# Deploy Once Campfire with Easypanel

URL: /templates/once-campfire

Once Campfire is a modern, open-source team communication platform built by Basecamp. It provides a simple and intuitive interface for team messaging, file sharing, and collaboration. Once Campfire offers real-time messaging, threaded conversations, file uploads, and search functionality in a clean, distraction-free environment. It's designed to help teams communicate effectively without the complexity of larger enterprise platforms.

## Installation notes

Setup the initial user and start using the app.

## Benefits

### Simple Team Communication

Clean, intuitive interface for team messaging without the complexity of enterprise platforms, focusing on essential communication features.

### Real-Time Messaging

Instant messaging capabilities with real-time updates and notifications to keep your team connected and informed.

### File Sharing

Easy file upload and sharing capabilities to collaborate on documents, images, and other files within your team conversations.

### Threaded Conversations

Organized discussions with threaded conversations to keep topics organized and make it easy to follow specific discussions.

## Features

### Modern Interface

Clean, modern web interface designed for productivity and ease of use across desktop and mobile devices.

### Search Functionality

Powerful search capabilities to find messages, files, and conversations quickly across your team's communication history.

### Team Management

Easy team member management with invitation system and user roles for organized team communication.

### Open Source

Open-source platform that you can customize and extend according to your team's specific needs and requirements.

### Self-Hosted

Complete control over your team's communication data with self-hosted deployment and no external dependencies.

### Lightweight

Lightweight application that runs efficiently with minimal resource requirements, perfect for small to medium teams.

## Configuration

- `appServiceName` (App Service Name, required): once-campfire

- `appServiceImage` (App Service Image, required): ghcr.io/basecamp/once-campfire:sha-ba11a0a — Once Campfire Docker image

## Services

- once-campfire: app (ghcr.io/basecamp/once-campfire:sha-ba11a0a)

## Resources

- [GitHub](https://github.com/basecamp/once-campfire)

- [Template source](https://github.com/easypanel-io/templates/tree/main/templates/once-campfire)