New blog post on self-hosting a non-enshittified alternative to Discord using Matrix and Synapse: https://raphael.computer/blog/self-hosted-matrix-synapse/
Compared to some services I've tried to self host, like Mastodon, this was actually quite pleasant and straightforward!
I need some help. I'm trying to deploy a #matrix (synapse) server on Truenas Scale but keep running into a permissions error for the media_store folder, even when I give UID 991 full access #selfhosted
Stumbled over https://matrixrooms.info/integrations and suddenly a whole new world opens up.
@xavierhm looks nice! #matrix needs to do themes
🔥 The cutting-edge revelation that #GNU 'find' can solve any problem in the universe, as long as you have a #PhD in convoluted thinking. 🤯 Forget quantum computers, just chain enough mkdirs together and ✨voilà ✨—you've recreated the #Matrix. 🌟
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20762 #find #ConvolutedThinking #QuantumComputers #HackerNews #ngated
Another day, another blog piece by Soatak spreading misleading FUD about an encrypted chat system that isn't Signal;
https://soatok.blog/2026/02/17/cryptographic-issues-in-matrixs-rust-library-vodozemac/
Once again the @matrix folks respond in detail to Soatak's FUD, far more politely than it really deserves;
https://matrix.org/blog/2026/02/analysis-of-reported-issues-in-vodozemac/
FYI I was going to say *willfully* spreading misleading FUD, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Never attribute to malice what can explained just as well by ignorance (and/or heavy bias).
📰 "LED-based multibeam photoacoustics combined with electrical circuit-based modeling for the analysis of multispecies mass transport through thin membranes"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20902 #Physics.App-Ph #Dynamics #Matrix
Ok Fedifriends - I'm sure I'm only the millionth person to ask, but I want to confirm I'm on the right course here. Discord is poop. I want to self host something that offers text, voice, and video chat for a small group of friends. Is Matrix my best option? Have at me fellow nerds.
Rig is an old gaming PC running NixOS.
#discord #matrix #selfhost #linux
@gwmngilfen so we're likely going to set up a #Matrix trial for @voxpupuli soon, with IRC and Slack bridges (yeah, I agree wrt bridging, but we do have some corporate users who cannot use anything but Slack.)
Anything we should be looking out for? You were going to show me some ansible code for managing it, I think...
Stoat, the chat application formerly known as Revolt, seems to be promising for the future home of our community. It is FOSS, can be self hosted, and free of "AI."
Now, Stoat and "AI" code is complicated. They previously pushed some commits but reverted them after community backlash. They even took it a step further and admitted the mistake and committed (pun) to no future "vibe" coding.
They reverted it, admitted it was a mistake, and said no future "AI" coding.
This is acceptable to me and I find it commendable to go back and remove the old code. I understand people make mistakes, but they can be redeemed.
Specific reverts:
for-web#617
for-desktop#42
service-openproject-zammad-sync#2
Sources:
https://github.com/orgs/stoatchat/discussions/1022
#NoAI #DigitalSovereignty #Stoat #Discord #Matrix #Fluxer #OpenSource #RightToRepair #DeGoogle
I’m moving to my own Matrix instance and leaving Discord AND Signal.
I'm kind of wishing #Matrix could scoop up those users, but I know that won't happen in its current state. :/