How to Install Gotify on Void Linux

Gotify is a self-hosted push notification service which lets you send and receive notifications over HTTPS. In this tutorial, we will discuss the step-by-step procedure to install Gotify on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• Root access to the Void Linux system.
• Basic knowledge of the Unix command-line interface.

Step 1: Update System Packages

The first step is to update the system packages on Void Linux. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo xbps-install -S && sudo xbps-install -Su

This command will update the system packages to their latest version.

Step 2: Install Required Packages

Now, you need to install the packages required for Gotify. Run the following command to install them:

sudo xbps-install -y curl wget sqlite git

This command will install the required packages: curl, wget, sqlite, and git.

Step 3: Clone the Gotify Repository

Navigate to the directory where you want to download and install Gotify. We can use the home directory for this purpose. Run the following command to clone the Gotify repository:

git clone https://github.com/gotify/server.git

Step 4: Build Gotify

After cloning the repository, navigate to the installation directory and build Gotify using the following commands:

cd server
make

This command will build the Gotify binary file.

Step 5: Configure Gotify

Now, we need to configure Gotify by creating a configuration file. Run the following command to create the configuration file:

cp config.example.yml config.yml

This command will create a new file config.yml based on the config.example.yml file which is included in the repository. You can modify the configuration parameters as per your requirements.

Step 6: Run Gotify

Finally, we can run Gotify by using the following command:

./server

This command will start the Gotify server on port 80. If you want to use a different port, you can specify it in the configuration file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and configure Gotify on Void Linux. You can now use Gotify as a self-hosted push notification service to send and receive notifications.

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