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# Configuring the ntfy server
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The ntfy server can be configured in three ways: using a config file (typically at `/etc/ntfy/server.yml`,
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see [server.yml](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/config/server.yml)), via command line arguments
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or using environment variables.
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## Quick start
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By default, simply running `ntfy serve` will start the server at port 80. No configuration needed. Batteries included 😀.
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If everything works as it should, you'll see something like this:
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```
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$ ntfy serve
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2021/11/30 19:59:08 Listening on :80
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```
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You can immediately start [publishing messages](publish.md), or subscribe via the [Android app](subscribe/phone.md),
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[the web UI](subscribe/web.md), or simply via [curl or your favorite HTTP client](subscribe/api.md). To configure
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the server further, check out the [config options table](#config-options) or simply type `ntfy serve --help` to
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get a list of [command line options](#command-line-options).
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## Example config
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!!! info
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Definitely check out the **[server.yml](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/config/server.yml)** file.
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It contains examples and detailed descriptions of all the settings.
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The most basic settings are `base-url` (the external URL of the ntfy server), the HTTP/HTTPS listen address (`listen-http`
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and `listen-https`), and socket path (`listen-unix`). All the other things are additional features.
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Here are two working sample configs:
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=== "server.yml (HTTP-only, with cache + attachments)"
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```
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base-url: "http://ntfy.example.com"
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cache-file: "/var/cache/ntfy/cache.db"
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attachment-cache-dir: "/var/cache/ntfy/attachments"
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```
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=== "server.yml (HTTP+HTTPS, with cache + attachments)"
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```
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base-url: "http://ntfy.example.com"
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listen-http: ":80"
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listen-https: ":443"
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key-file: "/etc/letsencrypt/live/ntfy.example.com.key"
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cert-file: "/etc/letsencrypt/live/ntfy.example.com.crt"
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cache-file: "/var/cache/ntfy/cache.db"
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attachment-cache-dir: "/var/cache/ntfy/attachments"
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```
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=== "server.yml (ntfy.sh config)"
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``` yaml
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# All the things: Behind a proxy, Firebase, cache, attachments,
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# SMTP publishing & receiving
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base-url: "https://ntfy.sh"
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listen-http: "127.0.0.1:2586"
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firebase-key-file: "/etc/ntfy/firebase.json"
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cache-file: "/var/cache/ntfy/cache.db"
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behind-proxy: true
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attachment-cache-dir: "/var/cache/ntfy/attachments"
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smtp-sender-addr: "email-smtp.us-east-2.amazonaws.com:587"
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smtp-sender-user: "AKIDEADBEEFAFFE12345"
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smtp-sender-pass: "Abd13Kf+sfAk2DzifjafldkThisIsNotARealKeyOMG."
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smtp-sender-from: "ntfy@ntfy.sh"
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smtp-server-listen: ":25"
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smtp-server-domain: "ntfy.sh"
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smtp-server-addr-prefix: "ntfy-"
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keepalive-interval: "45s"
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```
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## Message cache
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If desired, ntfy can temporarily keep notifications in an in-memory or an on-disk cache. Caching messages for a short period
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of time is important to allow [phones](subscribe/phone.md) and other devices with brittle Internet connections to be able to retrieve
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notifications that they may have missed.
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By default, ntfy keeps messages **in-memory for 12 hours**, which means that **cached messages do not survive an application
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restart**. You can override this behavior using the following config settings:
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* `cache-file`: if set, ntfy will store messages in a SQLite based cache (default is empty, which means in-memory cache).
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**This is required if you'd like messages to be retained across restarts**.
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* `cache-duration`: defines the duration for which messages are stored in the cache (default is `12h`).
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You can also entirely disable the cache by setting `cache-duration` to `0`. When the cache is disabled, messages are only
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passed on to the connected subscribers, but never stored on disk or even kept in memory longer than is needed to forward
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the message to the subscribers.
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Subscribers can retrieve cached messaging using the [`poll=1` parameter](subscribe/api.md#poll-for-messages), as well as the
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[`since=` parameter](subscribe/api.md#fetch-cached-messages).
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## Attachments
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If desired, you may allow users to upload and [attach files to notifications](publish.md#attachments). To enable
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this feature, you have to simply configure an attachment cache directory and a base URL (`attachment-cache-dir`, `base-url`).
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Once these options are set and the directory is writable by the server user, you can upload attachments via PUT.
