A simple program that checks every n seconds a given array of IP addresses and notifies via Telegram if one or more of the don't reply to the Echo request (Where n is a user-chosen variable) It is possible to change the configuration, and the changes will make immediate effect: the program will autoamtically update it.
To install the software:
go get github.com/Pandry/go-alive
go build main.go
# Edit your configuration file
./goalive
Unitl now there's only a -f option to set a different configuration file
-f, -file, --file sets the location of the configuration file
./goalive -f conf.alternative.toml
The BotToken variable is your telegram API key.
If you don't have one you need to get it from https://t.me/BotFather
BotToken="123456:YouTGBOTAPIKEY"
The IPList variable is an array that contains the hosts you would like to check
IPList=["1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8", "1.1.1.1", "1.0.0.1"]
The TelegramNotifiedUsers variable is an array that contains the IDs of the chats you want to text to if there's a down IP
TelegramNotifiedUsers=[14123456, 14123457]
The PingAttempts variable is an integer that indicates the number of ping requests the bot sould doevery time it checks an IP
PingAttempts=2
The PingInterval variable is an integer that indicates the seconds of pause the program should take before staring again to check the IPs
PingInterval=2
The PingTimeout variable is an integer that indicates the seconds of max timeout allowed for every ping request
PingTimeout=2
- Generate configuration file if not found nor inserted
- Custom wait interval for every IP or class of IP
- Async ping
- Ping a range
- Custom DNS server
- Disable auto-reload of the configuration