diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc49564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+name: Build and test
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        env: [ubuntu-64, macos-64, windows-64]
+        include:
+          - env: ubuntu-64
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - env: macos-64
+            os: macos-latest
+            toolchain: stable-x86_64-apple-darwin
+          - env: windows-64
+            os: windows-latest
+            toolchain: stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup toolchain ${{ matrix.toolchain }} for ${{ matrix.os }}
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
+          override: true
+      - name: Build using ${{ matrix.toolchain }} for ${{ matrix.os }}
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: build
+          args: --release --all-features
+  test:
+    name: Test
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        env: [ubuntu-64, macos-64, windows-64]
+        include:
+          - env: ubuntu-64
+            os: ubuntu-latest
+            toolchain: stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          - env: macos-64
+            os: macos-latest
+            toolchain: stable-x86_64-apple-darwin
+          - env: windows-64
+            os: windows-latest
+            toolchain: stable-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain ${{ matrix.toolchain }} for ${{ matrix.os }}
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
+          override: true
+      - name: Test using ${{ matrix.toolchain }} for ${{ matrix.os }}
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: test
+          args: --release --all-features
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_version_bump.yml b/.github/workflows/check_version_bump.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28f2460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_version_bump.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Check version bump
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+jobs:
+  check:
+    name: Check version bump
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu for ubuntu-latest
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          override: true
+      - name: Read branch version
+        id: branch_version
+        run: echo "version=$(cargo read-manifest | jq -r .version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Checkout main
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: main
+      - name: Read main version
+        id: main_version
+        run: echo "version=$(cargo read-manifest | jq -r .version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Check version bump
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ steps.branch_version.outputs.version }}" == "${{ steps.main_version.outputs.version }}" ]; then
+            echo "Missing version bump!"
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "Version was bumped!"
+          fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_prerelease.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..186c05e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_prerelease.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Deploy pre-release
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [staging]
+jobs:
+  github:
+    name: Deploy GitHub (pre-release)
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu for ubuntu-latest
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          override: true
+      - name: Package
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: package
+          args: --all-features
+      - name: Read crate name
+        id: crate_name
+        run: echo "crate_name=$(cargo read-manifest | jq -r .name)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Read version
+        id: version
+        run: echo "version=$(cargo read-manifest | jq -r .version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Read git commit hash
+        id: commit_hash
+        run: echo "commit_hash=$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Create release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Provided by GitHub Actions
+        run: gh release create "${{ steps.commit_hash.outputs.commit_hash }}" --repo="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --target staging --title="Pre-Release ${{ steps.commit_hash.outputs.commit_hash }} (${{ steps.version.outputs.version }})" --generate-notes --prerelease "./target/package/${{ steps.crate_name.outputs.crate_name }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.crate"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48481c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: Deploy release
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+jobs:
+  crates_io:
+    name: Deploy crates.io (release)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu for ubuntu-latest
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          override: true
+      - name: Login to crates.io
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: login
+          args: ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Publish to crates.io
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: publish
+  github:
+    name: Deploy GitHub (release)
+    needs: crates_io
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Rust toolchain stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu for ubuntu-latest
+        uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: stable-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+          override: true
+      - name: Package
+        uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
+        with:
+          command: package
+          args: --all-features
+      - name: Read crate name
+        id: crate_name
+        run: echo "crate_name=$(cargo read-manifest | jq -r .name)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Read version
+        id: version
+        run: echo "version=$(cargo read-manifest | jq -r .version)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Create release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # Provided by GitHub Actions
+        run: gh release create "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" --repo="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --title="Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" --generate-notes --latest "./target/package/${{ steps.crate_name.outputs.crate_name }}-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.crate"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6985cf1..196e176 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ Cargo.lock
 
 # MSVC Windows builds of rustc generate these, which store debugging information
 *.pdb
+
+
+# Added by cargo
+
+/target
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d39ef20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[package]
+name = "lum"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+description = "Lum Discord Bot"
+license= "MIT"
+readme = "README.md"
+authors = ["Torben Schweren"]
+repository = "https://github.com/Kitt3120/lum"
+
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { version = "1.0.193", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.108"
+sqlx = { version = "0.7.3", features = ["runtime-tokio", "any", "postgres", "mysql", "sqlite", "tls-native-tls", "migrate", "macros", "uuid", "chrono", "json"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.35.1", features = ["full"] }
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7609593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// generated by `sqlx migrate build-script`
+fn main() {
+    // trigger recompilation when a new migration is added
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=migrations");
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/migrations/0001_init.sql b/migrations/0001_init.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7a11a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    println!("Hello, world!");
+}