diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a817abb..552e5c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ venv/
 .devcontainer
 .vscode
 .vscode
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+.storage
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e06f5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import simplematrixbotlib as botlib
+import os
+
+import dotenv; dotenv.load_dotenv()
+
+local_storage_path = "./.storage/"
+
+creds = botlib.Creds(
+    os.getenv("HOMESERVER"),
+    os.getenv("USERNAME"),
+    os.getenv("PASSWORD"),
+    f"{local_storage_path}/session.txt"
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6ceba3b..c28aae8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-simplematrixbotlib
\ No newline at end of file
+simplematrixbotlib
+python-dotenv
\ No newline at end of file