diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e5bb182..e4ae184 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ nosetests.xml
 .pydevproject
 
 .idea/
-conf/test.conf
-conf/sandbox.conf
+conf/*.conf
 
-nohup.out
\ No newline at end of file
+nohup.out
diff --git a/conf/example.conf b/conf/example.conf
index a6af66c..fd4a546 100644
--- a/conf/example.conf
+++ b/conf/example.conf
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@ rooms = ExampleRoom,SecondRoom
 
 [aws]
 access_key = example
-secret_key = example
\ No newline at end of file
+secret_key = example
+
+[geckoboard]
+api = example
+widget = example
diff --git a/pancake.py b/pancake.py
index 6f5b245..37eca4f 100755
--- a/pancake.py
+++ b/pancake.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     bot = library.Bot(
         conf.general['api_token'],
         name=conf.general['bot_name'],
-        aws=conf.aws
+        aws=conf.aws,
+        gecko=conf.geckoboard
     )
 
     bot.joinRooms(conf.general['rooms'])
diff --git a/src/bot.py b/src/bot.py
index 3656812..1cf4548 100644
--- a/src/bot.py
+++ b/src/bot.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import re
 import random
 import inspect
+import json
 from time import time,sleep
 from ec2_helper import EC2Helper
 from simple_hipchat import HipChat
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ class Bot():
     EC2_DOWN_CODE = 80
 
     ec2 = None
+    geckoboard = None
     rooms = None
     joined_rooms = {}
     actions = {}
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ class Bot():
     rooms_users = {}
     get_users_timeout = 5 * 60 # 5 min
 
-    def __init__(self, api_token, name=None, aws=False):
+    def __init__(self, api_token, name=None, aws=False, gecko=False):
 
         self.hipster = HipChat(token=api_token)
 
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ def __init__(self, api_token, name=None, aws=False):
         if aws:
             self.__awsInit(aws)
 
+        self.gecko = gecko
+
         if name:
             self.name = name
 
@@ -111,6 +115,10 @@ def __setActions(self):
                 'action': self.__cmdGetLimit,
                 'help': 'Get current HipChat API limit status'
             },
+            '/board': {
+                'action': self.__cmdPostToBoard,
+                'help': 'Post message to geckoboard'
+            },
             '/?': {
                 'action': self.__cmdAsk,
                 'help': 'Ask me a question'
@@ -249,6 +257,27 @@ def __cmdTell(self, room_name, message):
             message = ' '.join(message_parts[2:])
             self.postMessage(room_name, "Hey {}, {}".format(recipient, message))
 
+    def __cmdPostToBoard(self, room_name, message):
+        message_parts = message.split(' ', 1)
+
+        if not self.gecko:
+            return self.postMessage(room_name, 'Have no credentials for geckoboard')
+
+	params = {
+            "api_key": self.gecko["api"],
+            "data": { "item":[{"text": message_parts[1],"type":0}] }
+        }
+        headers = {'Content-type': 'application/json'}
+        r = requests.post('https://push.geckoboard.com/v1/send/' + self.gecko["widget"], data=json.dumps(params), headers=headers)
+
+        if r.status_code == 200:
+            response = r.json()
+
+            if response['success']:
+                return self.postMessage(room_name, 'Message was posted to Geckoboard')
+
+        return self.postMessage(room_name, 'Something went wrong')
+
     def __cmdGetRandomChuckPhrase(self, room_name):
         message = "Can't connect to Chuck API =("
         params = {'limitTo': '[nerdy]'}
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index d100158..9af541a 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ class Settings():
 
     rules = {
         'general': ['api_token', 'rooms', 'bot_name'],
-        'aws': ['access_key', 'secret_key']
+        'aws': ['access_key', 'secret_key'],
+        'geckoboard': ['api', 'widget']
     }
 
     default_conf_name = 'example.conf'