ancsemi / Haven

⬡ HAVEN — Private Chat That Lives On Your Machine > **Your server. Your rules. No cloud. No accounts with Big Tech. No one reading your messages.** Haven is a self-hosted Discord alternative. Run it on your machine. Invite friends with a code. No cloud. No email signup. No tracking. Free forever. --- 🖥️ NEW — Haven Desktop (Beta) > **Want a native desktop experience?** Haven Desktop is a standalone app that connects to any Haven server — with features that go beyond the browser. **Haven Desktop** is now available as a public beta. Download the installer and connect to your server in seconds. • **Per-Application Audio** — share audio from a single app during screen share, just like Discord. Powered by native WASAPI (Windows) and PulseAudio (Linux) hooks. • **Audio Device Switching** — change your mic and speaker mid-call without leaving voice chat • **Native Desktop Notifications** — OS-level notifications via the system tray • **Minimize to Tray** — keeps running quietly in the background • **One-Click Install** — NSIS installer (Windows), AppImage / .deb (Linux). Download, run, done. > **⚠️ This is a beta release.** Bugs are expected. Your feedback is what makes it better — please open an issue if something breaks or feels off. > > **You still need a Haven server.** The desktop app is a client — it connects to a Haven server. Download and run Haven first if you haven't already. 📥 **Download Haven Desktop →** --- 📱 NEW — Haven Android (Closed Beta) > **Want Haven on your phone?** Haven Android is a native Android app built from the ground up, now in closed beta on Google Play. **Haven Android** features full chat and voice support, push notifications, and a true mobile-native experience. • **Native Android** — built from scratch specifically for Haven, not a web wrapper • **Push Notifications** — real-time notifications via Google Play services • **Full Chat & Voice** — all the features you love, in your pocket > **🚀 Want to join the beta?** Visit **amni-scient.com/amni-haven.html** to request access to the closed beta. > > **You still need a Haven server.** The Android app is a client — it connects to a Haven server. Download and run Haven first if you haven't already. *Built with ❤️ by **Amnibro** — huge thanks for his incredible work building the Haven Android app from the ground up.* 📲 **Request Android Beta Access →** --- NEW in v2.0.0 — Import Your Discord History > **Leaving Discord?** Haven can import your entire server's message history — directly from the app. No external tools, no command-line exports, no hassle. Open **Settings → Import** and connect with your Discord token. Haven pulls every channel, thread, forum post, announcement, reaction, pin, attachment, and avatar — then lets you map them to Haven channels. Your community's history comes with you. • **Direct Connect** — paste your Discord token, pick a server, select channels & threads, import • **File Upload** — or upload a DiscordChatExporter JSON/ZIP if you prefer • **Full fidelity** — messages, replies, embeds, attachments, reactions, pins, forum tags, all preserved • **Discord avatars** — imported messages show the original author's Discord profile picture • **All channel types** — text, announcement, forum, media, plus active & archived threads Your entire Discord history, now on a server you own. No one can delete it, no one can read it, no one can take it away. --- Quick Start — Docker (Recommended) **Option A — Pre-built image** (fastest): **Option B — Build from source**: Open → Register with username → Create a channel → Share the code with friends. Done. > Certificate warning is normal — click **Advanced → Proceed**. Haven uses a self-signed cert for encryption. **Option C — One-click cloud deploy** (Zeabur): --- Quick Start — Windows (No Docker) • Download and unzip this repository • Double-click ** ** • If Node.js isn't installed, the script will offer to install it for you automatically That's it. The batch file handles everything — Node.js installation, dependencies, SSL certificates, config — and opens your browser. Register as to get started. > **Don't have Node.js?** No problem. The launcher detects this and can install it for you with one keypress. Or install it yourself from nodejs.org and restart your PC. Quick Start — Linux / macOS (No Docker) Or manually: --- Who Is This For? • **Small friend groups** who want a private place to talk • **Self-hosters** who run services on their own hardware • **Privacy-conscious communities** done with Big Tech • **LAN gaming crews** who need voice + screen share without Discord • **Homelab enthusiasts** looking for a lightweight chat service --- Why Not Discord? | | Discord | Haven | |---|---------|-------| | **Hosting** | Their cloud | Your machine | | **Account** | Email + phone required | No email, no verification | | **Your data** | Stored by Discord Inc. | Never leaves your server | | **Cost** | Nitro upsells, boosts | Free forever | | **Telemetry** | Analytics, tracking | Zero telemetry | | **Source code** | Closed | Open (MIT-NC) | --- Features | Category | What You Get | |----------|-------------| | **Chat** | Real-time messaging, image uploads (paste/drag/drop) with click-to-enlarge lightbox, typing indicators, message editing, replies, emoji reactions, @mentions with autocomplete, autocomplete, message pinning (admin) | | **Voice** | Peer-to-peer audio chat, per-user volume sliders, mute/deafen, join/leave audio cues, talking indicators, click usernames for profile/DM | | **Screen Share** | Multi-stream screen sharing with tiled grid layout, per-user video tiles, one-click close | | **Channels** | Hierarchical channels with sub-channels, private (invite-only) sub-channels with 🔒 indicator, channel topics | | **Join Codes** | Per-channel invite codes with admin controls: public/private visibility, static/dynamic mode, time-based or join-based auto-rotation, manual rotation | | **Avatars** | Upload profile…