diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/tomatentum/tomatenmusic3/App.java b/app/src/main/java/net/tomatentum/tomatenmusic3/App.java
index e163e2a..ba4015e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/tomatentum/tomatenmusic3/App.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/tomatentum/tomatenmusic3/App.java
@@ -1,10 +1,64 @@
-/*
- * This source file was generated by the Gradle 'init' task
- */
 package net.tomatentum.tomatenmusic3;
 
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Level;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.Configurator;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.api.AppenderComponentBuilder;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.api.ConfigurationBuilder;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.api.ConfigurationBuilderFactory;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.api.RootLoggerComponentBuilder;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.core.config.builder.impl.BuiltConfiguration;
+import org.javacord.api.DiscordApi;
+import org.javacord.api.DiscordApiBuilder;
+import org.javacord.api.entity.intent.Intent;
+
+import io.github.cdimascio.dotenv.Dotenv;
+
 public class App {
 
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {  
+        new App().connect();  
     }
+
+    private static String LOGGERPATTERN = "%-22d{dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss} (%t) [%c{3}] %p: %m%n";
+
+    private Config config;
+    private DiscordApi client;
+    private Logger logger;
+
+    private App() {
+        Dotenv env = Dotenv.configure().ignoreIfMissing().load();
+        this.config = new Config(env);
+        initLogger();
+    }
+
+    private void initLogger() {
+        ConfigurationBuilder<BuiltConfiguration> builder = ConfigurationBuilderFactory.newConfigurationBuilder();
+        AppenderComponentBuilder cbuilder = 
+                builder.newAppender("Console", "Console")
+                .add(builder
+                    .newLayout("PatternLayout")
+                    .addAttribute("pattern", LOGGERPATTERN)
+            );
+        RootLoggerComponentBuilder rlbuilder = 
+            builder.newRootLogger(config.isDevelopment() ? Level.DEBUG : Level.INFO)
+            .add(builder.newAppenderRef("Console"));
+
+        BuiltConfiguration logconf = builder.add(cbuilder).add(rlbuilder).build();
+
+        Configurator.reconfigure(logconf);
+        logger = LogManager.getLogger(this);
+    }
+
+    public void connect() {
+        client = new DiscordApiBuilder()
+            .setToken(config.token())
+            .addIntents(Intent.GUILD_VOICE_STATES)
+            .login().join();
+        logger.log(Level.INFO, "connected as {}", client.getYourself().getName());
+    }
+
+
+
 }