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Dev tools · September 17, 2012

Host your own XMPP-based chatrooms with Hermes

An XMPP-based group chat server. Contribute to mattlong/hermes development by creating an account on GitHub.

Host your own XMPP-based chatrooms with Hermes launched on September 17, 2012 with 31 votes, #64 of 455 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 14 years on.

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Hermes is an XMPP-based group chat server that allows users to host their own chatrooms. Designed for developers and organizations needing self-hosted communication infrastructure, it leverages the open XMPP protocol for messaging. The project is open-source and available on GitHub, where contributors can participate in its development. It serves teams or communities seeking control over their chat infrastructure without relying on third-party services.

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