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Buddycloud

Federated XMPP-based social networking server

Social Networks ★ 70 stars Hard setup Apache-2.0

Buddycloud is a federated communication platform built on XMPP that provides topic channels, presence, and social media features. It allows organizations to run their own decentralized social network.

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Key features

  • Federated XMPP social channels
  • Decentralized topic feeds
  • Self-hosted social networking

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • Written in Java
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM

Is Buddycloud secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Buddycloud's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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