diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/INotificationProvider.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/INotificationProvider.ts
index 2743dfab9..b5c886408 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/INotificationProvider.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/INotificationProvider.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 import type { Notification } from "@/types/index.js";
 import type { NotificationMessage } from "@/types/notificationMessage.js";
+import { ILogger } from "@/utils/logger.js";
+import type { OptionsOfJSONResponseBody } from "got";
 
+export const DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
 export interface INotificationProvider {
 	sendMessage: (notification: Notification, message: NotificationMessage) => Promise<boolean>;
 	sendTestAlert(notification: Partial<Notification>): Promise<boolean>;
 }
+
+export abstract class NotificationProvider implements INotificationProvider {
+	protected readonly logger: ILogger;
+	protected readonly timeoutMs: number;
+
+	constructor(logger: ILogger, timeoutMs: number = DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_TIMEOUT_MS) {
+		this.logger = logger;
+		this.timeoutMs = timeoutMs;
+	}
+
+	protected gotRequestOptions(): Pick<OptionsOfJSONResponseBody, "timeout" | "retry"> {
+		return {
+			timeout: { request: this.timeoutMs },
+			retry: { limit: 0 },
+		};
+	}
+
+	abstract sendMessage(notification: Notification, message: NotificationMessage): Promise<boolean>;
+	abstract sendTestAlert(notification: Partial<Notification>): Promise<boolean>;
+}