diff --git a/internal/server/http/server.go b/internal/server/http/server.go
index 743c404..14385b2 100644
--- a/internal/server/http/server.go
+++ b/internal/server/http/server.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/alert"
 	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/crypto"
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/notification"
 	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/server/config"
 	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/server/ui"
 	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/server/ws"
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ type Deps struct {
 	// host-online events from the WS handler. Nil until G1 constructs
 	// the engine at boot.
 	AlertEngine *alert.Engine
+	// NotificationHub (optional, wired in G1) is used by the test-fire
+	// endpoint to dispatch a single synthetic payload through a channel.
+	NotificationHub *notification.Hub
 	// Version is the binary's build version, surfaced in the chrome.
 	// Empty falls back to "dev".
 	Version string
@@ -202,6 +206,10 @@ func (s *Server) routes(r chi.Router) {
 
 		// Alert list (JSON variant). Same filter shape as the UI page.
 		r.Get("/alerts", s.handleAPIAlerts)
+
+		// Notification channel test-fire. Dispatches a synthetic payload
+		// through a single named channel; returns JSON result.
+		r.Post("/notifications/{id}/test", s.handleAPINotificationTest)
 	})
 
 	// HTMX form variant of diff (mounted outside /api so HTMX forms
@@ -309,6 +317,14 @@ func (s *Server) routes(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Get("/alerts", s.handleUIAlerts)
 		r.Post("/alerts/{id}/acknowledge", s.handleUIAlertAcknowledge)
 		r.Post("/alerts/{id}/resolve", s.handleUIAlertResolve)
+		// Settings shell + Notifications sub-tab CRUD.
+		r.Get("/settings", s.handleUISettings)
+		r.Get("/settings/notifications", s.handleUINotificationsList)
+		r.Get("/settings/notifications/new", s.handleUINotificationNewGet)
+		r.Post("/settings/notifications/new", s.handleUINotificationNewPost)
+		r.Get("/settings/notifications/{id}/edit", s.handleUINotificationEditGet)
+		r.Post("/settings/notifications/{id}/edit", s.handleUINotificationEditPost)
+		r.Post("/settings/notifications/{id}/delete", s.handleUINotificationDelete)
 	}
 
 	// Browser job-log stream (separate from /ws/agent so the auth
diff --git a/internal/server/http/ui_notifications.go b/internal/server/http/ui_notifications.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8df3619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/http/ui_notifications.go
@@ -0,0 +1,704 @@
+// ui_notifications.go — HTML form-driven handlers for the notification
+// channel CRUD at /settings/notifications and the test-fire endpoint at
+// POST /api/notifications/{id}/test.
+//
+// The settings shell currently has a single sub-tab (Notifications);
+// the structure is designed to be extended with Users/Auth tabs later.
+//
+// Routes (wired in server.go):
+//
+//	GET  /settings                           → handleUISettings
+//	GET  /settings/notifications             → handleUINotificationsList
+//	GET  /settings/notifications/new         → handleUINotificationNewGet
+//	POST /settings/notifications/new         → handleUINotificationNewPost
+//	GET  /settings/notifications/{id}/edit   → handleUINotificationEditGet
+//	POST /settings/notifications/{id}/edit   → handleUINotificationEditPost
+//	POST /settings/notifications/{id}/delete → handleUINotificationDelete
+//	POST /api/notifications/{id}/test        → handleAPINotificationTest
+package http
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	stdhttp "net/http"
+	"net/mail"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	"github.com/oklog/ulid/v2"
+
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/notification"
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/server/ui"
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/store"
+)
+
+// ── page models ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// settingsPage is the data fed to the settings shell template. The
+// sub-tab body is embedded via the Channels slice so a single template
+// layout works for both the list and the edit form.
+type settingsPage struct {
+	// ActiveTab is the settings sub-tab currently visible.
+	ActiveTab string
+	// Channels is the full list (list sub-tab).
+	Channels []store.NotificationChannel
+	// Form is populated when the operator is creating or editing a channel.
+	Form *notificationForm
+	// FormError is an inline error message for the channel form.
+	FormError string
+	// DeleteError is an inline error shown on the confirm-delete form.
