# Linen-dev/linen.dev

Lightweight Google-searchable Slack alternative for Communities

Repository: https://github.com/Linen-dev/linen.dev
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/linendev
Homepage: https://Linen.dev
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: chat, collaboration, discord, slack, typescript
Last push: 2024-12-09T14:19:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1660, "days_push": 632, "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 2772, forks 109 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:19.045957+00:00)

## What it is
Linen is an open-source, self-hostable chat platform that syncs public Slack and Discord threads into a Google-searchable, SEO-friendly website. It lets communities retain and surface their chat knowledge without requiring members to log in.

## Use cases
- make my slack community searchable on google
- archive discord threads to a public website
- reduce repeat questions in my community chat
- host a lightweight slack alternative for my community
- publish community conversations for seo
- link chat conversations in github issues without login

## When to choose
- you run a public Slack or Discord community and want its knowledge discoverable via search engines
- you want to reduce repeated support questions by making past threads searchable
- you need a lightweight, self-hostable chat platform with SEO-friendly archives

## When to avoid
- you need private or end-to-end-encrypted team chat
- you require full Slack/Discord feature parity like huddles or integrations
- you don't want any chat content published publicly

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: search-engine, web-framework, chatbot
- domain: web-development, chatbots, self-hosted
- platform: -
- tags: slack-alternative, discord, community-forums, seo, chat-archive, searchable-threads, community, web-server, nodejs, typescript

## Member repositories
- Linen-dev/linen.dev (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.045957+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 2026-08-30T08:16:36.983696+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Linen-dev/linen.dev (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:19.045957+00:00, sha 8ff8aed0f40c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.