It was a long and complicated process, but I successfully set up video and voice calling on my Matrix server! π
Unfortunately, it pails in comparison to the task of convincing literally any of my friends & family to get off Discord.
It was a long and complicated process, but I successfully set up video and voice calling on my Matrix server! π
Unfortunately, it pails in comparison to the task of convincing literally any of my friends & family to get off Discord.
I wrote some onboarding docs for #Discord people looking to make the switch to #Matrix.
https://codeberg.org/blue_lander/Matrix_for_Discord_Refugees/src/branch/main#intro
#fediverse #selfhosting #selfhosted #matrixchat #matrixorg #discordalternatives #discordExodus #discordmigration
Well, finally got a Matrix server up and running so our podcast community can flee Discord. Stress testing ongoing.
It's been a bumpy ride, but at least we own the car now.
Hey lovely people, does one of you host their own Matrix server?
If so, what does your infrastructure look like?
What homeserver implementation and web client are you running?
Any resources you can recommend?
Context:
I'm looking to host a community of up to 300 people but I expect around 50 active users tops. I have no admin experience with Matrix. (VPS specs: 4 vCPUs, 8GB RAM, 256GB storage)
I was thinking about spinning up a public Matrix instance as an alternative to Discord, but I think I'm just, like, not smart enough or patient enough to deal with a Matrix server that people other than myself are using.
ββ CubHub runs on, like, 90% audacity, but Mastodon isn't actually difficult software to run because of how well documented it is. Synapse is a nightmare to deal with and it has just purely awful documentation.
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I could try an alternative Matrix server but I dunno how well the Mautrix bridges work with that and if the documentation situation is better.
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... right on time, a news story on Matrix. 
#TechnologyNews #Discord #MatrixElement #ElementMatrix #MatrixChat
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/matrix_element_secure_chat
I'm "halotroop.2288" on Signal.
@halotroop2288:catgirl.cloud on Matrix
Everywhere else: @halotroop2288
https://www.theverge.com/tech/875309/discord-age-verification-global-roll-out
#Discord #DiscordMessenger #DiscordExodus #DiscordMassExodus #TelegramMessenger #SignalMessenger #Matrix #MatrixChat