how to make my server support APNs?

Question

i read in some stackOverflow post that The host would need to have port 2195 open and support push notifications under apns.how do i make my server to support apns.

what does this line means in Push Notification guide

To establish a trusted provider identity, we should present this certificate to APNs at connection time using peer-to-peer authentication.

do i need to make a connection to APns through my native app? someone please explain this

Answer 1

Pretty much any server that doesn't have restriction on what sockets you can open is ready to be an APNS provider. In your project code, you can just open a socket to Apple servers (or use a library).

My understanding that Google App Engine and basically any traditional shared web hosting block any port other than 80, so you cannot use them. However, you can look into Urban Airship that provides a RESTful API that basically use from any service. It might get pricy though.