Ask HN: What options do I have for self-hosted end to end encrypted group chat?

18•wzamqo•5mo ago

Hey, trying to set up an end to end encrypted group chat stack for some friends. What options are out there besides Matrix?

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cranberryturkey•5mo ago

i'm working on something now https://qrypt.chat

wzamqo•5mo ago

It's throwing a Railway error for me

cranberryturkey•5mo ago

fixin gnow

stop50•5mo ago

Jabber/xmpp

warrenm•5mo ago

Jitsi supports it - https://jitsi.org/e2ee-in-jitsi/

hexfish•5mo ago

Maybe Jami, haven't looked at it for a while: https://jami.net/

stmw•5mo ago

Signal

warrenm•5mo ago

You can "self-host" Signal!?

jsiepkes•5mo ago

Haven't tried it, but it seems so: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server

You probably have to rebuild the clients though to have it use a custom server.

footoverhand•5mo ago

Delta-chat? Email based.

bilsbie•5mo ago

It’s not self hosted but would Bitchat fit the bill?

(Can you make chats that aren’t geographical?)

gethly•5mo ago

Just use Signal, it spun out of OTR anyway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off-the-record_messaging

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