56 points by hn_acker 7 hours ago | 7 comments
- Discord's not going away, but I looked at setting up a self hosted matrix server last night and had it up with an element client in 20 minutes with docker compose. I don't think I'll do a discord<->matrix bridge (since it requires extra stuff on the discord side and I think you lose encryption, which isn't that important), but if you have buddies who you want to keep in contact with, it's not a bad solution
I explored but am avoiding big, public channels because there honestly isn't that much chatting going on in the ones that I found
- You should try XMPP with a Slidge gateway… it uses a lot less resources (CPU, RAM, & storage) on your server. The clients are lighter weight too.
- I haven't touched XMPP for over 10 years, how's screen sharing and file sharing over XMPP doing?
- I never managed to get file sharing working on my self hosted discord instance. Needing to setup DNS entries and subdomains for every little feature got tiresome and I gave up.
Also the default of "save all shared files on the server" didn't sit well with me.
But xmpp is so damn complicated I am 100% sure I am misunderstanding everything and doing something wrong.
- Will this actually be implemented worldwide, and not be easily bypassed with some ai generated images? I'm skeptical that anything ever happens tbh.
- Related, select key discussions this week:
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945663
Discord just killed anonymity
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46996067
Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46995046
Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass
- I already cancelled my account. This is a deal breaker.