Watchdog Panda
Lightweight local-first watchdog for monitoring and auto-restarting processes.
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Hi all, I built Watchdog Panda. Lightweight local-first watchdog for monitoring and auto-restarting processes. I'll be around in the comments, ask me anything about how it works.
Watchdog Panda is a lightweight local-first script that monitors processes and auto-restarts them on Linux, macOS and Termux.
- for
- Developers and sysadmins who need simple process uptime monitoring.
- pricing
- open source
- license
- MIT
- v0.1.05 days ago
Key features
- Local-first monitoring loop — Runs a timed loop that checks processes, services, agents and optional system metrics.
- Configurable heartbeat intervals — Adjust the CHECK_INTERVAL (default 5 seconds) to set how often checks occur.
- Process uptime checks — Matches a target process name and detects when it stops.
- Failure detection and logging — Logs events to a file and can notify other Panda agents.
- Integration hooks — Provides hooks for Spirit Panda (status) and Steel Panda (recovery actions).
- One-command installer — Installs the tool into ~/watchdog-panda with a single curl-bash command.
Use cases
- Automatically restart a crashed web server on a Linux VM.
- Keep a background data-processing script running on macOS.
- Monitor AI agent processes in Termux on Android devices.
- Log process failures for later analysis in a development environment.
Watchdog Panda FAQ
How do I install Watchdog Panda?+
Run the one-line curl command from the README; it installs to ~/watchdog-panda.
What operating systems are supported?+
Linux, macOS and Termux (Android).
How do I specify which process to watch?+
Set the TARGET_PROCESS environment variable to a string that matches the process name (pgrep -f).
Can I change how often checks run?+
Yes, adjust the CHECK_INTERVAL variable (default 5 seconds).
Is the project licensed for commercial use?+
It is released under the MIT License, allowing free commercial use.
Summarized by DevHunt from github.com · Nov 6, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
