diff --git a/.env b/.env
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index 000000000..7d1623561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+APPRISE_API_URL=http://localhost:8000 
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diff --git a/Client/src/Components/Notifications/NotificationForm.jsx b/Client/src/Components/Notifications/NotificationForm.jsx
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index 000000000..0519ecba6
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+++ b/Client/src/Components/Notifications/NotificationForm.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 
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diff --git a/Server/db/models/Notification.js b/Server/db/models/Notification.js
index 8767880c1..74aa3d50d 100644
--- a/Server/db/models/Notification.js
+++ b/Server/db/models/Notification.js
@@ -8,7 +8,21 @@ const NotificationSchema = mongoose.Schema(
 		},
 		type: {
 			type: String,
-			enum: ["email", "sms"],
+			enum: ["email", "sms", "apprise"],
+		},
+		appriseUrl: {
+			type: String,
+			validate: {
+				validator: function(v) {
+					if (this.type !== 'apprise') return true;
+					if (!v || v.length > 2048) return false;
+					
+					// Apprise URL format: scheme://[user:pass@]host[:port]/path
+					const appriseUrlRegex = /^[a-zA-Z]+:\/\/([^:\s]+:[^@\s]+@)?[^\s\/:]+(:\d+)?(\/[^\s]*)?$/;
+					return appriseUrlRegex.test(v);
+				},
+				message: 'Invalid Apprise URL: Must be a valid service URL under 2048 characters'
+			}
 		},
 		address: {
 			type: String,
diff --git a/Server/services/NotificationService.js b/Server/services/NotificationService.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0519ecba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Server/services/NotificationService.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ 
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
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index 000000000..26278cfc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apprise-api:
+  image: caronc/apprise-api:1.2.0
+  container_name: apprise-api
+  ports:
+    - "8000:8000"
+  environment:
+    - APPRISE_STATELESS_MODE=yes
+  restart: unless-stopped
+  healthcheck:
+    test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/"]
+    interval: 30s
+    timeout: 10s
+    retries: 3
+  deploy:
+    resources:
+      limits:
+        cpus: '0.50'
+        memory: 256M
+      reservations:
+        cpus: '0.25'
+        memory: 128M 
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