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Spectrum 2

Transport and gateway framework for messaging networks

Chat & Communication ★ 418 stars Hard setup GPL-3.0

Spectrum 2 is an open-source transport framework that bridges XMPP and other messaging networks such as IRC, Slack, and Telegram. It lets users access multiple chat networks through a single client.

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Key features

  • Bridges XMPP to other networks
  • IRC, Slack, and Telegram support
  • Pluggable backends
  • Web registration interface

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

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