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Notify - Real-Time Server Notifications for Express Apps

Real-time updates are what make modern web apps feel alive.

But adding live notifications to your backend often means wiring up WebSockets, managing events, and validating payloads manually - a time-consuming and error-prone process.

We built Notify to make that simple.

It’s a lightweight library that adds real-time notifications to your Express apps - complete with WebSocket support, event handling, and type-safe validation.


The Problem: Real-Time Without the Chaos

Developers love real-time features - dashboards that update instantly, users who see live feedback, systems that react in milliseconds.

But under the hood, it’s usually messy:

  • 🧱 Complex socket setup and room management.
  • 🧩 Missing type safety in event payloads.
  • 🔁 Repetitive event broadcasting logic.
  • ⚙️ No clear structure for sending notifications to users or groups.

That’s where Notify comes in - it handles the plumbing so you can focus on what matters.


The Solution: Clean, Type-Safe Realtime for Express

Notify gives you a plug-and-play way to broadcast events in your Node backend.

It plugs directly into your Express server and exposes a simple API for emitting structured events to connected clients.

What it does

  • Seamless Express integration: Add as simple middleware - no heavy setup.
  • 🔌 WebSocket ready: Built on top of Socket.IO for instant two-way communication.
  • 🧩 Type-safe events: Define your events and payloads in TypeScript with validation.
  • 🎯 Flexible targeting: Send notifications to specific users, groups, or everyone.
  • 🧠 Modular events: Create reusable event classes for clean, maintainable logic.

You can focus on your app logic - Notify takes care of the rest.


Why Developers Love It

  • 💡 Adds real-time features to any Express app in minutes.
  • 🧱 Keeps everything structured and type-safe.
  • 🚀 Works great for dashboards, live updates, or collaboration tools.
  • 🧠 Scales naturally - you can integrate it into larger systems easily.

It’s real-time done right - fast, predictable, and transparent.


Who It’s For

  • 📊 Dashboards and admin apps that need instant updates.
  • 💬 Collaboration or chat tools requiring live communication.
  • ⚙️ APIs that broadcast system or user events.
  • 🧠 Developers who want WebSocket power without the boilerplate.

The Result

A production-ready notification engine that keeps users informed and engaged - with real-time feedback loops built directly into your backend.

Notify makes your Express apps feel interactive, alive, and modern.

👉 Try Notify here: Notify


Tags: nodejs express websockets typescript backend

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