diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 23c7cff..4f393e7 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 POSTGRES_DB=root
 AUTO_MIGRATE=True
 
-BOT_KEY=botkey
\ No newline at end of file
+BOT_KEY=botkey
+TELEGRAM_CHANNEL_ID=-1002123654210
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/schema.gql b/src/schema.gql
index 4c8f02a..c860cf3 100644
--- a/src/schema.gql
+++ b/src/schema.gql
@@ -2,21 +2,11 @@
 # THIS FILE WAS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED (DO NOT MODIFY)
 # ------------------------------------------------------
 
-input CreateStatInput {
-  count: Int!
-  name: String!
-  stat_id: String!
-}
-
 """
 A date-time string at UTC, such as 2019-12-03T09:54:33Z, compliant with the date-time format.
 """
 scalar DateTime
 
-type Mutation {
-  createStat(createStatInput: CreateStatInput!): Stat!
-}
-
 type Query {
   stats: [Stat!]!
 }
diff --git a/src/telegram-stats/telegram-stats.service.ts b/src/telegram-stats/telegram-stats.service.ts
index b8ba1e0..81d33d1 100644
--- a/src/telegram-stats/telegram-stats.service.ts
+++ b/src/telegram-stats/telegram-stats.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { Hears, Help, On, Start, Update } from 'nestjs-telegraf';
+import { On, Start, Update } from 'nestjs-telegraf';
 import { StatsService } from 'src/stats/stats.service';
-import { Context } from 'telegraf';
+import { Context, Markup } from 'telegraf';
 
 // todo
 // check the telegram id's for god's sake
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export class TelegramStatsService {
 
   @On('chat_member')
   async onNewChatMembers(ctx: Context) {
+    if (ctx.chat.id !== parseInt(process.env.TELEGRAM_CHANNEL_ID)) return;
+
     const currentCount = (await this.statsService.findLatest()).find(
       (x) => x.stat_id == 'telegram_channel_count'
     ).count;
@@ -36,25 +38,89 @@ export class TelegramStatsService {
     }
   }
 
+  @Start()
+  async startCommand(ctx: Context) {
+    const isAdmin = ctx.telegram
+      .getChatMember(parseInt(process.env.TELEGRAM_CHANNEL_ID), ctx.from.id)
+      .then((x) => x.status === 'administrator' || x.status === 'creator');
+
+    if (!isAdmin) return;
+
+    await ctx.reply(
+      'Welcome! Use the keyboard to update stats. To update a custom value send a message in the following format \n\n [stat_id] [count] \n\n coffee_cups \n sleepless_nights \n github_commit_count \n telegram_channel_count \n telegram_channel_joined \n commits',
+      Markup.keyboard([
+        Markup.button.callback('Update Coffee Cups', 'update_coffee_cups'),
+        Markup.button.callback(
+          'Update Sleepless Nights',
+          'update_sleepless_nights'
+        ),
+      ])
+    );
+  }
+
   @On('text')
-  async onComment(ctx: Context) {
-    if (ctx.chat.type === 'private') {
-      console.info('updated stat');
-      const stat_id = ctx.text.split(' ')[0];
-      const count = parseInt(ctx.text.split(' ')[1]);
-      const name = ctx.text.split(' ').slice(2).join(' ');
+  async onText(ctx: Context) {
+    const message = ctx.text;
+
+    const isAdmin = ctx.telegram
+      .getChatMember(parseInt(process.env.TELEGRAM_CHANNEL_ID), ctx.from.id)
+      .then((x) => x.status === 'administrator' || x.status === 'creator');
+
+    if (!isAdmin) return;
+
+    if (message === 'Update Coffee Cups') {
+      const currentStat = (await this.statsService.findLatest()).find(
+        (x) => x.stat_id == 'coffee_cups'
+      );
+
+      const updatedCount = currentStat ? currentStat.count + 1 : 1;
+
       await this.statsService.createStat({
-        stat_id,
-        count,
-        name,
+        stat_id: 'coffee_cups',
+        name: currentStat.name,
+        count: updatedCount,
       });
+
+      await ctx.reply(`Coffee cups updated to ${updatedCount}!`);
+    } else if (message === 'Update Sleepless Nights') {
+      const currentStat = (await this.statsService.findLatest()).find(
+        (x) => x.stat_id == 'sleepless_nights'
+      );
+
+      const updatedCount = currentStat ? currentStat.count + 1 : 1;
+
+      await this.statsService.createStat({
+        stat_id: 'sleepless_nights',
+        name: currentStat.name,
+        count: updatedCount,
+      });
+
+      await ctx.reply(`Sleepless nigts updated to ${updatedCount}!`);
     } else {
-      console.info('added comment');
+      const custom_data = message.split(' ');
+      if (custom_data.length > 2) {
+        await ctx.reply(`Unknown format.`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const currentStat = (await this.statsService.findLatest()).find(
+        (x) => x.stat_id == custom_data[0]
+      );
+
+      if (currentStat == undefined) {
+        await ctx.reply(`Unknown current stat.`);
+        return;
+      }
+
       await this.statsService.createStat({
-        stat_id: 'telegram_channel_commented',
-        name: `"${ctx.text}"`,
-        count: 0,
+        stat_id: currentStat.stat_id,
+        name: currentStat.name,
+        count: parseInt(custom_data[1]),
       });
+
+      await ctx.reply(
+        `${currentStat.name} updated to ${parseInt(custom_data[1])}!`
+      );
     }
   }
 }