OpenIM isn't just an open-source instant messaging component, it's an integral part of your application ecosystem. Check out this diagram to understand how AppServer, AppClient, OpenIMServer, and OpenIMSDK interact.
**OpenIMSDK** seamlessly integrates into your application, delivering a rich, real-time messaging experience without requiring intricate UI integration. It provides:
+ **Modular Composition**: It's comprised of several modules, such as the gateway and multiple RPC services, offering a versatile messaging environment.
+ **Microservices Architecture**: Supporting cluster modes, it assures outstanding performance and scalability to manage communication effectively across various instances.
+ **Diverse Deployment Options**: Adapts to your operational preferences, offering deployment via source code, Kubernetes, or Docker.
+ **REST API**: OpenIMServer provides REST API for business systems, aiming to empower your operations with additional functionalities like group creation and message push via backend interfaces.
+ **Callbacks**: To expand its utility across varied business forms, OpenIMServer offers callback capabilities. That is, it sends a request to the business server before or after an event occurs, such as sending a message, enriching the interaction and data exchange flow in the communication processes.
**OpenIM** offers a powerful and reliable instant messaging platform, ensuring versatile communication across multiple platforms with the following key features:
✅ **Robust Chat Capabilities:** Including roles (application administrator, group owner, etc.) and features like muting, group announcements, and dynamic message loading.
✅ **Open Source:** The code of OpenIM is open source and aims to build a leading global IM open source community. [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/OpenIMSDK)
✅ **Extensibility:** Implemented in Golang, OpenIM introduces an "everything is a message" communication model, simplifying custom messages and feature extension.
🤲 In order to facilitate the user experience, we have provided a variety of deployment solutions, you can choose your own deployment method according to the list below:
We have our own version management policy, if you are interested in our version management, I recommend reading [📚 OpenIM Version](https://github.com/openimsdk/open-im-server/blob/main/docs/conversions/version.md), We recommend using stable versions such as `v3.3.0` and `v3.2.0` whenever possible. `v3.1.1-alpha.3` as well as `v3.3.0-beta.0` and `v3.2.0-rc.0` are pre-release or beta versions and are not recommended.
Set `OPENIM_VERSION` environment variables for the latest `OPENIM_VERSION` number, or replace the `OPENIM_VERSION` for you to install the OpenIM-Server `OPENIM_VERSION`:
OpenIM isn't just an open-source instant messaging component, it's an integral part of your application ecosystem. Check out this diagram to understand how AppServer, AppClient, OpenIMServer, and OpenIMSDK interact.
OpenIM Our goal is to build a top-level open source community. We have a set of standards, in the [Community repository](https://github.com/OpenIMSDK/community).
If you'd like to contribute to this Open-IM-Server repository, please read our [contributor documentation](https://github.com/openimsdk/open-im-server/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
Before you start, please make sure your changes are in demand. The best for that is to create a [new discussion](https://github.com/openimsdk/open-im-server/discussions/new/choose) OR [Slack Communication](https://join.slack.com/t/openimsdk/shared_invite/zt-22720d66b-o_FvKxMTGXtcnnnHiMqe9Q), or if you find an issue, [report it](https://github.com/openimsdk/open-im-server/issues/new/choose) first.
Our conference is in the [OpenIM Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/openimsdk/shared_invite/zt-22720d66b-o_FvKxMTGXtcnnnHiMqe9Q) 🎯, then you can search the Open-IM-Server pipeline to join
We take notes of each [biweekly meeting](https://github.com/orgs/OpenIMSDK/discussions/categories/meeting) in [GitHub discussions](https://github.com/openimsdk/open-im-server/discussions/categories/meeting), Our historical meeting notes, as well as replays of the meetings are available at [Google Docs :bookmark_tabs:](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nx8MDpuG74NASx081JcCpxPgDITNTpIIos0DS6Vr9GU/edit?usp=sharing).
Check out our [user case studies](https://github.com/OpenIMSDK/community/blob/main/ADOPTERS.md) page for a list of the project users. Don't hesitate to leave a [📝comment](https://github.com/openimsdk/open-im-server/issues/379) and share your use case.
OpenIM is licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/openimsdk/open-im-server/tree/main/LICENSE) for the full license text.
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