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All your chats in one app - Self-host Matrix with Bridges and Cloudflare (zerodya.net)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/homelab@lemmy.ml
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Do your chats look like this? Do you always forget which contacts use which apps? Do you wish there was a way to have all your chats in just one place?

In the following guide I'm going to show you how to use Matrix to achieve your dream of an all-in-one chat app, by using Matrix bridges and securing the connection with Cloudflare Tunnels.

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Surely it could be done with tailscale/headscale, or just a VPN connection? Unless I'm misunderstanding how the OP is using cloudflare tunnels

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 3 years ago*

    You could implement plenty of ways to access it, Cloudflare is just one of them. I made this guide to achieve the goal of self-hosting matrix bridges for people who are already familiar with Cloudflare and have a domain behind it, but it's not something that is mandatory to have for a similar setup.

    Cloudflare Tunnels are useful to connect to the server without exposing your ssh port to the internet, and Cloudflare Workers to add .well-known files for federation and Sliding Sync proxy if you don't have a way to serve those files easily.

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