Matrix

Signal has a "Note to Self" option which basically lets you send texts to yourself for reminders, etc. Is there a way to do this with any of the various Matrix clients, and if so how?

with skype's demise on the horizon, there's bound be an influx of potential converts. I may have a client that I'm looking into switching over, for super-selfish reasons - I don't want to endure the torture called Teams and I'd like to spare those people the same.

I run a selfhosted matrix instance, so I don't think there's gonna be an issue with installing one for them. however I haven't got experience with something they need often - screen sharing, both in 1-on-1 and group chats.

does it work for you, were there issues? what server do you use, selfhosted or matrix.org? thanks

New Matrix user, eager to dive in. What is your preferred method/website for finding interesting servers and rooms?

I am facing a really weird issue with Element Call on my Matrix Dendrite server. It seems that only the person initiating the call can unmute and use videochat. The recipient of the call cannot talk even when unmuted or show video when enabled.

Nothing in the Dendrite container logs shows anything out of the oridinary.

I am using a machine that is running Ubuntu 20.04 with Docker and CasaoOS. I use Cloudflare Tunnels for my Matrix server. The client devices are both Google Pixel 8s running GrapheneOS. All of the proper settings for the app should be enabled (unrestricted battery).

Here is a picture of what the recipient of the call's video looks like to the person who initialized the call again no audio is present from the recipient either.

On very rare occasions have I gotten audio and video to work for both memebers of the call. It is very inconsistent. I am curious if this issue is in anyway related to the push notification issue I am also having.

Thank you so much for your help and time!

I was able to finally get sliding sync up and running with my dendrite server!

Element X and Schildichat next allow me to sign in with no "this server does not support sliding sync" error.

However these clients do not show my chats or rooms. If I try to create a room it will work but if I bavk out it will show a blank chat page.

If I go to the regular element client I can see the newly created chats from element x/schildi.

Any help would be appreciated!

Edit: sliding sync now works it was an error in my compose file for the url! I needed it to be set to my matrix url and not my sliding sync url.

I am hosting a Dendrite homeserver. However, I'm not happy with the pace of development of the software and I'd like to switch to Synapse.
Is there a documented way to migrate the data (rooms, chat history, users) from Dendrite to Synapse? I've used matrix-docker-ansible-deploy to set it up.

I'm currently trying to set up my own matrix instance, and most of it is working, except for the federation. Due to technical reasons the only way to host anything is over Cloudflared. I know it's not perfect but it is what it is. So now here's my problem. I'm currently trying to get federation working, but I'm a bit confused about the documentation. Also, I'm using the apt version, so for some reason most of the Directories are also different... If anyone did this before and could help me with this, i would be really thankful.

cross-posted from: https://endlesstalk.org/post/81121663

firstly happy new year for all.

I need to start use Matrix to talk with my biggest friends and colleagues of my university, but i read is good not create an account on matrix.org and create an account in others public servers , to not centralize the matrix protocol. My question is if anyone has a good experience with others public servers, besides matrix.org. Any tip or advice?

I found this servers on joinmatrix with longstanding: https://tchncs.de/en/matrix | https://syscom.utwente.io/info/matrix/homeserver/ | https://matrix-help.envs.net/ | https://tedomum.net/service/matrix/ | https://rollenspiel.chat/ ...

Which one should i choose, any tip?

TYIA

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/23726855

I decided to bite the bullet and switch from dendrite to conduit as many of you have suggested. The only problem is I cannot get my calls to connect. It just says "call connecting..." But never does. I figured it was a turn server issue but if I type in the secret key wrong in my config file calls don't pop up at all. So it is connecting to it to some extent.

I have no idea why dendrite just works with the coturn config setup yet when I apply the exact same methodology with the conduit config file it doesn't connect calls at all but seems to still connect to the turn server.

For my turn server I am using a debian digital ocean droplet. It was working perfectly for dendrite yet does not want to function with conduit.

Any help is appreciated!

EDIT: I am using a combo of element and element x. On element x android (grapheneos) there is no notification for a call. No pop up or anything. On Element android (grapheneos) there is a popup but the call will not connect.

EDIT 2: I am starting to believe it is coturn. I just don't know how I am supposed to configure it any different than dendrite. I was starting to believe maybe conduit isn't reading the config at all. However, it configured the registration key properly. if the secret key is wrong element won't receive notifications either. I have tried altering my coturn.conf on my vps but to no avail.

EDIT 3: so it seems I can join the call on element x. Even though their is no popup indicating I am recieving a call I can go into the chat and click the call button. Once I do I can connect and talk no problem. Maybe the turn server is working after all. (One phone on mobile the other on my home wifi). I judt don't know why regular element won't connect.

EDIT 4: the notification bug in element x seems to be coming from an error with ntfy. I did a notification test in the app and it came up with an error on: "test push gateway" and "test push loop back"

The error for both is:

Http 500

EDIT 5: I think the error has something to do with my conduit server not trusting my ntfy server but I don't know how to fix that.

EDIT 6: Is Conduit just not compatible with the original element client?

I have been reading about the new OIDC system (since Element now has a QR code login). I can't seem to understand the purpose of it, as it seems that Matrix already has all of the features wanted, but more simple. Why would there need to be a new OIDC system, if signing in with services with Google or GitHub is already supported and configurable per homeserver? Why would regular user+password login need to be reimplemented, but now require a website to login instead of being able to login through something like a terminal?

I'm relatively new to using Matrix, so far I've given Element and Fluffy Chat a try. I've preferred Fluffy Chat so far, I dunno it kinda just seems more reliable and I like the mobile app, but I was wondering if there's any others that are worth checking out. I mainly use Linux, Windows, and iOS.