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Changedetection.io

Get alerts when a web page changes

About

Watch any web page and get told when it changes. Prices, stock, release notes, a paragraph on a site that has no newsletter.

Notes

Monitor websites for changes and send alerts when content updates. Single container with local datastore for checks and snapshots.

Designed for low-resource self-hosting and long-running watches.

Alternative to: Visualping

Facts

Version
1.1.2
Source
Official
Runtime
Container
Devices
Pi · Linux · Mac
Min. RAM
128 MB
Project
github.com

Install

How to run Changedetection.io yourself

  1. 01

    Connect a device

    A Raspberry Pi, a Linux machine or a Mac that is on anyway.

  2. 02

    Install it

    One click in your Obacht account. Your device checks the signature before anything runs.

  3. 03

    Open it from anywhere

    It gets a web address under your-name.obacht.space, with HTTPS. Add your own domain if you have one.

Open-source contribution

Free

changedetection.io is funded commercially and takes no donations. We can't forward anything, so this app costs nothing.

Last checked 2026-07-29

Run it on your own hardware.

Obacht is in a closed pilot phase. Put yourself on the list. We let people in a few at a time, so it can take a while.

Self-host Changedetection.io