Hi to everyone. I’m looking for a self hosted ntfy alternative which allows file attachment to notifications on iOS, I’m already hosting ntfy but unfortunately the iOS app is very basic and it does not support attachments.

  • syaochan@feddit.itOPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I want to send a file to an iPad from a cron script. Currently I’m attaching it to a mail, but if the file is bigger than the max attachment size it won’t be sent. Also in this way I’m using an external service when it’s not needed, since both source and destination are on my lan. I tried ntfy because I was already using it for other tasks, so the server was already in place, but then I realized that iPad app is very limited. I also considered to set up a mail server, reachable only within my lan, but since that seems an overkill I’d like to find an alternative.

      • syaochan@feddit.itOPEnglish
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        13 hours ago

        Let me add specifications I forgot to mention: the file is a pdf and the whole thing should be simple enough for a not tech savvy person. So I’d like to avoid having to browse a list of files etc.

    • hayalci@fstab.shEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Sounds like you want something like Syncthing instead. There are ios clients for it as well, Mobius gets recommended frequently.

      • syaochan@feddit.itOPEnglish
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        13 hours ago

        I looked into Syncthing for other reasons in the past, isn’t it a sort of Dropbox replacement? I’m not sure how I can achieve what I want with it.