diff --git a/sendxmpp_handler.py b/sendxmpp_handler.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# app/sendxmpp_handler.py
+
+from logging import Handler
+from os import popen
+
+
+class SENDXMPPHandler(Handler):
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            logging_xmpp_server,
+            logging_xmpp_sender,
+            logging_xmpp_password,
+            logging_xmpp_recipient,
+            logging_xmpp_command,
+            logging_xmpp_use_tls
+    ):
+        Handler.__init__(self)
+        self.logging_xmpp_server = logging_xmpp_server
+        self.logging_xmpp_sender = logging_xmpp_sender
+        self.logging_xmpp_password = logging_xmpp_password
+        self.logging_xmpp_recipient = logging_xmpp_recipient
+        self.logging_xmpp_command = logging_xmpp_command
+        self.logging_xmpp_use_tls = logging_xmpp_use_tls
+
+    '''
+    This works on Debian 10 with flask running under gunicorn3 as a systemd service, hack as necessary
+    echo '<message>' | /usr/bin/sendxmpp -t -u <sender> -j <server> -p <password> <recipient>
+    '''
+    def emit(self, record):
+        try:
+            message = self.format(record)
+
+            shell_command = "echo '{}' | {} -u {} -j {} -p {} {}".format(
+                message,
+                self.logging_xmpp_command,
+                self.logging_xmpp_sender,
+                self.logging_xmpp_server,
+                self.logging_xmpp_password,
+                self.logging_xmpp_recipient
+            )
+            if self.logging_xmpp_use_tls == '1':
+                shell_command += ' -t'
+
+            p = popen(shell_command, "w")
+            status = p.close()
+            if status:
+                print("sendxmpp_handler exit status", status)
+
+        except Exception:
+            self.handleError(record)