diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5187dc946..6a6885829 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     procps=2:3.3.17-5 \
     wget=1.21-1+deb11u1 \
     xdg-user-dirs=0.17-2 \
+    jo=1.3-2 \
     && apt-get clean \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
@@ -27,16 +28,16 @@ ENV RCON_MD5SUM="8601c70dcab2f90cd842c127f700e398" \
 SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
 
 RUN wget --progress=dot:giga https://github.com/gorcon/rcon-cli/releases/download/v${RCON_VERSION}/rcon-${RCON_VERSION}-amd64_linux.tar.gz -O rcon.tar.gz \
-     && echo "${RCON_MD5SUM}" rcon.tar.gz | md5sum -c - \
-     && tar -xzvf rcon.tar.gz \
-     && rm rcon.tar.gz \
-     && mv rcon-${RCON_VERSION}-amd64_linux/rcon /usr/bin/rcon-cli \
-     && rmdir /tmp/dumps
+    && echo "${RCON_MD5SUM}" rcon.tar.gz | md5sum -c - \
+    && tar -xzvf rcon.tar.gz \
+    && rm rcon.tar.gz \
+    && mv rcon-${RCON_VERSION}-amd64_linux/rcon /usr/bin/rcon-cli \
+    && rmdir /tmp/dumps
 
 RUN wget --progress=dot:giga https://github.com/aptible/supercronic/releases/download/v${SUPERCRONIC_VERSION}/supercronic-linux-amd64 -O supercronic \
-     && echo "${SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM}" supercronic | sha1sum -c - \
-     && chmod +x supercronic \
-     && mv supercronic /usr/local/bin/supercronic
+    && echo "${SUPERCRONIC_SHA1SUM}" supercronic | sha1sum -c - \
+    && chmod +x supercronic \
+    && mv supercronic /usr/local/bin/supercronic
 
 ENV PORT= \
     PUID=1000 \
@@ -64,7 +65,15 @@ ENV PORT= \
     AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES=30 \
     AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED=false \
     AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES=5 \
-    AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION="0 0 * * *"
+    AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION="0 0 * * *" \
+    DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL= \
+    DISCORD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=30 \
+    DISCORD_MAX_TIMEOUT=30 \
+    DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE="Server is updating..." \
+    DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE="Server update complete!" \
+    DISCORD_PRE_START_MESSAGE="Server has been started!" \
+    DISCORD_PRE_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE="Server is shutting down..." \
+    DISCORD_POST_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE="Server has been stopped!"
 
 COPY ./scripts/* /home/steam/server/
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d71647bee..afd66514a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ It is highly recommended you set the following environment values before startin
 * PUID
 * PGID
 
-| Variable           | Info                                                                                                                                                                                                | Default Values | Allowed Values                                                                                             |
-|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Variable           | Info                                                                                                                                                                                                | Default Values | Allowed Values |
+|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | TZ                 | Timezone used for time stamping backup server                                                                                                                                                       | UTC            | See [TZ Identifiers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones#Time_Zone_abbreviations) |
 | PLAYERS*           | Max amount of players that are able to join the server                                                                                                                                              | 16             | 1-32                                                                                                       |
 | PORT*              | UDP port that the server will expose                                                                                                                                                                | 8211           | 1024-65535                                                                                                 |
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ It is highly recommended you set the following environment values before startin
 | AUTO_REBOOT_CRON_EXPRESSION  | Setting affects frequency of automatic updates. | 0 0 \* \* \* | Needs a Cron-Expression - See [Configuring Automatic Backups with Cron](#configuring-automatic-reboots-with-cron) |
 | AUTO_REBOOT_ENABLED | Enables automatic reboots | false | true/false |
 | AUTO_REBOOT_WARN_MINUTES | How long to wait to reboot the server, after the player were informed. | 5 | !0 |
+| DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL | Discord webhook url found after creating a webhook on a discord server | | `https://discord.com/api/webhooks/<webhook_id>` |
+| DISCORD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT | Discord command initial connection timeout | 30 | !0 |
+| DISCORD_MAX_TIMEOUT | Discord total hook timeout | 30 | !0 |
+| DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE | Discord message sent when server begins updating | Server is updating... | "string" |
+| DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE | Discord message sent when server completes updating | Server update complete! | "string" |
+| DISCORD_PRE_START_MESSAGE | Discord message sent when server begins to start | Server is started! | "string" |
+| DISCORD_PRE_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE | Discord message sent when server begins to shutdown | Server is shutting down... | "string" |
+| DISCORD_POST_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE | Discord message sent when server has stopped | Server is stopped! | "string" |
 
 *highly recommended to set
 
@@ -425,6 +433,26 @@ Please keep in mind that the ENV variables will always overwrite the changes mad
 
