Self-hosted projects tagged “P2P”

Open-source peer-to-peer file synchronization with TLS encryption, no central server, and a browser-based UI.

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Resilio Sync+6

LocalSend is a free, open-source app for fast, encrypted file and text sharing between nearby devices over a local network, available on desktop and mobile.

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Apple AirDrop+6

PeerTube is a decentralized, ActivityPub-federated video hosting platform with live streaming, P2P WebRTC delivery, and customizable community-run instances.

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YouTube+8

Open-source, decentralized messaging network built on a Haskell core with Kotlin Multiplatform and native iOS clients; end-to-end encrypted messaging without user IDs.

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Signal+11

Open-source screen sharing server that runs self-hosted; WebRTC-based with TURN server; Docker or single-binary deployment; browser-based.

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Zoom+11

AirDrop-like P2P file and text transfer in the browser with device pairing and temporary public rooms for internet transfers.

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Apple AirDrop+5

Community-developed Obsidian plugin to sync vaults via CouchDB or S3-compatible storage, with optional experimental WebRTC peer-to-peer syncing and end-to-end encryption.

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Obsidian

YaCy is a self-hostable search engine with crawler and indexing, supporting decentralized P2P search, standalone search portals, and intranet/file search.

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Swiftype+13

Self-hosted ebook and audiobook collection manager that automates searches, downloads, upgrades, and library organization via Usenet and BitTorrent clients.

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Readarr

slskd is a modern Soulseek client-server daemon with a web UI for searching, downloading, and managing transfers, chats, and user shares from a browser.

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SoulseekQt

Tox is a decentralized, peer-to-peer communication system for encrypted messaging, voice/video calls, screen sharing, and file transfers without central servers.

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Signal+12

Peergos is a peer-to-peer encrypted file storage and private social platform with fine-grained access control, capability links, and a web UI for secure sharing.

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Proton Drive+12

Open-source browser-based peer-to-peer chat with E2E encryption, ephemeral messages, video/audio, screen sharing, direct file transfer, and iframe embedding.

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Zoom+15

Simple, robust BitTorrent tracker implementation for Node.js, providing client and server components with HTTP/UDP/WebSocket tracking and built-in stats endpoints.

RetroShare is a decentralized friend-to-friend platform for encrypted chat, mail, forums, channels and secure file sharing, with optional Tor/I2P support.

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Telegram+19

Briefing is a secure, anonymous WebRTC-based video group chat with text chat, screen sharing, and simple invite links, designed to run in modern browsers.

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Zoom+12

Lightweight clipboard sync tool for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android with end-to-end encryption, multi-user support, and optional self-hosted server or P2P mode.

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Pushbullet+6

Hyphanet (formerly Freenet) is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication and publishing using an encrypted, decentralized data store and plugin-based...

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Mastodon (mastodon.social)+8

A Python CLI and TUI tool to search and download torrents via Jackett or Prowlarr, using Libtorrent and a modern terminal UI.

RapidBay is a self-hosted torrent video streaming service that searches via Jackett, streams selected files in-browser, downloads subtitles, and supports Chromecast, Appl...

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Webtor.io+4

Open-source platform to stream torrent media, generate direct-download links and on-the-fly ZIP archives; distributed as an all-in-one Docker image.

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Webtor.io+8

Jami is a distributed communication platform for private messaging, audio/video calls, and conferencing, designed to work without central servers and with end-to-end encr...

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Signal+19

GNUnet is a network protocol stack and framework for building secure, distributed, privacy-preserving peer-to-peer applications and services.

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ZeroTier