bark-server v0.1.0

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Bark server — the self-hosted backend for Bark, a free push-notification service for iOS: send notifications to your iPhone from scripts and services via a simple HTTP call. Deployed as a single host-networked Nomad service with a data volume.

nomad-pack run bark-server --registry nomploy

…or one line (add registry + run)

curl -fsSL https://packs.nomploy.com/install.sh | sh -s -- bark-server

Needs nomad-pack on PATH. The script only adds the nomploy registry and runs this pack.

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Variables 8

values.hcl

Save as values.hcl, edit, then run:

nomad-pack run bark-server -f values.hcl --registry nomploy

# The name of the Nomad job.
job_name = "bark-server"

# The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
namespace = "default"

# The datacenters to deploy to.
datacenters = ["*"]

# The Bark server container image. Pin a tag in production.
image = "finab/bark-server:latest"

# Host port for the Bark server HTTP API.
port = 8080

# Named volume for Bark's device database.
data_volume = "bark_data"

# Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
constraints = []

# Resources for the Bark server task.
resources = {
    cpu    = 200
    memory = 128
  }

Name	Type	Default	Description
job_name	string	"bark-server"	The name of the Nomad job.
namespace	string	"default"	The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
datacenters	list	["*"]	The datacenters to deploy to.
image	string	"finab/bark-server:latest"	The Bark server container image. Pin a tag in production.
port	number	8080	Host port for the Bark server HTTP API.
data_volume	string	"bark_data"	Named volume for Bark's device database.
constraints	list	[]	Placement constraints. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
resources	object	{ cpu = 200 memory = 128 }	Resources for the Bark server task.

Back up this pack

This pack stores data in one Docker named volume: bark_data

restic

# Run on the node hosting this pack. Point restic at your repo first:
#   export RESTIC_REPOSITORY="s3:https://<account>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/<bucket>"
#   export RESTIC_PASSWORD="<repo-password>"
#   export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=<key>  AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=<secret>
restic backup \
  /var/lib/docker/volumes/bark_data/_data

rclone (sync to S3/R2)

rclone sync /var/lib/docker/volumes/bark_data/_data backup:<bucket>/bark_data

Paths assume the default Docker volume location (/var/lib/docker/volumes). Restore by stopping the job, restoring files into the same volume, and re-running the pack.

Readme

bark-server

Bark is a free push-notification service for iOS; this pack runs its self-hosted backend (bark-server). Send notifications to your iPhone from scripts, cron jobs, monitoring and any service with a simple HTTP GET/POST.

This pack runs bark-server as a single host-networked Nomad job with a data volume for device registrations — no external database is required.

Quick start

nomad-pack run bark-server --registry=nomploy

Install the Bark app from the iOS App Store, set its server to http://<node-ip>:8080 (ideally a public HTTPS URL behind a reverse proxy), and it will register a device key. Then:

curl http://<node-ip>:8080/<your-device-key>/Hello/World

Configuration

Variable	Default	Notes
`port`	`8080`	HTTP API host port
`data_volume`	`bark_data`	Device-registration database

iOS requires a reachable server URL to receive pushes, so for real use put bark-server behind a reverse proxy with HTTPS. Data persists in the bark_data named volume.