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Welcome to the Push2Run set up page.
In short, Push2Run needs
to be triggered to do things and this webpage explains how to do that.
There are
various options for triggering Push2Run, these include using:
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an Apple iPhone/iPad and either
Dropbox or
Pushbullet. These set-ups provide
maximum versatility as they support the use variable
expressions - meaning you can say a phrase that doesn't need to be
fully pre-determined. For example, you could say "Hey
Siri, tell my computer to" (pause for a few seconds and then
say) "play 99 Red Balloons".
an Amazon Device, Google
Device, or other service supported along with
IFTTT. For these
set-ups IFTTT and one or more of the following: Dropbox, Pushbullet and/or Pushover are required. With these
set-ups, you can say something like "Ok Google, action shutdown my
computer". However, the things you say will however need to be
quite specific, and set up as unique IFTTT applets ahead of time
MQTT. With this set up you can have
Push2Run control your computer based on a MQTT messages
the Windows command line, and
the Push2Run application itself.
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Detailed instructions for the various options above are
either linked to or written up further below.
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Now, a few words about the use of
IFTTT, Dropbox, Pushbullet and/or Pushover in conjunction
Push2Run ...
All services are quite reliable and have many features going beyond those needed in support of Push2Run.
IFTTT offers both free and paid subscription plans; here is where
you can find more information about that:
https://ifttt.com/plans .
Also, at one point IFTTT was able to work with Google in such a way that
variable text was supported. Sadly, however this was
discontinued by Google in September 2022. The result of this is
where it once was that only one IFTTT applet was required for most,
if not all the needs of Push2Run, now one specific applet is need for
each specific action you would like Push2Run to take.
Here
too is a recap of the Dropbox, Pushbullet and Pushover services, with some key differences as they relate to their use with Push2Run:
| Dropbox |
Pushbullet |
Pushover |
Free account limits
effectively unlimited in terms of using with Push2Run (only one very small file is temporarily created and used)
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Free account limits
unlimited time; 500 pushes per month |
Free account limits
30 days; 25,000 pushes |
Paid account (*)
Not required for use with Push2Run but if you would like additional Dropbox space please see here
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Paid account (*)
$4.99 US per month or
$39.99 US per year |
Paid account (*)
one time license of $4.99 US per platform; Push2Run only needs the Desktop platform |
Use with IFTTT and Push2Run
each IFTTT applet allows you to identify on exactly which computer(s) you want a particular IFTTT triggered command to run |
Use with IFTTT and Push2Run
each IFTTT applet allows you to identify on exactly which computer(s) you want a particular IFTTT triggered command to run |
Use with IFTTT and Push2Run
each IFTTT applet triggers one or all Pushover devices, so if you are running Push2Run on three or more computers you may not be able to tailor exactly which computers you want a particular IFTTT triggered command to run
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Status reporting
There is no status at bottom of the main window or systray icon
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Status reporting
Status at bottom of the main window and systray icon confirms when
the connection is active
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Status reporting
Status at bottom of the main window and systray icon confirms when
the connection is active |
Misc. notes
Requires at least 7 seconds between commands.
Push2Run only monitors the one Dropbox folder (which you specify) and only interacts with one file (which you specify) in that folder.
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Misc. notes
If you are using the free Pushbullet service and if you go beyond a month not using either Push2Run with Pushbullet, or Pushbullet separately, then Pushbullet may deactivate your free account in which case you may need to set up a new one. |
Misc. notes
Service may require re-authentication if you switch network services when Push2Run is running. For example, if you switch between using your regular network and a VPN the service may require re-authentication. |
Of note: Push2Run is funded solely by the donations of kind people such as yourself and advertisements on the Push2Run website (so if you're using an ad blocker please consider white-listing this site). IFTTT, Dropbox, Pushbullet, and Pushover do not provide commissions in support of Push2Run.
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For further set up instructions please click on a link below for
triggering Push2Run with:
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Misc. Notes:
A. For all Apple iPhone/iPad set ups:
Please also see 'Using
Everything' for optional intergration with the Everything
freeware file search utility.
B. For all set ups involving
IFTTT:
As of September 2020 it's is possible to set up Push2Run to use one, two or three of the Dropbox, Pushbullet and Pushover services in conjunction with IFTTT. However, for this you will require a subscription to IFTTT's Pro service.
IFTTT's Pro service provides for several advantages, but in particular for use with Push2Run it allows the triggering of more than one action.
The reason you might want to do this is for redundancy. For example, if one of Dropbox, Pushbullet or Pushover was down or responding slowly, triggered actions would still flow through the other two.
Push2Run has built in logic to ignore multiple triggered actions for the same thing. So, in short, Push2Run works the same with or without redundant services, however it is more reliable with redundant services enabled.
To set up an IFTTT Pro applet just follow the instructions above for setting up a Dropbox, Pushbullet, or Pushover applet. Once done, add either one or two of the other services as additional actions. Please refer to the
set up instructions above for the details on how to set up each service.
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Triggering with the Windows command line
Push2Run does not need any configuration to allow it to trigger actions from the command line.
To open the Windows command line, just press the [Windows] and [R] keys together at the same time, and enter:
cmd
So for example, out of the box, from the Windows Command line you can simply type:
"C:\Program Files\Push2Run\Push2Run" open the calculator
and it will work.
Push2Run does not need any configuration to
allow it to trigger actions from the command line.
Triggering by using Push2Run itself
From within the Push2Run main
window, you can run any card by left clicking on it and pressing
F12 or by
selecting 'Actions' - 'Run' from the main menu.
You can also run it by right clicking on it, and selecting 'Run'.
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