Parley: Federated, decentralised chat that speaks plain IRC
Parley is an unhardened proof of concept for federated chat that speaks plain IRC.
Parley is a proof-of-concept chat network in which each domain runs its own instance, discovers peers through DNS and well-known identity documents, and exchanges ed25519-signed messages over HTTPS. Ordinary IRC clients such as irssi connect without plugins, while global channels replicate across linked instances and local channels stay private. The author says it runs end to end, with SQLite history and optional OpenID Connect, but is not hardened for production.
- Each domain runs an instance discovered via DNS SRV and well-known JSON.
- Peers exchange ed25519-signed events over HTTPS inboxes.
- Stock IRC clients connect with no plugins.
- Global channels replicate; local channels stay on one instance.
- Author calls it a working, unhardened proof of concept.
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15 min read at git.mills.ioParley is a chat network with no centre. Every person (or team) runs a small instance for their own domain. Instances find each other through DNS and well-known identity documents, exchange signed messages over HTTPS, and
By davidcollantes · git.mills.io
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