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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by wardcore@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Just dropped v1.4-beta of ONYX — an open-source, privacy-first messenger with E2E encryption for private chats and self-hostable groups/channels.


This release is mostly about media experience.

Voice Channels — but with a twist. If you're self-hosting an ONYX server on your local network, you now get real-time voice inside your group. No cloud, no third-party servers.

Media Player — vinyl record animation when playing music, seek ±10 seconds, playback speed from 0.25x to 4x with presets, next/previous track, auto-repeat. Audio files now show their filename instead of a generic label.

Audio Settings — microphone and output device selection, so you can actually choose what hardware ONYX uses.


Why ONYX?

https://lemmy.world/post/44633944


ONYX: https://github.com/wardcore-dev/onyx
Self-hosted server: https://github.com/wardcore-dev/onyx-server


Would love feedback, especially from anyone running it on LAN setups.

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[-] guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 2 points 1 month ago

Obligatory mention: if you can, try and switch away from GitHub! I highly recommend codeberg, which is based on the self-host able software, Forgejo.

[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Holy shit, I have to try this. Thank you so much!

[-] wardcore@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This update actually wouldn't have happened without your suggestion — you pushed me to finally implement it. Thank you!

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