# matterbridge ![Matterbridge Logo](img/matterbridge-notext.gif)
**A simple chat bridge**
Letting people be where they want to be.
Bridges between a growing number of protocols. Click below to demo or join the development chat. [Gitter][mb-gitter] | [IRC][mb-irc] | [Discord][mb-discord] | [Matrix][mb-matrix] | [Slack][mb-slack] | [Mattermost][mb-mattermost] | [Rocket.Chat][mb-rocketchat] | [XMPP][mb-xmpp] | [Twitch][mb-twitch] | [WhatsApp][mb-whatsapp] | [Zulip][mb-zulip] | [Telegram][mb-telegram] | And more... ---- [![Download stable](https://img.shields.io/github/release/42wim/matterbridge.svg?label=download%20stable)](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/latest) [![Download dev](https://img.shields.io/bintray/v/42wim/nightly/Matterbridge.svg?label=download%20dev&colorB=007ec6)](https://bintray.com/42wim/nightly/Matterbridge/_latestVersion) [![Maintainability](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/82dff70ef2ba85a6173a/maintainability)](https://codeclimate.com/github/42wim/matterbridge/maintainability) [![Test Coverage](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/82dff70ef2ba85a6173a/test_coverage)](https://codeclimate.com/github/42wim/matterbridge/test_coverage)
**Note:** Mattermost isn't required to run matterbridge.
### Table of Contents * [Features](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Features) * [Natively supported](#natively-supported) * [3rd party via matterbridge api](#3rd-party-via-matterbridge-api) * [API](#API) * [Chat with us](#chat-with-us) * [Screenshots](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/) * [Installing](#installing) * [Binaries](#binaries) * [Building](#building) * [Configuration](#configuration) * [Howto](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/How-to-create-your-config) * [Examples](#examples) * [Running](#running) * [Docker](#docker) * [Changelog](#changelog) * [FAQ](#faq) * [Related projects](#related-projects) * [Articles](#articles) * [Thanks](#thanks) ## Features * [Support bridging between any protocols](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Features#support-bridging-between-any-protocols) * [Support multiple gateways(bridges) for your protocols](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Features#support-multiple-gatewaysbridges-for-your-protocols) * [Message edits and deletes](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Features#message-edits-and-deletes) * Preserves threading when possible * [Attachment / files handling](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Features#attachment--files-handling) * [Username and avatar spoofing](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Features#username-and-avatar-spoofing) * [Private groups](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Features#private-groups) * [API](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Features#api) ### Natively supported * [Mattermost](https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/) 4.x, 5.x * [IRC](http://www.mirc.com/servers.html) * [XMPP](https://xmpp.org) * [Gitter](https://gitter.im) * [Slack](https://slack.com) * [Discord](https://discordapp.com) * [Telegram](https://telegram.org) * [Hipchat](https://www.hipchat.com) * [Rocket.chat](https://rocket.chat) * [Matrix](https://matrix.org) * [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/) * [Twitch](https://twitch.tv) * [Ssh-chat](https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat) * [WhatsApp](https://www.whatsapp.com/) * [Zulip](https://zulipchat.com) ### 3rd party via matterbridge api * [Minecraft](https://github.com/elytra/MatterLink) * [Reddit](https://github.com/bonehurtingjuice/mattereddit) * [Facebook messenger](https://github.com/VictorNine/fbridge) ### API The API is very basic at the moment. More info and examples on the [wiki](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/Api). Used by the projects below. Feel free to make a PR to add your project to this list. * [MatterLink](https://github.com/elytra/MatterLink) (Matterbridge link for Minecraft Server chat) * [pyCord](https://github.com/NikkyAI/pyCord) (crossplatform chatbot) * [Mattereddit](https://github.com/bonehurtingjuice/mattereddit) (Reddit chat support) * [fbridge](https://github.com/VictorNine/fbridge) (Facebook messenger support) ## Chat with us Questions or want to test on your favorite platform? Join below: * [Gitter][mb-gitter] * [IRC][mb-irc] * [Discord][mb-discord] * [Matrix][mb-matrix] * [Slack][mb-slack] * [Mattermost][mb-mattermost] * [Rocket.Chat][mb-rocketchat] * [XMPP][mb-xmpp] * [Twitch][mb-twitch] * [Zulip][mb-zulip] * [Telegram][mb-telegram] ## Screenshots See https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki ## Installing ### Binaries * Latest stable release [v1.13.1](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/latest) * Development releases (follows master) can be downloaded [here](https://dl.bintray.com/42wim/nightly/) ### Packages * [Overview](https://repology.org/metapackage/matterbridge/versions) ### Building Go 1.9+ is required. Make sure you have [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) properly installed, including setting up your [GOPATH](https://golang.org/doc/code.html#GOPATH). After Go is setup, download matterbridge to your $GOPATH directory. ``` cd $GOPATH go get github.com/42wim/matterbridge ``` You should