diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eea525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b9df02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.mp3 filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index f864ad0..f259bd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@main
+      with:
+        lfs: true
 
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.10.0
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8278892..227dd29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ ENV/
 logs/
 *.log
 
+# App specific
+bot-data/
+
 # IDE / Editor settings
 .vscode/
 .idea/
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a99ded1..f8c8b9a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-FROM python:alpine
+FROM python:slim-bookworm
+
+RUN apt update && apt install -y ffmpeg
 
 WORKDIR /aw-bot
 
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY bot /aw-bot/bot
 COPY database /aw-bot/database
+COPY sounds /aw-bot/sounds
 COPY aw.py .
 
 ENV BOT_TOKEN=""
diff --git a/aw.py b/aw.py
index 8f16ea1..4774806 100644
--- a/aw.py
+++ b/aw.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
 
 import discord
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ OFFTOPIC_CHANNEL = 1112048063448617142
 intents = discord.Intents.all()
 bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", intents=intents)
 
+# Load environment variables from .env file (if it exists)
+load_dotenv(override=True)
+
 initialize_db()
 
 
diff --git a/bot/events.py b/bot/events.py
index 753e020..df3ecdc 100644
--- a/bot/events.py
+++ b/bot/events.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from bot.events_handlers import (
     handle_bulk_message_delete,
     handle_message_delete,
     handle_message,
+    handle_voice_state_update,
 )
 
 
@@ -38,4 +39,8 @@ async def setup(bot):
     async def on_message_edit(before, after):
         await handle_message_edit(before, after, bot)
 
+    @bot.event
+    async def on_voice_state_update(member, before, after):
+        await handle_voice_state_update(member, before, after, bot)
+
     print("Events extension loaded!")
diff --git a/bot/events_handlers/__init__.py b/bot/events_handlers/__init__.py
index bcdae8a..4fe18dc 100644
--- a/bot/events_handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/events_handlers/__init__.py
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ from .message_events import (
     handle_message_delete,
     handle_message,
 )
+from .voice_events import handle_voice_state_update
diff --git a/bot/events_handlers/voice_events.py b/bot/events_handlers/voice_events.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef3ef2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/events_handlers/voice_events.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import discord
+import asyncio
+
+MP3_PATH = "sounds/hello.mp3"
+
+
+async def handle_voice_state_update(member, before, after, bot):
+    # Ignore bot users
+    if member.bot:
+        return
+
+    # Check if the member joined a new voice channel
+    if after.channel and (before.channel != after.channel):
+        voice_channel = after.channel
+
+        try:
+            # Join the voice channel
+            vc = await voice_channel.connect()
+
+            # Play the MP3 file
+            vc.play(discord.FFmpegPCMAudio(MP3_PATH))
+
+            # Wait for playback to finish
+            while vc.is_playing():
+                await asyncio.sleep(1)
+
+            # Disconnect
+            await vc.disconnect()
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error: {e}")
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2371911..ad3c552 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 discord.py
 requests
 audioop-lts
+python-dotenv
+pynacl
diff --git a/sounds/hello.mp3 b/sounds/hello.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1df1ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sounds/hello.mp3
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:ca2ae9afe287a472266ec3875db378154582a7344e459d205a1bfa5569615dc3
+size 23691