Integrate Snek Chat natively into DevPlace for real-time communication

Summary

Integrate Snek Chat as a native feature on DevPlace to enable real-time chat channels, online presence, instant notifications, and reduce reliance on external platforms.

Steps to Reproduce

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Expected Behaviour

• Users can have real-time chat channels per topic/community.
• Users can see who is online and available to chat.
• Users receive instant notifications for new messages.
• Conversations remain within the DevPlace ecosystem, reducing context switching.

Actual Behaviour

Currently, communication happens through:

1. Post comments (slow, threaded, public)
2. Direct messages (async, no real-time feel)
3. External platforms like Snek Chat

Environment

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Reported by blindxfish via DevPlace.