rickyrauch/Balloons.IO
Balloons.IO is a web multi-room chat server and client ready to use. It’s built with the help of node.JS, Express, Socket.IO and Redis. Balloons uses PassportJS for authentication with Twitter and Facebook observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
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: n/a
- age_days: 5478
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2864
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2345 stars · 482 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Balloons.IO is a ready-to-use multi-room web chat server and client built with Node.js, Express, Socket.IO, and Redis. It uses PassportJS for authentication via Twitter and Facebook.
Use cases
- self-host a multi-room chat server
- add real-time chat to a website
- chat app with Twitter and Facebook login
- learn Socket.IO and Redis by example
- run a private chat room for a team
When to choose
- you want a ready-made self-hosted chat with social login
- you need a simple Socket.IO chat reference implementation
When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with security updates
- you need OAuth providers other than Twitter or Facebook
- you need mobile apps or modern chat features
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
http-server websocket auth chat-interface web-development messaging-platforms self-hosted self-hosted chat-server socketio redis passportjs multi-room-chat express real-time nodejs web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rickyrauch/Balloons.IO · fetched 2026-08-28 · ed24131002d0
- homepage: http://balloons.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 87317ddb58d5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rickyrauch/Balloons.IO | main | 32 |
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