 The Complete Open Source Chat Solution ## Demo Checkout the latest version at [https://rocket.chat](https://rocket.chat) [](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=49QX7TYCVZK8L) ## About [](https://travis-ci.org/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat) [](https://coveralls.io/r/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat) [](https://codeclimate.com/github/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat) [](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/raw/master/LICENSE) 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. ### On the News ##### [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 ## Features ### Current - BYOS (bring your own server) - Multiple Rooms - Direct Messages - Private Groups - Public Channels - Desktop Notifications - Mentions - Avatars - Markdown - Emojis - Transcripts / History - I18n - [Internationalization with Lingohub](https://translate.lingohub.com/engelgabriel/rocket-dot-chat/dashboard) - Hubot Friendly - [Hubot Integration Project](https://github.com/RocketChat/hubot-rocketchat) - Media Embeds - Link Previews - LDAP Authentication - [LDAP Authentication on Rocket.Chat Wiki](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/wiki/LDAP-Authentication) - [WebRTC signalling - ALPHA - help wanted - Issue #115](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/115) ### Roadmap for v1.0 - File uploads - Full text search - REST-like APIs - Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging - Kerberos Authentication - XMPP Multi-user chat (MUC) - Native Mobile App - Native Desktop App ### Issues [Github Issues](https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues) are used to track todos, bugs, feature requests, and more. ### Integrations #### 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) ## Production Deployment ### 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 ``` ### 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) [](https://heroku.com/deploy?template=https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/tree/master) ## 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 ``` ## Credits 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) e [Rodrigo Nascimento](https://github.com/rodrigok) Emoji provided free by [Emoji One](http://emojione.com) Performance monitoring provided by [Kadira](https://kadira.io/) ### Contributions #### We Need Your Help! 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. ### Translations 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. ### Community 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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