Self-hosted projects made with WebSockets

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

Self-hosted team chat platform with channels, DMs, voice/video, rich integrations, and omnichannel customer support features.

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Slack+9

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 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

Low-code, flow-based tool to wire devices, APIs, and services using a browser editor and Node.js runtime; widely used for IoT, automation, and integrations.

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IFTTT+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

Snapdrop-style cross-device file transfer with local network discovery and optional internet relay, running entirely in the browser.

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Apple AirDrop+2

Privacy-focused collaborative office suite with end-to-end encryption for docs, spreadsheets, forms, and file storage.

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Google Workspace+9

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

Web-based remote management server for computers and IoT devices with remote desktop/terminal, file transfer, user/device groups, and auditing.

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TeamViewer+6

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

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

Open-source local file transfer app for sending files peer-to-peer via a room code, with optional end-to-end encryption and simple web-based UI.

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Apple AirDrop+2