diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e30680..21a93d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,12 +42,19 @@
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
+
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bstats</groupId>
       <artifactId>bstats-bukkit</artifactId>
       <version>3.0.2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>eu.m724</groupId>
+      <artifactId>jarupdater</artifactId>
+      <version>0.1.2</version>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
@@ -72,15 +79,20 @@
         <version>3.6.0</version>
         <configuration>
           <createDependencyReducedPom>false</createDependencyReducedPom>
-          <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-          <shadedClassifierName>full</shadedClassifierName>
+          <!-- <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
+          <shadedClassifierName>full</shadedClassifierName> -->
           <relocations>
             <relocation>
               <pattern>org.bstats</pattern>
-              <!-- Replace this with your package! -->
               <shadedPattern>eu.m724.giants</shadedPattern>
             </relocation>
           </relocations>
+          <artifactSet>
+            <includes>
+              <include>org.bstats:*</include>
+              <include>eu.m724:jarupdater</include>
+            </includes>
+          </artifactSet>
         </configuration>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/Configuration.java
index 1b34d40..a754743 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/Configuration.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public class Configuration {
     private final File file;
     private final Logger logger;
 
+    String updater;
+
     boolean ai;
 
     double attackDamage;
@@ -42,6 +44,13 @@ public class Configuration {
     public void load() {
         YamlConfiguration config = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
 
+        updater = config.getString("updater", "true");
+        if (updater.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
+            updater = "release";
+        } else if (updater.equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
+            updater = null;
+        }
+
         ai = config.getBoolean("ai");
 
         chance = config.getDouble("chance");
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/GiantsCommand.java b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/GiantsCommand.java
index a8337ef..14366c0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/GiantsCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/GiantsCommand.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.m724.giants;
 
+import eu.m724.giants.updater.UpdateCommand;
 import org.bukkit.command.Command;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
@@ -20,9 +21,12 @@ public class GiantsCommand implements CommandExecutor {
     private final GiantsPlugin plugin;
     private final Configuration configuration;
 
-    public GiantsCommand(GiantsPlugin plugin, Configuration configuration) {
+    private final UpdateCommand updateCommand;
+
+    public GiantsCommand(GiantsPlugin plugin, Configuration configuration, UpdateCommand updateCommand) {
         this.plugin = plugin;
         this.configuration = configuration;
+        this.updateCommand = updateCommand;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -128,6 +132,11 @@ public class GiantsCommand implements CommandExecutor {
             } else {
                 sender.sendMessage("Jump delay: " + configuration.jumpDelay);
             }
+        } else if (action.equals("update")) {
+            if (updateCommand != null)
+                updateCommand.onCommand(sender, command, label, args);
+            else
+                sender.sendMessage("Updater is disabled");
         }
 
         return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/GiantsPlugin.java b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/GiantsPlugin.java
index 438ca14..bfdf89d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/GiantsPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/GiantsPlugin.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package eu.m724.giants;
 
+import eu.m724.giants.updater.PluginUpdater;
+import eu.m724.giants.updater.UpdateCommand;
 import org.bstats.bukkit.Metrics;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
@@ -24,7 +26,14 @@ public class GiantsPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements CommandExecutor {
 
 		configuration.load();
 
-		getCommand("giants").setExecutor(new GiantsCommand(this, configuration));
+		UpdateCommand updateCommand = null;
+		if (configuration.updater != null) {
+			PluginUpdater updater = PluginUpdater.build(this, configuration.updater);
+			updater.initNotifier();
+			updateCommand = new UpdateCommand(updater);
+		}
+
+		getCommand("giants").setExecutor(new GiantsCommand(this, configuration, updateCommand));
 
 		giantProcessor.start();
 
@@ -37,6 +46,7 @@ public class GiantsPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements CommandExecutor {
         } catch (Exception e) {
 			getLogger().info("Not using bStats (" + e.getClass().getName() + ")");
         }
+
     }
 
 	// TODO api, untested
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/PluginEnvironment.java b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/PluginEnvironment.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce22d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/PluginEnvironment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package eu.m724.giants.updater;
+
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.environment.ConstantEnvironment;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+public class PluginEnvironment extends ConstantEnvironment {
+    public PluginEnvironment(Plugin plugin, String channel) {
+        super(plugin.getDescription().getVersion(),
+                channel,
+                Path.of(plugin.getClass().getProtectionDomain().getCodeSource().getLocation().getPath()));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/PluginUpdater.java b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/PluginUpdater.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28aba62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/PluginUpdater.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package eu.m724.giants.updater;
+
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.Updater;
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.download.Downloader;
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.download.SimpleDownloader;
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.environment.Environment;
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.live.GiteaMetadataDAO;
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.live.MetadataDAO;
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.live.MetadataFacade;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+
+public class PluginUpdater extends Updater {
+    private final Plugin plugin;
+
+    private PluginUpdater(Environment environment, MetadataFacade metadataProvider, Downloader downloader, Plugin plugin) {
+        super(environment, metadataProvider, downloader);
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+    }
+
+    public static PluginUpdater build(Plugin plugin, String channel) {
+        Environment environment = new PluginEnvironment(plugin, channel);
+        MetadataDAO metadataDAO = new GiteaMetadataDAO("https://git.m724.eu/Minecon724/giants-metadata", "master");
+        MetadataFacade metadataFacade = new MetadataFacade(environment, metadataDAO);
+        Downloader downloader = new SimpleDownloader("giants");
+
+        return new PluginUpdater(environment, metadataFacade, downloader, plugin);
+    }
+
+    public void initNotifier() {
+        UpdateNotifier updateNotifier = new UpdateNotifier(plugin, this, (version) -> {});
+        updateNotifier.register();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/UpdateCommand.java b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/UpdateCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21cd9e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/UpdateCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package eu.m724.giants.updater;
+
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.Updater;
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.object.Version;
+import org.bukkit.command.Command;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+
+import java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+/**
+ * not actually a command but deserves a separate file
+ */
+public class UpdateCommand {
+    private final Updater updater;
+
+    public UpdateCommand(Updater updater) {
+        this.updater = updater;
+    }
+
+    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
+        sender.sendMessage("Please wait...");
+        sender.sendMessage("Channel: " + updater.getEnvironment().getChannel());
+        CompletableFuture<Version> latestFuture = updater.getLatestVersion();
+
+        if (args.length == 1) { // remember this function is proxied
+            latestFuture.thenAccept(metadata -> {
+                if (metadata != null) {
+                    sender.sendMessage("An update is available!");
+                    sender.sendMessage("Giants " + metadata.getLabel() + " released " + formatDate(metadata.getTimestamp()));
+                    sender.sendMessage("To download: /giants update download");
+                } else {
+                    sender.sendMessage("No new updates");
+                    updater.getCurrentVersion().thenAccept(metadata2 -> {
+                        sender.sendMessage("You're on Giants " + metadata2.getLabel() + " released " + formatDate(metadata2.getTimestamp()));
+                    }).exceptionally(e -> {
+                        sender.sendMessage("Error retrieving information about current version, see console for details. " + e.getMessage());
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                        return null;
+                    });
+                }
+            }).exceptionally(e -> {
+                sender.sendMessage("Error checking for update. See console for details.");
+                e.printStackTrace();
+                return null;
+            });
+        } else {
+            String action = args[1]; // remember this function is proxied
+
+            if (action.equals("download")) {
+                sender.sendMessage("Started download");
+
+                updater.downloadLatestVersion().thenAccept(file -> {
+                    sender.sendMessage("Download finished, install with /giants update install");
+                }).exceptionally(e -> {
+                    sender.sendMessage("Download failed. See console for details.");
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                    return null;
+                });
+            } else if (action.equals("install")) {
+                try {
+                    updater.installLatestVersion().thenAccept(v -> {
+                        sender.sendMessage("Installation completed, restart server to apply.");
+                    }).exceptionally(e -> {
+                        sender.sendMessage("Install failed, see console for details. " + e.getMessage());
+                        e.printStackTrace();
+                        return null;
+                    });
+                } catch (NoSuchFileException e) {
+                    sender.sendMessage("First, download the update: /giants update download");
+                }
+            } else {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private String formatDate(long timestamp) { // TODO move this
+        return LocalDate.ofEpochDay(timestamp / 86400).format(DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("dd.MM.yyyy"));
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/UpdateNotifier.java b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/UpdateNotifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd7c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/m724/giants/updater/UpdateNotifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package eu.m724.giants.updater;
+
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.Updater;
+import eu.m724.jarupdater.object.Version;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+
+public class UpdateNotifier extends BukkitRunnable implements Listener { // TODO move this to jarupdater
+    private final Updater updater;
+    private final Consumer<Version> updateConsumer;
+
+    private final Plugin plugin;
+    private Version latestVersion;
+
+    public UpdateNotifier(Plugin plugin, Updater updater, Consumer<Version> updateConsumer) {
+        this.plugin = plugin;
+        this.updater = updater;
+        this.updateConsumer = updateConsumer;
+    }
+
+    public void register() {
+        this.runTaskTimerAsynchronously(plugin, 0, 432000); // 6h
+        plugin.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, plugin);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void run() {
+        try {
+            latestVersion = updater.getLatestVersion().join();
+        } catch (CompletionException e) {
+            Throwable ex = e.getCause();
+
+            if (ex instanceof IOException)
+                plugin.getLogger().info("error trying to contact update server: " + ex.getMessage());
+            else e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        if (latestVersion == null) return;
+        plugin.getLogger().info("Giants are outdated. /giants update");
+
+        for (Player player : plugin.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()) {
+            if (player.hasPermission("giants.update.notify")) {
+                player.sendMessage("Giants are outdated. /giants update");
+            }
+        }
+
+        updateConsumer.accept(latestVersion);
+
+    }
+
+    @EventHandler
+    public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent e) {
+        Player player = e.getPlayer();
+        if (latestVersion != null && player.hasPermission("giants.update.notify")) {
+            player.sendMessage("Giants are outdated. /giants update");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 964dab4..baa67bd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # Notes:
 # To have no values in a list, remove every value below it and change to [] like `effects: []`
 
+# Enable updater
+# It still requires an admin to confirm update
+updater: true
+
+###
+
 # If disabled, the giant will not move or attack
 ai: true
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index c7fdeca..35f8527 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,14 @@ permissions:
     default: op
   giants.command.serialize:
     description: Permits /giants serialize
-    default: op
\ No newline at end of file
+    default: op
+  giants.command.update:
+    description: Permits /giants update. Doesn't permit installing update, giants.update for that
+    default: op
+
+  giants.update.downloading:
+    description: Permits DOWNLOADING the latest update of the Giants plugin.
+    default: op
+  giants.update.install:
+    description: Permits INSTALLING the latest update of the Giants plugin.
+    default: op