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Messaging apps - XMPP vs Matrix vs ??? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by Eldaroth@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hey guys, I recently started to play with the thought to deploy a Snikket (XMPP) server on my VPS to play around with it a bit. I already had a Matrix (Continuwuity) server running on an older VPS with Docker at one point. But besides me using some bridges (WhatsApp, Signal etc.) it didn't see a lot of use. Originally I had set it up with the goal to replace Discord, but so far couldn't get my small group of gamer friends to switch to something else.

What are your experiences with XMPP (doesn't have to be Snikket) or Matrix? Would you recommend one over the other maintenance and/or usability wise?

Just curious what the community's current sentiment is in regards to private self hosted messaging services 😊

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[–] drkt@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Mautrix supports puppeteering your Discord account, so it doesn't matter if your friends won't join matrix.

https://docs.mau.fi/bridges/go/setup.html?bridge=discord

I am currently doing this and it works well enough that I can see myself not opening Discord again, but it isn't perfect. For that reason alone, Matrix wins in my book.

e: I am using Conduit for Matrix homeserver

[–] Link@rentadrunk.org 6 points 3 days ago

It’s worth mentioning that it doesn’t support voice calls though.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That can be also done with a Slidge gateway for Discord for XMPP.

[–] Eldaroth@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Used some of the Mautrix bridges (WhatsApp & Signal) in an attempt to combine all my messaging apps on the phone into one single app. Worked reasonably well I have to say.

The Discord bridge I never tried, mostly because my friend group is not really using the instant messaging part of Discord. We more or less only use it for voice chat while gaming or just some shit talking. Thinking about it, for this a TeamSpeak or Mumble server would probably be enough to replace our Discord usage 😄