# vasanthv/ahey

Free group video call for the web. No signups. No downloads.

Repository: https://github.com/vasanthv/ahey
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ahey
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-08-14T17:09:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2367, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4194, forks 657 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:38.856456+00:00)

## What it is
Ahey is a free, browser-based group video calling app built on WebRTC with a peer-to-peer mesh topology. It requires no signups or downloads and supports shareable room URLs and iframe embedding.

## Use cases
- free group video calls without accounts
- peer-to-peer video conferencing in the browser
- embed a video call on my website
- private video chat with no downloads
- small team video meeting with shareable link
- self-host a video call service

## When to choose
- you need instant, no-signup video calls for small groups (roughly 6-8 people)
- privacy matters and you want to avoid central media servers
- you want to embed calls via iframe on any site
- you want a free, self-hostable WebRTC conferencing app

## When to avoid
- you need large meetings with many participants, since mesh quality degrades with size
- you need features like recording, moderation, or enterprise controls
- participants have slow or unstable connections

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: websocket, http-server, web-framework
- domain: web-development, privacy, self-hosted
- platform: browser, self-hosted
- tags: webrtc, video-calling, p2p, mesh-topology, no-signup, conferencing, real-time, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- vasanthv/ahey (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:38.856456+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:35.224940+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vasanthv/ahey (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:38.856456+00:00, sha 15a837420bd3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.