What it is

Twake is a secure open source collaboration platform intended to improve organizational productivity. The project is written in TypeScript, released under the Affero GPL v3 license with additional terms, and categorized as Business Software / Project & Work Management. Its documented feature set covers team chat, file storage, team calendar, task management, video call and conferencing, and real time document collaboration. The repository metadata reports 1,926 stars, 208 forks, and 337 open issues, and the topic list includes calendar, chat, collaboration, drive, file-sharing, kanban, kanban-board, teamwork, and tool.

The repository is deprecated and no longer actively maintained. The README directs current and future users to the new Twake-workplace repository for updates, features, and ongoing support. This directory entry therefore describes the archived Twake codebase, the capabilities it presented, and the SaaS and self-hosting paths documented before deprecation. The project homepage is linagora.github.io/twake-legacy, and the archived README also points to doc.twake.app, twake.app, and community.twake.app for documentation, product information, and community support.

Key capabilities

• Team chat supports organizational communication inside the platform.
• File storage and file-sharing let teams keep and exchange documents.
• Team calendar supports scheduling and coordination.
• Task management and kanban-board functionality help organize work items.
• Video call and conferencing features support remote meetings.
• Real time document collaboration allows users to work on documents together.
• Self-hosted deployment through Docker Compose includes HTTP-only mode by setting SSL_CERTS=none.

Who uses it and how

• Teams seeking an open source platform for chat, files, calendar, tasks, video calls, and documents.
• Evaluators trying Twake in SaaS before deciding to host it themselves.
• Administrators running a local instance with cd twake, export COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.onpremise.yml, and docker compose up -d.
• Users needing manual installation on port 3000 using cd twake; docker-compose -f docker-compose.onpremise.mongo.yml up -d.
• Contributors and translators improving internationalization through Weblate and the community forum.

Getting started

Users can try Twake in SaaS or run a local instance with cd twake, export COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.onpremise.yml, and docker compose up -d. Manual installation can use cd twake; docker-compose -f docker-compose.onpremise.mongo.yml up -d, after which Twake is available on port 3000, and the README references the Docker image twaketech/twake-node.

When to use it — and when not to

Use this legacy project only when evaluating the archived codebase or maintaining an existing Twake instance. It is not the best choice for new production adoption because the repository is no longer actively maintained and directs users to Twake-workplace. Self-hosting requires operating Docker Compose files, including the file named docker-compose.onpremise.mongo.yml, and deciding whether to use the default HTTPS self-signed certificate or HTTP-only mode with SSL_CERTS=none.

cd twake
export COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.onpremise.yml
docker compose up -d