diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index c92e1e2..956ad48 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // code provided by tzlil
 
+require("dotenv").config();
 const os = require("os");
 const { Worker, isMainThread, parentPort } = require("worker_threads");
 const magick = require("../utils/image.js");
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index c2b6744..c2ee1b4 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if (process.platform === "win32") console.log("\x1b[1m\x1b[31m\x1b[40m" + `WIN32 IS NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED!
+Although there's a (very) slim chance of it working, multiple aspects of the bot are built with UNIX-like systems in mind and could break on Win32-based systems. If you want to run the bot on Windows, using Windows Subsystem for Linux is highly recommended.
+The bot will continue to run past this message, but keep in mind that it could break at any time. Continue running at your own risk; alternatively, stop the bot using Ctrl+C and install WSL.` + "\x1b[0m");
+
 // load config from .env file
 require("dotenv").config();