Self-hosted projects tagged “WebSockets”

Supabase is an open source Postgres development platform providing authentication, auto-generated REST/GraphQL APIs, realtime subscriptions, edge functions, file storage, and vector embeddings.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Firebase+10

NodeBB is a modern forum platform with real-time discussions, built-in chat, SSO options, plugins, and flexible theming, backed by Redis, MongoDB, or PostgreSQL.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Discourse+14

Self-hosted smart home hub that unifies device control, automation, and floorplan visualization while preserving privacy.

MPL-2.0Actively maintained

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Samsung SmartThings+19

AnyCable is a realtime server for reliable two-way communication over WebSockets and SSE, designed to power chats, notifications, presence, and streaming updates for any backend.

MITActively maintained

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Socket.IO Cloud+4

Open-source realtime Kanban-style board for teams with an advanced Markdown editor, SSO, import/export, and Docker deployment. Built with React and Sails.js on PostgreSQL.

MITActively maintained

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Trello+19

Modern Node.js-based BBS server with Telnet/SSH/WebSocket access, theming and mods, message networks, file areas, doors, and strong authentication options.

BSD-2-ClauseActively maintained

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Discourse+14

UnrealIRCd is an open-source, modular IRC server implementing IRCv3, TLS, anti-spam/flood protections, GeoIP and admin APIs for running public or private IRC networks.

Real-time collaborative mind-mapping web app with import/export, sharing via links/QR, undo/redo and Postgres storage. Runs with a TypeScript/NestJS backend and Angular frontend.

MITActively maintained

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Xmind+8

Web app that uses your Lidarr library and Last.fm to surface similar artists, supports AI-driven prompts, real-time UI, and pushes additions back to Lidarr.

MITActively maintained

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Last.fm+1

SAMA is a Node.js-based open-source chat server using uWebSockets.js, MongoDB and Redis, providing WebSocket/HTTP APIs, E2EE, clustering, and web/mobile clients.

GPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Sendbird+19

Web-based IDE for Java 8 focused on teaching: teacher-managed assignments, JUnit auto-testing, isolated execution via Docker workers, and Gitea-backed projects.

MITSlowing down

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Codio+8

Simple companion web app for book clubs to suggest books, run voting rounds, track reading history, write reviews and integrate with Goodreads.

Actively maintained

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Goodreads+5