spacebarchat/server
Spacebar server - A reimplementation of the Discord.com backend, built with Typescript and love
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Where it stands
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The project lists 94 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Implements a Discord-compatible backend server using TypeScript to provide real-time messaging and communication features.
- Offers full backward compatibility with existing Discord bots, applications, and clients while enabling extended functionality.
- Use for hosting a self-managed, open-source alternative to Discord's backend infrastructure for instant messaging.
- Use for developing and testing Discord bots and applications in a customizable and extendable environment.
- Use for integrating real-time communication features into custom clients or services that require Discord protocol compatibility.
Should you depend on it?
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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
Watch-outs
- AGPL-style copyleft also applies when the software is offered over a network.
- No GitHub releases; pin a commit or tag instead of a release.
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From the README
Spacebar/server is a Discord backend re-implementation and extension. We aim to reverse engineer and add additional features to the Discord backend, while remaining completely backwards compatible with existing bots, applications, and clients.
And with documentation on how to set up your own server here, docs to set up either client here, and docs about bots here
Daily snapshots
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Forks
328+12
Open issues
194-17
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| spacebarchat/server | 2.2K | — | 40 | — |
| Category median | 48.4K | +6.2K | 44 | — |
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