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What's your preference for a text chat server (e.g. IRC/XMPP/Matrix/Zulip/etc.)? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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There seem to be plentiful options for text chat servers, so I'm curious for those that self-host their own, what their preferences & experiences have been with them.

Also those mentioned in the title were just a few examples, if you run something else, e.g. Revolt or Mattermost or something else less popular, would be interested in reading about it!

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[–] 29 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I'm a big fan of Matrix, as it's easily accessible from anywhere - plus I already have a server for it spun up going on two years now which makes it easier for me.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What's the advantage of self hosting Matrix?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Personally, its a combination of the following reasons:

    • I'm not held to another server, and self-hosting my own makes sure that whomever hosting the server doesn't just close the doors one day and decide they're no longer going to do so

    • I find it fun to setup my own services, like Matrix, Lemmy, Mastodon, etc

    • I control what servers are blocked / defederated from, from my knowledge though defederating on Matrix doesn't happen nearly as often as it does for ActivityPub based platforms however.

    • I created Matrix accounts for some of my family members to communicate with, and if they lose the password I know that I can reset it for them rather than hoping they setup the account recovery info correctly.

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