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?

  • essteeyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

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

      • essteeyou@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 year 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·
            1 year 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·
      1 year 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.