2026
STRIKEMSG LAN chat platform
A LAN chat app that anyone can host and join if they are on the same network.
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STRIKEMSG is yet another chat app. This time, the twist is it runs of LAN.
That means STRIKEMSG is hosted on one singular device. Others join by going to that devices IP. In short, as long as you're on the same network, and someone is 'hosting' the chat, you have your own chat room that runs of LAN.
Key features:
Chat messages stay on the device.
Works when you have no internet (as long as you're on a Wifi, it doesn't need an internet gateway connection)
Manage sent messages from the host device
Usernames
NOTE: STRIKEMSG is a lot harder to setup then other platforms. It will only work on a device that has administrator permiisons, as you have to
a) let Node.js through the firewall (requires admin)
b) install Node.js to your device.
StrikeMSG also needs to be 'Hosted' by a host, requiring a device online for anything to happen.
Website note: We set up a SRC site to list the key features. You can access it at https://andomatthew1234.github.io/StrikeMSG/ (or click the Go to SRC / Github page button). There, you'll find a button to go to the Github page.