How to Get a Discord or Slack Alert If Your Raspberry Pi Is Too Hot

By Dave McKay

Published Nov 4, 2023

Don't be in the dark when things are getting hot.

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Key Takeaways

Use the "vcgencmd measure_temp" command to get the temperature of your Raspberry Pi. Set up a webhook on a Discord or Slack, then use a Bash script to check the temperature and send an alert via the webhook if it's too high. Run it regularly with a systemd timer.