SILOD

Early access beta. Updates are coming regularly.

One-time beta licenses

Voice and chat on your own computer.

SILOD is a self-hosted voice and chat app for private gaming groups. This is not Discord. The app runs on your computer. 2-5-2 Technologies does not see, store, or filter your chats, voice, or files.

This is a one-time buy for people tired of subscriptions. Buy once in beta and updates are included through the 1.0 launch. Bug fixes and small updates stay free. Major features and optional hosting are separate later.

See the licenses

Beta

Products

Checkout is handled by Stripe. Your license key appears on the next page as soon as the payment is confirmed.

Host licenses

The cap is how many people can be signed in at once.

Beta licenses get new versions through Update in Host Settings, with an optional Auto Update check.

  • 15 at once

    Host 15

    Host license. 15 people signed in at once. Unlimited accounts.

    $9.99

    Buy now
  • 25 at once

    Host 25

    Host license. 25 people signed in at once. Unlimited accounts.

    $14.99

    Buy now
  • No cap at once

    Host Unlimited

    Host license. No signed-in cap.

    $19.99

    Buy now

The first download is the Windows installer.

Add-on

Themes

Optional extras. Not required to use SILOD.

  • Theme Pack

    About 8 themes, plus 2 custom themes by email.

    $3.99

    Add a theme pack

For a private group

How it works

  1. You run SILOD on your own computer for your group. People sign in. The host license caps how many can be signed in at once.

  2. People on your home network can join the Host PC directly. People joining from the internet cannot, until you forward the Host’s ports on your router to that PC.

  3. Theme packs are optional extras. You do not need one to use SILOD.

Chat silos

Chat is separate from voice. A chat silo is the channel a message belongs to: global, a rank you are allowed to post in, or a direct message. Voice rooms stay in the voice column.

In the message box, type /global or / and a rank name. That sets the channel. It is not sent as a message. Or click the channel button in that box. It shows [global], a rank name, or a direct message, and opens Global, the ranks you can post to, and DM.

Chips above the feed filter which messages you see. Click a chip to remove that filter. The chat SILO title opens those same filters.

Port forwarding

The Host requires this for anyone joining from outside your network. The Host does not change your router. On the router, forward the ports to the Host PC.

For Host 15 and Host 25, forward TCP 8787, TCP 7880, TCP 7881, and UDP 7882. Unlimited needs only UDP 7882 and TCP 7881. UDP 7882 carries the voice. Also allow those ports in Windows Firewall on the Host PC.

What the Host PC needs

The Host runs on 64-bit Windows. Mac version coming soon. Windows 11 already includes WebView2, the browser piece the app uses. The installer adds WebView2 if it is missing. There is no special graphics card and no published RAM minimum. People join from a browser or the app. The Host PC is the one that stays on.

The license

Prices are USD. A paid Host license keeps working after 1.0 and is not renewed. Bug fixes and small updates stay free. Major features and optional hosting are separate later.

A license cannot be resold. It can be transferred to a new PC. A commercial license is $49.99 a year for unlimited users.

There is no Linux Host. Friends can open the Join page and chat from a phone browser. Voice in a browser needs Unlimited’s https link, because browsers block the microphone on the plain http link that Host 15 and Host 25 use. Otherwise, use the SILOD desktop app. The Host runs on 64-bit Windows. Mac version coming soon.

Your files

Files stay on the Host PC. 2-5-2 Technologies does not store them. There is no company upload cap. If the Host PC dies, the operator’s copy is the backup.

What the company holds

The Host operator holds member data. The Host does not send chats, voice, or files to 2-5-2. After the key is entered it does not need to call us to keep running. One online check happens the first time the Host starts.

Cloud hosting

Cloud hosting is coming. It stays private: the Host owner still owns the data. We do not centrally host everyone’s community. Hosting is a small convenience fee for people who do not want to run a PC, not the main business.

From the app

Screenshots

Voice, a screen share, and a few themes, from a live session. Chat text is blurred.

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    Host

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    Voice

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    Screen share

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    The screen share in Fill with chat open.

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    Default

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    Cyberpunk

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    Retro

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    Light

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    The Vale

Later

Roadmap

More game theme packs are coming. None of the items below are in the beta.

More game theme packs are coming.

  1. Multi-user streaming

    Not in this beta.

  2. Companion iPhone and Android apps

    Friends can already open the Join page and chat from a phone browser. Voice in a browser needs Unlimited’s https link, because browsers block the microphone on the plain http link that Host 15 and Host 25 use. Otherwise, use the SILOD desktop app. The companion apps are later, and they are not for sale until they exist.

  3. Hosted servers

    Cloud hosting is coming. It stays private: the Host owner still owns the data. Hosting is a small convenience fee for people who do not want to run a PC, not the main business.

  4. Mesh sharing technology

    Not in this beta.

  5. Headless Linux server host

    There is no Linux Host today. A headless Linux server host is later. The Host runs on 64-bit Windows. Mac version coming soon.

More game theme packs are coming.