diff --git a/aider/watch.py b/aider/watch.py
index 989aa8bf6..5dd770976 100644
--- a/aider/watch.py
+++ b/aider/watch.py
@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ class FileWatcher:
             roots_to_watch = self.get_roots_to_watch()
 
             for changes in watch(
-                *roots_to_watch, watch_filter=self.filter_func, stop_event=self.stop_event
+                *roots_to_watch,
+                watch_filter=self.filter_func,
+                stop_event=self.stop_event,
+                ignore_permission_denied=True,
             ):
                 if self.handle_changes(changes):
                     return
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/usage/notifications.md b/aider/website/docs/usage/notifications.md
index 6f31c59ee..e25ab11ad 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/usage/notifications.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/usage/notifications.md
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ For example, on macOS you might use:
 aider --notifications-command "say 'Aider is ready'"
 ```
 
+### Remote Notifications
+
+For remote notifications you can use [Apprise](https://github.com/caronc/apprise)
+
+It's a cross-platform Python library for sending notifications to various services.
+
+We can use Apprise to send notifications to Slack
+
+```bash
+aider --notifications-command "apprise -b 'Aider is ready' 'slack://your-slack-webhook-token'"
+```
+
+or Discord
+```bash
+aider --notifications-command "apprise -b 'Aider is ready' 'discord://your-discord-webhook-token'"
+```
+
+or even to your phone via Pushbullet
+```bash
+aider --notifications-command "apprise -b 'Aider is ready' 'pbul://your-pushbullet-access-token'"
+```
+
+Check more how to use and configure Apprise on their GitHub page.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 You can add these settings to your configuration file: