diff --git a/bin/telebitd.js b/bin/telebitd.js
index 661f346..8854111 100755
--- a/bin/telebitd.js
+++ b/bin/telebitd.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ if (-1 !== confIndex) {
   confpath = confargs[1];
 }
 
+var updater = require('../lib/updater')(pkg);
+
 function help() {
   console.info('');
   console.info('Telebit Daemon v' + pkg.version);
diff --git a/lib/updater.js b/lib/updater.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d9fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/updater.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function (pkg) {
+  function checkUpgrade() {
+    var https = require('https');
+
+    function getFile(url, cb) {
+      https.get(url, function (resp) {
+        var str = '';
+        resp.on('data', function (chunk) {
+          str += chunk.toString('utf8');
+        });
+        resp.on('end', function () {
+          cb(null, str);
+        });
+        resp.on('error', function (err) {
+          // ignore
+          cb(err);
+        });
+      }).on('error', function (err) {
+        // ignore
+        cb(err);
+      });
+    }
+
+    function isNewer(latest, myPkg) {
+      var m = /^(v)?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(.*)/.exec(latest.version);
+      var n = /^(v)?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(.*)/.exec(myPkg.version);
+      if (!m) {
+        return 1;
+      }
+      if (parseInt(m[2], 10) > parseInt(n[2], 10)) {
+        return -1;
+      } else if (parseInt(m[2], 10) === parseInt(n[2], 10)) {
+        if (parseInt(m[3], 10) > parseInt(n[3], 10)) {
+          return -1;
+        } else if (parseInt(m[3], 10) === parseInt(n[3], 10)) {
+          if (parseInt(m[4], 10) > parseInt(n[4], 10)) {
+            return -1;
+          } else if (parseInt(m[4], 10) === parseInt(n[4], 10)) {
+            // lex sorting
+            if (m[5] > n[5]) {
+              return -1;
+            } else if (m[5] === n[5]) {
+              return 0;
+            } else {
+              return 1;
+            }
+          } else {
+            return 1;
+          }
+        } else {
+          return 1;
+        }
+      } else {
+        return 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+    getFile("https://telebit.cloud/dist/index.tab", function (err, tab) {
+      if (err) { /*ignore*/ return; }
+      if (tab) { tab = tab && tab.toString() || ''; }
+      var versions = [];
+      var lines = tab.split(/[\r\n]/g);
+      var headers = lines.shift().split(/\t/g);
+      var chan = 'prod';
+      var next;
+      lines.forEach(function (line) {
+        var tsv = {};
+        var fields = line.split(/\t/g);
+        fields.forEach(function (value, i) {
+          tsv[headers[i]] = value;
+        });
+        versions.push(tsv);
+      });
+      // find matching version
+      versions.some(function (v) {
+        if (('v' + pkg.version) === v.version) {
+          chan = v.channel;
+          return true;
+        }
+      });
+      // find first (most recent) version in channel
+      versions.some(function (v) {
+        if (chan === v.channel) {
+          next = v;
+          return true;
+        }
+      });
+      if (!next || !isNewer(next.version, pkg.version)) {
+        console.log('DEBUG can\'t upgrade from', pkg.version, 'in channel', chan);
+        return;
+      }
+      console.log('Upgrade Available: ' + next.version + ' in \'' + next.channel + '\'channel');
+      getFile("https://telebit.cloud/dist/upgrade.js", function (err, script) {
+        if (err) { /*ignore*/ return; }
+        var os = require('os');
+        var fs = require('fs');
+        var path = require('path');
+        var scriptname = 'telebit-upgrade-' + Math.round(Math.random() * 99999) + '.js';
+        var pathname = path.join(os.tmpdir(), scriptname);
+        fs.writeFile(pathname, script, function (err) {
+          if (err) { /*ignore*/ return; }
+          // console.log('DEBUG wrote', pathname);
+          //var str =
+          require(pathname)({
+            package: pkg
+          , root: path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
+          , latest: next
+          , channel: chan
+          }, function () {
+            // console.log('upgrade complete');
+          });
+          //console.log(str);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  }
+  setInterval(checkUpgrade, 2 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+  process.nextTick(function () {
+    checkUpgrade();
+  });
+};