<![CDATA[Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB]]>Our relationship with push notifications has been rather circuitous…

  1. First Andrew (psychobunny) tried plain desktop notifications via the Notification API (that’s the desktop notifications plugin), but notification delivery stopped when you closed your browser.
  2. Then I wrote the PushBullet plugin, but they went from free to paid and that went out the window
  3. Around that time I wrote the Firebase plugin, which was a dead end because there was no iOS support.
  4. I then wrote the ntfy plugin, which works really well, but does rely on a freemium third-party service and app (written by @binwiederhier@discuss.ntfy.sh)

Thanks to some recent discussion from crazycells and bh4-tech, I learned that the Push API had reached general availability across most modern browsers. In fact, this actually happened over a year ago, so compatibility should be even better.

So I set about working on yet another push notifications plugin, hopefully for the last time, and this time using the native Push API on the client-side.

To enable them, simply navigate over to the “Push Notifications” menu item in your user profile, and flip the switch.

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So, let’s dogfood! I de-activated the ntfy plugin on this site and activated the web-push plugin so you can try it out right now.

The plugin is in the proof-of-concept phase, so there might (read: most definitely will be) issues. Please let me know any you find here.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/669df1f3-bd0d-4fc3-8b8a-b23060f171fb/native-push-notifications-support-for-nodebbRSS for NodeSun, 10 May 2026 05:41:15 GMTWed, 11 Sep 2024 19:15:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:46:29 GMT]]>D1re_W0lf does it work if you add the app to the home screen?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105265https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105265Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:46:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:07:37 GMT]]>bh4-tech Hi gain.
Apologies for the long delay in replaying.
I tried to activate on my iPhone without any luck.
I used Safari, Chrome, and Vivaldi both directly and to “install” as a PWA, but none of it worked.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105248https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105248Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:07:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:16:59 GMT]]>bh4-tech I’ll try that.
Thank you.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105183https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105183Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:16:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:52:39 GMT]]>Yes Browserstack use real devices - https://www.browserstack.com/guide/test-push-notifications-on-ios-devices

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105120https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105120Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:52:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:48:49 GMT]]>julian it does

https://www.browserstack.com/support/faq/app-automate/app/can-i-test-push-notifications-for-my-mobile-app-on-browserstack

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105121https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105121Tue, 08 Jul 2025 06:48:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:23:55 GMT]]>Paweł said in Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB:
> julian maybe it is worth to check this behavior in Browserstack?

Yes, this is a good idea 🙂 does browser stack have support for push notifications?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105114https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105114Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:23:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:06:49 GMT]]>I checked logs:
Sever start with log: info: [plugins/web-push] VAPID keys OK.

Nodebb: 4.4.3
Plugin: nodebb-plugin-web-push 0.7.4

it works on: Desktop + Android
But I don’t have any permission request popup to enable notifications for Nodebb on Safari Mobile and iOS
I tried also with homescreen app in iOS

Can anyone help me? julian maybe it is worth to check this behavior in Browserstack?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105107https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/105107Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:06:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:08:28 GMT]]>bh4-tech that’s good to know, thank you!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104944https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104944Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:08:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:06:40 GMT]]>D1re_W0lf Although I don’t have an iOS device, but according to docs,on iOS web push notifications work on only those sites which have been added to home screen. So, add this site to home screen and check after few hours.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104943https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104943Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:06:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:50:48 GMT]]>D1re_W0lf mmm it should work but we don’t have Apple devices to test against…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104942https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104942Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:50:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:51:45 GMT]]>Hi.
Just to be certain, push notifications still don’t work on iOS under NodeBB 4.4.4 with nodebb-plugin-web-push 0.7.4, right?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104937https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/104937Thu, 26 Jun 2025 13:51:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:40:29 GMT]]>julian Just like pankaj-soni , I too would like to have push notifications on by default

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/103250https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/103250Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:40:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:40 GMT]]>Pankaj-Soni yes and no… the enabling of the push notifications requires a discrete user action — the user has to actually press the switch to enable notifications.

There are ways we can advertise this to end users, so I will look into adding those soon. For now, users will have to go into their user settings to enable push notifications.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/103249https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/103249Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:59:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:52:22 GMT]]>This requires me to toggle this on by going to my user’s profile. is there a way this can be made default ‘on’ for all users on platform?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/103248https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/103248Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:52:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:07:49 GMT]]>phenomlab found the plugin, thanks!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102466https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102466Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:07:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:05:39 GMT]]>dave1904 sorry. It’s not core. You need to install nodebb-plugin-web-push and then you’ll see the section I mentioned previously.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102465https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102465Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:05:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:48:10 GMT]]>To use the native notifications i have to disable ntfy first?

Edit: After disabling there are no notifications settings under user settings. So I guess I have to update the software

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102464https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102464Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:48:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:35:56 GMT]]>dave1904 it’s part of core - have a look under /me/web-push. If you use this, then you’ll need to disable ntfy

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102463https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102463Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:35:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:17:27 GMT]]>julian said in Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB:
> you can do so by either waiting for v3.10.0

Hi,

I’m on 3.10.0 but still see the ntfy notification plugin. Are native push notifications available if updating to current version?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102462https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/102462Sat, 04 Jan 2025 13:17:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 28 Sep 2024 23:32:56 GMT]]>julian yes

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101176https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101176Sat, 28 Sep 2024 23:32:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:51:31 GMT]]>phenomlab curious, was it also blocking push notifications from this site as well?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101175https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101175Sat, 28 Sep 2024 20:51:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:05:56 GMT]]>julian Yes, very, and their support isn’t up to much either in the sense of wanting to fix it. I’ve had to change my VPN usage from machine level (which I prefer) to browser level - as long as the internet traffic is secured, that’s good enough for the time being.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101172https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101172Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:05:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:13:48 GMT]]>phenomlab said in Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB:
> NordVPN

Thanks for closing the loop! Kind of annoying that NordVPN blocks them…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101171https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101171Sat, 28 Sep 2024 15:13:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Native Push Notifications Support for NodeBB on Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:34:54 GMT]]>julian Hmm - still not working for me… 😞

EDIT - works on my Android phone, but not on my PC - guessing it’s likely security software.
EDIT 2 - suspicion confirmed. It’s caused by NordVPN. If running, the push notification doesn’t work - if disabled, it works fine.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101136https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://community.nodebb.org/post/101136Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:34:54 GMT