looking to self-host a #matrix server as a #discord replacement to migrate my friend group away from there now that the whole age verification catastrophe is happening.

is there a #conduwuit alternative that isn't uncomfortably sexualised and in-your-face about everything?

i guess i could use regular #conduit, but the docs warn about it being somewhat unstable compared to the former. #synapse seems to be insanely difficult to set up, and #dendrite looks like it has none of the strengths of the two others

i'd just use "conduwuit" but as a trans person it's making me genuinely super uncomfortable to see that kind of hypersexual fetishy trans 'representation' that they're going for. i just want a normal software project

#matrix folks running #dendrite : If you want to enable sliding sync (MSC4186) in your instance (which enables you to use Element X), have a look at this issue and the linked PR:

https://github.com/element-hq/dendrite/issues/3236#issuecomment-3508685172

Feedback and general contributions are welcome/needed to keep Dendrite alive!

🧠 #Neurons can communicate via a hidden network of #nanotubes, new study finds. Chang et al. (2025) show that dendritic nanotubes (DNTs) are #actin-based #dendrite-to-dendrite conduits transferring Ca²⁺ and molecular cargo (incl. #Aβ), rising before plaque deposition in mouse #cortex. This overlooked pathway may expand our view of neuronal communication beyond #synapses:

🌍 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adr7403

#Neuroscience

I'm considering a rebuild of the #armbian #matrix service from scratch using #synapse instead of #dendrite.

Initially I considered Dendrite over Synapse for its better fit for small instances. However it seems that Synapse received some optimizations for that in the mean time, also allow scaling up more easily.

I haven't upgraded my Matrix/Dendrite(?? I think ??) Matrix container.
I'm afraid something will break horribly when I try to upgrade, especially since the container image changed namespace because the project changed maintainers a long time ago, I think???
Mostly, I'm afraid the postgresql version upgrade something something major / cluster version something something won't migrate the data correctly???

aaaa.

Probably best if I stop using Matrix x.x

#linux #admin #matrix #dendrite #docker