rc2

Dockerfile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
 # Build Go binary
-FROM golang:1.25-alpine AS builder
+FROM golang:1.22-alpine AS builder
 WORKDIR /src
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates tzdata
 COPY go.mod ./
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -trimpath -ldflags="-s -w" -o /out/ntfywui ./cmd/ntfy
 FROM binwiederhier/ntfy:latest AS ntfy
 
 # Runtime
-FROM alpine:3.23
+FROM alpine:3.20
 RUN apk add --no-cache ca-certificates tzdata \
   && addgroup -S ntfywui && adduser -S -G ntfywui -h /home/ntfywui ntfywui
 WORKDIR /app

cmd/ntfywui/main.go

@@ -62,25 +62,25 @@ func main() {
 	logger := log.New(os.Stdout, "", log.LstdFlags)
 
 	s := app.NewServer(app.Config{
-		BasePath:     strings.TrimRight(*basePath, "/"),
-		DataDir:      *dataDir,
-		Secret:       secKey,
-		CookieSecure: *cookieSecure,
+		BasePath:       strings.TrimRight(*basePath, "/"),
+		DataDir:        *dataDir,
+		Secret:         secKey,
+		CookieSecure:   *cookieSecure,
 		TrustedProxies: trusted,
-		NtfyBin:      *ntfyBin,
-		NtfyConfig:   *ntfyConfig,
-		NtfyTimeout:  *reqTimeout,
-		Logger:       logger,
+		NtfyBin:        *ntfyBin,
+		NtfyConfig:     *ntfyConfig,
+		NtfyTimeout:    *reqTimeout,
+		Logger:         logger,
 	})
 
 	httpSrv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:              *listenAddr,
 		Handler:           s.Handler(),
-		ReadTimeout:        15 * time.Second,
-		ReadHeaderTimeout:  10 * time.Second,
-		WriteTimeout:       30 * time.Second,
-		IdleTimeout:        60 * time.Second,
-		MaxHeaderBytes:     1 << 20,
+		ReadTimeout:       15 * time.Second,
+		ReadHeaderTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout:      30 * time.Second,
+		IdleTimeout:       60 * time.Second,
+		MaxHeaderBytes:    1 << 20,
 	}
 
 	go func() {

internal/ntfy/ntfy.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -45,41 +46,67 @@ func (c *Client) Run(ctx context.Context, args []string, env map[string]string,
 	if c.Bin == "" {
 		return "", "", 0, errors.New("ntfy binary not set")
 	}
+
+	// Many (newer) ntfy versions support `--config/-c` for server-side commands
+	// (serve/user/access/token). Some older builds do not. We try with --config
+	// first (if configured) and fall back to running without it if the binary
+	// rejects the flag.
+	withConfig := args
 	if c.Config != "" {
-		args = append([]string{"--config", c.Config}, args...)
+		withConfig = append([]string{"--config", c.Config}, args...)
 	}
+
 	tctx := ctx
 	var cancel context.CancelFunc
 	if c.Timeout > 0 {
 		tctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, c.Timeout)
 		defer cancel()
 	}
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(tctx, c.Bin, args...)
-	if stdin != "" {
-		cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(stdin)
+	// helper to execute once
+	runOnce := func(a []string) (string, string, int, error) {
+		cmd := exec.CommandContext(tctx, c.Bin, a...)
+		if stdin != "" {
+			cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(stdin)
+		}
+		var outb, errb bytes.Buffer
+		cmd.Stdout = &outb
+		cmd.Stderr = &errb
+		if env != nil {
+			// inherit env + add/override provided vars
+			cmd.Env = append([]string{}, os.Environ()...)
+			for k, v := range env {
+				cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
+			}
+		}
+		err := cmd.Run()
+		exit := 0
+		if err != nil {
+			var ee *exec.ExitError
+			if errors.As(err, &ee) {
+				exit = ee.ExitCode()
+			} else if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
+				return outb.String(), errb.String(), -1, fmt.Errorf("ntfy timeout")
+			} else {
+				return outb.String(), errb.String(), -1, err
+			}
+		}
+		return outb.String(), errb.String(), exit, nil
 	}
-	var outb, errb bytes.Buffer
-	cmd.Stdout = &outb
-	cmd.Stderr = &errb
-	if env != nil {
-		// inherit env automatically
-		for k, v := range env {
-			cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", k, v))
+
+	// first attempt (maybe with --config)
+	out, errOut, exit, err := runOnce(withConfig)
+	if c.Config == "" {
+		return out, errOut, exit, err
+	}
+	// fallback for older ntfy binaries that don't know --config
+	if exit != 0 {
+		errTrim := strings.TrimSpace(errOut)
+		if strings.Contains(errTrim, "flag provided but not defined: -config") ||
+			strings.Contains(errTrim, "unknown flag") && strings.Contains(errTrim, "config") {
+			return runOnce(args)
 		}
 	}
-	err := cmd.Run()
-	exit := 0
-	if err != nil {
-		var ee *exec.ExitError
-		if errors.As(err, &ee) {
-			exit = ee.ExitCode()
-		} else if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
-			return outb.String(), errb.String(), -1, fmt.Errorf("ntfy timeout")
-		} else {
-			return outb.String(), errb.String(), -1, err
-		}
-	}
-	return outb.String(), errb.String(), exit, nil
+	return out, errOut, exit, err
 }
 
 func (c *Client) ListUsers(ctx context.Context) ([]User, error) {