diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+/bot_config.yaml
+
diff --git a/bot_config.yaml.example b/bot_config.yaml.example
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+token: '<your-bot-token>'
+
diff --git a/empyrion-bot.rb b/empyrion-bot.rb
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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'yaml'
+require 'telegram/bot'
+
+conf = YAML.load(File.read("bot_config.yaml"))
+token = conf['token']
+
+puts 'Bot token: ' + token
+
+Telegram::Bot::Client.run(token) do |bot|
+	bot.listen do |message|
+		case message.text
+		when '/start'
+			reply = "This bot will eventually (hopefully) be able retrieve information and pass start/stop commands from/to an Empyrion server, to make life easier for meatbags like you."
+			puts "Sending #{reply.inspect}"
+			bot.api.send_message(chat_id: message.chat.id, text: "#{reply}")
+		when '/srv-start'
+			reply = "UNAVAILABLE: This command would start the game server if the code were there."
+			puts "Sending #{reply.inspect}"
+			bot.api.send_message(chat_id: message.chat.id, text: "#{reply}")
+		when '/srv-stop'
+			reply = "UNAVAILABLE: This command would stop the game server if the code were there."
+			puts "Sending #{reply.inspect}"
+			bot.api.send_message(chat_id: message.chat.id, text: "#{reply}")
+		when '/status'
+			reply = "UNAVAILABLE: This command would provide server status and possibly version... If the code were there."
+			puts "Sending #{reply.inspect}"
+			bot.api.send_message(chat_id: message.chat.id, text: "#{reply}")
+		end
+	end
+end
+