Release
BootChat V2
Historical BootChat V2 announcement. The public service is temporarily offline, with no confirmed return date before 2027.
What changed
- Service status: the public BootChat service is temporarily offline. No return date is confirmed before 2027.
- Historical announcement from September 21, 2026: the text below describes the service and plans at that time, not its current availability or release commitments.
- BootChat V2
- The next generation of BootChat
- BootChat V2 is the current live version of BootChat and replaces the original V1.0 Local implementation as the primary platform.
- Live platform: http://bootchat.duckdns.org
- V2 transforms BootChat from a local-only experimental chat system into a web-based communication platform.
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- V1 — Legacy
- BootChat V1.0 is the original local implementation.
- Build: 2026.09.19V1
- Protocol: V1.0 Local
- V1 allows HavenDOS users to communicate with each other through a locally hosted BootChat environment.
- However, V1 requires the complete server setup.
- Users need:
- * BootChat-server.py
- * BootChat-web.py
- Both components must be running.
- V1 provides chat functionality only and does not include the broader platform features available in V2.
- V1 is preserved as a legacy implementation and is no longer the primary BootChat platform.
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- V2 — Current Live Version
- BootChat V2 is the current active version.
- Live URL: http://bootchat.duckdns.org
- V2 introduces a completely expanded communication platform with account-based access and web connectivity.
- Current features
- * Account login
- * User authentication
- * Chat
- * Message replies
- * User mentions
- * Direct messages
- * Servers
- * Server creation
- * Web-based access
- * Expanded communication functionality
- BootChat V2 is designed to operate as an online service rather than requiring every user to run the original local V1 server.
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- V2.2 — Planned Features
- V2.2 expands the platform even further.
- Profiles
- * Profile editing
- * Additional profile customization
- * Expanded user profiles
- Media
- * Photo support
- * Video support
- * Improved media sharing
- Direct Messages
- * Ability to close or disable DMs
- * Improved DM controls
- Servers
- * Improved server creation
- * Better server configuration
- * Improved server management
- * Expanded moderation functionality
- Administration
- A dedicated administration application is being developed for internal platform administration.
- The administration application is private and intended exclusively for the platform administrator.
- Details about the internal administration system, its architecture and its capabilities will not be publicly documented.
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- Development Status
- Version Status
- V1.0 Local Legacy
- V2 Current / Live
- V2.2 In Development
- BootChat V2 is now the primary platform, while V1 remains available as a historical and legacy implementation.
- The V2.2 roadmap will continue to expand BootChat’s social, communication, media, server and moderation capabilities.