ntfy-ios/docs/GETTING_STARTED.md

ntfy.sh iOS - Getting Started with Development

Requirements

Note: these requirements are strictly based off of my development on this app. There may be other versions of macOS / XCode that work. Feel free to test on other versions!

1. macOS Monterey or later
2. XCode 13.2+
3. A physical iOS device (for push notifications, I could not get them to work in the XCode simulator)
4. The macOS development branch for ntfy (for APNS configuration)
5. Firebase account
6. Apple Developer license? (I forget if its possible to do testing without purchasing the license)

Setup - Apple Developer

1. Create a new key in Apple Developer Member Center
   1. Select "Apple Push Notifications service (APNs)"
2. Download the newly created key (should have a file name similar to AuthKey_ZZZZZZ.p8, where ZZZZZZ is the Key ID)
3. Record your Team ID - it can be seen in the top-right corner of the page, or on your Account > Membership page

Setup - Firebase

1. If you haven't already, create a Google / Firebase account
2. Visit the Firebase console
3. Create a new Firebase project:
   1. Enter a project name
   2. Disable Google Analytics (currently iOS app does not support analytics)
4. On the "Project settings" page, add an iOS app
   1. Apple bundle ID - "com.copephobia.ntfy-ios" (this can be changed to match XCode's ntfy.sh target > "Bundle Identifier" value)
   2. Register the app
   3. Download the config file - GoogleInfo.plist (this will need to be included in the ntfy-ios repository / XCode)
5. Generate a new service account private key for the ntfy server
   1. Go to "Project settings" > "Service accounts"
   2. Click "Generate new private key" to generate and download a private key to use for sending messages via the ntfy server

Setup - ntfy server

1. Checkout the macOS development branch for ntfy
2. If not already made, make the /etc/ntfy/ directory and move the service account private key to that folder
3. Copy the server/server.yml file from the ntfy repository to /etc/ntfy/
4. Modify the /etc/ntfy/server.yml file firebase-key-file value to the path of the private key
5. Install go: brew install go
6. In the ntfy repository, run make build-simple

Setup - XCode

1. Follow step 4 of https://firebase.google.com/docs/ios/setup to install the firebase-ios-sdk in XCode, if it's not already present - you can select any packages in addition to Firebase Core / Firebase Messaging
2. Similarly, install the SQLite.swift package dependency in XCode
3. When running the debug build, ensure XCode is pointed to the connected iOS device - registering for push notifications does not work in the iOS simulators

Useful resources

• https://www.raywenderlich.com/14958063-modern-efficient-core-data
• https://www.hackingwithswift.com/books/ios-swiftui/how-to-combine-core-data-and-swiftui
• https://stackoverflow.com/a/41783666/1440785
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47374903/viewing-core-data-data-from-your-app-on-a-device
• https://debashishdas3100.medium.com/save-push-notifications-to-coredata-userdefaults-ios-swift-5-ea074390b57
• https://cocoacasts.com/cocoa-fundamentals-how-to-access-builds-settings-in-swifti
• https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/216/complete-guide-to-navigationview-in-swiftui
• https://stackoverflow.com/a/70731861/1440785