Gotify — a simple self-hosted server for sending and receiving push notifications, with a web UI, REST API, and Android app. Deployed as a host-networked Nomad service with a persistent Docker volume for its database and uploads.
Save as values.hcl, edit, then run:
# The name of the Nomad job.
job_name = "gotify"
# The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
namespace = "default"
# The datacenters to deploy to.
datacenters = ["*"]
# The Gotify server container image. Pin a tag in production.
image = "gotify/server:latest"
# Host port for the Gotify web UI / API (GOTIFY_SERVER_PORT).
port = 8099
# Initial admin username, created on first boot.
admin_user = "admin"
# Initial admin password. CHANGE THIS. Only applied on first boot (empty data volume).
admin_password = "admin"
# Docker named volume for /app/data (SQLite database, uploaded images, plugins). Gotify runs as root, so a fresh volume is writable. Back it up.
data_volume = "gotify_data"
# Placement constraints — pin to one node so the local volume stays put. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
constraints = []
# The task resources.
resources = {
cpu = 200
memory = 128
}
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_name | string | "gotify" | The name of the Nomad job. |
| namespace | string | "default" | The Nomad namespace to deploy into. |
| datacenters | list | ["*"] | The datacenters to deploy to. |
| image | string | "gotify/server:latest" | The Gotify server container image. Pin a tag in production. |
| port | number | 8099 | Host port for the Gotify web UI / API (GOTIFY_SERVER_PORT). |
| admin_user | string | "admin" | Initial admin username, created on first boot. |
| admin_password key | string | "admin" | Initial admin password. CHANGE THIS. Only applied on first boot (empty data volume). |
| data_volume | string | "gotify_data" | Docker named volume for /app/data (SQLite database, uploaded images, plugins). Gotify runs as root, so a fresh volume is writable. Back it up. |
| constraints | list | [] | Placement constraints — pin to one node so the local volume stays put. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true". |
| resources | object | {
cpu = 200
memory = 128
} | The task resources. |
No variables match.
Gotify — a simple, self-hosted server for push notifications: send
messages via a REST API and receive them in the web UI or the Android app. A
self-contained alternative to ntfy with built-in users/apps and a database. Host-networked
Nomad service with a persistent volume.
nomad-pack registry add nomploy github.com/Nomploy/nomad-packs
nomad-pack run gotify --registry nomploy --var admin_password=<secret>
In nomploy: create a Compose service, type Nomad Pack, pack gotify, set
admin_password, then Deploy.
Open http://<node-ip>:8099, log in, create an application to get a token, then:
curl "http://<node-ip>:8099/message?token=<app-token>" -F "title=Hi" -F "message=It works"
| Variable | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
image |
gotify/server:latest |
Pin a tag in production. |
port |
8099 |
Web UI / API (GOTIFY_SERVER_PORT). |
admin_user / admin_password |
admin / admin |
Created on first boot. Change the password. |
data_volume |
gotify_data |
SQLite DB + uploads. Back it up. |
constraints |
[] |
Pin to a node so the local volume stays put. |
resources |
cpu 200 / mem 128 |
Lightweight. |
count is fixed to 1 (SQLite on a local volume). Pin with constraints.ntfy: Gotify has built-in users/tokens/apps + its own database and Android app; ntfy
is topic-based and lighter. Pick whichever fits.