A distributed, peer-to-peer chat application built on IPFS
NOTE! Currently only the Electron (Desktop) version works. We're working to fix the Browser version (js-ipfs)
Status: In active development
Check the project's roadmap to see what's happening at the moment and what's planned next.
See also CHANGELOG for what's new!
Orbit can be run either in a browser or as a native desktop application. The browser application uses js-ipfs implementation of IPFS. The desktop version uses the go-ipfs implementation of IPFS together with Electron.
Please note that Orbit is not secure at the moment!
The live demo is an old version of Orbit. It is recommended to follow the instructions below to run the latest version.
- Node.js v6.x.x
- npm v3.x.x
git clone https://github.com/haadcode/orbit.git
cd orbit
npm install
npm start
Chrome is recommended to run Orbit in the browser.
git clone https://github.com/haadcode/orbit.git
cd orbit
npm install
npm start
- Node.js v6.x.x
- npm v3.x.x
- g++, gcc, make (for building native modules)
- python 2 (for building, some native modules need it, node-fibers perhaps?)
git clone https://github.com/haadcode/orbit.git
cd orbit/
npm install
Note! Running the tests requires a running redis-server. If you don't have it installed, see installation instructions for OSX or Linux
npm test
cd client/
npm install
npm run dev
This will open webpack dev-server at http://localhost:8000/webpack-dev-server.
cd client/
npm install
npm run build
This will create client/dist directory which contains all the files needed to distribute the Orbit browser application.
First, start the desktop app in developer mode:
npm run dev:electron
Then, start the UI development environment:
cd client/
npm install
npm run dev
Run this is in project's root directory, not in client/.
npm run build
The builds are in dist/.
Would be happy to accept PRs! If you want to work on something, it'd be good to talk beforehand to make sure nobody else is working on it. You can reach me on Twitter @haadcode or on IRC #ipfs on Freenode, or in the comments of the issues section.
Good place to start is to take a look at the "help wanted" issues or the project's status board. 0