ntfy
Infrastructure
push notification service
SHOW HN2021
241points
119comments
#164of 2,533 in 2021
Top 7%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
14 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 12 critical, out of 39 comments about the project. Thread score +0.08.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 6 againstDocs: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Easy to use and self-host with excellent docs
From 3 comments
This is very good. Very easy to use and self-host! Many thanks and kudos for your excellent documentation. I run it in an LXD container and I use Caddy as proxy (for Let's…
lydericlandry on HNBest docs ever, really nfty!
severine on HNJust a few days ago I wanted to set up a service that would allow me to receive notifications on my mobile phone that would alert me when the very long processes that I neeed to…
Oranguru on HN
No signup or auth needed to get started
From 2 comments
Hey folks, I've been working on this for a couple of months. It's a tool and service that lets you send push notifications to your (Android) phone via simple PUT/POST requests,…
binwiederhier on HNSo, no authentication is billed as a feature, but just means you might get spam notifications?
eximius on HN
Objections
Without auth, topics can receive spam if names are guessable
From 3 comments
Will you be flooded with spam messages now that you have published the magic URL? Some twisted soul could even put sending a message to you via cronrab every minute, and you…
nine_k on HNWhat's stopping someone from writing a program that iterates through all of the different ntfy topics with spam messages? e.g. curl -d "Visit my site spammer.com for your chance…
frays on HNSo, no authentication is billed as a feature, but just means you might get spam notifications?
eximius on HN
Android-only; iOS not supported
From 1 comment
Please don't write "Android/iOS" if iOS is not supported.
iLoveOncall on HN
Battery use from persistent connection on Android
From 2 comments
Yes, sadly Google/Android makes it impossible to do it in a battery efficient manner. UnifiedPush [1] is attempting to create a competitive mechanism that apps can use and share…
binwiederhier on HNYeah I mean it is what it is. We can all only work on the space that exists. The big boys control the market and the eco system. One battery saving idea: there is a ticket to let…
binwiederhier on HN
Requests
Optional authentication and retirable tokens
From 2 comments
Will you be flooded with spam messages now that you have published the magic URL? Some twisted soul could even put sending a message to you via cronrab every minute, and you…
nine_k on HNI responded here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29723347 As for the retirable token, you are right. In the current approach this cannot be done. I have an open ticket for…
binwiederhier on HN
Support for watch notifications and iOS
From 2 comments
I was wanting something like this recently, but specifically to send notifications and notifications-with-images to my watch. Bonus points if i can choose the icon the latest iOS…
lijogdfljk on HNPlease don't write "Android/iOS" if iOS is not supported.
iLoveOncall on HN
Questions
Why use push notifications instead of SMS
From 1 comment
What is the advantage of sending a push notification as opposed to a SMS alert ? My alerting regime is also built on 'curl' commands that generate SMS via twilio. For example:…
rsync on HN
How it compares to Gotify
From 1 comment
Hello Philipp, what benefits do you think make the app shine against something like Gotify? It looks like you have integrated with firebase. What else should I be looking for?…
mikecoles on HN
Alternatives named
Gotify
From 1 comment
Hello Philipp, what benefits do you think make the app shine against something like Gotify? It looks like you have integrated with firebase. What else should I be looking for?…
mikecoles on HN
Pushover
From 1 comment
There is a similar app, created by jcs, at pushover.net for mobile and desktop. It does require signup, though.
runjake on HN
Twilio SMS
From 1 comment
What is the advantage of sending a push notification as opposed to a SMS alert ? My alerting regime is also built on 'curl' commands that generate SMS via twilio. For example:…
rsync on HN
Telegram bot
From 1 comment
Back then, i want to receive a notification directly to my phone whenever "an event" happened on my server. So, i did this : 1. Create a Telegram bot by using BotFather…
altilunium on HN