diff --git a/ConfigPlugin/.gitignore b/ConfigPlugin/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbbd0b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ConfigPlugin/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bin/
+obj/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ConfigPlugin/Config.cs b/ConfigPlugin/Config.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88e2068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ConfigPlugin/Config.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace ConfigPlugin;
+
+public class Config
+{
+    public string? CustomMessage;
+    public string? Player;
+    
+    public void Write()
+    {
+        File.WriteAllText(ConfigPlugin.ConfigPath, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(this, Formatting.Indented));
+    }
+
+    public static Config? Read()
+    {
+        if (!File.Exists(ConfigPlugin.ConfigPath))
+        {
+            return new Config();
+        }
+        
+        return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Config>(File.ReadAllText(ConfigPlugin.ConfigPath));
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/ConfigPlugin/ConfigPlugin.cs b/ConfigPlugin/ConfigPlugin.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0fa26f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ConfigPlugin/ConfigPlugin.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using Terraria;
+using TShockAPI;
+using TerrariaApi.Server;
+using TShockAPI.Hooks;
+
+namespace ConfigPlugin
+{
+    [ApiVersion(2, 1)]
+    public class ConfigPlugin(Main game) : TerrariaPlugin(game)
+    {
+        public override string Author => "wymiller";
+        public override string Description => "A plugin that takes some configuration";
+        public override string Name => "Configuration Plugin";
+        public override Version Version => new Version(1, 0, 0, 0);
+        
+        // instantiate our config class
+        public static string ConfigPath = Path.Combine(TShock.SavePath, "Config.json");
+        private readonly Config _config = new Config();
+
+        public override void Initialize()
+        {
+            GeneralHooks.ReloadEvent += OnReload;
+            ServerApi.Hooks.NetGreetPlayer.Register(this, OnJoin);
+            
+            PerformConfigOperations();
+            
+            Console.WriteLine("[ConfigPlugin] Plugin is loaded");
+        }
+
+        private void OnReload(ReloadEventArgs args)
+        {
+            PerformConfigOperations();
+        }
+
+        private void OnJoin(GreetPlayerEventArgs args)
+        {
+            TSPlayer player = TShock.Players[args.Who];
+            player.SendInfoMessage($"{player} has arrived!");
+            if (player.Name == _config.Player)
+            {
+                player.SendInfoMessage(_config.CustomMessage);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void PerformConfigOperations()
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(ConfigPath))
+            {
+                Config.Read();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _config.Write();
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (disposing)
+            {
+                base.Dispose(disposing);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/ConfigPlugin/ConfigPlugin.csproj b/ConfigPlugin/ConfigPlugin.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a24ed3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ConfigPlugin/ConfigPlugin.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <TargetFramework>net9.0</TargetFramework>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <PackageReference Include="OTAPI.Upcoming" Version="3.2.6" />
+      <PackageReference Include="TSAPI" Version="5.2.1" />
+      <PackageReference Include="TShock" Version="5.2.4" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/TerrariaPluginTemplate.sln b/TerrariaPluginTemplate.sln
index d6ba76d..6cf04a6 100644
--- a/TerrariaPluginTemplate.sln
+++ b/TerrariaPluginTemplate.sln
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "HelloWorldPlugin", "HelloWorldPlugin\HelloWorldPlugin.csproj", "{F02910DB-41DA-4297-99BE-49B90A594C94}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ConfigPlugin", "ConfigPlugin\ConfigPlugin.csproj", "{06A284DA-1174-4793-84C4-25CCCA724ECB}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -12,5 +14,9 @@ Global
 		{F02910DB-41DA-4297-99BE-49B90A594C94}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{F02910DB-41DA-4297-99BE-49B90A594C94}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{F02910DB-41DA-4297-99BE-49B90A594C94}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{06A284DA-1174-4793-84C4-25CCCA724ECB}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{06A284DA-1174-4793-84C4-25CCCA724ECB}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{06A284DA-1174-4793-84C4-25CCCA724ECB}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{06A284DA-1174-4793-84C4-25CCCA724ECB}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal