diff --git a/default.config b/default.config
index 90abfa5..dba7860 100644
--- a/default.config
+++ b/default.config
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 ## All commented values are examples only. Modify as needed.
 ##
 ## Uncomment the line below and specify the notification channels you wish to enable in a space separated string
-# NOTIFY_CHANNELS="apprise discord DSM file generic HA gotify matrix ntfy pushbullet pushover slack smtp telegram file"
+# NOTIFY_CHANNELS="apprise discord DSM file generic HA gotify matrix ntfy pushbullet pushover slack smtp telegram bark file"
 #
 ## Uncomment the line below and specify the number of seconds to delay notifications to enable snooze
 # SNOOZE_SECONDS=86400
@@ -90,4 +90,6 @@
 # TELEGRAM_TOKEN="token-value"
 # TELEGRAM_TOPIC_ID="0"
 #
+# NOTIFY_BARK_KEY=""
+#
 # FILE_PATH="${ScriptWorkDir}/updates_available.txt"
diff --git a/notify_templates/notify_bark.sh b/notify_templates/notify_bark.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7dd16e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notify_templates/notify_bark.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# NOTIFY_BARK_VERSION="v1.0"
+
+trigger_bark_notification() {
+    local channel="$1"
+
+    if [[ -z "$jqbin" ]]; then
+        for path in "$jqbin" "jq" "./jq" "../jq" "./jq-linux-TEMP" "../jq-linux-TEMP"; do
+            if command -v "$path" &>/dev/null; then jqbin="$path"; break; fi
+        done
+    fi
+    [[ -z "$jqbin" ]] && { echo "Error: jq missing"; return 1; }
+
+    [[ -z "$NOTIFY_BARK_KEY" ]] && { echo "Error: Key not set"; return 1; }
+
+    local sound="${BARK_SOUND:-hello}"
+    local group="${BARK_GROUP:-Dockcheck}"
+    local icon_url="${BARK_ICON_URL:-https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mag37/dockcheck/main/logo.png}"
+    
+
+    local title="${MessageTitle%.}"
+    local newline=$'\n'
+    local formatted_body="## $title${newline}${newline}---${newline}${newline}$MessageBody"
+
+    local json_payload=$( "$jqbin" -n \
+        --arg title "$title" \
+        --arg body "$formatted_body" \
+        --arg group "$group" \
+        --arg sound "$sound" \
+        --arg icon "$icon_url" \
+        '{
+            "title": $title,
+            "markdown": $body,
+            "group": $group,
+            "sound": $sound,
+            "icon": $icon,
+        }' )
+
+
+    if curl -s -f -X POST "https://api.day.app/$NOTIFY_BARK_KEY" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8" \
+        -d "$json_payload" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Bark notification sent successfully (Markdown): $title"
+    fi
+}
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