Matrix

Hi guys, I was looking for matrix.org's and Element Client's privacy policies and I saw something that says Matrix and Element shares data with AWS (Amazon Web Service), Cloudflare, Mythic Beasts, UpCloud. Is it safe to use? The matrix.org has good features as FOSS, decentralized etc. But this seem a lil bad. Any experts about prviacy?

I want to migrate my friends to self-hosted Matrix server I have for some time now. The problem is, that all Android clients seem missing for me. Element is too buggy (especially for encryption) and has bad UX. Element X is still experimental and lacks core features. FluffyChat has most features and nice ones like stickers, but calls or location sharing is here as a placeholder but not really working.

If you migrated someone to Matrix, what client did you found out to "be working" for people not caring about protocol? Because I care for protocol and can stand some bugs, that others could not.

I've set up my homeserver via matrix-docker-ansible-deploy, but made the mistake of using my domain as ansible_host variable at first. I think that is why now my Coturn server doesn't work as intended. Calls can only be made (in Element) when I enable turn.matrix.org as an alternative in the settings.

Since the initital setup, I've correctly replaced the domain with the server IP in the ansible inventory file and reran just setup-all, but I still can't make calls via my homeserver.

1. Is it likely that the mistake I made is causing this issue?
2. What can I do to correct the Coturn configuration or otherwise fix this issue?

EDIT:
I've found this in the docs: https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/master/docs/configuring-playbook-turn.md#manually-defining-your-public-ip
I'll try this and report back.

EDIT2: This did not fix the issue.

Discord but good. Good luck to the devs, I sincerely hope this doesn't get abandoned.

I've used matrix-docker-ansible-deploy to set up Dendrite and the Sliding Sync proxy. Is there a way for me to test the sliding sync functionality?

I haven't really used any kind of messenger service since probably MSN Messenger and IRC back in the day so I'm a bit behind on a lot of the basics. Part of what's quite different now than the experience then is what modern messenger protocols seem to be used for, as in they have public channels dedicated to topics that function like communities, whereas I only really had experience using them for talking to people I personally knew IRL and manually adding some kind of username to establish talking.

I just got a matrix client and joined a community on a specific interest because I had a question I wanted to ask. I did something similar about a year ago on Discord. This worked.... sorta but the problem I had doing this on Discord is kind of what I think I'm going to run in to on Matrix. If the community is open to the public, there's going to be a lot of people some of whom will log on at different times. If I post a message asking a question hoping someone will have an answer for me, I feel like it's going to be hard to see anybody replying to me specifically because presumably there's going to be lots of people talking to each other on various topics including those with their own questions. The messages just come in a stream, much like you'd expect of something designed around chat but like, if I get up to make coffee and miss someone's reply to me, how would I ever find it. Or conversely if my question is not immediately answered but someone joins the room later that could have answered it, how would they see it?

If I make a post here on Lemmy, it's open and around for anyone to answer it for some time. Theoretically it's around forever but in reality it's more like however long it shows up on people's feeds but either way it'll be longer than a few minutes or seconds.

I've got a new device and set up matrix in schildichat next (element). It doesn' have the keys in many rooms. How do I force it?

Announcing a groundbreaking collaboration between Element and BigBlueButton, marking a significant step forward in the realm of video conferencing technology in the education sector.

Just wanted to share a bot I wrote since I hate listening to voice messages. Maybe someone can use this, works pretty well for me. This bot will send you transcripts of audio files sent to you. I'm using it in combination with signal / whatsapp bridges. Setup instructions are in the repo.

The are we sites I know of are:

https://arewemlsyet.com/

https://arewep2pyet.com/

Greetings :)

I have been actively looking for a good free open source Discord alternative with end-to-end encryption for a while now, and I have come to the conclusion, that Matrix with a client like Element might be a good choice. My only problem with Matrix (using the Element client), is that while there are voice and video call rooms, they work as they would in a traditional messenger or Skype/Teams/Zoom/etc. The use case of my friends and I is to have Discord-like voice channels where one can drop in casually and even stay there alone for hours while others see who's currently on the channel and choose whether to join or not, depending on who's on the voice channel.

Is it planned to have this functionality in Matrix or Element in the future? I could only find this issue on GitHub regarding my use case. And if not, is there a Matrix client that has this functionality? And if not, would it be possible to add this functionality by only changing the code of the Element front-end?

Edit/Update: I have raised this question in the #element-web:matrix.org Matrix room. I got an answer: The use case or feature I have described is still being developed and an experimental version is available as a Beta feature.

• On the browser the experimental feature is under: Settings → Labs → New Video rooms
• On the desktop app it's under: Settings → Labs → Join the Beta (joining the Beta enables the "New video rooms")

From when I tested it, the experimental feature shows the amount of people currently connected to the video/voice call/channel, but not who those users are. I assume that will be added in future.

Either way, thanks for the community for clearing that up for us. As soon as this feature is in the official version, I will try getting my friends from Discord to Matrix. In an initial transition phase probably with Discord-Matrix-bridges.

I am interested in trying out matrix, but my first impression seems to reveal that by default, there may be some privacy or anonymity pitfalls if I use matrix.

Examples:

• using an instance I don't host means the host is trusted with my data
• self hosting might reveal a lot of information about me. Most likely, it is registered to a domain that has my info and could potentially be traced back to me.
• When self-hosting, being one of few users, basic analysis of my activity could reveal a lot about me, since all that activity could be easily identified as belonging to a single person

Now I understand not all threats could be mitigated, but my worry is that both self hosting or not have significant gaps. What's the most privacy and anonymity conscious way to use Matrix?

Element has been working with Meta since the end of last year to help test their DMA interoperability (given we’re probably the world leader in interoperable end-to-end-encrypted communication) - and Matrix announced last month at FOSDEM that Element has successfully integrated 1:1 chats between Matrix and WhatsApp via the DMA APIs, while maintaining end-to-end encryption (having implemented full Signal compatibility in vodozemac). We’ve also formally requested interoperability with WhatsApp, as of yesterday.

Are there any Android apps that let you easily switch between Matrix Logins? I would like to have a personal account for friends and family, and a separate one for my online presence. I am not seeing this feature in the element client.

It time to switch :
#messenger #whatsapp -> #signal #matrix (@signalapp, @matrix)

I am trying to use matrix as my primary instant messenger but facing issue in setting up encryption. Whenever I login on any new client all my old messages remain encrypted and became unusable.I tried entering security key but still unable to restore messages.

Hi,
I know this is a stupid request, but I recently moved a small community from discord and my users want to add memes to their conversations... is there some integration that adds this to a synapse server?
Thanks!

Hi, I have a small server to sustain a small community (discord like, but for internal consumption). My users also lurk into some big external communities...
I am looking admin resources to keep my instance small... something like the possibility to remove old data, etc. I know I can log in the database and do stuff, but I'd prefer something more human friendly ;)
Thanks!

I want to host my own server, but I would like to know what I should know?