diff --git a/norg/borg/borg.nim b/norg/borg/borg.nim
index 7ea03ef..e9e123b 100644
--- a/norg/borg/borg.nim
+++ b/norg/borg/borg.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import ../model/config_type
+import ../model/state_type
+import ../notifier/notifier
 import strutils, sequtils
 import osproc
 import times
@@ -39,9 +41,20 @@ proc initRepo(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
   return runDiscard genCommand(cmd = "init", repo = repo.path, others = nc.args.others)
 
 proc backupSources(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
+  if nc.notifiers.len > 0:
+    notify(nc.notifiers, state=Running)
   let others = concat(nc.source_dirs, nc.args.others)
   let archivename = repo.path & "::" & genArchiveName()
-  return run genCommand(cmd = "create", repo = archivename, others = others)
+  let res = run genCommand(cmd = "create", repo = archivename, others = others)
+  if nc.notifiers.len > 0:
+    case res
+    of 0:
+      notify(nc.notifiers, state=Success)
+    of 1:
+      notify(nc.notifiers, state=Failure)
+    else:
+      notify(nc.notifiers, state=Failure)
+
 
 proc listArchives(nc: NorgConfig, repo: Repository): int =
   return run genCommand(cmd = "list", repo = repo.path, others = nc.args.others)
diff --git a/norg/config/init.nim b/norg/config/init.nim
index 3599ed4..0cfe2a3 100644
--- a/norg/config/init.nim
+++ b/norg/config/init.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import parsetoml
 
 import ../model/config_type
+import notifier_config
 export config_type
 
 proc parseConfigFile*(file: string): NorgConfig =
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ proc parseConfigFile*(file: string): NorgConfig =
     repo.label = rtable["label"].getStr()
     norg_config.repositories.add(repo)
   norg_config.setEncryptionPassword(in_conf{"encryption_password"}.getStr(""))
+  norg_config.notifiers = parseNotifiers(in_conf)
   return norg_config
 
 
diff --git a/norg/config/notifier_config.nim b/norg/config/notifier_config.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..019522d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/config/notifier_config.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import parsetoml
+
+import ../model/notifier_types
+import ../model/state_type
+
+proc parseUptimeKumaConf(conf: TomlValueRef): UptimeKuma =
+  var uk = UptimeKuma()
+  uk.base_url = conf{"base_url"}.getStr()
+  uk.states = @[]
+  for state in conf{"states"}.getElems():
+    uk.states.add(state.getStr().toState())
+  if uk.states.len == 0:
+    uk.states = defaultStates()
+  return uk
+
+proc parseNotifiers*(in_conf: TomlValueRef): seq[Notifier] =
+  var notifiers: seq[Notifier] = @[]
+  if in_conf.hasKey("uptimekuma"):  
+    let u = parseUptimeKumaConf(in_conf["uptimekuma"])
+    echo u
+    notifiers.add(u)
+    echo notifiers[0]
+
+  return notifiers
diff --git a/norg/model/config_type.nim b/norg/model/config_type.nim
index 4ce7da8..4f54ff2 100644
--- a/norg/model/config_type.nim
+++ b/norg/model/config_type.nim
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import repository_type
-import notifier_type
+import notifier_types
 import ../config/args
 
 export repository_type
-export notifier_type
+export notifier_types
 
 
 type 
diff --git a/norg/model/notifier_type.nim b/norg/model/notifier_type.nim
index 2c53a41..dbc39d2 100644
--- a/norg/model/notifier_type.nim
+++ b/norg/model/notifier_type.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import state_type
 
-type
-  Notifier* = object
-    name*: string
-
-
+type 
+  Notifier* = object of RootObj
+    base_url*: string
+    states*: seq[State]
 
+proc defaultStates*(): seq[State] = 
+  return @[Success, Failure, Running]
diff --git a/norg/model/notifier_types.nim b/norg/model/notifier_types.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23156df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/model/notifier_types.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import notifier_type
+import uptimekuma_type
+
+export notifier_type
+export uptimekuma_type
+
+
diff --git a/norg/model/state_type.nim b/norg/model/state_type.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f76af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/model/state_type.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+type
+  State* = enum
+    Unknown = "Unknown"
+    Running = "Running"
+    Success = "Success"
+    Failure = "Failure"
+
+proc toState*(str: string): State = 
+  case str
+  of "Running": return Running
+  of "Success": return Success
+  of "Failure": return Failure
+  else: return Unknown
diff --git a/norg/model/uptimekuma_type.nim b/norg/model/uptimekuma_type.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c41e2aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/model/uptimekuma_type.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import state_type
+import notifier_type
+
+type
+  UptimeKuma* = object of Notifier
+    extra*: int
+
+proc send_notify*(uk: Notifier, state: State): int {.discardable.} =
+  echo "Would send to UptimeKuma here"
+
diff --git a/norg/notifier/notifier.nim b/norg/notifier/notifier.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b418fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/notifier/notifier.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import ../model/state_type
+import ../model/notifier_types
+
+proc notify*(notifiers: seq[Notifier], state: State): int {.discardable.}  = 
+  for n in notifiers:
+    if state in n.states:
+      echo "Sending notification to " & n.base_url
+      n.send_notify(state)