+	DeleteError string
+}
+
+// notificationForm holds the round-trip values for the channel
+// create/edit form. Separate per-kind sub-structs mirror the template
+// field groups; all fields are strings so the template never has to
+// handle nil.
+type notificationForm struct {
+	// ID is the channel's ULID; empty for new.
+	ID   string
+	Kind string // webhook | ntfy | smtp
+	Name string
+	// Enabled maps to the enabled checkbox.
+	Enabled bool
+	// DefaultPriority applies to ntfy channels.
+	DefaultPriority string
+
+	// Webhook sub-fields.
+	WebhookURL         string
+	WebhookBearerToken string
+	WebhookHeaderName  string
+	WebhookHeaderValue string
+
+	// Ntfy sub-fields.
+	NtfyServerURL   string
+	NtfyTopic       string
+	NtfyAccessToken string
+
+	// SMTP sub-fields.
+	SMTPHost       string
+	SMTPPort       string // string for form round-trip; validated to int on save
+	SMTPEncryption string
+	SMTPUsername   string
+	// SMTPPassword is a write-only field: shown as placeholder on edit;
+	// blank on submit means "keep the stored value".
+	SMTPPassword string
+	SMTPFrom     string
+	SMTPTo       string
+}
+
+// ── internal helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// loadSettingsPage fetches the channel list and returns the base page model.
+func (s *Server) loadSettingsPage(r *stdhttp.Request) (*settingsPage, error) {
+	chans, err := s.deps.Store.ListNotificationChannels(r.Context())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list channels: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &settingsPage{
+		ActiveTab: "notifications",
+		Channels:  chans,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// renderSettingsPage renders the settings shell, setting HTTP 422 on
+// validation failure (pass status=0 for the normal 200).
+func (s *Server) renderSettingsPage(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, _ *stdhttp.Request, u *ui.User, page *settingsPage, status int) {
+	view := s.baseView(u)
+	view.Title = "Settings · restic-manager"
+	view.Active = "settings"
+	view.Page = *page
+	if status != 0 {
+		w.WriteHeader(status)
+	}
+	if err := s.deps.UI.Render(w, "settings", view); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui: render settings", "err", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// encryptChannelConfig JSON-encodes cfg and AEAD-seals it with the
+// channel-specific additional-data binding.
+func (s *Server) encryptChannelConfig(id string, cfg any) ([]byte, error) {
+	plain, err := json.Marshal(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshal config: %w", err)
+	}
+	enc, err := s.deps.AEAD.Encrypt(plain, []byte("notification-channel:"+id))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("encrypt config: %w", err)
+	}
+	return []byte(enc), nil
+}
+
+// decryptChannelConfig decrypts the AEAD blob and unmarshals it into dst.
+func (s *Server) decryptChannelConfig(ch store.NotificationChannel, dst any) error {
+	plain, err := s.deps.AEAD.Decrypt(string(ch.Config), []byte("notification-channel:"+ch.ID))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("decrypt: %w", err)
+	}
+	return json.Unmarshal(plain, dst)
+}
+
+// formFromRequest parses the common + per-kind fields from a POST form.
+// The caller must have already called r.ParseForm().
+func formFromRequest(r *stdhttp.Request) *notificationForm {
+	f := &notificationForm{
+		Kind:            strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("kind")),
+		Name:            strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("name")),
+		Enabled:         r.PostForm.Get("enabled") == "1",
+		DefaultPriority: strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("default_priority")),
+
+		WebhookURL:         strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("webhook_url")),
+		WebhookBearerToken: r.PostForm.Get("webhook_bearer_token"),
+		WebhookHeaderName:  strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("webhook_header_name")),
+		WebhookHeaderValue: r.PostForm.Get("webhook_header_value"),
+
+		NtfyServerURL:   strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("ntfy_server_url")),
+		NtfyTopic:       strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("ntfy_topic")),
+		NtfyAccessToken: r.PostForm.Get("ntfy_access_token"),
+
+		SMTPHost:       strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("smtp_host")),
+		SMTPPort:       strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("smtp_port")),
+		SMTPEncryption: strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("smtp_encryption")),
+		SMTPUsername:   strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("smtp_username")),
+		SMTPPassword:   r.PostForm.Get("smtp_password"),
+		SMTPFrom:       strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("smtp_from")),
+		SMTPTo:         strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("smtp_to")),
+	}
+	if f.Kind == "" {
+		f.Kind = "webhook"
+	}
+	return f
+}
+
+// validateForm validates the common + per-kind fields. Returns a
+// non-empty string on the first validation error found.
