Node Push Notification Server

Chinedu19 first push notification

This server was created to send push notifcation and also generate VAPID keys required to authenticate and send push notifications.

With push notifications, you can:

• Inform user of new updates in your app
• Convey messages
• Increasing User Retention

Features

• Send push notification to web browsers
• Generate VAPID public & private keys (application keys)
• Store subscription info (if needed)
• Learn more about push notifications

How to use

Install all dependencies using npm install

Start server using node index or if you have node installed nodemon index

Generate push applicationKeys(VAPID) in the required endpoint

Tech

• [Express] - fast node.js network app framework [@tjholowaychuk]
• [Web Push] - awesome library that encrypts data according to the Message Encryption for Web Push spec.
• [node.js] - a very cool backend technology