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# VoiceCat
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Self-hosted, native voice & text chat in the spirit of classic TeamSpeak / Mumble —
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channel-based voice, channel + private text, one server you run yourself. Plain **TCP**
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(control) and **UDP** (media), no WebRTC. Encrypted by default. A shared **C++ core**
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(`libvoicecat`) drives native clients (Swift on macOS/iOS, C# on Windows) and the server.
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2026-06-18 03:16:01 +02:00
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> **Status:** Design complete in [`docs/`](docs/). M1–M5 are implemented — real TLS control
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> plane, encrypted UDP voice (Opus), multi-stream, TOFU identity pinning, channel tree,
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> permissions, moderation, disconnect/keepalive/reaper. Windows WinForms C# client shipped
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> (M4). macOS/iOS Swift client is next. See [`PROGRESS.md`](PROGRESS.md) and
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> [`docs/roadmap.md`](docs/roadmap.md).
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## Read the design first
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The [`docs/`](docs/) folder is the source of truth. Start at [`docs/README.md`](docs/README.md),
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then `architecture` → `protocol` → `voice` → `security` → `tech-stack` → `deployment` →
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`roadmap`.
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## Build
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The default development preset is **`dev`** — it builds everything (server + tools + tests)
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with real vcpkg deps. It works on Windows, Linux, and macOS (vcpkg triplet auto-resolved).
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```bash
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# one-time vcpkg setup (bundled as a submodule, pinned to vcpkg.json's builtin-baseline):
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git submodule update --init vcpkg
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./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh # .bat on Windows
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# configure + build + test:
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cmake --preset dev
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cmake --build --preset dev
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ctest --preset dev # 21 behavior tests
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```
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To use an external vcpkg checkout instead, set `VCPKG_ROOT=/path/to/vcpkg` (or
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`$env:VCPKG_ROOT` on PowerShell) — it always takes priority over the bundled submodule.
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Artifacts land in `build/dev/bin/` (`voicecat-server`, `vccli`, `voicecat-admin`).
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The `skeleton` preset (no vcpkg deps, stubs only) is a fast smoke check that needs no
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third-party libraries:
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```bash
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cmake --preset skeleton && cmake --build --preset skeleton && ctest --preset skeleton
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```
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See [`docs/building.md`](docs/building.md) for the full preset matrix (including `release`,
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`server-release`, `windows-client`, and Apple platform scaffolding).
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## Layout
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```
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docs/ design spec (read this)
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core/ libvoicecat — the shared C++ core
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include/ voicecat.h (the C ABI all clients call)
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proto/ voicecat.proto (control-plane wire format, source of truth)
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src/ net/ crypto/ codec/ protocol/ session/ audio/ (stubs today)
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server/ voicecat-server (headless; links the core)
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tools/vccli/ headless test client — drives the protocol from M1 on
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clients/ apple/ (Swift, M4) windows/ (C#, M4) — placeholders for now
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tests/ CTest targets
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```
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## License
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Permissive-only dependencies (no GPL/LGPL) so the project can be redistributed freely,
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including closed-source. Project license: TBD (see [`docs/tech-stack.md`](docs/tech-stack.md) §5).
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