Campfire
Self-hosted chat for teams
Campfire is a web-based chat application for teams. Run your own private chat server with all the features you need. Features: - Multiple chat rooms with access controls - Direct messages between users - File attachments with image and video previews - Search across all messages - Web Push notifications - @mentions to notify specific users - API with support for bot integrations - Modern, responsive web interface - Self-hosted and privacy-focused On first launch, you'll be guided through creating an admin account. This admin can then invite other users and manage rooms and permissions..
Strengths
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- One-click install on common self-host platforms
- Active community (4.6k GitHub stars)
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