Avoid playing sound more than every 2s

docs/install.md

@@ -30,37 +30,37 @@ deb/rpm packages.
 
 === "x86_64/amd64"
     ```bash
-    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
-    tar zxvf ntfy_2.17.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
-    sudo cp -a ntfy_2.17.0_linux_amd64/ntfy /usr/local/bin/ntfy
-    sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.17.0_linux_amd64/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
+    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
+    tar zxvf ntfy_2.18.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz
+    sudo cp -a ntfy_2.18.0_linux_amd64/ntfy /usr/local/bin/ntfy
+    sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.18.0_linux_amd64/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
     sudo ntfy serve
     ```
 
 === "armv6"
     ```bash
-    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv6.tar.gz
-    tar zxvf ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv6.tar.gz
-    sudo cp -a ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv6/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
-    sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv6/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
+    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv6.tar.gz
+    tar zxvf ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv6.tar.gz
+    sudo cp -a ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv6/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
+    sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv6/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
     sudo ntfy serve
     ```
 
 === "armv7/armhf"
     ```bash
-    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv7.tar.gz
-    tar zxvf ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv7.tar.gz
-    sudo cp -a ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv7/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
-    sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv7/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
+    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv7.tar.gz
+    tar zxvf ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv7.tar.gz
+    sudo cp -a ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv7/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
+    sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv7/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
     sudo ntfy serve
     ```
 
 === "arm64"
     ```bash
-    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz
-    tar zxvf ntfy_2.17.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz
-    sudo cp -a ntfy_2.17.0_linux_arm64/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
-    sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.17.0_linux_arm64/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
+    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz
+    tar zxvf ntfy_2.18.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz
+    sudo cp -a ntfy_2.18.0_linux_arm64/ntfy /usr/bin/ntfy
+    sudo mkdir /etc/ntfy && sudo cp ntfy_2.18.0_linux_arm64/{client,server}/*.yml /etc/ntfy
     sudo ntfy serve
     ```
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Manually installing the .deb file:
 
 === "x86_64/amd64"
     ```bash
-    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_amd64.deb
+    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_amd64.deb
     sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
     sudo systemctl enable ntfy
     sudo systemctl start ntfy
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Manually installing the .deb file:
 
 === "armv6"
     ```bash
-    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv6.deb
+    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv6.deb
     sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
     sudo systemctl enable ntfy
     sudo systemctl start ntfy
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Manually installing the .deb file:
 
 === "armv7/armhf"
     ```bash
-    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv7.deb
+    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv7.deb
     sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
     sudo systemctl enable ntfy
     sudo systemctl start ntfy
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ Manually installing the .deb file:
 
 === "arm64"
     ```bash
-    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_arm64.deb
+    wget https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_arm64.deb
     sudo dpkg -i ntfy_*.deb
     sudo systemctl enable ntfy
     sudo systemctl start ntfy
@@ -150,28 +150,28 @@ Manually installing the .deb file:
 
 === "x86_64/amd64"
     ```bash
-    sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_amd64.rpm
+    sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_amd64.rpm
     sudo systemctl enable ntfy 
     sudo systemctl start ntfy
     ```
 
 === "armv6"
     ```bash
-    sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv6.rpm
+    sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv6.rpm
     sudo systemctl enable ntfy
     sudo systemctl start ntfy
     ```
 
 === "armv7/armhf"
     ```bash
-    sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_armv7.rpm
+    sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_armv7.rpm
     sudo systemctl enable ntfy 
     sudo systemctl start ntfy
     ```
 
 === "arm64"
     ```bash
-    sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_linux_arm64.rpm
+    sudo rpm -ivh https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_linux_arm64.rpm
     sudo systemctl enable ntfy 
     sudo systemctl start ntfy
     ```
@@ -213,18 +213,18 @@ pkg install go-ntfy
 
 ## macOS
 The [ntfy CLI](subscribe/cli.md) (`ntfy publish` and `ntfy subscribe` only) is supported on macOS as well. 
-To install, please [download the tarball](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_darwin_all.tar.gz), 
+To install, please [download the tarball](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_darwin_all.tar.gz), 
 extract it and place it somewhere in your `PATH` (e.g. `/usr/local/bin/ntfy`). 
 
