Campfire

[vvarp 0]

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• Title: Campfire

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• Main Page: https://github.com/basecamp/once-campfire / https://once.com/campfire
• Git: https://github.com/basecamp/once-campfire
• Licence: MIT (open-sourced in August 2025)
• Dockerfile: Yes
• Demo: N/A (though you can view the product demo video at once.com)

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• Summary: Campfire is a self-hosted, installable group chat application created by 37signals. Originally launched in 2006, relaunched in 2024 as part of the ONCE product line, and open-sourced in 2025, it provides essential team chat features including group rooms, direct messages, @mentions, file sharing, search functionality, and mobile PWA support.

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• Notes: The recent open-sourcing under MIT license makes this an excellent candidate for Cloudron deployment, especially since it seems to be focused on smaller deployments

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• Alternative to / Libhunt link: https://alternativeto.net/software/once-campfire/about/

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• Screenshots:

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This would be an excellent addition to Cloudron's app catalog, especially for those who want a simple, reliable chat solution without tons of configuration options (like Mattermost)

[james]

Hello @vvarp-0 and welcome to the Cloudron community