I run the older iteration of the software. Works well.
scott
joined 2 years ago
- Muck about with Netbird (oops, wait, that wasn't on the list!)
- Walk the dog.
- Tidy the garden.
- Replace the shower curtain.
- Clean and lubricate the bean-to-cup coffee machine.
- Book holiday flights.
Do you mean Patrick Stewart or from the description of the character?
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.
*tonne