ollie the otter ~ 🦦 (they/them)21h ago

A Worthy Alternative to Discord!? [Matrix] (Techsplainations)

https://pawb.social/post/41552191

A Worthy Alternative to Discord!? [Matrix] (Techsplainations) - Pawb.Social

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/41552188 [https://pawb.social/post/41552188] > sorry if self promoting isnt allowed! i had a look‎ and couldnt find anything against it. i made this video for those looking to join matrix - please check it out if youre interested! > > Getting sick of Discord? Wish you could take charge of‎ your digital communications? There’s a good alternative, and the grass is greener on the other side…

Show threadProdigalFrog20h ago

Matrix has a lot of problems, some of them inherent to its design, including leaking metadata of encrypted messages to any server that participates in a chat room (this metadata includes the time the message was sent, size, sender and recipients of messages).

I personally think Movim is the better option that’s actively federated, while Fluxer is also promising if it successfully implements federation as well.

RIP Discord: Self-Hosted Discord Alternatives Tested (TeamSpeak, Stoat, Fluxer, Matrix, & More)

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Show threadollie the otter ~ 🦦 (they/them)17h ago

yes there is problems for sure, that metadata issue is one i shoulda touched on in the video. i do think things can improve though, and im a very optimistic person :P

im not sure xmpp is as ready for people coming from discord to move to it, but i also recognise that as much of a pain as its been in my experience, equally as much as with matrix, things can improve!

Show threadProdigalFrog15h ago

Movim in particular is the most suited for a discord replacement in the XMPP space, as the dev implemented discord-like channels with rooms. It also has group video calls and screensharing with audio (must use a chromium browser for now to share the audio).

It is still clunky compared to Discord, but that generally applies to most of the alternatives 😅

Show threadTerHu
i also felt like movim would be themost fitting/ feature complete and easy (just create an account and go), but for some reason i just cannot get calls to work. i’m probably doing something wrong, but considering that i’m a serial chat app tester, i expected to be able to troubleshoot it… eventually, i managed to take the movie.eu account and call via dino and monal, but that’s not as feature complete as movim. do you have any recommendations for using movim for calls?
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Show threadProdigalFrog6h ago
It took me a bit to figure out how to make a call (definitely bad UX). What got it working for me was adding the other user as a contact (beyond just messaging them, it’s like a different thing), and then making sure they also added me as contact, and each person accepted that contact request, then the call button seemed to show up, and the call worked fine, even video.