diff --git a/api/account/discord.go b/api/account/discord.go
index 792afe6..bf2a00f 100644
--- a/api/account/discord.go
+++ b/api/account/discord.go
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
 )
 
 var (
 	DiscordClientID     string
 	DiscordClientSecret string
 	DiscordCallbackURL  string
+
+	DiscordSession *discordgo.Session
+	DiscordGuildID string
 )
 
 func HandleDiscordCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, error) {
@@ -36,7 +41,6 @@ func HandleDiscordCallback(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (string, erro
 		http.Redirect(w, r, GameURL, http.StatusSeeOther)
 		return "", errors.New("code is empty")
 	}
-
 	discordId, err := RetrieveDiscordId(code)
 	if err != nil {
 		http.Redirect(w, r, GameURL, http.StatusSeeOther)
@@ -106,3 +110,34 @@ func RetrieveDiscordId(code string) (string, error) {
 
 	return user.Id, nil
 }
+
+func IsUserDiscordAdmin(discordId string, discordGuildID string) (bool, error) {
+	// fetch all roles from discord
+	roles, err := DiscordSession.GuildRoles(discordGuildID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	// fetch all roles from user
+	userRoles, err := DiscordSession.GuildMember(discordGuildID, discordId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	// check if user has a "Dev" or a "Division Heads" role
+	var hasRole bool
+	for _, role := range userRoles.Roles {
+		for _, guildRole := range roles {
+			if role == guildRole.ID && (guildRole.Name == "Dev" || guildRole.Name == "Division Heads" || guildRole.Name == "Helper") {
+				hasRole = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !hasRole {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
diff --git a/api/account/info.go b/api/account/info.go
index 6802238..2d29a78 100644
--- a/api/account/info.go
+++ b/api/account/info.go
@@ -26,16 +26,18 @@ type InfoResponse struct {
 	DiscordId       string `json:"discordId"`
 	GoogleId        string `json:"googleId"`
 	LastSessionSlot int    `json:"lastSessionSlot"`
+	HasAdminRole    bool   `json:"hasAdminRole"`
 }
 
 // /account/info - get account info
-func Info(username string, discordId string, googleId string, uuid []byte) (InfoResponse, error) {
+func Info(username string, discordId string, googleId string, uuid []byte, hasAdminRole bool) (InfoResponse, error) {
 	slot, _ := db.GetLatestSessionSaveDataSlot(uuid)
 	response := InfoResponse{
 		Username:        username,
 		LastSessionSlot: slot,
 		DiscordId:       discordId,
 		GoogleId:        googleId,
+		HasAdminRole:    hasAdminRole,
 	}
 	return response, nil
 }
diff --git a/api/common.go b/api/common.go
index 7e3c2aa..6abad39 100644
--- a/api/common.go
+++ b/api/common.go
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ func Init(mux *http.ServeMux) error {
 	// auth
 	mux.HandleFunc("/auth/{provider}/callback", handleProviderCallback)
 	mux.HandleFunc("/auth/{provider}/logout", handleProviderLogout)
+
+	// admin
+	mux.HandleFunc("POST /admin/account/discord-link", handleAdminDiscordLink)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/api/endpoints.go b/api/endpoints.go
index b9802fe..d9fb802 100644
--- a/api/endpoints.go
+++ b/api/endpoints.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -68,7 +69,13 @@ func handleAccountInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	response, err := account.Info(username, discordId, googleId, uuid)
+
+	var hasAdminRole bool
+	if discordId != "" {
+		hasAdminRole, _ = account.IsUserDiscordAdmin(discordId, account.DiscordGuildID)
+	}
+
+	response, err := account.Info(username, discordId, googleId, uuid, hasAdminRole)
 	if err != nil {
 		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
@@ -660,3 +667,39 @@ func handleProviderLogout(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 }
+
+func handleAdminDiscordLink(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	err := r.ParseForm()
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse request form: %s", err), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	uuid, err := uuidFromRequest(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	userDiscordId, err := db.FetchDiscordIdByUUID(uuid)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+
+	hasRole, err := account.IsUserDiscordAdmin(userDiscordId, account.DiscordGuildID)
+	if !hasRole || err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, fmt.Errorf("user does not have the required role"), http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = db.AddDiscordIdByUsername(r.Form.Get("discordId"), r.Form.Get("username"))
+	if err != nil {
+		httpError(w, r, err, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("%s: %s added discord id %s to username %s", r.URL.Path, userDiscordId, r.Form.Get("discordId"), r.Form.Get("username"))
+
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+}
diff --git a/db/account.go b/db/account.go
index d463211..d628df7 100644
--- a/db/account.go
+++ b/db/account.go
@@ -116,6 +116,34 @@ func FetchGoogleIdByUsername(username string) (string, error) {
 	return googleId.String, nil
 }
 
