gotify Installation Guide Installation Guide

gotify is a free and open-source simple server for sending and receiving messages. Gotify provides self-hosted push notifications with a simple API, serving as a privacy-focused alternative to Firebase Cloud Messaging or Pushover

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 128MB minimum

Storage: 100MB for application

Network: HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 80 (default gotify port)

WebSocket support required

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install gotify
sudo dnf install -y gotify-server

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now gotify

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
gotify-server version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install gotify
sudo apt install -y gotify-server

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now gotify

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 80

# Verify installation
gotify-server version

bash

# Install gotify
sudo pacman -S gotify-server

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now gotify

# Verify installation
gotify-server version

bash

# Install gotify
apk add --no-cache gotify-server

# Enable and start service
rc-update add gotify default
rc-service gotify start

# Verify installation
gotify-server version

bash

# Install gotify
sudo zypper install -y gotify-server

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now gotify

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
gotify-server version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install gotify-server

# Start service
brew services start gotify-server

# Verify installation
gotify-server version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install gotify-server

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'gotify_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service gotify start

# Verify installation
gotify-server version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install gotify-server

# Or using Scoop
scoop install gotify-server

# Verify installation
gotify-server version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/gotify-server

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
gotify-server version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable gotify

# Start service
sudo systemctl start gotify

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop gotify

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart gotify

# Check status
sudo systemctl status gotify

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u gotify -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add gotify default

# Start service
rc-service gotify start

# Stop service
rc-service gotify stop

# Restart service
rc-service gotify restart

# Check status
rc-service gotify status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'gotify_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service gotify start

# Stop service
service gotify stop

# Restart service
service gotify restart

# Check status
service gotify status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start gotify-server
brew services stop gotify-server
brew services restart gotify-server

# Check status
brew services list | grep gotify-server

powershell

# Start service
net start gotify

# Stop service
net stop gotify

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service gotify
Stop-Service gotify
Restart-Service gotify

# Check status
Get-Service gotify

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream gotify-server_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:80;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name gotify-server.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name gotify-server.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/gotify-server.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/gotify-server.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://gotify-server_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName gotify-server.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://gotify-server.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName gotify-server.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/gotify-server.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/gotify-server.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:80/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:80/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend gotify-server_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/gotify-server.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend gotify-server_backend

backend gotify-server_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server gotify-server1 127.0.0.1:80 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R gotify-server:gotify-server /etc/gotify-server
sudo chmod 750 /etc/gotify-server

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status gotify

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u gotify -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep gotify-server)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/gotify-server"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/gotify-server-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/gotify-server /var/lib/gotify-server

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/gotify-server-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop gotify

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/gotify-server/gotify-server-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start gotify

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u gotify -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/gotify-server/gotify-server.log

# Check configuration
gotify-server version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/gotify-server

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 80

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 80

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep gotify-server)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep gotify-server)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 80

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  gotify-server:
    image: gotify-server:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/gotify-server
      - ./data:/var/lib/gotify-server
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update gotify-server

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade gotify-server

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu gotify-server

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade gotify-server

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update gotify-server

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade gotify-server

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/gotify-server-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/gotify-server

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart gotify

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/gotify-server

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/gotify-server -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/gotify-server

Official Documentation: https://docs.gotify-server.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/gotify-server/gotify-server

Community Forum: https://forum.gotify-server.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.gotify-server.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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