Changelog

What's new.

Every update, every fix, every improvement — documented clearly and without marketing fluff. Shipped every few weeks.

newimprovedfixedsecurity

v1.0.0Jun 18, 2025

Open Source & General Availability

Skycord is now fully open source under AGPL-3.0. All six repositories — server, web, mobile, e2e, infra, and docs — are public on GitHub. Self-hosting is now first-class with a one-command Docker Compose setup and production-ready Helm charts.

newAll source code open-sourced under AGPL-3.0 (6 repos)

newOne-command self-hosting with Docker Compose

newProduction Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments

newCloud-to-self-hosted migration tool

newFederation between self-hosted instances and Skycord Cloud

newPublic security bug bounty programme (up to $10,000)

improvedSignal Protocol implementation audited by Trail of Bits

improvedDocker image sizes reduced by 40% with multi-stage builds

v0.9.0Jun 10, 2025

Threads & Topic Channels

Major quality-of-life release focused on organising large communities. Threads are now fully threaded (recursive), topic channels support rich media pinning, and the sidebar got a complete information architecture overhaul.

newRecursive thread support — reply to any thread post

newTopic channels with pinned rich media and wikis

newSidebar redesign with collapsible category groups

improvedMessage search now indexes thread content

improvedMobile keyboard handling on iOS 18

fixedNotification badges not clearing on mobile

fixedRole ordering drag-and-drop in admin panel

securityPatched key ratchet timing side-channel (low severity)

v0.8.2May 27, 2025

Creator Payouts & Analytics

Full payout dashboard for community creators. Real-time analytics, payout history, tax form generation, and support for Stripe and Wise. We also added custom subscription tiers.

newCreator payout dashboard with real-time analytics

newCustom subscription tier builder (up to 5 tiers)

newTax form generation (1099-K, VAT invoices)

newWise payout support in addition to Stripe

improvedSubscription webhook reliability (99.97% → 99.99%)

fixedDuplicate payout entries on retry

v0.8.0May 12, 2025

Self-Hosting GA

Self-hosting is now generally available with official Docker images, a Kubernetes helm chart, first-class federation, and a migration tool that imports your existing Discord server in under 5 minutes.

newOfficial Docker images on ghcr.io/skycord

newKubernetes helm chart (stable)

newFederation protocol v1.0 — communicate across instances

newDiscord migration tool — imports roles, channels, members

improvedSelf-hosted instance boot time reduced from 40s to 8s

improvedAdmin panel works without JavaScript (progressive enhancement)

securitymTLS support for inter-service communication

v0.7.1Apr 29, 2025

Voice & Video Overhaul

Completely rewrote voice/video on top of LiveKit. 720p group video, screenshare with audio, noise suppression, and end-to-end encrypted voice channels.

new720p group video (up to 12 participants)

newScreenshare with system audio capture

newEnd-to-end encrypted voice channels

improvedEcho cancellation and AI noise suppression

improvedVoice activity detection latency reduced to < 20ms

fixedPhantom participants on voice channel reconnect

v0.6.0Apr 1, 2025

Public Launch

Skycord is open to everyone. Invite-only beta ends. Free tier expanded, pricing locked in, and the first cohort of creator communities goes live.

newPublic sign-up — no invite required

newFree tier: unlimited members, 10GB storage, 5 channels

newCreator monetisation open to all Pro servers

improvedOnboarding redesigned — median time-to-first-message < 90s

Skycord launched in public beta — April 2025.

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