Echo

Echo

Echo is a lightweight, self-hosted solution for sending notifications directly to a Telegram channel. It serves as a middleman, enabling seamless updates and alerts from various tools and services to your Telegram.


What Is Echo?

Echo is a custom-built API using Go, designed to simplify the process of sending notifications. Whether you need server status updates, service outage alerts, or job notifications from platforms like Upwork, Echo handles everything efficiently by:

  • Receiving messages from your services or tools.
  • Sanitizing and formatting the data for better readability and clarity.
  • Delivering the notifications to your Telegram channel.

With Echo, you gain full control over your notifications by hosting the solution on your own VPS.


My Work

  • Developed the API using Go, ensuring a lightweight and reliable solution for sending notifications.
  • Built a custom data sanitization and formatting system to ensure that incoming messages are clean and easy to read.
  • Integrated Redis to track messages and avoid duplicates, ensuring the system’s reliability.
  • Created a flexible self-hosted solution, allowing users to manage notifications without relying on third-party services.
  • Implemented Telegram API integration for seamless delivery of notifications directly to your Telegram channel.

Why Use Echo?

Echo provides a flexible and efficient solution for managing notifications:

  • Centralized Notifications: Route all your alerts through a single endpoint for better organization.
  • Self-Hosted: Retain full ownership and control by hosting Echo on your VPS, providing security and privacy.
  • Versatile Applications: Ideal for use in server monitoring, job alerts, and custom notifications from any service or tool.

How Echo Works

  1. Send Data: Tools or services send messages to the Echo API.
  2. Process Messages: Echo sanitizes, formats, and validates incoming data to ensure quality and consistency.
  3. Deliver Notifications: Echo sends the processed messages directly to your Telegram channel using the Telegram API.

Tools and Technologies

  • Go: A simple and fast programming language that powers the API, providing speed and reliability.
  • Redis: Used for message tracking, ensuring no duplicates and better message management.
  • Telegram API: Handles the delivery of notifications directly to your Telegram channel.

How I’m using it?

  • Server Monitoring: Get instant notifications when a server goes down or a service becomes unavailable.
  • Job Alerts: Receive updates for new job opportunities from platforms like Upwork.
  • Custom Notifications: Route alerts and messages from your own tools and services directly to Telegram.

Echo is a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use tool for managing notifications. By hosting it yourself, you gain full control over your notifications, ensuring you’re always in the loop. Whether you’re monitoring servers, getting job alerts, or receiving custom notifications, Echo provides a simple solution for staying informed.