+func validateForm(f *notificationForm) string {
+	if f.Name == "" {
+		return "Name is required."
+	}
+	if len(f.Name) > 100 {
+		return "Name must be 100 characters or fewer."
+	}
+	switch f.Kind {
+	case "webhook":
+		if f.WebhookURL == "" {
+			return "Webhook URL is required."
+		}
+		u, err := url.Parse(f.WebhookURL)
+		if err != nil || (u.Scheme != "http" && u.Scheme != "https") {
+			return "Webhook URL must be a valid http(s) URL."
+		}
+	case "ntfy":
+		if f.NtfyServerURL != "" {
+			u, err := url.Parse(f.NtfyServerURL)
+			if err != nil || (u.Scheme != "http" && u.Scheme != "https") {
+				return "Ntfy server URL must be a valid http(s) URL."
+			}
+		}
+		if f.NtfyTopic == "" {
+			return "Ntfy topic is required."
+		}
+	case "smtp":
+		if f.SMTPHost == "" {
+			return "SMTP host is required."
+		}
+		port, err := strconv.Atoi(f.SMTPPort)
+		if err != nil || port < 1 || port > 65535 {
+			return "SMTP port must be a number between 1 and 65535."
+		}
+		switch f.SMTPEncryption {
+		case "starttls", "tls", "none":
+		default:
+			return "SMTP encryption must be starttls, tls, or none."
+		}
+		if f.SMTPFrom == "" {
+			return "SMTP From address is required."
+		}
+		if _, err := mail.ParseAddress(f.SMTPFrom); err != nil {
+			return "SMTP From is not a valid email address."
+		}
+		if f.SMTPTo == "" {
+			return "SMTP To address is required."
+		}
+		if _, err := mail.ParseAddress(f.SMTPTo); err != nil {
+			return "SMTP To is not a valid email address."
+		}
+	default:
+		return "Kind must be webhook, ntfy, or smtp."
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// buildConfig constructs the per-kind notification config struct from f.
+// For edit (existing != nil), blank password fields fall back to the
+// stored value so the operator can save other fields without re-typing
+// the credential.
+func buildConfig(f *notificationForm, existing any) (any, error) {
+	switch f.Kind {
+	case "webhook":
+		cfg := notification.WebhookConfig{
+			URL:         f.WebhookURL,
+			BearerToken: f.WebhookBearerToken,
+			HeaderName:  f.WebhookHeaderName,
+			HeaderValue: f.WebhookHeaderValue,
+		}
+		if existing != nil {
+			ex, ok := existing.(*notification.WebhookConfig)
+			if ok && cfg.BearerToken == "" {
+				cfg.BearerToken = ex.BearerToken
+			}
+		}
+		return cfg, nil
+
+	case "ntfy":
+		cfg := notification.NtfyConfig{
+			ServerURL:   f.NtfyServerURL,
+			Topic:       f.NtfyTopic,
+			AccessToken: f.NtfyAccessToken,
+		}
+		if existing != nil {
+			ex, ok := existing.(*notification.NtfyConfig)
+			if ok && cfg.AccessToken == "" {
+				cfg.AccessToken = ex.AccessToken
+			}
+		}
+		return cfg, nil
+
+	case "smtp":
+		port, _ := strconv.Atoi(f.SMTPPort)
+		cfg := notification.SMTPConfig{
+			Host:       f.SMTPHost,
+			Port:       port,
+			Encryption: f.SMTPEncryption,
+			Username:   f.SMTPUsername,
+			Password:   f.SMTPPassword,
+			From:       f.SMTPFrom,
+			To:         f.SMTPTo,
+		}
+		if existing != nil {
+			ex, ok := existing.(*notification.SMTPConfig)
+			if ok && cfg.Password == "" {
+				cfg.Password = ex.Password
+			}
+		}
+		return cfg, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown kind %q", f.Kind)
+}
+
+// ── UI handlers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// handleUISettings renders the settings shell (defaults to the
+// Notifications sub-tab in v1).
