diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/application/general.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/application/general.blade.php
index 315385593..3ffe074fa 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/application/general.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/application/general.blade.php
@@ -265,6 +265,14 @@ class="underline" href="https://coolify.io/docs/knowledge-base/docker/registry"
                                             helper="If you use this, you need to specify paths relatively and should use the same compose file in the custom command, otherwise the automatically configured labels / etc won't work.<br><br>So in your case, use: <span class='dark:text-warning'>docker compose -f .{{ Str::start($application->base_directory . $application->docker_compose_location, '/') }} up -d</span>"
                                             label="Custom Start Command" />
                                     </div>
+                                    @if ($this->application->is_github_based())
+                                        <div class="pt-4">
+                                            <x-forms.textarea
+                                                helper="Gitignore-style rules to filter Git based webhook deployments."
+                                                placeholder="services/api/**" id="application.watch_paths"
+                                                label="Watch Paths" x-bind:disabled="shouldDisable()" />
+                                        </div>
+                                    @endif
                                 </div>
                             @else
                                 <div class="flex flex-col gap-2 xl:flex-row">
@@ -296,7 +304,7 @@ class="underline" href="https://coolify.io/docs/knowledge-base/docker/registry"
                                     @endif
 
                                 </div>
-                                @if ($this->application->is_github_based() && !$this->application->is_public_repository())
+                                @if ($this->application->is_github_based())
                                     <div class="pb-4">
                                         <x-forms.textarea
                                             helper="Gitignore-style rules to filter Git based webhook deployments."
diff --git a/tests/Unit/ApplicationWatchPathsTest.php b/tests/Unit/ApplicationWatchPathsTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c90105b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/ApplicationWatchPathsTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Unit;
+
+use App\Models\Application;
+use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class ApplicationWatchPathsTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_returns_false_when_watch_paths_is_null()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = null;
+
+        $modified_files = collect(['docker-compose.yml', 'README.md']);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered($modified_files));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_with_exact_match()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = "docker-compose.yml\nDockerfile";
+
+        // Exact match should return true
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['docker-compose.yml'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['Dockerfile'])));
+
+        // Non-matching file should return false
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['README.md'])));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_with_wildcard_patterns()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = "*.yml\nsrc/**/*.php\nconfig/*";
+
+        // Wildcard matches
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['docker-compose.yml'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['production.yml'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['src/Controllers/UserController.php'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['src/Models/User.php'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['config/app.php'])));
+
+        // Non-matching files
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['README.md'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['src/index.js'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['configurations/deep/file.php'])));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_with_multiple_files()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = "docker-compose.yml\n*.env";
+
+        // At least one file matches
+        $modified_files = collect(['README.md', 'docker-compose.yml', 'package.json']);
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered($modified_files));
+
+        // No files match
+        $modified_files = collect(['README.md', 'package.json', 'src/index.js']);
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered($modified_files));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_with_complex_patterns()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        // fnmatch doesn't support {a,b} syntax, so we need to use separate patterns
+        $application->watch_paths = "**/*.js\n**/*.jsx\n**/*.ts\n**/*.tsx";
+
+        // JavaScript/TypeScript files should match
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['src/index.js'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['components/Button.jsx'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['types/user.ts'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['pages/Home.tsx'])));
+
+        // Deeply nested files should match
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['src/components/ui/Button.tsx'])));
+
+        // Non-matching files
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['README.md'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['package.json'])));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_with_question_mark_pattern()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = "test?.txt\nfile-?.yml";
+
+        // Single character wildcard matches
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['test1.txt'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['testA.txt'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['file-1.yml'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['file-B.yml'])));
+
+        // Non-matching files
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['test.txt'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['test12.txt'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['file.yml'])));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_with_character_set_pattern()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = "[abc]test.txt\nfile[0-9].yml";
+
+        // Character set matches
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['atest.txt'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['btest.txt'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['ctest.txt'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['file1.yml'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['file9.yml'])));
+
+        // Non-matching files
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['dtest.txt'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['test.txt'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['fileA.yml'])));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_with_empty_watch_paths()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = '';
+
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['any-file.txt'])));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_with_whitespace_only_patterns()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = "\n  \n\t\n";
+
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['any-file.txt'])));
+    }
+
+    public function test_is_watch_paths_triggered_for_dockercompose_typical_patterns()
+    {
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->watch_paths = "docker-compose*.yml\n.env*\nDockerfile*\nservices/**";
+
+        // Docker Compose related files
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['docker-compose.yml'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['docker-compose.prod.yml'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['docker-compose-dev.yml'])));
+        
+        // Environment files
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['.env'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['.env.local'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['.env.production'])));
+        
+        // Dockerfile variations
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['Dockerfile'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['Dockerfile.prod'])));
+        
+        // Service files
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['services/api/app.js'])));
+        $this->assertTrue($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['services/web/index.html'])));
+
+        // Non-matching files (e.g., documentation, configs outside services)
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['README.md'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['package.json'])));
+        $this->assertFalse($application->isWatchPathsTriggered(collect(['config/nginx.conf'])));
+    }
+}
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