now have matterbridge binary in the bin directory: ``` $ ls bin/ matterbridge ``` ## Configuration ### Basic configuration See [howto](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/How-to-create-your-config) for a step by step walkthrough for creating your configuration. ### Advanced configuration * [matterbridge.toml.sample](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/blob/master/matterbridge.toml.sample) for documentation and an example. ### Examples #### Bridge mattermost (off-topic) - irc (#testing) ```toml [irc] [irc.freenode] Server="irc.freenode.net:6667" Nick="yourbotname" [mattermost] [mattermost.work] Server="yourmattermostserver.tld" Team="yourteam" Login="yourlogin" Password="yourpass" PrefixMessagesWithNick=true RemoteNickFormat="[{PROTOCOL}] <{NICK}> " [[gateway]] name="mygateway" enable=true [[gateway.inout]] account="irc.freenode" channel="#testing" [[gateway.inout]] account="mattermost.work" channel="off-topic" ``` #### Bridge slack (#general) - discord (general) ```toml [slack] [slack.test] Token="yourslacktoken" PrefixMessagesWithNick=true [discord] [discord.test] Token="yourdiscordtoken" Server="yourdiscordservername" [general] RemoteNickFormat="[{PROTOCOL}/{BRIDGE}] <{NICK}> " [[gateway]] name = "mygateway" enable=true [[gateway.inout]] account = "discord.test" channel="general" [[gateway.inout]] account ="slack.test" channel = "general" ``` ## Running See [howto](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/How-to-create-your-config) for a step by step walkthrough for creating your configuration. ``` Usage of ./matterbridge: -conf string config file (default "matterbridge.toml") -debug enable debug -gops enable gops agent -version show version ``` ### Docker Create your matterbridge.toml file locally eg in `/tmp/matterbridge.toml` ``` docker run -ti -v /tmp/matterbridge.toml:/matterbridge.toml 42wim/matterbridge ``` ## Changelog See [changelog.md](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/blob/master/changelog.md) ## FAQ See [FAQ](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/FAQ) ## Related projects * [FOSSRIT/infrastructure - roles/matterbridge](https://github.com/FOSSRIT/infrastructure/tree/master/roles/matterbridge) (Ansible role used to automate deployments of Matterbridge) * [matterbridge autoconfig](https://github.com/patcon/matterbridge-autoconfig) * [matterbridge config viewer](https://github.com/patcon/matterbridge-heroku-viewer) * [matterbridge-heroku](https://github.com/cadecairos/matterbridge-heroku) * [mattereddit](https://github.com/bonehurtingjuice/mattereddit) * [matterlink](https://github.com/elytra/MatterLink) * [mattermost-plugin](https://github.com/matterbridge/mattermost-plugin) - Run matterbridge as a plugin in mattermost * [pyCord](https://github.com/NikkyAI/pyCord) (crossplatform chatbot) * [fbridge](https://github.com/VictorNine/fbridge) (Facebook messenger support) ## Articles * [matterbridge on kubernetes](https://medium.freecodecamp.org/using-kubernetes-to-deploy-a-chat-gateway-or-when-technology-works-like-its-supposed-to-a169a8cd69a3) * https://mattermost.com/blog/connect-irc-to-mattermost/ * https://blog.valvin.fr/2016/09/17/mattermost-et-un-channel-irc-cest-possible/ * https://blog.brightscout.com/top-10-mattermost-integrations/ * http://bencey.co.nz/2018/09/17/bridge/ * https://www.algoo.fr/blog/2018/01/19/recouvrez-votre-liberte-en-quittant-slack-pour-un-mattermost-auto-heberge/ * https://kopano.com/blog/matterbridge-bridging-mattermost-chat/ * https://www.stitcher.com/s/?eid=52382713 * https://daniele.tech/2019/02/how-to-use-matterbridge-to-connect-2-different-slack-workspaces/ ## Thanks [![Digitalocean](https://snag.gy/3LVifX.jpg)](https://www.digitalocean.com/) for sponsoring demo/testing droplets. Matterbridge wouldn't exist without these libraries: * discord - https://github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo * echo - https://github.com/labstack/echo * gitter - https://github.com/sromku/go-gitter * gops - https://github.com/google/gops * gozulipbot - https://github.com/ifo/gozulipbot * irc - https://github.com/lrstanley/girc * mattermost - https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server * matrix - https://github.com/matrix-org/gomatrix * sshchat - https://github.com/shazow/ssh-chat * slack - https://github.com/nlopes/slack * steam - https://github.com/Philipp15b/go-steam * telegram - https://github.com/go-telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api * xmpp - https://github.com/mattn/go-xmpp * whatsapp - https://github.com/Rhymen/go-whatsapp/ * zulip - https://github.com/ifo/gozulipbot * tengo - https://github.com/d5/tengo [mb-gitter]: https://gitter.im/42wim/matterbridge [mb-irc]: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=matterbridgechat [mb-discord]: https://discord.gg/AkKPtrQ [mb-matrix]: https://riot.im/app/#/room/#matterbridge:matrix.org [mb-slack]: https://join.slack.com/matterbridgechat/shared_invite/MjEwODMxNjU1NDMwLTE0OTk2MTU3NTMtMzZkZmRiNDZhOA [mb-mattermost]: https://framateam.org/signup_user_complete/?id=tfqm33ggop8x3qgu4boeieta6e [mb-rocketchat]: https://open.rocket.chat/channel/matterbridge [mb-xmpp]: https://inverse.chat/ [mb-twitch]: https://www.twitch.tv/matterbridge [mb-whatsapp]: https://www.whatsapp.com/ [mb-zulip]: https://matterbridge.zulipchat.com/register/ [mb-telegram]: https://t.me/Matterbridge