# balloonwj/flamingo

flamingo 一款高性能轻量级开源即时通讯软件

Repository: https://github.com/balloonwj/flamingo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/flamingo
Language: C++
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-04-15T05:45:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 77, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3387, "days_push": 140, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3953, forks 1456 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:30.465467+00:00)

## What it is
Flamingo IM is a high-performance, lightweight open-source instant messaging system written in C++11, comprising Linux servers (chat, file, image services) plus PC and Android clients. It supports registration, login, friends and group management, one-on-one and group chat, offline file transfer, and automatic reconnection.

## Use cases
- self-host an instant messaging chat server
- build a chat app with friends and group messaging
- learn high-performance C++ network server development
- deploy a lightweight IM system with file and image services
- study a full-stack IM architecture from server to client

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted IM solution with C++ servers and native clients
- you are learning C++11 network programming and server architecture
- you need basic chat features like friends, groups, and offline files

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade IM platform with official support and a license
- you require iOS or WeChat clients, which are still in development
- you prefer managed or web-based chat solutions

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket, http-server, database, gui, mobile-framework
- domain: messaging-platforms, self-hosted, developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp, self-hosted
- tags: instant-messaging, chat-server, im, c-plus-plus, learning-project, linux, android

## Member repositories
- balloonwj/flamingo (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.465467+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 2026-08-29T18:24:30.900279+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/balloonwj/flamingo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.465467+00:00, sha 004a6673e60c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.