BlueBubbles Server
  • Server Overview
  • Installation Guides
    • Standard Installation
    • Manual Setup
  • FAQ
  • Private API Setup
  • Supporting the Project
  • Licenses / Legal
  • Basic Guides
    • Basic Guides - Overview
    • Port Forwarding & Dynamic DNS
    • Prevent macOS from Sleeping
    • Migrating Servers
    • Multiple Users on the Same Mac
    • Autostart Server After Crash
  • Troubleshooting Guides
    • Troubleshooting Guides - Overview
    • BlueBubbles Server Cannot Access MacOS Contacts
    • Not Receiving Notifications or URL Changes on Android
    • Unable to Send Messages to International Contacts
    • BlueBubbles App is Taking Up Too Much Storage
    • Can't Send Messages from BlueBubbles
    • BlueBubbles Server Opens to a Blank White Screen
    • Slow Upload Speed When Connecting Over LAN
    • Restarting Your Server Without a Direct Connection
    • Fix FaceTime Features for Virtual Machines
  • Advanced Guides
    • Advanced Guides - Overview
    • Generating an SSL Certificate using CertBot
    • Disabling SIP on Unofficial Macs for the Private API
    • Registering a Phone Number with your iMessage Account
    • macOS Virtualization
      • Running a macOS VM
        • Deploying macOS in VMWare on Windows (Full Guide)
        • Enabling iMessage in a VM
        • External Guides
          • Big Sur VM on a Mac Device
          • Big Sur VM on Proxmox
          • Big Sur VM on AMD Windows
          • Big Sur VM on Intel Windows
          • Catalina VM on a Mac Device
          • Catalina VM on Proxmox
          • Catalina VM on Intel / AMD Windows
          • Catalina VM on Intel Windows
          • Monterey VM on AMD Windows
      • Running BlueBubbles in Docker-OSX
        • Configuring BlueBubbles as a Service
    • BYO Proxy Service Guides
      • Cloudflare with a Custom Domain
      • Caddy & DuckDNS
      • Nginx Proxy Manager
      • Nginx Manual Setup
      • Tailscale VPN Setup
  • Developer Guides
    • Developer Guides - Overview
    • Build Yourself / Contribution Guide
    • REST API & Webhooks
    • Simple Web Server for Webhooks
      • Python Web Server Example
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Server Overview

Info on the BlueBubbles server app

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Background

The server is primarily coded in TypeScript. Our first official stable release was published in August 2021 after extensive closed alpha and open beta testing since August 2020.

The server uses AppleScript to perform simple functions like sending messages & attachments and creating chats, and polls the chat.db database to see when new messages come in. We provide extra functionality in the form of the Private API bundle (docs linked in the sidebar), which uses native Objective-C to communicate with iMessage itself and access much deeper functions.

Supported Mac Devices

Any macOS device running Sierra and newer, with iMessage activated successfully.

macOS El Capitan is no longer supported

macOS VMs are also compatible, however you must be able to use iMessage (this involves some work with spoofing your hardware to seem like a real Mac inside the VMX file). See Running a macOS VM for more details.

If you'd like the most stable experience, we recommend going with Catalina or Big Sur.

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Contributors

Main Developers

Other Contributors

We appreciate y'all!

https://github.com/BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-server/releases
https://github.com/zlshames
https://github.com/elliotnash