diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9407f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# HTTP Settings
+PORT=8080
+
+# App Settings
+STORAGE_PATH=files
diff --git a/internal/app/main.go b/internal/app/main.go
index d5b4957..83b3ec0 100644
--- a/internal/app/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 package main
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
+)
 
 func main() {
-	fmt.Println("Greetings Program")
+	err := godotenv.Load()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
+	}
+
+	port := os.Getenv("PORT")
+
+	storage_path := os.Getenv("STORAGE_PATH")
+
+	fmt.Printf("in the future I will listen on port: %s\n", port)
+	fmt.Printf("Reading files from: %s\n", storage_path)
 }