Discord's not going away, but I looked at setting up a self hosted matrix server last night and had it up with an element client in 20 minutes with docker compose. I don't think I'll do a discord<->matrix bridge (since it requires extra stuff on the discord side and I think you lose encryption, which isn't that important), but if you have buddies who you want to keep in contact with, it's not a bad solution
I explored but am avoiding big, public channels because there honestly isn't that much chatting going on in the ones that I found
Almost all clients support file sharing. The Movim client <https://mov.im/> supports screen sharing. It should be noted that both Jitsi & Zoom use XMPP for the roster/chat/handshaking as well; so if you set up a Jitsi server for calls & such, you would already have a working XMPP server on your server that could be co-opted.
I never managed to get file sharing working on my self hosted discord instance. Needing to setup DNS entries and subdomains for every little feature got tiresome and I gave up.
Also the default of "save all shared files on the server" didn't sit well with me.
But xmpp is so damn complicated I am 100% sure I am misunderstanding everything and doing something wrong.
I’m in Australia and I was able to bypass it using a picture of my drivers license with a picture from https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ and some light image editing to change the details.
There is the option to scan your face but that requires you to move your head around.
Discord's not going away, but I looked at setting up a self hosted matrix server last night and had it up with an element client in 20 minutes with docker compose. I don't think I'll do a discord<->matrix bridge (since it requires extra stuff on the discord side and I think you lose encryption, which isn't that important), but if you have buddies who you want to keep in contact with, it's not a bad solution
I explored but am avoiding big, public channels because there honestly isn't that much chatting going on in the ones that I found
You should try XMPP with a Slidge gateway… it uses a lot less resources (CPU, RAM, & storage) on your server. The clients are lighter weight too.
I haven't touched XMPP for over 10 years, how's screen sharing and file sharing over XMPP doing?
Almost all clients support file sharing. The Movim client <https://mov.im/> supports screen sharing. It should be noted that both Jitsi & Zoom use XMPP for the roster/chat/handshaking as well; so if you set up a Jitsi server for calls & such, you would already have a working XMPP server on your server that could be co-opted.
I never managed to get file sharing working on my self hosted discord instance. Needing to setup DNS entries and subdomains for every little feature got tiresome and I gave up.
Also the default of "save all shared files on the server" didn't sit well with me.
But xmpp is so damn complicated I am 100% sure I am misunderstanding everything and doing something wrong.
Will this actually be implemented worldwide, and not be easily bypassed with some ai generated images? I'm skeptical that anything ever happens tbh.
I’m in Australia and I was able to bypass it using a picture of my drivers license with a picture from https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/ and some light image editing to change the details.
There is the option to scan your face but that requires you to move your head around.
I already cancelled my account. This is a deal breaker.
Related, select key discussions this week:
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945663
Discord just killed anonymity
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46996067
Welcoming Discord users amidst the challenge of Age Verification
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46995046
Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46982421