How to install Gotify on MXLinux Latest

Gotify is an open-source and self-hosted notification service that helps you to send and receive simple push notifications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Gotify on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure you have the following:

• MXLinux Latest running on your system
• sudo privileges

Step 1: Install PostgreSQL

Gotify requires PostgreSQL as a database engine. To install PostgreSQL, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt install postgresql

Step 2: Create a Database

After installing PostgreSQL, you need to create a new database for Gotify. To create a new database, run the following command:

sudo -u postgres createdb gotify_db

Step 3: Install Gotify

Now, download the latest version of Gotify from its official website using the following command:

wget https://github.com/gotify/server/releases/download/v2.1.0/gotify-linux-amd64.zip

Extract the downloaded package using the unzip command:

unzip gotify-linux-amd64.zip

Move the extracted Gotify directory to the /opt directory:

sudo mv gotify /opt

Step 4: Configure Gotify

Before starting Gotify, you need to create a configuration file. To create a configuration file, run the following command:

sudo nano /opt/gotify/config.yaml

Paste the following configuration into the file:

database:
  # You can change this to use for example MySQL.
  driver: postgres
  # Put here the Data Source Name (dsn) for your database.
  # The format is postgres://user:password@host:port/dbname
  # You can also use the environment variable DATABASE_URL instead of this field.
  dsn: postgres://localhost/gotify_db
  migrations: true
  # The maximum number of connections in the idle connection pool
  maxidle: 4
  # The maximum number of open connections to the database
  maxopen: 16

server:
  # The host and port to listen to.
  address: "0.0.0.0:80"
  # TLS certificate file path
  certfile: ""
  # TLS key file path
  keyfile: ""

# These are default values for the admin user that is created on startup.
# change them when you start the server the first time.
admin:
  # The admin username
  username: "admin"
  # The admin password. Leave it empty to generate a random password on startup.
  password: ""

Save and close the file.

Step 5: Start Gotify

To start Gotify, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo /opt/gotify/gotify

Now, open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost to access the Gotify login page.

Step 6: Create a New User and Test

After successfully logging in, you can create a new user and test the Gotify notification service.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Gotify on MXLinux Latest!