How do I stop Gotify client "Can't Connect" notifications when away from home?

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MikeAqua

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#324148 6-Mar-2026 12:14

I have Gotify server running in docker on a pi 4B and Watchtower configured* to send notifications through it to a Gotify client on my mobile. It works really well when I'm connected to the network at home. But outside of my home network, obviously the client can't connect to the server. That would be fine, except that it notifies me of this every 20 minutes. For context I have Watchtower checking for updates and sending notifications once a week.

Is anyone aware of a simple way to stop these notifications? The best I've thought of myself is using a Routine to closing the app when I leave home wifi for more than x minutes.

WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATIONS=gotify
WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_GOTIFY_URL
WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATION_GOTIFY_TOKEN

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#3467250 6-Mar-2026 13:18

might be a question for the gotify app maker, it's not really a gotify server issue

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MikeAqua

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#3467277 6-Mar-2026 14:36

It's absolutely a client issue. The gotify app maker is .... gotify. Their documentation has nothing that I can find on the topic.

It looks like I could set up and operate tail-scale and then my phone would always be able to reach the device the Gotify server is on.

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#3467297 6-Mar-2026 15:06

MikeAqua:

It's absolutely a client issue. The gotify app maker is .... gotify. Their documentation has nothing that I can find on the topic.

It looks like I could set up and operate tail-scale and then my phone would always be able to reach the device the Gotify server is on.

I use gotify, but primarily consume it via RSS (I made a gotify to tt-rss plugin). And being IOS I didn't think they had a client, so never bothered. I would, however, be tempted to put it behind cloudflare if I did want to run it and have it exposed.

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#3467307 6-Mar-2026 15:49

davidcole:

I use gotify, but primarily consume it via RSS (I made a gotify to tt-rss plugin). And being IOS I didn't think they had a client, so never bothered. I would, however, be tempted to put it behind cloudflare if I did want to run it and have it exposed.

Are you saying Cloudflare in addition to or instead of Tailscale?

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#3467318 6-Mar-2026 16:23

MikeAqua:

davidcole:

I use gotify, but primarily consume it via RSS (I made a gotify to tt-rss plugin). And being IOS I didn't think they had a client, so never bothered. I would, however, be tempted to put it behind cloudflare if I did want to run it and have it exposed.

Are you saying Cloudflare in addition to or instead of Tailscale?

wouldn't have to start tailscale or have it running in the background.

Using cloudflare is akin to port forwarding, but it's can be more secure because you dont open your firewall. And you can added some internet side blocks etc.

Was just looking to see if anyone had done it before - couldn;t find it though.