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What's the best chat to self host? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by gedaliyah@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I'm looking into a few different chat servers, probably just for family on my tailnet.

I like the idea that simplex allows video chat. My server is a repurposed optiplex 3060so I think it should be able to handle it. Is anyone doing this? Do you think it's worth it?

Should I be considering other options like XMPP?

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[–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 31 points 8 months ago (9 children)

IMO Snikket (XMPP) is the easiest all-in-one solution with audio/video chat at the moment. Pretty good on resources too.

I currently host a Matrix Synapse server, but:

Matrix seems to be expanding in the corporate / institutional direction, more services are expected for regular functionality
Element X (upcoming client) breaks calls compatibility with old Element, now requiring Element Call. It's kind of a mess, I presume this is to support group calls, but makes it a PITA to use currently.
Even with small number of users, Synapse DB grows in size due to state_groups_state table, non-deletable users, and copying ALL data from other servers' rooms (this one is by design but still...)

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I have gone down the matrix rabbit hole but i choose Continuwity, which is the successor to Conduwuit after the community drama.

It's a rust server alternative to synapse, it's lightweight and works very well.

Fuck synapse, it's a colossal pain for small servers, not worth it. I also actively avoid anything related to the company behind it since I think they poison what matrix could be.

I wish I started with XMPP, but now I am selfhosted on matrix, so.

[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Lol, exact same situation here.

Quick question, did the migration to continuwuity break calls for you as well?

[–] Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 1 points 8 months ago

Never used calls...

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