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Matrix vs RocketChat for Chat / Forum

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    wrote on last edited by LoudLemur
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    Cloudron supports both Matrix (Synapse and Element) and RocketChat.

    I think Matrix more strongly supports Freedom. RocketChat seems to be taking a "Fauxpen Source" / "Open Core" approach, confining some features, like Telegram integration, to the proprietary, Enterprise release. By contrast, Matrix has a bot that can create a bridge: https://t2bot.io/telegram/

    Matrix is in some ways upstream of RocketChat, with RocketChat choosing to use Matrix standards:
    https://matrix.org/blog/2022/05/30/welcoming-rocket-chat-to-matrix/

    There is a page evaluating these two platforms here:

    https://www.troopmessenger.com/blogs/top-self-hosted-chat-software

    https://selfhosted.libhunt.com/compare-rocket-chat-vs-synapse

    I wonder what Cloudron thinks.

    Have you spent much time in a Matrix chatroom? How was it?
    How about time in RocketChat?
    If you have administered both of these, was the experience much different?

    My own view is that I am inclined towards Matrix.

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    I started using Rocket.Chat but then switched to Matrix. I still have Matrix but actually mostly just use Nextcloud Talk

    I use Cloudron with Gandi & Hetzner

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    @jdaviescoates said in Matrix vs RocketChat for Chat / Forum:

    I started using Rocket.Chat but then switched to Matrix. I still have Matrix but actually mostly just use Nextcloud Talk

    Thanks. I should be looking at Nextcloud Talk at the same time.

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    We use matrix but the lack of search is pretty annoying. I think you have to install the desktop apps to be able to search.

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    @girish Yes, you can search with the desktop app (on Windows, at least). I do run into some issues with it though. Sometimes, I get the “cannot decrypt messages” errors, so looking up chat history might be problematic. When this happens, a notification w/ a button shows up that you can resend the request, and it usually resolves the issue. If not, restarting the desktop app + opening the element mobile app does the trick.

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    @humptydumpty i really want search working on the browser and mobile app 🙂

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