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Matrix
Matrix is an open source decentralised chat platform which can be self hosted. You can read more about it at their offical page: https://matrix.org
Homeservers
First, you need a homeserver. You can choose to use the Matrix foundation's server, or, preferably (in the interests of decentralisation), you can set up your own. Alternatively, you can join ours using the web interface at https://matrix.glasgow.social
Your homeserver takes part in conversations globally on your behalf - it's where your avatar is stored, and where any images you upload are homed. Any conversations you join are archived to your homeserver so if those servers go offline, the conversation can still continue.
Technically, behind the scenes, Matrix is a distrbuted mutable JSON ledger - so it can be used for a lot more than just chatting.
Getting started
Using the command line
Matrix is very easy to interact with, both programatically (there are a number of SDKs) as well as via the command line using simple tools like curl. See our page Matrix on the command line for details.
