diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ebe6601..530feca 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "@sapphire/ts-config": "^3.3.4",
         "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
         "discord.js": "^13.8.1",
+        "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
         "typescript": "^4.7.4"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -858,6 +859,14 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/es-abstract": {
       "version": "1.20.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.20.1.tgz",
@@ -3271,6 +3280,11 @@
         "esutils": "^2.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ=="
+    },
     "es-abstract": {
       "version": "1.20.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.20.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcfd127..b1a7ff1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "@sapphire/ts-config": "^3.3.4",
     "@types/node": "^18.0.3",
     "discord.js": "^13.8.1",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "typescript": "^4.7.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/commands/ping.ts b/src/commands/ping.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29002b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/ping.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+/*
+    Animal Rights Advocates Discord Bot
+    Copyright (C) 2022  Anthony Berg
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import { Command } from '@sapphire/framework';
+import type { Message } from 'discord.js';
+
+export class PingCommand extends Command {
+  public constructor(context: Command.Context) {
+    super(context, {
+      name: 'ping',
+      aliases: ['pong'],
+      description: 'ping pong',
+    });
+  }
+
+  public async messageRun(message: Message) {
+    const msg = await message.channel.send('Ping?');
+
+    const content = `Pong from JavaScript! Bot Latency ${Math.round(this.container.client.ws.ping)}ms. API Latency ${msg.createdTimestamp - message.createdTimestamp}ms.`;
+
+    return msg.edit(content);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90ed77d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+/*
+    Animal Rights Advocates Discord Bot
+    Copyright (C) 2022  Anthony Berg
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+    I used the Sapphire documentation and parts of the code from the Sapphire CLI to
+    create this file.
+*/
+
+import { LogLevel, SapphireClient } from '@sapphire/framework';
+
+require('dotenv').config();
+
+// Setting up the Sapphire client
+const client = new SapphireClient({
+  defaultPrefix: process.env.DEFAULT_PREFIX,
+  logger: {
+    level: LogLevel.Debug,
+  },
+  intents:
+  ['GUILDS',
+    'GUILD_MESSAGES'],
+});
+
+// Main function to log in
+const main = async () => {
+  try {
+    const token = process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN;
+    client.logger.info('Logging in');
+    await client.login(token);
+    client.logger.info('Logged in');
+  } catch (error) {
+    client.logger.fatal(error);
+    client.destroy();
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+};
+
+main();