diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index b6e07b3b..cc197fbc 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
-	"text/template"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/websocket"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/attachment"
 	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/db"
 	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/db/pg"
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ import (
 	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/payments"
 	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/user"
 	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/util"
-	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/util/sprig"
 	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/webpush"
 )
 
@@ -1285,114 +1281,6 @@ func (s *Server) handleBodyAsTextMessage(m *model.Message, body *util.PeekedRead
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) handleBodyAsTemplatedTextMessage(m *model.Message, template templateMode, body *util.PeekedReadCloser, priorityStr string) error {
-	body, err := util.Peek(body, max(s.config.MessageSizeLimit, jsonBodyBytesLimit))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	} else if body.LimitReached {
-		return errHTTPEntityTooLargeJSONBody
-	}
-	peekedBody := strings.TrimSpace(string(body.PeekedBytes))
-	if template.FileMode() {
-		if err := s.renderTemplateFromFile(m, template.FileName(), peekedBody); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		if err := s.renderTemplateFromParams(m, peekedBody, priorityStr); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if len(m.Title) > s.config.MessageSizeLimit || len(m.Message) > s.config.MessageSizeLimit {
-		return errHTTPBadRequestTemplateMessageTooLarge
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// renderTemplateFromFile transforms the JSON message body according to a template from the filesystem.
-// The template file must be in the templates directory, or in the configured template directory.
-func (s *Server) renderTemplateFromFile(m *model.Message, templateName, peekedBody string) error {
-	if !templateNameRegex.MatchString(templateName) {
-		return errHTTPBadRequestTemplateFileNotFound
-	}
-	templateContent, _ := templatesFs.ReadFile(filepath.Join(templatesDir, templateName+templateFileExtension)) // Read from the embedded filesystem first
-	if s.config.TemplateDir != "" {
-		if b, _ := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(s.config.TemplateDir, templateName+templateFileExtension)); len(b) > 0 {
-			templateContent = b
-		}
-	}
-	if len(templateContent) == 0 {
-		return errHTTPBadRequestTemplateFileNotFound
-	}
-	var tpl templateFile
-	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(templateContent, &tpl); err != nil {
-		return errHTTPBadRequestTemplateFileInvalid
-	}
-	var err error
-	if tpl.Message != nil {
-		if m.Message, err = s.renderTemplate(templateName+" (message)", *tpl.Message, peekedBody); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if tpl.Title != nil {
-		if m.Title, err = s.renderTemplate(templateName+" (title)", *tpl.Title, peekedBody); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if tpl.Priority != nil {
-		renderedPriority, err := s.renderTemplate(templateName+" (priority)", *tpl.Priority, peekedBody)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if m.Priority, err = util.ParsePriority(renderedPriority); err != nil {
-			return errHTTPBadRequestPriorityInvalid
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// renderTemplateFromParams transforms the JSON message body according to the inline template in the
-// message, title, and priority parameters.
-func (s *Server) renderTemplateFromParams(m *model.Message, peekedBody string, priorityStr string) error {
-	var err error
-	if m.Message, err = s.renderTemplate("priority query parameter", m.Message, peekedBody); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if m.Title, err = s.renderTemplate("title query parameter", m.Title, peekedBody); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if priorityStr != "" {
-		renderedPriority, err := s.renderTemplate("priority query parameter", priorityStr, peekedBody)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if m.Priority, err = util.ParsePriority(renderedPriority); err != nil {
-			return errHTTPBadRequestPriorityInvalid
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// renderTemplate renders a template with the given JSON source data.
