Way back in 2012, we didn't like any of the existing chat services out there. So we decided to write our own.
Let's Chat is a persistent messaging application that runs on Node.js and MongoDB. It's designed to be easily deployable and fits well with small, intimate teams.
It's free (yes, as in free beer!) and ships with killer features such as LDAP/Kerberos authentication, a REST-like API and XMPP support.
Clone the Let's Chat repository, and install dependencies.
git clone https://github.com/sdelements/lets-chat.git cd lets-chat npm install
Optional — For custom settings, copy and edit settings.yml.sample:
cp settings.yml.sample settings.yml
Party time at http://localhost:5000/!
Heads up — For more detailed instructions, please check out the wiki.
