diff --git a/stoat_map_notifications/nginx/unloze_map_notifications.conf b/stoat_map_notifications/nginx/unloze_map_notifications.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5929b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stoat_map_notifications/nginx/unloze_map_notifications.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+server {
+    # SSL configuration
+   listen 443 ssl;
+
+    ssl_certificate         /etc/nginx/ssl/unloze-cert.pem;
+    ssl_certificate_key     /etc/nginx/ssl/unloze-key.pem;
+
+    access_log off; #finally stops spamming god bless
+
+    server_name mapnotification.unloze.com;
+
+    location / {
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5086; 
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+    }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/stoat_map_notifications/python/README.md b/stoat_map_notifications/python/README.md
index 81fe154..78f6775 100644
--- a/stoat_map_notifications/python/README.md
+++ b/stoat_map_notifications/python/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 requests
 mysql-connector-python
-python-a2s
+flask
+flask_cors
+waitress
+werkzeug
+
+python app.py
diff --git a/stoat_map_notifications/python/main.py b/stoat_map_notifications/python/app.py
similarity index 80%
rename from stoat_map_notifications/python/main.py
rename to stoat_map_notifications/python/app.py
index 373104b..f27f439 100644
--- a/stoat_map_notifications/python/main.py
+++ b/stoat_map_notifications/python/app.py
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 #!/home/nonroot/stoat_map_notifications/venv/bin/python3
-from settings import get_connection_unloze_playtime, stoat_token, stoat_url_map_notifications, stoat_url_50_last_messages
+from settings import get_connection_unloze_playtime, stoat_token, stoat_url_map_notifications, stoat_url_50_last_messages, ips
 import requests
 import re
-import a2s
 import traceback
 import json
+from flask import Flask
+from flask import request
+from flask_cors import CORS
+from werkzeug.middleware.proxy_fix import ProxyFix
+import threading
+import time
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+app.wsgi_app = ProxyFix(app.wsgi_app, x_for=1, x_proto=1) 
+CORS(app)
 
 #runs every 3 minutes to inform about a new map
 
@@ -128,7 +137,7 @@ def check_new_map_notification_status(fixed, last_msg_id):
     show_map_notifications = []
     #if first time we take the most recent message as starting point
     if not last_msg_id:
-        url = stoat_url_50_last_messages.replace('/messages?limit=50&include_users=true&sort=Oldest&after=', '/messages?limit=50&include_users=true')
+        url = stoat_url_50_last_messages.replace('/messages?limit=5&include_users=true&sort=Oldest&after=', '/messages?limit=5&include_users=true')
         response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
     else:
         response = requests.get(stoat_url_50_last_messages + last_msg_id, headers=headers)
@@ -176,11 +185,12 @@ def check_new_map_notification_status(fixed, last_msg_id):
 
     return valid_map_notification_cmds_add, valid_map_notification_cmds_remove, invalid_map_notification_cmds, last_msg_id, show_map_notifications
 
-def send_post_notify_message_to_stoat(list_of_people_to_notify, infomap):
+def send_post_notify_message_to_stoat(list_of_people_to_notify, content, infomap):
     list_of_people_to_notify = list_of_people_to_notify[0]
-    message = f"Map changed to: {infomap}\n\n"
+    message = f"{content}\n\n"
     try:
         list_of_people_to_notify = json.loads(list_of_people_to_notify)
+        message += "People to notify: "
     except:
         #in case it fails there should be nobody to notify
         list_of_people_to_notify = []
@@ -193,7 +203,7 @@ def send_post_notify_message_to_stoat(list_of_people_to_notify, infomap):
         message += f"<@{people}> "
     if not message.endswith("\n"):
         message += "\n"
-    message += "Check <#01KGH9S0R3A1Y7BDVWWD8NMNGS> for information or https://unloze.com/pages/servers\n(updated every 5 minutes)"
+    message += f"commands: showlist, add {infomap}, remove {infomap}"
     headers = {
         "x-bot-token": f"{stoat_token}",
         "Content-Type": "application/json"
@@ -208,18 +218,10 @@ def update_last_msg_id(msg_id):
     with open("last_msg_id.txt", 'w') as f:
         f.write(msg_id)
 
-def update_file_current_map(infomap):
-    with open("currentmap_file.txt", 'w') as f:
-        f.write(infomap)
-
 def get_last_msg_id_read():
     with open("last_msg_id.txt", 'r') as f:
         return f.readline()
 
-def get_last_current_map():
-    with open("currentmap_file.txt", 'r') as f:
-        return f.readline()
-
 def notify_of_new_map(infomap):
     with get_connection_unloze_playtime() as conn:
         with conn.cursor() as cur:
@@ -232,7 +234,25 @@ def notify_of_new_map(infomap):
             res = cur.fetchone()
             return res
 
