diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2fe170f..84a0c74 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-/secret.py
 /channel_list.json
 /__pypackages__/
 /.pdm.toml
 __pycache__/
+/arkhamdb_discord_bot.conf
diff --git a/ahtcg_bot.py b/ahtcg_bot.py
index cc4c109..519ca46 100755
--- a/ahtcg_bot.py
+++ b/ahtcg_bot.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-import argparse
+import configargparse
 from datetime import datetime
 import json
 import re
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from discord.ext import commands, tasks
 
 from arkhamdb import ArkhamDBClient, ArkhamDBDeck
 from validate_decks import Validator
-from secret import TOKEN
 
 
 class ArkhamDBUpdater(commands.Bot):
@@ -182,16 +181,29 @@ class ArkhamDBUpdater(commands.Bot):
 
 
 def main():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-        description="A Discord bot for ArkhamDB deck info."
+    parser = configargparse.ArgParser(
+        description="A Discord bot for ArkhamDB deck info.",
+        default_config_files=["./arkhamdb_discord_bot.conf"],
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "channel_list", type=Path, help="A path to a json file to store channel info"
+    parser.add(
+        "--channel_list",
+        required=True,
+        type=Path,
+        help="path to a json file to store channel info",
+    )
+    parser.add("-c", "--config", is_config_file=True, help="config file path")
+    parser.add(
+        "--discord_token",
+        required=True,
+        help="Discord API token",
+        env_var="DISCORD_TOKEN",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    bot = ArkhamDBUpdater(channel_list=args.channel_list, command_prefix="!arkhamdb ")
-    bot.run(TOKEN, reconnect=True)
+    bot = ArkhamDBUpdater(
+        channel_list_file=args.channel_list, command_prefix="!arkhamdb "
+    )
+    bot.run(args.discord_token, reconnect=True)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/pdm.lock b/pdm.lock
index 257f606..c5d3ed9 100644
--- a/pdm.lock
+++ b/pdm.lock
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ version = "0.4.4"
 requires_python = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*"
 summary = "Cross-platform colored terminal text."
 
+[[package]]
+name = "configargparse"
+version = "1.5.3"
+requires_python = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*"
+summary = "A drop-in replacement for argparse that allows options to also be set via config files and/or environment variables."
+
 [[package]]
 name = "discord.py"
 version = "1.7.3"
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [metadata]
 lock_version = "3.1"
-content_hash = "sha256:da292ccf4e3850e904927e30412026e99f5618b549b8de606742ccc0f6e03d64"
+content_hash = "sha256:469d71915ef6abb3b5edf07fd93fc3a29cd907b8e5e3c61f5823fc4763c1d325"
 
 [metadata.files]
 "aiohttp 3.7.4.post0" = [
@@ -207,6 +213,10 @@ content_hash = "sha256:da292ccf4e3850e904927e30412026e99f5618b549b8de606742ccc0f
     {file = "colorama-0.4.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9f47eda37229f68eee03b24b9748937c7dc3868f906e8ba69fbcbdd3bc5dc3e2"},
     {file = "colorama-0.4.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5941b2b48a20143d2267e95b1c2a7603ce057ee39fd88e7329b0c292aa16869b"},
 ]
+"configargparse 1.5.3" = [
+    {file = "ConfigArgParse-1.5.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:18f6535a2db9f6e02bd5626cc7455eac3e96b9ab3d969d366f9aafd5c5c00fe7"},
+    {file = "ConfigArgParse-1.5.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1b0b3cbf664ab59dada57123c81eff3d9737e0d11d8cf79e3d6eb10823f1739f"},
+]
 "discord.py 1.7.3" = [
     {file = "discord.py-1.7.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c6f64db136de0e18e090f6752ea68bdd4ab0a61b82dfe7acecefa22d6477bb0c"},
     {file = "discord.py-1.7.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:462cd0fe307aef8b29cbfa8dd613e548ae4b2cb581d46da9ac0d46fb6ea19408"},
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 131bbd1..9906840 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ license-expression = "MIT"
 dependencies = [
     "discord.py>=1.7.3",
     "aiohttp>=3.7.4.post0",
+    "ConfigArgParse~=1.5",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"