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Is self hosting a matrix instance worth the effort ? (lemmy.ml)

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

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I want to setup a matrix instance to help increase friends and family's privacy. Is there much value in creating my own instance?

I'm a beginner to linux and coding, but am good at following the steps on a video tutorial.

Alternatively i could get everyone to sign up on a preexisting instance + download the element app.

Thanks for sharing your opinions !

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

Thank you. I ended up doing this.

However snikket has some shady funding.

I went for prosody server and set my family up on conversations, blabber, and chatsecure clients. Works great for sending text, pics, videos, voice clips, and e2e encrypted.

As a linux beginner, it was prety easy to setup (provided you have the time). Only issue is with voice/video calls. They use p2p instead of going thru sever, so can't connect well especially on mobile networks behind NAT. Apparently I need to setup up a stun & turn sever.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 years ago

However snikket has some shady funding.

Hmm, where did you get that impression? They are funded by the EU Commission / NLnet.

And besides... Snikket is made by one of the main Prosody developers, so it would be the same funding ;)

But if you got your Prosody server to work fine, no need for Snikket at all :)