# Self-hosted chat & realtime apps for Cloudflare

> Chat rooms, messaging, video calls and realtime collaboration. 10 open-source apps you can deploy to your own Cloudflare account, ranked by stars and recent commits.

Page: https://openflarestack.com/category/chat-and-realtime/. Updated 2026-10-13.

## 1. free4chat

Temporary rooms for voice, text, screen sharing and file transfer with no accounts.

- Repository: https://github.com/i365dev/free4chat (MIT, 1219 stars, last commit 2026-10-08)
- Creates: KV namespace, Durable Objects
- Install: see https://github.com/i365dev/free4chat#readme
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/free4chat.md

## 2. EdgeChat

Team chat with groups, DMs, voice calls, encrypted files and a Telegram bridge. Self-hosted alternative to Slack.

- Repository: https://github.com/aozorae/Edgechat (GPL-3.0, 979 stars, last commit 2026-10-12)
- Creates: D1 database, KV namespace, R2 bucket, Durable Objects, Cron trigger
- Install: see https://github.com/aozorae/Edgechat#readme
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/edgechat.md

## 3. NodeCrypt

End-to-end encrypted chat rooms where the server never sees your messages.

- Repository: https://github.com/shuaiplus/nodecrypt (ISC, 887 stars, last commit 2026-08-17)
- Creates: Durable Objects
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https://github.com/shuaiplus/nodecrypt
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/nodecrypt.md

## 4. Telegram Private Chatbot

Two-way Telegram bot that relays DMs into topic threads with captcha checks to block spam. Self-hosted alternative to LiveGram.

- Repository: https://github.com/jikssha/telegram_private_chatbot (MIT, 607 stars, last commit 2026-01-05)
- Creates: no bindings found
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https://github.com/jikssha/telegram_private_chatbot
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/telegram-private-chatbot.md

## 5. elm.chat

Account-free encrypted chat rooms that self-destruct, joined through single-use invite links.

- Repository: https://github.com/shawnbure/elm-chat (AGPL-3.0, 71 stars, last commit 2026-09-30)
- Creates: Durable Objects
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fshawnbure%2Felm-chat
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/elm-chat.md

## 6. cf-webproxy

Proxy your Telegram messages through a simple web link

- Repository: https://github.com/coldboy404/cf-webproxy (MIT, 29 stars, last commit 2026-10-12)
- Creates: Durable Objects
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https://github.com/coldboy404/cf-webproxy
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/cf-webproxy.md

## 7. cfrelay

Runs your own Nostr relay with event storage, file uploads and NIP-05 identities.

- Repository: https://github.com/haorendashu/cfrelay (GPL-3.0, 24 stars, last commit 2026-09-22)
- Creates: D1 database, KV namespace
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fhaorendashu%2Fcfrelay
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/cfrelay.md

## 8. Timoot

Host live multiplayer quiz games where players join from their phones, with AI quiz generation. Self-hosted alternative to Kahoot.

- Repository: https://github.com/TimoWilhelm/timoot (MIT, 7 stars, last commit 2026-10-04)
- Creates: KV namespace, Durable Objects, Workers AI
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https://github.com/TimoWilhelm/timoot
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/timoot.md

## 9. Telegram MirroTalk

Telegram bot that relays messages between users and you, with spam filters and captchas.

- Repository: https://github.com/tanaer/Telegram_MirroTalk (MIT, 12 stars, last commit 2026-03-11)
- Creates: KV namespace
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https://github.com/tanaer/Telegram_MirroTalk
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/telegram-mirrotalk.md

## 10. ZQ-Chat

End-to-end encrypted chat where server never sees message content.

- Repository: https://github.com/bayueqi/ZQ-Chat (ISC, 9 stars, last commit 2026-03-17)
- Creates: Durable Objects
- Deploy: https://deploy.workers.cloudflare.com/?url=https://github.com/BAYUEQI/ZQ-Chat
- Details: https://openflarestack.com/apps/zq-chat.md