# Development Hurray 🥳 🎉, you are interested in writing code for ntfy! **That's awesome.** 😎 I tried my very best to write up detailed instructions, but if at any point in time you run into issues, don't hesitate to **contact me on [Discord](https://discord.gg/cT7ECsZj9w) or [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#ntfy:matrix.org)**. ## ntfy server The ntfy server source code is available [on GitHub](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy). The codebase for the server consists of three components: * **The main server/client** is written in [Go](https://go.dev/) (so you'll need Go). Its main entrypoint is at [main.go](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/main.go), and the meat you're likely interested in is in [server.go](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/server/server.go). Notably, the server uses a [SQLite](https://sqlite.org) library called [go-sqlite3](https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3), which requires [Cgo](https://go.dev/blog/cgo) and `CGO_ENABLED=1` to be set. Otherwise things will not work (see below). * **The documentation** is generated by [MkDocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/) and [Material for MkDocs](https://squidfunk.github.io/mkdocs-material/), which is written in [Python](https://www.python.org/). You'll need Python and MkDocs (via `pip`) only if you want to build the docs. * **The web app** is written in [React](https://reactjs.org/), using [MUI](https://mui.com/). It uses [Create React App](https://create-react-app.dev/) to build the production build. If you want to modify the web app, you need [nodejs](https://nodejs.org/en/) (for `npm`) and install all the 100,000 dependencies (*sigh*). All of these components are built and then **baked into one binary**. ### Navigating the code Code: * [main.go](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/main.go) - Main entrypoint into the CLI, for both server and client * [cmd/](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/tree/main/cmd) - CLI commands, such as `serve` or `publish` * [server/](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/tree/main/server) - The meat of the server logic * [docs/](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/tree/main/docs) - The [MkDocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/) documentation, also see `mkdocs.yml` * [web/](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/tree/main/web) - The [React](https://reactjs.org/) application, also see `web/package.json` Build related: * [Makefile](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/Makefile) - Main entrypoint for all things related to building * [.goreleaser.yml](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/.goreleaser.yml) - Describes all build outputs (for [GoReleaser](https://goreleaser.com/)) * [go.mod](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/go.mod) - Go modules dependency file * [mkdocs.yml](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/mkdocs.yml) - Config file for the docs (for [MkDocs](https://www.mkdocs.org/)) * [web/package.json](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/web/package.json) - Build and dependency file for web app (for npm) The `web/` and `docs/` folder are the sources for web app and documentation. During the build process, the generated output is copied to `server/site` (web app and landing page) and `server/docs` (documentation). ### Build requirements * [Go](https://go.dev/) (required for main server) * [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/) (required main server, for SQLite cgo-based bindings) * [Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/) (required for convenience) * [libsqlite3/libsqlite3-dev](https://www.sqlite.org/) (required for main server, for SQLite cgo-based bindings) * [GoReleaser](https://goreleaser.com/) (required for a proper main server build) * [Python](https://www.python.org/) (for `pip`, only to build the docs) * [nodejs](https://nodejs.org/en/) (for `npm`, only to build the web app) ### Install dependencies These steps **assume Ubuntu**. Steps may vary on different Linux distributions. First, install [Go](https://go.dev/) (see [official instructions](https://go.dev/doc/install)): ``` shell wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.18.linux-amd64.tar.gz sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go && sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.18.linux-amd64.tar.gz export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$HOME/go/bin go version # verifies that it worked ``` Install [GoReleaser](https://goreleaser.com/) (see [official instructions](https://goreleaser.com/install/)): ``` shell go install github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser@latest goreleaser -v # verifies that it worked ``` Install [nodejs](https://nodejs.org/en/) (see [official instructions](https://nodejs.org/en/download/package-manager/)): ``` shell curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_17.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs npm -v # verifies that it worked ``` Then install a few other things required: ``` shell sudo apt install \ build-essential \ libsqlite3-dev \ gcc-arm-linux-gnueabi \ gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \ python3-pip \ upx \ git ``` ### Check out code Now check out via git from the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy): === "via HTTPS" ``` shell git clone https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy.git cd ntfy ``` === "via SSH" ``` shell git clone git@github.com:binwiederhier/ntfy.git cd ntfy ``` ### Build all the things Now you can finally build everything. There are tons of `make` targets, so maybe just review what's there first by typing `make`: ``` shell $ make Typical commands (more see below): make build - Build web app, documentation and server/client (sloowwww) make cli-linux-amd64 - Build server/client binary (amd64, no web app or docs) make install-linux-amd64 - Install ntfy binary to /usr/bin/ntfy (amd64) make web - Build the web app make docs - Build the documentation make check - Run all tests, vetting/formatting checks and linters ... ``` If you want to build the **ntfy binary including web app and docs for all supported architectures** (amd64, armv7, and arm64), you can simply run `make build`: ``` shell $ make build ... # This builds web app, docs, and the ntfy binary (for amd64, armv7 and arm64). # This will be SLOW (5+ minutes on my laptop on the first run). Maybe look at the other make targets? ``` You'll see all the outputs in the `dist/` folder afterwards: ``` bash $ find dist dist dist/metadata.json dist/ntfy_arm64_linux_arm64 dist/ntfy_arm64_linux_arm64/ntfy dist/ntfy_armv7_linux_arm_7 dist/ntfy_armv7_linux_arm_7/ntfy dist/ntfy_amd64_linux_amd64 dist/ntfy_amd64_linux_amd64/ntfy dist/config.yaml dist/artifacts.json ``` If you also want to build the **Debian/RPM packages and the Docker images for all supported architectures**, you can use the `make release-snapshot` target: ``` shell $ make release-snapshot ... # This will be REALLY SLOW (sometimes 5+ minutes on my laptop) ``` During development, you may want to be more picky and build only certain things. Here are a few examples. ### Build the ntfy binary To build only the `ntfy` binary **without the web app or documentation**, use the `make cli-...` targets: ``` shell $ make Build server & client (using GoReleaser, not release version): make cli - Build server & client (all architectures) make cli-linux-amd64 - Build server & client (Linux, amd64 only) make cli-linux-armv6 - Build server & client (Linux, armv6 only) make cli-linux-armv7 - Build server & client (Linux, armv7 only) make cli-linux-arm64 - Build server & client (Linux, arm64 only) make cli-windows-amd64 - Build client (Windows, amd64 only) make cli-darwin-all - Build client (macOS, arm64+amd64 universal binary) ``` So if you're on an amd64/x86_64-based machine, you may just want to run `make cli-linux-amd64` during testing. On a modern system, this shouldn't take longer than 5-10 seconds. I often combine it with `install-linux-amd64` so I can run the binary right away: ``` shell $ make cli-linux-amd64 install-linux-amd64 $ ntfy serve ``` **During development of the main app, you can also just use `go run main.go`**, as long as you run `make cli-deps-static-sites`at least once and `CGO_ENABLED=1`: ``` shell $ export CGO_ENABLED=1 $ make cli-deps-static-sites $ go run main.go serve 2022/03/18 08:43:55 Listening on :2586[http] ... ``` If you don't run `cli-deps-static-sites`, you may see an error *`pattern ...: no matching files found`*: ``` $ go run main.go serve server/server.go:85:13: pattern docs: no matching files found ``` This is because we use `go:embed` to embed the documentation and web app, so the Go code expects files to be present at `server/docs` and `server/site`. If they are not, you'll see the above error. The `cli-deps-static-sites` target creates dummy files that ensure that you'll be able to build. While not officially supported (or released), you can build and run the server **on macOS** as well. Simply run `make cli-darwin-server` to build a binary, or `go run main.go serve` (see above) to run it. ### Build the web app The sources for the web app live in `web/`. As long as you have `npm` installed (see above), building the web app is really simple. Just type `make web` and you're in business: ``` shell $ make web ... ``` This will build the web app using Create React App and then **copy the production build to the `server/site` folder**, so that when you `make cli` (or `make cli-linux-amd64`, ...), you will have the web app included in the `ntfy` binary. If you're developing on the web app, it's best to just `cd web` and run `npm start` manually. This will open your browser at `http://127.0.0.1:3000` with the web app, and as you edit the source files, they will be recompiled and the browser will automatically refresh: ``` shell $ cd web $ npm start ``` ### Build the docs The sources for the docs live in `docs/`. Similarly to the web app, you can simply run `make docs` to build the documentation. As long as you have `mkdocs` installed (see above), this should work fine: ``` shell $ make docs ... ``` If you are changing the documentation, you should be running `mkdocs serve` directly. This will build the documentation, serve the files at `http://127.0.0.1:8000/`, and rebuild every time you save the source files: ``` $ mkdocs serve INFO - Building documentation... INFO - Cleaning site directory INFO - Documentation built in 5.53 seconds INFO - [16:28:14] Serving on http://127.0.0.1:8000/ ``` Then you can navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ and whenever you change a markdown file in your text editor it'll automatically update. ## Android app The ntfy Android app source code is available [on GitHub](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android). The Android app has two flavors: * **Google Play:** The `play` flavor includes [Firebase (FCM)](https://firebase.google.com/) and requires a Firebase account * **F-Droid:** The `fdroid` flavor does not include Firebase or Google dependencies ### Navigating the code * [main/](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/tree/main/app/src/main) - Main Android app source code * [play/](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/tree/main/app/src/play) - Google Play / Firebase specific code * [fdroid/](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/tree/main/app/src/fdroid) - F-Droid Firebase stubs * [build.gradle](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/blob/main/app/build.gradle) - Main build file ### IDE/Environment You should download [Android Studio](https://developer.android.com/studio) (or [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/) with the relevant Android plugins). Everything else will just be a pain for you. Do yourself a favor. 😀 ### Check out the code First check out the repository: === "via HTTPS" ``` shell git clone https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android.git cd ntfy-android ``` === "via SSH" ``` shell git clone git@github.com:binwiederhier/ntfy-android.git cd ntfy-android ``` Then either follow the steps for building with or without Firebase. ### Build F-Droid flavor (no FCM) !!! info I do build the ntfy Android app using IntelliJ IDEA (Android Studio), so I don't know if these Gradle commands will work without issues. Please give me feedback if it does/doesn't work for you. Without Firebase, you may want to still change the default `app_base_url` in [values.xml](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/blob/main/app/src/main/res/values/values.xml) if you're self-hosting the server. Then run: ``` # Remove Google dependencies (FCM) sed -i -e '/google-services/d' build.gradle sed -i -e '/google-services/d' app/build.gradle # To build an unsigned .apk (app/build/outputs/apk/fdroid/*.apk) ./gradlew assembleFdroidRelease # To build a bundle .aab (app/fdroid/release/*.aab) ./gradlew bundleFdroidRelease ``` ### Build Play flavor (FCM) !!! info I do build the ntfy Android app using IntelliJ IDEA (Android Studio), so I don't know if these Gradle commands will work without issues. Please give me feedback if it does/doesn't work for you. To build your own version with Firebase, you must: * Create a Firebase/FCM account * Place your account file at `app/google-services.json` * And change `app_base_url` in [values.xml](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/blob/main/app/src/main/res/values/values.xml) * Then run: ``` # To build an unsigned .apk (app/build/outputs/apk/play/*.apk) ./gradlew assemblePlayRelease # To build a bundle .aab (app/play/release/*.aab) ./gradlew bundlePlayRelease ``` ## iOS app The ntfy iOS app source code is available [on GitHub](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-ios). !!! info I haven't had time to move the build instructions here. Please check out the repository instead.