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category: api-reference
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# CKEditor 5 watchdog feature

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This package implements the watchdog feature for CKEditor 5. It keeps a CKEditor 5 rich-text editor instance running.

## Documentation

See the {@link features/watchdog watchdog feature guide} and the {@link module:watchdog/watchdog~Watchdog} plugin documentation.

## Installation

```
npm install --save @ckeditor/ckeditor5-watchdog
```

## Contribute

The source code of this package is available on GitHub in https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-watchdog.

## External links

* [`@ckeditor/ckeditor5-watchdog` on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@ckeditor/ckeditor5-watchdog)
* [`ckeditor/ckeditor5-watchdog` on GitHub](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/tree/master/packages/ckeditor5-watchdog)
* [Issue tracker](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/issues)
* [Changelog](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)