anycable/anycable
Realtime server for reliable two-way communication to power-up any backend observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 29.0
- age_days: 3651
- days_rel: 28
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
2373 stars · 124 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
AnyCable is an open-source realtime server written in Go that provides reliable two-way communication over WebSockets and SSE with built-in delivery guarantees, message recovery, and presence tracking. It runs as a standalone server alongside any backend (Rails, Laravel, Node.js, Python, or anything via HTTP pub/sub API), supporting 10,000+ connections per server.
Use cases
- add realtime features to a Rails app with Hotwire and Turbo Streams
- replace Pusher or Reverb in a Laravel application
- power live chat with guaranteed message delivery and recovery
- broadcast events from any backend via an HTTP pub/sub API
- keep WebSocket connections alive during zero-downtime deploys
- track user presence in realtime dashboards
- scale WebSocket connections beyond what a monolith can handle
When to choose
- you need reliable message delivery with automatic recovery during connectivity issues
- you want a language-agnostic realtime server that works with any backend
- you need to handle thousands of long-lived WebSocket connections with low memory overhead
- you use Rails, Laravel, Hotwire, or Turbo Streams and want first-class integration
- you require self-hosted, HIPAA-compliant realtime messaging
When to avoid
- you only need simple, low-traffic WebSockets your existing framework already handles
- you prefer a fully managed third-party realtime service without self-hosting
- your use case is one-way push notifications without two-way communication
- you need a realtime server tightly coupled to a specific stack AnyCable doesn't support
Facets
service · maturity stable
websocket http-server message-queue middleware web-development backend windows self-hosted cross-platform websockets sse realtime-server pub-sub delivery-guarantees presence go rails laravel hotwire real-time messaging linux macos docker
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/anycable/anycable · fetched 2026-08-28 · fc1b673c04e8
- homepage: https://anycable.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 38e154b5c022
- site_page: https://docs.anycable.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 04b0ea32cbd1
- site_page: https://docs.anycable.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 04b0ea32cbd1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| anycable/anycable | main | 98 |
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