diff --git a/tilefy/src/scheduler.py b/tilefy/src/scheduler.py
index 661511b..3885cef 100644
--- a/tilefy/src/scheduler.py
+++ b/tilefy/src/scheduler.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from apscheduler.schedulers.background import BackgroundScheduler
 from apscheduler.triggers.cron import CronTrigger
 from src.template import create_single_tile
 from src.tilefy_redis import TilefyRedis
+from src.watcher import watch_yml
 
 
 class TilefyScheduler:
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class TilefyScheduler:
         self.add_job_store()
         jobs = self.build_jobs()
         self.add_jobs(jobs)
+        self.add_watcher()
 
         self.scheduler.start()
 
@@ -73,3 +75,13 @@ class TilefyScheduler:
                 replace_existing=True,
             )
             print(f"{job_name}: Add job {cron_tab}")
+
+    def add_watcher(self):
+        """add watcher to jobs"""
+        self.scheduler.add_job(
+            watch_yml,
+            "interval",
+            seconds=5,
+            id="watcher",
+            replace_existing=True,
+        )
diff --git a/tilefy/src/tilefy_redis.py b/tilefy/src/tilefy_redis.py
index c84105c..471cc58 100644
--- a/tilefy/src/tilefy_redis.py
+++ b/tilefy/src/tilefy_redis.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class TilefyRedis(RedisBase):
 
         return False
 
+    def del_message(self, key):
+        """delete message from redis"""
+        self.conn.execute_command("JSON.DEL", self.NAME_SPACE + key)
+
 
 def load_yml():
     """read yml file"""
diff --git a/tilefy/src/watcher.py b/tilefy/src/watcher.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36eace9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tilefy/src/watcher.py
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"""watch for changes in tiles.yml"""
+
+import hashlib
+import os
+
+from src.template import create_all_tiles
+from src.tilefy_redis import TilefyRedis
+
+
+class Watcher:
+    """watch for changes"""
+
+    FILE_PATH = "/data/tiles.yml"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.modified = False
+        self.hash = False
+
+    def watch(self):
+        """watch for changes, call from schedule"""
+        modified = self.is_changed()
+        if modified:
+            print(f"{self.FILE_PATH}: modified")
+            create_all_tiles()
+            self._store_last()
+
+    def is_changed(self):
+        """check if file has changed"""
+        self._get_modified()
+        last = self._get_last()
+        if not last or not self.modified:
+            print("create first modified entry")
+            self._get_hash()
+            self._store_last()
+            return False
+
+        if self.modified == last["modified"]:
+            return False
+
+        self._get_hash()
+        if self.hash != last["hash"]:
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+    def _get_modified(self):
+        """get last modified timestamp"""
+        self.modified = int(os.stat(self.FILE_PATH).st_mtime)
+
+    def _get_hash(self):
+        """get hash of file content"""
+        with open(self.FILE_PATH, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+
+        self.hash = hashlib.sha1(content.encode()).hexdigest()
+
+    def _store_last(self):
+        """store last access details in redis"""
+        message = {
+            "modified": self.modified,
+            "hash": self.hash,
+        }
+        TilefyRedis().set_message("modified", message)
+
+    def _get_last(self):
+        """get last stored"""
+        return TilefyRedis().get_message("modified")
+
+    def _del_last(self):
+        """remove last item from redis"""
+        TilefyRedis().del_message("modified")
+
+
+def watch_yml():
+    """watch tiles.yml for changes"""
+    Watcher().watch()