diff --git a/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/ConfigurationValues.java b/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/ConfigurationValues.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..728dfcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/ConfigurationValues.java
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package space.b00tload.services.snowflake;
+
+import space.b00tload.utils.configuration.ConfigValues;
+
+public enum ConfigurationValues implements ConfigValues {
+    MACHINE_ID_BITS("machinebits", "M", "MACHINE_ID_BITS", "bitcount.machine", "10"),
+    SEQUENCE_BITS("sequencebits", "S", "SEQUENCE_BITS", "bitcount.sequence", "12"),
+    EPOCH("epoch", "E", "EPOCH", "epoch", "1704067200000"),
+    MACHINE_ID("machineid", "I", "MACHINE_ID", "machineid", "-1"),
+    ORCHESTRATOR_IP("orchestrator", "O", "ORCHESTRATOR_IP", "orchestrator.ip", "localhost"),
+    ;
+
+    private final String cliFlag;
+    private final String cliAlias;
+    private final String envVariable;
+    private final String tomlPath;
+    private final String defaultValue;
+
+    ConfigurationValues(String cliFlag, String cliAlias, String envVariable, String tomlPath, String defaultValue) {
+        this.cliFlag = cliFlag;
+        this.cliAlias = cliAlias;
+        this.envVariable = envVariable;
+        this.tomlPath = tomlPath;
+        this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The command line flag for this config value.
+     *
+     * @return the command line flag
+     * @example --discord-token
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String getFlag() {
+        return cliFlag;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The command line alias for this config value.
+     *
+     * @return the command line alias
+     * @example -d
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String getFlagAlias() {
+        return cliAlias;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The environment variable name for this config value.
+     *
+     * @return the environment variable name
+     * @example DISCORD_APP_TOKEN
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String getEnvironmentVariable() {
+        return envVariable;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The path to the config value in a toml file.
+     *
+     * @return the toml path.
+     * @example discord.token
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String getTomlPath() {
+        return tomlPath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The default value used if not set via other configuration means.
+     *
+     * @return the default value.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String getDefaultValue() {
+        return defaultValue;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "ConfigurationValues{" +
+                "defaultValue='" + defaultValue + '\'' +
+                ", tomlPath='" + tomlPath + '\'' +
+                ", envVariable='" + envVariable + '\'' +
+                ", cliAlias='" + cliAlias + '\'' +
+                ", cliFlag='" + cliFlag + '\'' +
+                '}';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/SnowflakeIDGenerator.java b/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/SnowflakeIDGenerator.java
index ef784d6..cdbcdb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/SnowflakeIDGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/SnowflakeIDGenerator.java
@@ -1,27 +1,107 @@
 package space.b00tload.services.snowflake;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import space.b00tload.utils.configuration.Configuration;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static java.lang.System.currentTimeMillis;
+
+/**
+ * Generates the SnowflakeIDs. Must be initialized with a machine ID between 0 and 1023.
+ * Can generate up to 4096 IDs per millisecond. If this limit is hit, generation will be halted until the next millisecond.
+ *
+ * @author Alix von Schirp
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @version 1.0.0
+ */
 public class SnowflakeIDGenerator {
 
+    //Singleton instance
+    private static SnowflakeIDGenerator INSTANCE;
+
     // Constants
-    private static final long EPOCH = 1704067200000L; // January 1, 2024, 00:00:00 UTC
-    private static final long MACHINE_ID_BITS = 10L;
-    private static final long SEQUENCE_BITS = 12L;
+    /**
+     * Epoch for this generator.
+     * Default is {@code January 1, 2024, 00:00:00 UTC}.
+     */
+    private final long EPOCH;
+    /**
+     * Amount of bits reserved for machine ID.
+     * Default is 10.
+     */
+    private final long MACHINE_ID_BITS;
+    /**
+     * Amount of bits reserved for sequence counter.
+     * Default is 12.
+     */
+    private final long SEQUENCE_BITS;
 
-    private static final long MAX_MACHINE_ID = (1L << MACHINE_ID_BITS) - 1;
-    private static final long MAX_SEQUENCE = (1L << SEQUENCE_BITS) - 1;
+    /**
+     * The calculated maximum machine ID.
+     * Defaults to 1023.
+     */
+    private final long MAX_MACHINE_ID;
+    /**
+     * The calculated maximum sequence counter value.
+     * Defaults to 4095.
+     */
+    private final long MAX_SEQUENCE;
 
-    private static final long MACHINE_ID_SHIFT = SEQUENCE_BITS;
-    private static final long TIMESTAMP_SHIFT = SEQUENCE_BITS + MACHINE_ID_BITS;
+    /**
+     * How far to shift the machine ID (timestamp + machine + <b><i>sequence</i></b>)
+     */
+    private final long MACHINE_ID_SHIFT;
+    /**
+     * How far to shift the timestamp (timestamp + <b><i>machine + sequence</i></b>
+     */
+    private final long TIMESTAMP_SHIFT;
 
     // State
+    /**
+     * The ID used by the machine.
+     */
     private final long machineId;
+    /**
+     * The sequence counter.
+     */
     private long sequence = 0L;
+    /**
+     * The unix timestamp at which the last ID was generated.
+     */
     private long lastTimestamp = -1L;
 
