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chatto
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chattocorp / chatto
chatto
A fully-featured team and group chat application that you can easily selfhost.
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A fully-featured team and group chat application that you can easily selfhost.
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Observed mentions: 2026-07-09 16:44:44 UTC to 2026-08-19 07:12:24 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.
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| Jul 6 | 2026-07-06 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-07-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 13 | 2026-07-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-07-20 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20 | 2026-07-20 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-07-27 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27 | 2026-07-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-03 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 3 | 2026-08-03 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 10 | 2026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-17 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17 | 2026-08-17 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-08-24 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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5 sourcesFRfrevib·Aug 19, 2026
Great effort, thanks for that.
But do we still trust the open source software that is created now everything is vibe coded?
Recently there was a thread about Chatto [1], a Slack replacement completely vibe coded by one person. It works and looks nice. But looking at the code, I wouldn’t trust any of my personal information to it. It’s just tousands of lines of skills and vague instructions. It seems that trust in OSS is eroding and big SaaS might win here because they have the reputation.
[1] https://github.com/chattocorp/chatto
In OpenLogiSomeone else here also mentioned Chatto [0] which seems far easier to self-host than Fluxer, though both appear to be quite similar to Discord in overall functionality. I've played with Chatto a bit and it seems surprisingly solid overall thus far.
[0]: https://github.com/chattocorp/chatto
In A Discord Alternative – EchoedHave you tried Chatto[0]? Seems to be an open-source Slack and Discord alternative with a nice UI.
0. https://github.com/chattocorp/chatto
In A Discord Alternative – EchoedChattocorp/chatto: A good chat application that you can self-host
2 points · Open discussionThis should be the source: https://github.com/chattocorp/chatto/tree/main/apps/docs-web...
It's Astro and Astro Starlight. I feel it looks very similar to other contemporary docs website generators.
In Chatto is now open source