LSB start/stop script to email when a Pi starts/stops (change variables!)

piboot

#!/bin/sh

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:        piboot
# Required-Start:  $ntp $network $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:   $ntp $network $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:   2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:
# Short-Description: Emails out when the pi boots/shutsdown
### END INIT INFO

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

export MANDRILL_KEY=<your mandrill key>
export EMAIL_ADDRESS=<youremail address>
export PI_NAME=<your Pi's name>

email() {
STATUS=$1
LIP=`hostname -I`
DATE=`date`

curl --trace-ascii -A 'Mandrill-Curl/1.0' -d @- 'https://mandrillapp.com/api/1.0/messages/send.json' <<- EOF
  { "key" : "$MANDRILL_KEY",
      "message" : { "from_email" : "$EMAIL_ADDRESS",
          "from_name" : "Pi[$PI_NAME]",
          "subject" : "Pi[$PI_NAME] - $STATUS ",
          "tags" : [ "piboot" ],
          "text" : "Pi[$PI_NAME] is $STATUS ($LIP) $DATE",
          "to" : [ { "email" : "$EMAIL_ADDRESS",
                "name" : "Pie Master",
                "type" : "to"
              } ]
        }
    }
EOF
}

email_booting() {
	echo "boot"
}

email_shutdown() {
	echo "shutdown"
}


case $1 in
	start)
		email booting
  		;;
	stop)
		email "shutting down"
  		;;
	*)
		echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
		exit 2
		;;
esac