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juggleim/im-server

IM Chat, High-performance, scalable, self-hosted instant messaging server in Go — private chat, groups, chatrooms, WebSocket and REST APIs. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/juggleim/im-server · homepage · Go · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

90/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 99
  • Longevity 52
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: 25.5
  • age_days: 737
  • days_rel: 9
  • days_push: 9
  • n_releases_24m: 3

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3540 stars · 369 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

JuggleIM is a self-hosted, high-performance instant messaging server written in Go, using a Protobuf + WebSocket long-connection protocol with REST APIs. It supports private chat, group chat, chatrooms, system notifications, bots/AI assistants, and multi-tenant deployments, with client SDKs for Android, iOS, Web, Flutter, and Electron.

Use cases

  • self-host a chat server for my app
  • add private and group messaging to a mobile app
  • build a live-stream chatroom
  • run an instant messaging backend with WebSocket and REST APIs
  • host a private WhatsApp/Telegram-style messenger
  • add AI bot conversations to a chat app
  • send system notifications to users in real time

When to choose

  • you want a self-hosted IM backend with full control over your messaging data
  • you need multi-tenant support hosting several isolated apps from one deployment
  • you need large group chats and unlimited-size live chatrooms
  • you want client SDKs across Android, iOS, Web, Flutter, and Electron
  • you need bot and AI assistant integration in your chat product

When to avoid

  • you only need simple peer-to-peer messaging without a server
  • you prefer a managed SaaS chat service over operating your own infrastructure
  • you need horizontal clustering on the free edition, which is limited to the professional edition
  • your stack requires a non-Go server you can deeply customize in another language

Facets

service · maturity active

websocket http-server chatbot auth message-queue sdk messaging-platforms self-hosted chatbots apis go self-hosted cross-platform instant-messaging chat-server im multi-tenant protobuf realtime group-chat chatroom live-chat push-notifications rest-api messenger messaging real-time docker linux

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Member repositories

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