"An Open Source Alternative to HipChat and so much more. Get your own private Chat server in minutes, plus additional features. No credit card required. A fast, secure and stable solution based on Rails. Free and open-source Distributed under the AGPL License." "Web Based Client Our beautiful web client means there's nothing to install client-side. Just login and start chatting with your team Currently we support the following browsers: Chrome Firefox Safari" "Live Team Chat Share ideas, code, and files with your team in real time. Rooms are perfect for individual projects, teams, or entire departments. Desktop Notifications Enable desktop notifications for the web client. Works with Chrome, Safari and Firefox. Drag and Drop File Sharing Share mockups, PDFs, Office docs, and other files for instant feedback. Kandan keeps a complete history so you can access shared files anytime, anywhere." "Self or Shared Hosting Kandan can be installed on a number of different service providers rather quickly and easily. Curently supported providers include: Heroku appfog Cloud Foundry Amazon Web Services" #Rails #open_source #chatting #chat_rooms #heroku #self-hosted #pub