Element | Secure collaboration and messaging
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Element is a Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted messenger and secure collaboration app. It’s decentralised for digital sovereign self-hosting, or through a hosting service such as Element Matrix Services. Element operates on the open Matrix network to provide interoperability and easy connections.

I’m thinking of moving away from US-based messengers.

Signal, telegram etc have the same problematic architectures. Of those kinds of solutions, I like Threema best, but nobody uses them (which is only a problem because of their architecture).

So I wanted to get a solution with a decentralized architecture, pretty much like the fediverse.

From what I can see, the fediverse activityPub with MLS layer project (to enable fediverse end-to-end encrypted messaging) is still in the functional documentation stage.

So, what do you think of Element as a messenger (which uses matrix protocol)?

  • Ghoelian@piefed.socialEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’m hosting my matrix server on the cheapest hetznet vps available without issue. Also I’ve never had any messages disappeare, so I’m not sure what you mean with the message retention.

    I do agree it’s way too complex for the average person. I mainly use it with bridges for WhatsApp, sinal, discord, etc, with only a few native matrix contacts.

    • Señor Mono@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Messages get re-synced from other instances, even though you want them to be gone. Meaning uncontrolled rise of storage consumption.