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📢 ntfy Web Push / PWA: Request for testing! (discuss.ntfy.sh)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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Hello folks,

Request for testing: The next ntfy server release will contain a progressive web app (PWA) with Web Push support, which means you'll be able to install the ntfy web app on your desktop or phone similar to a native app (even on iOS! 🥳), and get basic push notification support (without any battery drain).

Installing the PWA gives ntfy web its own launcher (e.g. shortcut on Windows, app on macOS, launcher shortcut on Linux, home screen icon on iOS, and launcher icon on Android), a standalone window, push notifications, and an app badge with the unread notification count.

Testing instructions: The (hopefully) production ready version of the PWA is currently deployed on https://staging.ntfy.sh/app -- Install instructions with screenshots can be found in the docs (https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/pwa/).

Please report bugs or issues on Discord, Matrix, or Lemmy ([email protected]). PLEASE HELP TEST

Huuuuge thanks goes to @nimbleghost for developing this entire feature top to bottom. If you throw donations (GitHub Sponsors or Liberapay) my way, I'll share them with him. He certainly deserves it for all this great work. 👏

-- If you don't know what ntfy is: ntfy (pronounce: notify) is a simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service. You can use it to send push notifications to your phone via HTTP PUT/POST. You can selfhost it or use the hosted version on ntfy.sh

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Definitely up for giving this a go.. Will look now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And? Works? Doesn't work?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sorry... it took me a while to actually get round to setting up my server again.

I think i misunderstood what this new feature is.. I'm using the android client.. Is this a better alternative to using the android client?

I do have to say though.. since i last tried, the setup (or maybe just the instructions are clearer) is much easier.. I'm running it on an oracle free arm64 instance at the moment but may migrate it off to something that's less likely to dissapear..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No the Android app is way better hehe. The PWA is for iOS folks and for people that do not want to install an app on their phone. And for people that do not want to keep the browser tab open to receive notifications on your desktop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

ah fair enough.. well i'll stick with the app then :)

But i'm happy i've gotten my own instance up and running now.. Last time i had problems with authentication but i found the instructions for the api key and its working well now.

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