Installing Gotify on NetBSD

Gotify is an open-source and self-hosted push notification service that can be used to send notifications to various devices. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Gotify on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, you need to have access to a NetBSD server. You should also have root or sudo privileges to install and configure software packages.

Step 1: Install and Configure PostgreSQL

Gotify requires PostgreSQL for its backend database. To start, install PostgreSQL on your NetBSD system using the package manager:

$ sudo pkgin update
$ sudo pkgin install postgresql95-server

Next, start the PostgreSQL server and enable it to start at boot time:

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/postgresql start
$ sudo /etc/rc.d/postgresql enable

After that, create a new database and user for Gotify:

$ sudo -u _postgresql psql -d template1
template1=# CREATE DATABASE gotify_db;
template1=# CREATE USER gotify_user WITH PASSWORD 'your_password_here';
template1=# GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE gotify_db TO gotify_user;
template1=# \q

Make sure to replace your_password_here with a strong and secure password.

Step 2: Install and Configure Gotify

Now that PostgreSQL is installed and configured, we can proceed with installing and configuring Gotify on NetBSD.

Firstly, download the latest version of Gotify from the official website:

$ curl -LO https://github.com/gotify/server/releases/download/v2.1.1/gotify-netbsd-amd64.zip

Then, unzip the downloaded file and move the gotify binary to the /usr/local/bin directory:

$ sudo unzip gotify-netbsd-amd64.zip
$ sudo mv gotify /usr/local/bin/

Now, create a new user for Gotify and set its home directory:

$ sudo useradd gotify -m -s /bin/sh

After that, create a new file called gotify.env in the /usr/local/etc directory and add the following contents:

GOTIFY_SERVER_PORT=80
GOTIFY_DATABASE_DRIVER=postgres
GOTIFY_PLUGIN_PATH=/usr/local/lib/gotify/plugins
GOTIFY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://gotify_user:your_password_here@localhost/gotify_db?sslmode=disable
GOTIFY_DEFAULTUSER_NAME=admin
GOTIFY_DEFAULTUSER_PASS=your_password_here

Replace the your_password_here placeholders with your actual PostgreSQL password.

Step 3: Start and Access Gotify

Finally, start the Gotify server using the following command:

$ sudo -u gotify /usr/local/bin/gotify

Once the server is up and running, you can access it by visiting http://localhost in your web browser. You should see the Gotify login page, where you can enter the username and password that you set in the gotify.env file.

Congratulations! You have installed and configured Gotify on NetBSD. You can now start using it to send push notifications to your devices.

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