diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cffcb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+config.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.json.sample b/config.json.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d7a85b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.json.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"discord_token": "goeshere",
+	"matrix_token": "goeshere",
+	"matrix_userid": "@examplebot:example.org",
+	"matrix_homeserver": "https://matrix.example.org",
+	"rooms": {
+		"REMOVE_ME": "key is discord channel id as string, value is matrix room"
+		"123456789": "!yadayada:matrix.example.org",
+		"133333337": "!yadayadamore:matrix.example.org"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index bb521b1..bfa26bc 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ import asyncio, json, os
 import hikari
 import mautrix.client
 
+config = json.load(open("config.json", "r"))
+
 dclient = hikari.GatewayBot(
-	token=os.getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN"),
+	token=config["discord_token"],
 	intents=(hikari.Intents.MESSAGE_CONTENT|hikari.Intents.GUILD_MESSAGES)
 )
 mclient = mautrix.client.ClientAPI(
-	os.getenv("MATRIX_USERID"),
-	base_url=os.getenv("MATRIX_HOMESERVER"),
-	token=os.getenv("MATRIX_TOKEN")
+	config["matrix_userid"],
+	base_url=config["matrix_homeserver"],
+	token=config["matrix_token"]
 )
 
-rooms = {1196201613132574733: "!eChKdzVweNTyHctaKQ:wired.rehab"}
+rooms = config["rooms"]
 
 async def matrix_init():
 	for room in rooms.values():
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ async def on_message(event: hikari.GuildMessageCreateEvent) -> None:
 	if not event.content:
 		return
 
-	chanid = event.channel_id
+	chanid = str(event.channel_id)
 	if chanid in rooms.keys():
 		print(f"<{event.message.author.global_name}> {event.content}")