diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0fc3ef1..ce41371 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 **/__pycache__/
-*.db
 *.cookie
diff --git a/examplebot.conf b/examplebot.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2386ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examplebot.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[general]
+nick = ExampleBot
+cookiefile = examplebot.cookie
+
+[rooms]
+# Format:
+# room
+# room=password
+test
diff --git a/examplebot.py b/examplebot.py
index 22536e3..1aad8eb 100644
--- a/examplebot.py
+++ b/examplebot.py
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import asyncio
+import configparser
 import logging
 
 import yaboli
 from yaboli.utils import *
-from join_rooms import join_rooms # List of rooms kept in separate file, which is .gitignore'd
 
 # Turn all debugging on
 asyncio.get_event_loop().set_debug(True)
-logging.getLogger("asyncio").setLevel(logging.INFO)
-logging.getLogger("yaboli").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+#logging.getLogger("asyncio").setLevel(logging.INFO)
+#logging.getLogger("yaboli").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 
 
 class ExampleBot(yaboli.Bot):
@@ -28,10 +29,21 @@ class ExampleBot(yaboli.Bot):
 		await self.botrulez_kill(room, message, text="/me dies spectacularly")
 		await self.botrulez_restart(room, message, text="/me restarts spectacularly")
 
-def main():
-	bot = ExampleBot("ExampleBot", "examplebot.cookie")
-	join_rooms(bot)
+def main(configfile):
+	config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
+	config.read(configfile)
+
+	nick = config.get("general", "nick")
+	cookiefile = config.get("general", "cookiefile", fallback=None)
+	print(cookiefile)
+	bot = ExampleBot(nick, cookiefile=cookiefile)
+
+	for room, password in config.items("rooms"):
+		if not password:
+			password = None
+		bot.join_room(room, password=password)
+
 	asyncio.get_event_loop().run_forever()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-	main()
+	main("examplebot.conf")
diff --git a/join_rooms.py b/join_rooms.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cd3f3c4..0000000
--- a/join_rooms.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-def join_rooms(bot):
-	bot.join_room("test")