diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d843ac0f8..f1e6b8814 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ For previous versions, please read:
 
 ## V3 changes
 
+* v3.0, 2020-03-12, For [#1635][bug #1635], support auto reaload config by inotify. 3.0.129
 * v3.0, 2020-03-12, For [#1630][bug #1630], disable cache for stream changing, and drop dup header. 3.0.128
 * v3.0, 2020-03-12, For [#1594][bug #1594], detect and disable daemon for docker. 3.0.127
 * v3.0, 2020-03-12, For [#1634][bug #1634], always check status in thread loop. 3.0.126
@@ -1668,6 +1669,7 @@ Winlin
 [bug #1634]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/1634
 [bug #1594]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/1594
 [bug #1630]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/1630
+[bug #1635]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/1635
 [bug #yyyyyyyyyyyyy]: https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/yyyyyyyyyyyyy
 
 [exo #828]: https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer/pull/828
diff --git a/trunk/conf/full.conf b/trunk/conf/full.conf
index 95defe80f..a29b71bc1 100644
--- a/trunk/conf/full.conf
+++ b/trunk/conf/full.conf
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ force_grace_quit off;
 # If on, it will set daemon to off in docker, even daemon is on.
 # default: on
 disable_daemon_for_docker on;
+# Whether auto reload by watching the config file by inotify.
+# default: off
+inotify_auto_reload off;
+# Whether enable inotify_auto_reload for docker.
+# If on, it will set inotify_auto_reload to on in docker, even it's off.
+# default: on
+auto_reload_for_docker on;
 
 #############################################################################################
 # heartbeat/stats sections
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.cpp
index 80d03383d..1018108e9 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.cpp
@@ -3489,6 +3489,7 @@ srs_error_t SrsConfig::check_normal_config()
             && n != "utc_time" && n != "work_dir" && n != "asprocess"
             && n != "ff_log_level" && n != "grace_final_wait" && n != "force_grace_quit"
             && n != "grace_start_wait" && n != "empty_ip_ok" && n != "disable_daemon_for_docker"
+            && n != "inotify_auto_reload" && n != "auto_reload_for_docker"
             ) {
             return srs_error_new(ERROR_SYSTEM_CONFIG_INVALID, "illegal directive %s", n.c_str());
         }
@@ -4111,6 +4112,30 @@ bool SrsConfig::disable_daemon_for_docker()
     return SRS_CONF_PERFER_TRUE(conf->arg0());
 }
 
+bool SrsConfig::inotify_auto_reload()
+{
+    static bool DEFAULT = false;
+
+    SrsConfDirective* conf = root->get("inotify_auto_reload");
+    if (!conf || conf->arg0().empty()) {
+        return DEFAULT;
+    }
+
+    return SRS_CONF_PERFER_FALSE(conf->arg0());
+}
+
+bool SrsConfig::auto_reload_for_docker()
+{
+    static bool DEFAULT = true;
+
+    SrsConfDirective* conf = root->get("auto_reload_for_docker");
+    if (!conf || conf->arg0().empty()) {
+        return DEFAULT;
+    }
+
+    return SRS_CONF_PERFER_TRUE(conf->arg0());
+}
+
 vector<SrsConfDirective*> SrsConfig::get_stream_casters()
 {
     srs_assert(root);
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.hpp
index 7669632cc..02c6b842b 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.hpp
@@ -478,6 +478,10 @@ public:
     virtual bool is_force_grace_quit();
     // Whether disable daemon for docker.
     virtual bool disable_daemon_for_docker();
+    // Whether use inotify to auto reload by watching config file changes.
+    virtual bool inotify_auto_reload();
+    // Whether enable auto reload config for docker.
+    virtual bool auto_reload_for_docker();
 // stream_caster section
 public:
     // Get all stream_caster in config file.
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
index 99724f993..6c9d737bf 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <sys/inotify.h>
 using namespace std;
 
 #include <srs_kernel_log.hpp>
@@ -457,6 +458,114 @@ void SrsSignalManager::sig_catcher(int signo)
     errno = err;
 }
 
