communitas 0.2.6

A diagnostic chat application for the P2P Foundation network
Documentation

Communitas - P2P Diagnostic Chat Application

A modern desktop chat application built with Tauri v2 and React, providing comprehensive diagnostics for the P2P Foundation network while delivering a polished user experience.

Features

  • 🗨️ Group Chat - Up to 20 participants with persistent 4-word identities
  • 📊 Network Diagnostics - Real-time visualization of P2P network operations
  • 🔒 Quantum-Resistant Security - ML-KEM/ML-DSA cryptography throughout
  • 📁 File Sharing - Transfer files up to 5MB with progress tracking
  • 🎥 Voice/Video - Real-time communication when both users are online
  • 🧪 Test Harness - Built-in property testing and network simulation
  • 🎨 Modern UI - Beautiful React interface with Material-UI components
  • 🌓 Theme Support - Light and dark modes with smooth transitions

Quick Start

# Clone and install dependencies
git clone https://github.com/p2pfoundation/communitas
cd communitas
npm install
cd src-tauri && cargo build

# Run in development mode
npm run tauri dev

# Build for production
npm run tauri build

Download

Pre-built binaries will be available for:

  • macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon)
  • Windows (x64)
  • Linux (AppImage, deb, rpm)

Architecture

Communitas combines the power of Rust backend with modern React frontend:

  • Frontend: React + TypeScript with Material-UI components
  • Backend: Tauri v2 with async Rust for native performance
  • Transport: QUIC-only using ant-quic v0.5.0 with automatic NAT traversal
  • Storage: Kademlia DHT with K=8 replication and 1-week message persistence
  • Identity: Persistent Ed25519 keys mapped to human-readable 4-word addresses
  • IPC: Type-safe communication between frontend and backend

Documentation

Development Status

Currently in active development. See the implementation plan for progress tracking.

Contributing

Communitas is part of the P2P Foundation project. See the main project README for contribution guidelines.

License

Dual-licensed under AGPL-3.0 (open source) and commercial license.