diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78d58a9..a2c3b1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ obj/
 # Local History for Visual Studio Code
 .history/
 
+appsettings.json
diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 1623753..ddbec3c 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 
 namespace directors_assistant
 {
@@ -6,7 +7,11 @@ namespace directors_assistant
     {
         static void Main(string[] args)
         {
-            Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
+            var config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", true, true)
+                .Build();
+            var name = config["name"];
+            Console.WriteLine($"Hello {name}!");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/appsettings.example.json b/appsettings.example.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cef6d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appsettings.example.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "name": "guy who didn't configure"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/directors-assistant.csproj b/directors-assistant.csproj
index 49d259e..b09ab0a 100644
--- a/directors-assistant.csproj
+++ b/directors-assistant.csproj
@@ -6,4 +6,15 @@
     <RootNamespace>directors_assistant</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.FileExtensions" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="5.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="AppSettings.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>