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Alternatives to Discord and Twitch (programming.dev)

submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by emotional_soup_88@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Given the recent controversies surrounding Discord and the fact that the end user is a product of Twitch, I wonder if there is any "bare bone" solution to stream my gaming session to a friend who's on Windows. I'd rather that they didn't have to do anything except clicking on a link or perhaps installing a piece of software but with no need to do any configuration. From their perspective, it should "just work.

On my side
Should I set up a webserver into which I feed an OBS stream? Or can perhaps ffmpeg work as a server on it's own? I'm on Arch Linux, playing games on Steam, within dwm within X11.

On my friend's side
No idea how a windows user is supposed to receive such a video feed.

Edit: text and voice chat, we're considering Signal for.

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[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 10 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

I am very happy with having Sharkord installed on my server. Still in alpha stage, but it's very well built in many places. The project is only 3 month old.

Native softwares will never happen, though.

[–] rando@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Second this, me and my friends have been using it since the day it came out (I am the one hosting it) and it checks all the boxes for us.

I was never able to get my group to switch away from Discord but this has finally done it

[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Noice :) And yes, it looks like Discord and works like Discord for each update (if not better) and I have searched for such software for many years. Based in EU no less :D

Matrix with Commet would have been a good alternative for me, but I hate how Matrix is built (you are literally forbidden to delete channels you have created).

[–] jay@mbin.zerojay.com 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

you are literally forbidden to delete channels you have created This is not true. Server admins and space admins can delete rooms within them just fine. If you are the last person left in a room and you leave it, it disappears too.

[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 1 points 18 hours ago

I was the admin for the space I created :) Good to know that the whole space will be completely deleted after I left it. They should tell one that. Very confusing otherwise.

[–] emotional_soup_88@programming.dev 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

God I love humanity. Sometimes. Really neat project! :D

[–] airikr@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago

Haha, yes, you're telling the truth xD