 For a more detailed list of explanations of server settings go to: [shockbyte](https://shockbyte.com/billing/knowledgebase/1189/How-to-Configure-your-Palworld-server.html)
 
+## Using discord webhooks
+
+1. Generate a webhook url for your discord server in your discord's server settings.
+
+2. Set the environment variable with the unique token at the end of the discord webhook url example: discord.com/api/webhooks/<webhook_id>
+
+send discord messages with docker run:
+
+```sh
+-e DISCORD_WEBHOOK="xxxx/xxxxx" \
+-e DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE="Server is updating..." \
+```
+
+send discord messages with docker compose:
+
+```yaml
+- DISCORD_WEBHOOK=xxxx/xxxxx
+- DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE=Server is updating...
+```
+
 ## Reporting Issues/Feature Requests
 
 Issues/Feature requests can be submitted by using [this link](https://github.com/thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker/issues/new/choose).
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 90c2b84eb..d0b0937e5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 services:
-   palworld:
-      image: thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest
-      restart: unless-stopped
-      container_name: palworld-server
-      stop_grace_period: 30s # Set to however long you are willing to wait for the container to gracefully stop
-      ports:
-        - 8211:8211/udp
-        - 27015:27015/udp # Required if you want your server to show up in the community servers tab 
-      environment:
-         - PUID=1000
-         - PGID=1000
-         - PORT=8211 # Optional but recommended
-         - PLAYERS=16 # Optional but recommended
-         - SERVER_PASSWORD=worldofpals # Optional but recommended
-         - MULTITHREADING=true
-         - RCON_ENABLED=true
-         - RCON_PORT=25575
-         - TZ=UTC
-         - ADMIN_PASSWORD=adminPasswordHere
-         - COMMUNITY=false  # Enable this if you want your server to show up in the community servers tab, USE WITH SERVER_PASSWORD!
-         - SERVER_NAME=World of Pals
-         - SERVER_DESCRIPTION=palworld-server-docker by Thijs van Loef
-      volumes:
-         - ./palworld:/palworld/
+  palworld:
+    image: thijsvanloef/palworld-server-docker:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    container_name: palworld-server
+    stop_grace_period: 30s # Set to however long you are willing to wait for the container to gracefully stop
+    ports:
+      - 8211:8211/udp
+      - 27015:27015/udp # Required if you want your server to show up in the community servers tab
+    environment:
+      - PUID=1000
+      - PGID=1000
+      - PORT=8211 # Optional but recommended
+      - PLAYERS=16 # Optional but recommended
+      - SERVER_PASSWORD=worldofpals # Optional but recommended
+      - MULTITHREADING=true
+      - RCON_ENABLED=true
+      - RCON_PORT=25575
+      - TZ=UTC
+      - ADMIN_PASSWORD=adminPasswordHere
+      - COMMUNITY=false  # Enable this if you want your server to show up in the community servers tab, USE WITH SERVER_PASSWORD!
+      - SERVER_NAME=World of Pals
+      - SERVER_DESCRIPTION=palworld-server-docker by Thijs van Loef
+    volumes:
+      - ./palworld:/palworld/
diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
index 805326234..c82909e5a 100644
--- a/scripts/backup.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+    /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Creating backup..." "in-progress" &
+fi
+
 if [ "${RCON_ENABLED,,}" = true ]; then
     rcon-cli -c /home/steam/server/rcon.yaml save
 fi
@@ -15,15 +19,31 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
     chown steam:steam "$FILE_PATH"
 fi
 
-echo "backup created at $FILE_PATH"
+echo "Backup created at ${FILE_PATH}"
+if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+    /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Backup created at ${FILE_PATH}" "success"
+fi
 
