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this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2026
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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
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).
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.