diff --git a/dashboard.js b/dashboard/index.js
similarity index 72%
rename from dashboard.js
rename to dashboard/index.js
index 2e2227e..f034db4 100644
--- a/dashboard.js
+++ b/dashboard/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { build: viteBuild } = require('vite');
-const { svelte } = require('@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte');
 const fs = require('fs').promises;
+const { svelte } = require('@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte');
+
+const path = __dirname + '/../gui/dashboard';
 
 const build = (prefix = '') => viteBuild({
-  root: __dirname + '/gui/dashboard/',
+  root: path,
   base: `${prefix}/statusdashboard/asset/`,
   plugins: [ svelte() ],
   build: {
@@ -16,14 +18,14 @@ const build = (prefix = '') => viteBuild({
         chunkFileNames: '[hash].js',
       },
     },
-    outDir: __dirname + '/gui/dashboard/build',
+    outDir: path + '/build',
   },
 });
 
-const cleanup = () => fs.rm(__dirname + '/gui/dashboard/build', {
+const cleanup = () => fs.rm(path + '/build', {
   recursive: true,
   force: true,
 });
 
-module.exports = { build, cleanup };
+module.exports = { build, cleanup, path };
 build();
diff --git a/dashboard/watcher.js b/dashboard/watcher.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b27f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dashboard/watcher.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const chokidar = require('chokidar');
+const dashboard = require('./index');
+
+let watcher;
+const handler = async () => {
+  console.log('status dashboard watcher triggered, rebuilding...');
+  await dashboard.cleanup();
+  await dashboard.build();
+  process.send({ command: 'reload' });
+};
+
+process.on('message', message => {
+  switch (message.command) {
+    case 'start':
+      if (message.path) {
+        watcher = chokidar.watch(message.path, {
+          ignored: [ /node_modules/, /build/ ],
+        });
+
+        watcher.on('add', handler);
+        watcher.on('change', handler);
+        watcher.on('unlink', handler);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      console.log(`Status dashboard watcher received unknown command ${message.command}`);
+      break;
+  }
+});
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 16b04b5..1d04b66 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
     await dashboard.cleanup();
     await dashboard.build(server.settings.prefix);
+
+    const dashWatcher = fork(__dirname + '/dashboard/watcher.js');
+    dashWatcher.send({ command: 'start', path: dashboard.path });
+
     return true;
   },
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d73d407..53a0b0a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/smartyellow/status/issues"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/smartyellow/status#readme",
-  "devDependencies": {
+  "dependencies": {
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^1.0.0-next.49",
+    "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
     "svelte": "^3.49.0",
     "vite": "^2.9.13"
   }