+token = config['AUTH']['token']
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    bot.run()
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diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+# Discord API Wrapper
+discord.py == 1.5.1
+# Database ORM
+peewee == 3.14.0
+# Language detection
+langdetect == 1.0.8
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diff --git a/src/commands/__init__.py b/src/commands/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/database/__init__.py b/src/database/__init__.py
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index 0000000..e69de29