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Best effort.
## What happens if there are multiple subscribers to the same topic?
As per usual with pub-sub, all subscribers receive notifications if they are
subscribed to a topic.
As per usual with pub-sub, all subscribers receive notifications if they are subscribed to a topic.
## Will you know what topics exist, can you spy on me?
If you don't trust me or your messages are sensitive, run your own server. It's <a href="https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy">open source</a>.
That said, the logs do not contain any topic names or other details about you.
Messages are cached for the duration configured in `server.yml` (12h by default) to facilitate service restarts, message polling and to overcome
client network disruptions.
If you don't trust me or your messages are sensitive, run your own server. It's open source.
That said, the logs do contain topic names and IP addresses, but I don't use them for anything other than
troubleshooting and rate limiting. Messages are cached for the duration configured in `server.yml` (12h by default)
to facilitate service restarts, message polling and to overcome client network disruptions.
## Can I self-host it?
Yes. The server (including this Web UI) can be self-hosted, and the Android app supports adding topics from
Yes. The server (including this Web UI) can be self-hosted, and the Android/iOS app supports adding topics from
your own server as well. Check out the [install instructions](install.md).
## Why is Firebase used?
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## How much battery does the Android app use?
If you use the ntfy.sh server, and you don't use the [instant delivery](subscribe/phone.md#instant-delivery) feature,
the Android app uses no additional battery, since Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) is used. If you use your own server,
or you use *instant delivery*, the app has to maintain a constant connection to the server, which consumes about 0-1% of
battery in 17h of use (on my phone). There has been a ton of testing and improvement around this. I think it's pretty
the Android/iOS app uses no additional battery, since Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) is used. If you use your own server,
or you use *instant delivery* (Android only), the app has to maintain a constant connection to the server, which consumes
about 0-1% of battery in 17h of use (on my phone). There has been a ton of testing and improvement around this. I think it's pretty
decent now.
## What is instant delivery?
[Instant delivery](subscribe/phone.md#instant-delivery) is a feature in the Android app. If turned on, the app maintains a constant connection to the
server and listens for incoming notifications. This consumes <a href="#battery-usage">additional battery</a>,
server and listens for incoming notifications. This consumes additional battery (see above),
but delivers notifications instantly.
## Why is there no iOS app (yet)?
I don't have an iPhone or a Mac, so I didn't make an iOS app yet. It'd be awesome if
<a href="https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/4">someone else could help out</a>.

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* Added [example](examples.md) for [Uptime Kuma](https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma) integration ([#315](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/315), thanks to [@philippdormann](https://github.com/philippdormann))
* Fix Docker install instructions ([#320](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/320), thanks to [@milksteakjellybeans](https://github.com/milksteakjellybeans) for reporting)
* Add clarifying comments to base-url ([#322](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/322), thanks to [@milksteakjellybeans](https://github.com/milksteakjellybeans) for reporting)
* Update FAQ for iOS app ([#321](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/321), thanks to [@milksteakjellybeans](https://github.com/milksteakjellybeans) for reporting)
## ntfy iOS app v1.2 (UNRELEASED)