¶ Intro
changedetection is a free, open-source website change monitoring tool that helps you track updates to web pages without needing an account or subscription. Whether you’re monitoring product prices, job listings, or any website for changes, it lets you know when something changes via email, Discord, Telegram, or other integrations. With powerful filters, visual comparison tools, and self-hosting options, it’s a privacy-friendly and flexible solution for staying informed.
¶ Availability
Please check our application chart to see which GigaDrive Plans are eligible to install this application.
¶ Features
- Lots of trigger filters, such as “Trigger on text”, “Remove text by selector”, “Ignore text”, “Extract text”, also using regular-expressions!
- Target elements with xPath 1 and xPath 2, CSS Selectors, Easily monitor complex JSON with JSONPath or jq
- Switch between fast non-JS and Chrome JS based “fetchers”
- Track changes in PDF files (Monitor text changed in the PDF, Also monitor PDF filesize and checksums)
- Easily specify how often a site should be checked
- Execute JS before extracting text (Good for logging in, see examples in the UI!)
- Override Request Headers, Specify POST or GET and other methods
- Use the “Visual Selector” to help target specific elements
- Configurable proxy per watch
- Send a screenshot with the notification when a change is detected in the web page
¶ Installing Adminer
- Navigate to the Application Manager page and search for
changedetection. - Click icon to open the installation window and tap Install to start the installation process.
- Once the installation is complete, click icon to open the Access Info page. Then click Go To Application to access
changedetection.