Self-host Gotify

A self-hosted server for push notifications with a web UI, per-app tokens, and an Android client. Point your apps and scripts at it and get instant alerts you fully control — no third-party push service in the middle.

Key facts

What you need

• Any VPS with at least 256 MB of RAM
• A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
• Under an hour if you've used Docker before

Install with Docker Compose

Save this as compose.yml and run docker compose up -d:

copy# Gotify — single container, SQLite by default
services:
  gotify:
    image: gotify/server
    ports: ["80:80"]
    environment: { GOTIFY_DEFAULTUSER_PASS: changeme }
    volumes: ["./data:/app/data"]
# docker compose up -d  →  http://SERVER_IP  (admin / changeme)
# create an app in the UI to get a push token