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Best effort.
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## What happens if there are multiple subscribers to the same topic?
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As per usual with pub-sub, all subscribers receive notifications if they are
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subscribed to a topic.
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As per usual with pub-sub, all subscribers receive notifications if they are subscribed to a topic.
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## Will you know what topics exist, can you spy on me?
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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>.
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That said, the logs do not contain any topic names or other details about you.
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Messages are cached for the duration configured in `server.yml` (12h by default) to facilitate service restarts, message polling and to overcome
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client network disruptions.
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If you don't trust me or your messages are sensitive, run your own server. It's open source.
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That said, the logs do contain topic names and IP addresses, but I don't use them for anything other than
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troubleshooting and rate limiting. Messages are cached for the duration configured in `server.yml` (12h by default)
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to facilitate service restarts, message polling and to overcome client network disruptions.
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## Can I self-host it?
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Yes. The server (including this Web UI) can be self-hosted, and the Android app supports adding topics from
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Yes. The server (including this Web UI) can be self-hosted, and the Android/iOS app supports adding topics from
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your own server as well. Check out the [install instructions](install.md).
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## Why is Firebase used?
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## How much battery does the Android app use?
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If you use the ntfy.sh server, and you don't use the [instant delivery](subscribe/phone.md#instant-delivery) feature,
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the Android app uses no additional battery, since Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) is used. If you use your own server,
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or you use *instant delivery*, the app has to maintain a constant connection to the server, which consumes about 0-1% of
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battery in 17h of use (on my phone). There has been a ton of testing and improvement around this. I think it's pretty
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the Android/iOS app uses no additional battery, since Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) is used. If you use your own server,
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or you use *instant delivery* (Android only), the app has to maintain a constant connection to the server, which consumes
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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
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decent now.
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## What is instant delivery?
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[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
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server and listens for incoming notifications. This consumes <a href="#battery-usage">additional battery</a>,
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server and listens for incoming notifications. This consumes additional battery (see above),
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but delivers notifications instantly.
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## Why is there no iOS app (yet)?
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I don't have an iPhone or a Mac, so I didn't make an iOS app yet. It'd be awesome if
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<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))
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* Fix Docker install instructions ([#320](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/320), thanks to [@milksteakjellybeans](https://github.com/milksteakjellybeans) for reporting)
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* Add clarifying comments to base-url ([#322](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/322), thanks to [@milksteakjellybeans](https://github.com/milksteakjellybeans) for reporting)
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* Update FAQ for iOS app ([#321](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/321), thanks to [@milksteakjellybeans](https://github.com/milksteakjellybeans) for reporting)
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## ntfy iOS app v1.2 (UNRELEASED)
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