+func (s *Server) handleUISettings(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+	s.handleUINotificationsList(w, r)
+}
+
+// handleUINotificationsList renders the channel list under the
+// Notifications sub-tab.
+func (s *Server) handleUINotificationsList(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+	u := s.requireUIUser(w, r)
+	if u == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	page, err := s.loadSettingsPage(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui settings: load", "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	s.renderSettingsPage(w, r, u, page, 0)
+}
+
+// handleUINotificationNewGet renders the kind picker + empty form.
+// The ?kind= query param pre-selects the visible per-kind fields.
+func (s *Server) handleUINotificationNewGet(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+	u := s.requireUIUser(w, r)
+	if u == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	page, err := s.loadSettingsPage(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui settings: load", "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	kind := r.URL.Query().Get("kind")
+	if kind == "" {
+		kind = "webhook"
+	}
+	page.Form = &notificationForm{Kind: kind}
+	s.renderSettingsPage(w, r, u, page, 0)
+}
+
+// handleUINotificationNewPost validates and creates a new channel, then
+// redirects to the list. Re-renders the form with an error banner on
+// validation failure.
+func (s *Server) handleUINotificationNewPost(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+	u := s.requireUIUser(w, r)
+	if u == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "bad request", stdhttp.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	f := formFromRequest(r)
+	if errMsg := validateForm(f); errMsg != "" {
+		page, _ := s.loadSettingsPage(r)
+		if page == nil {
+			page = &settingsPage{ActiveTab: "notifications"}
+		}
+		page.Form = f
+		page.FormError = errMsg
+		s.renderSettingsPage(w, r, u, page, stdhttp.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+		return
+	}
+
+	id := ulid.Make().String()
+	cfg, err := buildConfig(f, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	enc, err := s.encryptChannelConfig(id, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui notifications: encrypt", "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	var dp *string
+	if f.DefaultPriority != "" {
+		dp = &f.DefaultPriority
+	}
+	ch := store.NotificationChannel{
+		ID:              id,
+		Kind:            f.Kind,
+		Name:            f.Name,
+		Enabled:         f.Enabled,
+		Config:          enc,
+		DefaultPriority: dp,
+		CreatedAt:       now,
+		UpdatedAt:       now,
+	}
+	if err := s.deps.Store.CreateNotificationChannel(r.Context(), ch); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui notifications: create", "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	_ = s.deps.Store.AppendAudit(r.Context(), store.AuditEntry{
+		ID:         ulid.Make().String(),
+		UserID:     &u.ID,
+		Actor:      "user",
+		Action:     "notification_channel.created",
+		TargetKind: ptr("notification_channel"),
+		TargetID:   &id,
+		TS:         now,
+	})
+	stdhttp.Redirect(w, r, "/settings/notifications", stdhttp.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
+// handleUINotificationEditGet fetches a channel, decrypts its config,
+// and renders the edit form with values pre-filled.
+func (s *Server) handleUINotificationEditGet(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+	u := s.requireUIUser(w, r)
+	if u == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	channelID := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+	ch, err := s.deps.Store.GetNotificationChannel(r.Context(), channelID)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, store.ErrNotFound) {
+			stdhttp.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		slog.Error("ui notifications: get", "id", channelID, "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	f := &notificationForm{
+		ID:      ch.ID,
+		Kind:    ch.Kind,
+		Name:    ch.Name,
+		Enabled: ch.Enabled,
+	}
+	if ch.DefaultPriority != nil {
+		f.DefaultPriority = *ch.DefaultPriority
+	}
+
+	switch ch.Kind {
+	case "webhook":
+		var cfg notification.WebhookConfig
+		if err := s.decryptChannelConfig(*ch, &cfg); err == nil {
+			f.WebhookURL = cfg.URL
+			// BearerToken and custom headers: don't echo plaintext — shown
+			// via placeholder text in the template.
+			f.WebhookHeaderName = cfg.HeaderName
+			// HeaderValue and BearerToken are write-only — left blank
+			// so the placeholder "stored, leave blank to keep" shows.
