diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6d4c8ac..d3f5cd7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -216,7 +216,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "poise",
  "serde",
  "tokio",
+ "toml",
  "tool_tracing",
+ "tracing",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1894,6 +1896,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.101",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_spanned"
+version = "0.6.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "87607cb1398ed59d48732e575a4c28a7a8ebf2454b964fe3f224f2afc07909e1"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_urlencoded"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -2290,6 +2301,47 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "toml"
+version = "0.8.22"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05ae329d1f08c4d17a59bed7ff5b5a769d062e64a62d34a3261b219e62cd5aae"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_edit",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_datetime"
+version = "0.6.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3da5db5a963e24bc68be8b17b6fa82814bb22ee8660f192bb182771d498f09a3"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_edit"
+version = "0.22.26"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "310068873db2c5b3e7659d2cc35d21855dbafa50d1ce336397c666e3cb08137e"
+dependencies = [
+ "indexmap 2.9.0",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_spanned",
+ "toml_datetime",
+ "toml_write",
+ "winnow",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "toml_write"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bfb942dfe1d8e29a7ee7fcbde5bd2b9a25fb89aa70caea2eba3bee836ff41076"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tonic"
 version = "0.12.3"
@@ -3108,6 +3160,15 @@ version = "0.53.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "271414315aff87387382ec3d271b52d7ae78726f5d44ac98b4f4030c91880486"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "winnow"
+version = "0.7.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c06928c8748d81b05c9be96aad92e1b6ff01833332f281e8cfca3be4b35fc9ec"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.50.0"
diff --git a/apps/bot/Cargo.toml b/apps/bot/Cargo.toml
index beca780..c907a0b 100644
--- a/apps/bot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 poise = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
 tool_tracing = { path = "../../libs/tool_tracing" }
+toml = "0.8"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/config.rs b/apps/bot/src/config.rs
index 538ac41..7164365 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/config.rs
+++ b/apps/bot/src/config.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,22 @@
 use poise::serenity_prelude::prelude::TypeMapKey;
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::{env, fs::read_to_string, path::PathBuf};
 use tool_tracing::tracing_kind::Tracing;
 
+use crate::dotenv;
+
+const BOT_NAME: &str = "BOT_NAME";
+const BOT_TOKEN: &str = "BOT_TOKEN";
+const BOT_PREFIX: &str = "BOT_PREFIX";
+const BOT_ENV: &str = "ENV";
+const BOT_PORT: &str = "PORT";
+
+const PERSISTENCE_HOST: &str = "PERSISTENCE_HOST";
+const PERSISTENCE_PORT: &str = "PERSISTENCE_PORT";
+const PERSISTENCE_USER: &str = "PERSISTENCE_USER";
+const PERSISTENCE_PASSWORD: &str = "PERSISTENCE_PASSWORD";
+const PERSISTENCE_DATABASE: &str = "PERSISTENCE_DATABASE";
+
 pub struct ConfigGlobal;
 
 impl TypeMapKey for ConfigGlobal {
@@ -16,13 +31,67 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub token: String,
     pub prefix: String,
     pub tracing: Vec<Tracing>,
+    pub persistence: PersistenceConfig,
 }
 
 // Clickhouse https://github.com/ranger-finance/clickhouse-pool/blob/master/examples/simple-clickhouse/src/main.rs
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone)]
 pub struct PersistenceConfig {
-    pub url: String,
+    pub host: String,
+    pub port: u16,
     pub user: String,
     pub password: String,
     pub database: String,
 }
+
+pub fn parse_local_config() -> Config {
+    let mut d = PathBuf::from(env::current_dir().unwrap());
+    d.push("resources/config.toml");
+    dotenv::load_dot_env();
+    parse_config(d)
+}
+
+pub fn parse_config(path_buff: PathBuf) -> Config {
+    let config_file_string =
+        read_to_string(path_buff.clone().into_os_string().into_string().unwrap()).expect(&format!(
+            "Failed to read config file: {}",
+            path_buff.display()
+        ));
+    let mut config: Config =
+        toml::from_str(&config_file_string).expect("Failed to parse config file");
+    override_config_with_env_vars(&mut config);
+    config
+}
+
+fn override_config_with_env_vars(config: &mut Config) {
+    if let Ok(bot_name) = env::var(BOT_NAME) {
+        config.bot_name = bot_name;
+    }
+    if let Ok(env) = env::var(BOT_ENV) {
+        config.env = env;
+    }
+    if let Ok(port) = env::var(BOT_PORT) {
+        config.port = port.parse().unwrap();
+    }
+    if let Ok(token) = env::var(BOT_TOKEN) {
+        config.token = token;
+    }
+    if let Ok(prefix) = env::var(BOT_PREFIX) {
+        config.prefix = prefix;
+    }
+    if let Ok(persistence_host) = env::var(PERSISTENCE_HOST) {
+        config.persistence.host = persistence_host;
+    }
+    if let Ok(persistence_port) = env::var(PERSISTENCE_PORT) {
+        config.persistence.port = persistence_port.parse().unwrap();
+    }
+    if let Ok(persistence_user) = env::var(PERSISTENCE_USER) {
+        config.persistence.user = persistence_user;
+    }
+    if let Ok(persistence_password) = env::var(PERSISTENCE_PASSWORD) {
+        config.persistence.password = persistence_password;
+    }
+    if let Ok(persistence_database) = env::var(PERSISTENCE_DATABASE) {
+        config.persistence.database = persistence_database;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/dotenv/mod.rs b/apps/bot/src/dotenv/mod.rs
index d222714..55750a5 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/dotenv/mod.rs
+++ b/apps/bot/src/dotenv/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-use std::{env::set_var, io::Read};
+use std::{
+    env::{self, set_var},
+    io::Read,
+    path::PathBuf,
+};
 
