@weirdo_from_space
Perhaps the first question should.be, what exactly do you want to do?
Replicate a discord server on a local matrix-server?
Do you want / need matrix federation? Is it a server just for you and your group just by itseld, or do you also want to host users who can then also connect to other remote matrix-servers?
That are two different use-cases.
@weirdo_from_space
Keep in mind, a service like discord or slack does two things: user management (identification, password resets, … ) and a discussion platform (including providing moderation tools, etc.).
Depending on your usecase and the number of users, either the first or the latter is the most work.
Also, a discussion forum is not the same as a communication platform (like matrix or xmpp). Both have different requirements and pose different questions (like ‘do I need federation?’)
We are running a small comicbook server, so it’s primarily going to be a discussion platform. We don’t need federation, but it would be very nice. It came t’t my attention that matrix has an ongoing illegal content problem and we don’t have the means to host an island server. So for now something like xmpp will have to do.
@weirdo_from_space A valid scenario.
As I see it, a non-federated matrix-server is functional the same as a non-federated XMPP server.
If you have a limited number of users, I think that conduit (matrix) or movim (XMPP) in a docker VM somewhere are the most easy options now.
Just try it and see what you like best. https://conduit.rs/ https://github.com/movim/movim
Note: I actually home-hosts a conduit instance on a pi4 inside a FreeBSD jail
@weirdo_from_space
Perhaps the first question should.be, what exactly do you want to do?
Replicate a discord server on a local matrix-server?
Do you want / need matrix federation? Is it a server just for you and your group just by itseld, or do you also want to host users who can then also connect to other remote matrix-servers?
That are two different use-cases.
I wanted to move a small Discord server, but I changed my mind. I’ll explore other platforms.
@weirdo_from_space
Keep in mind, a service like discord or slack does two things: user management (identification, password resets, … ) and a discussion platform (including providing moderation tools, etc.).
Depending on your usecase and the number of users, either the first or the latter is the most work.
Also, a discussion forum is not the same as a communication platform (like matrix or xmpp). Both have different requirements and pose different questions (like ‘do I need federation?’)
We are running a small comicbook server, so it’s primarily going to be a discussion platform. We don’t need federation, but it would be very nice. It came t’t my attention that matrix has an ongoing illegal content problem and we don’t have the means to host an island server. So for now something like xmpp will have to do.
@weirdo_from_space A valid scenario.
As I see it, a non-federated matrix-server is functional the same as a non-federated XMPP server.
If you have a limited number of users, I think that conduit (matrix) or movim (XMPP) in a docker VM somewhere are the most easy options now.
Just try it and see what you like best.
https://conduit.rs/
https://github.com/movim/movim
Note: I actually home-hosts a conduit instance on a pi4 inside a FreeBSD jail
Let us know how it went, ok?