diff --git a/birdnet.conf-defaults b/birdnet.conf-defaults
index d1dd7b9..e0e38a2 100644
--- a/birdnet.conf-defaults
+++ b/birdnet.conf-defaults
@@ -68,16 +68,6 @@ RTSP_STREAM=
 PUSHED_APP_KEY=
 PUSHED_APP_SECRET=
 
-#-------------------  Browser Notifications via Notify.run  -------------------#
-#________________The variable below enables browser notifications______________#
-#________________________See https://notify.run/ to get________________________#
-#_________________ __these subscription URL for your device.___________________#
-
-#            Keep these EMPTY if haven't setup a Notify.run Channel yet.       #
-
-## Notify.run Channel ID
-
-NOTIFY_RUN_CHANNEL_ID=
 
 ################################################################################
 #--------------------------------  Defaults  ----------------------------------#
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9f651b4..22f27e2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ pandas
 seaborn
 streamlit
 plotly
+apprise
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diff --git a/scripts/config.php b/scripts/config.php
index cebf813..a71e529 100644
--- a/scripts/config.php
+++ b/scripts/config.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ $longitude = $_GET["longitude"];
 $birdweather_id = $_GET["birdweather_id"];
 $pushed_app_key = $_GET["pushed_app_key"];
 $pushed_app_secret = $_GET["pushed_app_secret"];
-$notify_run_channel = $_GET["notify_run_channel"];
+$apprise_input = $_GET['apprise_input'];
 
 $contents = file_get_contents("/etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf");
 $contents = preg_replace("/LATITUDE=.*/", "LATITUDE=$latitude", $contents);
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ $fh2 = fopen("./scripts/thisrun.txt", "w");
 fwrite($fh, $contents);
 fwrite($fh2, $contents2);
 
+$appriseconfig = fopen("~/.apprise");
+fwrite($appriseconfig, $apprise_input);
+
+
 $language = $_GET["language"];
 if ($language != "none"){
   $user = shell_exec("awk -F: '/1000/{print $1}' /etc/passwd");
@@ -57,6 +61,11 @@ if (file_exists('./scripts/thisrun.txt')) {
 } elseif (file_exists('./scripts/firstrun.ini')) {
   $config = parse_ini_file('./scripts/firstrun.ini');
 } 
+if (file_exists('~/.apprise')) {
+  $apprise_config = file_get_contents('~/.apprise');
+} else {
+  $apprise_config = "";
+}
 $caddypwd = $config['CADDY_PWD'];
 if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])) {
   header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="My Realm"');
@@ -88,9 +97,9 @@ if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'])) {
       <input name="pushed_app_secret" type="text" value="<?php print($config['PUSHED_APP_SECRET']);?>" /><br>
       <p><a target="_blank" href="https://pushed.co/quick-start-guide">Pushed iOS Notifications</a> can be setup and enabled for New Species notifications. Be sure to "Enable" the "Pushed Notifications" in "Tools" > "Services" if you would like to use this feature. Sorry, Android users, this only works on iOS.</p>
 
-      <label for="notify_run_channel">Notify.run Channel ID: </label>
-      <input name="notify_run_channel" type="text" value="<?php print($config['NOTIFY_RUN_CHANNEL_ID']);?>" /><br>
-      <p><a target="_blank" href="https://notify.run/">Notify.run browser notifications</a> can be setup and enabled for New Species notifications.</p>
+      <label for="apprise_input">Apprise Notifications Configuration: </label>
+      <textarea name="apprise_input" type="text" ><?php print($apprise_config);?></textarea>
+      <p><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki">Apprise Notifications</a> can be setup and enabled for New Species notifications.</p>
 
       <label for="language">Database Language: </label>
       <select name="language">
diff --git a/scripts/species_notifier.sh b/scripts/species_notifier.sh
index a441612..95b6720 100755
--- a/scripts/species_notifier.sh
+++ b/scripts/species_notifier.sh
@@ -33,5 +33,9 @@ ${NOTIFICATION}"
       --form-string "content=${NOTIFICATION}" \
       https://api.pushed.co/1/push
   fi
+
+  if [ ! -s ~/.apprise ];then
+    apprise -vv -t 'New Species Detected' -b ${NOTIFICATION}
+  fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index 3c45174..88a9bc4 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ fi
 if ! which lsof &>/dev/null;then
   sudo apt update && sudo apt -y install lsof
 fi
+apprise_installation_status=$(~/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3 -c 'import pkgutil; print("installed" if pkgutil.find_loader("apprise") else "not installed")')
+if [[ "$apprise_installation_status" = "not installed" ]];then
+  ~/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/pip3 install -U pip
+  ~/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/pip3 install apprise
+fi
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