+		}
+	case "ntfy":
+		var cfg notification.NtfyConfig
+		if err := s.decryptChannelConfig(*ch, &cfg); err == nil {
+			f.NtfyServerURL = cfg.ServerURL
+			f.NtfyTopic = cfg.Topic
+			// AccessToken is write-only.
+		}
+	case "smtp":
+		var cfg notification.SMTPConfig
+		if err := s.decryptChannelConfig(*ch, &cfg); err == nil {
+			f.SMTPHost = cfg.Host
+			f.SMTPPort = strconv.Itoa(cfg.Port)
+			f.SMTPEncryption = cfg.Encryption
+			f.SMTPUsername = cfg.Username
+			// Password is write-only — left blank.
+			f.SMTPFrom = cfg.From
+			f.SMTPTo = cfg.To
+		}
+	}
+
+	page, err := s.loadSettingsPage(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui settings: load", "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	page.Form = f
+	s.renderSettingsPage(w, r, u, page, 0)
+}
+
+// handleUINotificationEditPost validates the edit form, merges new
+// values onto the existing config (preserving blanked-out secrets),
+// re-encrypts, and updates the channel row.
+func (s *Server) handleUINotificationEditPost(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+	u := s.requireUIUser(w, r)
+	if u == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	channelID := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+	ch, err := s.deps.Store.GetNotificationChannel(r.Context(), channelID)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, store.ErrNotFound) {
+			stdhttp.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		slog.Error("ui notifications: get for edit", "id", channelID, "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "bad request", stdhttp.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	f := formFromRequest(r)
+	f.ID = ch.ID
+
+	if errMsg := validateForm(f); errMsg != "" {
+		page, _ := s.loadSettingsPage(r)
+		if page == nil {
+			page = &settingsPage{ActiveTab: "notifications"}
+		}
+		page.Form = f
+		page.FormError = errMsg
+		s.renderSettingsPage(w, r, u, page, stdhttp.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Decrypt existing config so blank password fields can fall back
+	// to the stored values.
+	var existingCfg any
+	switch ch.Kind {
+	case "webhook":
+		var cfg notification.WebhookConfig
+		if derr := s.decryptChannelConfig(*ch, &cfg); derr == nil {
+			existingCfg = &cfg
+		}
+	case "ntfy":
+		var cfg notification.NtfyConfig
+		if derr := s.decryptChannelConfig(*ch, &cfg); derr == nil {
+			existingCfg = &cfg
+		}
+	case "smtp":
+		var cfg notification.SMTPConfig
+		if derr := s.decryptChannelConfig(*ch, &cfg); derr == nil {
+			existingCfg = &cfg
+		}
+	}
+
+	newCfg, err := buildConfig(f, existingCfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	enc, err := s.encryptChannelConfig(ch.ID, newCfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui notifications: re-encrypt", "id", ch.ID, "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	var dp *string
+	if f.DefaultPriority != "" {
+		dp = &f.DefaultPriority
+	}
+	updated := store.NotificationChannel{
+		ID:              ch.ID,
+		Kind:            f.Kind,
+		Name:            f.Name,
+		Enabled:         f.Enabled,
+		Config:          enc,
+		DefaultPriority: dp,
+		CreatedAt:       ch.CreatedAt,
+		UpdatedAt:       now,
+	}
+	if err := s.deps.Store.UpdateNotificationChannel(r.Context(), updated); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui notifications: update", "id", ch.ID, "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	_ = s.deps.Store.AppendAudit(r.Context(), store.AuditEntry{
+		ID:         ulid.Make().String(),
+		UserID:     &u.ID,
+		Actor:      "user",
+		Action:     "notification_channel.updated",
+		TargetKind: ptr("notification_channel"),
+		TargetID:   &ch.ID,
+		TS:         now,
+	})
+	stdhttp.Redirect(w, r, "/settings/notifications", stdhttp.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
+// handleUINotificationDelete implements the typed-confirm pattern:
+// the operator must type the channel name to proceed. On match,
+// DeleteNotificationChannel + audit row + redirect. On mismatch,
+// re-render with an error.
