diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9b563a8..eaf8d5f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ build/
 
 ### Other Stuff ###
 config*.json
-!config.example.json
+config.example.json
 !**/resources/config.schema.json
 
 ### why would this not be here already ###
diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bc7b61..0000000
--- a/config.example.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "token": "CHANGEME"
-}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
index 7615f3b..28bcbf8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Config.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 //You will need a valid config.json in the resources folder for this to work
 public class Config {
     @SuppressWarnings("unused") private String token;
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused") private String prefix;
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused") private DBConfig mariadb;
 
     /**
      * Returns the configuration object for this bot
@@ -33,4 +35,29 @@ public class Config {
     public String getToken() {
         return token;
     }
+    public String getPrefix() { return prefix; }
+
+    public DBConfig getDbConfig() {
+        return mariadb;
+    }
+
+    public static class DBConfig {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unused") private String host, user, password, database;
+        @SuppressWarnings("unused") private int portNumber;
+
+        public String getHost() { return host; }
+
+        public String getUser() {
+            return user;
+        }
+
+        public String getPassword() {
+            return password;
+        }
+
+        public String getDatabase() { return database; }
+        public int getPortNumber() {
+            return portNumber;
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Doki.java b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Doki.java
index 299d19d..51971f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Doki.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/hypr/doki/Doki.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.freya02.botcommands.api.Logging;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDA;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDABuilder;
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.*;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.GatewayIntent;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -22,12 +23,14 @@ public class Doki {
     public static JDA getJDA() {
         return jda;
     }
+    public static String getPrefix() { return config.getPrefix(); }
 
     public static void start() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         config = Config.readConfig();
 
         final JDA jda = JDABuilder.createLight(config.getToken())
                 .setActivity(Activity.customStatus("Banned from everywhere"))
+                .enableIntents(GatewayIntent.MESSAGE_CONTENT)
                 .build()
                 .awaitReady();
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.schema.json b/src/main/resources/config.schema.json
index a5464fb..ffb185f 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.schema.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.schema.json
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
+
+
 {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
     "token": {
       "type": "string"
+    },
+    "prefix": {
+      "type": "string"
     }
   },
   "required": [
-    "token"
+    "token",
+    "prefix"
   ]
 }
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