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Rocket.Chat

Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework.

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Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the Meteor fullstack framework. It is a great solution for communities and companies wanting to privately host their own chat service or for developers looking forward to build and evolve their own chat platforms.

Platform availability

Available on 3 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm

Also on Docker Hub and GitHub

Health score

21/100 Low

Maintained
0GitHub repository no longer exists
Popular
No data
Easy to install
403 install platforms, Docker image
Light to run
502 GB minimum RAM

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 8 days ago

No GitHub repository data collected yet.

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (BigBearTechWorld/rocket-chat-v8)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 2 GB RAM, 1 CPU core(s), 40 GB disk. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 7 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

No first-install notes yet.

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  • Mattermost - Mattermost is an open-source, self-hosted team messaging and collaboration platform.
  • Microsoft Teams - Integrates seamlessly with Office 365 to centralize chat, files, and tools.
  • Quiet Chat - Peer-to-peer group chat platform syncing messages over Tor and IPFS, ensuring private, encrypted, decentralized collaboration without any c…
  • Slack - Slack is a secure messaging platform that helps teams communicate and collaborate.
  • Zulip - Zulip is an open source threaded team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused.
  • brim - Brim is a user-friendly tool for viewing and analysing large amounts of internet traffic data.

Checked 4 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

How do self-managed and cloud-hosted Rocket.Chat workspaces differ?

The fundamental difference is who manages the infrastructure and where the data resides.

Do self-hosted mobile notifications require Rocket.Chat's gateway?

Yes, the mobile notification feature was moved to Rocket.Chat's gateway, and that gateway sends messages to Rocket.Chat's servers so they traverse their server.

Can Rocket.Chat Community Edition run in an air-gapped environment?

No, Community Edition no longer supports air-gapped environments. Only premium plans, including the free Starter plan, can run Rocket.Chat in air-gapped setups.

What components are mentioned when setting up self-hosted Rocket.Chat?

A self-hosting discussion describes getting both Rocket.Chat and MongoDB container(s) up and running.

Answers sourced from docs.rocket.chat, github.com, www.reddit.com, www.redditmedia.com

Community

Collected yesterday - public community threads