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Andrew Erlikh
Andrew Erlikh

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WatchYourLAN 2.0 - lightweight network IP scanner

Main features of WatchYourLAN

  • Send notification when new host is found
  • Monitor hosts online/offline history
  • Keep a list of all hosts in the network
  • Send data to InfluxDB2 to make a Grafana dashboard

What's new in v2?

  • Basic API
  • Export to InfluxDB2
  • Choice between SQLite and PostgreSQL database
  • User can pass arguments directly to arp-scan
  • Better UI with JS
  • Human-friendly History display

Quick start

Full installation guide is available in the README file. The easiest way to try it:

docker run --name wyl \
    -e "IFACES=$YOURIFACE" \
    -e "TZ=$YOURTIMEZONE" \
    --network="host" \
    -v $DOCKERDATAPATH/wyl:/data/WatchYourLAN \
    aceberg/watchyourlan:v2
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Web GUI should be at http://localhost:8840

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