I am searching for a selfhosted and secure (end to end encryption) chat platform for my family (5-20 users), possibly one i can host on a raspi.

Is matrix a good choice, or should i try something else?

  • philpo@feddit.deEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    It is literally one setting in Matrix to force all rooms to only do encrypted messages.

    Signal is pretty unintuitive when it comes to multiple devices per user, device transfers after a device has been lost,etc.

    • essteeyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      Signal is perfectly good under normal usage. Everything is unintuitive when it comes to extremes like losing your device.

        • essteeyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          11 months ago

          I imagine that most people’s families will find Singal easier than using a CLI program anyway. It’s rare to find an entire family without typical cellphones.

            • essteeyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
              31·
              11 months ago

              Good luck getting grandma to install and use Graphene or Lineage on their 3 year old underpowered Samsung device that already works the way they know.

              I think you’re making problems where there aren’t any. A device PIN or fingerprint along with Signal is probably way more secure than any family chat needs to be.

      • philpo@feddit.deEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Wouldn’t say that. With most Matrix Clients, WhatsApp, etc. it’s far easier. Especially from a perspective of a elderly,less tech adept user.