# GoCryptoTrader package Connection Manager
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This connection_manager package is part of the GoCryptoTrader codebase.
## This is still in active development
You can track ideas, planned features and what's in progress on our [GoCryptoTrader Kanban board](https://github.com/orgs/thrasher-corp/projects/3).
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## Current Features for Connection Manager
+ The connection manager subsystem is used to periodically check whether the application is connected to the internet and will provide alerts of any changes
+ In order to modify the behaviour of the connection manager subsystem, you can edit the following inside your config file under `connectionMonitor`:
### connectionMonitor
| Config | Description | Example |
| ------ | ----------- | ------- |
| perferredDNSList | Is a string array of DNS servers to periodically verify whether GoCryptoTrader is connected to the internet | `["8.8.8.8","8.8.4.4","1.1.1.1","1.0.0.1"]` |
| preferredDomainList | Is a string array of domains to periodically verify whether GoCryptoTrader is connected to the internet | `["www.google.com","www.cloudflare.com","www.facebook.com"]` |
| checkInterval | A time period in golang `time.Duration` format to check whether GoCryptoTrader is connected to the internet | `1000000000` |
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