ntfy alternative with file attachment on iOS
from syaochan@feddit.it to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 05:53
https://feddit.it/post/27312610

Hi to everyone. I’m looking for a self hosted ntfy alternative which allows file attachment to notifications on iOS, I’m already hosting ntfy but unfortunately the iOS app is very basic and it does not support attachments.

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captcha_incorrect@lemmy.world on 04 Mar 06:36 next collapse

There is not alternative that is selfhosted to my knowledge. There is PushBullet with a free tier that allows for sending files. You could also use Discord and send messages via their API, and I assume that Matrix has something similar (but I have not looked).

You could also upload them to something else (Paperless or some web/file server) and send a link in your notification. A link can be displayed as a button with actions tag.

syaochan@feddit.it on 04 Mar 08:35 collapse

Thanks for the idea about sending a link, I’ll try that

mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud on 04 Mar 09:12 next collapse

I know your looking for self hosted, but I can recommend pushover. It’s got a lot and the apps are amazing, for $5 for a life time license it’s great.

polographee@infosec.pub on 04 Mar 18:36 next collapse

I switched frigate to pushover b/c of the image, it was really disappointing that ntfy didn’t supported it; pushover it works great at $5 is worth every penny

[deleted] on 05 Mar 13:06 collapse

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syaochan@feddit.it on 05 Mar 13:07 collapse

I’ve already looked at pushover, but discarded it because it’s not self hostable.

mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud on 05 Mar 13:44 collapse

For a giggle, what about home assistant?

syaochan@feddit.it on 07 Mar 00:18 collapse

Sorry, I should have mentioned that the file is a pdf, unfortunately home assistant does not support that …home-assistant.io/…/notification-attachments/#su…

Eirikr70@jlai.lu on 04 Mar 18:24 next collapse

Instead of asking for a ntfy alternative, could you tell what you want to achieve? Because ntfy has several functions, primarily that of carrying notifications. And it seems that’s not what you want to achieve. Maybe you can find it here.

syaochan@feddit.it on 05 Mar 13:04 collapse

I want to send a file to an iPad from a cron script. Currently I’m attaching it to a mail, but if the file is bigger than the max attachment size it won’t be sent. Also in this way I’m using an external service when it’s not needed, since both source and destination are on my lan. I tried ntfy because I was already using it for other tasks, so the server was already in place, but then I realized that iPad app is very limited. I also considered to set up a mail server, reachable only within my lan, but since that seems an overkill I’d like to find an alternative.

hayalci@fstab.sh on 05 Mar 18:25 next collapse

Sounds like you want something like Syncthing instead. There are ios clients for it as well, Mobius gets recommended frequently.

syaochan@feddit.it on 07 Mar 00:26 collapse

I looked into Syncthing for other reasons in the past, isn’t it a sort of Dropbox replacement? I’m not sure how I can achieve what I want with it.

mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud on 05 Mar 22:42 collapse

So your looking for a file share not a notification system, that’s the big difference.

Notifications don’t tend to have massive file attachments

syaochan@feddit.it on 07 Mar 00:22 collapse

Let me add specifications I forgot to mention: the file is a pdf and the whole thing should be simple enough for a not tech savvy person. So I’d like to avoid having to browse a list of files etc.

darkan15@lemmy.world on 05 Mar 17:57 next collapse

The self-hosted alternative to ntfy that I know of is gotify, but I have no idea if it supports file attachments, maybe worth a look.

syaochan@feddit.it on 07 Mar 00:30 collapse

Also ntfy can be self-hosted (I’m already doing that for other reasons) and it supports file attachments. The problem is the iOS app. Unfortunately gotify does not even have iOS support.

napkin2020@sh.itjust.works on 05 Mar 18:51 next collapse

How about email? I use ntfy as well but it sounds like email is the right answer for you.

syaochan@feddit.it on 07 Mar 00:32 collapse

I’m currently using email (not self-hosted for now) but sometimes the file size exceeds 25 MB and it won’t get sent. I’m looking for a solution simpler than setting up a mail server.

seh001@sh.itjust.works on 05 Mar 21:42 collapse

I don’t use the iOS app. I just installed the pwa (click on share - add to Home Screen) and once installed I can send and receive attachments through ntfy.

syaochan@feddit.it on 07 Mar 00:34 collapse

I have to try this, thanks.

EDIT: unfortunately there’s no way to activate notifications in Safari

seh001@sh.itjust.works on 10 Mar 20:15 collapse

That has not been my experience. I use this as described saved to the Home Screen. It notifies me as I’d expect and I regularly send attachments across devices.