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+<h1 align="center">gotify-dunst</h1>
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+## Intro
+This is a simple script for receiving [Gotify](https://github.com/gotify/server) messages on a Linux Desktop via [dunst](https://dunst-project.org/).
+
+## Features
+
+* receive messages via WebSocket
+* display it via dust (notify-send)
+* multiple priorities adopted from Gotify
+* automatic fetch of your application Images