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Question: self-hosted instant messanger. (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by Bahnd@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Question: What do people in this community recommend for self-hosted instant messanger projects? I host a VOIP service for my nerd herd and due to recent events i'm attempting to migrate out groups chats off of the major platforms (Discord, Google chats, Slack, Etc.) as well.

There are a few notes that were requested/requirements.

  • Self-hosted
  • Supports images
  • Has a decent mobile app
  • Encrypted communication
  • Expected load ~25 users.

I am doing my own digging but wanted to hear the communites opinions on some of the projects that came up in searches.

  • IRC/XMPP - dosent really work for the request but is a classic, so I feel had to mention it.
  • Rocket.Chat - seems like the best option so far, but I was having trouble finding current reviews, and its licensing is a bit much.
  • Matrix also is close to checking all the boxes, but it wasnt clear how it works on mobile (Element seemed like the mobile app that was recommended).
  • Revolt was high on the SEO results but most of the discussion around it was about drama with the maintainers (that is what prompted this post, i'm fishing for more current opinions).
  • Zulip seemed similar to Rocket.Chat, but more expensive if we had to get a license.

I appreciate peoples opinions and recomendations on this topic.

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[–] surfrock66@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's probably more than you are looking for but if you are already looking at self hosting things connected with NextCloud, use NextCloud Talk. We use it for the family and it is great.

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Last time I checked, Nextcloud Talk android app simply refuse to implement any sort of pull system. If one's using a google-less phone one needs to set up a push system on top (I've never managed to get the NC push system to work properly). There's even a separate "Nextcloud Notification checker" app on F-Droid to remedy the problem. It's all a bit silly.

[–] mranderson17@infosec.pub 7 points 4 days ago

The really hilarious thing to me is that the NextPush app (unified push provider that can be run on your nextcloud server) is unsupported by nextcloud talk. But it is supported by a bunch of other competing applications.