# jam-systems/jam

🍓 Jam is your own open source Clubhouse for mini conferences, friends, communities

Repository: https://github.com/jam-systems/jam
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jam-systems-jam
Homepage: https://jamshelf.com
Language: JavaScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: clubhouse, audio, audio-spaces, webrtc, twitter-spaces, jam, zoom, google-meet, podcast, podcasting
Last push: 2023-09-15T01:09:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2025, "days_push": 1084, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1313, forks 100 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:20.314788+00:00)

## What it is
Jam is an open source, self-hostable alternative to Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces for creating live audio rooms on the web. It supports panel discussions, jam sessions, and community conversations, with embeddable integrations for WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Slack, and a React package.

## Use cases
- host a self-hosted clubhouse-style audio room
- add live audio spaces to my website
- run panel discussions and community voice chats
- embed audio rooms in wordpress or shopify
- record a podcast with multiple speakers
- host mini conferences with audio-only rooms

## When to choose
- you want an open source alternative to Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces you can self-host
- you need embeddable audio rooms on an existing site or no-code platform
- you want lightweight audio-only conversations without video overhead

## When to avoid
- you need full video conferencing with screen sharing
- you need a polished, actively developed product with guaranteed support
- you need native mobile apps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket, http-server, audio-processing, chat-interface, sdk
- domain: web-development, media, self-hosted, social-media
- platform: self-hosted, browser
- tags: audio-rooms, webrtc, clubhouse-alternative, voice-chat, podcasting, social-audio, real-time, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- jam-systems/jam (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.314788+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 2026-08-30T04:48:52.270957+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jam-systems/jam (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:20.314788+00:00, sha 07dc68f5fd62)
  - homepage: https://jamshelf.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:07:47.043931+00:00, sha 59cfff5eb39b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.