diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..208c2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+toot.json
+log.txt
+.bot.cfg
+
diff --git a/bot.sh b/bot.sh
index 41874ba..d2a6638 100644
--- a/bot.sh
+++ b/bot.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 . bot.properties
 input=".bot.cfg"
 now_playing=$(<$now_playing_file)
+dj=$(parse_dj)
 echo "Starting session: $(date "+[%y:%m:%d %T]")">$log
 echo "NICK $nick" > $input
 echo "USER $user" >> $input
 echo "JOIN #$channel" >> $input
 
+function parse_dj {
+  echo $now_playing | grep -Eo '^\([^)]*\)' | sed 's/[()]//g'
+}
+
 tail -f $input | telnet $server $port | while read res
 do
   # log the session
@@ -19,6 +24,13 @@ do
     echo "PRIVMSG #tilderadio :$now_playing" >> $input
   fi
 
+  if [[ $dj != $(parse_dj) ]]; then
+    [ -z ${dj+x} ] && continue
+    dj=$(parse_dj)
+    echo "PRIVMSG #tilderadio :$dj is now online!" >> $input
+    TOOT_JSON_PATH=. toot "dj $dj is now streaming live at https://tilderadio.org!"
+  fi
+
   # do things when you see output
   case "$res" in
     # respond to ping requests from the server
diff --git a/toot.json.sample b/toot.json.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07bac57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toot.json.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "client_id": "",
+    "client_secret": "",
+    "access_token": "",
+    "base_url": "https://tilde.zone"
+}
+