Title: Installation - ntfy

URL Source: https://docs.ntfy.sh/install

Published Time: Wed, 24 Sep 2025 02:52:16 GMT

Markdown Content:
Installing ntfy[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#installing-ntfy "Permanent link")
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The `ntfy` CLI allows you to [publish messages](https://docs.ntfy.sh/publish/), [subscribe to topics](https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/cli/) as well as to self-host your own ntfy server. It's all pretty straight forward. Just install the binary, package or Docker image, configure it and run it. Just like any other software. No fuzz.

Info

The following steps are only required if you want to **self-host your own ntfy server or you want to use the ntfy CLI**. If you just want to [send messages using ntfy.sh](https://docs.ntfy.sh/publish/), you don't need to install anything. You can just use `curl`.

General steps[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#general-steps "Permanent link")
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The ntfy server comes as a statically linked binary and is shipped as tarball, deb/rpm packages and as a Docker image. We support amd64, armv7 and arm64.

1.   Install ntfy using one of the methods described below
2.   Then (optionally) edit `/etc/ntfy/server.yml` for the server (Linux only, see [configuration](https://docs.ntfy.sh/config/) or [sample server.yml](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/server/server.yml))
3.   Or (optionally) create/edit `~/.config/ntfy/client.yml` (for the non-root user), `~/Library/Application Support/ntfy/client.yml` (for the macOS non-root user), or `/etc/ntfy/client.yml` (for the root user), see [sample client.yml](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/client/client.yml))

To run the ntfy server, then just run `ntfy serve` (or `systemctl start ntfy` when using the deb/rpm). To send messages, use `ntfy publish`. To subscribe to topics, use `ntfy subscribe` (see [subscribing via CLI](https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/cli/) for details).

If you like tutorials, check out [Kris Occhipinti's ntfy install guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZzqrX05mNU) on YouTube, or [Alex's Docker-based setup guide](https://blog.alexsguardian.net/posts/2023/09/12/selfhosting-ntfy/). Both are great resources to get started. _I am not affiliated with Kris or Alex, I just liked their video/post._

Linux binaries[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#linux-binaries "Permanent link")
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Please check out the [releases page](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases) for binaries and deb/rpm packages.

x86_64/amd64 armv6 armv7/armhf arm64

```
wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_2.14.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_2.14.0_linux_amd64/ntfy /usr/local/bin/ntfy
sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.14.0_linux_amd64/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
sudo ntfy serve
```

```
wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv6.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv6.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv6/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv6/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
sudo ntfy serve
```

```
wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv7.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv7.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv7/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv7/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
sudo ntfy serve
```

```
wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_2.14.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_2.14.0_linux_arm64/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.14.0_linux_arm64/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
sudo ntfy serve
```

Debian/Ubuntu repository[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#debianubuntu-repository "Permanent link")
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Info

As of September 2025, **the official ntfy.sh Debian/Ubuntu repository has moved to [archive.ntfy.sh](https://archive.ntfy.sh/apt)**. The old repository [archive.heckel.io](https://archive.heckel.io/apt) is still available for now, but will likely go away soon. I suspect I will phase it out some time in early 2026.

Installation via Debian/Ubuntu repository (fingerprint `55BA 774A 6F5E E674 31E4 6B7C CFDB 962D 4F1E C4AF`):

x86_64/amd64 armv7/armhf arm64

```
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -L -o /etc/apt/keyrings/ntfy.gpg https://archive.ntfy.sh/apt/keyring.gpg
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/ntfy.gpg] https://archive.ntfy.sh/apt stable main" \
    | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ntfy.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ntfy
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

```
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -L -o /etc/apt/keyrings/ntfy.gpg https://archive.ntfy.sh/apt/keyring.gpg
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
echo "deb [arch=armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/ntfy.gpg] https://archive.ntfy.sh/apt stable main" \
    | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ntfy.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ntfy
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

```
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -L -o /etc/apt/keyrings/ntfy.gpg https://archive.ntfy.sh/apt/keyring.gpg
sudo apt install apt-transport-https
echo "deb [arch=arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/ntfy.gpg] https://archive.ntfy.sh/apt stable main" \
    | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ntfy.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ntfy
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

Manually installing the .deb file:

x86_64/amd64 armv6 armv7/armhf arm64

