PlanarAlly is a pretty cool self-hosted VTT.
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Don’t know if this will achieve what you want, but I selfhost ChangeDetection.io to check if webpages have been updated, then subscribe to changedetection’s RSS feed with FreshRSS.
You’re probably right, but it’s an alternative for people who don’t.