diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cffcb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+config.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d15a71..0000000
--- a/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "discord_bot_token": "MTIxNzA3NDM3ODE1MjM0NTcwMA.G5Evvi.AQ571YcyJK-Zt1RflylKU1K1Cnwuf80LOD43qw",
-  "channel_map": {
-    "Patch Notes": "556093419341086749",
-	  "Atomic Shop": "590581442392621067",
-	  "News":        "558335339018846228"
-  },
-  "url": "https://fallout.bethesda.net/en/news"
-}
diff --git a/example.config.json b/example.config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d467262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example.config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "discord_bot_token": "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN",
+  "role_map": {
+    "Role 1": "ROLE_ID_NUMBER",
+	  "Role 2": "ROLE_ID_NUMBER",
+	  "Role 3": "ROLE_ID_NUMBER"
+  },
+  "channel_map": {
+    "Channel 1": "ROLE_ID_NUMBER",
+	  "Channel 2": "ROLE_ID_NUMBER",
+	  "Channel 3": "ROLE_ID_NUMBER"
+  },
+  "url": "https://fallout.bethesda.net/en/news"
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f1b8af7..bd9b612 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@ import (
 
 type Config struct {
 	DiscordBotToken string            `json:"discord_bot_token"`
-	ChannelMap      map[string]string `json:"channel_map"` // Add the channel map to the config
-	URL             string            `json:"url"`         // Add URL field to the config
+	ChannelMap      map[string]string `json:"channel_map"`
+	RoleMap         map[string]string `json:"role_map"`
+	URL             string            `json:"url"`
 }
 
 func main() {
 
 	//Initialize Time
-	date := "April 26, 2024"
-	//date := time.Now().Format("January 2, 2006")
+	//date := "April 16, 2024"
+	date := time.Now().Format("January 2, 2006")
 
 	// At the beginning of the main function
 	log.Println("Starting the bot...")
@@ -55,8 +56,17 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// Access the channel map from the configuration
-	tagChannelMap := config.ChannelMap
+	channelMap := config.ChannelMap
+	if len(channelMap) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("Channel map is not set in config file")
+		return
+	}
+
+	roleMap := config.RoleMap
+	if len(roleMap) == 0 {
+		fmt.Println("Role map is not set in config file")
+		return
+	}
 
 	url := config.URL
 	if url == "" {
@@ -87,7 +97,7 @@ func main() {
 	log.Println("Opened Discord connection")
 
 	// Run the scraping and message sending function at start up
-	sendNotifications(dg, fetchUrl(url), tagChannelMap, date)
+	sendNotifications(dg, fetchUrl(url), channelMap, roleMap, date)
 
 	// Schedule the scraping and message sending function to run once a day
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(24 * time.Hour)
@@ -98,7 +108,7 @@ func main() {
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-ticker.C:
-				sendNotifications(dg, fetchUrl(url), tagChannelMap, date)
+				sendNotifications(dg, fetchUrl(url), channelMap, roleMap, date)
 			}
 		}
 	}()
@@ -183,7 +193,7 @@ func extractNewsArticles(html string) []map[string]string {
 	return articles
 }
 
-func sendNotifications(session *discordgo.Session, html string, tagChannelMap map[string]string, specifiedDate string) {
+func sendNotifications(session *discordgo.Session, html string, channelMap, roleMap map[string]string, specifiedDate string) {
 	// Extract articles from the HTML content
 	articles := extractNewsArticles(html)
 
@@ -197,7 +207,7 @@ func sendNotifications(session *discordgo.Session, html string, tagChannelMap ma
 		imageURL := article["imageURL"]
 
 		// Check if the tag is in the desired tags list
-		if tagChannelID, ok := tagChannelMap[tag]; ok {
+		if channelID, ok := channelMap[tag]; ok {
 			// Check if the article's date matches the specified date
 			if date == specifiedDate {
 				// Create a rich embed
@@ -212,17 +222,27 @@ func sendNotifications(session *discordgo.Session, html string, tagChannelMap ma
 				}
 
 				// Send a message to the corresponding Discord channel
-				message := "New <@&568064042086694913> have been released!"
-				_, err := session.ChannelMessageSendComplex(tagChannelID, &discordgo.MessageSend{
-					Content:         message, // Replace 568064042086694913 with the ID of the role to mention
+				message := fmt.Sprintf("New <@&%s> have been released!", roleMap[tag])
+				_, err := session.ChannelMessageSendComplex(channelID, &discordgo.MessageSend{
+					Content:         message,
 					Embed:           embed,
-					AllowedMentions: &discordgo.MessageAllowedMentions{Roles: []string{"568064042086694913"}}, // Replace ROLE_ID with the ID of the role to mention
+					AllowedMentions: &discordgo.MessageAllowedMentions{}, // Allow mentions
 				})
 				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Printf("Error sending message to Discord channel %s: %s\n", tagChannelID, err)
+					fmt.Printf("Error sending message to Discord channel %s: %s\n", channelID, err)
 					continue
 				}
-				fmt.Println("Message sent to Discord channel:", tagChannelID)
+				fmt.Println("Message sent to Discord channel:", channelID)
+
+				// Tag the corresponding role
+				//if roleID, ok := roleMap[tag]; ok {
+				//	_, err := session.ChannelMessageSend(channelID, fmt.Sprintf("<@&%s>", roleID))
+				//	if err != nil {
+				//		fmt.Printf("Error tagging role %s in Discord channel %s: %s\n", roleID, channelID, err)
+				//	} else {
+				//		fmt.Printf("Role %s tagged in Discord channel %s\n", roleID, channelID)
+				//	}
+				//}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index cca2372..0ef4b13 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
-go mod download
-go run main.go
+# Fallout News Discord Bot
 
-right now it scrapes bethesda news and spit back dates in console and prints if today is today
+## PreReqs
+
+- Go
+- Discord Developer Bot Credentials
+- Discord Channels IDs
+- Discord Role IDs
+
+## Get Started
+
+Go Get dependancies  
+`go mod download`  
+
+`cp example.config.json config.json`  
+fill out credentials in config with your information  
+
+Run the Bot:  
+`go run main.go`