It can automatically make the messages now :)

config.json.default

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 		"token": ""
 	},
 	"stormworks": {
+		"updateInterval": 10,
 		"lowTPS": 45,
 		"servers": [
 			{
 				"ip": "127.0.0.1",
 				"port": 25565,
-				"messageId": "1234567890123456789",
+				"messageId": "this is optional, if you want to use an already existing message, if not, delete this line",
 				"channelId": "9876543210987654321"
 			}
 		]

index.js

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const config = require('./config.json');
 const colors = require('colors');
 const Discord = require('discord.js');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const rest = new Discord.REST({
 	version: '10'
 }).setToken(config.discord.token);
@@ -137,8 +138,15 @@ function checkServer(address) {
 	});
 }
 
+function startTimeout(addr, port, msg) {
+	setTimeout(() => {
+		console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} Updating ${addr}:${port}`);
+		updateStatus(addr, port, msg);
+	}, config.stormworks.updateInterval * 1000);
+}
 
 function updateStatus(addr, port, msg) {
+
 	if (!serverEmbeds[`${addr}:${port}`]) {
 		serverEmbeds[`${addr}:${port}`] = {
 			"title": "Unknown",
@@ -175,7 +183,7 @@ function updateStatus(addr, port, msg) {
 			"timestamp": new Date()
 		};
 	}
-	if(!serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`]) {
+	if (!serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`]) {
 		serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`] = {
 			"status": false,
 			"error": "Could not connect to server",
@@ -198,10 +206,7 @@ function updateStatus(addr, port, msg) {
 			// If none of the info has changed, don't edit the embed
 			if (data.name == serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`].name && data.version == serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`].version && data.dlc == serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`].dlc && data.tps == serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`].tps && data.players == serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`].players && data.maxPlayers == serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`].maxPlayers) {
 				console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} ${addr}:${port} is online, but nothing has changed.`);
-				setTimeout(() => {
+				startTimeout(addr, port, msg);
-					console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} Updating ${addr}:${port}`);
-					updateStatus(addr, port, msg);
-				}, 5000)
 				return;
 			}
 			console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} ${addr}:${port} is online.`);
@@ -245,25 +250,16 @@ function updateStatus(addr, port, msg) {
 				embeds: [embed]
 			}).then(() => {
 				console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} ${addr}:${port} is online, edited embed.`);
-				setTimeout(() => {
+				startTimeout(addr, port, msg);
-					console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} Updating ${addr}:${port}`);
-					updateStatus(addr, port, msg);
-				}, 5000)
 			}).catch((err) => {
 				console.log(`${colors.red("[ERROR]")} ${err}`);
-				setTimeout(() => {
+				startTimeout(addr, port, msg);
-					console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} Updating ${addr}:${port}`);
-					updateStatus(addr, port, msg);
-				}, 5000)
 			});
 		} else {
 			// If the server was already offline, don't edit the embed
 			if (!serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`].status) {
 				console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} ${addr}:${port} is offline, but was already offline.`);
-				setTimeout(() => {
+				startTimeout(addr, port, msg);
-					console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} Updating ${addr}:${port}`);
-					updateStatus(addr, port, msg);
-				}, 5000)
 				return;
 			}
 			serverStatus[`${addr}:${port}`].status = false;
@@ -309,16 +305,10 @@ function updateStatus(addr, port, msg) {
 				"embeds": [serverEmbeds[`${addr}:${port}`]]
 			}).then((msg) => {
 				console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} ${addr}:${port} is offline, edited embed.`);
-				setTimeout(() => {
+				startTimeout(addr, port, msg);
-					console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} Updating ${addr}:${port}`);
-					updateStatus(addr, port, msg);
-				}, 5000)
 			}).catch((err) => {
 				console.log(`${colors.red("[ERROR]")} ${err}`);
-				setTimeout(() => {
+				startTimeout(addr, port, msg);
-					console.log(`${colors.magenta(`[DEBUG ${new Date()}]`)} Updating ${addr}:${port}`);
-					updateStatus(addr, port, msg);
-				}, 5000)
 			});
 		}
 	})
@@ -357,11 +347,28 @@ client.on("ready", async () => {
 	console.log(`${colors.cyan("[INFO]")} Startup took ${colors.green((Date.now() - initTime) / 1000)} seconds.`)
 
 	config.stormworks.servers.forEach((server) => {
+		if (!server.channelId) throw new Error("Channel ID not set in config!!!");
+		if (!server.messageId) {
+			// Lets send an empty embed in the channel and update the config file with the message ID. Then write the message ID to the config file
+			client.channels.fetch(server.channelId).then((channel) => {
+				channel.send({
+					embeds: [{
+						description: "Please Wait"
+					}]
+				}).then(async (msg) => {
+					server.messageId = msg.id;
+					fs.writeFileSync("./config.json", JSON.stringify(config, null, "\t"));
+					updateStatus(server.ip, server.port, msg)
+				});
+			});
+
+		} else {
 			client.channels.fetch(server.channelId).then((channel) => {
 				channel.messages.fetch(server.messageId).then((message) => {
 					updateStatus(server.ip, server.port, message)
 				});
 			});
+		}
 	});
 	// client.channels.fetch("1108126926045986856").then((channel) => {
 	// 	channel.messages.fetch("1108860190935232592").then((message) => {