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Spam me - Update #2

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:date: 2021-05-10

:summary: Another update the spam ma page.

Previously `I wrote <../spam_me/>`_ about the `spam me page

<https://www.shore.co.il/spam>`_ and later an `update <../spam-me-update>`_ on

how things were going.

Things were stable and I didn't get any spam. But something bothered me. I would

only get notifications on my laptop and only when it was on. Notifications would

be lost if the laptop was offline. Also, `Patchbay <https://patchbay.pub/>`_ had

downtime a few months back and I didn't get notifications at all. Lastly, I'm

keen on self-hosting.

Nextcloud Notifier

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Nextcloud has a notification mechanism that is used internally. I get

notifications on pending updates on my cellphone and laptop. Pushing

notifications over HTTP requires authentication, but using the ``occ`` CLI

doesn't require authentication.

I wrote a `simple web service

<https://git.shore.co.il/nimrod/nextcloud-notifier>`_ to post messages through

the Nextcloud notification mechanism. The service runs the ``occ`` command using

``docker exec`` so usage is anonymous. Notifications are received on both

cellphone and laptop and I'm content. Now you can `send me messages

<https://www.shore.co.il/spam>`_

and I'll always get it.

Future uses

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Now that I have a notification service, I saw more uses than I originally

envisioned. I send notification on failed Cron jobs, for example:

.. code:: shell

    backup || wget --spider https://notify.shore.co.il/send?message=Backup%20failed.

I have CI jobs that run on a schedule (rebuilding container images) so now I

have a `GitLab CI template

<https://git.shore.co.il/shore/ci-templates/-/blob/master/templates/notify.yml>`_

that sends me a message if the CI pipeline failed.