cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40505844

Matrix is an open-source decentralized E2EE messaging protocol.

Here are the european instances you can sign up at:

🇬🇧 UK: matrix.org

🇫🇷 France: tendomium & imagisphe.re & hadoly.fr

🇩🇪 Germany: tchncs.de, catgirl.cloud, pub.solar, yatrix.org, digitalprivacy.diy, oblak.be, nope.chat, envs.net, hot-chilli.im, synod.im & rollenspiel.chat

🇳🇱 Netherlands: bark.lgbt

🇦🇹 Austria: gemeinsam.jetzt & private.coffee

🇫🇮 Finland: pikaviestin.fi

For desktop use Element

For mobile use Fluffy Chat

Let me know if I missed any instances and I will be sure to update the post.

  • Mikina
    2·
    3 days ago

    Just a headsup, hosting your own server, so you can have all the bridges you need (messeger, WhatsUp, Discord…) is really easy, thanks to the amazing Matrix Ansible project. In my experience it’s one of those rare docker/ansible projects that is robust and just works, that has a pretty well documented install process.

    Setting up a server took me like 2 hours max, incuding getting a hosting (a cheap Hetzner cloud for 6$ a month) and a domain, and I do not have almost any docker or ansible experience. It’s literally just changing a few config variables to enable bridges you want, setting up a DNS and letting it run.