changedetection.md

Changedetection.io

Changedetection.io is a simple website change detection and restock monitoring solution.

Dependencies

This service requires the following other services:

• a Traefik reverse-proxy server

Configuration

To enable this service, add the following configuration to your vars.yml file and re-run the installation process:

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# Changedetection.io                                                   #
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changedetection_enabled: true

changedetection_hostname: mash.example.com

changedetection_path_prefix: /changedetection

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#                                                                      #
# /Changedetection.io                                                  #
#                                                                      #
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Playwright webdriver

Some advanced options like using javascript or using the Visual Selector tool use an additional playwright webdriver. To enable this driver, add the following additional configuration to your vars.yml file and re-run the installation process:

changedetection_playwright_driver_enabled: true

URL

In the example configuration above, we configure the service to be hosted at https://mash.example.com/changedetection.

You can remove the changedetection_path_prefix variable definition, to make it default to /, so that the service is served at https://mash.example.com/.

Usage

After installation, you can go to your given URL and start setting up Changedetection.io