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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

Im confused by this list. It includes the matrix server implementations synapse and continuwuity, but not matrix itself or any of its clients. The only matrix client that could reasonably replace discord is element but its not even there.

[–] frank@lemmy.fraxoweb.com 3 points 14 hours ago

Synapse is the backend that you install on the server. Element is the client that connect to your backend. Now Matrix has many backends and many clients. Synapse + Element is probably the best fully-featured combo that we have, but also the most complicated.

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