Strafe: an open-source, E2E-encrypted, federated alternative to Discord
brydencalaway · hn · 2026-10-14
Strafe (strafe.chat) launched on Hacker News as an open-source Discord alternative featuring end-to-end encryption and a federated architecture.
The post is minimal — just a link — but the discussion centers on whether communities unhappy with centralized chat platforms' data practices would switch.
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