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Self-Hosting Rocket.Chat: Team Communication Platform

Rocket.Chat is a self-hosted Slack alternative. Channels, direct messages, video calls, and integrations — all under your control.

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What Is Rocket.Chat?


Rocket.Chat is an open-source team communication platform. It's a feature-rich alternative to Slack with full data ownership.


Features


Messaging

  • Channels (public and private)
  • Direct messages
  • Threads
  • Message reactions
  • File sharing
  • Code snippets with syntax highlighting
  • Message editing and deletion
  • Pinned messages and starred

    • Voice & Video

  • Voice calls
  • Video calls
  • Screen sharing
  • Conference calls (Jitsi integration)

    • Integrations

  • 200+ integrations
  • Incoming/outgoing webhooks
  • Custom bots (Hubot)
  • Zapier/n8n compatible
  • LDAP/SAML/OAuth authentication

    • Other

  • End-to-end encryption
  • Federation (Matrix bridge)
  • Mobile apps (iOS/Android)
  • Desktop apps
  • Custom emoji
  • Read receipts

    • Rocket.Chat vs Slack vs Mattermost


  • Rocket.Chat: Most features, open-source, self-hosted
  • Slack: Best UX, SaaS, expensive at scale
  • Mattermost: Developer-focused, DevOps integrations

    • Deployment


    1. Deploy Rocket.Chat on TinyPod

    2. Create channels

    3. Invite team

    4. Install mobile/desktop apps


    Resources: 2 CPU, 1 GB RAM with MongoDB.


    Rocket.Chat proves you don't need to pay Slack pricing for enterprise team communication.