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 to setup (requires node.js):
 
-* create a copy of example_config.json named config.json
+* (in the config folder) create a copy of example_config.json named config.json
 * fill out empty values with correct values in config.json (token is discord token, cookie is .ROBLOSECURITY cookie, clientId is the bot's ID (right click bot in discord then choose copy ID with developer mode enabled))
 * install dependencies
 ```
diff --git a/config/.gitignore b/config/.gitignore
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 *
+!example_config.json
 !.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example_config.json b/config/example_config.json
similarity index 100%
rename from example_config.json
rename to config/example_config.json