GitHub-Release-Monitor

GitHub-Release-Monitor

Docker app from LubricantJam's Repository

Overview

A powerful, self-hostable application to automatically monitor GitHub repository releases and receive instant email notifications. Keep track of your favorite projects without manually checking for updates.

Runtime arguments

Web UI
http://[IP]:[PORT:3000]
Network
host
Shell
bash
Privileged
false

Template configuration

Web UI PortPorttcp
Target
3000
Value
3000
Data PathPathrw

Specify the path to the data directory.

Target
/app/data
Value
/mnt/user/appdata/github-release-monitor
Auth SecretVariable

A long, random string (at least 32 characters) used to encrypt session cookies. You can generate one using: openssl rand -base64 32

Target
AUTH_SECRET
Admin UsernameVariable

The username for logging into the application.

Target
AUTH_USERNAME
Admin PasswordVariable

The password for logging into the application.

Target
AUTH_PASSWORD
GitHub Access TokenVariable

A GitHub Personal Access Token to increase the API rate limit. A token with no scopes is sufficient.

Target
GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN
TimezoneVariable

The timezone for the container (e.g., Europe/London). Affects log timestamps and date formatting.

Target
TZ
Value
Europe/London
Mail PortVariable

The port for your SMTP server (e.g., 587 or 465).

Target
MAIL_PORT
Mail UsernameVariable

The username for SMTP authentication.

Target
MAIL_USERNAME
Mail PasswordVariable

The password or app token for SMTP authentication.

Target
MAIL_PASSWORD
Mail From AddressVariable

The email address that notifications will be sent from.

Target
MAIL_FROM_ADDRESS
Mail From NameVariable

The display name for the

Target
MAIL_FROM_NAME
Mail To AddressVariable

The email address that will receive the notifications.

Target
MAIL_TO_ADDRESS
Mail HostVariable

The hostname or IP address of your SMTP server.

Target
MAIL_HOST

Details

Repository
ghcr.io/iamspido/github-release-monitor:latest
Last Updated2026-05-31
First Seen2025-07-16

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