+func FetchDiscordIdByUUID(uuid []byte) (string, error) {
+	var discordId sql.NullString
+	err := handle.QueryRow("SELECT discordId FROM accounts WHERE uuid = ?", uuid).Scan(&discordId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if !discordId.Valid {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	return discordId.String, nil
+}
+
+func FetchGoogleIdByUUID(uuid []byte) (string, error) {
+	var googleId sql.NullString
+	err := handle.QueryRow("SELECT googleId FROM accounts WHERE uuid = ?", uuid).Scan(&googleId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if !googleId.Valid {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	return googleId.String, nil
+}
+
 func FetchUsernameBySessionToken(token []byte) (string, error) {
 	var username string
 	err := handle.QueryRow("SELECT a.username FROM accounts a JOIN sessions s ON a.uuid = s.uuid WHERE s.token = ?", token).Scan(&username)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 04ae233..14f1e75 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 // indirect
+require (
+	github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.28.1 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 7e0a6c3..51feab8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
+github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.28.1 h1:gXsuo2GBO7NbR6uqmrrBDplPUx2T3nzu775q/Rd1aG4=
+github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.28.1/go.mod h1:NJZpH+1AfhIcyQsPeuBKsUtYrRnjkyu0kIVMCHkZtRY=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1 h1:lUIinVbN1DY0xBg0eMOzmmtGoHwWBbvnWubQUrtU8EI=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.7.1/go.mod h1:OXbVy3sEdcQ2Doequ6Z5BW6fXNQTmx+9S1MCJN5yJMI=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1 h1:OuVbFODueb089Lh128TAcimifWaLhJwVflnrgM17wHk=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 h1:+/TMaTYc4QFitKJxsQ7Yye35DkWvkdLcvGKqM+x0Ufc=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
 github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1 h1:WdRxkvbJztn8LMz/QEvLN5sBU+xKpSqwwUO1Pjr4qDs=
 github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:eQICP3HwyT7UooqI/z+Ov+PtYAWygg1TEWWzGIFLtro=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210421170649-83a5a9bb288b/go.mod h1:T9bdIzuCu7OtxOm1hfPfRQxPLYneinmdGuTeoZ9dtd4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.22.0 h1:g1v0xeRhjcugydODzvb3mEM9SQ0HGp9s/nh3COQ/C30=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.22.0/go.mod h1:vr6Su+7cTlO45qkww3VDJlzDn0ctJvRgYbC2NvXHt+M=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 h1:q5f1RH2jigJ1MoAWp2KTp3gm5zAGFUTarQZ5U386+4o=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
+golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
diff --git a/rogueserver.go b/rogueserver.go
index 0b007ae..c54c6de 100644
--- a/rogueserver.go
+++ b/rogueserver.go
@@ -19,66 +19,69 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/gob"
-	"flag"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
 	"github.com/pagefaultgames/rogueserver/api"
 	"github.com/pagefaultgames/rogueserver/api/account"
 	"github.com/pagefaultgames/rogueserver/db"
 )
 
 func main() {
-	// flag stuff
-	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "use debug mode")
+	// env stuff
+	debug, _ := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("debug"))
 
-	proto := flag.String("proto", "tcp", "protocol for api to use (tcp, unix)")
-	addr := flag.String("addr", "0.0.0.0:8001", "network address for api to listen on")
-	tlscert := flag.String("tlscert", "", "tls certificate path")
-	tlskey := flag.String("tlskey", "", "tls key path")
+	proto := getEnv("proto", "tcp")
+	addr := getEnv("addr", "0.0.0.0:8001")
+	tlscert := getEnv("tlscert", "")
+	tlskey := getEnv("tlskey", "")
 
