diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fd36765..727bd09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Configs
+src/bot/configs/metabot-config.json
+
 # Logs
 logs
 *.log
@@ -11,26 +14,5 @@ pids
 *.pid
 *.seed
 
-# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
-lib-cov
-
-# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
-coverage
-
-# Grunt intermediate storage (http://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
-.grunt
-
-# node-waf configuration
-.lock-wscript
-
-# Compiled binary addons (http://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
-build/Release
-
 # Dependency directory
 node_modules
-
-# Optional npm cache directory
-.npm
-
-# Optional REPL history
-.node_repl_history
diff --git a/src/bot/configs/metabot-config.json.example b/src/bot/configs/metabot-config.json.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47b85ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot/configs/metabot-config.json.example
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "prefix": "!",
+  "token": "your-discord-bot-token-here"
+}
diff --git a/src/bot/configs/metabot.ts b/src/bot/configs/metabot.ts
index fa941b1..2be4b4a 100644
--- a/src/bot/configs/metabot.ts
+++ b/src/bot/configs/metabot.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import { token as botToken } from '@bot/configs/metabot-config.json'
+
 /**
  * Discord token for the bot.
  */
-export const token = process.env.BOT_TOKEN
+export const token = process.env.BOT_TOKEN || botToken
diff --git a/src/bot/utils/metabot.ts b/src/bot/utils/metabot.ts
index 6560ce5..a50bc5e 100644
--- a/src/bot/utils/metabot.ts
+++ b/src/bot/utils/metabot.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import pingCommand from '@bot/commands/ping'
 import sonicCommand from '@bot/commands/sonic'
 import { VOICE_CHANNEL_NAME } from '@bot/commands/sonic/constants'
 import { COMMAND_ERROR_MESSAGE, PREFIX } from '@constants/metabot'
+import { prefix as configPrefix } from '@bot/configs/metabot-config.json'
 
 // TODO: Read commands from commands folder using command name as folder name
 const commands = {
@@ -16,17 +17,19 @@ const commands = {
   sonic: sonicCommand,
 }
 
+const prefix = configPrefix || PREFIX
+
 /**
  * Handles the Discord MESSAGE_CREATE event.
  */
 export async function handleMessageCreate(message: Message) {
-  if (message.content[0] === PREFIX) {
+  if (message.content[0] === prefix) {
     // Acknowledge the message
     await message.react('🔄')
 
     // Get the command name and arguments from the message
     const tokens = _.split(message.content, ' ')
-    const commandName = _.head(tokens).substring(PREFIX.length)
+    const commandName = _.head(tokens).substring(prefix.length)
     const args = _.filter(_.tail(tokens), token => !!token)
     const command = commands[commandName]
 
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 6207d17..0936810 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "@template": ["template.js"],
       "@utils/*": ["utils/*"]
     },
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "rootDir": "src",
     "sourceMap": true,
     "target": "es2020",