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Host with Server Manager on Windows, or headless Docker (ChatServer + Tor HS). Password rooms are server blind E2EE, so the host cannot derive the room key. Open rooms still encrypt in the browser, but the key is derived from the room ID, creating intentional public channels. Hidden rooms stay off the public list and use invite links. Add a password for private E2EE. Creators get Settings for closed joins, slow mode, lock later, and delete room, plus a Profile recovery code (My Rooms for hidden). Required message TTL, E2EE attachments, and optional Full Vanguards complete the stack.
Server Manager is the host-side control panel: it starts and stops ChatServer plus a Tor v3 Hidden Service, shows the .onion URL to share, optionally enables Full Vanguards, and lets you administer rooms and storage. The host never receives plaintext from clients; password-room keys stay in browsers. Open-room keys are derivable from the room id by design.
Start ChatServer first (Production, waits for /api/health), then enable Tor Copy and share the published .onion URL
Optional Full Vanguards checkbox (Python + Stem) for long-lived HS hardening
Live room list (room id, locked flag, online count only, no message content)
Remove a selected room in realtime: connected users are forced back to the lobby; ciphertext for that room is deleted with secure_delete + VACUUM
Remove SQL data: securely overwrites (then deletes) the SQLCipher DB, WAL/SHM, and db.key.dpapi; optional checkbox also wipes Tor Hidden Service keys (.onion identity)
Generate new address: securely wipes HS keys and publishes a new .onion (chat DB unchanged)
SimpleX is a new platform for distributed Internet applications where the privacy of the messages and the network matters most. The current version is stable, robust and can be used from the terminal (command line) on all major desktop platforms (Linux/Mac/Win) and on Android phones in Termux!
There is currently no messaging application that respects user privacy and guarantees metadata privacy โ in other words, messages could be private, but a third party can always see who is communicating with whom by examining a central service and the connection graph. SimpleX, at its core, is designed to be truly distributed with no central server. This allows for enormous scalability at low cost, and also makes it virtually impossible to snoop on the network graph.
OffCode Tor Chat E2EE SimpleX chatSimpleX Chat is highly recommended for privacy-conscious individuals, activists, journalists, or anyone who handles sensitive information and values secure communication. It is also a good option for those interested in trying out decentralized, open-source communication platforms.
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Self-hosted easy setup! Never been that easy
Based on our record, SimpleX chat seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 75 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Anyway, copying and reproducing is a great way to learn. It also train the mind to decompose every applications in small pieces. The same could have been done for Briar, SimpleX or Telegram applications, all of them are open-source and available on Github, Gitlab or somewhere else. Some of them are supporting mobile, desktop and web platform, in short, they are great targets. To summarize, if you want to learn how... - Source: dev.to / about 1 month ago
Https://simplex.chat/ It already has quite big communities https://simplex.chat/directory/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
I like the way SimpleXChat works. Good luck getting anyone to switch to it though. https://simplex.chat/. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
Https://simplex.chat/ Seems to take security and decentralization pretty far while keeping it convenient enough. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
I want to switch to SimpleX Chat[1] but at the moment there are issues with battery usage on android devices because of the way notifications are done. I hope this[2] or some other solution get merged soon even if there is a slight impact on anonymity. [1] https://simplex.chat/ [2] https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat/pull/6205. - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago
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