diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-ntfy.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-ntfy.md
index 03684b9c8..56c859f30 100644
--- a/docs/configuring-playbook-ntfy.md
+++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-ntfy.md
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ matrix_ntfy_enabled: true
 
 # Some other options
 matrix_server_fqn_ntfy: "ntfy.{{ matrix_domain }}"
-matrix_ntfy_container_extra_arguments: [ '--env=NTFY_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG' ]
+matrix_ntfy_configuration_extension_yaml: |
+  log_level: DEBUG
 ```
 
 For a more complete list of variables that you could override, see `roles/matrix-ntfy/defaults/main.yml`.
 
-For a complete list of ntfy config options that you could put in `matrix_ntfy_container_extra_arguments`, see the [ntfy config documentation](https://ntfy.sh/docs/config/#config-options).
+For a complete list of ntfy config options that you could put in `matrix_ntfy_configuration_extension_yaml`, see the [ntfy config documentation](https://ntfy.sh/docs/config/#config-options).
 
 
 ## Installing
diff --git a/roles/matrix-ntfy/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-ntfy/defaults/main.yml
index 6c540beba..4f0e2e55d 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-ntfy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-ntfy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 matrix_ntfy_enabled: true
 
 matrix_ntfy_base_path: "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/ntfy"
+matrix_ntfy_config_dir_path: "{{ matrix_ntfy_base_path }}/config"
 matrix_ntfy_data_path: "{{ matrix_ntfy_base_path }}/data"
 
 matrix_ntfy_version: v1.27.2
@@ -21,3 +22,25 @@ matrix_ntfy_container_extra_arguments: []
 
 # Controls whether the self-check feature should validate SSL certificates.
 matrix_ntfy_self_check_validate_certificates: true
+
+# Default ntfy configuration template which covers the generic use case.
+# You can customize it by controlling the various variables inside it.
+#
+# For a more advanced customization, you can extend the default (see `matrix_ntfy_configuration_extension_yaml`)
+# or completely replace this variable with your own template.
+matrix_ntfy_configuration_yaml: "{{ lookup('template', 'templates/ntfy/server.yml.j2') }}"
+
+matrix_ntfy_configuration_extension_yaml: |
+  # Your custom YAML configuration for ntfy goes here.
+  # This configuration extends the default starting configuration (`matrix_ntfy_configuration_yaml`).
+  #
+  # You can override individual variables from the default configuration, or introduce new ones.
+  #
+  # If you need something more special, you can take full control by
+  # completely redefining `matrix_ntfy_configuration_yaml`.
+
+matrix_ntfy_configuration_extension: "{{ matrix_ntfy_configuration_extension_yaml|from_yaml if matrix_ntfy_configuration_extension_yaml|from_yaml is mapping else {} }}"
+
+# Holds the final ntfy configuration (a combination of the default and its extension).
+# You most likely don't need to touch this variable. Instead, see `matrix_ntfy_configuration_yaml`.
+matrix_ntfy_configuration: "{{ matrix_ntfy_configuration_yaml|from_yaml|combine(matrix_ntfy_configuration_extension, recursive=True) }}"
diff --git a/roles/matrix-ntfy/tasks/setup_install.yml b/roles/matrix-ntfy/tasks/setup_install.yml
index b674d3208..461d31763 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-ntfy/tasks/setup_install.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-ntfy/tasks/setup_install.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,17 @@
     group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
   with_items:
     - "{{ matrix_ntfy_base_path }}"
+    - "{{ matrix_ntfy_config_dir_path }}"
     - "{{ matrix_ntfy_data_path }}"
 
+- name: Ensure matrix-ntfy config installed
+  copy:
+    content: "{{ matrix_ntfy_configuration|to_nice_yaml(indent=2, width=999999) }}"
+    dest: "{{ matrix_ntfy_config_dir_path }}/server.yml"
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: "{{ matrix_user_username }}"
+    group: "{{ matrix_user_groupname }}"
+
 - name: Ensure matrix-ntfy.service installed
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/systemd/matrix-ntfy.service.j2"
diff --git a/roles/matrix-ntfy/templates/ntfy/server.yml.j2 b/roles/matrix-ntfy/templates/ntfy/server.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cafcd62a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/matrix-ntfy/templates/ntfy/server.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+base_url: {{ matrix_ntfy_base_url }}
+behind_proxy: true
+cache_file: /data/cache.db
diff --git a/roles/matrix-ntfy/templates/systemd/matrix-ntfy.service.j2 b/roles/matrix-ntfy/templates/systemd/matrix-ntfy.service.j2
index 5bb28470a..da292e5ce 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-ntfy/templates/systemd/matrix-ntfy.service.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-ntfy/templates/systemd/matrix-ntfy.service.j2
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ ExecStart={{ matrix_host_command_docker }} run --rm --name matrix-ntfy \
 			{% if matrix_ntfy_container_http_host_bind_port %}
 			-p {{ matrix_ntfy_container_http_host_bind_port }}:80 \
 			{% endif %}
+			--mount type=bind,src={{ matrix_ntfy_config_dir_path }},dst=/etc/ntfy,ro \
 			--mount type=bind,src={{ matrix_ntfy_data_path }},dst=/data \
-			--env NTFY_CACHE_FILE=/data/cache.db \
-			--env NTFY_BASE_URL={{ matrix_ntfy_base_url }} \
 			{{ matrix_ntfy_docker_image }} \
-			serve --behind-proxy
+			serve
 
 ExecStop=-{{ matrix_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ matrix_host_command_docker }} kill matrix-ntfy 2>/dev/null || true'
 ExecStop=-{{ matrix_host_command_sh }} -c '{{ matrix_host_command_docker }} rm matrix-ntfy 2>/dev/null || true'