I mean, instead of running your own Matrix server?

  • pitninja@lemmy.pit.ninjaEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Disadvantages include (this list is probably not exhaustive):

    • Presence is disabled (as this uses a fair amount of resources)
    • It has a tendency to be overloaded occasionally because so many people use it
    • You have to play by their rules (not a problem for most users, but it bears mentioning)

    You could also join other Matrix servers, especially ones that cater to a particular interest of yours.

    If you go with self hosting, running a decent personal Matrix server that is capable of joining large rooms like Matrix HQ is likely going to cost you money and/or time.

    • ghedin@lemmy.eco.brOP
      2·
      11 months ago

      Thanks! I’m fairly new to Matrix, so I don’t know what “presence” means. Do you mind explaining it?

      • pitninja@lemmy.pit.ninjaEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Presence tracking allows users to see the state (e.g online/offline) of other local and remote users.

    • vintprox@geddit.socialEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Disabled presence can be an advantage to some privacy-conscious users, so a case for matrix.org can be made for them - especially if they don’t chat much anyway.

  • Sean C. Higgins@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    One advantage I found was the ability to run my own bridges, which allow you to connect Matrix to other services, like Signal, LinkedIn, or Telegram.

    • Oliver@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Is there a dependency on the instance, will it be blocked otherwise? I have activated the bridge to Telegram and Discord for my channels in the channel itself.

      • chayleaf@lemmy.ml
        3·
        11 months ago

        most bridges are appservices, which must be hardcoded in Synapse(/Dendrite/Conduit/…) config

        • vintprox@geddit.socialEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Otherwise depend on what is called a “non-puppeting bridge”, self-hosted bot that reposts messages on behalf of itself. Problem is, reactions and other multi-agent interactions won’t be a subject for bridging. If you absolutely need those, you have to host a Matrix server (like optimized, but unstable, Conduit or the hungry Synapse) or partner up with another server owner to activate your appservice…

  • vintprox@geddit.socialEnglish
    3·
    11 months ago

    A lot. Of. Downtimes…

    If you want to make a set of private rooms that you want to be available at all times, I certainly don’t recommend matrix.org.