Everything here is already public.

This site is a takedown of the claims DCTS publishes. It quotes DCTS marketing, GitHub files, and Reddit posts. Reddit blocked automated profile scrapes during research, so founder quotes are taken from indexed thread copies and the official site’s own links into r/dcts.

Official DCTS

  1. dcts.community · comparison table (Stoat CSAM/deception, Fluxer “Possibly vibe coded,” Spacebar mismanagement). Dummy John D. / Jane D. lorem still in the homepage HTML was present when first documented; as of 18 Oct 2026 the dummy copy is gone, Ultimate-Testimonial-Slider.css is still linked
  2. features.html · “No ego, misleading reports or FOMO tactics,” theoretical 4k@60fps
  3. docs.dcts.community
  4. Principles · “there arent any known instances yet” (GitHub Principles.md currently 404s; the VitePress page is still live)
  5. hackthedev/dcts-shipping
  6. README.md · “not just a porject” spelling later corrected; still lists a Public Instance and a Discord invite
  7. package.json · empty license and author, dsync-pay, dsync-shop. discord.js in dependencies removed from package.json; lockfile still records discord.js ^14.27.0
  8. CONTRIBUTING.md · CLA, pre-approval, anti-AI note
  9. About DCTS.md · “thought to be cool,” “Development can seem pretty random”
  10. Independence.md
  11. Threat model.md · “The server has full authority”; compromised-instance mitigations: “None”
  12. Technical overview.md · password reset via instance admin; DMs stored in the database
  13. Desktop client README · “catch keys”; web client messages unencrypted
  14. Release v3.4.6 · source-available, commercialize

Reddit, public

  1. u/HackTheDev
  2. r/dcts · “the real alternative,” ~100 members about 2,600 members as of 17 Oct 2026 (HackTheDev: “actually has 2600 members”; Arctic Shift subreddit_subscribers 2613 on that post)
  3. Stoat deceptive tactics
  4. Stoat CSAM post
  5. Stoat incompetence post
  6. Spacebar mismanagement
  7. Spacebar reading DMs
  8. r/DiscordAlternatives comparison sheet
  9. r/selfhosted DCTS update
  10. Docker/Node error thread
  11. Yearly roundup
  12. “Be cautious of trolls…” · 17 Oct 2026, u/HackTheDev, the post answered on Reply
  13. Arctic Shift snapshot of that post · subreddit_subscribers 2613
  14. “Thanks to everyone in this community” · 16 Sep 2026, “has 2600 members”
  15. DMs stored on the server
  16. Channels aren’t encrypted
  17. Discord bridge “made with discord.js”
  18. “please seek mental help”
  19. “please seek professional help”
  20. “this is beyond pathetic”
  21. “get some mental health help”
  22. “stoat is trash”
  23. “fuck around and find out”
  24. “go back to the place where you came from”
  25. Comment he cited as “made using AI”

Also used

  1. AlternativeTo listing
  2. Hemeka/Discord-Alternatives · DCTS noted as early, E2EE on desktop DMs
  3. dcts.community assets/css/styles.min.css · Bootstrap Studio leftovers (hero-nature, #carousel-t)

If a thread is edited or deleted later, the URL still names the post the official DCTS site chose to cite.