diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/Configuration.java
index e805285..ee9b8b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/Configuration.java
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ public class Configuration
     private static DatabaseManager dbManager = null;
     private static boolean verbose = false;
     private static MessageLogger verbosityLogger;
-
-    // todo: allow people to set their own user id
-    private static final long botOwnerId = 979809420714332260L;
+    private static final long botMaintainerId = 979809420714332260L;
+    private static long botOwnerId = 0L;
 
     private final static String expiryTimestampFormat = "yy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss";
 
@@ -98,6 +97,14 @@ public class Configuration
      */
     public static long getBotOwnerId() { return botOwnerId; }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the bot maintainer's profile id.
+     *
+     * @return a long of the account's id
+     */
+    
+    public static long getBotMaintainerId() { return botMaintainerId; }
+
     /**
      * Set the bot's application id.
      *
diff --git a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/slash/BotInfoCommand.java b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/slash/BotInfoCommand.java
index 4ec42f8..6602bae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/slash/BotInfoCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/wtf/beatrice/hidekobot/commands/slash/BotInfoCommand.java
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ public class BotInfoCommand
             DecimalFormat ramMBFormatter = new DecimalFormat("#.##");
             embedBuilder.addField("RAM Usage", ramMBFormatter.format(usedRamMB) + " MB", true);
 
-            // author field
-            String authorMention = "<@" + Configuration.getBotOwnerId() + ">";
-            embedBuilder.addField("Author", authorMention, true);
+            // developer field
+            String developerMention = "<@" + Configuration.getBotMaintainerId() + ">";
+            embedBuilder.addField("Maintainer", developerMention, true);
 
             // uptime field
             embedBuilder.addField("Uptime", FormatUtil.getNiceUptime(), true);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5a7423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+bot-settings:
+  bot-token: 'paste-token-here'
+  bot-owner-id: 'paste_your_user_id_here'
+  bot-color: 'PINK'
+system-settings:
+  heartbeat:
+    enabled: false
+    link: 'https://your-heartbeat-api.com/api/push/apikey?status=up&msg=OK&ping='
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