We’re looking forward to meeting new and familiar faces at FOSDEM in Brussels this weekend! Every February, thousands of developers (and users) of open-source and free (as in freedom) software gather in Brussels to discuss and celebrate our…
We’re looking forward to meeting new and familiar faces at FOSDEM in Brussels this weekend! Every February, thousands of developers (and users) of open-source and free (as in freedom) software gather in Brussels to discuss and celebrate our…
Hello again! We’re rounding off the year with another small release of the Snikket server software. The main purpose of this release is to fix a couple of small bugs which were discovered and reported after the previous release was announce…
Some time ago, we teased you with our plans for a cross-platform “Snikket SDK” (Software Development Kit) which would be used to build a new generation of Snikket apps. Particularly a much-requested web app for Snikket, so folks can chat di…
It’s time! We’ve been busy preparing a new release of the Snikket server software for you to enjoy. Although this release isn’t heavy on visible new features, a lot of internal changes and improvements have gone into this release to increas…
We hope you’ve been having a good summer (at least if you’re up here in the northern hemisphere). Today we’re back with a new release of the self-hosted Snikket server software. This software is what’s at the core of the Snikket project - a…
We’re happy to introduce the July 2024 Snikket Server release. This is the core software of the Snikket project - a self-hostable “personal messaging server in a box”. If you wish for something like Messenger, WhatsApp or Signal, but not us…
We initially shared this news on our social media page, thinking this was a temporary issue. But we’ve had no response from Google for several days, and want to explain the situation in more detail. Update 16th April: Over a week after this…
A security vulnerability was intentionally added to a widely used open-source project known as ‘xz’. This project is packaged in many operating systems, and a lot of software depends upon it. The vulnerability has been assigned the identifi…
We originally launched the Snikket project because we believe that people need an alternative to centralized single-owner communication systems. Those platforms, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, require consent to undesirable terms
Hi, welcome! This is a guide to help you set up your own Snikket service. Once it is set up, you will be able to invite others to join you using the Snikket app and chat over your own private messaging server! To follow this guide you will
We have some exciting news to share! An important piece of the Snikket roadmap has been selected for funding by NGI DAPSI, an EU-funded project focused on data portability and services. The Data Portability and Services Incubator (DAPSI) is…