diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+.env
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
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+import discord
+from discord.ext import commands
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv 
+
+class Bot(commands.Bot):
+    def __init__(self, intents: discord.Intents, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(command_prefix="!--!--!", intents=intents, case_insensitive=True)
+
+    async def on_ready(self):
+        print(f'{self.user} has connected to Discord!')
+        await self.tree.sync()
+
+load_dotenv()
+intents = discord.Intents.all()
+bot = Bot(intents=intents)
+client = discord.Client(intents=intents)
+token = os.getenv("token")
+status = os.getenv("status")
+
+bot.run(token)
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