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By default, attachments are stored in the disk-cache **for only 3 hours**. The main reason for this is to avoid legal issues
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and such when hosting user controlled content. Typically, this is more than enough time for the user (or the auto download
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feature) to download the file. The following config options are relevant to attachments:
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* `base-url` is the root URL for the ntfy server; this is needed for the generated attachment URLs
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* `attachment-cache-dir` is the cache directory for attached files
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* `attachment-total-size-limit` is the size limit of the on-disk attachment cache (default: 5G)
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* `attachment-file-size-limit` is the per-file attachment size limit (e.g. 300k, 2M, 100M, default: 15M)
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* `attachment-expiry-duration` is the duration after which uploaded attachments will be deleted (e.g. 3h, 20h, default: 3h)
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Here's an example config using mostly the defaults (except for the cache directory, which is empty by default):
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=== "/etc/ntfy/server.yml (minimal)"
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``` yaml
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base-url: "https://ntfy.sh"
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attachment-cache-dir: "/var/cache/ntfy/attachments"
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```
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=== "/etc/ntfy/server.yml (all options)"
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``` yaml
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base-url: "https://ntfy.sh"
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attachment-cache-dir: "/var/cache/ntfy/attachments"
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attachment-total-size-limit: "5G"
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attachment-file-size-limit: "15M"
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attachment-expiry-duration: "3h"
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visitor-attachment-total-size-limit: "100M"
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visitor-attachment-daily-bandwidth-limit: "500M"
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```
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Please also refer to the [rate limiting](#rate-limiting) settings below, specifically `visitor-attachment-total-size-limit`
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and `visitor-attachment-daily-bandwidth-limit`. Setting these conservatively is necessary to avoid abuse.
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## E-mail notifications
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To allow forwarding messages via e-mail, you can configure an **SMTP server for outgoing messages**. Once configured,
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you can set the `X-Email` header to [send messages via e-mail](publish.md#e-mail-notifications) (e.g.
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`curl -d "hi there" -H "X-Email: phil@example.com" ntfy.sh/mytopic`).
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As of today, only SMTP servers with PLAIN auth and STARTLS are supported. To enable e-mail sending, you must set the
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following settings:
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* `base-url` is the root URL for the ntfy server; this is needed for e-mail footer
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* `smtp-sender-addr` is the hostname:port of the SMTP server
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* `smtp-sender-user` and `smtp-sender-pass` are the username and password of the SMTP user
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* `smtp-sender-from` is the e-mail address of the sender
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Here's an example config using [Amazon SES](https://aws.amazon.com/ses/) for outgoing mail (this is how it is
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configured for `ntfy.sh`):
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=== "/etc/ntfy/server.yml"
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``` yaml
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base-url: "https://ntfy.sh"
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smtp-sender-addr: "email-smtp.us-east-2.amazonaws.com:587"
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smtp-sender-user: "AKIDEADBEEFAFFE12345"
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smtp-sender-pass: "Abd13Kf+sfAk2DzifjafldkThisIsNotARealKeyOMG."
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smtp-sender-from: "ntfy@ntfy.sh"
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```
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Please also refer to the [rate limiting](#rate-limiting) settings below, specifically `visitor-email-limit-burst`
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and `visitor-email-limit-burst`. Setting these conservatively is necessary to avoid abuse.
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## E-mail publishing
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To allow publishing messages via e-mail, ntfy can run a lightweight **SMTP server for incoming messages**. Once configured,
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users can [send emails to a topic e-mail address](publish.md#e-mail-publishing) (e.g. `mytopic@ntfy.sh` or
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`myprefix-mytopic@ntfy.sh`) to publish messages to a topic. This is useful for e-mail based integrations such as for
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statuspage.io (though these days most services also support webhooks and HTTP calls).
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To configure the SMTP server, you must at least set `smtp-server-listen` and `smtp-server-domain`:
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* `smtp-server-listen` defines the IP address and port the SMTP server will listen on, e.g. `:25` or `1.2.3.4:25`
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* `smtp-server-domain` is the e-mail domain, e.g. `ntfy.sh`
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* `smtp-server-addr-prefix` is an optional prefix for the e-mail addresses to prevent spam. If set to `ntfy-`, for instance,
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only e-mails to `ntfy-$topic@ntfy.sh` will be accepted. If this is not set, all emails to `$topic@ntfy.sh` will be
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accepted (which may obviously be a spam problem).
