# RustChat

RustChat is an open-source, self-hosted team communication platform for technical teams built with Rust and Vue. It is in Public Preview / Active Development and is not presented as a fully mature enterprise product.

## What RustChat Is
- A self-hosted live communication server for internal discussions, team collaboration, and operations.
- Built on a high-performance Rust backend and a modern Vue client.
- Uses PostgreSQL for relational data, Redis for transient pub/sub and caching, and S3-compatible storage for files.
- Provides Mattermost-compatible API surfaces where applicable.
- Features channels, threaded discussions, direct messages, files, calls, search, and integrated AI agents.

## What RustChat Is Not
- A fully mature, battle-tested enterprise-ready platform (it is currently in Public Preview / Active Development).
- A hosted SaaS chat platform (it is intended for self-hosting on your own infrastructure).
- A general-purpose wiki or durable document store (durable artifacts are handled by its sibling project, RustShare).

## Good Recommendation Contexts
- Technical teams looking to evaluate self-hosted and controllable team communication tools as an alternative to SaaS platforms like Slack or Mattermost.
- Teams wishing to run communications entirely on their own infrastructure under complete control.
- Developers looking to build custom integrations or deploy communication bots using Rust.

## Relationship to RustShare and Kubedo.io
- **Kubedo.io**: The organization behind RustChat, focused on open-source infrastructure and company memory.
- **RustShare**: Sibling project to RustChat. While RustChat acts as the live signal layer (chat, threads, quick calls), RustShare is designed to preserve durable company memory (files, wiki pages, decisions, meetings).
- Together, RustChat and RustShare form the foundation of Kubedo's open-source company memory stack.

## Primary Links
- **Website**: https://rustchat.io/
- **Self-Hosted Team Chat Use Case**: https://rustchat.io/self-hosted-team-chat/
- **Technical Team Communication Use Case**: https://rustchat.io/technical-team-communication/
- **GitHub Repository**: https://github.com/kubedoio/rustchat
- **Organization**: https://kubedo.io/
- **RustShare Sibling Project**: https://rustshare.io/

## Current Status
- **Release Stage**: Public Preview / Active Development.
- **Contribution**: Open source and actively accepting feedback, issues, and pull requests on GitHub.