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Are there any benefits of hosting your own XMPP server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by pinkolik@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello everyone! Are there any benefits of hosting your own XMPP server, considering I always use end-to-end encryption in all of my chats?

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[–] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I totally agree with your reasoning, XMPP is a better solution than Signal and Session imo. Having more control over your metadata is definitely valuable, however, I think SimpleX Chat could be a really good alternative to XMPP. The concept is really solid, a decentralized system of unidirectional message queues.

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

100% agree with you. Been keeping an eye out for something more streamlined to bring the whatsapp crowd over. XMPP ain't it due to different servers with different features being a thing. So I only have a few contacts there. But as soon as SimpleX has a desktop client I'm moving over. Not because XMPP is bad, but because it's not able to pull less privacy driven peope over.

[–] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I agree, once SimpleX implements a desktop client, read receipts, and account sync, it will be a great solution for the masses. The mobile apps are incredibly good for how young the project is, so I have high hopes for the desktop client.