 if [ "${DELETE_OLD_BACKUPS,,}" = true ]; then
+
     if [ -z "${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS}" ]; then
-        echo "Unable to deleted old backups, OLD_BACKUP_DAYS is empty."
+        echo "Unable to delete old backups, OLD_BACKUP_DAYS is empty."
+        if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+            /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Unable to delete old backups, OLD_BACKUP_DAYS is empty." "warn"
+        fi
     elif [[ "${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
-        echo "removing backups older than ${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS} days"
+        echo "Removing backups older than ${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS} days"
+        if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ] && [ -n "${DISCORD_PRE_BACKUP_DELETE_MESSAGE}" ]; then
+            /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Removing backups older than ${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS} days..." "in-progress" &
+        fi
         find /palworld/backups/ -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -mtime "+${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS}" -type f -name 'palworld-save-*.tar.gz' -print -delete
+        if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+            /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Removed backups older than ${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS} days" "success"
+        fi
     else
-        echo "Unable to deleted old backups, OLD_BACKUP_DAYS is not an integer. OLD_BACKUP_DAYS=${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS}"
+        echo "Unable to delete old backups, OLD_BACKUP_DAYS is not an integer. OLD_BACKUP_DAYS=${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS}"
+        if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+            /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Unable to delete old backups, OLD_BACKUP_DAYS is not an integer. OLD_BACKUP_DAYS=${OLD_BACKUP_DAYS}" "failure"
+        fi
     fi
-fi
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/discord.sh b/scripts/discord.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cae70147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/discord.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Defaults
+DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=30
+DEFAULT_MAX_TIMEOUT=30
+DEFAULT_LEVEL="info"
+DISCORD_BLUE=1127128
+DISCORD_YELLOW=15258703
+DISCORD_ORANGE=14177041
+DISCORD_RED=14614528
+DISCORD_GREEN=52224
+
+# Parse arguments
+MESSAGE=$1
+LEVEL=$2
+
+if [ -n "${DISCORD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT}" ] && [[ "${DISCORD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    CONNECT_TIMEOUT=$DISCORD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
+else
+    echo "CONNECT_TIMEOUT is not an integer, using default ${DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT} seconds."
+    CONNECT_TIMEOUT=$DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT
+fi
+
+if [ -n "${DISCORD_MAX_TIMEOUT}" ] && [[ "${DISCORD_MAX_TIMEOUT}" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    MAX_TIMEOUT=$DISCORD_MAX_TIMEOUT
+else
+    echo "MAX_TIMEOUT is not an integer, using default ${DEFAULT_MAX_TIMEOUT} seconds."
+    MAX_TIMEOUT=$DEFAULT_MAX_TIMEOUT
+fi
+
+if [ -n "${LEVEL}" ]; then
+    case $LEVEL in
+        info )
+            COLOR=$DISCORD_BLUE
+            ;;
+        in-progress )
+            COLOR=$DISCORD_YELLOW
+            ;;
+        warn )
+            COLOR=$DISCORD_ORANGE
+            ;;
+        failure )
+            COLOR=$DISCORD_RED
+            ;;
+        success )
+            COLOR=$DISCORD_GREEN
+            ;;
+        * )
+            echo "Could not find \"${LEVEL}\", using \"${DEFAULT_LEVEL}\""
+            COLOR=$DISCORD_BLUE
+            ;;
+    esac
+else
+    COLOR=$DISCORD_BLUE
+fi
+
+JSON=$(jo embeds[]="$(jo title="$MESSAGE" color=$COLOR)")
+echo "Sending Discord json: ${JSON}"
+curl -sfSL --connect-timeout "$CONNECT_TIMEOUT" --max-time "$MAX_TIMEOUT" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "$JSON" "$DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL"
diff --git a/scripts/init.sh b/scripts/init.sh
index ba664050d..35ee2253a 100644
--- a/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/scripts/init.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if [[ ! "${PUID}" -eq 0 ]] && [[ ! "${PGID}" -eq 0 ]]; then
     usermod -o -u "${PUID}" steam
     groupmod -o -g "${PGID}" steam
 else
-    printf "\033[31mRunning as root is not supported, please fix your PUID and PGID!\n"
+    printf "\033[31m%s\n" "Running as root is not supported, please fix your PUID and PGID!"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ chown -R steam:steam /palworld /home/steam/
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2317
 term_handler() {
+    if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ] && [ -n "${DISCORD_PRE_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE}" ]; then
+        su steam -c "/home/steam/server/discord.sh '${DISCORD_PRE_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE}' in-progress" &
+    fi
+
     if [ "${RCON_ENABLED,,}" = true ]; then
         rcon-cli save
         rcon-cli "shutdown 1"
     else # Does not save
         kill -SIGTERM "$(pidof PalServer-Linux-Test)"
     fi
+
     tail --pid="$killpid" -f 2>/dev/null
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index ceb1a7300..ad7ab56c2 100644
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -57,8 +57,17 @@ isExecutable "/palworld" || exit
 cd /palworld || exit
 
 if [ "${UPDATE_ON_BOOT,,}" = true ]; then
-    printf "\e[0;32m*****STARTING INSTALL/UPDATE*****\e[0m\n"
+    printf "\e[0;32m%s\e[0m\n" "*****STARTING INSTALL/UPDATE*****"
+
+    if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ] && [ -n "${DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE}" ]; then
+        /home/steam/server/discord.sh "${DISCORD_PRE_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE}" "in-progress" &
+    fi
+
     /home/steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType linux +@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 +force_install_dir "/palworld" +login anonymous +app_update 2394010 validate +quit
+
+    if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ] && [ -n "${DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE}" ]; then
+        /home/steam/server/discord.sh "${DISCORD_POST_UPDATE_BOOT_MESSAGE}" "success"
+    fi
 fi
 
