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Let's Chat

Self-hosted chat app for small teams

Team Chat ★ 9.8k stars Medium setup MIT

Let's Chat is a persistent messaging application for small teams, offering chat rooms, file uploads, and history search. It is a lightweight Node.js application backed by MongoDB.

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Key features

  • Persistent chat rooms
  • File uploads and image embeds
  • Searchable history
  • LDAP/Kerberos authentication

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 9.8k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript

Trade-offs

  • No longer actively developed
  • Dated interface

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