diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2c02194..94f3928 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 import * as express from 'express';
 import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
 
-const dbUrl = 'mongodb://localhost:27017'; // hardcoded for now
-const dbName = 'cumstormgdps'; // hardcoded for now
+const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('./config/config.json', {encoding: 'utf8'}));
 
-const dbClient = new MongoClient(dbUrl);
+const dbClient = new MongoClient(config.dbconnectionURL);
 
 let db;
 
-console.log(`connecting to mongodb database ${dbName}@${dbUrl}...`);
+console.log('connecting to mongodb database...');
 dbClient.connect((err) => {
 	if (err) return console.log(err);
 	console.log('connected to database!');
 
-	db = dbClient.db(dbName);
+	db = dbClient.db(config.dbname);
 	const app = express();
 
 	app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ dbClient.connect((err) => {
 
 	app.get('*', (req, res) => res.status(404).send('wrong page dumbass'));
 
-	app.listen(3000);
+	app.listen(config.port);
 });
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