fluxerapp/fluxer
A free and open source instant messaging and VoIP chat app built for friends, groups, and communities.
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Where it stands
Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.
5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 42 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #40 in the weekly ranking the week of Mar 22, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a free, open source instant messaging and VoIP platform for friends, groups, and communities with real-time chat and voice/video calls.
- Enables full self-hosting with no feature restrictions, giving complete control over data and avoiding vendor lock-in.
- Use for creating private, self-hosted chat servers for small to medium-sized communities seeking privacy and customization.
- Use for integrating real-time messaging and voice/video communication into custom applications using a modern TypeScript and WebAssembly stack.
- Use for developers wanting a scalable, extensible chat platform with rich media support and granular permissions for community management.
Should you depend on it?
License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.
License
AGPL 3.0
Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
- AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.
General guidance from repository metadata, not legal advice. How we score
From the README
Fluxer is a free and open source instant messaging and VoIP platform for friends, groups, and communities. Self-host it and every feature is unlocked.
Real-time messaging – typing indicators, reactions, and threaded replies.
Voice & video – calls in communities and DMs with screen sharing, powered by LiveKit.
Rich media – link previews, image and video attachments, and GIF search via KLIPY.
Communities and channels – text and voice channels organised into categories with granular permissions.
Custom expressions – upload custom emojis and stickers for your community.
Self-hostable – run your own instance with full control of your data and no vendor lock-in.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+834 stars over 87 days across 9 snapshot days; best day +18 on Aug 20.
Forks
847+158
Open issues
146-2
Compared with peers in Web
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pingdotgg/t3code | 55.7K | +12.2K | 75 | today |
| pbakaus/impeccable | 107.6K | +6.1K | 75 | 1 day ago |
| meta/astryx | 22.8K | +4.8K | 75 | today |
| Renhuai123/ziwei-doushu | 17.5K | +3.7K | 75 | 26 days ago |
| ranxianglei/billion-context | 6.3K | +2.4K | 75 | 3 days ago |
| fluxerapp/fluxer | 10.8K | — | 45 | today |
| Category median | 22.8K | +4.8K | 75 | — |
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