RetroShare
RetroShare is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Team Chat category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in C++. It has 2,021 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 8, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 2,021
- Forks
- 325
- Open issues
- 259
- Commits, last 12 months
- 620
- Last commit
- Oct 8, 2026
- Latest release
- v0.6.7.2Nov 30, 2023
- Created
- Jul 31, 2015
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 8, 2026, 620 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 620 |
| Latest release | v0.6.7.2 (Nov 30, 2023) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 9 |
| Open issues | 259 |
| Open pull requests | 111 |
| Good first issues | 8 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Jul 31, 2015 |
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About RetroShare
Secured and decentralized communication system. Offers decentralized chat, forums, messaging, file transfer.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/RetroShare/RetroShare.
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Is RetroShare free and open source?
Yes. RetroShare is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 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 RetroShare with Docker?
RetroShare does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (C++), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to RetroShare?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to RetroShare include Rocket.Chat, Novu and Mattermost.
Is RetroShare actively maintained?
The most recent commit to RetroShare was on Oct 8, 2026 with 620 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v0.6.7.2, published Nov 30, 2023. It had 259 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.