[PPRAANet] Club Discord? - DIY, open alternatives

[Greg Beeley]

Matrix, when combined with the Element web interface (or desktop/mobile 
apps) is a great solution.  It does require some configuration to set it 
up, esp if you want it to be a standalone (non-federated with the rest 
of matrix) installation.

Matrix does support end to end encryption and two-party calls as well, 
though you have to be prepared for the additional key management steps 
that come with that.  For more than two parties on a call, integration 
with the Jitsi Meet videoconference server is available.

- Greg ak6b


W0XLD wrote on 3/13/23 12:49:
> For those who are inclined toward the DIY, off-grid, and self-reliant aspects of ham radio, I would recommend an open-source and self-hosted alternative to Discord. We could use cloud-hosted services while we're on-grid, but also bring a self-hosted server with us when we deploy to the field (field day, POTA events, special-event stations, etc.).
>
> Perhaps with some of the network expertise in the club, we could make this a collaborative project. I would volunteer to work with any interested folks to implement any of these alternatives:
>
> Rocket Chat: https://www.rocket.chat/
>
> Mattermost: https://mattermost.com/
>
> Matrix: https://matrix.org/
>
> Another service is one John mentioned: Mastodon is a micro-blogging system like Twitter but again, more ham-friendly and open-culture-compatible. Again, I would be willing to team up with anyone who's interested in deploying such a service. There's lots to learn about in this field!
>
> 73,
> LD Steiner / W0XLD
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