https://github.com/boltchat/bolt

⚡ A fast, lightweight, and secure chat protocol, client and server, written in Go.
https://github.com/boltchat/bolt

application-layer-protocol chat client go irc server tcp

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⚡ A fast, lightweight, and secure chat protocol, client and server, written in Go.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/boltchat/bolt
• Owner: boltchat
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2021-01-16T20:35:30.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: develop
• Last Pushed: 2021-06-14T21:18:15.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-04T18:44:46.222Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: application-layer-protocol, chat, client, go, irc, server, tcp
• Language: Go
• Homepage: https://boltchat.keesvv.nl
• Size: 748 KB
• Stars: 19
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: docs/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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> ⚡ A fast, lightweight, and secure chat protocol, client and server, written in Go.

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## About

> ⚠ IMPORTANT: This project is still a work-in-progress. I strongly discourage installing this on a

> public-facing server as it could potentially harm your security and privacy. See the

> [roadmap](https://github.com/boltchat/bolt/projects) for the progress of this project.

_Bolt_ is intended as a modern replacement for [IRC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat).

I started this project because I feel like there aren't many open source chat protocols that follow modern

standards.

Not only do I think it's a great fit for an IRC replacement; it might even be suitable for a replacement of

present-day proprietary protocols and chat applications, such as Discord and Slack. _Bolt_ comes with

a nifty text-based user interface, but since it uses its own protocol, it's possible to build a GUI client

in, say, Electron. (please don't, use [Tauri](https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri))

## Roadmap

The project boards for _Bolt_ can be found [here](https://github.com/boltchat/bolt/projects).

## References

* [Installation guide](./docs/installation.md)

* [Quick start guide](./docs/quick-start.md)

* [Protocol Specification](./docs/protocol-spec.md)

## Author

[Kees van Voorthuizen (@keesvv)](https://github.com/keesvv)

## Branding

The branding for this project can be found [in this repository](https://github.com/boltchat/branding).

## License

This project is licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](./LICENSE).