# orbitdb-archive/orbit

A distributed, serverless, peer-to-peer chat application on IPFS

Repository: https://github.com/orbitdb-archive/orbit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/orbitdb-archive-orbit
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: orbit, ipfs, p2p, chat, distributed
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-05-07T14:42:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3955, "days_push": 1944, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1632, forks 113 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:14.116734+00:00)

## What it is
Orbit is a distributed, serverless, peer-to-peer chat application built on IPFS and orbit-db. This repository is the original project hub and is no longer actively developed; active work lives in orbit-web and orbit-db.

## Use cases
- chat with friends without a central server
- run a peer-to-peer chat app on IPFS
- build decentralized messaging on orbit-db
- try a serverless p2p chat in the browser
- embed p2p chat into an application with orbit-core

## When to choose
- you want a decentralized, censorship-resistant chat with no central server
- you're experimenting with IPFS and orbit-db for p2p messaging
- you want to study how p2p chat on IPFS is architected

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, secure chat platform
- you expect active maintenance or support
- you need Windows desktop support or stable APIs

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: chatbot, p2p, web-framework
- domain: messaging-platforms, privacy, microservices, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: ipfs, peer-to-peer, chat, serverless, orbitdb, decentralized, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- orbitdb-archive/orbit (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:14.116734+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 2026-08-30T03:47:47.787459+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/orbitdb-archive/orbit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:14.116734+00:00, sha 90b84507b3f7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.