diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2eea525..dc12cb7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+__pycache__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/discord.py b/discord.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4002cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/discord.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import discord
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+discordToken = os.getenv('DISCORD_TOKEN')
+
+client = discord.Client()
+
+@client.event
+async def on_ready():
+    print(f'{client.user} has connected to Discord!')
+
+client.run(discordToken)
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b50c9aa..c12fc15 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # requirements.txt
-python-dotenv
\ No newline at end of file
+python-dotenv
+discord.py
\ No newline at end of file