-	dbuser := flag.String("dbuser", "pokerogue", "database username")
-	dbpass := flag.String("dbpass", "pokerogue", "database password")
-	dbproto := flag.String("dbproto", "tcp", "protocol for database connection")
-	dbaddr := flag.String("dbaddr", "localhost", "database address")
-	dbname := flag.String("dbname", "pokeroguedb", "database name")
+	dbuser := getEnv("dbuser", "pokerogue")
+	dbpass := getEnv("dbpass", "pokerogue")
+	dbproto := getEnv("dbproto", "tcp")
+	dbaddr := getEnv("dbaddr", "localhost")
+	dbname := getEnv("dbname", "pokeroguedb")
 
-	discordclientid := flag.String("discordclientid", "dcid", "Discord Oauth2 Client ID")
-	discordsecretid := flag.String("discordsecretid", "dsid", "Discord Oauth2 Secret ID")
+	discordclientid := getEnv("discordclientid", "")
+	discordsecretid := getEnv("discordsecretid", "")
 
-	googleclientid := flag.String("googleclientid", "gcid", "Google Oauth2 Client ID")
-	googlesecretid := flag.String("googlesecretid", "gsid", "Google Oauth2 Secret ID")
+	googleclientid := getEnv("googleclientid", "")
+	googlesecretid := getEnv("googlesecretid", "")
 
-	callbackurl := flag.String("callbackurl", "http://localhost:8001/", "Callback URL for Oauth2 Client")
+	callbackurl := getEnv("callbackurl", "http://localhost:8001/")
 
-	gameurl := flag.String("gameurl", "https://pokerogue.net", "URL for game server")
+	gameurl := getEnv("gameurl", "https://pokerogue.net")
 
-	flag.Parse()
+	discordbottoken := getEnv("discordbottoken", "")
+	discordguildid := getEnv("discordguildid", "")
 
-	account.GameURL = *gameurl
+	account.GameURL = gameurl
 
-	account.DiscordClientID = *discordclientid
-	account.DiscordClientSecret = *discordsecretid
-	account.DiscordCallbackURL = *callbackurl + "/auth/discord/callback"
-
-	account.GoogleClientID = *googleclientid
-	account.GoogleClientSecret = *googlesecretid
-	account.GoogleCallbackURL = *callbackurl + "/auth/google/callback"
+	account.DiscordClientID = discordclientid
+	account.DiscordClientSecret = discordsecretid
+	account.DiscordCallbackURL = callbackurl + "/auth/discord/callback"
 
+	account.GoogleClientID = googleclientid
+	account.GoogleClientSecret = googlesecretid
+	account.GoogleCallbackURL = callbackurl + "/auth/google/callback"
+	account.DiscordSession, _ = discordgo.New("Bot " + discordbottoken)
+	account.DiscordGuildID = discordguildid
 	// register gob types
 	gob.Register([]interface{}{})
 	gob.Register(map[string]interface{}{})
 
 	// get database connection
-	err := db.Init(*dbuser, *dbpass, *dbproto, *dbaddr, *dbname)
+	err := db.Init(dbuser, dbpass, dbproto, dbaddr, dbname)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to initialize database: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// create listener
-	listener, err := createListener(*proto, *addr)
+	listener, err := createListener(proto, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create net listener: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -92,14 +95,14 @@ func main() {
 
 	// start web server
 	handler := prodHandler(mux, gameurl)
-	if *debug {
+	if debug {
 		handler = debugHandler(mux)
 	}
 
-	if *tlscert == "" {
+	if tlscert == "" {
 		err = http.Serve(listener, handler)
 	} else {
-		err = http.ServeTLS(listener, handler, *tlscert, *tlskey)
+		err = http.ServeTLS(listener, handler, tlscert, tlskey)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create http server or server errored: %s", err)
@@ -126,11 +129,11 @@ func createListener(proto, addr string) (net.Listener, error) {
 	return listener, nil
 }
 
-func prodHandler(router *http.ServeMux, clienturl *string) http.Handler {
+func prodHandler(router *http.ServeMux, clienturl string) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Headers", "Authorization, Content-Type")
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Methods", "OPTIONS, GET, POST")
-		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", *clienturl)
+		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", clienturl)
 
 		if r.Method == "OPTIONS" {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
@@ -155,3 +158,11 @@ func debugHandler(router *http.ServeMux) http.Handler {
 		router.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
+
+func getEnv(key string, defaultValue string) string {
+	if value, ok := os.LookupEnv(key); ok {
+		return value
+	}
+
+	return defaultValue
+}