Spacebar
Self-hostable, open-source Discord-compatible chat backend
Spacebar is a free, open-source, self-hostable chat platform that is compatible with the Discord client and API. It lets communities run their own Discord-like server infrastructure.
Key features
- Discord-API compatible
- Works with existing Discord clients
- Self-hosted communities
- Voice and text channels
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (2.2k GitHub stars)
- Written in TypeScript
Trade-offs
- Still in heavy development
- Feature gaps versus Discord
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