+// Whether we are in docker, defined in main module.
+extern bool _srs_in_docker;
+
+SrsInotifyWorker::SrsInotifyWorker(SrsServer* s)
+{
+    server = s;
+    trd = new SrsSTCoroutine("inotify", this);
+    inotify_fd = NULL;
+    watch_fd = 0;
+}
+
+SrsInotifyWorker::~SrsInotifyWorker()
+{
+    srs_freep(trd);
+    srs_close_stfd(inotify_fd);
+}
+
+srs_error_t SrsInotifyWorker::start()
+{
+    srs_error_t err = srs_success;
+
+    // Whether enable auto reload config.
+    bool auto_reload = _srs_config->inotify_auto_reload();
+    if (!auto_reload && _srs_in_docker && _srs_config->auto_reload_for_docker()) {
+        srs_warn("enable auto reload for docker");
+        auto_reload = true;
+    }
+
+    if (!auto_reload) {
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    // Create inotify to watch config file.
+    int fd = ::inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        return srs_error_new(ERROR_INOTIFY_CREATE, "create inotify");
+    }
+
+    // Watch the config file events.
+    string config_file = _srs_config->config();
+    watch_fd = ::inotify_add_watch(fd, config_file.c_str(), IN_ALL_EVENTS);
+    if (watch_fd < 0) {
+        ::close(fd);
+        return srs_error_new(ERROR_INOTIFY_WATCH, "watch %s", config_file.c_str());
+    }
+
+    // Open as stfd to read by ST.
+    if ((inotify_fd = srs_netfd_open(fd)) == NULL) {
+        ::close(fd);
+        return srs_error_new(ERROR_INOTIFY_OPENFD, "open fd=%d, file=%s, wd=%d", fd, config_file.c_str(), watch_fd);
+    }
+
+    if (((err = srs_fd_closeexec(fd))) != srs_success) {
+        return srs_error_new(ERROR_INOTIFY_OPENFD, "closeexec fd=%d, file=%s, wd=%d", fd, config_file.c_str(), watch_fd);
+    }
+
+    srs_trace("auto reload watching %s, fd=%d, wd=%d", config_file.c_str(), fd, watch_fd);
+
+    if ((err = trd->start()) != srs_success) {
+        return srs_error_wrap(err, "inotify");
+    }
+
+    return err;
+}
+
+srs_error_t SrsInotifyWorker::cycle()
+{
+    srs_error_t err = srs_success;
+
+    while (true) {
+        char buf[4096];
+        ssize_t nn = srs_read(inotify_fd, buf, (size_t)sizeof(buf), SRS_UTIME_NO_TIMEOUT);
+        if (nn < 0) {
+            srs_warn("inotify ignore read failed, nn=%d", (int)nn);
+            break;
+        }
+
+        // Whether config file changed.
+        bool do_reload = false;
+
+        // Parse all inotify events.
+        for (int i = 0; i < (int)nn && !do_reload; i += (int)sizeof(inotify_event)) {
+            inotify_event* ie = (inotify_event*)(buf + i);
+            if (ie->wd != watch_fd) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Only care about the modify or create event.
+            // @see https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/1635#issuecomment-598077374
+            if ((ie->mask&IN_MODIFY) != IN_MODIFY && (ie->mask&IN_CREATE) != IN_CREATE) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            do_reload = true;
+            srs_trace("inotify event wd=%d, mask=%#x, len=%d, name=%s", ie->wd, ie->mask, ie->len, ie->name);
+        }
+
+        // Notify server to do reload.
+        if (do_reload) {
+            server->on_signal(SRS_SIGNAL_RELOAD);
+        }
+
+        srs_usleep(100 * SRS_UTIME_MILLISECONDS);
+    }
+
+    return err;
+}
+
 ISrsServerCycle::ISrsServerCycle()
 {
 }
@@ -849,7 +958,16 @@ srs_error_t SrsServer::ingest()
 
 srs_error_t SrsServer::cycle()
 {
-    srs_error_t err = do_cycle();
+    srs_error_t err = srs_success;
+
+    // Start the inotify auto reload by watching config file.
+    SrsInotifyWorker inotify(this);
+    if ((err = inotify.start()) != srs_success) {
+        return srs_error_wrap(err, "start inotify");
+    }
+
+    // Do server main cycle.
+     err = do_cycle();
     
 #ifdef SRS_AUTO_GPERF_MC
     destroy();
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.hpp
index 28154600e..1a08898e8 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.hpp
@@ -184,6 +184,25 @@ private:
     static void sig_catcher(int signo);
 };
 