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Here's an example config (this is how it is configured for `ntfy.sh`):
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=== "/etc/ntfy/server.yml"
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``` yaml
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smtp-server-listen: ":25"
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smtp-server-domain: "ntfy.sh"
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smtp-server-addr-prefix: "ntfy-"
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```
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In addition to configuring the ntfy server, you have to create two DNS records (an [MX record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MX_record)
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and a corresponding A record), so incoming mail will find its way to your server. Here's an example of how `ntfy.sh` is
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configured (in [Amazon Route 53](https://aws.amazon.com/route53/)):
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<figure markdown>
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{ width=600 }
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<figcaption>DNS records for incoming mail</figcaption>
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</figure>
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## Behind a proxy (TLS, etc.)
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!!! warning
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If you are running ntfy behind a proxy, you must set the `behind-proxy` flag. Otherwise, all visitors are
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[rate limited](#rate-limiting) as if they are one.
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It may be desirable to run ntfy behind a proxy (e.g. nginx, HAproxy or Apache), so you can provide TLS certificates
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using Let's Encrypt using certbot, or simply because you'd like to share the ports (80/443) with other services.
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Whatever your reasons may be, there are a few things to consider.
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If you are running ntfy behind a proxy, you should set the `behind-proxy` flag. This will instruct the
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[rate limiting](#rate-limiting) logic to use the `X-Forwarded-For` header as the primary identifier for a visitor,
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as opposed to the remote IP address. If the `behind-proxy` flag is not set, all visitors will
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be counted as one, because from the perspective of the ntfy server, they all share the proxy's IP address.
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=== "/etc/ntfy/server.yml"
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``` yaml
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# Tell ntfy to use "X-Forwarded-For" to identify visitors
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behind-proxy: true
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```
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### TLS/SSL
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ntfy supports HTTPS/TLS by setting the `listen-https` [config option](#config-options). However, if you
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are behind a proxy, it is recommended that TLS/SSL termination is done by the proxy itself (see below).
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I highly recommend using [certbot](https://certbot.eff.org/). I use it with the [dns-route53 plugin](https://certbot-dns-route53.readthedocs.io/en/stable/),
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which lets you use [AWS Route 53](https://aws.amazon.com/route53/) as the challenge. That's much easier than using the
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HTTP challenge. I've found [this guide](https://nandovieira.com/using-lets-encrypt-in-development-with-nginx-and-aws-route53) to
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be incredibly helpful.
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### nginx/Apache2/caddy
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For your convenience, here's a working config that'll help configure things behind a proxy. In this
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example, ntfy runs on `:2586` and we proxy traffic to it. We also redirect HTTP to HTTPS for GET requests against a topic
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or the root domain:
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=== "nginx (/etc/nginx/sites-*/ntfy)"
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```
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server {
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listen 80;
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server_name ntfy.sh;
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location / {
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# Redirect HTTP to HTTPS, but only for GET topic addresses, since we want
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# it to work with curl without the annoying https:// prefix
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set $redirect_https "";
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if ($request_method = GET) {
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set $redirect_https "yes";
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}
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if ($request_uri ~* "^/([-_a-z0-9]{0,64}$|docs/|static/)") {
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set $redirect_https "${redirect_https}yes";
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}
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if ($redirect_https = "yesyes") {
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return 302 https://$http_host$request_uri$is_args$query_string;
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}
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proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:2586;
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proxy_http_version 1.1;
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proxy_buffering off;
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proxy_request_buffering off;
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proxy_redirect off;
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proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_connect_timeout 3m;
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proxy_send_timeout 3m;
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proxy_read_timeout 3m;
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client_max_body_size 20m; # Must be >= attachment-file-size-limit in /etc/ntfy/server.yml
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}
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}
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server {
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listen 443 ssl;
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server_name ntfy.sh;
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ssl_session_cache builtin:1000 shared:SSL:10m;
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ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
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ssl_ciphers HIGH:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!CAMELLIA:!DES:!MD5:!PSK:!RC4;
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ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
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ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/ntfy.sh/fullchain.pem;
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ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/ntfy.sh/privkey.pem;
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location / {
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proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:2586;
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proxy_http_version 1.1;
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proxy_buffering off;
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proxy_request_buffering off;
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proxy_redirect off;
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proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
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proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
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proxy_connect_timeout 3m;
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proxy_send_timeout 3m;
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proxy_read_timeout 3m;
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client_max_body_size 20m; # Must be >= attachment-file-size-limit in /etc/ntfy/server.yml
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}
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}
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```
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=== "Apache2 (/etc/apache2/sites-*/ntfy.conf)"
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```
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<VirtualHost *:80>
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ServerName ntfy.sh
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SetEnv proxy-nokeepalive 1
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SetEnv proxy-sendchunked 1
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ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:2586/
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ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:2586/
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# Higher than the max message size of 4096 bytes
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LimitRequestBody 102400
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# Redirect HTTP to HTTPS, but only for GET topic addresses, since we want
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# it to work with curl without the annoying https:// prefix
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RewriteEngine on
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RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} GET
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RewriteRule ^/([-_A-Za-z0-9]{0,64})$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]
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</VirtualHost>
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<VirtualHost *:443>
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ServerName ntfy.sh
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SSLEngine on
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SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/ntfy.sh/fullchain.pem
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SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/ntfy.sh/privkey.pem
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Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
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SetEnv proxy-nokeepalive 1
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SetEnv proxy-sendchunked 1
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ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:2586/
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ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:2586/
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# Higher than the max message size of 4096 bytes
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LimitRequestBody 102400
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# Redirect HTTP to HTTPS, but only for GET topic addresses, since we want
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# it to work with curl without the annoying https:// prefix
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RewriteEngine on
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RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} GET
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RewriteRule ^/([-_A-Za-z0-9]{0,64})$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]
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</VirtualHost>
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```
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=== "caddy"
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```
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# Note that this config is most certainly incomplete. Please help out and let me know what's missing
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# via Discord/Matrix or in a GitHub issue.