+func (s *Server) handleUINotificationDelete(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+	u := s.requireUIUser(w, r)
+	if u == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	channelID := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+	ch, err := s.deps.Store.GetNotificationChannel(r.Context(), channelID)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, store.ErrNotFound) {
+			stdhttp.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		slog.Error("ui notifications: get for delete", "id", channelID, "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := r.ParseForm(); err != nil {
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "bad request", stdhttp.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	confirm := strings.TrimSpace(r.PostForm.Get("confirm_name"))
+	if confirm != ch.Name {
+		page, _ := s.loadSettingsPage(r)
+		if page == nil {
+			page = &settingsPage{ActiveTab: "notifications"}
+		}
+		page.Form = &notificationForm{ID: ch.ID, Kind: ch.Kind, Name: ch.Name}
+		page.DeleteError = "Typed name did not match — deletion aborted."
+		s.renderSettingsPage(w, r, u, page, stdhttp.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := s.deps.Store.DeleteNotificationChannel(r.Context(), ch.ID); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("ui notifications: delete", "id", ch.ID, "err", err)
+		stdhttp.Error(w, "internal", stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	_ = s.deps.Store.AppendAudit(r.Context(), store.AuditEntry{
+		ID:         ulid.Make().String(),
+		UserID:     &u.ID,
+		Actor:      "user",
+		Action:     "notification_channel.deleted",
+		TargetKind: ptr("notification_channel"),
+		TargetID:   &ch.ID,
+		TS:         time.Now().UTC(),
+	})
+	stdhttp.Redirect(w, r, "/settings/notifications", stdhttp.StatusSeeOther)
+}
+
+// ── API handler ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// testResultFragment is the JSON body returned by handleAPINotificationTest.
+type testResultFragment struct {
+	OK         bool    `json:"ok"`
+	LatencyMS  int     `json:"latency_ms"`
+	StatusCode *int    `json:"status_code,omitempty"`
+	Error      *string `json:"error,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// handleAPINotificationTest fires a single synthetic test payload
+// through the named channel via Hub.DispatchOne and returns a JSON
+// result. The test button in the UI posts here and renders the
+// green/red pill from the response.
+func (s *Server) handleAPINotificationTest(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+	u := s.requireUIUser(w, r)
+	if u == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if s.deps.NotificationHub == nil {
+		writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusServiceUnavailable, "hub_not_ready",
+			"notification hub not initialised")
+		return
+	}
+	channelID := chi.URLParam(r, "id")
+	if _, err := s.deps.Store.GetNotificationChannel(r.Context(), channelID); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, store.ErrNotFound) {
+			writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusNotFound, "not_found", "channel not found")
+			return
+		}
+		slog.Error("api: notification test: get channel", "id", channelID, "err", err)
+		writeJSONError(w, stdhttp.StatusInternalServerError, "internal", "")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// AlertID is intentionally left empty for test notifications: the
+	// notification_log.alert_id column has a FK to alerts.id, and no
+	// real alert exists for a synthetic test fire. The hub leaves the
+	// column NULL when AlertID is empty.
+	payload := notification.Payload{
+		Event:    notification.EventTest,
+		Severity: "info",
+		Kind:     "test_notification",
+		HostName: "(test)",
+		Message:  "Test from restic-manager — channel is working.",
+		RaisedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
+	}
+
+	entry, err := s.deps.NotificationHub.DispatchOne(r.Context(), channelID, payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("api: notification test: dispatch", "id", channelID, "err", err)
+		errStr := err.Error()
+		writeJSON(w, stdhttp.StatusOK, testResultFragment{
+			OK:    false,
+			Error: &errStr,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	res := testResultFragment{OK: entry.OK, StatusCode: entry.StatusCode}
+	if entry.LatencyMS != nil {
+		res.LatencyMS = *entry.LatencyMS
+	}
+	if entry.Error != nil {
+		res.Error = entry.Error
+	}
+	writeJSON(w, stdhttp.StatusOK, res)
+}
diff --git a/internal/server/http/ui_notifications_test.go b/internal/server/http/ui_notifications_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85d84d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/server/http/ui_notifications_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	stdhttp "net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/oklog/ulid/v2"
+
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/auth"
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/crypto"
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/notification"
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/server/config"
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/server/ws"
+	"gitea.dcglab.co.uk/steve/restic-manager/internal/store"
+)
+
+// newNotificationTestServer builds a test server wired with a real
+// NotificationHub backed by a temporary store. It also inserts a session
+// so HTTP calls are authenticated.
