Best open source software for gaming communities

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Pterodactyl

Management panel for game servers, with an intuitive UI for end users.

Game ServersDocker

9.3k

Pterodactyl has 9,283 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 92 commits in the last year.

2

Pelican Panel

Web application for easy management of game servers, offering a user-friendly interface for deploying, configuring, and managing servers, server monitoring tools, and extensive customization options…

Game ServersDocker

2.4k

Pelican Panel has 2,361 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 392 commits in the last year.

3

PufferPanel

Game server management panel designed for both small networks and game server providers.

Game Servers

1.8k

PufferPanel has 1,753 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license and had 91 commits in the last year.

4

LinuxGSM

CLI tool for deployment and management of dedicated game servers on Linux: more than 120 games are supported.

Game Servers

4.9k

LinuxGSM has 4,914 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 69 commits in the last year.

1

Mumble

Low-latency, high quality voice/text chat software.

Team Chat

8.3k

Mumble has 8,322 GitHub stars, uses the BSD-3-Clause license and had 494 commits in the last year; it replaces Discord.

2

Stoat

Stoat is a user-first chat platform built with modern web technologies.

Team ChatDocker

2.7k

Stoat has 2,665 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 32 commits in the last year; it replaces Slack and Discord.

3

Fluxer

Instant messaging and VoIP platform built for friends, groups, and communities (alternative to Discord).

Team ChatDocker

10k

Fluxer has 10,488 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 1,394 commits in the last year; it replaces Discord.

4

Element

Fully-featured Matrix client for Web, iOS & Android.

Team Chat

14k

Element has 13,542 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license and had 2,689 commits in the last year; it replaces Slack and Discord.

5

Rocket.Chat

Communications platform that puts data protection first (alternative to Gitter.im and Slack).

Team ChatDocker

46k

Rocket.Chat has 46,213 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 2,155 commits in the last year; it replaces Slack and Discord.

1

Discourse

Advanced forum / community solution based on Ruby and JS.

Social & ForumsDocker

48k

Discourse has 47,933 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 6,794 commits in the last year; it replaces Reddit.

2

Flarum

Delightfully simple forums. Flarum is the next-generation forum software that makes online discussion fun again.

Social & Forums

16k

Flarum has 16,411 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 14 commits in the last year; it replaces Reddit.

3

NodeBB

Forum software built for the modern web.

Social & ForumsDocker

15k

NodeBB has 15,231 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 3,349 commits in the last year; it replaces Reddit.

4

Lemmy

Link aggregator for the fediverse (alternative to Reddit).

Social & ForumsDocker

15k

Lemmy has 14,615 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 301 commits in the last year; it replaces Discord and Twitter / X.

1

Sunshine

Remote game stream host for Moonlight with support up to 120 frames per second and 4K resolution.

Game ServersDocker

42k

Sunshine has 41,902 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 757 commits in the last year; it replaces Steam Link / GeForce Now.

1

RomM

ROM manager for organizing, enriching, and playing retro games, with support for 400+ platforms.

Game ServersDocker

13k

RomM has 13,260 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 5,917 commits in the last year; it replaces Steam Link / GeForce Now.

2

Gameyfin

Video game library manager with automatic scanning, web access, downloads, and plugin support.

Game ServersDocker

1.1k

Gameyfin has 1,097 GitHub stars, uses the AGPL-3.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 22 commits in the last year; it replaces Steam Link / GeForce Now.