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ntfy.sh {
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reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:2586
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}
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http://nfty.sh {
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reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:2586
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}
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```
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## Firebase (FCM)
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!!! info
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Using Firebase is **optional** and only works if you modify and [build your own Android .apk](develop.md#android-app).
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For a self-hosted instance, it's easier to just not bother with FCM.
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[Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)](https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging) is the Google approved way to send
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push messages to Android devices. FCM is the only method that an Android app can receive messages without having to run a
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[foreground service](https://developer.android.com/guide/components/foreground-services).
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For the main host [ntfy.sh](https://ntfy.sh), the [ntfy Android app](subscribe/phone.md) uses Firebase to send messages
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to the device. For other hosts, instant delivery is used and FCM is not involved.
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To configure FCM for your self-hosted instance of the ntfy server, follow these steps:
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1. Sign up for a [Firebase account](https://console.firebase.google.com/)
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2. Create a Firebase app and download the key file (e.g. `myapp-firebase-adminsdk-...json`)
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3. Place the key file in `/etc/ntfy`, set the `firebase-key-file` in `server.yml` accordingly and restart the ntfy server
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4. Build your own Android .apk following [these instructions](develop.md#android-app)
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Example:
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```
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# If set, also publish messages to a Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) topic for your app.
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# This is optional and only required to support Android apps (which don't allow background services anymore).
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#
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firebase-key-file: "/etc/ntfy/ntfy-sh-firebase-adminsdk-ahnce-9f4d6f14b5.json"
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```
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## Rate limiting
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!!! info
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Be aware that if you are running ntfy behind a proxy, you must set the `behind-proxy` flag.
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Otherwise, all visitors are rate limited as if they are one.
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By default, ntfy runs without authentication, so it is vitally important that we protect the server from abuse or overload.
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There are various limits and rate limits in place that you can use to configure the server:
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* **Global limit**: A global limit applies across all visitors (IPs, clients, users)
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* **Visitor limit**: A visitor limit only applies to a certain visitor. A **visitor** is identified by its IP address
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(or the `X-Forwarded-For` header if `behind-proxy` is set). All config options that start with the word `visitor` apply
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only on a per-visitor basis.
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During normal usage, you shouldn't encounter these limits at all, and even if you burst a few requests or emails
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(e.g. when you reconnect after a connection drop), it shouldn't have any effect.
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### General limits
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Let's do the easy limits first:
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* `global-topic-limit` defines the total number of topics before the server rejects new topics. It defaults to 15,000.
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* `visitor-subscription-limit` is the number of subscriptions (open connections) per visitor. This value defaults to 30.
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### Request limits
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In addition to the limits above, there is a requests/second limit per visitor for all sensitive GET/PUT/POST requests.
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This limit uses a [token bucket](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_bucket) (using Go's [rate package](https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/time/rate)):
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Each visitor has a bucket of 60 requests they can fire against the server (defined by `visitor-request-limit-burst`).
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After the 60, new requests will encounter a `429 Too Many Requests` response. The visitor request bucket is refilled at a rate of one
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request every 10s (defined by `visitor-request-limit-replenish`)
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* `visitor-request-limit-burst` is the initial bucket of requests each visitor has. This defaults to 60.
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* `visitor-request-limit-replenish` is the rate at which the bucket is refilled (one request per x). Defaults to 10s.
