diff --git a/src/nats.ts b/src/nats.ts
index ce93e28..08bb72e 100644
--- a/src/nats.ts
+++ b/src/nats.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { connect, JSONCodec } from "nats";
 import type { ConnectionOptions, NatsConnection, Payload } from "nats";
 import { log } from "./logger";
+import { hostname } from "node:os";
+import type { MQFileUpdate } from "@owlboard/backend-data-contracts/dist/data-ingress_mq-file-update";
 
 const jc = JSONCodec();
 
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ async function getNatsConnection(): Promise<NatsConnection> {
 
     const options: ConnectionOptions = {
         servers: serverUrl,
-        name: `${process.env.HOSTNAME}` || 'local',
+        name: hostname(),
         reconnect: true,
         maxReconnectAttempts: -1,
     };
@@ -25,4 +27,36 @@ async function getNatsConnection(): Promise<NatsConnection> {
     return await connect(options)
 }
 
-// Send Message Function here to send the message to NATS
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+// Send Message Function here to send the message to NATS
+export async function sendFileUpdateMessage(path: string, version: string): Promise<boolean> {
+    const serviceName: string = "pis-data-ingress";
+    const serviceId: string = hostname();
+    const message: MQFileUpdate = {
+        service_name: "pis-data-ingress",
+        service_id: serviceId,
+        sent_timestamp: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
+        data_type: "file",
+        data_kind: "pis",
+        payload: {
+            version: version,
+            filepath: path,
+        }
+    };
+    
+    let nats: NatsConnection | undefined;
+
+    try {
+        const nats: NatsConnection = await getNatsConnection();
+
+        const subject = `ingress.file.${message.data_kind}`;
+
+        nats.publish(subject, jc.encode(message));
+
+        await nats.drain();
+        return true
+    } catch (err) {
+        log("ERROR", `NATS: Failed to send message: ${err}`);
+        if (nats) {nats.close()}
+        return false;
+    }
+}
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