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Life & fun · April 4, 2020

Realtime Slack clone using Postgres

Realtime Slack clone using Postgres launched on April 4, 2020 with 29 votes, #1,046 of 5,003 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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This is a Slack clone built with Postgres that enables real-time messaging functionality. It is designed for developers and teams looking to understand how to build chat applications or seeking an open-source alternative to Slack. The project is hosted on GitHub and demonstrates real-time communication architecture using a PostgreSQL database backend.

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