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Matrix/Element seems the best drop-in replacement for Discord. Can set up chatrooms in Discord "server"-style, or as persistent DMs with others. In the chatroom

Matrix/Element seems the best drop-in replacement for Discord. Can set up chatrooms in Discord "server"-style, or as persistent DMs with others. In the chatrooms, you can make text chat spaces and call spaces. No dedicated voice chat space, you just dont turn on webcam for the call spaces. Pretty sure it uses same voip tech. Selfhostable if you want. Encrypted. Really it is just a barebones but functional Discord. Matrix can be bridged to Discord as well so you can talk between either, should help ease the transition period for anyone jumping ship.

conception 8mo ago
Stoat, Zulip, and Mattermost are other options. Element was a bit too raw for me - mobile wasn’t great either. Ymmv
- foxrider 8mo ago
  For mobile, you can use FluffyChat, it's another Matrix app
  - culi 8mo ago
    There's Element for mobile too. More complete list of clients here https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/ https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/
- hackable_sand 8mo ago
  Zulip is definitely not an alternative to discord but I'll check out the others.
  - viraptor 8mo ago
    There are different types of communities on discord. Zulip will be a good idea for some of them.
    - hackable_sand 8mo ago
      Fair enough
  - culi 8mo ago
    I don't see why not. I like Zulip. Its is self-hostable and OSS and they're the only ones who have "public channels" that allow your channels to be indexable by search engines on the internet if you want. One of the biggest complaints I hear on HN is how Discord killed the openness of the internet that forum-based communities supported I wish more communities used Zulip.
- happymellon 8mo ago
  Hasn't Mattermost already done one bait and switch? I don't use it but IIRC there was an uproar a couple of months ago about them just switching up message history and deleting conversations.
soupbowl 8mo ago
I like matrix and use it but it is no where near a Discord replacement. Setting up the modern Matrix auth and call are not easy and its just not as good or easy as Discord.

conception 8mo ago

Stoat, Zulip, and Mattermost are other options. Element was a bit too raw for me - mobile wasn’t great either. Ymmv

foxrider 8mo ago
For mobile, you can use FluffyChat, it's another Matrix app
- culi 8mo ago
  There's Element for mobile too. More complete list of clients here https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/ https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/
hackable_sand 8mo ago
Zulip is definitely not an alternative to discord but I'll check out the others.
- viraptor 8mo ago
  There are different types of communities on discord. Zulip will be a good idea for some of them.
  - hackable_sand 8mo ago
    Fair enough
- culi 8mo ago
  I don't see why not. I like Zulip. Its is self-hostable and OSS and they're the only ones who have "public channels" that allow your channels to be indexable by search engines on the internet if you want. One of the biggest complaints I hear on HN is how Discord killed the openness of the internet that forum-based communities supported I wish more communities used Zulip.
happymellon 8mo ago
Hasn't Mattermost already done one bait and switch? I don't use it but IIRC there was an uproar a couple of months ago about them just switching up message history and deleting conversations.

soupbowl 8mo ago

I like matrix and use it but it is no where near a Discord replacement. Setting up the modern Matrix auth and call are not easy and its just not as good or easy as Discord.