OwnCord

Self-hosted Windows chat platform with voice, video, and an admin panel.

Features

• Real-time text chat with threads and reactions
• Voice and video channels (WebRTC)
• Role-based permissions with custom roles
• File sharing with inline previews
• Full-text message search
• Web-based admin panel
• Invite-only registration
• TLS encryption (self-signed or custom cert)

Quick Start

1. Download the latest release from GitHub Releases
2. Run chatserver.exe — generates config.yaml on first run
3. Open https://localhost:8443/admin to access the admin panel
4. Generate an invite code, share it with friends
5. Friends download OwnCord.Client.exe and connect using your server address

Building from Source

Server

cd Server
go build -o chatserver.exe -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=1.0.0" .

Client

dotnet publish Client/OwnCord.Client/OwnCord.Client.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained -p:PublishSingleFile=true

Architecture

OwnCord consists of a Go server and a WPF/.NET 8 desktop client. The server handles all business logic, storage, and real-time communication. Clients connect over WebSocket for chat events, REST for history and uploads, and WebRTC for voice/video.

┌─────────────────────┐         ┌─────────────────────┐
│   OwnCord Client    │         │   OwnCord Server    │
│   (WPF / .NET 8)    │         │       (Go)          │
│                     │         │                     │
│  ┌───────────────┐  │  WSS    │  ┌───────────────┐  │
│  │  Chat UI      │──┼────────►│  │  WebSocket Hub│  │
│  └───────────────┘  │         │  └───────────────┘  │
│  ┌───────────────┐  │  HTTPS  │  ┌───────────────┐  │
│  │  REST Client  │──┼────────►│  │  REST API     │  │
│  └───────────────┘  │         │  └───────────────┘  │
│  ┌───────────────┐  │  WebRTC │  ┌───────────────┐  │
│  │  Voice/Video  │──┼────────►│  │  TURN/STUN    │  │
│  └───────────────┘  │         │  └───────────────┘  │
└─────────────────────┘         │  ┌───────────────┐  │
                                │  │  SQLite DB    │  │
                                │  └───────────────┘  │
                                └─────────────────────┘

Documentation

• Quick Start Guide
• Port Forwarding Guide
• Tailscale Guide
• Contributing
• Security

License

MIT