Ember Chat: VPS Migration, Features & Tool Integrations

Dedicated spaces for agency operations (#general, #announcements), private client rooms, and auto-provisioned #project-[slug] rooms. Quiet rooms hibernate automatically to conserve CPU memory.

Side-by-side thread view keeps channels clean and focused. Includes the essential "Also send to room" checkbox so critical resolutions remain visible to the entire development team.

1-on-1 private messaging and multi-user ad-hoc group DMs. Used by SuperBot for automated EOD standup prompts, private blocker escalation, and project manager 1-on-1 check-ins.

Low-overhead presence tracking using Durable Objects WebSocket Hibernation API. Live "is typing..." indicators, online/away statuses, and instant disconnect cleanup.

Built-in Markdown parsing, multi-language code snippets with syntax highlighting, bulleted task lists, blockquotes, user @mentions, and full emoji reaction picker.

Drag-and-drop file upload up to 250 MB per asset. Images display with inline previews, video and audio clips play in-stream, and design assets stream from local MinIO S3 storage.

Hit ⌘F or Ctrl+F to search every conversation, thread reply, and file attachment across the agency. Powered by SQLite FTS5 with query highlighting and filter chips.

Standard Web Push API with VAPID key pairs. Delivers instant desktop and mobile notifications for urgent app store rejections, direct @mentions, and assigned bug tickets.

Every room exposes a Slack-compatible incoming webhook URL accepting Block Kit cards, attachments, and buttons. Any tool that speaks Slack works out of the box with Ember.

• ✓ Create Room: Invokes Ember Workspace DO to instantiate #project-[slug].
• ✓ Assign Roster: Auto-invites assigned agency developers & project managers.
• ✓ Pin Kick-off Card: Pins repository URL, Figma links, and deadline to the room header.
• ✓ Bi-directional Status: Moving tasks in Kanban posts live status updates to the room thread.

POST http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/rooms
Authorization: Bearer $INTERNAL_WORKER_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "project-quickfood",
  "topic": "QuickFood Mobile App // Client: Nexus LLC",
  "is_private": false,
  "members": ["user_alex", "user_rahul", "user_priya"],
  "pinned_message": "🚀 Welcome to QuickFood! Repo: git@github.com:techmero/quickfood.git | Figma: figma.com/file/quickfood-v1"
}

[Unit]
Description=Ember Team Chat (workerd engine)
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=techmero
WorkingDirectory=/opt/ember
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/workerd serve config.capnp --verbose
Restart=always
RestartSec=3
Environment=NODE_ENV=production
Environment=STORAGE_PATH=/var/lib/ember/storage
Environment=PORT=8080

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

server {
    server_name chat.internal.techmero.com;
    listen 443 ssl http2;

    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/chat.internal/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/chat.internal/privkey.pem;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_read_timeout 86400s;
        proxy_send_timeout 86400s;
    }
}