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# Installing ntfy
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The `ntfy` CLI allows you to [publish messages ](publish.md ), [subscribe to topics ](subscribe/cli.md ) as well as to
self-host your own ntfy server. It's all pretty straight forward. Just install the binary, package or Docker image,
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configure it and run it. Just like any other software. No fuzz.
!!! info
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The following steps are only required if you want to **self-host your own ntfy server or you want to use the ntfy CLI** .
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If you just want to [send messages using ntfy.sh ](publish.md ), you don't need to install anything. You can just use
`curl` .
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## General steps
The ntfy server comes as a statically linked binary and is shipped as tarball, deb/rpm packages and as a Docker image.
We support amd64, armv7 and arm64.
1. Install ntfy using one of the methods described below
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2. Then (optionally) edit `/etc/ntfy/server.yml` for the server (Linux only, see [configuration ](config.md ) or [sample server.yml ](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/server/server.yml ))
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3. Or (optionally) create/edit `~/.config/ntfy/client.yml` (or `/etc/ntfy/client.yml` , see [sample client.yml ](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/client/client.yml ))
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To run the ntfy server, then just run `ntfy serve` (or `systemctl start ntfy` when using the deb/rpm).
To send messages, use `ntfy publish` . To subscribe to topics, use `ntfy subscribe` (see [subscribing via CLI][subscribe/cli.md]
for details).
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## Linux binaries
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Please check out the [releases page ](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases ) for binaries and
deb/rpm packages.
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=== "x86_64/amd64"
```bash
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wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_x86_64.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_1.24.0_linux_x86_64.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_1.24.0_linux_x86_64/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy & & sudo cp ntfy_1.24.0_linux_x86_64/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
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sudo ntfy serve
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```
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=== "armv6"
```bash
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wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv6.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv6.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv6/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy & & sudo cp ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv6/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
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sudo ntfy serve
```
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=== "armv7/armhf"
```bash
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wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv7.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv7.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv7/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy & & sudo cp ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv7/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
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sudo ntfy serve
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```
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=== "arm64"
```bash
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wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_1.24.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_1.24.0_linux_arm64/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy & & sudo cp ntfy_1.24.0_linux_arm64/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
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sudo ntfy serve
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```
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## Debian/Ubuntu repository
Installation via Debian repository:
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=== "x86_64/amd64"
```bash
curl -sSL https://archive.heckel.io/apt/pubkey.txt | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [arch=amd64] https://archive.heckel.io/apt debian main' \
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive.heckel.io.list"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ntfy
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
=== "armv7/armhf"
```bash
curl -sSL https://archive.heckel.io/apt/pubkey.txt | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [arch=armhf] https://archive.heckel.io/apt debian main' \
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive.heckel.io.list"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ntfy
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
=== "arm64"
```bash
curl -sSL https://archive.heckel.io/apt/pubkey.txt | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb [arch=arm64] https://archive.heckel.io/apt debian main' \
> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archive.heckel.io.list"
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ntfy
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
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Manually installing the .deb file:
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=== "x86_64/amd64"
```bash
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wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_amd64.deb
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sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
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=== "armv6"
```bash
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wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv6.deb
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sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
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=== "armv7/armhf"
```bash
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wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv7.deb
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sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
=== "arm64"
```bash
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wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_arm64.deb
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sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
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## Fedora/RHEL/CentOS
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=== "x86_64/amd64"
```bash
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sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_amd64.rpm
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sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
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=== "armv6"
```bash
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sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv6.rpm
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sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
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=== "armv7/armhf"
```bash
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sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_armv7.rpm
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sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
=== "arm64"
```bash
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sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_1.24.0_linux_arm64.rpm
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sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```
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## Arch Linux
ntfy can be installed using an [AUR package ](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ntfysh-bin/ ). You can use an [AUR helper ](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers ) like `paru` , `yay` or others to download, build and install ntfy and keep it up to date.
