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| Matrix | 2024-02-25T11:24:58+01:00 | 5 |
Matrix aims to be a secure but simple standard featuring end-to-end encrypted (E2EE)1 messaging, Voice over IP (VoIP), Video calls and bridging to other communication protocols while providing decentralization and preserving privacy. This can be done by self-hosting a federated2 homeserver like Synapse. To connect with me, register at another public server and join my Matrix room found at the about page.
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Basic concepts
The Matrix Specification defines the parts of the protocol and is rather overwhelming for new users. For this reason some of the main characteristics are condensed in the following.
User ID
In Matrix, a user ID begins with an at
(@) character followed by the username and domain name, which are separated by
a colon (:). For example:
@username:example.org
Room
The same way IRC3 is organised Matrix uses the concept of public rooms
to represent conversations. Rooms have a random unique identifier that is set at
creation time and can be referred to using an alias. To distinguish room aliases from users at a matrix server
rooms are identified by a hashtag (#) instead of an @ character leading to
the following syntax for a room alias:
#room_alias:exmaple.org
There's a web service at https://matrix.to/ provided by the Matrix.org Foundation for linking users, rooms and messages, which can ease onboarding. Additionally, https://view.matrix.org lists rooms that can be joined without invitation and provides information such as member count and topic. Following their links displays a history of messages in this room.
Guides
{{< cards >}} {{< card link="public-server-list" title="Public server list" icon="login" >}} {{< card link="synapse" title="Synapse" icon="server" >}} {{< /cards >}}
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End-to-end encryption in the Wikipedia ↩︎
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Federation in the Wikipedia ↩︎
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Internet Relay Chat (IRC) in the Wikipedia ↩︎