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Tracking Apps

Patchday tracks GitHub repositories by polling for new releases. No GitHub App, no OAuth permissions, no webhooks. Paste a repository name and Patchday starts watching.

Adding an app

  1. Click the + button next to "Apps" in the sidebar, or go to Add App.
  2. Enter the repository in one of two formats:
    • Short form: owner/name (e.g., linuxserver/docker-plex)
    • Full GitHub URL: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-plex
  3. Click Track App.

Patchday validates the repository against the GitHub API. If it exists and is public, it's added to your watchlist.

Tracking an app takes you straight to its page, where a callout asks which version you run. If Patchday doesn't have its releases yet, all existing releases are fetched in the background — the page shows "Fetching releases…" and refreshes on its own once they're in.

What gets tracked

Patchday monitors GitHub Releases, the tagged releases that project maintainers publish through GitHub's release UI. This includes:

  • Stable releases (e.g., v1.2.0)
  • Pre-releases (e.g., v1.3.0-beta.1), depending on your preference

Patchday does not track plain git tags that aren't published as GitHub Releases, nor does it monitor commits, pull requests, or issues.

Removing an app

  1. Open the app detail page by clicking its name in the sidebar or on a release card.
  2. Scroll to the Danger Zone at the bottom of the page.
  3. Click Stop tracking and confirm in the dialog.

The app disappears from your sidebar, dashboard, and feed. You won't receive further notifications for it. If other Patchday users track the same app, its data stays in the system. Only your personal tracking link is removed.

You can re-add an app at any time. All previously fetched releases will still be there.

Tracking limits

How many apps you can track depends on your plan. Free accounts track up to 5 apps and Pro accounts up to 50.

When you hit your limit, the + button in the sidebar is disabled until you remove an app. See Plans & limits for the full breakdown.

Shared apps

Apps are shared across all Patchday users. If someone else tracks immich-app/immich, Patchday already has its releases. Adding it to your watchlist is instant, with no waiting for the initial fetch.

Patchday fetches release data and writes AI summaries once, then shares them with everyone tracking that app. The more people who use Patchday, the more apps are already warmed up and ready the moment you add them.