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<p>Spokes is a powerful, fully self-hosted Discord alternative that gives you complete ownership over your community&#39;s chat, voice, and video communication. Featuring audio / video rooms, structured text channels, full SSO support and a lot more, it delivers a modern team chat experience without compromising your privacy or data.</p>
<p><img alt="Spokes Main Interface" src="https://spokes.sh/hero-bg.png"/></p>
<h3 id="key-features">Key Features</h3>
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<li>📱 <strong>Native Mobile Apps:</strong> Stay connected anywhere with native iOS and Android applications, featuring secure, encrypted push notifications. Look for Spokes on the AppStore or Play Store.</li>
<li>🔒 <strong>Secure Channels:</strong> Channel data is encrypted so that only participants hold the keys. This ensures user&#39;s private conversations remain completely unreadable in case of database leaks or snooping server administrators.</li>
<li>💬 <strong>Real-Time Messaging:</strong> Organized text channels, direct messaging, and instant cross-device syncing.</li>
<li>🎙️ <strong>Built-In Voice &amp; Video:</strong> High-quality audio and video channels. Everything is bundled directly into the application. Zero extra media servers or complex setup required.</li>
</ul>
<p><img alt="Spokes Mobile" src="https://spokes.sh/Features/selfhosted.png"/></p>
<h3 id="a-true-zero-maintenance-appliance">A True &#34;Zero-Maintenance&#34; Appliance</h3>
<p>This 1-Click Droplet is built to be as simple as possible to deploy.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Automated SSL:</strong> An embedded Caddy reverse proxy detects your domain and automatically negotiates Let&#39;s Encrypt certificates.</li>
<li><strong>Auto-Updates:</strong> Integrated Watchtower seamlessly updates your server in the background when new versions are released. </li>
<li><strong>Pre-Optimized Networking:</strong> All the complex network configuration required for voice and video is already done for you. Your Voice / Video channels will work perfectly straight out of the box.</li>
</ul>
<p><img alt="Spokes Setup Wizard" src="https://spokes.sh/Setupwizard.png"/></p>
<h3 id="getting-started">Getting Started</h3>
<p>Deploying your Spokes server takes less than 5 minutes. Simply deploy this Droplet, point your domain to the server&#39;s IP address, and navigate to the web interface to be greeted by the Spokes Setup Wizard!</p>

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Spokes is the simple, fully-featured self-hosted alternative to Discord, Slack, and other cloud chat apps. A powerful chat platform with built-in voice, video, and a lot more. Designed specifically for friend groups and small teams.

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