openimsdk/open-im-server
IM Chat OpenClaw
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Where it stands
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Ranks #571 of 2,845 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 20%).
2 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 74 contributors on GitHub.
Peaked at #54 in the weekly ranking the week of Mar 29, its best in the past year.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides an open-source instant messaging server with microservices architecture for scalable chat and messaging solutions.
- Enables large-scale user and message support with flexible deployment options including Kubernetes, Docker, and source code.
- Use for integrating real-time messaging and user management into custom client applications across platforms.
- Use for deploying scalable IM backend services supporting millions of users and billions of messages in production.
- Use for extending business systems with REST APIs and webhooks to automate group management and message pushing.
Should you depend on it?
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License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
Unlike standalone chat applications such as Telegram, Signal, and Rocket.Chat, OpenIM offers an open-source instant messaging solution designed specifically for developers rather than as a directly installable standalone chat app. Comprising OpenIM SDK and OpenIM Server, it provides developers with a complete set of tools and services to integrate instant messaging functions into their applications, including message sending and receiving, user management, and group management. Overall, OpenIM aims to provide developers with the necessary tools and framework to implement efficient instant messaging solutions in their applications.
OpenIMSDK, designed for OpenIMServer, is an IM SDK created specifically for integration into client applications. It supports various functionalities and modules:
Built with Golang and supports cross-platform deployment to ensure a consistent integration experience across all platforms.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+148 stars over 85 days across 10 snapshot days; best day +4 on Aug 28.
Forks
3.0K+48
Open issues
125+17
Compared with peers in Messaging
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| openimsdk/open-im-server | 16.7K | +0 | 45 | today |
| InsForge/InsForge | 13.1K | +0 | 75 | 6 days ago |
| TEN-framework/ten-framework | 11.2K | +0 | 75 | 20 days ago |
| nats-io/nats.go | 6.8K | +0 | 75 | 24 days ago |
| macro-inc/macro | 4.9K | +0 | 75 | 1 day ago |
| Mininglamp-OSS/octo-web | 1.2K | +0 | 75 | today |
| Category median | 6.8K | +0 | 75 | — |
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