```
wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

```
wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv6.deb
sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

```
wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv7.deb
sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

```
wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_arm64.deb
sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

Fedora/RHEL/CentOS[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#fedorarhelcentos "Permanent link")
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x86_64/amd64 armv6 armv7/armhf arm64

```
sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_amd64.rpm
sudo systemctl enable ntfy 
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

```
sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv6.rpm
sudo systemctl enable ntfy
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

```
sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_armv7.rpm
sudo systemctl enable ntfy 
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

```
sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_linux_arm64.rpm
sudo systemctl enable ntfy 
sudo systemctl start ntfy
```

Arch Linux[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#arch-linux "Permanent link")
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ntfy can be installed using an [AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ntfysh-bin/). You can use an [AUR helper](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/AUR_helpers) like `paru`, `yay` or others to download, build and install ntfy and keep it up to date.

```
paru -S ntfysh-bin
```

Alternatively, run the following commands to install ntfy manually:

```
curl https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/snapshot/ntfysh-bin.tar.gz | tar xzv
cd ntfysh-bin
makepkg -si
```

NixOS / Nix[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#nixos-nix "Permanent link")
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ntfy is packaged in nixpkgs as `ntfy-sh`. It can be installed by adding the package name to the configuration file and calling `nixos-rebuild`. Alternatively, the following command can be used to install ntfy in the current user environment:

```
nix-env -iA ntfy-sh
```

NixOS also supports [declarative setup of the ntfy server](https://search.nixos.org/options?channel=unstable&show=services.ntfy-sh.enable&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=ntfy).

macOS[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#macos "Permanent link")
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The [ntfy CLI](https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/cli/) (`ntfy publish` and `ntfy subscribe` only) is supported on macOS as well. To install, please [download the tarball](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_darwin_all.tar.gz), extract it and place it somewhere in your `PATH` (e.g. `/usr/local/bin/ntfy`).

If run as `root`, ntfy will look for its config at `/etc/ntfy/client.yml`. For all other users, it'll look for it at `~/Library/Application Support/ntfy/client.yml` (sample included in the tarball).

```
curl -L https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_darwin_all.tar.gz > ntfy_2.14.0_darwin_all.tar.gz
tar zxvf ntfy_2.14.0_darwin_all.tar.gz
sudo cp -a ntfy_2.14.0_darwin_all/ntfy /usr/local/bin/ntfy
mkdir ~/Library/Application\ Support/ntfy 
cp ntfy_2.14.0_darwin_all/client/client.yml ~/Library/Application\ Support/ntfy/client.yml
ntfy --help
```

Info

Only the ntfy CLI is supported on macOS. ntfy server is currently not supported, but you can build and run it for development as well. Check out the [build instructions](https://docs.ntfy.sh/develop/) for details.

Homebrew[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#homebrew "Permanent link")
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To install the [ntfy CLI](https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/cli/) (`ntfy publish` and `ntfy subscribe` only) via Homebrew (Linux and macOS), simply run:

```
brew install ntfy
```

Windows[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#windows "Permanent link")
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The [ntfy CLI](https://docs.ntfy.sh/subscribe/cli/) (`ntfy publish` and `ntfy subscribe` only) is supported on Windows as well. To install, please [download the latest ZIP](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.14.0/ntfy_2.14.0_windows_amd64.zip), extract it and place the `ntfy.exe` binary somewhere in your `%Path%`.

The default path for the client config file is at `%AppData%\ntfy\client.yml` (not created automatically, sample in the ZIP file).

Also available in [Scoop's](https://scoop.sh/) Main repository:

`scoop install ntfy`

Info

There is currently no installer for Windows, and the binary is not signed. If this is desired, please create a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues) to let me know.

Docker[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#docker "Permanent link")
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The [ntfy image](https://hub.docker.com/r/binwiederhier/ntfy) is available for amd64, armv6, armv7 and arm64. It should be pretty straight forward to use.

The server exposes its web UI and the API on port 80, so you need to expose that in Docker. To use the persistent [message cache](https://docs.ntfy.sh/config/#message-cache), you also need to map a volume to `/var/cache/ntfy`. To change other settings, you should map `/etc/ntfy`, so you can edit `/etc/ntfy/server.yml`.