+func newNotificationTestServer(t *testing.T) (*Server, string, *store.Store, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	st, err := store.Open(context.Background(), filepath.Join(dir, "rm.db"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("store: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = st.Close() })
+
+	keyPath := filepath.Join(dir, "secret.key")
+	_ = crypto.GenerateKeyFile(keyPath)
+	key, _ := crypto.LoadKeyFromFile(keyPath)
+	aead, _ := crypto.NewAEAD(key)
+
+	hub := notification.NewHub(st, aead, "http://localhost")
+
+	deps := Deps{
+		Cfg:             config.Config{Listen: ":0", DataDir: dir, SecretKeyFile: keyPath},
+		Store:           st,
+		AEAD:            aead,
+		Hub:             ws.NewHub(),
+		NotificationHub: hub,
+		BootstrapToken:  "test-token",
+	}
+	s := New(deps)
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(s.srv.Handler)
+	t.Cleanup(ts.Close)
+
+	// Mint a user + session so authenticated routes work.
+	rawToken, _ := auth.NewToken()
+	userID := ulid.Make().String()
+	hash, _ := auth.HashPassword("test-password-long")
+	_ = st.CreateUser(context.Background(), store.User{
+		ID:           userID,
+		Username:     "testadmin",
+		PasswordHash: hash,
+		Role:         store.RoleAdmin,
+		CreatedAt:    time.Now().UTC(),
+	})
+	_ = st.CreateSession(context.Background(), store.Session{
+		UserID:    userID,
+		CreatedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
+		ExpiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Hour).UTC(),
+	}, auth.HashToken(rawToken))
+
+	return s, ts.URL, st, rawToken
+}
+
+// authedClient returns a client + cookie jar that sends the test session cookie.
+func authedClient(t *testing.T, rawToken string, baseURL string) *stdhttp.Client {
+	t.Helper()
+	jar := &simpleCookieJar{token: rawToken, baseURL: baseURL}
+	return &stdhttp.Client{Jar: jar}
+}
+
+// simpleCookieJar injects the session cookie on every request to baseURL.
+type simpleCookieJar struct {
+	token   string
+	baseURL string
+}
+
+func (j *simpleCookieJar) SetCookies(_ *url.URL, _ []*stdhttp.Cookie) {}
+
+func (j *simpleCookieJar) Cookies(u *url.URL) []*stdhttp.Cookie {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(u.String(), j.baseURL) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return []*stdhttp.Cookie{{Name: sessionCookieName, Value: j.token}}
+}
+
+// createTestWebhookChannel inserts a webhook channel into the store
+// for the given server's AEAD, targeting sink.
+func createTestWebhookChannel(t *testing.T, s *Server, st *store.Store, sink string) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	id := "ch-test-" + strings.ReplaceAll(t.Name(), "/", "-")
+	cfg, _ := json.Marshal(notification.WebhookConfig{URL: sink})
+	enc, err := s.deps.AEAD.Encrypt(cfg, []byte("notification-channel:"+id))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("encrypt: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = st.CreateNotificationChannel(context.Background(), store.NotificationChannel{
+		ID:        id,
+		Kind:      "webhook",
+		Name:      "test-webhook",
+		Enabled:   true,
+		Config:    []byte(enc),
+		CreatedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
+		UpdatedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create channel: %v", err)
+	}
+	return id
+}
+
+// TestAPINotificationTestEndToEnd is the primary plan test:
+// configure a webhook channel pointing at an httptest sink, POST the
+// test endpoint, assert the synthetic event landed at the sink and a
+// notification_log row with event="alert.test" ok=1 was persisted.
+func TestAPINotificationTestEndToEnd(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Sink — records incoming request bodies.
