Some real progress made today, just when I was about to give up...
1. I now have a (private) #Prosidy #XMPP server set up on my #VPS, along with desktop and mobile clients using #OMEMO for E2E #encryption. Feels good to have a reliable, secure and #decentralised chat solution I have complete control over...
2. I've persuaded two family members to try out @session, which seems to be working nicely so far.
@self Glad to hear it. It's a great tool indeed. If only it had the network effect email does!
Glad that it works! I converted my family to Conversations something like 2 years ago and it works great. (Until one family member got an iPhone and the UX there was not so great)
I wouldn’t open registrations unless you want to deal with issues related to that: spammer accounts (see https://github.com/JabberSPAM/jabber-spam-fighting-manifesto#server-policies ) and general abuse (uploading huge files).
@wiktor
Yes, I will keep it private and just add family and friends manually if they're interested.
Yep, good idea! There are many open servers already for the general public (https://compliance.conversations.im/) so keeping a small server for family & friends is definitely enough :)
Have a nice evening!
@techit
Yes, it's decentralised which is the main reason I like it. And it also doesn't require phone numbers (though I believe Signal are currently working to introduce this feature soon as well). I wouldn't replace Signal yet as it's more developed and established, and it took me quite a while to get family and friends to use it. But maybe the future is Session or even something else. I also wish I could use my private XMPP server more - 1/2
but nobody I know is very interested. I need more friends who are passionate about FOSS! @techit - 2/2
@syntax the same for me
@syntax I also just set up prosody! It seems a lot of people are rediscovering instant messaging. I am pleased to see IM returning to the geek scene, especially in decentralized form! Few really took XMPP seriously back in the old days...