-def main():
+#nginx used for reserve proxy
+@app.route('/', methods = ['POST'])
+def got_new_map_to_announce():
+    real_ip = request.headers.get('X-Real-IP', request.remote_addr)
+    #ipv4 and ipv6 checks
+    if real_ip != ips[0] and not real_ip.startswith(ips[1]):
+        return "invalid"
+    try:
+        content = request.get_json()["content"]
+        #print('content: ', content)
+
+        infomap = content.split("Map changed to: ")[1].split("\nPlayerCount:")[0]
+        list_of_people_to_notify = notify_of_new_map(infomap)
+        send_post_notify_message_to_stoat(list_of_people_to_notify, content, infomap)
+    except:
+        err = traceback.format_exc()
+    return ""
+
+def main_loop():
     #get all maps
     r = requests.get("https://uk-fastdl.unloze.com/css_ze/maps/")
     bz2_files = re.findall(r'([^\s]+\.bz2)', r.text)
@@ -246,32 +266,26 @@ def main():
     #insert maps if they are not already.
     insert_maps(fixed)
 
-    #check last 50 messages for new map notification updates
-    last_msg_id = get_last_msg_id_read()
-    valid_map_notification_cmds_add, valid_map_notification_cmds_remove, invalid_map_notification_cmds, last_msg_id, show_map_notifications  = check_new_map_notification_status(fixed, last_msg_id)
+    #check last 5 messages for new map notification updates
+    while True:
+        last_msg_id = get_last_msg_id_read()
+        valid_map_notification_cmds_add, valid_map_notification_cmds_remove, invalid_map_notification_cmds, last_msg_id, show_map_notifications  = check_new_map_notification_status(fixed, last_msg_id)
 
-    if valid_map_notification_cmds_add:
-        stoat_send_valid_map_notifications("added", valid_map_notification_cmds_add)
-    if valid_map_notification_cmds_remove:
-        stoat_send_valid_map_notifications("removed", valid_map_notification_cmds_remove)
-    if invalid_map_notification_cmds:
-        stoat_send_invalid_map_notifications(invalid_map_notification_cmds)
-    if show_map_notifications:
-        stoat_send_map_notification_list(show_map_notifications)
+        if valid_map_notification_cmds_add:
+            stoat_send_valid_map_notifications("added", valid_map_notification_cmds_add)
+        if valid_map_notification_cmds_remove:
+            stoat_send_valid_map_notifications("removed", valid_map_notification_cmds_remove)
+        if invalid_map_notification_cmds:
+            stoat_send_invalid_map_notifications(invalid_map_notification_cmds)
+        if show_map_notifications:
+            stoat_send_map_notification_list(show_map_notifications)
 
-    update_last_msg_id(last_msg_id)
-    
-    address = ("51.195.188.106", int("27015"))
-    info = a2s.info(address)
-    infomap = info.map_name
-    file_current_map = get_last_current_map()
-    print('file_current_map: ', file_current_map, ' infomap: ', infomap)
-
-    if infomap != file_current_map:
-        list_of_people_to_notify = notify_of_new_map(infomap)
-        send_post_notify_message_to_stoat(list_of_people_to_notify, infomap)
-
-        update_file_current_map(infomap)
+        update_last_msg_id(last_msg_id)
+        time.sleep(5)
     
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    t = threading.Thread(target=main_loop, daemon=True)
+    t.start()
+
+    from waitress import serve
+    serve(app, host="127.0.0.1", port=5086, threads = 1)
diff --git a/stoat_map_notifications/python/currentmap_file.txt b/stoat_map_notifications/python/currentmap_file.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/stoat_map_notifications/python/settings.py b/stoat_map_notifications/python/settings.py
index 5853f31..1e69f64 100644
--- a/stoat_map_notifications/python/settings.py
+++ b/stoat_map_notifications/python/settings.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import mysql.connector
 
 stoat_token = ""
-
+ips = ["", ""]
 stoat_url_map_notifications = ""
 stoat_url_50_last_messages = ""
 
diff --git a/stoat_map_notifications/systemctl/stoat_map_notifications.service b/stoat_map_notifications/systemctl/stoat_map_notifications.service
index 5c2035a..74d6afe 100644
--- a/stoat_map_notifications/systemctl/stoat_map_notifications.service
+++ b/stoat_map_notifications/systemctl/stoat_map_notifications.service
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=updates map notifications ever 5 minutes
+Description=updates map notifications and receives map info through http requests
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ User=nonroot
 Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 Environment=PATH=/home/nonroot/stoat_map_notifications/venv/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games:/snap/bin
 WorkingDirectory=/home/nonroot/stoat_map_notifications
-ExecStart=/home/nonroot/stoat_map_notifications/main.py
+ExecStart=/home/nonroot/stoat_map_notifications/app.py
diff --git a/stoat_map_notifications/systemctl/stoat_map_notifications.timer b/stoat_map_notifications/systemctl/stoat_map_notifications.timer
index a3e52d9..e4e58ee 100644
--- a/stoat_map_notifications/systemctl/stoat_map_notifications.timer
+++ b/stoat_map_notifications/systemctl/stoat_map_notifications.timer
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=checks every 3 minutes on stoat about map notifcations
+Description=restart map notification flask service once every day at midnight
 
 [Timer]
-OnCalendar=*:0/3
+OnCalendar=*-*-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 00:00:00
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target