lonewolf-im/lonewolf
- Total stars
- 85
- Today
- +15since 00:04 UTC
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About the project
Lonewolf is a self-hosted XMPP server written in Rust with embedded storage, designed for easy setup and low resource usage. It supports federation, multi-device chat, and standard XMPP features.
Useful for
- Host a private XMPP server for your domain with TLS and account management.
- Test XMPP client compatibility against a standards-compliant server.
- Run a lightweight chat server for a small team without external databases.
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How to get started
git clone --branch v0.3.0 https://github.com/lonewolf-im/lonewolf.git
cd lonewolf
cargo build --release --locked -p lonewolf -p lonewolfctlCopied as is from the “quick start” section of the README. GitNova has not run these commands: check them in the original before running. Full instructions →
Star growth looks organic. Data as of November 14, 2026, 10:41 UTC.
The star-growth assessment does not verify whether the project is safe to run.
Stars per day
Bars show stars per UTC day; the line is a moving average of available history. Gaps mean missing data, not zero growth. Today's bar is incomplete. Red marks spike days.
Why it’s trending
- Star-counter measurements on 2026-11-14 (UTC), 00:04–10:32: 70 → 85 stars (+15). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +45 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- Before this, the repository barely got any stars — about 0 per day.
- The repository is 58 days old and already has 85 stars.
- Hacker News: “Lonewolf 0.3 – A standalone XMPP server written in Rust” — 142 points, 20 h ago.
- Recent forks include notable developers: @millette (310 followers).
Measured growth: the last 7 completed days
New stars over 7 days: 73. +7200% versus the preceding 7 days.
Daily measurements · UTC
- November 7, 2026
- 1
- November 8, 2026
- 0
- November 9, 2026
- 0
- November 10, 2026
- 1
- November 11, 2026
- 0
- November 12, 2026
- 0
- November 13, 2026
- 71
Largest measured day in the last 30 days: 71 · November 13, 2026. Days with data: 30.
Completed days come from GitHub star history; today and forecasts are excluded from this comparison. History checked: November 14, 2026, 10:41 UTC. Sources and measurement limits →
Three GitHub discoveries in each edition
What they do, why they are gaining interest, and what to check before using them.
Editions at 10:00, 16:00, 22:00 MSK.
Numbers
- Total stars
- 85
- Today
- +15 stars measured 2026-11-14, 00:04–10:32 UTC, ≈ 45 by evening
- Forks
- 1
- Issues and pull requests
- 775
- Watchers
- 0
- Language
- Rust
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Latest release
- v0.3.0 · November 13, 2026
- Created
- September 17, 2026
- Last push
- November 13, 2026
Star trust
Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.
These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.
Hacker News discussions
- Lonewolf 0.3 – A standalone XMPP server written in Rust142 points, November 13, 2026
Spotted in
- November 14, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
- November 13, 2026Spotted on Hacker News
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