+// Auto reload by inotify.
+// @see https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/1635
+class SrsInotifyWorker : public ISrsCoroutineHandler
+{
+private:
+    SrsServer* server;
+    SrsCoroutine* trd;
+    srs_netfd_t inotify_fd;
+    int watch_fd;
+public:
+    SrsInotifyWorker(SrsServer* s);
+    virtual ~SrsInotifyWorker();
+public:
+    virtual srs_error_t start();
+// Interface ISrsEndlessThreadHandler.
+public:
+    virtual srs_error_t cycle();
+};
+
 // A handler to the handle cycle in SRS RTMP server.
 class ISrsServerCycle
 {
diff --git a/trunk/src/core/srs_core_version3.hpp b/trunk/src/core/srs_core_version3.hpp
index c3a667511..ecc7e9cc2 100644
--- a/trunk/src/core/srs_core_version3.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/core/srs_core_version3.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 #ifndef SRS_CORE_VERSION3_HPP
 #define SRS_CORE_VERSION3_HPP
 
-#define SRS_VERSION3_REVISION 128
+#define SRS_VERSION3_REVISION 129
 
 #endif
diff --git a/trunk/src/kernel/srs_kernel_error.hpp b/trunk/src/kernel/srs_kernel_error.hpp
index f7375780a..1194d8c60 100644
--- a/trunk/src/kernel/srs_kernel_error.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/kernel/srs_kernel_error.hpp
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@
 #define ERROR_MP4_ILLEGAL_MOOF              3089
 #define ERROR_OCLUSTER_DISCOVER             3090
 #define ERROR_OCLUSTER_REDIRECT             3091
+#define ERROR_INOTIFY_CREATE                3092
+#define ERROR_INOTIFY_WATCH                 3093
+#define ERROR_INOTIFY_OPENFD                3094
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // HTTP/StreamCaster protocol error.
diff --git a/trunk/src/main/srs_main_server.cpp b/trunk/src/main/srs_main_server.cpp
index aa90f2711..5ded5d40a 100644
--- a/trunk/src/main/srs_main_server.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/main/srs_main_server.cpp
@@ -352,11 +352,12 @@ string srs_getenv(const char* name)
 }
 
 // Detect docker by https://stackoverflow.com/a/41559867
-srs_error_t srs_detect_docker(bool* is_docker)
+bool _srs_in_docker = false;
+srs_error_t srs_detect_docker()
 {
     srs_error_t err = srs_success;
 
-    *is_docker = false;
+    _srs_in_docker = false;
 
     SrsFileReader fr;
     if ((err = fr.open("/proc/1/cgroup")) != srs_success) {
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ srs_error_t srs_detect_docker(bool* is_docker)
 
     string s(buf, nn);
     if (srs_string_contains(s, "/docker")) {
-        *is_docker = true;
+        _srs_in_docker = true;
     }
 
     return err;
@@ -385,6 +386,11 @@ srs_error_t run(SrsServer* svr)
 {
     srs_error_t err = srs_success;
 
+    // Ignore any error while detecting docker.
+    if ((err = srs_detect_docker()) != srs_success) {
+        srs_error_reset(err);
+    }
+
     // Initialize the whole system, set hooks to handle server level events.
     if ((err = svr->initialize(NULL)) != srs_success) {
         return srs_error_wrap(err, "server initialize");
@@ -393,15 +399,9 @@ srs_error_t run(SrsServer* svr)
     // Load daemon from config, disable it for docker.
     // @see https://github.com/ossrs/srs/issues/1594
     bool in_daemon = _srs_config->get_daemon();
-    if (in_daemon && _srs_config->disable_daemon_for_docker()) {
-        bool is_docker = false;
-        err = srs_detect_docker(&is_docker);
-        srs_error_reset(err); // Ignore any error while detecting docker.
-
-        if (is_docker) {
-            srs_warn("disable daemon for docker");
-            in_daemon = false;
-        }
+    if (in_daemon && _srs_in_docker && _srs_config->disable_daemon_for_docker()) {
+        srs_warn("disable daemon for docker");
+        in_daemon = false;
     }
 
     // If not daemon, directly run master.
diff --git a/trunk/src/utest/srs_utest.cpp b/trunk/src/utest/srs_utest.cpp
index 19f3d8499..ec5eee727 100644
--- a/trunk/src/utest/srs_utest.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/utest/srs_utest.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ISrsThreadContext* _srs_context = new ISrsThreadContext();
 // app module.
 SrsConfig* _srs_config = NULL;
 SrsServer* _srs_server = NULL;
+bool _srs_in_docker = false;
 
 #include <srs_app_st.hpp>