-func (s *Server) renderTemplate(name, tpl, source string) (string, error) {
-	if templateDisallowedRegex.MatchString(tpl) {
-		return "", errHTTPBadRequestTemplateDisallowedFunctionCalls
-	}
-	var data any
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(source), &data); err != nil {
-		return "", errHTTPBadRequestTemplateMessageNotJSON
-	}
-	t, err := template.New("").Funcs(sprig.TxtFuncMap()).Parse(tpl)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", errHTTPBadRequestTemplateInvalid.Wrap("%s", err.Error())
-	}
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	limitWriter := util.NewLimitWriter(util.NewTimeoutWriter(&buf, templateMaxExecutionTime), util.NewFixedLimiter(templateMaxOutputBytes))
-	if err := t.Execute(limitWriter, data); err != nil {
-		return "", errHTTPBadRequestTemplateExecuteFailed.Wrap("template %s: %s", name, err.Error())
-	}
-	return strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(buf.String(), "\\n", "\n")), nil // replace any remaining "\n" (those outside of template curly braces) with newlines
-}
-
 func (s *Server) handleBodyAsAttachment(r *http.Request, v *visitor, m *model.Message, body *util.PeekedReadCloser) error {
 	if s.attachment == nil || s.config.BaseURL == "" {
 		return errHTTPBadRequestAttachmentsDisallowed.With(m)
diff --git a/server/server_template.go b/server/server_template.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf5ae3e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/server_template.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"text/template"
+
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/model"
+	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/util"
+	"heckel.io/ntfy/v2/util/sprig"
+)
+
+func (s *Server) handleBodyAsTemplatedTextMessage(m *model.Message, template templateMode, body *util.PeekedReadCloser, priorityStr string) error {
+	body, err := util.Peek(body, max(s.config.MessageSizeLimit, jsonBodyBytesLimit))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if body.LimitReached {
+		return errHTTPEntityTooLargeJSONBody
+	}
+	peekedBody := strings.TrimSpace(string(body.PeekedBytes))
+	if template.FileMode() {
+		if err := s.renderTemplateFromFile(m, template.FileName(), peekedBody); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err := s.renderTemplateFromParams(m, peekedBody, priorityStr); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if len(m.Title) > s.config.MessageSizeLimit || len(m.Message) > s.config.MessageSizeLimit {
+		return errHTTPBadRequestTemplateMessageTooLarge
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// renderTemplateFromFile transforms the JSON message body according to a template from the filesystem.
+// The template file must be in the templates directory, or in the configured template directory.
+func (s *Server) renderTemplateFromFile(m *model.Message, templateName, peekedBody string) error {
+	if !templateNameRegex.MatchString(templateName) {
+		return errHTTPBadRequestTemplateFileNotFound
+	}
+	templateContent, _ := templatesFs.ReadFile(filepath.Join(templatesDir, templateName+templateFileExtension)) // Read from the embedded filesystem first
+	if s.config.TemplateDir != "" {
+		if b, _ := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(s.config.TemplateDir, templateName+templateFileExtension)); len(b) > 0 {
+			templateContent = b
+		}
+	}
+	if len(templateContent) == 0 {
+		return errHTTPBadRequestTemplateFileNotFound
+	}
+	var tpl templateFile
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(templateContent, &tpl); err != nil {
+		return errHTTPBadRequestTemplateFileInvalid
+	}
+	var err error
+	if tpl.Message != nil {
+		if m.Message, err = s.renderTemplate(templateName+" (message)", *tpl.Message, peekedBody); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if tpl.Title != nil {
+		if m.Title, err = s.renderTemplate(templateName+" (title)", *tpl.Title, peekedBody); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if tpl.Priority != nil {
+		renderedPriority, err := s.renderTemplate(templateName+" (priority)", *tpl.Priority, peekedBody)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if m.Priority, err = util.ParsePriority(renderedPriority); err != nil {
+			return errHTTPBadRequestPriorityInvalid
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// renderTemplateFromParams transforms the JSON message body according to the inline template in the
+// message, title, and priority parameters.
+func (s *Server) renderTemplateFromParams(m *model.Message, peekedBody string, priorityStr string) error {
+	var err error
+	if m.Message, err = s.renderTemplate("priority query parameter", m.Message, peekedBody); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if m.Title, err = s.renderTemplate("title query parameter", m.Title, peekedBody); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if priorityStr != "" {
+		renderedPriority, err := s.renderTemplate("priority query parameter", priorityStr, peekedBody)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if m.Priority, err = util.ParsePriority(renderedPriority); err != nil {
+			return errHTTPBadRequestPriorityInvalid
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// renderTemplate renders a template with the given JSON source data.
+func (s *Server) renderTemplate(name, tpl, source string) (string, error) {
+	if templateDisallowedRegex.MatchString(tpl) {
+		return "", errHTTPBadRequestTemplateDisallowedFunctionCalls
+	}
+	var data any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(source), &data); err != nil {
+		return "", errHTTPBadRequestTemplateMessageNotJSON
+	}
+	t, err := template.New("").Funcs(sprig.TxtFuncMap()).Parse(tpl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errHTTPBadRequestTemplateInvalid.Wrap("%s", err.Error())
+	}
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	limitWriter := util.NewLimitWriter(util.NewTimeoutWriter(&buf, templateMaxExecutionTime), util.NewFixedLimiter(templateMaxOutputBytes))
+	if err := t.Execute(limitWriter, data); err != nil {
+		return "", errHTTPBadRequestTemplateExecuteFailed.Wrap("template %s: %s", name, err.Error())
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(strings.ReplaceAll(buf.String(), "\\n", "\n")), nil // replace any remaining "\n" (those outside of template curly braces) with newlines
+}