Programming Snapshot – Pushover

The Bouncer

© Lead image, Vlad Kochelaevskiy, 123RF

© Lead image, Vlad Kochelaevskiy, 123RF

Article from Issue 200/2017
Author(s):

A number of sensors and cameras send author Mike Schilli a short message if someone tampers with his apartment door. He has now applied this security principle to the SSH entrance of his Linux computer.

As an alternative to the Prowl solution for sending text messages described in a previous article [1], another provider in the colorful world of phone apps, Pushover, now – for a one-off payment of $5 – lets you distribute 7,500 messages a month for the rest of your life through a web API to either iOS, Android, or desktop clients.

Rough and Ready Browser

On iOS or Android, the user logs in to the Pushover app, which then displays incoming messages as push notifications (Figure 1), even if the phone isn't being used and displays the lock screen. Additionally, Pushover offers native desktop clients for the Mac and a somewhat hacky browser solution for the Linux desktop.

Figure 1: The cell phone with the installed Pushover app shows a login attempt on the SSH server of the monitored Linux computer.

[...]

Use Express-Checkout link below to read the full article (PDF).

Buy this article as PDF

Express-Checkout as PDF
Price $2.95
(incl. VAT)

Buy Linux Magazine

SINGLE ISSUES
 
SUBSCRIPTIONS
 
TABLET & SMARTPHONE APPS
Get it on Google Play

US / Canada

Get it on Google Play

UK / Australia

Related content

  • Workspace: Pebble Smartwatch

    Using a couple of apps and a bit of coding, you can teach your Pebble smartwatch some clever tricks.

  • Homegrown Notes Tool

    If you're tired of the privacy problems and feature bloat of high-end note-taking utilities, try rolling your own.

  • Perl: Autokey Automation

    The Autokey utility automates desktop processes by triggering specific actions when the user enters predefined text shortcuts or presses hotkey combinations. Perl helps to manage these helpers.

comments powered by Disqus
Subscribe to our Linux Newsletters
Find Linux and Open Source Jobs
Subscribe to our ADMIN Newsletters

Support Our Work

Linux Magazine content is made possible with support from readers like you. Please consider contributing when you’ve found an article to be beneficial.

Learn More

News