diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 133f351..b7d5289 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 
 tts/
 __pycache__/
+credentials/
diff --git a/credentials.py b/credentials.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fbdc41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/credentials.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import os
+
+class Credentials_Module():
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.Twitch_Credentials_List:list
+        self.Discord_Credentials_List:list
+        self.DB_Credentials_List:list
+
+    credentialLoadingFunctions = {  # this is a mapping of the Credential enum to function pointers
+        Credential.Twitch_Credential: load_Twitch_Credential,
+        Credential.Discord_Credential: load_Discord_Credential,
+        Credential.DB_Credential: load_DB_Credential
+    }
+    
+    def load_credentials(self):
+        credentialPath = self.get_credentials_dir()
+        fileList:list = []
+        for file in fileList:
+            fileName = ""
+            if fileName.lower().find("twitch") != -1:
+                credential_loading_function = self.credentialLoadingFunctions.get(Credential.Twitch_Credential)
+                output = credential_loading_function(fileName)
+            if fileName.lower().find("discord") != -1:
+                credential_loading_function = self.credentialLoadingFunctions.get(Credential.Discord_Credential)
+                output = credential_loading_function(fileName)
+            if fileName.lower().find("db") != -1:
+                credential_loading_function = self.credentialLoadingFunctions.get(Credential.DB_Credential)
+                output = credential_loading_function(fileName)
+
+    #Based on similar function in tts.py
+    def get_credentials_dir(self):
+        dir = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "credentials")  # this is platform-agnostic
+        if not os.path.exists(dir):
+            os.mkdir(dir)
+        return dir
+
+    def load_Twitch_Credential(self, fileName:str):
+        pass
+
+    def load_Discord_Credential(self, fileName:str):
+        pass
+
+    def load_DB_Credential(self, fileName:str):
+        pass
+
+
+class Credential(Enum):
+    Twitch_Credential = 1
+    Discord_Credential = 2
+    DB_Credential = 3
+
+class Twitch_Credential():
+    #Username = Twitch Username
+    #Helix ID = https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps
+    #Oauth = https://twitchapps.com/tmi/
+    #V5 Client ID = https://twitchtokengenerator.com/
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        username = ""
+        helix = ""
+        oauth = "oauth:"
+        v5_Client = ""
+
+class Discord_Credential():
+    #Discord Credentials explanations here.
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        username = ""
+
+class DB_Credential():
+    #engine = "mysql+mysqlconnector://root:password@localhost:3306/DatabaseName"
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.username = ""
+        self.password = ""
+        self.ipAddress = ""
+        self.port = ""
+        self.databaseName = ""
+        self.engine_url = ""
+
+    def create_engine_url(self):
+        new_engine_url = "mysql+mysqlconnector://" + self.username + ":" + self.password + "@" + self.ipAddress + ":" + self.port + "/" + self.databaseName
+        self.engine_url = new_engine_url