diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a18ad4..35ff8b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# App-specific
+settings.json
+
 # ---> Python
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6016e15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from bot import Bot
+
+bot = Bot("127.0.0.1", 6667, "BabiliBot|py", ["#bots"])
+
+def processor(message):
+    if "PRIVMSG" in message:
+        name, source, response = parse(message)
+        bot.send_message(source, "Got response")
+    if "PING :" in message:
+        ping(message)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    bot.start(processor, "settings.json")
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diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b608955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import json
+import socket
+
+class Bot:
+    def __init__(self, server, port, botnick, channels):
+        self.ircsock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.server = server
+        self.port = port
+        self.botnick = botnick
+        self.channels = channels
+        self.running = True
+
+        self.recv_size = 2048
+
+    def send(self, message, *args):
+        response = message.format(*args) + "\n"
+        print("DEBUG: ", response)
+        self.ircsock.send(response.encode())
+
+    def send_message(target, message, *args):
+        msg = message.format(*args)
+        response = "PRIVMSG {0} :{1}".format(target, msg) + "\n"
+        print("DEBUG: ", response)
+        ircsock.send(response.encode())
+
+    def join(self, chan, confirmed=False):
+        self.send("JOIN {}", chan)
+
+        message = ""
+        magic_string = "End of /NAMES list."
+        while magic_string not in message:
+            message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode()
+            message = message.strip("\n\r")
+            print(message)
+
+    def ping(self, message):
+        response = message.split("PING :")[1]
+        self.send("PONG :{0}", response)
+
+    def parse(self, message):
+        before, after = message.split("PRIVMSG ", 1)
+        name = before.split("!", 1)[0][1:]
+        source, response = after.split(" :", 1)
+        return name, source, response
+
+    def load_settings(self, location):
+        with open(location, "r") as f:
+            self.settings = json.loads(f.read())
+
+    def start(self, callback, settings):
+        message = ""
+        registered = False
+        confirmed = True
+
+        self.ircsock.connect((self.server, self.port))
+        self.send("USER {0} {0} {0} {0}", self.botnick)
+        self.send("NICK {0}", self.botnick)
+
+        self.load_settings(settings)
+
+        password = self.settings["password"] or ""
+        confirm = self.settings["confirm"] or ""
+        email = self.settings["email"] or ""
+
+        magic_string = "MODE {} +r".format(self.botnick)
+        while magic_string not in message:
+            message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode()
+            message = message.strip("\n\r")
+            print(message)
+            if not registered and "Password accepted" in message:
+                registered = True
+            if not registered and "choose a different nick" in message:
+                self.send_message("NickServ", "IDENTIFY {}", password)
+            if not confirmed and "Your account will expire" i message:
+                self.send_message("NickServ", "CONFIRM {}", self.confirm)
+                confirmed = True
+
+        print("DEBUG: Joining")
+        
+        for channel in self.channels:
+            self.join(channel)
+
+        print("DEBUG: Joined")
+
+        while self.running:
+            message = self.ircsock.recv(self.recv_size).decode("UTF-8")
+            message = message.strip('\n\r')
+            print(message)
+
+        callback()
+
+    # = #channel :
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diff --git a/settings.example.json b/settings.example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4faec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "password": "",
+    "email": "",
+    "confirm": ""
+}
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