So I want to setup a messaging server in my home that works like Telegram or Whatsapp - it should use the local network as we plan on moving around a lot of photos and files between our devices for some projects
What should I use? XMPP? Or Matrix? Or is there something else that’s ideal for local networks?
Thanks!
I’ve set up an XMPP server a few years ago. It worked beautifully!
XMPP sounds great, but I heard it has difficulty with file transfer. How was your experience with it?
Its not really designed for sharing large files and storing them, but it is not hard to get working.
However XMPP works better with a domain name and such, for a purely local solution something p2p or a local NAS is much better. Syncthing is probably the easiest to get going.
Ahhh
I use Syncthing already for a lot of my stuff, but it doesn’t fit the bill right now. I’ve been reading about Matrix while looking around for this, do you have any experience with it?
Yes, don’t bother with it for this specific use-case.