diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-test.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-test.yml
index b3a7daca..d0629f7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-test.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, ARM64]
-        node: [ 14, 20.5 ]
+        node: [ 16, 20.5 ]
         # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
 
     steps:
@@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
-    - run: npm install npm@9 -g
-    - run: npm install
-    - run: npm run build
-    - run: npm run test-backend
+  
+    - name: Install
+      run: npm install
+    - name: Build
+      run: npm run build
+    - name: Test Backend
+      run: npm run test-backend
       env:
         HEADLESS_TEST: 1
         JUST_FOR_TEST: ${{ secrets.JUST_FOR_TEST }}
@@ -61,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
-      - run: npm install npm@9 -g
       - run: npm ci --production
 
   check-linters:
diff --git a/server/notification-providers/google-chat.js b/server/notification-providers/google-chat.js
index 9f1b53b7..0b72fea9 100644
--- a/server/notification-providers/google-chat.js
+++ b/server/notification-providers/google-chat.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 const NotificationProvider = require("./notification-provider");
 const axios = require("axios");
 const { setting } = require("../util-server");
-const { getMonitorRelativeURL } = require("../../src/util");
-const { DOWN, UP } = require("../../src/util");
+const { getMonitorRelativeURL, UP } = require("../../src/util");
 
 class GoogleChat extends NotificationProvider {
     name = "GoogleChat";
@@ -16,26 +15,71 @@ class GoogleChat extends NotificationProvider {
         try {
             // Google Chat message formatting: https://developers.google.com/chat/api/guides/message-formats/basic
 
-            let textMsg = "";
-            if (heartbeatJSON && heartbeatJSON.status === UP) {
-                textMsg = "✅ Application is back online\n";
-            } else if (heartbeatJSON && heartbeatJSON.status === DOWN) {
-                textMsg = "🔴 Application went down\n";
-            }
+            let chatHeader = {
+                title: "Uptime Kuma Alert",
+            };
 
-            if (monitorJSON && monitorJSON.name) {
-                textMsg += `*${monitorJSON.name}*\n`;
+            if (monitorJSON && heartbeatJSON) {
+                chatHeader["title"] =
+                    heartbeatJSON["status"] === UP
+                        ? `✅ ${monitorJSON["name"]} is back online`
+                        : `🔴 ${monitorJSON["name"]} went down`;
             }
 
-            textMsg += `${msg}`;
+            // always show msg
+            let sectionWidgets = [
+                {
+                    textParagraph: {
+                        text: `<b>Message:</b>\n${msg}`,
+                    },
+                },
+            ];
 
+            // add time if available
+            if (heartbeatJSON) {
+                sectionWidgets.push({
+                    textParagraph: {
+                        text: `<b>Time (${heartbeatJSON["timezone"]}):</b>\n${heartbeatJSON["localDateTime"]}`,
+                    },
+                });
+            }
+
+            // add button for monitor link if available
             const baseURL = await setting("primaryBaseURL");
-            if (baseURL && monitorJSON) {
-                textMsg += `\n${baseURL + getMonitorRelativeURL(monitorJSON.id)}`;
+            if (baseURL) {
+                const urlPath = monitorJSON ? getMonitorRelativeURL(monitorJSON.id) : "/";
+                sectionWidgets.push({
+                    buttonList: {
+                        buttons: [
+                            {
+                                text: "Visit Uptime Kuma",
+                                onClick: {
+                                    openLink: {
+                                        url: baseURL + urlPath,
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            },
+                        ],
+                    },
+                });
             }
 
-            const data = {
-                "text": textMsg,
+            let chatSections = [
+                {
+                    widgets: sectionWidgets,
+                },
+            ];
+
+            // construct json data
+            let data = {
+                cardsV2: [
+                    {
+                        card: {
+                            header: chatHeader,
+                            sections: chatSections,
+                        },
+                    },
+                ],
             };
 
             await axios.post(notification.googleChatWebhookURL, data);
diff --git a/server/notification-providers/home-assistant.js b/server/notification-providers/home-assistant.js
index ee95ba0b..4536b2a4 100644
--- a/server/notification-providers/home-assistant.js
+++ b/server/notification-providers/home-assistant.js
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class HomeAssistant extends NotificationProvider {
                     ...(notificationService !== "persistent_notification" && { data: {
                         name: monitorJSON?.name,
                         status: heartbeatJSON?.status,
+                        channel: "Uptime Kuma",
+                        icon_url: "https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma/blob/master/public/icon.png?raw=true",
                     } }),
                 },
                 {
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 45732471..753f88b8 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -1619,15 +1619,15 @@ async function afterLogin(socket, user) {
     socket.join(user.id);
 
     let monitorList = await server.sendMonitorList(socket);
-    await sendInfo(socket);
-    await server.sendMaintenanceList(socket);
-    await sendNotificationList(socket);
-    await sendProxyList(socket);
-    await sendDockerHostList(socket);
-    await sendAPIKeyList(socket);
-    await sendRemoteBrowserList(socket);
-
-    await sleep(500);
+    await Promise.allSettled([
+        sendInfo(socket),
+        server.sendMaintenanceList(socket),
+        sendNotificationList(socket),
+        sendProxyList(socket),
+        sendDockerHostList(socket),
+        sendAPIKeyList(socket),
+        sendRemoteBrowserList(socket),
+    ]);
 
     await StatusPage.sendStatusPageList(io, socket);