Ntfy – open-source Push to Mobile

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ntfy is an open-source service that lets developers send push notifications to phones or desktops via simple PUT/POST HTTP requests, with options for self-hosting and paid plans.

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# ntfy.sh | Push notifications to your phone or desktop via PUT/POST Source: [https://ntfy.sh/](https://ntfy.sh/) ## Send push notifications from your app or script [Publishing messages](https://ntfy.sh/docs/publish/)can be done via PUT or POST\. Topics are created on the fly by subscribing or publishing to them\. If you use ntfy without sign\-up, the topic is essentially a password, so pick something that's not easily guessable\. If you[purchase ntfy Pro](https://ntfy.sh/#pricing), you can reserve topic names instead\. ``` curl \ -d "Backup successful 😀" \ ntfy.sh/mytopic ``` ## Or get notified on your computer You can use the web app to subscribe to topics as well\. If you do, notifications will pop up as desktop notifications\. Simply type in the topic name and click the Subscribe button\. The browser will keep a connection open and listen for incoming notifications\. [Open app](https://ntfy.sh/app)[Getting started](https://docs.ntfy.sh/) ![](https://ntfy.sh/_next/static/media/screenshot-web-1.fa698e7f.png)![](https://ntfy.sh/_next/static/media/screenshot-web-1.fa698e7f.png) ## Pricing Try ntfy for free without sign\-up, or check out our paid plans\. Or, since it's open source, you can always self\-host it\. ### ![](https://ntfy.sh/_next/static/media/logo.077f6a13.svg)Supporter $5/ month Get started with ntfy, while also supporting the open source project\. [Subscribe](https://ntfy.sh/app) ### ![](https://ntfy.sh/_next/static/media/logo.077f6a13.svg)Pro $10/ month This is the best value plan\. Lots of messages, and large attachments\. [Subscribe](https://ntfy.sh/app) ### ![](https://ntfy.sh/_next/static/media/logo.077f6a13.svg)Business $20/ month Insane amount of messages, lots of reserved topics, giant attachments\. [Subscribe](https://ntfy.sh/app) Need a bigger plan, or adedicated server? Feel free to[contact us](mailto:[email protected])\. If you don't need a paid plan, but would still like to support us, please donate via[**GitHub Sponsors**](https://github.com/sponsors/binwiederhier)or[**Liberapay**](https://en.liberapay.com/ntfy/)❤️\. ## “Hands down the best notification service I've ever used, and I have used them all\.” – Joe Harrison #### Still not convinced? Check out the[countless blog posts](https://docs.ntfy.sh/integrations/#blog-forum-posts)and newspaper articles about ntfy, or read the all the reviews on[Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.heckel.ntfy), and the[Apple Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ntfy/id1625396347) ## Join our open source community ntfy is[open source](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy), and dual\-licensed under the Apache 2\.0 and GPLv2 license\. Development happens out in the open, on GitHub and in our chats on Discord/Matrix\. We love free software, and we're doing this because it's fun\. Please join us, and let us know how you are using ntfy\!

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