diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1935240
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "gancio_plugins/gancio-plugin-telegram-bridge"]
+	path = gancio_plugins/gancio-plugin-telegram-bridge
+	url = https://framagit.org/les/gancio-plugin-telegram-bridge.git
diff --git a/gancio_plugins/gancio-plugin-telegram-bridge b/gancio_plugins/gancio-plugin-telegram-bridge
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..a079bff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gancio_plugins/gancio-plugin-telegram-bridge
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit a079bff738064a08cf00c51b1d09b855265f6306
diff --git a/server/api/controller/plugins.js b/server/api/controller/plugins.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..60f0d36b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/controller/plugins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const log = require('../../log')
+const config = require('../../config')
+
+const pluginController = {
+  plugins: [],
+  getAll (req, res, next) {
+    res.json(pluginController.plugins)
+  },
+  _load () {
+    const settingsController = require('./settings')
+    // load custom plugins
+    const plugins_path = config.plugins_path || path.resolve(process.env.cwd || '', 'gancio_plugins')
+    log.info(`Loading plugin  ${plugins_path}`)
+    if (fs.existsSync(plugins_path)) {
+      const notifier = require('../../notifier')
+      const plugins = fs.readdirSync(plugins_path)
+        .map(e => path.resolve(plugins_path, e, 'index.js'))
+        .filter(index => fs.existsSync(index))
+      plugins.forEach( pluginFile => {
+        try {
+          const plugin = require(pluginFile)
+          if (typeof plugin.load !== 'function') return
+          const name = plugin.configuration.name
+          console.log(`Found plugin '${name}'`)
+          pluginController.plugins.push(plugin.configuration)
+          if (settingsController.settings['plugin_' + name]) {
+            const pluginSetting = settingsController.settings['plugin_' + name]
+            if (pluginSetting.enable) {
+              plugin.load({ settings: settingsController.settings }, settingsController.settings.plugins)
+              if (typeof plugin.onEventCreate === 'function') {
+                notifier.emitter.on('Create', plugin.onEventCreate)
+              }
+              if (typeof plugin.onEventDelete === 'function') {
+                notifier.emitter.on('Delete', plugin.onEventDelete)
+              }
+              if (typeof plugin.onEventUpdate === 'function') {
+                notifier.emitter.on('Update', plugin.onEventUpdate)
+              }
+            }
+          } else {
+            settingsController.set('plugin_' + name, { enable: false })
+          }
+        } catch (e) {
+          log.warn(`Unable to load plugin ${pluginFile}: ${String(e)}`)
+        }
+      })
+    }    
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = pluginController
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/api/controller/settings.js b/server/api/controller/settings.js
index f10248c2..2682eb25 100644
--- a/server/api/controller/settings.js
+++ b/server/api/controller/settings.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const generateKeyPair = promisify(crypto.generateKeyPair)
 const log = require('../../log')
 const locales = require('../../../locales/index')
 const escape = require('lodash/escape')
-
+const pluginController = require('./plugins')
 
 let defaultHostname
 try {
@@ -108,32 +108,7 @@ const settingsController = {
       })
     }
 
-    // load custom plugins
-    const plugins_path = path.resolve(process.env.cwd || '', 'plugins')
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' && fs.existsSync(plugins_path)) {
-      const notifier = require('../../notifier')
-      const pluginsFile = fs.readdirSync(plugins_path).filter(e => path.extname(e).toLowerCase() === '.js')
-      pluginsFile.forEach( pluginFile => {
-        try {
-          const plugin = require(path.resolve(plugins_path, pluginFile))
-          if (typeof plugin.load !== 'function') return
-          plugin.load({ settings: settingsController.settings })
-          settingsController.settings.plugins.push(plugin)
-          log.info(`Plugin ${pluginFile} loaded!`)
-          if (typeof plugin.onEventCreate === 'function') {
-            notifier.emitter.on('Create', plugin.onEventCreate)
-          }
-          if (typeof plugin.onEventDelete === 'function') {
-            notifier.emitter.on('Delete', plugin.onEventDelete)
-          }
-          if (typeof plugin.onEventUpdate === 'function') {
-            notifier.emitter.on('Update', plugin.onEventUpdate)
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          log.warn(`Unable to load plugin ${pluginFile}: ${String(e)}`)
-        }
-      })
-    }
+    pluginController._load()
   },
 
   async set (key, value, is_secret = false) {
diff --git a/server/api/index.js b/server/api/index.js
index 8a014cf6..c3ca9cc1 100644
--- a/server/api/index.js
+++ b/server/api/index.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ if (config.status !== 'READY') {
   const oauthController = require('./controller/oauth')
   const announceController = require('./controller/announce')
   const collectionController = require('./controller/collection')
+  const pluginController = require('./controller/plugins')
   const helpers = require('../helpers')
   const storage = require('./storage')
   const upload = multer({ storage })
@@ -189,6 +190,9 @@ if (config.status !== 'READY') {
   api.post('/filter', isAdmin, collectionController.addFilter)
   api.delete('/filter/:id', isAdmin, collectionController.removeFilter)
 
+  // - PLUGINS
+  api.get('/plugins', isAdmin, pluginController.getAll)
+
   // OAUTH
   api.get('/clients', isAuth, oauthController.getClients)
   api.get('/client/:client_id', isAuth, oauthController.getClient)