```
paru -S ntfysh-bin
```
Alternatively, run the following commands to install ntfy manually:
```
curl https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ntfysh-bin.tar.gz | tar xzv
cd ntfysh-bin
makepkg -si
```
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## NixOS / Nix
ntfy is packaged in nixpkgs as `ntfy-sh` . It can be installed by adding the package name to the configuration file and calling `nixos-rebuild` . Alternatively, the following command can be used to install ntfy in the current user environment:
```
nix-env -iA ntfy-sh
```
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## macOS
The [ntfy CLI ](subscribe/cli.md ) (`ntfy publish` and `ntfy subscribe` only) is supported on macOS as well.
To install, please download the tarball, extract it and place it somewhere in your `PATH` (e.g. `/usr/local/bin/ntfy` ).
If run as `root` , ntfy will look for its config at `/etc/ntfy/client.yml` . For all other users, it'll look for it at
`~/Library/Application Support/ntfy/client.yml` (sample included in the tarball).
```bash
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curl https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_v1.24.0_macOS_all.tar.gz > ntfy_v1.24.0_macOS_all.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_v1.24.0_macOS_all.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_v1.24.0_macOS_all/ntfy /usr/local/bin/ntfy
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mkdir ~/Library/Application\ Support/ntfy
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cp ntfy_v1.24.0_macOS_all/client/client.yml ~/Library/Application\ Support/ntfy/client.yml
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ntfy --help
```
!!! info
If there is a desire to install ntfy via [Homebrew ](https://brew.sh/ ), please create a
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[GitHub issue ](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues ) to let me know. Also, you can build and run the
ntfy server on macOS as well, though I don't officially support that. Check out the [build instructions ](develop.md )
for details.
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## Windows
The [ntfy CLI ](subscribe/cli.md ) (`ntfy publish` and `ntfy subscribe` only) is supported on Windows as well.
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To install, please [download the latest ZIP ](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v1.24.0/ntfy_v1.24.0_windows_x86_64.zip ),
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extract it and place the `ntfy.exe` binary somewhere in your `%Path%` .
The default path for the client config file is at `%AppData%\ntfy\client.yml` (not created automatically, sample in the ZIP file).
!!! info
There is currently no installer for Windows, and the binary is not signed. If this is desired, please create a
[GitHub issue ](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues ) to let me know.
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## Docker
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The [ntfy image ](https://hub.docker.com/r/binwiederhier/ntfy ) is available for amd64, armv6, armv7 and arm64. It should
be pretty straight forward to use.
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The server exposes its web UI and the API on port 80, so you need to expose that in Docker. To use the persistent
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[message cache ](config.md#message-cache ), you also need to map a volume to `/var/cache/ntfy` . To change other settings,
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you should map `/etc/ntfy` , so you can edit `/etc/ntfy/server.yml` .
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Basic usage (no cache or additional config):
```
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docker run -p 80:80 -it binwiederhier/ntfy serve
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```
With persistent cache (configured as command line arguments):
```bash
docker run \
-v /var/cache/ntfy:/var/cache/ntfy \
-p 80:80 \
-it \
binwiederhier/ntfy \
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--cache-file /var/cache/ntfy/cache.db \
serve
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```
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With other config options (configured via `/etc/ntfy/server.yml` , see [configuration ](config.md ) for details):
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```bash
docker run \
-v /etc/ntfy:/etc/ntfy \
-p 80:80 \
-it \
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binwiederhier/ntfy \
serve
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```
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Using docker-compose:
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```yaml
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version: "2.1"
services:
ntfy:
image: binwiederhier/ntfy
container_name: ntfy
command:
- serve
volumes:
- /var/cache/ntfy:/var/cache/ntfy
- /etc/ntfy:/etc/ntfy
ports:
- 80:80
restart: unless-stopped
```
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Alternatively, you may wish to build a customized Docker image that can be run with fewer command-line arguments and without delivering the configuration file separately.
```
FROM binwiederhier/ntfy
COPY server.yml /etc/ntfy/server.yml
ENTRYPOINT ["ntfy", "serve"]
```
This image can be pushed to a container registry and shipped independently. All that's needed when running it is mapping ntfy's port to a host port.