diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c3629e..1dcef2d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index a370c44..2d685db 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 import fetch from 'node-fetch';
+import readline from "readline";
+import { TelegramClient } from 'telegram';
+import { StoreSession } from 'telegram/sessions/index.js';
+import 'dotenv/config';
 
-function getCurrentSong() {
+const rl = readline.createInterface({
+	input: process.stdin,
+	output: process.stdout
+});
+
+const apiId = process.env.API_ID;
+const apiHash = process.env.API_HASH;
+
+const sessionStore = new StoreSession("tg_session");
+
+async function getCurrentSong() {
 	return fetch('https://multi-scrobbler.riksolo.com/api/status').then((data) => {
 		return data.json();
 	}).then(data => {
@@ -20,7 +34,7 @@ function getCurrentSong() {
 		const sortedPlayers = players.sort((a, b) => new Date(a.playFirstSeenAt).getTime() - new Date(b.playFirstSeenAt).getTime());
 
 		// default string
-		let nowPlaying = "Nothing Playing";
+		let nowPlaying = "";
 
 		// if a player exists, get it's song
 		if (sortedPlayers.length !== 0) {
@@ -32,9 +46,21 @@ function getCurrentSong() {
 	});
 }
 
+async function initTelegram() {
+	if (!apiId) { console.error("missing env var API_ID"); return; };
+	if (!apiHash) { console.error("missing env var API_HASH"); return; };
+	const client = new TelegramClient(sessionStore, apiId, apiHash, {
+		connectionRetries: 5
+	});
 
-setInterval(async () => {
-	process.stdout.cursorTo(0);
-	process.stdout.clearLine(0);
-	process.stdout.write(await getCurrentSong());
-}, 2000);
\ No newline at end of file
+	await client.start({
+		phoneNumber: async (res) => { rl.question("Phone number: ", res); },
+		password: async (res) => { rl.question("password: ", res); },
+		phoneCode: async (res) => { rl.question("code: ", res); },
+		onError: (err) => console.error(err)
+	});
+	console.log(client.session.save());
+	await CloseEvent.sendMessage("me", { message: "hi" });
+}
+
+initTelegram();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 087d64e..1c6d4b8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
+        "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
         "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
+        "readline": "^1.3.0",
         "telegram": "^2.26.16"
       }
     },
@@ -180,6 +182,17 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/fb55/domutils?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.4.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-47qPchRCykZC03FhkYAhrvwU4xDBFIj1QPqaarj6mdM/hgUzfPHcpkHJOn3mJAufFeeAxAzeGsr5X0M4k6fLZQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/entities": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/entities/-/entities-2.2.0.tgz",
@@ -473,6 +486,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-b7uo2UCUOYZcnF/3ID0lulOJi/bafxa1xPe7ZPsammBSpjSWQkjNxlt635YGS2MiR9GjvuXCtz2emr3jbsz98g==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/readline": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readline/-/readline-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-k2d6ACCkiNYz222Fs/iNze30rRJ1iIicW7JuX/7/cozvih6YCkFZH+J6mAFDVgv0dRBaAyr4jDqC95R2y4IADg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/real-cancellable-promise": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/real-cancellable-promise/-/real-cancellable-promise-1.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8cf6bc4..b11ca7f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
   "license": "ISC",
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.7",
     "node-fetch": "^3.3.2",
+    "readline": "^1.3.0",
     "telegram": "^2.26.16"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}