duck

DUCK 🦆

Simplifying Decentralised Communication

If you care about data ownership and need a private free chat, Duck Chat has got your back.

Have a private conversation in a crowded room without worrying about eavesdroppers.

Install 📦

• Github Releases should have all the releases. If you want to build from source, read along...

Features ✨

• Complete Data Ownership
• Enhanced Privacy
• No single point of control
• No third party involvement
• Free Usage
• Open Source
• Lightweight

Development 💻

go install && go run main.go

make build && ./duck

make install && duck

Overview

Inspired by Peerchat on Kademlia DHT which is a terminal-based P2P chat application using libp2p and the IPFS network for peer discovery and routing. It uses a Kademlia DHT from libp2p for peer discovery and routing and supports a more fully featured host. The other components of the libp2p such as TLS encryption, peer active discovery, YAMUX stream multiplexing are integrated as well.

Roadmap 🚀

• P2P CLI Chat.
• Web link to install, setup and open chat.
• Add as Utility to DripVerse.
• ...

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Devices Tested:

Desktop here is used as a synonymous term for laptops, desktops, Macs and PCs.