FuelWatch — Crowdsourced SA Fuel Tracker

Overview

FuelWatch is a mobile-first web app for tracking diesel/petrol prices and availability at SA fuel stations. Built during the 2026 Iran war / diesel shortage crisis when diesel prices jumped from ~R21 to R28+ and many stations ran dry.

Live URL: http://161.97.110.234:8080
Files: /root/fuelwatch/ (index.html, style.css, app.js)
Service: systemctl status fuelwatch (auto-restarts, survives reboots)

Architecture

• Pure HTML + vanilla JS + CSS (no build step, no framework)
• Data in localStorage (prototype — no backend yet)
• Served by Python HTTP server via systemd

Key Features