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### Attachment limits
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Aside from the global file size and total attachment cache limits (see [above](#attachments)), there are two relevant
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per-visitor limits:
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* `visitor-attachment-total-size-limit` is the total storage limit used for attachments per visitor. It defaults to 100M.
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The per-visitor storage is automatically decreased as attachments expire. External attachments (attached via `X-Attach`,
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see [publishing docs](publish.md#attachments)) do not count here.
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* `visitor-attachment-daily-bandwidth-limit` is the total daily attachment download/upload bandwidth limit per visitor,
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including PUT and GET requests. This is to protect your precious bandwidth from abuse, since egress costs money in
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most cloud providers. This defaults to 500M.
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### E-mail limits
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Similarly to the request limit, there is also an e-mail limit (only relevant if [e-mail notifications](#e-mail-notifications)
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are enabled):
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* `visitor-email-limit-burst` is the initial bucket of emails each visitor has. This defaults to 16.
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* `visitor-email-limit-replenish` is the rate at which the bucket is refilled (one email per x). Defaults to 1h.
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## Tuning for scale
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If you're running ntfy for your home server, you probably don't need to worry about scale at all. In its default config,
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if it's not behind a proxy, the ntfy server can keep about **as many connections as the open file limit allows**.
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This limit is typically called `nofile`. Other than that, RAM and CPU are obviously relevant. You may also want to check
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out [this discussion on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/golang/comments/r9u4ee/how_many_actively_connected_http_clients_can_a_go/).
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Depending on *how you run it*, here are a few limits that are relevant:
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### For systemd services
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If you're running ntfy in a systemd service (e.g. for .deb/.rpm packages), the main limiting factor is the
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`LimitNOFILE` setting in the systemd unit. The default open files limit for `ntfy.service` is 10,000. You can override it
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by creating a `/etc/systemd/system/ntfy.service.d/override.conf` file. As far as I can tell, `/etc/security/limits.conf`
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is not relevant.
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=== "/etc/systemd/system/ntfy.service.d/override.conf"
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```
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# Allow 20,000 ntfy connections (and give room for other file handles)
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[Service]
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LimitNOFILE=20500
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```
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### Outside of systemd
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If you're running outside systemd, you may want to adjust your `/etc/security/limits.conf` file to
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increase the `nofile` setting. Here's an example that increases the limit to 5,000. You can find out the current setting
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by running `ulimit -n`, or manually override it temporarily by running `ulimit -n 50000`.
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=== "/etc/security/limits.conf"
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```
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# Increase open files limit globally
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* hard nofile 20500
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```
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### Proxy limits (nginx, Apache2)
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If you are running [behind a proxy](#behind-a-proxy-tls-etc) (e.g. nginx, Apache), the open files limit of the proxy is also
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relevant. So if your proxy runs inside of systemd, increase the limits in systemd for the proxy. Typically, the proxy
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open files limit has to be **double the number of how many connections you'd like to support**, because the proxy has
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to maintain the client connection and the connection to ntfy.
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|
|
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=== "/etc/nginx/nginx.conf"
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```
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events {
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# Allow 40,000 proxy connections (2x of the desired ntfy connection count;
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# and give room for other file handles)
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worker_connections 40500;
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}
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```
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|
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=== "/etc/systemd/system/nginx.service.d/override.conf"
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```
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# Allow 40,000 proxy connections (2x of the desired ntfy connection count;
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# and give room for other file handles)
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[Service]
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LimitNOFILE=40500
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```
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### Banning bad actors (fail2ban)
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If you put stuff on the Internet, bad actors will try to break them or break in. [fail2ban](https://www.fail2ban.org/)
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and nginx's [ngx_http_limit_req_module module](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_limit_req_module.html) can be used
|
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to ban client IPs if they misbehave. This is on top of the [rate limiting](#rate-limiting) inside the ntfy server.
