Self-hosted projects tagged “Real-time”

Self-hostable backend platform combining Postgres, Auth, Storage, realtime APIs, edge functions, and an admin dashboard to build and scale apps quickly.

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Firebase+4

Open-source smart home platform that integrates thousands of devices, runs local automations, and provides dashboards, mobile apps, and voice control.

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IFTTT+3

High-resolution real-time monitoring for servers, containers, and apps with interactive dashboards, alerting, and extensive integrations for troubleshooting and observability.

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Datadog+4

Local-first, open-source workspace combining docs, wikis, and whiteboards with real-time collaboration and optional self-hosted cloud sync.

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Notion+4

Single-file backend with built-in database, auth, admin UI, files, and real-time APIs for web and mobile apps.

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Firebase+2

Self-hosted backend-as-a-service with auth, databases, storage, functions, and realtime APIs for web and mobile apps.

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Firebase+2

Self-hostable federated microblogging server for the ActivityPub network, with timelines, media attachments, moderation tools, and rich web/mobile clients.

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X (formerly Twitter)+1

Web-based UI/UX design and prototyping tool for real-time collaboration, SVG-first editing, and developer-friendly handoff.

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Figma+3

Self-hostable team chat with channels, threads, calls, integrations, and enterprise-grade security controls for organizations that need full data control.

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Slack+4

Self-hostable product analytics platform with event capture, funnels, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, and data pipelines.

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Mixpanel+7

Self-hosted NVR that uses real-time object detection (TensorRT/Coral/CPU) with camera restreaming, recording, snapshots, a web UI, and strong Home Assistant integration.

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Plex+8

Self-hostable video conferencing with browser-based meetings, screen sharing, chat, moderation tools, and optional end-to-end encryption.

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Zoom+9

Self-hostable publish/subscribe notification service with HTTP API, web UI, and mobile apps for push alerts from scripts, CI, monitoring, and automations.

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OneSignal+9

Self-hostable team chat with topic-based threading, powerful search, and integrations for engineering and communities.

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Slack+4

Etherpad is a real-time collaborative editor for notes and documents, featuring live multi-user editing, version history, and an extensible plugin system.

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Google Workspace+3

Self-hosted shared virtual browser (Firefox/Chromium) with synchronized viewing, multi-user control, chat, and WebRTC streaming for watch parties and remote collaboration.

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Parsec+5

Real-time Node.js forum platform with plugins, themes, SSO, moderation tools, and integrations for building scalable community discussion boards.

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Discord+5

Owncast is a self-hosted live streaming server for broadcasting RTMP to a web player with built-in chat, moderation tools, embeddable stream pages, and theming.

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Twitch (for live streaming)+5

Open-source virtual classroom for web conferencing with whiteboard, screen sharing, breakout rooms, recordings, and LMS integrations.

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Zoom+7

Open-source GPS tracking server with web/mobile apps, maps, alerts, geofencing, reports, and support for hundreds of GPS protocols for fleet and asset tracking.

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Samsara+6

A self-hosted, browser-based IRC client with persistent connections, multi-user access, theming, and extensibility via plugins.

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Kiwi IRC+2

Restreamer is a web UI for ingesting live video (RTMP/SRT/HTTP), optionally transcoding with FFmpeg, and restreaming to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, or custom RTMP targets.

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Restream+5

A Matrix homeserver that powers federated real-time chat with accounts, rooms, APIs, and integrations for clients like Element.

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Slack+4

Converse is an open-source, browser-based XMPP/Jabber chat client you can embed in any site to provide 1:1 and group messaging over existing XMPP servers.

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Slack+6

Ergo is a modern, self-contained IRCv3 server with integrated services (NickServ/ChanServ), TLS, history playback, bouncers, and extensive IRCv3 capability support.

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Discord+5

AnyCable is a scalable WebSocket server for Ruby on Rails Action Cable, offering a Go server with RPC to Rails and support for Redis and other brokers.

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Pusher Channels+4

Chitchatter is a serverless, peer-to-peer chat app that uses WebRTC and end-to-end encryption for ephemeral rooms without storing messages on a central server.

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Discord+4

Self-hosted, end-to-end encrypted clipboard sync for sharing text and links across your devices, with optional history and device management.

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Apple AirDrop+1

A lightweight backend for OwnTracks that records location updates and geofence transitions, provides a web UI and an API for querying tracks and events.

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GPSWOX+7

Self-hostable, privacy-friendly web analytics with realtime dashboards, events, funnels, and exportable reports—an alternative to Google Analytics and similar tools.

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Google Analytics+3