diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+node_modules
+settings.json
diff --git a/configuration.js b/configuration.js
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+++ b/configuration.js
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+//configuration.js
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+//Function for loading and returning the settings.json file, makes one if there isn't one.
+module.exports = function () {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(__dirname + '/settings.json')) {
+    var settings = {
+      'env' : 'dev',
+      'database' : 'example.com/database',
+      'web_port' : 1024,
+      'amount_of_hours' : 7,
+      'hour_times' : [
+				'8:45 - 9:45',
+				'9:45 - 10:45',
+				'11:10 - 12:10',
+				'12:10 - 13:10',
+				'13:40 - 14:40',
+				'14:40 - 15:40',
+				'15:40 - 16:40'
+			],
+      'school_id' : 934
+    }
+    fs.writeFileSync(__dirname + '/settings.json', JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2));
+
+    return settings;
+  }
+  else {
+    return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/settings.json'));
+  }
+}
+
+if (process.argv[2] == 'test') {
+  console.log(module.exports());
+}