Domain Status Checker

This program runs a whois command to check on the status of a domain(s). The result is then sent in an email.

Getting Started

1. bundle install
2. cp .env.example .env
3. Fill in .env variables. Unless you set ENVIRONMENT to production, emails will be sent to mailcatcher and you can use any fake email addresses you want.

Environment Variables

• ENVIRONMENT - set to production so email will actually be set
• DOMAINS - comma separated list of domains to check. Example: 'forset.ge' or 'forset.ge, datafest.ge'
• EMAIL_SUBJECT - the subject line for the email notification

Usage

• rake domain_checker:run -> Run the scraper!
• rake domain_checker:schedule:run_daily -> Schedule a cron job to run rake domain_cheker:run according to the confid/schedule.rb file.

How it Works

When you run the domain checker, the following happens:

1. Each domain is checked using the command: whois domain | grep 'Domain Status'
2. The output is recorded
3. An notification of the output is emailed