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.
Quexotic@beehaw.org 2 days ago
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.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 days ago
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
Quexotic@beehaw.org 2 days ago
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.