the_hacker_relay.

anonymous signal group chat

The Hacker Relay

Your name is .
In here, you're <ranan>.

The Hacker Relay is an anonymous Signal chat that works by assigning you a random identifier and relaying your messages to others. No one sees your profile name, phone number, Signal ID, or anything else. It's slow, just like the good old days.

To get in

Open Signal and send join to

HackerRelay.1337

That's the whole signup. You'll receive a handle once your command is processed.

01 How it works

You get a handle

When you message the bot, it hands you a random five-letter name. Something like ranan, or pipoz.

The Hacker Relay forwards your messages

Tag a user with @theirhandle and reply to individual messages (when not batched) to keep conversations going. Images and attachments are NOT relayed by The Hacker Relay. Everything is sent one person at a time, so give it a minute to make the rounds.

Nothing to install

This is a normal Signal conversation between you and the relay with nothing else needed. We handle the routing, you handle the high-quality chats.

Not quite the wild west.

A small team of moderators make sure the chat is safe and isn't too abusive — but they can't see your data or identity. Play nice in the sandbox.

02 Joining, step by step

  1. Open Signal.
  2. Tap the search bar and look up HackerRelay.1337.
  3. Send it the word ‘join’
  4. It assigns you a handle, and you provide the chats.

Once you're in: /who /whoami /invite /privacy /about /quit /help

03 Be patient

This is a slow relay. Remember the olden days?

One at a time

The bot hands your message to every other member individually. In a busy room that takes a while, so a reply take minutes. Expect delays.

Commands lag too

Even /help or /who waits its turn in the same queue. Send it once and give it a moment — firing it five more times only adds to the line (and may get you throttled).

It's a feature

Shoot your message to the crew. Rest easy knowing it's routing through cyberspace.

If it's really quiet

Minutes of delay is expected. Hours isn't — that could mean the relay is down. We'll post a status update here if that happens.

The short version: your words will get where they're going — the relay just takes the scenic route.