Fluxer
Instant messaging and VoIP platform built for friends, groups, and communities (alternative to Discord).
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 74% of tracked projects; popularity more than 79%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 10k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | fluxer-gateway@2026.928.1023 · 28 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker |
Is Fluxer actively maintained?
Fluxer is under active development: 751 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 250 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
The most recent tagged release, fluxer-gateway@2026.928.1023, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 46 projects we track in Communication - Custom Communication Systems, Fluxer ranks #10 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Fluxer actually does
Fluxer is a self-hosted instant messaging and VoIP platform designed for private groups, friends, and online communities. It serves as an open-source alternative to proprietary chat services like Discord, allowing you to host your own communication infrastructure. The software is distributed under the AGPL-3.0 licence and manages communication channels through a containerised architecture.
Best fit: It is well-suited for groups that want to migrate away from third-party chat platforms and retain full ownership of their communication data.
Worth knowing: Adopting an alternative to heavily established chat platforms often requires convincing your community to migrate and manage separate client connections.
Deployment notes
Because it runs via Docker, you will typically need to configure persistent volumes for data storage and place the container behind a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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