Pushing ntfy to the next level (Interview)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

This week Jerod goes solo with Philipp Heckel, creator of ntfy, to discuss this simple HTTP-based service that lets you send notifications to your phone or desktop via scripts from any computer. They discuss why he built it, how he built it, and what his plans are for the future of this beloved side hustle.

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Featuring:

• Philipp Heckel – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• ntfy
• pushover

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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1. This week on The Changelog (00:00:00)

2. Sponsor: Convex (00:00:56)

https://www.convex.dev/?utm_source=changelog&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=changelog-news

3. Start the show! (00:03:18)

4. Let's start with "Why?" (00:04:44)

5. What is ntfy? (00:10:47)

6. Public but obscure (00:13:01)

7. Give people wins (00:16:51)

8. What about abuse? (00:18:22)

9. Sponsor: .Tech Domains (00:21:48)

https://startups.tech/changelog

10. What at the limits? (00:26:04)

11. Websocket goes to where? (00:28:19)

12. Let's talk money (00:33:09)

13. Pruning the SQLite database (00:40:04)

14. Sponsor: Neo4j (00:42:05)

https://www.neo4j.com/nodes-2023?utm_source=Changelogpodcast&utm_medium=nl&utm_campaign=Nodes&utm_content=Ad-1

15. Getting the word out (00:43:03)

16. What's on your the fun list? (00:49:20)

17. Top voted features (00:52:48)

18. Up next (00:56:04)