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Thoughts on XMPP/Jabber? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to stop using WhatsApp because I fuckin hate it. Does anyone use XMPP regularly? It allows encryption so I was considering it.

The consideration is whether I will have to self host it or I can use some publicly hosted instances (like how there are open Matrix instances). Also whether it has support for desktop clients that run natively on Loonix without electron.

Please share your thoughts if you have experience. Feel free to suggest other alternatives too. I won't mind that.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

Is it resource intensive for a small number of users?

No. Prosody is very resource friendly, especially for a small group of users. You can easily run it on a first generation Raspberry Pi.

Is it tricky getting it to comply 100% with the standards expected by compliance.conversations.im?

I think you just have to enable some modules in the config. I'm sure there's a guide on how to do it somewhere.

How much effort does it take to maintain it?

Less than Matrix-Synapse. You set it up once with all the modules you liked through the package manager of your OS and then you just auto update and forget it. Of course you should do regular backups of the data it stores, but apart from that you should be fine.