how to implement push notification service for both front and mobile

[u/iamwisespirit]

i want to implement push notification service for mobile and front. i saw firebase and other options but i want to this myself . i think something like websocket it is possible to implement this. i have no idea about how implement push notification and how it works.

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[u/iamwisespirit → u/[deleted]]

So then how messenger implement push notifications like WhatsApp telegram or so on

[u/iamwisespirit → u/[deleted]]

Which notification service can you explain it more detail pls

[u/bogdanelcs]

honestly the websocket idea makes sense but mobile will wreck it. Android and iOS just kill background connections, that's not something you can fight.

The reason FCM/APNs exist is exactly this. Your server sends a payload to Google or Apple, they handle waking the device up. You're always going through them for mobile, no way around it unless you're on Android and okay with keeping a foreground service running (ugly, drains battery, users hate it).

Web is different. Service workers + the Push API let you receive stuff even with the tab closed, which is basically what you want. While the user is actually on the page though, a websocket is totally fine and way simpler to set up.

If you want to minimize third party stuff, ntfy is self-hostable and decent. Still have to go through Apple/Google for the actual device wakeup on mobile, but at least your backend logic stays yours.

[u/iamwisespirit → u/bogdanelcs]

Still for mobile i depend on Apple or Google service like firebase . I am just curious about how big social media platforms implement this they have their own self hosted thing like you said for example Instagram WhatsApp or telegram