Self-hosted projects built with Server-Sent Events (SSE)

Open-source Go backend providing embedded SQLite, realtime (SSE) subscriptions, auth (JWT/OAuth2), file storage, admin UI and REST-style APIs for web and mobile apps.

MITActively maintained

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PocketBase Cloud+17

Open-source, Go-based real-time messaging server for pub/sub and live updates; supports WebSocket, SSE, gRPC and brokers (Redis, NATS) with official SDKs.

Apache-2.0Actively maintained

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Centrifugo Cloud+4

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

Privacy-first, end-to-end encrypted note-taking app with desktop, mobile and web clients, open-source code, web clipper, bidirectional links, and a self-hostable sync server.

AGPL-3.0Actively maintained

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Evernote+12

Self-hosted Go web app to share and store text snippets, files, links and a Markdown notepad over a local network with PWA support and configurable expirations.

MITSlowing down

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Apple AirDrop+10

Self-hosted music download manager that fetches Spotify content and falls back to Deezer for lossless sources; FastAPI backend, Celery tasks and Redis caching.