OmarElgabry/chat.io

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

1450 stars · 473 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

chat.io is a self-hosted real-time chat application built with Node.js, Express, Socket.io, MongoDB/Mongoose, Passport, and Redis. It provides username/password and social (Facebook/Twitter) authentication with real-time messaging over WebSockets.

Use cases

• build a real-time chat app with nodejs and socket.io
• self-host a web chat application with user accounts
• learn how socket.io and redis adapter work together
• add social login to a chat application
• example of express session management with mongodb
• real-time messaging app with facebook and twitter login

When to choose

• you want a complete reference implementation of a Node.js real-time chat app
• you need an example combining Socket.io, Passport, MongoDB, and Redis
• you want to self-host a simple chat server with social authentication

When to avoid

• you need a maintained, production-ready chat platform - the project hasn't been updated since 2019
• you need modern features like end-to-end encryption, video calls, or mobile apps
• you prefer not to manage MongoDB and Redis infrastructure yourself

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

websocket auth http-server caching logging web-development chatbots messaging-platforms self-hosted socket-io express mongodb passport real-time-chat redis-adapter real-time nodejs web-server

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