I just messed with this for probably five hours (learning curve). I got it up and going now though, at least half, really awesome idea and it may or may not be "that difficult" for someone already experienced. It's a massive help here. So, thanks! I have been meaning to dive into a micro controller for a while, figured now is a good spot to start.

Now I just keep getting an error "Problem with the API key. Fix the problem or disable the TelegramBot from the config file" seems like the api key (around 32 letters/numbers) is correct to me..... I'll mess with it later

Ok, made it past that, now when I send a message from my phone to the bot it just says you're not my master. Skimming through the code it seems it checks something and says this before it can go further. So that's what I'm working on now, step by step pretty good learning experience.

Journey continues, bot now accepts commands, bot name, vs username changes, and everything else lol.

So, a question: Is telegram suppose to send me a message when a rig goes down? I looked through the code some more and I don't think it does currently, but I can't be sure lol

OK, Pushover notifications worked lol