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Watchtower

Watchtower updates containers. This shows what it found in its last scan: scanned, updated and failed.

Sign-in: An API key, sent as a bearer token.

config.yaml
integrations:
watchtower:
type: watchtower
url: http://watchtower:8080
key: ${WATCHTOWER_KEY}
layout:
- title: Downloads
widgets:
- watchtower.status
OptionTypeDefaultWhat it does
urlURLrequiredWhere the service answers, from Valet’s side.
hrefstringoptionalWhere the card links to, when that differs from url.
everystring or numberoptionalHow often to refresh while someone is looking: seconds, or 30s, 5m, 1h.
insecurebooleanoptionalAccept a self-signed certificate for this service only.
keystringrequiredIts API key or token. Use ${VAR}, so it stays out of the file.

One widget. Its key is watchtower.status, using the instance name from your config.

watchtower.status · stats card · refreshes every minute while the page is open.

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Small
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Wide
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Medium
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Large
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In chat

Tall draws the same as medium, so it isn't shown. Only the empty space changes.

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Can't reach it

What the assistant can use, once its access level allows it. Read tools run freely. Everything else asks first.

ToolAccessWhat it does
watchtower_statusreadWhat Watchtower found in its last scan: containers scanned, updated and failed.