Java Netty

Open-source Java projects categorized as Netty

Top 20 Java Netty Projects

  1. Thingsboard

    Open-source IoT Platform - Device management, data collection, processing and visualization.

    Project mention: Real-Time IoT Visualization Essentials | dev.to | 2024-11-14

    2. ThingsBoard: An open-source IoT platform that supports data visualization, remote control, and device management. Its real-time data widgets allow users to track device metrics dynamically. https://thingsboard.io/

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. Vert.x

    Vert.x is a tool-kit for building reactive applications on the JVM

    Project mention: Ash Framework – Model your domain, derive the rest | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-14
  4. netty-socketio

    Socket.IO server implemented on Java. Realtime java framework

  5. Async Http Client

    Asynchronous Http and WebSocket Client library for Java

  6. Armeria

    Your go-to microservice framework for any situation, from the creator of Netty et al. You can build any type of microservice leveraging your favorite technologies, including gRPC, Thrift, Kotlin, Retrofit, Reactive Streams, Spring Boot and Dropwizard.

  7. atmosphere

    Event Driven WebSockets Framework with Cross-Browser Fallbacks (by Atmosphere)

  8. SaaSHub

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  9. helidon

    Java libraries for writing microservices

    Project mention: Year After Switching from Java to Go: Our Experiences | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-18
  10. rsocket-java

    Java implementation of RSocket

  11. zfoo

    💡Extremely fast enterprise server framework, can be used in RPC, game server, web server.

  12. jforgame

    jforgame是一个一站式游戏服务器开发框架。包含游戏服务器开发所需要的各种组件,比如网关,socket服务端与客户端,自定义高效消息编解码,游戏热更新,游戏通用工具等等。包含游戏服,跨服,匹配服,后台管理系统等实现,同时提供大量业务案例以供学习。亦可用于其他socket应用,例如及时聊天等。

  13. ServiceTalk

    A networking framework that evolves with your application

  14. packetevents

    A powerful networking library for Minecraft packet processing and manipulation.

  15. tbmq

    Open-source, scalable, and fault-tolerant MQTT broker able to handle 4M+ concurrent client connections, supporting at least 3M messages per second throughput per single cluster node with low latency delivery. The cluster mode supports more than 100M concurrently connected clients.

    Project mention: How TBMQ Uses Redis for Reliable P2P MQTT Messaging | dev.to | 2025-02-13

    TBMQ sets a new benchmark for self-hosted MQTT brokers, proving its ability to handle one million messages per second for persistent sessions without data loss — even in the event of hardware failures. Designed to eliminate single points of failure and bottlenecks, TBMQ achieves exceptional efficiency through a combination of Redis for persistence, Kafka for message distribution, and a highly optimized broker codebase.

  16. donkey

    Modern Clojure HTTP server and client built for ease of use and performance

  17. mallet

    Mallet is an intercepting proxy for arbitrary protocols (by sensepost)

  18. dhcp

    Jagornet DHCP Server - An open source DHCPv4/DHCPv6 Server for Java (by jagornet)

  19. LunarGdx

    A networking library for LibGDX utilizing Netty allowing easy creation of multiplayer games.

  20. cartridge-java

    Tarantool Cartridge Java driver for Tarantool versions 1.10+ based on Netty framework

  21. BetterProxy

    supported versions: 1.8 - 1.12.2

  22. SaaSHub

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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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  • Error handlers and failure handlers in Vert.x

    2 projects | dev.to | 22 Nov 2024
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Index

What are some of the best open-source Netty projects in Java? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 Thingsboard 18,804
2 Vert.x 14,461
3 netty-socketio 6,946
4 Async Http Client 6,343
5 jetlinks-community 5,920
6 Armeria 4,923
7 atmosphere 3,713
8 helidon 3,623
9 rsocket-java 2,366
10 zfoo 1,883
11 jforgame 988
12 ServiceTalk 959
13 packetevents 658
14 tbmq 648
15 donkey 294
16 mallet 273
17 dhcp 114
18 LunarGdx 50
19 cartridge-java 27
20 BetterProxy 20

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