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Getting Started

Track an app, mark the version you run, and get your first upgrade briefing — all from your dashboard.

Create your account

  1. Go to patchday.dev and click Start tracking free.
  2. Fill in your name, email address, and a password (minimum 8 characters).
  3. Click Create account.

You'll land on an empty dashboard, ready to add your first app.

Add your first app

  1. Click Add App on the dashboard (or use the + button in the sidebar).
  2. Type the GitHub repository of the app you self-host, in one of these formats:
    • Short form: immich-app/immich
    • Full URL: https://github.com/immich-app/immich
  3. Click Track App.

Patchday verifies the GitHub repository exists, then fetches its releases in the background. The latest release card appears on your dashboard once that fetch completes, and the AI summary follows shortly after.

Get your first briefing

Your dashboard shows a Get your first briefing checklist until you dismiss it or your briefing schedule has run for the first time: add an app, mark the version you run, and set a briefing schedule. As soon as a schedule is set, the last step shows the date your next briefing is due.

Set up push notifications

Patchday sends push notifications through ntfy, a lightweight notification service that works on Android, iOS, and desktop.

  1. Go to Notifications in the sidebar.
  2. Toggle the ntfy.sh switch to on.
  3. Enter a topic name. This can be anything you choose, like my-patchday-alerts.
  4. On your phone or computer, open the ntfy app and subscribe to the same topic name.

Every time a tracked app publishes a new release, you'll get a push notification with the release name, a short summary, and a direct link to the release on GitHub.

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