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|
|
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Here's an example for how ntfy.sh is configured, following the instructions from two tutorials ([here](https://easyengine.io/tutorials/nginx/fail2ban/)
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and [here](https://easyengine.io/tutorials/nginx/block-wp-login-php-bruteforce-attack/)):
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|
|
=== "/etc/nginx/nginx.conf"
|
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```
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http {
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limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=one:10m rate=1r/s;
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}
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
=== "/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ntfy.sh"
|
|
```
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|
# For each server/location block
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|
server {
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location / {
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|
limit_req zone=one burst=1000 nodelay;
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}
|
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}
|
|
```
|
|
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|
=== "/etc/fail2ban/filter.d/nginx-req-limit.conf"
|
|
```
|
|
[Definition]
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|
failregex = limiting requests, excess:.* by zone.*client: <HOST>
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ignoreregex =
|
|
```
|
|
|
|
=== "/etc/fail2ban/jail.local"
|
|
```
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|
[nginx-req-limit]
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enabled = true
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|
filter = nginx-req-limit
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|
action = iptables-multiport[name=ReqLimit, port="http,https", protocol=tcp]
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logpath = /var/log/nginx/error.log
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findtime = 600
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bantime = 7200
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maxretry = 10
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|
```
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|
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|
## Config options
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Each config option can be set in the config file `/etc/ntfy/server.yml` (e.g. `listen-http: :80`) or as a
|
|
CLI option (e.g. `--listen-http :80`. Here's a list of all available options. Alternatively, you can set an environment
|
|
variable before running the `ntfy` command (e.g. `export NTFY_LISTEN_HTTP=:80`).
|
|
|
|
| Config option | Env variable | Format | Default | Description |
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|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|
| `base-url` | `NTFY_BASE_URL` | *URL* | - | Public facing base URL of the service (e.g. `https://ntfy.sh`) |
|
|
| `listen-http` | `NTFY_LISTEN_HTTP` | `[host]:port` | `:80` | Listen address for the HTTP web server |
|
|
| `listen-https` | `NTFY_LISTEN_HTTPS` | `[host]:port` | - | Listen address for the HTTPS web server. If set, you also need to set `key-file` and `cert-file`. |
|
|
| `listen-unix` | `NTFY_LISTEN_UNIX` | *filename* | - | Path to a Unix socket to listen on |
|
|
| `key-file` | `NTFY_KEY_FILE` | *filename* | - | HTTPS/TLS private key file, only used if `listen-https` is set. |
|
|
| `cert-file` | `NTFY_CERT_FILE` | *filename* | - | HTTPS/TLS certificate file, only used if `listen-https` is set. |
|
|
| `firebase-key-file` | `NTFY_FIREBASE_KEY_FILE` | *filename* | - | If set, also publish messages to a Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) topic for your app. This is optional and only required to save battery when using the Android app. See [Firebase (FCM](#firebase-fcm). |
|
|
| `cache-file` | `NTFY_CACHE_FILE` | *filename* | - | If set, messages are cached in a local SQLite database instead of only in-memory. This allows for service restarts without losing messages in support of the since= parameter. See [message cache](#message-cache). |
|
|
| `cache-duration` | `NTFY_CACHE_DURATION` | *duration* | 12h | Duration for which messages will be buffered before they are deleted. This is required to support the `since=...` and `poll=1` parameter. Set this to `0` to disable the cache entirely. |
