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Open-source self-hostable chat platform (formerly Revolt)

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Stoat moves to release candidates and Gerrit, and gives server admins more control.

chatself-hostedmoderationbotsrelease process
◆Current state
Stoat's 0.16.0 release candidates add server controls: invites with expiry and use limits, permission to block external emojis, and bot roles that grant permissions when a bot joins. The team is also piloting Gerrit as its main source control and will now ship release candidates and backports.
◆Where it's heading
The feature list is about moderation and bot management for server owners, and rc.1 adds OpenTelemetry tracing for the file service. The process change toward RCs and backports suggests the team wants steadier releases for self-hosters.
◆Prediction
A final 0.16.0 should follow the two RCs; the entries do not say when.

◆Recent moves

  1. 21d ago

    Stoat 0.16 RC1 adds OpenTelemetry tracing

    The second 0.16.0 candidate repeats rc.0's moderation and bot features and adds OpenTelemetry tracing for the files service. A small step toward the final release.

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  2. 21d ago

    Stoat 0.16 RC adds invite limits and bot roles

    The first 0.16.0 candidate brings invite expiry and use limits, external-emoji blocking, and bot roles granted on join. It also opens the new release-candidate and Gerrit workflow.

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