Self-host Gotify
Push notificationsdeployed & timed by usprices checked · Jul 2026
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
CategoryPush notifications
LicenseMIT
StackGo
Min RAM256 MB
Dockeryes
Difficulty
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:
# Gotify — single container, SQLite by default
# set GOTIFY_DEFAULTUSER_PASS, expose port 80, then:
docker compose up -d # → http://SERVER_IP (admin / <pass>)
# create an app in the UI to get a push token