diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8572ae0d..4b759121 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ See <https://zeppelin.gg/> for more details.
 
 ## Development
 
-These instructions are intended for bot development only, they are not safe to follow for self-hosting.
+These instructions are intended for bot development only, they are not recommended for self-hosting.
 
 👉 **No support is guaranteed for self-hosting the bot!** 👈
 
diff --git a/backend/api.env.example b/backend/api.env.example
index 6a17a4e1..361519f3 100644
--- a/backend/api.env.example
+++ b/backend/api.env.example
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ DB_USER=
 DB_PASSWORD=
 DB_DATABASE=
 # List of user IDs
-STAFF=["123"]
+STAFF=106391128718245888,108552944961454080
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 75a9b6eb..cdd7c8bf 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     "watch": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsc-watch --onSuccess \"node start-dev.js\"",
     "watch-yaml-parse-test": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsc-watch --onSuccess \"node dist/backend/src/yamlParseTest.js\"",
     "build": "rimraf dist && tsc",
-    "start-bot-dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 dist/backend/src/index.js",
+    "start-bot-dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 dist/backend/src/index.js init",
     "start-bot-prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict dist/backend/src/index.js",
     "watch-bot": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsc-watch --onSuccess \"npm run start-bot-dev\"",
-    "start-api-dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict --inspect=0.0.0.0:9239 dist/backend/src/api/index.js",
+    "start-api-dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict --inspect=0.0.0.0:9239 dist/backend/src/api/index.js init",
     "start-api-prod": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js --unhandled-rejections=strict dist/backend/src/api/index.js",
     "watch-api": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsc-watch --onSuccess \"npm run start-api-dev\"",
     "typeorm": "node -r ./register-tsconfig-paths.js ./node_modules/typeorm/cli.js",
diff --git a/backend/src/data/db.ts b/backend/src/data/db.ts
index 9888d0b5..68395b07 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/db.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/db.ts
@@ -7,16 +7,31 @@ export let connection: Connection;
 
 export function connect() {
   if (!connectionPromise) {
-    connectionPromise = createConnection().then(newConnection => {
-      // Verify the DB timezone is set to UTC
-      return newConnection.query("SELECT TIMEDIFF(NOW(), UTC_TIMESTAMP) AS tz").then(r => {
-        if (r[0].tz !== "00:00:00") {
-          throw new SimpleError(`Database timezone must be UTC (detected ${r[0].tz})`);
-        }
+    connectionPromise = createConnection().then(async (newConnection) => {
+      if (process.argv.includes('init')) {
+        const staff = (process.env.STAFF ?? "").split(',');
+        // Build the global config
+        const config = {
+          "prefix": "!",
+          "plugins": {
+            "utility": {}
+          }
+        };
+        staff.map(id => config["owners"][id] = 100)
 
-        connection = newConnection;
-        return newConnection;
-      });
+        await newConnection.query(`
+          INSERT IGNORE INTO configs (id, \`key\`, config, is_active, edited_by)
+          VALUES (1, "global", ?, true, 106391128718245888)
+        `, [JSON.stringify(config)])
+      }
+      // Verify the DB timezone is set to UTC
+      const r = await newConnection.query("SELECT TIMEDIFF(NOW(), UTC_TIMESTAMP) AS tz")
+      if (r[0].tz !== "00:00:00") {
+        throw new SimpleError(`Database timezone must be UTC (detected ${r[0].tz})`);
+      }
+
+      connection = newConnection
+      return newConnection
     });
   }