diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e99fe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+PLAKKEN_INTERFACE=0.0.0.0
+PLAKKEN_PORT=3000
+PLAKKEN_REDIS_ADDR=localhost:6379
+PLAKKEN_REDIS_USER=
+PLAKKEN_REDIS_PASSWORD=
+PLAKKEN_REDIS_DB=0
+PLAKKEN_REDIS_URL_LEN=5
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 3126aeb..d9c0ab4 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 )
@@ -15,38 +17,40 @@ type config struct {
 	urlLength     int
 }
 
-func setConfig() config {
-	host := os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_HOST")
+func getConfig() config {
+	err := godotenv.Load()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Error loading .env file: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	port := os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_PORT")
-	if port == "" {
-		port = "3000"
-	}
 	redisAddr := os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_REDIS_ADDR")
-	if redisAddr == "" {
-		redisAddr = "localhost:6379"
+	db := os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_REDIS_DB")
+	uLen := os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_REDIS_URL_LEN")
+
+	if port == "" || redisAddr == "" {
+		log.Fatal("Missing or invalid PLAKKEN_PORT or PLAKKEN_REDIS_ADDR")
 	}
 
-	redisUser := os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_REDIS_USER")
-	redisPassword := os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_REDIS_PASSWORD")
-	redisDB, err := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_REDIS_DB"))
+	redisDB, err := strconv.Atoi(db)
 	if err != nil {
-		redisDB = 0
+		log.Fatal("Invalid PLAKKEN_REDIS_DB")
 	}
 
-	urlLength, err := strconv.Atoi("PLAKKEN_URL_LENGTH")
+	urlLen, err := strconv.Atoi(uLen)
 	if err != nil {
-		urlLength = 3
+		log.Fatal("Invalid PLAKKEN_REDIS_URL_LEN")
 	}
-	s := config{
-		host:          host,
+
+	conf := config{
+		host:          os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_INTERFACE"),
 		port:          port,
 		redisAddr:     redisAddr,
-		redisUser:     redisUser,
-		redisPassword: redisPassword,
+		redisUser:     os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_REDIS_USER"),
+		redisPassword: os.Getenv("PLAKKEN_REDIS_PASSWORD"),
 		redisDB:       redisDB,
-		urlLength:     urlLength,
+		urlLength:     urlLen,
 	}
 
-	return s
+	return conf
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4996e79..8331b11 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ module plakken
 
 go 1.21
 
+require (
+	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.2.1
+)
+
 require (
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
-	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.2.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 96dc5aa..d165827 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -15,18 +16,14 @@ func handleRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	case "GET":
 		if path == "/" {
 			http.ServeFile(w, r, "./static/index.html")
-
 		} else if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/static/") {
 			fs := http.FileServer(http.Dir("./static"))
 			http.Handle("/static/", http.StripPrefix("/static/", fs))
 		} else {
 			if urlExist(path) {
-				pasteContent := getContent(path)
-				fmt.Println(pasteContent)
-				if strings.HasSuffix("/raw", path) {
-					io.WriteString(w, pasteContent)
-				} else {
-					io.WriteString(w, pasteContent)
+				_, err := io.WriteString(w, "This plak exists")
+				if err != nil {
+					return
 				}
 			} else {
 				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
@@ -43,16 +40,21 @@ func handleRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 		}
 	}
-
 }
 
 func main() {
-	currentConfig = setConfig()
+	currentConfig = getConfig()
 	listen := currentConfig.host + ":" + currentConfig.port
 	http.HandleFunc("/", handleRequest)
 
+	if currentConfig.host == "" {
+		fmt.Println("Listening on port " + listen)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println("Listening on " + listen)
+	}
+
 	err := http.ListenAndServe(listen, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
+		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 6869919..7f9cef9 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package main
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"log"
 	mathrand "math/rand"
 )
 
 func generateUrl() string {
-	length := currentConfig.urlLength
 	listChars := []rune("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789")
-	b := make([]rune, length)
+	b := make([]rune, currentConfig.urlLength)
 	for i := range b {
 		b[i] = listChars[mathrand.Intn(len(listChars))]
 	}
@@ -21,17 +21,13 @@ func generateSecret() string {
 	key := make([]byte, 32)
 	_, err := rand.Read(key)
 	if err != nil {
-		// handle error here
+		log.Printf("Failed to generate secret")
 	}
 
-	secret := hex.EncodeToString(key)
-	return secret
+	return hex.EncodeToString(key)
 }
 
 func urlExist(url string) bool {
 	exist := connectDB().Exists(ctx, url).Val()
-	if exist == 1 {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
+	return exist == 1
 }