diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5bd5458..3e2f727 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.11-alpine
+FROM python:3.12-alpine
 
 RUN mkdir app
 RUN apk add bind-tools
diff --git a/config.example.json b/config.example.json
index e51c7f1..5a46d03 100644
--- a/config.example.json
+++ b/config.example.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
-
+  "NOTIFY_SERVER": "https://<YOUR_NTFY_SERVER>/<TOPIC>",
+  "ENABLE_NOTIFICATIONS": false,
   "ZONE_ID": "your_zone_id",
   "USER_EMAIL": "name.lastname@mail.com",
   "API_KEY": "your_CF_API_key",
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d15dee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import json
+
+
+def load_config(filename: str):
+    with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+        data = json.load(f)
+    return data
+
+
diff --git a/dns_functions.py b/dns_functions.py
index e7d3d2f..2655cd9 100644
--- a/dns_functions.py
+++ b/dns_functions.py
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import requests
 import pydig
 import json
+from notifications import Notifier
+from owl import print_owl
+from config import load_config
 
 
-def load_config(filename: str):
-    with open(filename, 'r') as f:
-        data = json.load(f)
-    return data
+if load_config('config.json')['ENABLE_NOTIFICATIONS']:
+    notification_service = Notifier()
+else:
+    notification_service = None
 
 
 def get_current_public_ip() -> str:
@@ -70,33 +73,6 @@ def set_ip(cloudflare, domain, current_ip: str):
     return response
 
 
-def print_owl():
-    print(r"""
-      #    _____   _   _   _____    ____ __          __ _                ___     ___  
-      #   |  __ \ | \ | | / ____|  / __ \\ \        / /| |              / _ \   |__ \ 
-      #   | |  | ||  \| || (___   | |  | |\ \  /\  / / | |      __   __| | | |     ) |
-      #   | |  | || . ` | \___ \  | |  | | \ \/  \/ /  | |      \ \ / /| | | |    / / 
-      #   | |__| || |\  | ____) | | |__| |  \  /\  /   | |____   \ V / | |_| |_  / /_ 
-      #   |_____/ |_| \_||_____/   \____/    \/  \/    |______|   \_/   \___/(_)|____|
-
-
-    __________-------____                 ____-------__________
-          \------____-------___--__---------__--___-------____------/
-           \//////// / / / / / \   _-------_   / \ \ \ \ \ \\\\\\\\/
-             \////-/-/------/_/_| /___   ___\ |_\_\------\-\-\\\\/
-               --//// / /  /  //|| (O)\ /(O) ||\\  \  \ \ \\\\--
-                    ---__/  // /| \_  /V\  _/ |\ \\  \__---
-                         -//  / /\_ ------- _/\ \  \\-
-                           \_/_/ /\---------/\ \_\_/
-                               ----\   |   /----
-                                    | -|- |
-                                   /   |   \
-                                   ---- \___|
-
-      # by Simon169    
-    """)
-
-
 def update_all_ip(current_ip):
     data = load_config('config.json')
 
@@ -109,17 +85,24 @@ def update_all_ip(current_ip):
 
         if response.json()['success']:
             print(f"\tIP was set successfully!")
+            if notification_service:
+                notification_service.send_success(f"IP for domain {domain} was successfully set to {current_ip}")
         else:
             print(f"\tThere was an error, see below for more details")
             print(f"\tResponse code was: {response.status_code}")
+            if notification_service:
+                notification_service.send_error(f"An error occurred, status code {response.status_code}")
+            print(f"\tResponse json is: {response.json()}")
 
     print('\tDone!')
     print(f"{'':#<40}")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    print_owl()
+
     print(f"{'':#<40}")
     ip = get_current_public_ip()
 
-    update_all_ip(ip)
\ No newline at end of file
+    update_all_ip(ip)
+
+    print(f"\tDone updating, sleep until next CRON schedule...")
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index 6d75739..65914ed 100644
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+python -c 'from owl import *; starting_message()' # Run starting message and logo
+python main.py # Run Update once directly at the start
 echo "$CRONVARS2" "cd /app && python main.py" >> mycron
 crontab mycron
 crond -f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 7cf33fd..5b74ee4 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import dns_functions as dns
+import owl as owl
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 
-    dns.print_owl()
+    # owl.print_owl()
     print(f"{'':#<40}")
     ip = dns.get_current_public_ip()
 
-    dns.update_all_ip(ip)
\ No newline at end of file
+    dns.update_all_ip(ip)
+
+    print(f"\tDone updating, sleep until next CRON schedule...")
diff --git a/notifications.py b/notifications.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b96aaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notifications.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import requests
+from config import load_config
+
+
+class Notifier:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.data = load_config('config.json')
+        self.ntfy_server = self.data['NOTIFY_SERVER']
+
+    def send_success(self, message: str = "Generic success message"):
+        message = "🟢 Success: " + message
+        requests.post(self.ntfy_server, data=message.encode(encoding='utf-8'))
+
+    def send_warning(self, message: str = "Generic warning message"):
+        message = "⚠️ Warning: " + message
+        requests.post(self.ntfy_server, data=message.encode(encoding='utf-8'))
+
+    def send_error(self, message: str = "Generic error message"):
+        message = "🚩 Error: " + message
+        requests.post(self.ntfy_server, data=message.encode(encoding='utf-8'))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    test_notifier = Notifier()
+    test_notifier.send_success()
+    test_notifier.send_warning()
+    test_notifier.send_error()
+
+    # test_notifier = None
+    # if test_notifier:
+    #     print('ladida')
diff --git a/owl.py b/owl.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fed72d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/owl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+def print_owl():
+    print(r"""
+    #    _____   _   _   _____    ____ __          __ _                ___     ____  
+    #   |  __ \ | \ | | / ____|  / __ \\ \        / /| |              / _ \   |___ \ 
+    #   | |  | ||  \| || (___   | |  | |\ \  /\  / / | |      __   __| | | |    __) |
+    #   | |  | || . ` | \___ \  | |  | | \ \/  \/ /  | |      \ \ / /| | | |   |__ < 
+    #   | |__| || |\  | ____) | | |__| |  \  /\  /   | |____   \ V / | |_| |_  ___) |
+    #   |_____/ |_| \_||_____/   \____/    \/  \/    |______|   \_/   \___/(_)|____/ 
+                                                                                  
+
+
+    __________-------____                 ____-------__________
+          \------____-------___--__---------__--___-------____------/
+           \//////// / / / / / \   _-------_   / \ \ \ \ \ \\\\\\\\/
+             \////-/-/------/_/_| /___   ___\ |_\_\------\-\-\\\\/
+               --//// / /  /  //|| (O)\ /(O) ||\\  \  \ \ \\\\--
+                    ---__/  // /| \_  /V\  _/ |\ \\  \__---
+                         -//  / /\_ ------- _/\ \  \\-
+                           \_/_/ /\---------/\ \_\_/
+                               ----\   |   /----
+                                    | -|- |
+                                   /   |   \
+                                   ---- \___|
+
+      # by Simon169    
+    """)
+
+
+def starting_message():
+    now = datetime.now()
+    current_time = now.strftime("%d/%m/%Y, %H:%M:%S")
+
+    print(f"""
+    \t Starting DNS-Owl...
+    \t Time/Date: {current_time}
+    """)
+    print_owl()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    starting_message()
+
+
+# ASCII Art vreated with https://patorjk.com/software/taag