diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2658d7..aef1983 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules/
+settings.json
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 013db0a..a5973b6 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 const fastify = require('fastify')();
+const irc = require('irc-upd');
+
+const settings = require('./settings');
+
+const client = new irc.Client('irc.orpheus.network', settings.username, {
+  channels: settings.channels
+});
+
+client.addListener('registered', () => {
+  if (settings.nickserv) {
+    client.say('nickserv', `IDENTIFY ${settings.nickserv}`);
+  }
+});
 
 fastify.get('/', async (req, reply) => {
   return { hello: 'world' }
@@ -7,6 +20,7 @@ fastify.get('/', async (req, reply) => {
 fastify.post('/', async (req, reply) => {
   console.log(req.body['test']);
   console.log(req.headers);
+  client.say('#develop', `New Github Event from ${sender.login}`);
   return { message: 'posted' };
 });
 
diff --git a/settings.json.sample b/settings.json.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6b143c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.json.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "username": "GithubBot",
+  "nickserv": "some_long_string",
+  "channels": [
+      "#develop"
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file