PrivChat

Spec sheet

Purpose

PrivChat is a self-hosted, open-source realtime infrastructure and chat system for apps, games, and AI agents.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Security

Server security includes TLS 1.3, QUIC and wss transport, RS256 signing with JWKS, token revocation, bcrypt password hashing, rate limits, privacy policies, and IP protection.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Support

Community support is provided through GitHub issues and discussions, while commercial engagements add SLAs, dedicated channels, training, and engineering support.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Application modules

The commercial Platform provides accounts, wallets, payments, red packets, game orchestration, administration, assistants, and bots.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Client surfaces

The white-label app family includes native iOS, Android, and HarmonyOS apps, H5, a WeChat Mini Program, and PC web.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Encryption roadmap

End-to-end encryption in the direction of the Signal protocol is on the public roadmap.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Hosting limitation

PrivChat does not offer a hosted cloud yet; managed cloud is described as being on the roadmap and current deployments are self-hosted.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Infrastructure integrations

Deployment supports Docker and Compose with PostgreSQL and Redis, while storage supports S3-compatible backends including OSS, COS, MinIO, and Garage.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Messaging

The open-source messaging core includes rich media, mentions, replies, forwarding, reactions, message revocation, groups, privacy controls, and read state.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Push integrations

The offline push pipeline supports APNS, FCM, Huawei HMS, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, and Honor.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

SDKs

PrivChat provides first-class Rust, TypeScript, and Kotlin SDKs implementing the same wire protocol.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Synchronization

Multi-device support includes Telegram-style pts sync, idempotency, gap detection, offline queuing, reconnect catch-up, and cloud message history.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Target users

The product is intended for developers integrating chat into existing products, launching branded messaging apps, or adding payments, bots, and business workflows.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Transports

The server supports QUIC, TCP, and WebSocket through one wire protocol.Read 30 Sep 2026 · privchat.dev

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Chat APIs#15 of 327.9
• Chat Api#14 of 267.8