Info

Note that the Docker image **does not contain a `/etc/ntfy/server.yml` file**. If you'd like to use a config file, please manually create one outside the image and map it as a volume, e.g. via `-v /etc/ntfy:/etc/ntfy`. You may use the [`server.yml` file on GitHub](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/server/server.yml) as a template.

Basic usage (no cache or additional config):

```
docker run -p 80:80 -it binwiederhier/ntfy serve
```

With persistent cache (configured as command line arguments):

```
docker run \
  -v /var/cache/ntfy:/var/cache/ntfy \
  -p 80:80 \
  -it \
  binwiederhier/ntfy \
    serve \
    --cache-file /var/cache/ntfy/cache.db
```

With other config options, timezone, and non-root user (configured via `/etc/ntfy/server.yml`, see [configuration](https://docs.ntfy.sh/config/) for details):

```
docker run \
  -v /etc/ntfy:/etc/ntfy \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -p 80:80 \
  -u UID:GID \
  -it \
  binwiederhier/ntfy \
  serve
```

Using docker-compose with non-root user and healthchecks enabled:

```
services:
  ntfy:
    image: binwiederhier/ntfy
    container_name: ntfy
    command:
      - serve
    environment:
      - TZ=UTC    # optional: set desired timezone
    user: UID:GID # optional: replace with your own user/group or uid/gid
    volumes:
      - /var/cache/ntfy:/var/cache/ntfy
      - /etc/ntfy:/etc/ntfy
    ports:
      - 80:80
    healthcheck: # optional: remember to adapt the host:port to your environment
        test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget -q --tries=1 http://localhost:80/v1/health -O - | grep -Eo '\"healthy\"\\s*:\\s*true' || exit 1"]
        interval: 60s
        timeout: 10s
        retries: 3
        start_period: 40s
    restart: unless-stopped
```

If using a non-root user when running the docker version, be sure to chown the server.yml, user.db, and cache.db files and attachments directory to the same uid/gid.

Alternatively, you may wish to build a customized Docker image that can be run with fewer command-line arguments and without delivering the configuration file separately.

```
FROM binwiederhier/ntfy
COPY server.yml /etc/ntfy/server.yml
ENTRYPOINT ["ntfy", "serve"]
```

 This image can be pushed to a container registry and shipped independently. All that's needed when running it is mapping ntfy's port to a host port. 
Kubernetes[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#kubernetes "Permanent link")
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The setup for Kubernetes is very similar to that for Docker, and requires a fairly minimal deployment or pod definition to function. There are a few options to mix and match, including a deployment without a cache file, a stateful set with a persistent cache, and a standalone unmanned pod.

deployment stateful set pod

```
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: ntfy
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: ntfy
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: ntfy
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: ntfy
        image: binwiederhier/ntfy
        args: ["serve"]
        resources:
          limits:
            memory: "128Mi"
            cpu: "500m"
        ports:
        - containerPort: 80
          name: http
        volumeMounts:
        - name: config
          mountPath: "/etc/ntfy"
          readOnly: true
      volumes:
        - name: config
          configMap:
            name: ntfy
---
# Basic service for port 80
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: ntfy
spec:
  selector:
    app: ntfy
  ports:
  - port: 80
    targetPort: 80
```

```
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: StatefulSet
metadata:
  name: ntfy
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: ntfy
  serviceName: ntfy
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: ntfy
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: ntfy
        image: binwiederhier/ntfy
        args: ["serve", "--cache-file", "/var/cache/ntfy/cache.db"]
        ports:
        - containerPort: 80
          name: http
        volumeMounts:
        - name: config
          mountPath: "/etc/ntfy"
          readOnly: true
        - name: cache
          mountPath: "/var/cache/ntfy"
      volumes:
        - name: config
          configMap:
            name: ntfy
  volumeClaimTemplates:
  - metadata:
      name: cache
    spec:
      accessModes: [ "ReadWriteOnce" ]
      resources:
        requests:
          storage: 1Gi
```

```
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  labels:
    app: ntfy
spec:
  containers:
  - name: ntfy
    image: binwiederhier/ntfy
    args: ["serve"]
    resources:
      limits:
        memory: "128Mi"
        cpu: "500m"
    ports:
    - containerPort: 80
      name: http
    volumeMounts:
    - name: config
      mountPath: "/etc/ntfy"
      readOnly: true
  volumes:
    - name: config
      configMap:
        name: ntfy
```

Configuration is relatively straightforward. As an example, a minimal configuration is provided.

resource definition from-file

```
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: ntfy
data:
  server.yml: |
    # Template: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/server/server.yml
    base-url: https://ntfy.sh
```

```
kubectl create configmap ntfy --from-file=server.yml
```

Kustomize[¶](https://docs.ntfy.sh/install#kustomize "Permanent link")
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ntfy can be deployed in a Kubernetes cluster with [Kustomize](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize), a tool used to customize Kubernetes objects using a `kustomization.yaml` file.

