Lila
Ad-less chess server powering lichess.org, with official iOS and Android client apps.
- Games
- Scala
- AGPL-3.0
- Actively maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 18,807
- Forks
- 2,812
- Open issues
- 1,224
- Commits, last 12 months
- 8,798
- Last commit
- Oct 6, 2026
- Latest release
- v1.1.0Aug 31, 2017
- Created
- Feb 21, 2012
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About Lila
Ad-less chess server powering lichess.org, with official iOS and Android client apps. Lila is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and written mainly in Scala, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 18,807 stars and 2,812 forks on GitHub, with 8,798 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
Topics
- scala
- chess
- play-framework
- non-profit
- functional-programming
- type-safe
- typescript
- free-software
- game
- lichess
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What is Lila?
Lila is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Games category. Ad-less chess server powering lichess.org, with official iOS and Android client apps. The source code lives at github.com/lichess-org/lila, where it has 18,807 stars.
Is Lila free and open source?
Yes. Lila is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Lila with Docker?
Lila does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Scala), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Lila?
Popular open-source alternatives to Lila include Mindustry, Luanti and OpenTTD.
Is Lila actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Lila was on Oct 6, 2026 with 8,798 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v1.1.0, published Aug 31, 2017. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.