GuruWatcher Getting started

First hour

GuruWatcher watches price levels your newsletter prints and pings your Discord when one hits. You bring the newsletter and the webhook. No orders.

Open full setup guide How you get it after buying

How you get the toolkit

Buy is the only way in — there is no public free clone. After a paid checkout you download the release kit (v0.1.8; source zip, plus macOS and Windows builds) straight from this site — no waiting for an invite.

  1. Buy via Stripe — one-time $99. Receipt is emailed to your Stripe checkout email.
  2. Land back here — Stripe redirects you to /getting-started/?purchased=1&session_id=… after checkout.
  3. Download your format — the thank-you banner auto-picks macOS (DMG) or Windows (zip) for your machine, with the source zip always available below. Up to 5 downloads for the Mac/Windows apps and 3 for the source zip, within 7 days. The source zip unzips to a self-contained GuruWatcher-v0.1.8/ folder.
  4. Set up — macOS app: open the DMG and drag GuruWatcher to Applications, then double-click to launch (notarized Developer ID). Windows app: after download, if the browser says "isn't commonly downloaded" click Keep, then right-click the zip → Properties → Unblock → Apply, extract, and run GuruWatcher.exe (keep it next to the _internal folder — don't delete it). It's Authenticode-signed via Azure Artifact Signing; SmartScreen may still warn once for a new publisher — if so: More info → Run anyway. First time on Windows? See the Windows first run walkthrough. Source zip: unzip and double-click the launcher. Then follow the setup guide to open the Control Panel and connect your Discord webhook.
  5. Private repo? (optional) — email support@guruwatcher.com with subject GuruWatcher access — <your Stripe email> (forward or paste your receipt) and we can invite you to the private GitHub repo — usually within 1 business day.

How it works (plain English)

Think of it as a babysitter for price levels from your newsletter: your issue arrives, GuruWatcher reads the prices it prints, watches them on your computer, and pings your Discord when one is hit. Full explainer with steps: How it works on the homepage.

Crypto too: GuruWatcher alerts on Bitcoin/Ethereum majors from your newsletter and on tokens via the CLI — see Watch crypto (majors & tokens).

First hour — after you have the toolkit

You need the download first — packaged app or source zip. Not a buyer yet? Buy GuruWatcher — $99.

  1. Open the app

    Packaged app (Mac DMG / Windows zip — no Python needed): open GuruWatcher from Applications (Mac, notarized Developer ID) or run GuruWatcher.exe (Windows). Your browser opens the Control Panel and a tray icon keeps the app alive — no terminal window. On Windows, expect up to three prompts on first run: your browser may say "isn't commonly downloaded" — click Keep; right-click the zip → Properties → Unblock → Apply before extracting (and keep _internal next to the exe); and SmartScreen may still warn once for a new publisher — if so: More info → Run anyway. New to all three on Windows? Step-by-step Windows first run.

    Using the source zip instead: unzip the folder, then:

    • Mac: double-click scripts/Open-GuruWatcher.command (if Mac blocks it: right-click → Open → Open)
    • Windows: double-click scripts/Open-GuruWatcher.bat

    The source launcher opens a terminal window and your browser goes to http://127.0.0.1:8788/. Leave the launcher window open — closing it stops the panel. First source run may take a few minutes while it installs Python bits.

  2. Connect Discord (optional, but needed for real alerts)

    In Discord: channel → Edit channel → Integrations → Webhooks → New → Copy URL. In the panel: paste under Discord alert link (your Discord webhook URL) → Save → Send test ping. You should see a short test message in that channel. You can skip this and stay in quiet mode while learning.

    Step-by-step: Connect a Discord webhook.

  3. Connect your newsletter email (recommended — no daily paste)

    What it does / doesn’t do: each check only pulls new or unread mail in one folder — not your whole inbox history. Use a dedicated mailbox, or a Gmail filter that puts only the newsletter into one label.

    In the panel under Newsletter email inbox, click Use Gmail, enter that mailbox’s address, paste an App password (Google Account → Security → App passwords), set the folder, and Save.

    Don’t want email yet? One-time paste → Load sample → Run once (safe) for practice.

    Step-by-step: Connect your newsletter email.

  4. Turn on Keep checking

    This is what looks up live prices. Defaults: prices ~5 min (300), email ~15 min (900) — both editable. Choose Live once your Discord alert link is saved, and Start checking. Leave the computer awake; use Stop checking in the panel when you want alerts to stop (closing the launcher also stops background checks). Guide: Keep checking.

More detail (Windows, Docker, scheduling): full setup guide. Python is only needed for the source zip (Windows: python.org; macOS includes python3, but if it reports older than 3.10, install Python 3.10+ from python.org — macOS may first offer Apple's command-line tools, that's normal) — the packaged Mac/Windows apps include it.