Textze

A self-hosted SMS/MMS messaging system with an Android client and Python server backend. Own your messages, pick your provider, run it on your own iron.

Architecture

• Android App — Full messaging client with real-time WebSocket notifications, contact integration, and media support
• FastAPI Server — Message routing, media compression and deduplication, admin panel, per-user data isolation
• Provider Layer — Pluggable SMS providers (Twilio, MessageBird, Vonage)

Features

• SMS and MMS with attachments
• Group messaging with delivery tracking
• Automatic media compression and thumbnail generation
• Do Not Disturb and conversation archiving
• Storage quotas and API key authentication
• WebSocket push notifications

Links

• Source