Sygnal
Reference push notification gateway for Matrix
This project is archived. Upstream development has stopped, so expect no new features or security fixes. Consider an actively maintained matrix & xmpp alternative.
Sygnal is the reference Push Gateway for the Matrix protocol, relaying notifications from homeservers to Apple and Google push services. It is required to deliver push notifications to mobile Matrix clients.
Key features
- APNs and FCM relay
- Matrix push gateway spec
- Per-app configuration
- Lightweight Python service
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Written in Python
- Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM
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