Schnack Server

Schnack is open source. Run your own private messenger server — full control, full data sovereignty.

Open Source

Freeself-hosted
  • Full feature set
  • On your own infrastructure
  • Full data sovereignty
  • End-to-end encrypted
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Self-host in minutes — one command, locally or on your server (automatic HTTPS). It asks for what's needed, generates all secrets, starts everything.

curl -fsSL https://schnack.dudehub.de/install.sh | sh

Here's how it looks — the full installation in two minutes:

Good to know: Push notifications require a dedicated app build with your own Apple/Google keys. With the official app, your self-hosted server can't send push notifications — messages arrive as long as the app is connected. Text chat works fully; for sending photos/files you need S3-compatible storage.