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ntfy

Send push notifications to your phone or desktop with a simple HTTP request

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What it is

ntfy lets scripts, servers, and apps send notifications to your phone with one curl command. It is popular with home-lab owners and developers who want to know when a backup finishes or a job fails. Use the public server at ntfy.sh or run your own.

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Stars
34,938 GitHub stars.
34,938

Forks
1,666
Commits
4,321
Contributors
375
Language
Go
License
Apache-2.0
Last commit
Oct 19, 2026
On GitHub since
October 2021
First release
October 2021
Platforms
web, Linux, iOS, Android, CLI, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
Pushover, Pushbullet
Author
Philipp C. Heckel
Tags
  • notifications
  • monitoring
  • messaging

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What people are saying

Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Hacker NewsNtfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POSTNov 8, 2022 · 1,346 points · 296 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsShow HN: A tool to send push notifications to your phone, written in GoDec 28, 2021 · 241 points · 119 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNtfy – open-source Push to MobileAug 14, 2026 · 128 points · 52 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“I second what @tahvohck.kaeva.xyz said, but in case you want to setup notifications I recommend using ntfy.sh”Feb 19, 2026 · 7 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“seems similar to, um.. ntfy.sh”Mar 29, 2026 · 3 likes · 2 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNtfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POSTApr 30, 2022 · 4 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNtfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POSTJun 8, 2026 · 2 points · 2 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNtfyMay 5, 2026 · 3 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsSend push notifications to your phone or desktop via PUT/POSTFeb 26, 2025 · 4 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNtfy.sh: simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification serviceMay 19, 2024 · 3 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsSend notifications to your device without setupNov 7, 2022 · 4 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNtfy.sh – simple HTTP-based pub-subNov 17, 2021 · 4 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNfty: Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using PUT/POSTOct 19, 2025 · 3 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Ntfy from @binwiederhier.bsky.social gets a 👍 from me... ntfy.sh”Oct 7, 2025 · 2 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“ntfy.sh . It is an open-source pub-sub tool that lets you push notifications to mobile devices directly from your server using a simple curl command. No…”May 3, 2026 · 2 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“cool! should work! you could also try ntfy.sh?”Apr 18, 2026 · 1 like · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsNtfy.sh – Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POSTMar 25, 2022 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Ended up using ntfy.sh to ping my iPhone when I print images with my Game Boy Fax Machine 🖨️”Aug 18, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“or, ntfy.sh but atproto.”Aug 15, 2026 · 0 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Must-know open-source or free tools for coders penpot.app - Open-source UI design platform sevalla.com - Deploy apps without managing infrastructure…”Jul 20, 2026 · 1 like · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)