Voxpery

Open-source, privacy-first communication platform

Your data is yours. Voice, text, and real-time presence.

→ Use at voxpery.com · Self-host guide · Join community

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Why Voxpery?

Use Voxpery instantly on voxpery.com as a hosted Discord alternative, or self-host the same stack for full data ownership.

Feature	Voxpery	Discord	Slack	Mattermost
Open-source model	✅ AGPL-3.0	❌ Proprietary	❌ Proprietary	⚠️ Open-core
Self-hostable	✅ Full stack	❌ No	❌ No	✅ Yes
Data control / privacy	✅ Self-host + no telemetry by default	⚠️ SaaS data collection policies	⚠️ SaaS data collection policies	✅ Strong self-host control
Voice calling	✅ LiveKit SFU	✅ Native voice	⚠️ Huddles (free plan limits)	✅ Calls plugin
Desktop app stack	✅ Tauri	⚠️ Proprietary desktop client	⚠️ Electron desktop client	⚠️ Electron desktop client
Pricing model	✅ OSS / self-host free	⚠️ Freemium (Nitro)	⚠️ Freemium + paid tiers	⚠️ OSS + paid enterprise tiers
Source code visibility	✅ Public repo	❌ Core closed	❌ Core closed	✅ Public repo (open-core)

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Features

Communication

• 🎙️ Crystal-clear voice — LiveKit SFU, auto quality adaptation, screen sharing
• 💬 Text & DMs — Servers, channels, direct messages with real-time typing
• 👥 Friends & social — Add friends, see status, mutual presence
• 🔎 Fast navigation — Quick switcher for server, channel, and DM jumps
• 😊 Reactions & attachments — Emoji reactions, uploads, signed attachment access

Security & Privacy

• 🔒 Secure auth defaults — JWT + Argon2id, httpOnly cookies, Google OAuth support
• 🛡️ No tracking — Zero analytics, zero telemetry, zero ads
• 🏠 Self-hosted — Full control of your data, run on your server
• 📎 Scoped attachment access — Signed URLs + server/DM viewer authorization
• 🔐 Open source — Audit-ready code, AGPL license
• 🚨 Trust & safety basics — User/message reporting, bans, audit log, moderation surfaces

Performance

• ⚡ Lightweight desktop client — Tauri-based app with low runtime overhead
• 🚀 Fast deployment — Docker Compose, one command
• 📦 Scalable — PostgreSQL + Redis, horizontal scaling ready
• 🔔 Desktop feedback — Tray unread dot and taskbar attention on desktop

Stack

Layer	Tech
Backend	Rust, Axum
DB	PostgreSQL
Cache	Redis
Voice	LiveKit SFU
Frontend	React 19, TypeScript 5, Vite 7
Auth	JWT, Argon2id, httpOnly cookie, Google OAuth

Quick Start

For Users: No Setup Required

Use the hosted app: voxpery.com

• Sign up → Create/join servers → Start voice
• No credit card, no data collection
• Same open-source code as self-hosted version

For Self-Hosters: Deploy Your Own

Easiest: Run the full stack with Docker Compose

git clone https://github.com/emircanagac/voxpery.git
cd voxpery

# Copy and edit environment
cp .env.example .env

# Start full stack (postgres + redis + livekit + backend + web)
docker compose up -d --build

# Open http://localhost:5173

Note: ClamAV is disabled by default. To enable malware scanning, set ATTACHMENTS_CLAMAV_ENABLED=1 and start Compose with --profile security.

Need production setup? → See Deployment Guide

• Full Docker Compose deployment
• Reverse proxy/TLS options
• Backup and operations checklist

For developers: See Contributing Guide

Desktop App

# Terminal 1 : run backend + web stack
docker compose up -d --build

# Terminal 2 : run desktop shell with dev-only localhost access
cd apps/desktop/src-tauri
cargo tauri dev --config tauri.dev.conf.json

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Production Deployment

See docs/DEPLOYMENT.md for complete setup guide covering:

• Docker Compose — Full stack (Postgres, Redis, LiveKit, backend, web)
• Prebuilt images — Optional Docker Hub publish workflow for faster production deploys
• Nginx + TLS — Reverse proxy and certificate setup (optional, for domain deployment)
• Troubleshooting — Health checks, backups, monitoring, performance tuning

TL;DR local setup:

docker compose up -d --build  # Full stack
# Open http://localhost:5173

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Documentation

• CONTRIBUTING.md — Development setup, workflow, contribution areas
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md — Community standards, enforcement
• SECURITY.md — Private vulnerability reporting policy and supported versions
• ROADMAP.md — Feature priorities & roadmap through Q4 2026
• PROJECT_OPERATIONS.md — Support, governance, and release workflow
• RELEASE_SMOKE_TEST_CHECKLIST.md — Mandatory release sign-off checklist (web + desktop)
• DESKTOP_RELEASE_HARDENING.md — Desktop metadata/deep-link/signing hardening policy
• OPERATIONS_RUNBOOK.md — Backup/restore automation, health checks, and production alerting
• CHANGELOG.md — Notable changes by release
• docs/DEPLOYMENT.md — Production deployment guide
• docs/ — Architecture, voice system, API, database, security, development

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Community

• → Join Voxpery Discussions — Ask questions, get help, discuss features
• → Report bugs / suggest features
• → Read docs

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License

AGPL-3.0 — Free, open-source, forever. Your data is yours.