# Hocuspocus

WebSocket backend for Yjs documents that syncs changes between clients in real time, from the team behind Tiptap.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/hocuspocus/
Last reviewed: 2026-11-03
Listed since: 2026-11-03

## Record

### Links

- home: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/introduction
- repository: https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus
- docs: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/getting-started/overview
- discord: https://discord.gg/WtJ49jGshW

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Tiptap GmbH
- maintainerType: company
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2022
- hqCountry: DE

### Kind

- category: backend
- hosting: node, bun, deno
- language: javascript
- runtime: node, bun, deno
- runtimeMin: node 22
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: sqlite
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: always-on
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: npm

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 4
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-28

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 2643
- packagistDownloads: not applicable
- npmWeeklyDownloads: 2076941
- contributors: 92
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/introduction (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus (read 2026-11-03)
- urls: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/getting-started/overview (read 2026-11-03)
- maintainer: https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus/blob/main/LICENSE.md (read 2026-11-03)
- hqCountry: https://tiptap.dev/legal-notice (read 2026-11-03)
- category: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/getting-started/overview (read 2026-11-03)
- language: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/getting-started/overview (read 2026-11-03)
- runtime: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/getting-started/overview (read 2026-11-03)
- runtimeMin: https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus/blob/v4.7.1/packages/server/package.json (read 2026-11-03)
- runsAs: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/server/configuration (read 2026-11-03)
- installMethod: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/getting-started/upgrade (read 2026-11-03)
- license: https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus (read 2026-11-03)
- licenseModel: https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus/blob/main/README.md (read 2026-11-03)
- npmWeeklyDownloads: https://api.npmjs.org/downloads/range/2026-10-26:2026-11-01/@hocuspocus/server (read 2026-11-03)
- currentMajor: https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus/releases (read 2026-11-03)
- latestReleaseDate: https://registry.npmjs.org/@hocuspocus%2fserver (read 2026-11-03)
- databases: https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/server/extensions/database (read 2026-11-03)
- firstRelease: https://github.com/ueberdosis/hocuspocus/releases (read 2026-11-03)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/ueberdosis/hocuspocus (read 2026-11-03)
- contributors: https://api.github.com/repos/ueberdosis/hocuspocus/contributors (read 2026-11-03)

## Notes

Hocuspocus is a WebSocket backend for collaborative documents, and its docs say it is based on Y.js. The server package, `@hocuspocus/server`, is installed with npm, as the [upgrade guide](https://tiptap.dev/docs/hocuspocus/getting-started/upgrade) shows, and it runs on Node.js, Bun and Deno. The server listens on a configurable port and address, and a SQLite extension ships for persistence.

The project is maintained by Tiptap GmbH in Berlin. Redis is an optional dependency for scaling across several nodes, and the vendor also offers a hosted version named Tiptap Collab.

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