Gotify

Gotify is a lightweight push-notification server you run yourself, designed for reliably delivering messages from applications, scripts, and infrastructure tools to end-user devices. It provides a web interface for managing users and “applications” (senders), plus client apps that receive notifications.

Key Features

• REST API to send messages to specific applications/users using tokens
• Web UI for managing users, clients, and applications (message sources)
• Android client for instant push notifications (with optional notification channels)
• Web client for viewing messages and receiving live updates
• Priority support for messages (client-side handling/visibility)
• Plugins system (server-side) to extend functionality
• Docker images and straightforward deployment options

Use Cases

• Send alerts from monitoring/uptime tools and homelab services
• Push notifications from scripts/CI jobs (backup finished, deploy done)
• Replace third-party push services for internal apps and teams

Limitations and Considerations

• iOS support is not first-party (primarily Android + web clients)
• Delivery to phones depends on the platform/client capabilities (e.g., Android background restrictions)

Gotify is well-suited for self-managed notification delivery with simple primitives (apps, tokens, messages) and minimal operational overhead. It’s commonly used as a Pushover/Pushbullet-style endpoint for homelab and DevOps notifications.