diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+config.py
diff --git a/config.example.py b/config.example.py
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+# fmt:off
+config = {
+       "database": "stonks",
+       "apikey": "Your discord API key"
+}