fmstratJul 20, 2025

Matrix to XMPP migration

https://lemmy.nowsci.com/post/13806128

Show threadpoVoqJul 20, 2025

The Signal gateway has currently issues, due to Signald being broken.

For WhatsApp and Discord there is Slidge.

IRC works great with Biboumi.

I am not aware of a Google voice bridge, but there are ways to bridge to the regular phone network and sms. The easiest is the jmp.chat service.

JMP.chat

Your phone number on every device

Show threadAndresJul 20, 2025
@poVoq @fmstrat I ran ejabberd for years before switching to matrix (synapse). Matrix was a disaster, plus jmp.chat is a fantastic google voice / VOIP replacement, so I switched back to xmpp (with prosody). Out of those options, prosody is clearly the best for self-hosting.
Show threaddblsaikoJul 20, 2025
Since you’ve used both, how do ejabberd and prosody compare to another? I was going to go with the former.
Show threadAndres
@2xsaiko A big caveat is that I used them in very different time frames - prosody starting from 2021 to now, while ejabberd I used from 2006 to 2012 or so. At the time I used it, ejabberd's config was done in erlang(!); they apparently they've since switched to yaml configs. It was generally fine, but when I switched back to XMPP in 2021, I figured I'd go with a server in a less niche language and better support (the jmp.chat folks mostly use & recommend snikket/prosody).
Jul 20, 2025 at 11:13pmWeb
Show threadAndresJul 20, 2025

@2xsaiko XMPP is nice and lightweight, so I think either would work fine. I just find prosody has more community momentum.

It was matrix that was a massive memory hog, required running bleeding-edge homeserver software, didn't do proper security support, etc, so that's where I have stronger feelings.

Show threaddblsaikoJul 21, 2025

Thanks! I’ll take a closer look at both then and see which I like better.

I am running a Matrix homeserver right now and yeah it’s definitely a mess.