     // Constructor
-    public SnowflakeIDGenerator(long machineId) {
+
+    /**
+     *
+     *
+     * @param machineId The machineID used for generation
+     * @param epoch The snowflake epoch used for generation
+     * @param machineIdBits The amount of bits used for the machineID
+     * @param sequenceBits The amount of bits used for sequence counter
+     */
+    private SnowflakeIDGenerator(long machineId, @Nullable Long epoch, @Nullable Long machineIdBits, @Nullable Long sequenceBits) {
+        //init constants
+        MACHINE_ID_BITS = Objects.requireNonNullElse(machineIdBits,
+                Long.parseLong(Configuration.getInstance().get(ConfigurationValues.MACHINE_ID_BITS)));
+        MAX_MACHINE_ID = (1L << MACHINE_ID_BITS) - 1;
+
+        SEQUENCE_BITS = Objects.requireNonNullElse(sequenceBits,
+                Long.parseLong(Configuration.getInstance().get(ConfigurationValues.SEQUENCE_BITS)));
+        MAX_SEQUENCE = (1L << SEQUENCE_BITS) - 1;
+
+        EPOCH = Objects.requireNonNullElse(epoch,
+                Long.parseLong(Configuration.getInstance().get(ConfigurationValues.EPOCH)));
+
+        MACHINE_ID_SHIFT = SEQUENCE_BITS;
+        TIMESTAMP_SHIFT = SEQUENCE_BITS + MACHINE_ID_BITS;
+
+        if(EPOCH > currentTimeMillis()){
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Epoch may not be in the future.");
+        }
+
         if (machineId < 0 || machineId > MAX_MACHINE_ID) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Machine ID must be between 0 and " + MAX_MACHINE_ID);
         }
@@ -55,10 +135,7 @@ public class SnowflakeIDGenerator {
                 | sequence;
     }
 
-    // Get the current timestamp in milliseconds
-    private long currentTimeMillis() {
-        return System.currentTimeMillis();
-    }
+
 
     // Wait for the next timestamp
     private long waitForNextTimestamp(long currentTimestamp) {
@@ -68,6 +145,51 @@ public class SnowflakeIDGenerator {
         }
         return nextTimestamp;
     }
+
+    public static void init(long machineId, long epoch, long machineIdBits, long sequenceBits){
+        INSTANCE = new SnowflakeIDGenerator(machineId, epoch, machineIdBits, sequenceBits);
+    }
+
+    public static void init(long machineId){
+        INSTANCE = new SnowflakeIDGenerator(machineId, null, null, null);
+    }
+
+    public static SnowflakeIDGenerator getInstance() {
+        if(Objects.isNull(INSTANCE)) throw new UnsupportedOperationException("SnowflakeIDGenerator is not initialized.");
+        return INSTANCE;
+    }
+
+    public long getEPOCH() {
+        return EPOCH;
+    }
+
+    public long getMACHINE_ID_BITS() {
+        return MACHINE_ID_BITS;
+    }
+
+    public long getSEQUENCE_BITS() {
+        return SEQUENCE_BITS;
+    }
+
+    public long getMAX_MACHINE_ID() {
+        return MAX_MACHINE_ID;
+    }
+
+    public long getMAX_SEQUENCE() {
+        return MAX_SEQUENCE;
+    }
+
+    public long getMACHINE_ID_SHIFT() {
+        return MACHINE_ID_SHIFT;
+    }
+
+    public long getTIMESTAMP_SHIFT() {
+        return TIMESTAMP_SHIFT;
+    }
+
+    public long getMachineId() {
+        return machineId;
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/SnowflakeService.java b/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/SnowflakeService.java
index 10cd196..39f352b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/SnowflakeService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/space/b00tload/services/snowflake/SnowflakeService.java
@@ -1,8 +1,62 @@
 package space.b00tload.services.snowflake;
 
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.LoggerContext;
+import ch.qos.logback.classic.joran.JoranConfigurator;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.JoranException;
+import ch.qos.logback.core.util.StatusPrinter2;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import space.b00tload.utils.configuration.Configuration;
+
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 public class SnowflakeService {
 
+    private static String SOFTWARE_VERSION;
+    private static String APPLICATION_BASE;
+    private static String USER_AGENT;
+    private static Logger LOGGER;
+
     public static void main(String[] args) {
+        //Set up constants
+        SOFTWARE_VERSION = Objects.requireNonNullElse(SnowflakeService.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion(), "0.0.1-indev");
+        USER_AGENT = "SnowflakeService " + SOFTWARE_VERSION + "(" + System.getProperty("os.name") + "; " + System.getProperty("os.arch") + ") Java/" + System.getProperty("java.version");
+        APPLICATION_BASE = List.of(args).contains("--docker") ? Paths.get("data", "b00tload-tools", "snowflake").toString() : Paths.get(System.getProperty("user.home"), ".b00tload-tools", "snowflake").toString();
+
+        //Set up logger
+        LoggerContext loggerContext = (LoggerContext) LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory();
+        try{
+            JoranConfigurator configurator = new JoranConfigurator();
+            configurator.setContext(loggerContext);
+            loggerContext.reset();
+            if(List.of(args).contains("--docker")) {
+                configurator.doConfigure(Objects.requireNonNull(SnowflakeService.class.getResource("/config/logback/logback-docker.xml")));
+            } else {
+                configurator.doConfigure(Objects.requireNonNull(SnowflakeService.class.getResource("/config/logback/logback-bare.xml")));
+            }
+        } catch (JoranException ignored){}
+        (new StatusPrinter2()).printInCaseOfErrorsOrWarnings(loggerContext);
+
+        //Set up logger
+        LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SnowflakeService.class);
+
+        //Init config
+        Configuration.init(args, SOFTWARE_VERSION, APPLICATION_BASE, ConfigurationValues.values());
+
+        long machineID;
+        long sequenceBits;
+        long machineBits;
+        long epoch;
+
+        if(!Configuration.getInstance().get(ConfigurationValues.ORCHESTRATOR_IP).equals("localhost")){
+
+        } else if((Long.parseLong(Configuration.getInstance().get(ConfigurationValues.MACHINE_ID))) != -1L) {
+
+        } else {
+
+        }
 
     }