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Revolt

Open-source user-first chat platform built as an alternative to Discord.

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LicenseAGPL-3.0
GitHub stars4.8k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Voice ChannelsMessagingRustSelf HostedDiscord AlternativeChat
Overview

Why consider Revolt?

Revolt is an open-source chat platform designed as a privacy-friendly alternative to Discord. It offers voice channels, text chat rooms, role permissions, and rich bot APIs.

Guided learning

Learn Revolt by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Revolt

Revolt delivers a customizable group communication platform with user themes, voice servers, file attachments, and end-to-end privacy. Developed in Rust and TypeScript, it gives communities total control over their data.

Self-Hosting with Docker Compose

bash
1git clone https://github.com/revoltchat/self-hosted.git
2cd self-hosted
3cp .env.example .env
4docker compose up -d

Access your self-hosted Revolt instance on http://localhost:5000.

Revolt Backend is licensed under the GNU AGPL-3.0 license.

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Revolt FAQs

Revolt is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Revolt is listed under the AGPL-3.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Revolt is listed as an alternative to Slack. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.