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Install ntfy with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, scoop

Send push notifications to your phone or desktop via PUT/POST. Version 2.26.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install ntfy.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ntfy

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add ntfy

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ntfy · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install ntfy

Debian stable package indexes · ntfy · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ntfy

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/nt/ntfy/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/ntfy

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ntfy.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Send push notifications to your phone or desktop via PUT/POST

Project links

Commands and aliases

ntfy

history

Project history and usage

ntfy is a Go-based HTTP pub/sub notification service whose package identity is unusually clear: the CLI, public ntfy.sh service, self-hosted server, Android app, iOS app, and docs all center on the same simple PUT/POST-to-a-topic workflow.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2021-10-23. The README describes ntfy as a service for sending notifications to phone or desktop from scripts without signup or fees, while also supporting self-hosting.

Adoption history

Adoption grew through a practical package-nerd path rather than a formal platform: a public hosted service, Homebrew/Linux packages, mobile apps on Google Play, F-Droid, and the Apple App Store, and integrations documented around cron, Ansible, GitHub Actions, changedetection.io, Watchtower/shoutrrr, and Apprise-style URLs.

Its GitHub repository showed substantial public use by 2026-07-01, with the API reporting 31,047 stars and 1,326 forks. Treat that as a point-in-time signal, not a stable project fact.

How it is used

The common use is deliberately small: publish text with curl or `ntfy publish`, subscribe a phone or browser to the topic, and wire the endpoint into scripts. The docs show people using it for backup success/failure messages, low disk alerts, SSH login alerts, distributed job result collection, configuration-management notifications, and CI status pings.

Self-hosters care about the server/client split and config locations; casual users often treat ntfy.sh as a disposable webhook endpoint for personal operational alerts.

Why package nerds care

ntfy matters because it turns push notifications into a Unix-shaped primitive: a URL, a topic, and stdin. It competes less with chat systems than with little piles of brittle webhook glue.

Timeline

2021-10-23: GitHub repository created.
2022: iOS app availability followed the earlier Android/F-Droid distribution path, making the project useful across the common phone platforms.
2026-07-01: GitHub API point-in-time snapshot reported 31,047 stars and 1,326 forks.

Related projects

ntfy-android
ntfy-ios
Apprise
shoutrrr
changedetection.io

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ntfy. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux: /etc/ntfy/server.yml/etc/ntfy/client.yml~/.config/ntfy/client.yml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/ntfy/client.yml
Windows: %ProgramData%\ntfy\server.yml%AppData%\ntfy\client.yml

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux: /var/lib/ntfy/user.db/etc/ntfy/client.yml~/.config/ntfy/client.yml
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/ntfy/client.yml
Windows: %ProgramData%\ntfy\user.db%AppData%\ntfy\client.yml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ntfy`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version2.26.3

manager updated2026-07-26

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ntfy
Version	2.26.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://ntfy.sh/
Repository	https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy
Last updated	2026-07-26T19:43:17+02:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

ntfy 2.11.0-2+b4

Send push notifications to your phone or desktop

https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy

sudo apt install ntfy

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ntfy
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ntfy

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ntfy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

ntfy

nix profile install nixpkgs#ntfy

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ntfy

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nt/ntfy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

ntfy 2.23.0-r1

A simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service

https://ntfy.sh/

sudo apk add ntfy

License: GPL-2.0-only AND Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ntfy
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ntfy

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ntfy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

ntfy-openrc 2.23.0-r1

A simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service (OpenRC init scripts)

https://ntfy.sh/

sudo apk add ntfy-openrc

License: GPL-2.0-only AND Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ntfy
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ntfy

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ntfy-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/ntfy

scoop install main/ntfy

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ntfy

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ntfy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/ntfy.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation