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I was told that Matrix/Riot is a good alternative to Jitsi (can share a meeting URL and offers E2EE). Does anyone have a data point here?
by jteppinette 7y ago
I was told that Matrix/Riot is a good alternative to Jitsi (can share a meeting URL and offers E2EE). Does anyone have a data point here?
- overthelake 7y agoRiot isn't an alternative to Jitsi so much as a complement to it. Matrix is for text chat, and Riot uses Jitsi for calls; while you can embed a Jitsi client into Riot rooms, and it auto-shares the URL, AFAIK group calls are not E2EE even if the room is. One-on-one calls through Riot _are_ encrypted, but only if made in a one-on-one direct chat.
- jteppinette 7y agoThe riot features page makes it seem very "built-in" (https://about.riot.im/features#voice-video https://about.riot.im/features#voice-video).
- Half-Shot 7y agoriot.im hosts its own Jitsi instance which is built into the UI, so hitting the call button in a room will spawn an embedded Jitsi call in the room. Recently we added the option for people to use their own self hosted Jitsi instances, if they prefer. (1:1 calls at the moment are normal WebRTC, directly over Matrix)
- jteppinette 7y agoThanks for the clarification!
- dedward 7y agoI might be breaking the rules, but can you point me towards any information about how to integrate my existing self-hosted jitsi server into my self-hosted matrix install? Finding this seems elusive.
- omnimus 7y agoI tried and i don't think its easily possible.