Help with windows chromedriver setup

[mriamnobody]

Describe the bug
I have attempted to use ChangeDetection.io to receive an alert when the results for a specific graduation course are announced. Currently, the results for the course I am interested in have not yet been declared. To verify the effectiveness of my setup, I am testing it on a course for which the results have already been announced. I utilized the Trigger/Wait for Text feature and entered MBBS (a course whose results are already declared). However, I did not receive any notification on Telegram. To ensure that my Telegram bot configuration was correct, I conducted a test by sending a test notification, which I successfully received.

To setup chromedriver, I first downloaded chromedriver matching the version of my Google chrome installation. Then I placed chromedriver.exe in the USER PATH. Next, I executed the command set WEBDRIVER_URL=http://localhost:9515. Afterward, I launched chromedriver via the command prompt, ensuring to keep this Command Prompt window open )changedetectionio was set up in a virtual environment. Finally, I started changedetection by running the command python changedetection.py in another Command Prompt window, with the venv (virtual environment) activated.

As the guide suggests, I tried accessing http://localhost:9515 or 127.0.0.1:9515, but I encountered the following error.

{"value":{"error":"unknown command","message":"unknown command: unknown command: ","stacktrace":"\tGetHandleVerifier [0x00007FF730A3AD22+56930]\n\t(No symbol) [0x00007FF7309AF622]\n\t(No symbol) [0x00007FF7308642E5]\n\t(No symbol) [0x00007FF7308C6254]\n\t(No symbol) [0x00007FF7308C5AF6]\n\t(No symbol) [0x00007FF7308382C5]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x00007FF730DB6AAD+3709933]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x00007FF730E0FFED+4075821]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x00007FF730E0817F+4043455]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x00007FF730AD9756+706710]\n\t(No symbol) [0x00007FF7309BB8FF]\n\t(No symbol) [0x00007FF7308373A2]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x00007FF730E58AC8+4373512]\n\tBaseThreadInitThunk [0x00007FFA11F7257D+29]\n\tRtlUserThreadStart [0x00007FFA13D6AA58+40]\n"}}

However, when I use 127.0.0.1:5000, I am able to access the GUI.

This is how the page looks:

In the Request section, I opted for the System settings default (I followed this guide to configure chromedriver on Windows).

This is the configuration for Filters/Triggers: apart from entering MBBS in the Trigger/Wait for Text field, I have not made any other changes or additions here.

This is Notification configuration:

Version
v0.45.14

Expected behavior
In an ideal scenario, when ChangeDetection.io opens the webpage and finds the text "MBBS," it should send an alert to Telegram.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows 11 (22631.3235)
• Browser: Google Chrome
• Version: 122.0.6261.95

Additional context
It's possible that there was a misconfiguration or oversight in the setup process. If that is the case, I apologize for any inconvenience caused. Please let me know where you think the issue might lie, and I'll do my best to guide you through the correct setup or troubleshoot any problems you're encountering.

[dgtlmoon]

https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki/Fetching-pages-with-WebDriver#microsoft-windows---running-chromedriver-natively-without-docker

As the guide suggests, I tried accessing http://localhost:9515 or 127.0.0.1:9515, but I encountered the following error.

You're not meant to access this with your browser, this is only for your changedetection install to communicate to chromedriver with

[mriamnobody]

https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki/Fetching-pages-with-WebDriver#microsoft-windows---running-chromedriver-natively-without-docker

As the guide suggests, I tried accessing http://localhost:9515 or 127.0.0.1:9515, but I encountered the following error.

You're not meant to access this with your browser, this is only for your changedetection install to communicate to chromedriver with

Thank you for the clarification, @dgtlmoon. I now understand. Additionally, I've noticed that a new Chrome window opens whenever the check for change on website is performed. Is this behavior expected?

[dgtlmoon]

Thank you for the clarification, @dgtlmoon. I now understand. Additionally, I've noticed that a new Chrome window opens whenever the check for change on website is performed. Is this behavior expected?

I think so, i dont think chromedriver on windows supports headless, thats why people prefer linux or other solutions (As far as I know, i dont really support windows so i cannot say 100%) :)

[mriamnobody]

Yes headless under chromedriver is supported in Windows.

[mriamnobody]

https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/wiki/Fetching-pages-with-WebDriver#microsoft-windows---running-chromedriver-natively-without-docker

As the guide suggests, I tried accessing http://localhost:9515 or 127.0.0.1:9515, but I encountered the following error.

You're not meant to access this with your browser, this is only for your changedetection install to communicate to chromedriver with

Is this in any way related to notifications? I receive notifications when I conduct tests, but not when a specific condition is met.

[dgtlmoon]

no

[mriamnobody]

What could be the reason for no notification? Am I missing something of configuration?

[mriamnobody]

I have installed using Docker. Playwright is working now but still I'm not getting any notification.