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#1

General Discussion / WIP

Last post by Tagban - Jun 02, 2026, 09:09 PM

This system is a work in progress. Forum will likely never be used for anything other than content management, but it does a great job of that. That being said, if anyone wishes to help contribute and track items, we can upload files here as well, but I also have nearly everything that exists backed up on the server.bigredh.com hotline server.

Thanks again for stopping by! Hoping to do VivaHX justice and continue the legacy!

I'll begin trickling in Servers, Trackers, Clients to the lists, but understand the ones that won't have any future updates will have a file attached to the post, the active development ones might have links but more than likely a direct github feed from the original spot.

#2

Servers / PHXD

Last post by Tagban - Jun 02, 2026, 09:06 PM

PXHD is a Hotline Server written in Python. This version is a continuation of the original work that now includes IRC support among other things. In active development:
https://github.com/kangsterizer/phxd

#3

Servers / Janus 2.0.8

Last post by Tagban - Jun 02, 2026, 04:39 PM

A brand new server has emerged which includes what we consider Hotline 3.x protocol. And has lots of OSes it supports:
macOS (arm64)
macOS (Intel)
Linux (AMD64)
Linux (arm64)
FreeBSD (arm64)
OpenBSD (AMD64)
OpenBSD (arm64)
Windows (AMD64)
Windows (arm64)

If links above get replaced due to version changes you can also access latest and greatest here:
https://agora.vespernet.net/downloads

#4

Trackers / Hotline Tracker 1.0 (Win)

Last post by Tagban - Mar 21, 2026, 11:09 AM

This was technically an unofficial tracker made for Windows but it worked pretty smoothly for years, Designed pre XP era so it works on modern also just not quite as well.

#5

Bots / DefBot (Carbon)

Last post by Tagban - Mar 21, 2026, 11:08 AM

Another old nostalgic thing from Hotline's history is our ability to make bots. Sometimes useful sometimes annoying but either way its the history! Enjoy!

#6

Clients / Obsession (Win) 2.5

Last post by Tagban - Mar 21, 2026, 11:04 AM

Obsession was released a while back but still technically active development (Activity recently). 2.5 is an older version but I wanted to share it since its semi-lost to time. The latest versions are on github:
https://github.com/tjohnman/Obsession/releases

#7

General Discussion / Welcome back!

Last post by Tagban - Mar 21, 2026, 10:57 AM

Welcome back to VivaHX.com. Its been a while, I've been watching this domain for years to ensure when it went up I could snag it back for the Hotline Community new and old. VivaHX was a hub in the early 2000's for all things Hotline including clones (KDX, Carracho, Wired). It served as a central place for all things NON Official while http://www.bigredh.com/ was the official site. VivaHX allowed the community we know today to still be strong. With over 9 active projects in Github for Hotline related software (Trackers, Clients, Servers, and bots!), its a good time to be alive. So while I get the server tied better into the theme of the site bear with me. I want to make sure I do good service to the awesome people that ran this over 20 years ago.

I opted to recreate their iconic look from 2002~ era based on Archive.org's versions, and of course utilizing the logo to bring the iconic feel back. Forums will be moderated heavily, so will require admin approval for an account. If you need to visit Discord and ping Tagban to get approval pushed thru.

#8

Clients / SCC - Old MacOS

Last post by Tagban - Mar 21, 2026, 10:46 AM

A friend of mine that wrote XCC for Mac OS X had another version prior called SCC that predated carbon. Enjoy!