Messaging and documents on servers you own
Brihat Communication Systems gives an organisation channels, shared documents and official announcements. It runs on your own database and storage, in English or Hindi.
Where it runs
You install it with Docker Compose. It uses your PostgreSQL database, your Redis cache and S3-compatible object storage. Your reverse proxy ends the TLS connection. Messages and files stay on infrastructure your own team administers. Your IT team chooses the servers, the backup routine and the network rules, and the product adds no outside service to the list.
Messaging and channels
- Channels public and private, with direct messages and threads.
- Everyday tools mentions, reactions, pinned messages and edit history.
- Search full-text search across what each person may read.
Documents and announcements
Documents sit in folders with permissions set per folder. Each document keeps its versions, and you can send a document out for e-signature.
Announcements are written as drafts, scheduled, published or retracted. Read receipts show who has opened them. Polls take single, multiple or ranked-choice answers, with an anonymous option.
People and permissions
Five roles run from Super Admin to Guest, so a contractor can read one channel and nothing else. Each audit entry is chained to its predecessor, so an edit made afterwards shows up as a break in that chain. You can apply your own branding at runtime.
English and Hindi
The whole interface appears in English or Hindi, including system and error messages. The accessibility work follows the WCAG AA standard.
Standards position
It is architected toward CERT-In expectations and GIGW 3.0.
Licence and price
One licence covers unlimited users, so the cost does not rise with headcount. Price and terms come with the demo.
Who it suits
An organisation that wants chat and shared files on its own infrastructure fits this product. Government bodies are one example: a department can keep its messages and documents inside its own network and administer them itself. A team that wants voice or video calling needs a different tool next to it.
Also see: Government and public-sector software, All products
Questions buyers ask
Can people make voice or video calls?
No. The product covers text, documents, announcements and polls only.
Which standards does it follow?
It is architected toward CERT-In expectations and GIGW 3.0, the Indian government's guidelines for websites.
Which languages does it support?
English and Hindi, in every screen and message.
Can we brand it for our organisation?
Yes. Branding can be set at runtime.
How is it deployed?
Self-hosted. Docker Compose starts it against your PostgreSQL, a Redis instance and S3-compatible object storage.
Which team needs a message board you host?
Tell us your users and your servers.