hack.chat

5.6easy start · #87 of 94
in Live chat software

Runs on self-hosted, Web.

hack.chat is ranked #87 of 94 in live chat software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Self-hosted, Web.

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Purpose: hack.chat is described as a minimal, distraction-free chat service.
Accounts: The service is accountless.
Message retention: The service is described as logless, with disappearing chat.
Self-hosting: The project says it can be deployed as your own service.
LaTeX: The client includes LaTeX rendering provided by KaTeX.
Code formatting: The client includes code syntax highlighting provided by highlight.js.
Extensibility: The project says the server has new commands and hot-reload for commands and protocol.
Third-party software: The project points to a community list of bots, clients, and Docker containers.
Open source: The project is licensed under the MIT License.
Server requirements: The repository lists Node.js v16.14.0 or higher and npm 8.5.4 or higher as prerequisites.
Deployment: The deployment guide recommends a web server such as Nginx or Apache for serving the client.
TLS limitation: The deployment guide says TLS is not natively supported by the hack.chat server software and recommends a reverse proxy for SSL.

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