docker container startup with ntfy notifications

Used in selfhosted server and also a VPS

??? note “Can be used in a set”

- [Docker Backup](docker-backup.md) to backup your yaml files and container data
- [Docker Restore](docker-restore.md) to restore your yaml files and container data in the same or another host
- [Docker Start](docker-start.md) to start all containers in your yaml files

Script to be modified with your own setup:

Example user: ubuntu

#!/bin/bash

# Get today's date for our backup filename
startDate=$(date  +'%F')

# this just prints the formated date variable to the console if you want to see it.
echo "Restore date $restoreDate"

# move to the path where you will keep all of yoru docker configurations and data
cd /home/ubuntu/docker

find . -maxdepth 2 -name "docker-compose.yml" -execdir docker compose up -d \;

startDate=$(date  +'%F')
topicurl=https://ntfy.example.com/topic

curl -k \
  -d "Date: $startDate
Docker started on $(hostname)

The start is now complete.
Please check for errors." \
  -H "Title: docker start - $(hostname)" \
  $topicurl