Kali Wolf
Hm I kinda want to explore hosting matrix/synapse more - should I spin up a public Synapse instance on furrypride.org? Maybe have it use S3 for media storage and keep the base install on a NVME vps? If I made it public with 3PID registration + Matrix 2.0 compatability would else be interested in signing up and using it?

Ideas ideas~

#linux #selfhosting #matrix #furry
Mar 17 at 2:48pmWeb
Show threadKat the LeopardessMar 17
@kaliwolf I have been a part of some furry homeservers (homeserver = instance) before. Id be curious if furries might like Matrix
Show threadKali WolfMar 17
@Catwoman69y2k From my limited experience exploring and using it, I don't see why furries wouldn't like it - It is expandable, multiple clients, and with bridges can easily tap into already existing communities on Discord/Telegram - esp with Discord going to age verification
Show threadKat the LeopardessMar 17
@kaliwolf Honestly, platform complacency is a big portion of why people may not use it. Furries like Telegram bc its thier comfort zone and it has stickers. Same thing re: leaving discord, twitter, or anything else. I know people are just tired.
Show threadFriskMar 17

@kaliwolf Hmm, well, there are some furry communities on Matrix already, pawb.social and bark.lgbt have their own instances for example.

From what I've heard they do have some members creating small-medium communities.

But overall Matrix is still fairly rough around the edges in some cases, and I seriously doubt that majority of fluffs using Telegram would be willing to switch, they got too comfy over there  

There are also some considerations you should take into account, like that other homeservers supposedly ping your domain long after you bury it (heard of that from somewhere, unsure how true that is).

Show threadKali WolfMar 17
@Frisk Interesting, good to know ^^

I am more-so using this as an excuse to set it up and learn a few things along the way - and to put a use to a domain name that I can't use anymore for Mastodon (Lost the old DB, tried to run Sharkey after running Mastodon-Glitch and federation never worked right again)

I figure it would be a fun exercise - and bonus points if people actually use it
Show threadFriskMar 17

@kaliwolf Oh, that's awesome exercise for that! Bonus points if you setup voice with Element Call with that setup and setup stickers for Element clients hehe :>

I've been hosting my own Matrix instance since 2018 and I'm pretty darn happy with it, despite how difficult it is to convince others to use it instead of their comfy platform of choice (doesn't help that I have reservations about the ecosystem itself that make it difficult for me to recommend Matrix as daily driver for most non technical users). But I've learned plenty while doing it and hosting it on my low-end server machine is satisfying as heck.

Chat is one of the major elements in my online life so having peace of mind by hosting it by myself, not relying on anyone else's hardware and learning how it works so I feel better about using it is a freeing experience that is difficult to find with most of other solutions.