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Learn How to Deploy Gotify Push Server on Ubuntu VPS! This article provides a guide to deploy Gotify push server on Ubuntu VPS. What is Gotify Push Server? Gotify is a self-hosted, open-source server for sending and receiving real-time messages and push notifications via WebSockets. It features a web interface for managing applications and is commonly used to send alerts to mobile devices or browsers. It is lightweight, Docker-based, and acts as a private, self-managed alternative to services like Pushover. Self-hosted push notifications give you full control over your messaging infrastructure—no third-party dependencies, no per-message fees, and complete privacy. In this guide, we’ll walk through deploying Gotify on an Ubuntu VPS, optimized for performance, security, and long-term reliability. This deployment approach uses: Native Gotify binary (lightweight & efficient) systemd service management Nginx reverse proxy with HTTPS Production-ready configuration 🧩 What You’ll Need Before starting, ensure you have: An Ubuntu 22.04 / Ubuntu 24.04 VPS (from Rad Web Hosting or similar) A domain or subdomain (e.g. push.yourdomain.com) Root or sudo access Ports 80 and 443 open 🚀 How to Deploy Gotify Push Server on Ubuntu VPS To deploy Gotify push server on Ubuntu VPS, follow the steps below: 🌐 Point Your Domain (Guide) Create an A record: push.yourdomain.com → YOUR_SERVER_IP ⚙️ Update System & Install Dependencies sudo apt update && sudo apt -y upgrade sudo apt -y install wget unzip nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx 📁 Create Directory Structure sudo mkdir -p /opt/gotify sudo mkdir -p /etc/gotify sudo mkdir -p /var/log/gotify ⬇️ Install Gotify Binary cd /tmp wget https://github.com/gotify/server/releases/latest/download/gotify-linux-amd64.zip unzip gotify-linux-amd64.zip sudo mv gotify-linux-amd64 /opt/gotify/gotify sudo chmod +x /opt/gotify/gotify 📝 Configure Gotify Create config file: sudo nano /etc/gotify/config.yml Paste: server: listenaddr: "127.0.0.1" port: 1245 ssl: enabled: false database: dialect: sqlite3 connection: data/gotify.db defaultuser: name: admin pass: "ChangeThisNow-To-A-StrongPassword!" passstrength: 10 uploadedimagesdir: data/images pluginsdir: data/plugins registration: false Secure it: sudo chmod go-rw /etc/gotify/config.yml 🔧 Create systemd Service sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/gotify.service DescriptionGotify Push Server Requiresnetwork.target Afternetwork.target Typesimple Userroot WorkingDirectory/opt/gotify ExecStart/opt/gotify/gotify StandardOutputappend:/var/log/gotify/gotify.log StandardErrorappend:/var/log/gotify/gotify-error.log Restartalways RestartSec3 WantedBymulti-user.target Enable and start: sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable gotify sudo systemctl start gotify 🔍 Verify Service ss -tulpn | grep 1245 curl http://127.0.0.1:1245 Check logs: sudo tail -f /var/log/gotify/gotify.log 🌍 Configure Nginx Reverse Proxy sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/gotify upstream gotify { server 127.0.0.1:1245; } server { listen 80; server_name push.yourdomain.com; location / { proxy_pass http://gotify; proxy_http_version 1.1; proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade"; proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto http; proxy_set_header Host $http_host; proxy_read_timeout 1m; } } Enable it: sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/gotify /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ sudo nginx -t sudo systemctl reload nginx 🔒 Enable HTTPS (Let’s Encrypt) sudo certbot --nginx -d push.yourdomain.com Choose redirect to HTTPS when prompted. 🔑 First Login Visit: https://push.yourdomain.com Login with: Username: admin Password: (your configured password) 📲 Send Your First Notification Create an application in the Gotify UI and grab the token. Test: curl -X POST "https://push.yourdomain.com/message?tokenYOUR_TOKEN" \ -F "titleTest" \ -F "messageGotify is working!" \ -F "priority5" Gotify Plugins These community-contributed plugins help extend Gotify. Gotify-SMTP: A standalone plugin that allows Gotify to act as an SMTP server, capturing emails and converting them into push notifications. Authentik Plugin: Specifically designed to process webhooks from Authentik, formatting login events for administrators. SEE ALSO: Install Authentik IdP on Debian VPS Webhooks Plugin: Extends Gotify's ability to handle various incoming webhook formats. Jellyfin Plugin: A plugin for the Jellyfin media server that forwards its internal alerts directly to Gotify. CrowdSec Notification Plugin: An integration that forwards security alerts from CrowdSec to Gotify. 🛠️ Management Commands Restart: sudo systemctl restart gotify Status: sudo systemctl status gotify Logs: sudo tail -f /var/log/gotify/gotify.log 🔐 Production Hardening Tips Use a strong admin password Keep registration: false (prevents abuse) Bind Gotify to 127.0.0.1 only Use firewall rules (UFW or CSF) Enable automatic security updates Back up /opt/gotify regularly 💡 Why Run Gotify on a VPS? Running Gotify on a VPS from Rad Web Hosting gives you: ⚡ High-performance SSD infrastructure 🔒 Full control over notifications and data 🌎 Global uptime reliability 🛠️ Custom automation & integrations Perfect for: Monitoring alerts DevOps pipelines Billing systems (WHMCS, etc.) Internal messaging systems 🚀 Final Thoughts Gotify is one of the simplest and most powerful self-hosted notification systems available. With this setup, you now have a secure, scalable push server running on your own infrastructure. Conclusion You now know how to deploy Gotify push server on Ubuntu VPS.

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