# edgurgel/poxa

Pusher server implementation compatible with Pusher client libraries.

Repository: https://github.com/edgurgel/poxa
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/poxa
Homepage: https://poxa.onrender.com/
Language: Elixir
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: pusher, elixir, pubsub, websocket
Last push: 2024-06-30T09:57:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4843, "days_push": 794, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1086, forks 99 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.150852+00:00)

## What it is
Poxa is an open-source Elixir server implementing the Pusher protocol, compatible with existing Pusher client libraries. It supports public, private, and presence channels, client events, and a REST API, and can be self-hosted or run via Docker.

## Use cases
- self-host a Pusher-compatible realtime server
- replace Pusher with an open-source pubsub backend
- run websocket channels for presence chat apps
- develop locally against Pusher client libraries without Pusher
- broadcast events to browsers over websockets

## When to choose
- you already use Pusher client libraries but want to self-host the server
- you need public, private, and presence channels with client events
- you want a lightweight Elixir/Erlang realtime pubsub service

## When to avoid
- you need Pusher's full managed features like scaling, analytics, or SLAs
- you need a horizontally clustered multi-node pubsub out of the box
- you don't want to run your own realtime infrastructure

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: websocket, http-server, message-queue
- domain: backend, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: pusher-protocol, pubsub, elixir, realtime-channels, pusher-compatible, real-time, linux, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- edgurgel/poxa (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.150852+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 2026-08-30T06:49:31.548292+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/edgurgel/poxa (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.150852+00:00, sha d5a9928f2fc7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.