Talk
Messages, channels, and calls
Direct messages, channels, voice rooms, and group calls.
Communication without a platform owner
Communicate on a network you control.
Messages, channels, calls, and files in one application. The network replicates application data, so one server going offline does not take the network with it.
A self-hosted alternative to Discord for private groups that want a familiar chat app without a central account.
Public alpha Most features work. Expect instability and frequent changes while the platform evolves.
- Local
- Keys and passwords
- Desktop + mobile
- One communication app
- Replicated
- Same data across nodes
Mobile interface Messages · media · stickers
Mobile Desktop interface available
The app includes
- Portable identity
- Multi-node replication
- Public or private networks
- Desktop and mobile
- Channels, calls, and files
The application
Messages, calls, and files in one application.
Desktop and mobile clients keep conversations, calls, media, and network management in one place.
Share
Files and rich media
Files, images, video, stickers, and replies inside the conversation.
Organise
Profiles, contacts, and spaces
Your identity, contacts, networks, and shared spaces on desktop or mobile.
Desktop interface
Designed for long conversations and larger screens.
Networks, channels, conversations, and participants remain visible on larger screens.
Peer-to-peer by design
One network, multiple ways back in.
Nodes in the same network replicate its content. Your identity belongs to you, not to the node you used last.
Your identity Same credentials
Node A
Offline Last node used
Node B
Available Same network data
Node C
Available Same network data
- 01
Nodes replicate the network content between them.
- 02
If one node goes down, connect to another node in that network.
- 03
Use the same credentials and continue with the same data.
Privacy by architecture
Servers keep copies. You keep the keys.
Nodes store and replicate data. Your device keeps the credentials and encrypts private conversations before transmission.
You hold the identity
Your private keys and password remain on your device. No phone number, government ID, or central platform account is required.
Nodes store encrypted data
Each node keeps a copy of network data. Private message content arrives encrypted, and nodes do not receive your password or private keys.
You choose the network
Run an open network or require permission before other nodes connect.
Your device Password + private keys
Kept locally
Node ACiphertext
Node BCiphertext
Our position
No Chat Control. No mandatory scanning. No backdoors.
Chat Control proposals seek to make communication services detect content inside private messages. Scanning on a server or on your device turns private correspondence into an inspection point.
Pigeon Swarm opposes Chat Control, identity gates, message scanning, and backdoors. The internet should remain open and permissionless; the user decides how to use the software.
Public source
Read the code before you trust it.
The client, node, and deployment wrapper are public. Anyone can inspect how identities, encryption, and replication work, report a problem, or propose a change.
01 / Client pigeon-swarm-ui
Desktop and mobile interface
02 / Node pigeon-swarm-nodeNetwork and application services
03 / Distribution pigeon-swarmRunnable application image
License PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0
This is not the MIT license and it does not grant unrestricted commercial use. Commercial use requires a separate license from the author.
Read the license ↗Operate your own node
Deploy one image with local storage.
The repository packages the frontend, backend, and persistent storage into one Docker image, with relay configuration for private-network nodes.
- Docker Compose
- Persistent storage
- Public and private networks
- Manual relay setup for private networks
$ git clone https://github.com/haskou/pigeon-swarm.git
$ cd pigeon-swarm
$ docker compose up -d