How to Install Gotify on Elementary OS Latest

Gotify is a self-hosted server that allows you to send and receive messages and push notifications to your apps. In this tutorial, we will be installing Gotify on Elementary OS Latest.

Requirements

  • Elementary OS Latest installed on your system
  • A terminal window

Step 1: Update System

Before you start with the installation process, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following command in the terminal window:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

This will update your system with the latest available packages.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Next, you need to install dependencies required by Gotify by running the following command:

sudo apt install wget curl git unzip -y

Step 3: Install Docker

Gotify is based on Docker, it's important to have it installed on your Elementary OS Latest. To install Docker, run the following command in the terminal window:

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh

Once it's installed, verify the installation with the following command:

sudo systemctl status docker

Step 4: Install Gotify

After installing Docker, you can proceed with installing Gotify. Run the collowing command to download and install Gotify:

docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 443:443 --name=gotify-server-gotify-net --restart=always -v /var/gotify/data:/app/data -v /var/gotify/certs:/app/certs gotify/server

This command will create a container with the name gotify-server-gotify-net and map the container’s ports to the host’s ports 80 and 443. The --restart=always flag will ensure that the container is started automatically every time the system is rebooted.

Step 5: Verify Gotify Installation

To verify the installation status of Gotify, you can visit Gotify's website at http://localhost.

If you see the Gotify login page, It means you have successfully installed Gotify on Elementary OS Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Gotify – a self-hosted server for sending and receiving push notifications and messages – on Elementary OS Latest.