diff --git a/api/webPush/index.js b/api/webPush/index.js
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--- a/api/webPush/index.js
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@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import webPush from 'web-push'
-import models from '@/api/models'
-import { COMMENT_DEPTH_LIMIT } from '@/lib/constants'
-import removeMd from 'remove-markdown'
-
-const webPushEnabled = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ||
-  (process.env.VAPID_MAILTO && process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VAPID_PUBKEY && process.env.VAPID_PRIVKEY)
-
-if (webPushEnabled) {
-  webPush.setVapidDetails(
-    process.env.VAPID_MAILTO,
-    process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VAPID_PUBKEY,
-    process.env.VAPID_PRIVKEY
-  )
-} else {
-  console.warn('VAPID_* env vars not set, skipping webPush setup')
-}
-
-const createPayload = (notification) => {
-  // https://web.dev/push-notifications-display-a-notification/#visual-options
-  let { title, body, ...options } = notification
-  if (body) body = removeMd(body)
-  return JSON.stringify({
-    title,
-    options: {
-      body,
-      timestamp: Date.now(),
-      icon: '/icons/icon_x96.png',
-      ...options
-    }
-  })
-}
-
-const createUserFilter = (tag) => {
-  // filter users by notification settings
-  const tagMap = {
-    REPLY: 'noteAllDescendants',
-    MENTION: 'noteMentions',
-    TIP: 'noteItemSats',
-    FORWARDEDTIP: 'noteForwardedSats',
-    REFERRAL: 'noteInvites',
-    INVITE: 'noteInvites',
-    EARN: 'noteEarning',
-    DEPOSIT: 'noteDeposits',
-    STREAK: 'noteCowboyHat'
-  }
-  const key = tagMap[tag.split('-')[0]]
-  return key ? { user: { [key]: true } } : undefined
-}
-
-const createItemUrl = async ({ id }) => {
-  const [rootItem] = await models.$queryRawUnsafe(
-    'SELECT subpath(path, -LEAST(nlevel(path), $1::INTEGER), 1)::text AS id FROM "Item" WHERE id = $2::INTEGER',
-    COMMENT_DEPTH_LIMIT + 1, Number(id)
-  )
-  return `/items/${rootItem.id}` + (rootItem.id !== id ? `?commentId=${id}` : '')
-}
-
-const sendNotification = (subscription, payload) => {
-  if (!webPushEnabled) {
-    console.warn('webPush not configured. skipping notification')
-    return
-  }
-  const { id, endpoint, p256dh, auth } = subscription
-  return webPush.sendNotification({ endpoint, keys: { p256dh, auth } }, payload)
-    .catch(async (err) => {
-      if (err.statusCode === 400) {
-        console.log('[webPush] invalid request: ', err)
-      } else if ([401, 403].includes(err.statusCode)) {
-        console.log('[webPush] auth error: ', err)
-      } else if (err.statusCode === 404 || err.statusCode === 410) {
-        console.log('[webPush] subscription has expired or is no longer valid: ', err)
-        const deletedSubscripton = await models.pushSubscription.delete({ where: { id } })
-        console.log(`[webPush] deleted subscription ${id} of user ${deletedSubscripton.userId} due to push error`)
-      } else if (err.statusCode === 413) {
-        console.log('[webPush] payload too large: ', err)
-      } else if (err.statusCode === 429) {
-        console.log('[webPush] too many requests: ', err)
-      } else {
-        console.log('[webPush] error: ', err)
-      }
-    })
-}
-
-export async function sendUserNotification (userId, notification) {
-  try {
-    notification.data ??= {}
-    if (notification.item) {
-      notification.data.url ??= await createItemUrl(notification.item)
-      notification.data.itemId ??= notification.item.id
-      delete notification.item
-    }
-    const userFilter = createUserFilter(notification.tag)
-    const payload = createPayload(notification)
-    const subscriptions = await models.pushSubscription.findMany({
-      where: { userId, ...userFilter }
-    })
-    await Promise.allSettled(
-      subscriptions.map(subscription => sendNotification(subscription, payload))
-    )
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.log('[webPush] error sending user notification: ', err)
-  }
-}
-
-export async function replyToSubscription (subscriptionId, notification) {
-  try {
-    const payload = createPayload(notification)
-    const subscription = await models.pushSubscription.findUnique({ where: { id: subscriptionId } })
-    await sendNotification(subscription, payload)
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.log('[webPush] error sending subscription reply: ', err)
-  }
-}