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There seem to be plentiful options for text chat servers, so I'm curious for those that self-host their own, what their preferences & experiences have been with them.

Also those mentioned in the title were just a few examples, if you run something else, e.g. Revolt or Mattermost or something else less popular, would be interested in reading about it!

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[-] soullioness@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

What's the advantage of self hosting Matrix?

[-] NorthWestWind@iusearchlinux.fyi 7 points 1 year ago

I can setup bridges, so I can communicate with any other messaging systems (whatsapp, discord) within matrix

[-] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 4 points 1 year ago

Personally, its a combination of the following reasons:

  • I'm not held to another server, and self-hosting my own makes sure that whomever hosting the server doesn't just close the doors one day and decide they're no longer going to do so

  • I find it fun to setup my own services, like Matrix, Lemmy, Mastodon, etc

  • I control what servers are blocked / defederated from, from my knowledge though defederating on Matrix doesn't happen nearly as often as it does for ActivityPub based platforms however.

  • I created Matrix accounts for some of my family members to communicate with, and if they lose the password I know that I can reset it for them rather than hoping they setup the account recovery info correctly.

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