diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 846f97f..da5ba53 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-JWT_SECRET=#jBhALXeYXC3$#e9
+NODE_ENV=development
+JWT_SECRET=jBhALXeYXC3$
 RAPID_API_KEY=
-IRC_SERVER=irc.libera.chat
-IRC_CHANNEL="##usdev-dev"
+IRC_SERVER=
+IRC_CHANNEL=
 
 REDIS_HOST=localhost
 REDIS_PASS=password
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbd9ea2..207037f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,13 +16,22 @@ cp .env.example .env
 yarn
 # Start local services
 docker compose up -d
-# Copy default data into local minio
-cp -r default/* data/minio/devbucket
 # Start Application
 yarn start:dev
+# Log in with development user (admin) and dev password (password)
+curl --request POST \
+  --url http://localhost:3000/auth/login \
+  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+  --data '{
+	"username":"admin",
+	"password":"password"
+}'
 ```
 
-Visit http://localhost:3000/api
+The Login command will return a JSON object with `access_token`. You can then
+head over to http://localhost:3000/api, click the "Authorize" button, and enter
+the `access_token`. This will then be applied to all of the endpoints that
+require auth on the API page.
 
 ## Configuration
 
diff --git a/src/auth/auth.controller.ts b/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
index d97aa63..d481c83 100644
--- a/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
+++ b/src/auth/auth.controller.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,26 @@ import {
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
 import { AuthGuard } from './auth.guard';
-import { ApiBearerAuth, ApiTags } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { ApiBearerAuth, ApiBody, ApiProperty, ApiTags } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+
+class HashDto {
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'The password to hash',
+    default: 'password',
+  })
+  password: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'The number of bcrypt hashing rounds',
+    default: 10,
+  })
+  rounds?: number;
+}
 
 @ApiTags('auth')
 @Controller('auth')
 export class AuthController {
-  constructor(private authService: AuthService) {}
+  constructor(private authService: AuthService) { }
 
   @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
   @Post('login')
@@ -25,8 +39,10 @@ export class AuthController {
 
   @UseGuards(AuthGuard)
   @Post('hash')
-  hash(@Body() hashDto: { pass: string; rounds?: number }) {
-    return this.authService.hash(hashDto.pass, hashDto.rounds);
+  @ApiBody({ type: HashDto })
+  @ApiBearerAuth()
+  hash(@Body() hashDto: HashDto) {
+    return this.authService.hash(hashDto.password, hashDto.rounds);
   }
 
   @UseGuards(AuthGuard)
diff --git a/src/config/configuration.ts b/src/config/configuration.ts
index 3036d94..5891938 100644
--- a/src/config/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/config/configuration.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+require('dotenv').config();
+
 export default () => ({
   port: parseInt(process.env.PORT ?? '', 10) || 3000,
+  isProduction: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production',
   // UserAgent should be added to calls made to third party apis
   userAgent: 'api.us.dev/@chip@talking.dev',
   rapidApiKey: process.env.RAPID_API_KEY || '',
   irc: {
-    enabled: process.env.IRC_SERVER !== undefined,
+    enabled: process.env.IRC_SERVER === "" ? false : true,
     server: process.env.IRC_SERVER,
     tls: process.env.IRC_TLS === 'true',
     port: parseInt(process.env.IRC_PORT ?? '6697'),
diff --git a/src/dinosaurwet/dinosaurwet.controller.ts b/src/dinosaurwet/dinosaurwet.controller.ts
index b92d853..1fddd36 100644
--- a/src/dinosaurwet/dinosaurwet.controller.ts
+++ b/src/dinosaurwet/dinosaurwet.controller.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { Controller, Get, Res } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Response } from 'express';
-import { identity, prop } from 'ramda';
 import * as xml from 'xml';
 import { InjectMetric } from '@willsoto/nestjs-prometheus';
 import { Gauge, Histogram } from 'prom-client';
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ export class DinosaurwetController {
     @InjectMetric('weekly_count') public weeklyCount: Gauge<string>,
     @InjectMetric('daily_count') public dailyCount: Gauge<string>,
     @InjectMetric('rss_query_count') public queryCount: Gauge<string>,
-  ) {}
+  ) { }
 
   @Get('')
   getAllAtOnce(@Res() response: Response) {
diff --git a/src/ircbot/ircbot.service.ts b/src/ircbot/ircbot.service.ts
index b24e230..471dde8 100644
--- a/src/ircbot/ircbot.service.ts
+++ b/src/ircbot/ircbot.service.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ export class IrcbotService {
     public readonly configService: ConfigService,
     public readonly domainrProxy: DomainrproxyService,
   ) {
-    if (!this.configService.get<boolean>('irc.enabled')) return;
+    if (!this.configService.get<boolean>('irc.enabled')) {
+      this.logger.verbose('IRC disabled, not connecting');
+      return;
+    };
     const nick = this.configService.get<string>('irc.nick') || 'us-dev';
     const ircPassword = this.configService.get<string>('irc.password');
     this.socket = connect({
@@ -68,7 +71,7 @@ export class IrcbotService {
             this.client.send(channel, `Dunno what ${command} means`);
             return;
         }
-      } catch {}
+      } catch { }
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/kv/kv.controller.ts b/src/kv/kv.controller.ts
index 3b821b7..720924e 100644
--- a/src/kv/kv.controller.ts
+++ b/src/kv/kv.controller.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ import {
 import { KvService } from './kv.service';
 import { Request } from 'express';
 import { ApiTags } from '@nestjs/swagger';
-import exp from 'constants';
 import { FileInterceptor } from '@nestjs/platform-express';
 
 @Controller('kv')
 @ApiTags('kv')
 export class KvController {
-  constructor(private readonly kvService: KvService) {}
+  constructor(private readonly kvService: KvService) { }
 
   @Get(':namespace/:key/metadata')
   async getMetadata(
diff --git a/src/users/users.service.ts b/src/users/users.service.ts
index aa904b8..38f9212 100644
--- a/src/users/users.service.ts
+++ b/src/users/users.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Injectable, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 import { Cron } from '@nestjs/schedule';
 import { MinioService } from 'src/minio/minio.service';
-require('dotenv').config();
 
 // This should be a real class/interface representing a user entity
 export type User = {
@@ -11,6 +10,15 @@ export type User = {
   password: string;
 };
 
+const developmentUsers: User[] = [
+  {
+    userId: 1,
+    username: 'admin',
+    // "password"
+    password: '$2b$10$c3d3JacaYw3KZ9qy4HniMeum5MXSj1VOOz8EWL5K23ZTL5aPnMNhS',
+  }
+]
+
 @Injectable()
 export class UsersService {
   private users: User[] = [];
@@ -28,6 +36,11 @@ export class UsersService {
   @Cron('* * * * *')
   async refreshUsers(): Promise<void> {
     this.logger.verbose('Refreshing users');
+    if (this.configService.get<boolean>('isProduction', false) === false) {
+      this.logger.verbose('Development environment, using development users');
+      this.users = developmentUsers;
+      return;
+    }
     const buffer = await this.minioService.getBuffer(this.bucket, 'users.json');
     this.users = JSON.parse(buffer.toString());
     if (this.users === undefined) {