Revolt (now Stoat) is an option, personally I don’t like it because there is no federation and it’s text-only.
I’m using Matrix, with Element, which does have encrypted voice chat if you set it up. I want federation because I don’t want my users to be locked into only my server. However, the bar for entry is higher.
Best I’ve done is try to minimize the hassle by hosting myself, and giving a how-to guide. My group is small, I’ve been sitting down individually with them showing them how to migrate
I appreciate your efforts and good on you for doing this but I don’t have time to do that with hundreds of people.
It’s just not ready for production yet.
I actually just went and checked to see if I had any messages and element x was complaining that I didn’t have a separate app that I needed to use to get push notifications which one would think element x would do on its own but it does not.
Once I installed it apparently there’s some extra shit that I’ve got to do to make that work too and it’s just stuff like that that’s just user hostile and not good.
I do like element and I love the idea of it but it’s just not compatible with most humans, apparently even myself, though I’d thought I had it all ironed out.
Soooo… Revolt?
Or is there a better Discord-Esque alternative in the Fediverse?
I’m talking about Chat and Voice channels here.
Mumble and XMPP are still chugging along
Revolt (now Stoat) is an option, personally I don’t like it because there is no federation and it’s text-only.
I’m using Matrix, with Element, which does have encrypted voice chat if you set it up. I want federation because I don’t want my users to be locked into only my server. However, the bar for entry is higher.
Yeah, it really is. I feel like if I have trouble getting it to work, my friends have no hope.
… I mean, I did get it to work but the struggle was real.
Best I’ve done is try to minimize the hassle by hosting myself, and giving a how-to guide. My group is small, I’ve been sitting down individually with them showing them how to migrate
I appreciate your efforts and good on you for doing this but I don’t have time to do that with hundreds of people.
It’s just not ready for production yet.
I actually just went and checked to see if I had any messages and element x was complaining that I didn’t have a separate app that I needed to use to get push notifications which one would think element x would do on its own but it does not.
Once I installed it apparently there’s some extra shit that I’ve got to do to make that work too and it’s just stuff like that that’s just user hostile and not good.
I do like element and I love the idea of it but it’s just not compatible with most humans, apparently even myself, though I’d thought I had it all ironed out.