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-# Sitechecks
+# Website Monitoring Service
 
+This project provides an automated service for monitoring websites, checking their HTTP status codes, and sending notifications when websites are down. The service is installed as a Systemd service and runs in the background, periodically checking the status of websites listed in a configuration file.
+Features
+
+    - Monitor multiple websites for availability.
+    - Log the status of websites to a log file.
+    - Send notifications (via Telegram or other methods) when a website is down.
+    - Installed as a Systemd service for automatic startup and management.
+    - Configurable via a JSON file to easily add and manage URLs.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+    - Linux-based system with Systemd support.
+    - curl installed (for website monitoring).
+    - jq installed (for parsing JSON configuration).
+    - Telegram bot setup (if using Telegram notifications).
+
+## Installation
+
+To install and set up the website monitoring service, follow these steps:
+
+#### 1. Clone or download the project files
+
+Download the installation script install_monitor_service.sh and place it on your system.
+
+#### 2. Make the installation script executable
+
+```bash
+chmod +x install_monitor_service.sh
+```
+
+#### 3. Run the installation script
+
+Execute the script to install the service, configuration files, and necessary setup:
+
+```bash
+sudo ./install_monitor_service.sh
+```
+
+This will:
+
+    - Install the website monitoring script.
+    - Create the sites.json configuration file.
+    - Set up a Systemd service for the monitoring process.
+    - Start the service and enable it to run at boot.
+
+#### 4. Customize the configuration file
+
+Edit the sites.json file located at /etc/website-monitor/sites.json to include the websites you want to monitor:
+
+    {
+        "urls": [
+            "https://example.com",
+            "https://example.org"
+        ]
+    }
+
+You can add as many URLs as you like to the list.
+
+#### 5. Configure Telegram notifications (optional)
+
+If you want to receive Telegram notifications when a website is down, you'll need to:
+
+    - Set up a Telegram bot and get the bot token.
+    - Set your Telegram chat ID.
+
+Add the token and chat ID to the monitoring script (website_monitor.sh).
+
+#### Managing the Service
+
+After installation, the monitoring service will automatically start. You can manage the service with the following Systemd commands:
+Check the status of the service:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl status website-monitor
+```
+
+#### View logs
+
+Logs are stored in /var/log/website-monitor.log. You can view them with:
+
+```bash
+sudo tail -f /var/log/website-monitor.log
+```
+
+#### Restart the service
+
+To restart the monitoring service:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl restart website-monitor
+```
+#### Disable the service
+
+If you want to stop the service from starting at boot:
+
+```bash
+sudo systemctl disable website-monitor
+```
+
+#### Manual website check via Telegram (optional)
+
+You can manually check the status of a website by sending a /check <url> command to the Telegram bot. The bot will respond with the HTTP status and description for the provided URL.
+
+### License
+
+This project is open-source and available under the AGPL License. See the LICENSE file for more details.
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