+	var received [][]byte
+	sink := httptest.NewServer(stdhttp.HandlerFunc(func(w stdhttp.ResponseWriter, r *stdhttp.Request) {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		received = append(received, body)
+		w.WriteHeader(stdhttp.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer sink.Close()
+
+	s, baseURL, st, rawToken := newNotificationTestServer(t)
+	channelID := createTestWebhookChannel(t, s, st, sink.URL)
+	client := authedClient(t, rawToken, baseURL)
+
+	res, err := client.Post(baseURL+"/api/notifications/"+channelID+"/test",
+		"application/json", bytes.NewReader(nil))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("post: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = res.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if res.StatusCode != stdhttp.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+		t.Fatalf("status %d: %s", res.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var result testResultFragment
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(res.Body).Decode(&result); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !result.OK {
+		errStr := "<nil>"
+		if result.Error != nil {
+			errStr = *result.Error
+		}
+		t.Fatalf("expected ok=true, got false; error=%s", errStr)
+	}
+
+	// The sink should have received exactly one request.
+	if len(received) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("sink: expected 1 request, got %d", len(received))
+	}
+
+	// Decode the webhook body and check the event field.
+	var body map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(received[0], &body); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode sink body: %v", err)
+	}
+	if body["event"] != string(notification.EventTest) {
+		t.Errorf("event: got %v, want %s", body["event"], notification.EventTest)
+	}
+
+	// notification_log should have one row with event=alert.test and ok=1.
+	var n int
+	if err := st.DB().QueryRow(
+		`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM notification_log
+		  WHERE channel_id = ? AND event = 'alert.test' AND ok = 1`,
+		channelID,
+	).Scan(&n); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("query log: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("notification_log: expected 1 row, got %d", n)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAPINotificationTestNotFound confirms a 404 for an unknown channel.
+func TestAPINotificationTestNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	_, baseURL, _, rawToken := newNotificationTestServer(t)
+	client := authedClient(t, rawToken, baseURL)
+
+	res, err := client.Post(baseURL+"/api/notifications/no-such-channel/test",
+		"application/json", bytes.NewReader(nil))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("post: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = res.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if res.StatusCode != stdhttp.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Errorf("expected 404, got %d", res.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestAPINotificationTestUnauthed confirms a redirect (or 4xx) when
+// there is no session cookie.
+func TestAPINotificationTestUnauthed(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	_, baseURL, _, _ := newNotificationTestServer(t)
+
+	// Use a client that does NOT follow redirects and has no cookie.
+	client := &stdhttp.Client{
+		CheckRedirect: func(_ *stdhttp.Request, _ []*stdhttp.Request) error {
+			return stdhttp.ErrUseLastResponse
+		},
+	}
+	res, err := client.Post(baseURL+"/api/notifications/any-id/test",
+		"application/json", bytes.NewReader(nil))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("post: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = res.Body.Close() }()
+
+	// requireUIUser redirects to /login for unauthenticated requests.
+	if res.StatusCode != stdhttp.StatusSeeOther && res.StatusCode != stdhttp.StatusUnauthorized {
+		t.Errorf("expected 303 or 401, got %d", res.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestNotificationCreateAndDelete is a CRUD round-trip exercising
+// the store methods. The handler layer would return template errors
+// (no templates in tests), so we exercise just the store-level API
+// that the handlers call, confirming the plumbing compiles and works.
+func TestNotificationCreateAndDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	s, _, st, _ := newNotificationTestServer(t)
+
+	id := "ch-crud-test"
+	cfg, _ := json.Marshal(notification.WebhookConfig{URL: "https://example.com/hook"})
+	enc, _ := s.deps.AEAD.Encrypt(cfg, []byte("notification-channel:"+id))
+
+	now := time.Now().UTC()
+	err := st.CreateNotificationChannel(context.Background(), store.NotificationChannel{
+		ID:        id,
+		Kind:      "webhook",
+		Name:      "crud-test",
+		Enabled:   true,
+		Config:    []byte(enc),
+		CreatedAt: now,
+		UpdatedAt: now,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Read it back and decrypt.
+	ch, err := st.GetNotificationChannel(context.Background(), id)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("get: %v", err)
+	}
+	var got notification.WebhookConfig
+	plain, err := s.deps.AEAD.Decrypt(string(ch.Config), []byte("notification-channel:"+id))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decrypt: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(plain, &got); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got.URL != "https://example.com/hook" {
+		t.Errorf("URL: got %q, want %q", got.URL, "https://example.com/hook")
+	}
+
+	// Delete.
+	if err := st.DeleteNotificationChannel(context.Background(), id); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := st.GetNotificationChannel(context.Background(), id); err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected ErrNotFound after delete")
+	}
+}