Snikket
Snikket is an open-source, self-hosted app in the IRC & XMPP category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in Lua. It ships a Docker image. It has 470 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 470
- Forks
- 52
- Open issues
- 55
- Commits, last 12 months
- 54
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Jan 31, 2020
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 54 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 54 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 55 |
| Open pull requests | 4 |
| Good first issues | 2 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Jan 31, 2020 |
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About Snikket
All-in-one Dockerized easy XMPP solution, including web admin and clients.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/snikket-im/snikket-server.
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Is Snikket free and open source?
Yes. Snikket is open-source software released under the Apache-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 Snikket with Docker?
Yes. Snikket provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to Snikket?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Snikket include ejabberd, The Lounge and Weechat.
Is Snikket actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Snikket was on Oct 23, 2026 with 54 commits in the past twelve months. It had 55 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.