# Lila

> Lila is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the games category. Ad-less chess server powering lichess.org, with official iOS and Android client apps. It has 18,807 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/lichess-org/lila |
| Website | https://lichess.org/ |
| GitHub stars | 18,807 |
| Forks | 2,812 |
| Open issues | 1,224 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | Scala |
| Docker image | No |
| Platforms | Scala |
| Categories | Games |
| Commits, last 12 months | 8,798 |
| Last commit | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Latest release | v1.1.0 (Aug 31, 2017) |
| Created | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: scala, chess, play-framework, non-profit, functional-programming, type-safe, typescript, free-software, game, lichess

## Install

Lila installs natively; follow the README at https://github.com/lichess-org/lila.

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