▲ 5 ▼ Messaging apps that don't need GPS/Google Play Services to send you notifications? (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago by MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ca 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments WhatsApp does, Signal does, Wire does, what now? Update: Seems like Element ALSO needs it.
[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago (4 children) Any random Matrix client. Any random XMPP client. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children) Matrix is... really crashed and often breaks. And XMPP got me really confused trying to set it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) I set up ejabberd maybe 15 or so years ago without any issues. Not sure about ... more recent software. But since we're in the containerization era I assume it has become easier. Matrix was an experience, though. But it happily runs in my environment using the Synapse server and Cinny for desktop and Element X on mobile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Chewie@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago I set up OpenFire (https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/) for my XMPP server, and it was very easy on my recent version of Ubuntu. It's also easy to update when new versions come out. I've heard good things about Prosody (https://prosody.im/), but I've not tried it myself. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago Element also seems to need it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world [S] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children) Matrix is... really crashed and often breaks. And XMPP got me really confused trying to set it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) I set up ejabberd maybe 15 or so years ago without any issues. Not sure about ... more recent software. But since we're in the containerization era I assume it has become easier. Matrix was an experience, though. But it happily runs in my environment using the Synapse server and Cinny for desktop and Element X on mobile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Chewie@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago I set up OpenFire (https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/) for my XMPP server, and it was very easy on my recent version of Ubuntu. It's also easy to update when new versions come out. I've heard good things about Prosody (https://prosody.im/), but I've not tried it myself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) I set up ejabberd maybe 15 or so years ago without any issues. Not sure about ... more recent software. But since we're in the containerization era I assume it has become easier. Matrix was an experience, though. But it happily runs in my environment using the Synapse server and Cinny for desktop and Element X on mobile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Chewie@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago I set up OpenFire (https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/) for my XMPP server, and it was very easy on my recent version of Ubuntu. It's also easy to update when new versions come out. I've heard good things about Prosody (https://prosody.im/), but I've not tried it myself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chewie@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago I set up OpenFire (https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/) for my XMPP server, and it was very easy on my recent version of Ubuntu. It's also easy to update when new versions come out. I've heard good things about Prosody (https://prosody.im/), but I've not tried it myself. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 5 months ago Element also seems to need it. permalink fedilink source parent