Your own little
corner of the internet.
Nook is a private chat server — text, voice, and video — that runs on your own hardware. Like having your own Discord, except every message, file, and byte stays with you.
Stand it up in an afternoon. Keep it for years.
No control panel to rent, no per-seat pricing, no one else holding the keys. Three steps and you're talking.
Run one server
A single container or one self-contained binary. No separate database to wire up, and voice/video needs no ports opened — it routes through a global edge.
Open a browser
The whole thing — text, voice, video — lives in the browser. Nothing to download or install on anyone's phone or laptop.
Invite your people
Send an invite link, set up channels and roles, and your corner of the internet is open — to exactly the people you choose.
A full chat app — not a stripped-down clone.
# Text channels
Organize conversations into channels and categories, with replies and threaded discussion.
♪ Voice & video
Drop into a room for crisp voice and video, plus screen sharing — no port-forwarding required.
✉ Direct messages
Private one-to-one conversations alongside the public channels.
⚝ Roles & permissions
Fine-grained roles decide who can post, manage channels, invite, moderate, and more.
⇲ Invites
Share invite links to bring people in. Registration stays closed unless you open it.
⊕ Files & emojis
Share files and images inline, react with emojis, and add your own custom ones.
⌘ Plugins
Extend the server with commands and custom components when you want more.
▤ Audit log
A clear record of moderation and admin actions, so nothing happens in the dark.
↻ Self-updating
Pull a new image, or let the standalone build update itself in place. Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows — even a Pi.
No one is reading over your shoulder. It's your server.
Every message, file, and account lives on your hardware. Nothing is synced to someone else's cloud, mined, or sold.
No platform account to sign up for, no ads, no telemetry. You decide who gets in — and who doesn't.
Back it up, move it, or pull the plug whenever you like. It can't be discontinued out from under you.