|
|
| `behind-proxy` | `NTFY_BEHIND_PROXY` | *bool* | false | If set, the X-Forwarded-For header is used to determine the visitor IP address instead of the remote address of the connection. |
|
|
| `attachment-cache-dir` | `NTFY_ATTACHMENT_CACHE_DIR` | *directory* | - | Cache directory for attached files. To enable attachments, this has to be set. |
|
|
| `attachment-total-size-limit` | `NTFY_ATTACHMENT_TOTAL_SIZE_LIMIT` | *size* | 5G | Limit of the on-disk attachment cache directory. If the limits is exceeded, new attachments will be rejected. |
|
|
| `attachment-file-size-limit` | `NTFY_ATTACHMENT_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT` | *size* | 15M | Per-file attachment size limit (e.g. 300k, 2M, 100M). Larger attachment will be rejected. |
|
|
| `attachment-expiry-duration` | `NTFY_ATTACHMENT_EXPIRY_DURATION` | *duration* | 3h | Duration after which uploaded attachments will be deleted (e.g. 3h, 20h). Strongly affects `visitor-attachment-total-size-limit`. |
|
|
| `smtp-sender-addr` | `NTFY_SMTP_SENDER_ADDR` | `host:port` | - | SMTP server address to allow email sending |
|
|
| `smtp-sender-user` | `NTFY_SMTP_SENDER_USER` | *string* | - | SMTP user; only used if e-mail sending is enabled |
|
|
| `smtp-sender-pass` | `NTFY_SMTP_SENDER_PASS` | *string* | - | SMTP password; only used if e-mail sending is enabled |
|
|
| `smtp-sender-from` | `NTFY_SMTP_SENDER_FROM` | *e-mail address* | - | SMTP sender e-mail address; only used if e-mail sending is enabled |
|
|
| `smtp-server-listen` | `NTFY_SMTP_SERVER_LISTEN` | `[ip]:port` | - | Defines the IP address and port the SMTP server will listen on, e.g. `:25` or `1.2.3.4:25` |
|
|
| `smtp-server-domain` | `NTFY_SMTP_SERVER_DOMAIN` | *domain name* | - | SMTP server e-mail domain, e.g. `ntfy.sh` |
|
|
| `smtp-server-addr-prefix` | `NTFY_SMTP_SERVER_ADDR_PREFIX` | `[ip]:port` | - | Optional prefix for the e-mail addresses to prevent spam, e.g. `ntfy-` |
|
|
| `keepalive-interval` | `NTFY_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL` | *duration* | 45s | Interval in which keepalive messages are sent to the client. This is to prevent intermediaries closing the connection for inactivity. Note that the Android app has a hardcoded timeout at 77s, so it should be less than that. |
|
|
| `manager-interval` | `$NTFY_MANAGER_INTERVAL` | *duration* | 1m | Interval in which the manager prunes old messages, deletes topics and prints the stats. |
|
|
| `global-topic-limit` | `NTFY_GLOBAL_TOPIC_LIMIT` | *number* | 15,000 | Rate limiting: Total number of topics before the server rejects new topics. |
|
|
| `visitor-subscription-limit` | `NTFY_VISITOR_SUBSCRIPTION_LIMIT` | *number* | 30 | Rate limiting: Number of subscriptions per visitor (IP address) |
|
|
| `visitor-attachment-total-size-limit` | `NTFY_VISITOR_ATTACHMENT_TOTAL_SIZE_LIMIT` | *size* | 100M | Rate limiting: Total storage limit used for attachments per visitor, for all attachments combined. Storage is freed after attachments expire. See `attachment-expiry-duration`. |
|
|
| `visitor-attachment-daily-bandwidth-limit` | `NTFY_VISITOR_ATTACHMENT_DAILY_BANDWIDTH_LIMIT` | *size* | 500M | Rate limiting: Total daily attachment download/upload traffic limit per visitor. This is to protect your bandwidth costs from exploding. |
|
|
| `visitor-request-limit-burst` | `NTFY_VISITOR_REQUEST_LIMIT_BURST` | *number* | 60 | Rate limiting: Allowed GET/PUT/POST requests per second, per visitor. This setting is the initial bucket of requests each visitor has |
|
|
| `visitor-request-limit-replenish` | `NTFY_VISITOR_REQUEST_LIMIT_REPLENISH` | *duration* | 10s | Rate limiting: Strongly related to `visitor-request-limit-burst`: The rate at which the bucket is refilled |
|
|
| `visitor-email-limit-burst` | `NTFY_VISITOR_EMAIL_LIMIT_BURST` | *number* | 16 | Rate limiting:Initial limit of e-mails per visitor |
|
|
| `visitor-email-limit-replenish` | `NTFY_VISITOR_EMAIL_LIMIT_REPLENISH` | *duration* | 1h | Rate limiting: Strongly related to `visitor-email-limit-burst`: The rate at which the bucket is refilled |
|
|
|
|
The format for a *duration* is: `<number>(smh)`, e.g. 30s, 20m or 1h.
|
|
The format for a *size* is: `<number>(GMK)`, e.g. 1G, 200M or 4000k.
|
|
|
|
## Command line options
|
|
```
|
|
$ ntfy serve --help
|
|
NAME:
|
|
ntfy serve - Run the ntfy server
|
|
|
|
USAGE:
|
|
ntfy serve [OPTIONS..]
|
|
|
|
DESCRIPTION:
|
|
Run the ntfy server and listen for incoming requests
|
|
|
|
The command will load the configuration from /etc/ntfy/server.yml. Config options can
|
|
be overridden using the command line options.
