The fact that #mautrix bridges work this good is insane. I ran into my first disconnect in 6 months on the mautrix/whatsapp bridge. I got a proper error message, logged back in and my stuff works again.

I dont think people who can operate a matrix server have any trouble running a mautrix bridge.

There are also bridges for discord, facebook messenger, instagram, signal, telegram and others.

https://github.com/mautrix

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@haui yeah it's great! If you don't want to host it yourself, you can also buy element one for 5$ a month and all you have to do is link your accounts. I use it for signal.
@Equareo @haui Does element bridges today cost only 5$ month? Last time I tried their Whatsapp bridge it did work but the pricing was tied to how many Whatsapp users did send you message and for me the price was more like 50$ in month which is ridicilous. I am now using etke.cc

@alaraajavamma @haui

Yes, it seems like they don't support discord though https://ems.element.io/element-one

Element One | Sign up | Element, hosted and bridged to WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram

Element One | Sign up | Element, hosted and bridged to WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram

@Equareo @alaraajavamma

i really appreciate the effort to make digital freedom more achievable and stick it to the man.

but thats the thing. either you pay for something or you learn to do it yourself.

with selfhosted bridges you can do unlimited of everything with zero cost (thats a lie, you must run the software on something but that could be a home server if you wish).

i personally use fluffychat instead of element since I like the implementation better and synapse for the server. 👍

@haui @Equareo Yeah excatly that is why I am more than happy to pay for foss services as far as cost is somewhat reasonable. etke.cc pricing is visible and you know what it will cost every month. With element it is hidden (I tried to dig the pricing but was not able to find it - if it is 5$ month it sounds very cheap but I can't find actual full pricelist anywhere)

@alaraajavamma @haui

It says 5$ a month on the link i sent you, and i personally use the service and pay 55 a year. :)

@Equareo @haui Yep, thanks I see it there but I tried to search it from element website but never found it - well maybe their core business is something else than insividuals buying bridge services 😁. I think I will throw 5€ there and see how it works

@alaraajavamma @haui

yeah, i tried finding it on the website, strange that it is "hidden".