diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aaf1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Python: Current File",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "updog.py",
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "justMyCode": true
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/docs/extensions/README.md b/docs/extensions/README.md
index cf53621..9c8da45 100644
--- a/docs/extensions/README.md
+++ b/docs/extensions/README.md
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ There are none yet, so consider this secret a placeholder
 
 ### Alerts
 
-## Logging
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+### Logging
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diff --git a/helpers.py b/helpers.py
index 0aa8ddd..10c4294 100644
--- a/helpers.py
+++ b/helpers.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import time
 # It shouldn't drift, but that's untested
 # Keep in mind you can't catch Exceptions for this, it just crashes the thread.
 # Some more scheduling stuff: https://www.redwood.com/article/python-job-scheduling/
+
+
 class RepeatedTimer(object):
     '''
     Run stuff repeatedly every x seconds
@@ -13,13 +15,13 @@ class RepeatedTimer(object):
     from time import sleep
 
       def hello(name):
-          print "Hello %s!" % name
+          print(f'Hello {name}!')
 
       print()"starting...")
       rt = RepeatedTimer(1, hello, "World") # it auto-starts, no need of rt.start()
       try:
           sleep(5) # your long-running job goes here...
-      catch:
+      except:
           rt.stop() # better in a try/catch block to make sure the program ends!
     '''
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ class RepeatedTimer(object):
         self._timer.cancel()
         self.is_running = False
 
+
 def create_instances(config, checkers, alerts, logging):
     '''
     Creates instances of all the extensions according to config
@@ -75,8 +78,13 @@ def create_instances(config, checkers, alerts, logging):
 
     return instances
 
-def run_check(checker, alerts, logging):
+
+def run_check(service_name, checker, alerts, logging):
     '''
     Does the logic and stuff for running the checker, calling alerts/logging, and so on
     '''
-    pass
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+    status = checker.get_status()
+    return_codes = checker.get_return_codes()
+    status_message = return_codes[status]
+    logging.log(service_name, status, status_message)
+    alerts.alert(service_name, status, status_message)
diff --git a/services-example.json b/services-example.json
index f06059a..d0dfd1c 100644
--- a/services-example.json
+++ b/services-example.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
             "port": 443,
             "lol": "CheckerTemplate ignores these options lol"
         },
-        "rate": 60,
+        "rate": 1,
         "alerts": "AlertsTemplate",
         "alerts-args": {
             "url": "https://example.com/webhook-url-or-whatever-goes-here",
diff --git a/updog.py b/updog.py
index 979c500..2484411 100644
--- a/updog.py
+++ b/updog.py
@@ -73,4 +73,15 @@ elif 'services-example.json' in os.listdir():
 with open(config_filename, 'rt') as config_file:
     config = json.loads(''.join(config_file.readlines()))
 
-print(create_instances(config, checkers, alerts, logging))
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+instances = create_instances(config, checkers, alerts, logging)
+timers = {}
+
+try:
+    for service in config.keys():
+        timers[service] = RepeatedTimer(config[service]['rate'], run_check,
+                                        service, instances[service]['checker'], instances[service]['alerts'], instances[service]['logging'])
+except:
+    # Stops all RepeatedTimers since they're threaded
+    # Doesn't actually stop the threads, just stops repeating it
+    for service in timers.keys():
+        timers[service].stop()