[GH-ISSUE #1377] Unable to get self-hosted app with Apple Dev APN to work with push notifications #975

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opened 2026-05-07 00:29:16 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 3 comments

BreizhHardware commented

2026-05-07 00:29:16 +02:00

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Originally created by @huntson on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1377

I think we can make this real simple: I am able to get my iOS app to receive push notifications when: upstream-base-url: "https://ntfy.sh" is set.

It's my understanding however, that if I register for an Apple Dev account I can enter my own APN so I don't need to use NTFY's server upstream. The goal is to keep my data private. Can someone confirm that this is workable or am I missing something large.

Originally created by @huntson on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1377 I think we can make this real simple: I am able to get my iOS app to receive push notifications when: `upstream-base-url: "https://ntfy.sh"` is set. It's my understanding however, that if I register for an Apple Dev account I can enter my own APN so I don't need to use NTFY's server upstream. The goal is to keep my data private. Can someone confirm that this is workable or am I missing something large.

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2026-05-07 00:29:16 +02:00

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2026-05-07 00:29:17 +02:00

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@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025):

Yes, you can recompile the app from source with your own APN info: https://docs.ntfy.sh/develop/#ios-app

However, when you use the upstream ntfy.sh instance right now, message contents aren't sent to the upstream server, just the message id. So your data (except for minimal metadata) is already private. You can device if you still want to self-host the APN part

@wunter8 commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025): Yes, you can recompile the app from source with your own APN info: https://docs.ntfy.sh/develop/#ios-app However, when you use the upstream ntfy.sh instance right now, message contents aren't sent to the upstream server, just the message id. So your data (except for minimal metadata) is already private. You can device if you still want to self-host the APN part

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2026-05-07 00:29:17 +02:00

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@huntson commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025):

This is super helpful. Thank you.

@huntson commented on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025): This is super helpful. Thank you.

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2026-05-07 00:29:17 +02:00

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@Chinedu55 commented on GitHub (Jul 4, 2025):

Good day! honestly i didn't understand anything here. I'm new to this.

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