Observed arrival · 2026-09-18
QxChat Keeps Messaging on Your Server
An open-source, self-hosted messaging platform with end-to-end encrypted rooms, voice and video calls, and clients for desktop and mobile.
- For
- Self-hosters, privacy-minded teams, and open-source contributors
- Worth noticing
- The homepage reports roughly 45 MB idle memory use, a 6 MB installer, and a 0.3-second cold start on Windows 11.
Field notes
The project pairs a self-hosted server with Tauri-based clients and documents separate encrypted rooms, Markdown with syntax highlighting, file attachments, and WebRTC calling. Its homepage emphasizes resource usage, reporting approximately 45 MB of idle memory and a 6 MB Windows installer under stated test conditions. The site also exposes documentation, GitHub repositories, a web client, and a Discord community, making the project’s development and deployment paths visible without a login.
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