 STARTCOMMAND=("./PalServer.sh")
@@ -86,12 +95,12 @@ if [ "${MULTITHREADING,,}" = true ]; then
     STARTCOMMAND+=("-useperfthreads" "-NoAsyncLoadingThread" "-UseMultithreadForDS")
 fi
 
-printf "\e[0;32m*****CHECKING FOR EXISTING CONFIG*****\e[0m\n"
+printf "\e[0;32m%s\e[0m\n" "*****CHECKING FOR EXISTING CONFIG*****"
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2143
 if [ ! "$(grep -s '[^[:space:]]' /palworld/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini)" ]; then
 
-    printf "\e[0;32m*****GENERATING CONFIG*****\e[0m\n"
+    printf "\e[0;32m%s\e[0m\n" "*****GENERATING CONFIG*****"
 
     # Server will generate all ini files after first run.
     timeout --preserve-status 15s ./PalServer.sh 1> /dev/null
@@ -125,7 +134,7 @@ if [ -n "${SERVER_PASSWORD}" ]; then
 fi
 if [ -n "${ADMIN_PASSWORD}" ]; then
     ADMIN_PASSWORD=$(sed -e 's/^"\(.*\)"$/\1/' -e "s/^'\(.*\)'$/\1/" <<< "$ADMIN_PASSWORD")
-    echo "ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}" 
+    echo "ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}"
     sed -E -i "s/AdminPassword=\"[^\"]*\"/AdminPassword=\"$ADMIN_PASSWORD\"/" /palworld/Pal/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/PalWorldSettings.ini
 fi
 if [ -n "${PLAYERS}" ]; then
@@ -367,7 +376,6 @@ fi
 rm -f  "/home/steam/server/crontab"
 if [ "${BACKUP_ENABLED,,}" = true ]; then
     echo "BACKUP_ENABLED=${BACKUP_ENABLED,,}"
-    
     echo "$BACKUP_CRON_EXPRESSION bash /usr/local/bin/backup" >> "/home/steam/server/crontab"
 fi
 
@@ -393,7 +401,16 @@ default:
   password: "${ADMIN_PASSWORD}"
 EOL
 
-printf "\e[0;32m*****STARTING SERVER*****\e[0m\n"
+printf "\e[0;32m%s\e[0m\n" "*****STARTING SERVER*****"
+if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ] && [ -n "${DISCORD_PRE_START_MESSAGE}" ]; then
+    /home/steam/server/discord.sh "${DISCORD_PRE_START_MESSAGE}" "success" &
+fi
+
 echo "${STARTCOMMAND[*]}"
 "${STARTCOMMAND[@]}"
+
+if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ] && [ -n "${DISCORD_POST_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE}" ]; then
+    /home/steam/server/discord.sh "${DISCORD_POST_SHUTDOWN_MESSAGE}" "failure"
+fi
+
 exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/update.sh b/scripts/update.sh
index a20798c4c..614597a74 100644
--- a/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/update.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 if [ "${UPDATE_ON_BOOT}" = false ]; then
     echo "Update on Boot needs to be enabled for auto updating"
+    if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+        /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Update on Boot needs to be enabled for auto updating" "warn"
+    fi
     exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -14,11 +17,17 @@ rm "$temp_file"
 
 if [ "$http_code" -ne 200 ]; then
     echo "There was a problem reaching the Steam api. Unable to check for updates!"
+    if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+        /home/steam/server/discord.sh "There was a problem reaching the Steam api. Unable to check for updates!" "failure" &
+    fi
     exit 1
 fi
 
 if [ -z "$TARGETBUILD" ]; then
     echo "The server response does not contain the expected BuildID. Unable to check for updates!"
+    if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+        /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Steam servers response does not contain the expected BuildID. Unable to check for updates!" "failure" &
+    fi
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -26,12 +35,18 @@ if [ "$CURRENTBUILD" != "$TARGETBUILD" ]; then
     echo "New Build was found. Updating the server from $CURRENTBUILD to $TARGETBUILD."
     if [ "${RCON_ENABLED,,}" = true ]; then
         rm /palworld/steamapps/appmanifest_2394010.acf
+        if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+            /home/steam/server/discord.sh "Server will update in ${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES} minutes" "info" &
+        fi
         rcon-cli -c /home/steam/server/rcon.yaml "broadcast The_Server_will_update_in_${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES}_Minutes"
         sleep "${AUTO_UPDATE_WARN_MINUTES}m"
         backup
         rcon-cli -c /home/steam/server/rcon.yaml "shutdown 1"
     else
         echo "An update is available however auto updating without rcon is not supported"
+        if [ -n "${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}" ]; then
+            /home/steam/server/discord.sh "An update is available however auto updating without rcon is not supported" "warn"
+        fi
     fi
 else
     echo "The Server is up to date!"