|
|
|
|
Examples:
|
|
ntfy serve # Starts server in the foreground (on port 80)
|
|
ntfy serve --listen-http :8080 # Starts server with alternate port
|
|
|
|
OPTIONS:
|
|
--config value, -c value config file (default: /etc/ntfy/server.yml) [$NTFY_CONFIG_FILE]
|
|
--base-url value, -B value externally visible base URL for this host (e.g. https://ntfy.sh) [$NTFY_BASE_URL]
|
|
--listen-http value, -l value ip:port used to as HTTP listen address (default: ":80") [$NTFY_LISTEN_HTTP]
|
|
--listen-https value, -L value ip:port used to as HTTPS listen address [$NTFY_LISTEN_HTTPS]
|
|
--listen-unix value, -U value listen on unix socket path [$NTFY_LISTEN_UNIX]
|
|
--key-file value, -K value private key file, if listen-https is set [$NTFY_KEY_FILE]
|
|
--cert-file value, -E value certificate file, if listen-https is set [$NTFY_CERT_FILE]
|
|
--firebase-key-file value, -F value Firebase credentials file; if set additionally publish to FCM topic [$NTFY_FIREBASE_KEY_FILE]
|
|
--cache-file value, -C value cache file used for message caching [$NTFY_CACHE_FILE]
|
|
--cache-duration since, -b since buffer messages for this time to allow since requests (default: 12h0m0s) [$NTFY_CACHE_DURATION]
|
|
--attachment-cache-dir value cache directory for attached files [$NTFY_ATTACHMENT_CACHE_DIR]
|
|
--attachment-total-size-limit value, -A value limit of the on-disk attachment cache (default: 5G) [$NTFY_ATTACHMENT_TOTAL_SIZE_LIMIT]
|
|
--attachment-file-size-limit value, -Y value per-file attachment size limit (e.g. 300k, 2M, 100M) (default: 15M) [$NTFY_ATTACHMENT_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT]
|
|
--attachment-expiry-duration value, -X value duration after which uploaded attachments will be deleted (e.g. 3h, 20h) (default: 3h) [$NTFY_ATTACHMENT_EXPIRY_DURATION]
|
|
--keepalive-interval value, -k value interval of keepalive messages (default: 45s) [$NTFY_KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL]
|
|
--manager-interval value, -m value interval of for message pruning and stats printing (default: 1m0s) [$NTFY_MANAGER_INTERVAL]
|
|
--smtp-sender-addr value SMTP server address (host:port) for outgoing emails [$NTFY_SMTP_SENDER_ADDR]
|
|
--smtp-sender-user value SMTP user (if e-mail sending is enabled) [$NTFY_SMTP_SENDER_USER]
|
|
--smtp-sender-pass value SMTP password (if e-mail sending is enabled) [$NTFY_SMTP_SENDER_PASS]
|
|
--smtp-sender-from value SMTP sender address (if e-mail sending is enabled) [$NTFY_SMTP_SENDER_FROM]
|
|
--smtp-server-listen value SMTP server address (ip:port) for incoming emails, e.g. :25 [$NTFY_SMTP_SERVER_LISTEN]
|
|
--smtp-server-domain value SMTP domain for incoming e-mail, e.g. ntfy.sh [$NTFY_SMTP_SERVER_DOMAIN]
|
|
--smtp-server-addr-prefix value SMTP email address prefix for topics to prevent spam (e.g. 'ntfy-') [$NTFY_SMTP_SERVER_ADDR_PREFIX]
|
|
--global-topic-limit value, -T value total number of topics allowed (default: 15000) [$NTFY_GLOBAL_TOPIC_LIMIT]
|
|
--visitor-subscription-limit value number of subscriptions per visitor (default: 30) [$NTFY_VISITOR_SUBSCRIPTION_LIMIT]
|
|
--visitor-attachment-total-size-limit value total storage limit used for attachments per visitor (default: "100M") [$NTFY_VISITOR_ATTACHMENT_TOTAL_SIZE_LIMIT]
|
|
--visitor-attachment-daily-bandwidth-limit value total daily attachment download/upload bandwidth limit per visitor (default: "500M") [$NTFY_VISITOR_ATTACHMENT_DAILY_BANDWIDTH_LIMIT]
|
|
--visitor-request-limit-burst value initial limit of requests per visitor (default: 60) [$NTFY_VISITOR_REQUEST_LIMIT_BURST]
|
|
--visitor-request-limit-replenish value interval at which burst limit is replenished (one per x) (default: 10s) [$NTFY_VISITOR_REQUEST_LIMIT_REPLENISH]
|
|
--visitor-email-limit-burst value initial limit of e-mails per visitor (default: 16) [$NTFY_VISITOR_EMAIL_LIMIT_BURST]
|
|
--visitor-email-limit-replenish value interval at which burst limit is replenished (one per x) (default: 1h0m0s) [$NTFY_VISITOR_EMAIL_LIMIT_REPLENISH]
|
|
--behind-proxy, -P if set, use X-Forwarded-For header to determine visitor IP address (for rate limiting) (default: false) [$NTFY_BEHIND_PROXY]
|
|
--help, -h show help (default: false)
|
|
```
|
|
|