diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+bot-env/
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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+++ b/main.py
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+import discord
+import glob
+import os
+import logging
+import asyncio
+import discord.ext.commands
+
+class DankBot(discord.ext.commands.Bot):
+    async def load_plugins(self):
+        plugin_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'plugins')
+        plugin_files = glob.glob(os.path.join(plugin_path, '**', 'plugin.py'), recursive=True)
+        for plugin_file in plugin_files:
+            plugin_name = os.path.basename(os.path.dirname(plugin_file))
+            print(f"Loading plugin {plugin_name}")
+            await self.load_extension(f'plugins.{plugin_name}.plugin')
+
+    async def on_ready(self):
+        print(f'Logged on as {self.user}!')
+        await self.load_plugins()
+        await self.change_presence(activity=discord.Game("with the bots"))
+
+    async def on_message(self, message):
+        print(f'Message from {message.author}: {message.content}')
+        await self.process_commands(message)
+
+async def main():
+    intents = discord.Intents.default()
+    intents.message_content = True
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+
+    with open(".token") as token_file:
+        token = token_file.read()
+
+    bot = DankBot(intents=intents, command_prefix='!')
+    await bot.start(token)
+
+if (__name__ == '__main__'):
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/plugins/pepe/plugin.py b/plugins/pepe/plugin.py
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+++ b/plugins/pepe/plugin.py
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+from discord.ext import commands
+import discord
+
+@commands.command()
+async def hello(ctx):
+        await ctx.send(f'Hello {ctx.author.display_name}.')
+
+async def setup(bot):
+        print("I am being loaded!")
+        bot.add_command(hello)