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Suggest me a secure chat platform for my family (self.selfhosted)

submitted 6 months ago by mcmodknower to c/[email protected]

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I am searching for a selfhosted and secure (end to end encryption) chat platform for my family (5-20 users), possibly one i can host on a raspi.

Is matrix a good choice, or should i try something else?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I recommend Matrix with the Conduit server. This server requires almost no resources and even runs on a Raspberry Pi.

Cinny works perfectly as a desktop client (in case you want to escape from the ubiquitous Element). And for mobile I would use Element for Android/iOS although FluffyChat also works very well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is nice to know. Cinny looks beautiful from a UX perspective, wish they made an app too. Not enough good UX in open source stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Yes, without a doubt, for me it is the most balanced client, a pity that there is not for Android, but well, in mobile Element does not give problems either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Conduit seems to have next to no docs on actually installing it for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

They are very focused on development and therefore the documentation is a bit sparse (maybe).

The truth is that it is not very complicated to install. It is simply to download the binary (it is statically compiled so it has no dependencies) place it in /usr/bin and execute it (the best is to create a user in the machine with the home in /var/lib/conduit and then launch it with systemd).

Another option is to simply launch it with docker.

In any case, if you have problems, comment it here and we will look to see what could be happening.