 If run as `root`, ntfy will look for its config at `/etc/ntfy/client.yml`. For all other users, it'll look for it at 
 `~/Library/Application Support/ntfy/client.yml` (sample included in the tarball).
 
 ```bash
-curl -L https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_darwin_all.tar.gz > ntfy_2.17.0_darwin_all.tar.gz
-tar zxvf ntfy_2.17.0_darwin_all.tar.gz
-sudo cp -a ntfy_2.17.0_darwin_all/ntfy /usr/local/bin/ntfy
+curl -L https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_darwin_all.tar.gz > ntfy_2.18.0_darwin_all.tar.gz
+tar zxvf ntfy_2.18.0_darwin_all.tar.gz
+sudo cp -a ntfy_2.18.0_darwin_all/ntfy /usr/local/bin/ntfy
 mkdir ~/Library/Application\ Support/ntfy 
-cp ntfy_2.17.0_darwin_all/client/client.yml ~/Library/Application\ Support/ntfy/client.yml
+cp ntfy_2.18.0_darwin_all/client/client.yml ~/Library/Application\ Support/ntfy/client.yml
 ntfy --help
 ```
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ brew install ntfy
 The ntfy server and CLI are fully supported on Windows. You can run the ntfy server directly or as a Windows service.
 To install, you can either
 
-* [Download the latest ZIP](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.17.0/ntfy_2.17.0_windows_amd64.zip),
+* [Download the latest ZIP](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/releases/download/v2.18.0/ntfy_2.18.0_windows_amd64.zip),
 extract it and place the `ntfy.exe` binary somewhere in your `%Path%`. 
 * Or install ntfy from the [Scoop](https://scoop.sh) main repository via `scoop install ntfy`
 

docs/releases.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ and the [ntfy Android app](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/release
 
 Please check out the release notes for [upcoming releases](#not-released-yet) below.
 
-### ntfy server v2.18.0
+## ntfy server v2.18.0
 Released March 7, 2026
 
 This is the biggest release I've ever done on the server. It's 14,997 added lines of code, and 10,202 lines removed, all from
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ went through all queries multiple times and reviewed the logic over and over aga
 which took lots of evenings.
 
 I'll not instantly switch ntfy.sh over. Instead, I'm kindly asking the community to test the Postgres support and report back to me
-if things are working (or not working). There is a one-off migration tool (entirely written by AI) that you can use to migrate.
+if things are working (or not working). There is a [one-off migration tool](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/tree/main/tools/pgimport) (entirely written by AI) that you can use to migrate.
 
 **Features:**
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if things are working (or not working). There is a one-off migration tool (entir
 
 * Preserve `<br>` line breaks in HTML-only emails received via SMTP ([#690](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/690), [#1620](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/pull/1620), thanks to [@uzkikh](https://github.com/uzkikh) for the fix and to [@teastrainer](https://github.com/teastrainer) for reporting)
 
-### ntfy Android v1.24.0
+## ntfy Android v1.24.0
 Released March 5, 2026
 
 This is a tiny release that will revert the "reconnecting ..." behavior of the foreground notification. Lots of people
@@ -1755,4 +1755,8 @@ and the [ntfy Android app](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/release
 
 ## Not released yet
 
-_None_
+### ntfy server v2.19.0 (UNRELEASED)
+
+**Bug fixes + maintenance:**
+
+* Throttle notification sound in web app to play at most once every 2 seconds

web/src/app/Notifier.js

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import routes from "../components/routes";
  * support this; most importantly, all iOS browsers do not support window.Notification.
  */
 class Notifier {
+  lastSoundPlayedAt = 0;
+
   async notify(subscription, notification) {
     if (!this.supported()) {
       return;
@@ -49,11 +51,17 @@ class Notifier {
   }
 
   async playSound() {
-    // Play sound
+    // Play sound, but not more than once every 2 seconds
+    const now = Date.now();
+    if (now - this.lastSoundPlayedAt < 2000) {
+      console.log(`[Notifier] Not playing notification sound, since it was last played <2s ago`, this.lastSoundPlayedAt);
+      return;
+    }
     const sound = await prefs.sound();
     if (sound && sound !== "none") {
       try {
         await playSound(sound);
+        this.lastSoundPlayedAt = Date.now();
       } catch (e) {
         console.log(`[Notifier] Error playing audio`, e);
       }