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   Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 02:20:21 JST Seasons of Jason

   Alright! Made myself a proper cold morning coffee beverage (yep that’s breve / half and half foam!). Time to enjoy it while I bang out a #Matrix server to host Retro Retreat!

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 02:28:55 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Oregon Pacifist :supersonic:

     @Oregon_Pacifist DOH! Thanks for putting this on my radar. I honestly had forgotten about Revolt! Unfortunately, we've already voted and my community is expecting Matrix, so I think we'll roll with it for now...

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     Oregon Pacifist :supersonic: (oregon_pacifist@retro-gaiden.com)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 02:28:57 JST Oregon Pacifist :supersonic:

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     @killyourfm I have a self-hosted Revolt instance (Discord alternative). The primary server can be found via this link: https://199x.chat/invite/K6pFvcy3

     Like Discord, anyone can create their own server and invite others. I find it to be more user-friendly than Matrix.

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 02:36:06 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Oregon Pacifist :supersonic:

     @Oregon_Pacifist Yea, I just poked my head in and it certainly gives me that Discord vibe -- minus all the chaos and distraction :D

     I noticed there's no mobile app, though? Is that true?

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     Oregon Pacifist :supersonic: (oregon_pacifist@retro-gaiden.com)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 02:36:07 JST Oregon Pacifist :supersonic:

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     @killyourfm but just to give you an idea, this is how it looks at the moment. It’s been up and running for several months. Daily backups as well 💾

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 04:49:16 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Joe Ressington

     @JoeRess First, Digital Ocean's for the one-click which is so barebones it's laughable. Then I tried this one which seemed thorough: https://shape.host/resources/how-to-set-up-a-chat-server-using-matrix-synapse-and-element-on-debian-12

     Then this one:
     https://comfy.guide/server/matrix/

     this error always comes up.

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     Joe Ressington (joeress@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 04:49:17 JST Joe Ressington

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     @killyourfm what guide are you using?

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 04:49:18 JST Seasons of Jason

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     If someone who's used Linux for 7 years and has experience installing stuff like PeerTube servers and Mastodon instances can't figure this out, how can we expect others to take control of their privacy, and embrace decentralized platforms and stuff like Matrix?

     Seriously frustrating.

     Blaise Pabón - controlpl4n3 repeated this.
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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 04:49:19 JST Seasons of Jason

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     Welp. I've spent two hours trying to install a Matrix homeserver. I've tried droplets. I've tried it manually. I've used Debian and Ubuntu. I've consulted multiple guides.

     This, every time:
     >Job for matrix-synapse.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
     >See "systemctl status matrix-synapse.service" and "journalctl -xeu matrix-synapse.service" for details.

     *Shrugs* I can't let this consume my entire day. Maybe I'll just run the space using matrix.org 😢

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 04:52:22 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Harsh Shandilya

     @msfjarvis Sure, I'll give this a shot! Love that it's written in Rust. And looks like it's also compatible with any web or mobile Matrix clients? Sweet!

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     Harsh Shandilya (msfjarvis@androiddev.social)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 04:52:23 JST Harsh Shandilya

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     @killyourfm If you wanna have another go at it, I've had a significantly easier time setting up Conduit (https://conduit.rs) and it works very well for my some 50-odd member chat. The installation docs are here: https://docs.conduit.rs/deploying/generic.html

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     Joe Ressington (joeress@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 05:02:17 JST Joe Ressington

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     @killyourfm maybe try this?

     https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 05:02:17 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • Joe Ressington

     @JoeRess Thanks! I think this guide just convinced me to use Etke.cc to manage it for me 🤣

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 05:32:04 JST Seasons of Jason

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     Bright side: I'm handing the reigns to https://etke.cc/about/

     Happy to let them manage it for me for a slightly increased cost, because I DO believe in (and enjoy) Matrix, damnit!

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     Seasons of Jason (killyourfm@layer8.space)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 08:52:53 JST Seasons of Jason

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     • poweredbylemonx | 🍋🌩️

     @poweredbylemonx YUP. And this is sadly what most people will conclude.

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     poweredbylemonx | 🍋🌩️ (poweredbylemonx@beige.party)'s status on Sunday, 02-Feb-2025 08:52:54 JST poweredbylemonx | 🍋🌩️

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     @killyourfm out of curiosity I looked up Matrix after convincing my friends to switch to Signal.

     Just reading past the first couple things I concluded it was too complicated for me to consider even tinkering with during my limited spare time.