+use tracing::info;
 
 // Load environment variables from a .env file without external dependencies
 pub fn load_dot_env() {
-    if let Ok(mut file) = std::fs::File::open(".env") {
+    let mut d = PathBuf::from(env::current_dir().unwrap());
+    d.push(".env");
+    if !d.exists() {
+        info!("No .env file found");
+        return;
+    }
+    if let Ok(mut file) = std::fs::File::open(d) {
         let mut contents = String::new();
         if file.read_to_string(&mut contents).is_ok() {
             for line in contents.lines() {
@@ -15,5 +26,8 @@ pub fn load_dot_env() {
                 }
             }
         }
+        info!("Loaded .env file");
+    } else {
+        info!("Failed to open .env file");
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/main.rs b/apps/bot/src/main.rs
index 2f9dedf..7340f85 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/bot/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+use config::parse_local_config;
 use poise::serenity_prelude as serenity;
+use tracing::info;
 
 pub mod config;
 pub mod dotenv;
@@ -21,9 +23,11 @@ async fn age(
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
-    dotenv::load_dot_env(); // Load environment variables from .env file
-    let token = std::env::var("DISCORD_TOKEN").expect("missing DISCORD_TOKEN");
-    print!("Starting bot with token: {}", token);
+    let config = parse_local_config();
+
+    tool_tracing::init::init_tracing(config.tracing.clone(), config.bot_name.clone());
+
+    info!("Starting bot {}", config.bot_name);
     let intents = serenity::GatewayIntents::non_privileged();
 
     let framework = poise::Framework::builder()
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ async fn main() {
         })
         .build();
 
-    let client = serenity::ClientBuilder::new(token, intents)
+    let client = serenity::ClientBuilder::new(config.token.clone(), intents)
         .framework(framework)
         .await;
     client.unwrap().start().await.unwrap();
diff --git a/cog.toml b/cog.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53e239e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cog.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from_latest_tag = false
+ignore_merge_commits = false
+disable_changelog = false
+disable_bump_commit = false
+generate_mono_repository_global_tag = true
+branch_whitelist = []
+skip_ci = "[skip ci]"
+skip_untracked = false
+pre_bump_hooks = []
+post_bump_hooks = []
+pre_package_bump_hooks = []
+post_package_bump_hooks = []
+
+[git_hooks]
+
+[git_hooks.commit-msg]
+script = """#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+cog verify --file $1
+
+"""
+
+[git_hooks.pre-commit]
+script = """#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+git add .
+gitleaks git -v
+gitleaks git --pre-commit --redact --staged --verbose
+"""
+
+[commit_types]
+
+[changelog]
+path = "CHANGELOG.md"
+authors = []
+
+[bump_profiles]
+
+[packages]
diff --git a/resources/config.toml b/resources/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d3cd3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+bot_name = "WeeKit"
+env = "dev-che"
+port = 5437
+token = ""
+prefix = "!"
+
+[persistence]
+host = "localhost"
+port = 9000
+user = "default"
+password = "default"
+database = "default"
+
+
+[[tracing]]
+kind = "Console"
+name = "console"
+level = 2
+
+[tracing.additional]
+
+[[tracing]]
+kind = "Otel"
+name = "otel"
+level = 2
+
+[tracing.additional]
+endpoint = "http://localhost:4317"