diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 55596a7..2e0675a 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ ALLOWED_INTERFACES=tun0
 DISALLOWED_COUNTRIES=your_country_code_e_g_LV
 DISALLOWED_INTERNAL_IPS=your_internal_ip_e_g_192.168
 DISALLOWED_EXT_IPS=your_external_ip
+DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=https://discord.com/api/webhooks/your_webhook_url
+UPDATE_INTERVAL_SECONDS=300
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 90ebe34..1fe200e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,90 +1,22 @@
-import { Transmission } from './transmission';
-import { DockerContainer } from './docker';
+import { setPortFlow } from './set-port-flow';
 import { settings } from './settings';
 
-main().then(() => console.log('All done')).catch(console.error);
+const isWorker = process.argv[2] === 'worker';
 
-async function main() {
-  console.log('Starting');
-  const transmissionClient = new Transmission(settings.transmission);
-  const transmissionContainer = new DockerContainer(
-    settings.dockerTransmission.service,
-    settings.dockerTransmission.cwd,
-    settings.dockerTransmission.serviceName
-  );
-
-  const containerState = await transmissionContainer.getState();
-  if (containerState?.state !== 'running') {
-    console.log('Transmission service is not running');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  console.log(`Gathering info`);
-  const port = await transmissionClient.getPort();
-  console.log(`Port: ${port}`);
-  const portOpen = await transmissionClient.testPortIfOpen();
-  console.log(`Port is open: ${portOpen}`);
-  const defaultInterface = await transmissionContainer.getDefaultInterface();
-  console.log(`Default interface: ${defaultInterface?.interface} Internal ip: ${defaultInterface?.ip}`);
-  const ipInfo = await transmissionContainer.getIpInfo();
-  console.log(`External ip: ${ipInfo?.ip} Country: ${ipInfo?.country}`);
-
-  if (!defaultInterface || !ipInfo) {
-    console.log('Could not get default interface or ip info. Shutting down transmission service');
-    await transmissionContainer.down();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const countryOK = !settings.disallowedCountries.some((country) => ipInfo.country.includes(country));
-  const internalIpOK = !settings.disallowedIntIps.some((ip) => defaultInterface.ip.includes(ip));
-  const externalIpOK = !settings.disallowedExtIps.some((ip) => ipInfo.ip.includes(ip));
-  const interfaceOK = settings.allowedInterfaces.some((inter) => defaultInterface.interface.includes(inter));
-
-  console.log(`Country OK: ${countryOK} Internal IP OK: ${internalIpOK} External IP OK: ${externalIpOK} Interface OK: ${interfaceOK}`);
-
-  if (!countryOK || !internalIpOK || !externalIpOK || !interfaceOK) {
-    console.log('Shutting down transmission service');
-    await transmissionContainer.down();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (portOpen) {
-    console.log(`Port ${port} is open`);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  console.log(`Port ${port} is not open. Fetching new port.`);
-
-  //fetch new port
-  const request = await fetch(`https://connect.pvdatanet.com/v3/Api/port?ip[]=${defaultInterface.ip}`)
-  const data = await request.json() as {status: string, supported: boolean}
-
-  console.log(`Data received: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
-
-  if (!data.status || !data.supported) {
-    console.log('Could not fetch new port. Shutting down transmission service');
-    await transmissionContainer.down();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const newPort= Number(data.status.split(" ")[1]);
-
-  if (!newPort) {
-    console.log('Could not parse new port Shutting down transmission service');
-    await transmissionContainer.down();
-    return;
-  }
-
-  console.log(`Setting port to ${newPort}`);
-  await transmissionClient.setPort(newPort);
-
-  console.log('Port set');
-  const newPortOpen = await transmissionClient.testPortIfOpen();
-  console.log(`Port ${newPort} is open: ${newPortOpen}`);
-
-  if (!newPortOpen) {
-    console.log('Port is not open, Shutting down transmission service');
-    await transmissionContainer.down();
-    return;
-  }
+if (isWorker) {
+  //initial timeout is in case of a crash to not flood everything
+  console.log(`Starting worker, first check in ${settings.updateIntervalMs/1000}s`);
+  setTimeout(worker, settings.updateIntervalMs);
+} else {
+  setPortFlow()
+    .then(() => console.log('All done'))
+    .catch(console.error);
+}
+
+//todo - store some state in a file (in case of crash/restart)?
