Add alternative validation methods: SSH, HTTP, and Python script with Telegram

scripts/setup-cron.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Setup cron job for MQL settings monitoring
+
+echo "Setting up cron job for MQL settings monitoring..."
+
+# Check if python3 is available
+if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: python3 not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create cron entry
+CRON_CMD="0 */6 * * * cd /home/garfield/mql-trading-bots && python3 scripts/validate-and-notify.py >> /tmp/mql-validate.log 2>&1"
+
+# Add to crontab
+(crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "$CRON_CMD") | crontab -
+
+echo "Cron job added: Runs every 6 hours"
+echo "Logs: /tmp/mql-validate.log"
+echo ""
+echo "To configure Telegram notifications, set these environment variables:"
+echo "  export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN='your_bot_token'"
+echo "  export TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID='your_chat_id'"
+echo ""
+echo "Add these to your ~/.bashrc to persist:"
+echo "  echo 'export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=\"your_token\"' >> ~/.bashrc"
+echo "  echo 'export TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=\"your_id\"' >> ~/.bashrc"