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Discord Alternatives? (fedia.io)
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I'm part of the exodus from reddit, and have made the active decision to start de-cloudifying my life. I've got my own media server, and working on a Nextcloud for the home.

One of the biggest pieces of software that I currently use though, which has way too much access to my hardware is Discord. I know of old school software like Teamspeak and Mumble, but those aren't quite what I'm looking for. They lack some of the features that discord has, such as the chat rooms, or online indicators for friends.

Does anyone know of any good alternatives?

EDIT: Thanks for the suggestions! It's looking like Matrix is going to be the way to go

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[-] alex@fedia.io 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The worst part about Discord is how nothing is indexed by search engines, so when you need help with something your only option is to join a Discord server and ask for help, or use the crappy search functionality.

I’ve seen Linen before, but haven’t found a community that actually uses it. It would be great to see it (or a similar alternative) take off in the software development world, where this type of thing is probably most impactful.

Edit: for a casual or private chat room, Matrix is probably better though

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