Push notifications from a shell script.

You want your backup script to tell you it failed, and the path from a cron job to your phone usually runs through a notification service with an API key and a monthly plan. ntfy makes it a single curl command to a topic you own.

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Free · 1 app, 256 MB · Free plan

Roughly $60 a year cheaper than Pushover

Mumbai datacenter, 1–3 ms from India

What it replaces

List prices as published by each vendor. Yours is flat.

Pushover	$5/device	per platform, one-time
OneSignal Growth	$9/mo	per month
Twilio SMS	per message	adds up fast in India
ntfy here	Free	unlimited users

What you get

Send a notification with one curl command, no SDK
Android and iOS apps that subscribe to your topics
Priorities, tags, attachments, and action buttons
Works from any script, cron job, or CI pipeline
Tiny footprint, runs on the smallest plan

What is ntfy?

ntfy sends push notifications to your phone or desktop from any script or app with a simple HTTP request. Self-hosted, no account needed, perfect for alerts and reminders.

Who this is for: Developers and sysadmins who want their servers to text them.

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One click, then it is running

No Docker, no compose file, no reverse proxy to configure.

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HTTPS before you log in

A real certificate on your subdomain, or on a domain you own.

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Backed up every night

Seven days retained, and every one of them downloadable.

Questions

Do I need an app?

There are official Android and iOS apps, plus a web interface that works in any browser.

Can I keep topics private?

Yes. ntfy supports authentication and access control per topic.

What is the simplest use?

curl -d "Backup failed" https://ntfy.yourdomain.com/alerts. That is the whole integration.

Run ntfy on your own domain

Free plan. No card needed. Deployed in about a minute.

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