+function worker() {
+  setPortFlow()
+    .then(() => console.log('All done'))
+    .catch(console.error)
+    .finally(() => setTimeout(worker, settings.updateIntervalMs));
 }
diff --git a/src/notification.ts b/src/notification.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c56be28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notification.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { settings } from './settings';
+
+class NotificationService {
+  async sendNotification(message: string, important = false) {
+    const webhook = settings.discordWebhookUrl;
+    if (!webhook) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    console.log(`Posting message to Discord: ${message}`);
+
+    const response = await fetch(webhook, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ content: `${important ? '@here ' :''}${message}` }),
+    });
+
+    console.log(`Discord response: ${response.status}, rate limit remaining: ${response.headers.get('x-ratelimit-remaining')}, rate limit reset in: ${response.headers.get('x-ratelimit-reset-after')}s.`);
+  }
+}
+
+export const notificationService = new NotificationService();
diff --git a/src/set-port-flow.ts b/src/set-port-flow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6967e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/set-port-flow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { Transmission } from './transmission';
+import { DockerContainer } from './docker';
+import { settings } from './settings';
+import { notificationService } from './notification';
+
+async function downTransmission(transmissionContainer: DockerContainer, reason: string) {
+  console.log(reason);
+
+  await notificationService.sendNotification(reason, true);
+  return await transmissionContainer.down();
+}
+
+export async function setPortFlow() {
+  console.log('Starting set port flow');
+  const transmissionClient = new Transmission(settings.transmission);
+  const transmissionContainer = new DockerContainer(
+    settings.dockerTransmission.service,
+    settings.dockerTransmission.cwd,
+    settings.dockerTransmission.serviceName
+  );
+
+  const containerState = await transmissionContainer.getState();
+  if (containerState?.state !== 'running') {
+    console.log('Transmission service is not running');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Gathering info`);
+  const port = await transmissionClient.getPort();
+  console.log(`Port: ${port}`);
+  const portOpen = await transmissionClient.testPortIfOpen();
+  console.log(`Port is open: ${portOpen}`);
+  const defaultInterface = await transmissionContainer.getDefaultInterface();
+  console.log(`Default interface: ${defaultInterface?.interface} Internal ip: ${defaultInterface?.ip}`);
+  const ipInfo = await transmissionContainer.getIpInfo();
+  console.log(`External ip: ${ipInfo?.ip} Country: ${ipInfo?.country}`);
+
+  if (!defaultInterface || !ipInfo) {
+    return await downTransmission(
+      transmissionContainer,
+      `Shutting down: defaultInterface: ${!!defaultInterface} ipInfo: ${!!ipInfo}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const countryOK = !settings.disallowedCountries.some((country) => ipInfo.country.includes(country));
+  const internalIpOK = !settings.disallowedIntIps.some((ip) => defaultInterface.ip.includes(ip));
+  const externalIpOK = !settings.disallowedExtIps.some((ip) => ipInfo.ip.includes(ip));
+  const interfaceOK = settings.allowedInterfaces.some((inter) => defaultInterface.interface.includes(inter));
+
+  console.log(`Country OK: ${countryOK} Internal IP OK: ${internalIpOK} External IP OK: ${externalIpOK} Interface OK: ${interfaceOK}`);
+
+  if (!countryOK || !internalIpOK || !externalIpOK || !interfaceOK) {
+    return await downTransmission(
+      transmissionContainer,
+      `Shutting down: Country OK: ${countryOK}, Internal IP OK: ${internalIpOK}, External IP OK: ${externalIpOK}, Interface OK: ${interfaceOK}.`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (portOpen) {
+    console.log(`Port ${port} is open`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Port ${port} is not open. Fetching new port.`);
+
+  //fetch new port
+  const request = await fetch(`https://connect.pvdatanet.com/v3/Api/port?ip[]=${defaultInterface.ip}`)
+  const data = await request.json() as {status: string, supported: boolean}
+
+  console.log(`Data received: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`);
+
+  if (!data.status || !data.supported) {
+    return await downTransmission(
+      transmissionContainer,
+      `Shutting down: could not fetch new port, data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const newPort= Number(data.status.split(" ")[1]);
+
+  if (!newPort) {
+    return await downTransmission(
+      transmissionContainer,
+      `Shutting down: could not parse new port, data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  console.log(`Setting port to ${newPort}`);
+  await transmissionClient.setPort(newPort);
+
+  console.log('Port set');
+  const newPortOpen = await transmissionClient.testPortIfOpen();
+  console.log(`Port ${newPort} is open: ${newPortOpen}`);
+
+  if (!newPortOpen) {
+    return await downTransmission(
+      transmissionContainer,
+      `Shutting down: new port is still not open, data: ${JSON.stringify(data)}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  await notificationService.sendNotification(`Port changed from ${port} to ${newPort} successfully`);
+}
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index a809ddd..8e1669c 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ export const settings = {
   disallowedCountries: process.env.DISALLOWED_COUNTRIES?.split(',') ?? [],
   disallowedIntIps: process.env.DISALLOWED_INTERNAL_IPS?.split(',') ?? [],
   disallowedExtIps: process.env.DISALLOWED_EXT_IPS?.split(',') ?? [],
+  discordWebhookUrl: process.env.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL,
+  updateIntervalMs: (Number(process.env.UPDATE_INTERVAL_SECONDS) ?? 60 * 5) * 1000,
 } as const;