Movim
Modern, federated social network based on XMPP, with a fully featured group-chat, subscriptions and microblogging.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 69% of tracked projects; popularity more than 49%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 2.1k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.35.1 · 21 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Built with | PHP, Docker |
Is Movim actively maintained?
Movim is under active development: 621 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 27 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 63% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v0.35.1, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Movim ranks #13 of 40 in Communication - Social Networks and Forums, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Movim actually does
Movim is a self-hosted, federated social network built on the XMPP protocol. It allows you to run a decentralised node supporting group chats, microblogging, and user subscriptions.
Best fit: It suits administrators who want to deploy a decentralised social platform integrated within the XMPP ecosystem.
Worth knowing: Federated software often requires careful configuration of domain routing, ports, and server-to-server communication to maintain network connectivity.
Deployment notes
As a PHP and Docker application, 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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