Focused Tool · Apache 2.0 · Single Binary · Developer Tools

Self-hosted file change monitor

Watch directories for changes, trigger webhooks or shell commands when files are modified. The inotify wrapper with a dashboard. No cron, no polling — event-driven.

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Replaces

Replaces Custom scripts (engineer time).

Watch directories for changes, trigger webhooks or shell commands when files are modified. The inotify wrapper with a dashboard. No cron, no polling — event-driven. Your data lives in a SQLite file on your disk that you can back up by copying a folder, move to another machine, or query directly with any SQLite tool. The binary keeps running if Stockyard disappears tomorrow, because it is Apache 2.0 and you have a copy.

Quickstart

Running in under a minute.

Stockyard runs on desktops and laptops. To install, open this page on your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer.

Download for Mac macOS 11+ · Universal

Download for Windows Windows 10/11 · 64-bit

Download for Linux .tar.gz · Any distro

After install, open http://localhost:8760 in your browser.

Advanced: install via terminal instead

curl -fsSL https://stockyard.dev/install.sh | sh -s -- --tool watcher

Single binary. Embedded SQLite. No Docker. No database. No dependencies.

Pricing

14 days free. Pro when you need it.

Free

forever

3 watch rules
Single binary, embedded SQLite
Apache 2.0 — modify freely

Pro

$7.99

per month

Unlimited watches, webhook triggers, change history, pattern filters
License key, no cloud dependency
Email support

After you upgrade

License key by email. One env var.

Your license key arrives by email within 5 minutes of checkout. Set it as an environment variable and restart the binary.

export STOCKYARD_LICENSE_KEY=SY-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
./watcher

No cloud connectivity required. The binary validates the key offline with Ed25519 signatures.