iOS Push notification from a hosted server

[andrewobrien]

Hi, is it possible to send push-notifications from a hosted server (the server where my websites are hosted on)?

I also want users to go to a website where they'll log in and type a push-notification. How do I send the push-notification from the website's hosted server to the push-notification server in my home?

I'm stuck with making this server. Any replies or help will be much appreciated. Thanks in advanced!

 

[dejo]

Hi, is it possible to send push-notifications from a hosted server (the server where my websites are hosted on)?

Actually, yes, this is normally how push-notifications are done. Your web-server (not your device) puts together a notification-package and sends it to the APNS.

I also want users to go to a website where they'll log in and type a push-notification. How do I send the push-notification from the website's hosted server to the push-notification server in my home?

You'll have to build some kind of web-service on your home server to accept a notification request and then handle creating the real push-notification in response. This could be done via an HTTP POST from the website to your server.

 

[andrewobrien]

Thanks for your reply! Can I do this with any web server? What do I need from a server to send push notifications?

 

[dejo]

Have you read the Local and Push Notification Programming Guide yet, particularly the section about General Provider Requirements? If not, give the whole document a good read and if you have more specific questions, come back and fire away. If you've already read it, what are you unclear on?

 

[andrewobrien]

Thanks for the link dejo!