· 4 years ago · May 16, 2021, 10:40 AM
1## Features
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4<summary> <b>How to setup/recieve notifications about the ongoing scan </b></summary>
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6* To use notifications you must first enable it through the `reconftw.cfg` config file.
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8```bash
9NOTIFICATION=true
10```
11* ReconFTW uses [notify](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/notify) tool in order to send updates about the ongoing scans.
12* So in order to set up notifications, you need to configure the notify config file `$HOME/.config/notify/notify.conf` first.
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14## **1)Configure Discord notifications**
15* First, you need to make your own server and then create a webhook.
16* Now give a name and copy the webhook URL.
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20* Now we have to configure the notify config file.
21* Rember to uncomment the lines before modifying the parameters.
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27## **2)Configure Telegram notifications**
28* Open your telegram and search @BotFather
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32* Message him `/start`, this will give back a list of options.
33* Our concern is to make a new bot, so message him `/newbot`.
34* Now select the set a bot name and a unique bot_username.
35* Now we get assigned a unique address for our bot. ( _Eg:- t.me/reconftw_bot_ ) and an api key.
36* The next step is to get the chat-id.
37* Visit this
38```bash
39https://api.telegram.org/bot<Your_Api_Key>/getupdates
40```
41* Now message your bot anything by clicking on the link BotFather provided you (_Eg:- t.me/reconftw_bot_).
42* Now refresh the page and you will see a chat object.
43* There you will see the id parameter. Copy the chat-id.
44* Now let's go the notify config file located at `$HOME/.config/notify/notify.conf`
45* Now uncomment and fill the required parameters.
46* Done !!!
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