1.   Create new folder - `ntfy`
2.   Add all files listed below 
    1.   `kustomization.yaml` - stores all configmaps and resources used in a deployment
    2.   `ntfy-deployment.yaml` - define deployment type and its parameters
    3.   `ntfy-pvc.yaml` - describes how [persistent volumes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/) will be created 
    4.   `ntfy-svc.yaml` - expose application to the internal kubernetes network
    5.   `ntfy-ingress.yaml` - expose service to outside the network using [ingress controller](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress-controllers/)
    6.   `server.yaml` - simple server configuration

3.   Replace **TESTNAMESPACE** within `kustomization.yaml` with designated namespace 
4.   Replace **ntfy.test** within `ntfy-ingress.yaml` with desired DNS name
5.   Apply configuration to cluster set in current context: 

```
kubectl apply -k /ntfy
```

kustomization.yaml ntfy-deployment.yaml ntfy-pvc.yaml ntfy-svc.yaml ntfy-ingress.yaml server.yml

```
apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
kind: Kustomization
resources:
  - ntfy-deployment.yaml # deployment definition
  - ntfy-svc.yaml # service connecting pods to cluster network
  - ntfy-pvc.yaml # pvc used to store cache and attachment
  - ntfy-ingress.yaml # ingress definition
configMapGenerator: # will parse config from raw config to configmap,it allows for dynamic reload of application if additional app is deployed ie https://github.com/stakater/Reloader
    - name: server-config
      files: 
        - server.yml
namespace: TESTNAMESPACE # select namespace for whole application
```

```
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: ntfy-deployment
  labels:
    app: ntfy-deployment
spec:
  revisionHistoryLimit: 1
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: ntfy-pod
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: ntfy-pod
    spec:
      containers:
        - name: ntfy 
          image: binwiederhier/ntfy:v1.28.0 # set deployed version
          args: ["serve"]
          env:  #example of adjustments made in environmental variables
            - name: TZ # set timezone
              value: XXXXXXX
            - name: NTFY_DEBUG # enable/disable debug
              value: "false"
            - name: NTFY_LOG_LEVEL # adjust log level
              value: INFO
            - name: NTFY_BASE_URL # add base url
              value: XXXXXXXXXX 
          ports: 
            - containerPort: 80
              name: http-ntfy
          resources:
            limits:
              memory: 300Mi
              cpu:  200m
            requests:
                  cpu: 150m
                  memory: 150Mi
          volumeMounts:
              - mountPath: /etc/ntfy
                subPath: server.yml
                name: config-volume # generated vie configMapGenerator from kustomization file
              - mountPath: /var/cache/ntfy
                name: cache-volume #cache volume mounted to persistent volume
        volumes:
          - name: config-volume
            configMap:  # uses configmap generator to parse server.yml to configmap
              name: server-config
          - name: cache-volume
            persistentVolumeClaim: # stores /cache/ntfy in defined pv
              claimName: ntfy-pvc
```

```
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
  name: ntfy-pvc
spec:
  accessModes:
    - ReadWriteOnce
  storageClassName: local-path # adjust storage if needed
  resources:
    requests:
      storage: 1Gi
```

```
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: ntfy-svc  
spec:
  type: ClusterIP
  selector:
    app: ntfy-pod
  ports:
    - name: http-ntfy-out
      protocol: TCP
      port: 80
      targetPort:  http-ntfy
```

```
apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  name: ntfy-ingress
spec:
  rules:
    - host: ntfy.test #select own
      http:
        paths:
          - path: /
            pathType: Prefix
            backend:
              service:
                name:  ntfy-svc
                port:
                  number: 80
```

```
cache-file: "/var/cache/ntfy/cache.db"
attachment-cache-dir: "/var/cache/ntfy/attachments"
```