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Checkout the latest version at [https://demo.rocket.chat](https://demo.rocket.chat)
Available from the AppStore:
[](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/rocket.chat/id1028869439?mt=8)
[](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.konecty.rocket.chat)
Now compatible with all Android devices as old as version 4.0.x - [dowload here](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki/Build-the-Android-Cordova-Web-App-and-connect-to-your-own-Rocket.Chat-Server), even on BlackBerry Passport!
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Try it on Ubuntu:
[Deploy on VPS or standalone server](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki/Deploy-Rocket.Chat-without-docker)
Try it with docker:
```
docker-compose up
```
and check it out at http://localhost:80
Download the Native Cross-Platform Desktop Application at [Rocket.Chat.Electron](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Electron/releases)
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Rocket.Chat is a Web Chat Server, developed in JavaScript, using the [Meteor](https://www.meteor.com/install) fullstack framework.
It is a great solution for communities and companies wanting to privately host their own chat service or for developers looking forward to build and evolve their own chat platforms.
##### [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9624737)
> Yes, we made it to the #1
##### [Product Hunt](http://www.producthunt.com/posts/rocket-chat)
> Your own open source Slack-like chat
##### [JavaScript Weekly](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/234)
> An open source Web based, channel based chat system (a la Slack) built using Meteor, the full stack JavaScript development platform.
##### [wwwhatsnew.com](http://wwwhatsnew.com/2015/05/30/rocket-chat-para-los-programadores-que-quieran-ofrecer-un-chat-en-su-web/)
> Para los programadores que quieran ofrecer un chat en su web
##### [clasesdeperiodismo.com](http://www.clasesdeperiodismo.com/2015/05/30/un-chat-de-codigo-abierto-que-puedes-anadir-a-la-web/)
> Un chat de código abierto que puedes añadir a la web
##### [snowulf.com](https://snowulf.com/2015/09/25/why-slack-when-you-can-rocket-chat/)
> Why Slack when you can Rocket.chat?
- BYOS (bring your own server)
- Multiple Rooms
- Public Channels
- Desktop Notifications
- Mentions
- Avatars
- Markdown
- Emojis
- Full text search
- Support for Okta SSO through SAML v2
- Live chat / Messaging call center - Alpha testing now! [Issue #519](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/519)
- I18n - Supports 22 Languages [Internationalization with Lingohub](https://translate.lingohub.com/engelgabriel/rocket-dot-chat/dashboard)
- Hubot Friendly - [Hubot Integration Project](https://github.com/RocketChat/hubot-rocketchat)
- LDAP Authentication - [LDAP Authentication on Rocket.Chat Wiki](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki/LDAP-Authentication)
- Face to Face Video Conferencing aka WebRTC (Alpha) - [How to video chat](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki/Using-Face-to-face-video-conference-%28aka-webrtc%29)
- REST APIs - [Ready for testing ...](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki/REST-APIs)
- Remote Locations Video Monitoring - [Early access ...](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki/Remote-Video-Monitoring)
- Native Cross-Platform Desktop Application [Rocket.Chat.Electron - HELP WANTED](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Electron/releases)
- Mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch [Download on AppStore!](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/rocket.chat/id1028869439?mt=8)
- Mobile app for Android phone, tablet, and TV stick [Available now on Google Play!](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.konecty.rocket.chat)
- Support for PostgreSQL: [Issue #533](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/533), [Issue #822](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/822)
- Native iOS Application [Issue #270](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/270), [Rocket.Chat.iOS - HELP WANTED](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.iOS)
- Native Android Application [Issue #271 - HELP WANTED](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/271)
- Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging [Issue #36](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/36), [Issue #268 - HELP WANTED](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/268)
- API-enabled methods: [Issue #202](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/202), [Issue #454](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/454), [Issue #455](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/455), [Issue #759](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/759)
- Voice calls: [Issue #542](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/542)
- Screensharing: [Issue #418](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/418)
- Kerberos Authentication: [Issue #839](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/839)
- XMPP Multi-user chat (MUC): [Issue #404](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/404)
- More webhooks: GitLab, Confluence, Jira, Piwik, Wordpress: [Issue #233](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/233), [Issue #525](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/525), [Issue #637](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/637), [Issue #638](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/638), [Issue #747](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/747)
- Support multiple teams on the same instance / same VPS infrastructure: [Issue #658](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/658), [Issue #630](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/630)
- Clusterize / Descentralize: [Issue #520](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/520), [Issue #601](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/601)
- Anonymous use of Rocket.Chat: [Issue #604](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/604)
- File Sharing via P2P and Scalable Multicast: [Issue #369](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/369), [Issue #370](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/370)
- Anti-virus checking on file uploads: [Issue #757](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/757)
### Issues
[Github Issues](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues) are used to track todos, bugs, feature requests, and more.
#### Hubot
The docker image is ready.
Everyone can start hacking the adapter code, or launch his/her own bot within a few minutes now.
Please head over to the [Hubot Integration Project](https://github.com/RocketChat/hubot-rocketchat) for more information.
#### Many, many, many more to come!
We are developing the APIs based on the competition, so stay tunned and you will see a lot happening here.
### Documentation
Checkout [Github Wiki](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki) (coming soon)
Follow these [deployment instructions](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki/Deploy-Rocket.Chat-without-docker).
Solid five-nines deployment with industry workhorse FreeBSD (coming soon).
### Ubuntu Software Center
Easy one click install right from your Ubuntu Desktop (coming soon).
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### Docker
Use the automated build at our [Official Docker Registry](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/rocketchat/rocket.chat/)
[](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/rocketchat/rocket.chat/)
```
docker pull rocketchat/rocket.chat
```
Host your docker container at [sloppy.io](http://sloppy.io). Get an account and use the [quickstarter](https://github.com/sloppyio/quickstarters/tree/master/rocketchat)
### Heroku
Host your own Rocket.Chat server for **FREE** with [One-Click Deploy](https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/tree/master)
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## Development Installation
Prerequisites:
* [Git](http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git)
* [Meteor](https://www.meteor.com/install)
Now just clone and start the app:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git
cd Rocket.Chat
meteor
```
or use docker:
```
git clone https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.git
cd Rocket.Chat
Thanks to
[Diego Sampaio](https://github.com/sampaiodiego),
[Gabriel Engel](https://github.com/engelgabriel),
[Marcelo Schmidt](https://github.com/marceloschmidt),
[Rafael Caferati](https://github.com/rcaferati),
[Rodrigo Nascimento](https://github.com/rodrigok),
[Aaron Ogle](https://github.com/geekgonecrazy),
[Graywolf336](https://github.com/Graywolf336)
Emoji provided free by [Emoji One](http://emojione.com)
Performance monitoring provided by [Kadira](https://kadira.io/)
A lot of work has already gone into Rocket.Chat, but we have much bigger plans for it!
So if you'd like to be part of the project, please check out the [roadmap](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/milestones) and [issues](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues) to see if there's anything you can help with.
We are experimenting [Lingohub](https://translate.lingohub.com/engelgabriel/rocket-dot-chat/dashboard).
If you want to help, send an email to support at rocket.chat to be invited to the translation project.
Join the the conversation at [Twitter](http://twitter.com/RocketChatApp), [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/RocketChatApp) or [Google Plus](https://plus.google.com/+RocketChatApp)
### License
Note that Rocket.Chat is distributed under the [MIT License](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
### Donate
Rocket.Chat will be free forever, but you can help us speed-up the development!
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