Private Chat v1.2.1 - New Avatars, Improved performance, Fixed bugs & security issues

After 11 months (and a lot of rain), I'm back with a minor update to catch up with the CVE-2025-66457 issue, minor fixes, new small features and improvements.

This version keeps the concept exactly the same, just a bit better. The next versions should be focused on implementing the Private Chat Protocol using E2E encryption and more advanced messaging.

🚀 New Features

GitHub-like avatars

We were previously using Vercel avatars, which meant we were unnecessarily depending on that service. It was a good first step for rendering user profile pictures, but it was not good enough.

Now, a new algorithm has been introduced to generate a unique avatar for every username. These avatars are generated client-side as SVGs.

Toast notifications

Native browser alerts are now replaced with beautiful toast notifications.

Fixes and improvements

We also have bug fixes, security fixes and general improvements. You can read more about them on the GitHub releases:

• Client: View on GitHub
• Server: View on GitHub

The new Docker image for the server is available on Docker Hub.

Where to test

Since Diamonds VPN has been sunset, I have deployed the server on my personal infrastructure. You can test the client app on this instance: https://privatechat.network

If you have any questions or would like to contribute, feel free to reach out or visit our repositories! 🚀