A chat server with authentication, persistent and searchable history, rich markdown formatting, video, private rooms, conversation highlighting, plugins, persisted notifications, code and table rendering, specialized link boxing, github hooks, bots, and many other features.
You can see it in action or use it on https://dystroy.org/miaou (anybody can create a room for public or private use on this server).
Please come discuss it in one of the dedicated chat rooms 
A vagrant configuration is available to help you set up a development environment quickly. See more information at its documentation.
If you prefer to use docker as development environment, it's also available. See more information at its documentation.
If you want to install Miaou on your own, the installation documentation is available here.
And if you run your own server, please tell us.
As described in the help, Miaou is mostly coded in JavaScript. Stuff includes node, PostgreSQL, OAuth2, socket.io, WebRTC, express, Bluebird, Redis, Jade, Passport.js, hu.js, jQuery, sass/scss, Uglify-js, gulp, travis-ci, and nginx.
Many features are implemented as plugins, and that's where you should look first: Plugin developpement.
If you have the ability and will to contribute, come and discuss with us. The best landing place is usually the Miaou room where you can ping @dystroy or @Florian.
Help is welcome but remember:
- Come and discuss with us before to code
- And, always test before doing a pull request.
Most of Miaou follows the MIT License. Exceptions are specified here.
Copyright (c) 2014 Denys Séguret <https://dystroy.org/>