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I run the older iteration of the software. Works well.

Well, duh.

1. Muck about with Netbird (oops, wait, that wasn’t on the list!)
2. Walk the dog.
3. Tidy the garden.
4. Replace the shower curtain.
5. Clean and lubricate the bean-to-cup coffee machine.
6. Book holiday flights.

With a toaster.

Do you mean Patrick Stewart or from the description of the character?

They are two different countries.

Element is UK and EU-based, not US-based.

Lemon or lime?

Poor Annie.

By default a retention policy isn’t set but, if it is set, it’s on a per-room basis. You have to remember Matrix is federated so things are not so clear cut as centralised services.

See, https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/blob/develop/docs/message_retention_policies.md

Effectively, forever.

I run a complete, self-hosted Matrix stack including bridges to WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram and Signal as well as Element Call (Livekit) and MAS (the new authentication system).

I don’t think there’s any shortcuts. You just need to install them and work through any issues, one-by-one. Start with just the homeserver (Synapse, don’t bother with anything else yet) and add one component at a time and get it working before moving to the next.

I will say that having a decent knowledge of reverse proxies, networking, DNS and certificates will help you greatly. Having a solid understanding of Docker (if you’re using Docker) would be of great benefit too.

It should be much easier today than it was five/six-odd years ago when I started; things are more polished now than they were then.

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Life is about to get very expensive for Americans.

Haha. Oops. I should have checked first. Well done.

… or just publish the source on Github and let someone else continue the legacy.

They’re just hosting existing FOSS alternatives.

https://thistothat.com/

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