A script to automatically update packages and notify you on Discord

autoupdate.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Base Source: https://gist.github.com/mckinnon81/45f5cec4aacb04b5ba347e27d5bb7717

DISCORD=""

# Check if the script is being run as root exit if it is not.

if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]
then
echo "You need to be root to run this script."
 exit 1
fi

check_return() {
  if [ "$?" -ne "0" ]
    then
      ./discord.sh \
        --webhook-url="$DISCORD" \
        --username "Ignis" \
        --color "0xf05545" \
        --title "Server updates failed" \
        --field "Something went wrong.. check the server for details?" \
        --timestamp
      exit 1
  fi
}

apt-get clean
check_return "apt-get clean"

apt-get update
check_return "apt-get update"

PACKAGES=$(apt-get -Vs upgrade | perl -ne 'print if /upgraded:/ .. /upgraded,/')
if [ -z "$PACKAGES" ]
then
    PACKAGES="Nothing to update!"
fi

check_return "apt-get -yq upgrade"
sudo apt autoremove -y

./discord.sh \
    --webhook-url="$DISCORD" \
    --username "Ignis" \
    --color "0x5eb8ff" \
    --title "Server updates completed" \
    --field "Packages;$PACKAGES" \
    --timestamp

exit 0