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nats-io / nats-server

High-Performance server for NATS.io, the cloud and edge native messaging system.

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NATS is a simple, secure and performant communications system for digital systems, services and devices. NATS is part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). NATS has over 40 client language implementations, and its server can run on-premise, in the cloud, at the edge, and even on a Raspberry Pi. NATS can secure and simplify design and operation of modern distributed systems.

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Contributing

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Roadmap

The NATS product roadmap can be found here.

Adopters

Who uses NATS? See our list of users on https://nats.io.

Security

Security Audit

A third party security audit was performed by Trail of Bits following engagement by the Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF). You can see the full report from April 2025 here.

Reporting Security Vulnerabilities

If you've found a vulnerability or a potential vulnerability in the NATS server, please let us know at nats-security.

License

Unless otherwise noted, the NATS source files are distributed under the Apache Version 2.0 license found in the LICENSE file.