No Notification and cant seem to find the documentation to configure it

[VanQz]

As title.

Im running in docker and looking through the issues i see that there are web push? but i cant seem to find the documentation to get it configured.

i do not have SMTP setup and solely using only based on google login. will this allow push notification via PWA?

[krokosik]

See the relevant env variables from .env.example

# Push notification, Web Push: https://www.npmjs.com/package/web-push
# generate web push keys using this command: npx web-push generate-vapid-keys --json
# or use the online tool: https://vapidkeys.com/
WEB_PUSH_PRIVATE_KEY=
WEB_PUSH_PUBLIC_KEY=
WEB_PUSH_EMAIL=

Once these are filled in, you can go to the account page and enable notifications with a dedicated button.

[krokosik]

And yes, you don't need SMTP for web push to work

[GiamBoscaro]

I have generated the keys using npx web-push generate-vapid-keys --json and then put these keys into environment.
I do not understand exactly what the WEB_PUSH_EMAIL means. Why do I need an email?

Anyway, I have enabled the notifications and tried to ask a friend to add a payment split between us, and I did not receive any notification. I am using the web app saved in my iPhone as an app, as instructed.

[krokosik]

Regarding the WEB_PUSH_EMAIL I'm not sure, it was set up by the original maintainer and seems to be a part of the VAPID standard, although it may be optional. Didn't test it.

Regarding the broken notifications, could you try the new 1.5.5 release?

[krokosik]

Can you check the devtools and see if a service worker has been configured?

[krokosik]

Okay, indeed there are issues with notifications not getting set up in v1.5. I went unnoticed, because the setup was already done when I was on v1.4 (like a lot of other users I guess).

There is a reopened issue #445 for that now and as a temporary workaround I suggest downgrading to 1.4 for the time being.

Once all of your users have working notifications, you can update to 1.5 and keep the functionality and we'll work out a fix in the meantime.

[GiamBoscaro]

Hi, ok good to know that is not my problem. I will wait for the fix, no problem. Push notification are not essential for me at the moment.

[krokosik]

Try the new 1.5.6 release and see if the situation improved.

[GiamBoscaro]

Sure, as soon as the new image is built, I will test it.

EDIT: yes, confirmed working. Thank you!

[krokosik]

glad to hear it :)