I’m looking into a few different chat servers, probably just for family on my tailnet.

I like the idea that simplex allows video chat. My server is a repurposed optiplex 3060so I think it should be able to handle it. Is anyone doing this? Do you think it’s worth it?

Should I be considering other options like XMPP?

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
    2·
    10 hours ago

    I mean, XMPP is great, but if you are only interested in private chats with your family in a virtual LAN then it (and Matrix) is probably overkill and a bit of a hassle to configure without a public domain (as that is expected for federation).

    Maybe a Nextcloud Talk or a Jitsi Meet instance would be simpler?

    • Dremor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      9 hours ago

      Nextcloud Talk ils a great option for families. But if you expect to use the Video Call feature, prepare for a lot of headache. I tried multiple time configuring it, never managed to make it work for longer than one call.

      • Willdrick@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        9 hours ago

        I finally made it work last week. I was overcomplicating, as usual: nextcloud AIO includes all the requirements to run Talk, I just had to modify the config file to point at my domain and add a new entry at :8081 on my reverse proxy. Hosted a 2 hour video call with 3 friends without issues!

        • Dremor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          7 hours ago

          Well you are lucky, or they fixed their mess a way or another. I spent at least a full week to try to make it work, to no avail.