Revolt
revolt.chat
Find your community, connect with the world. The chat platform that puts you first.

So far I really like it, anyone else using it? I’m really considering setting up the discord bridge and just using revolt

  • Secret300@sh.itjust.works
    19·
    2 years ago

    Honestly it’s just going from one bad app host (discord) to another that could be less bad but still has all your data (revolt). You can host your own revolt server but you won’t be able to join any of revolts servers. Matrix is just plain better for privacy and security. I do like to see more alternatives out there tho

    • splendoruranium@infosec.pubEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Most important to me: Which of them is easier to self-host?

      I’ve been running a Mumble server for my friends for over a decade now and I’d like… something more without having to get too technical. Mumble is literally just a single apt-get and you’re basically done, so that’s about the level of technical expertise that I bring to the table. I’ve tentatively looked into other solutions over the years but I always feel my attention drifting when the setup-tutorial covers multiple pages and starts with manually configuring some database or certificate authority or whatever. Sorry, I didn’t mean for this to get too ranty.

    • qaz@lemmy.world
      31·
      2 years ago

      Revolt is simple and works almost exactly the same as Discord. Element requires understanding federation, and it’s “spaces” feature is not the same as Discord “servers”.

  • Perroboc@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 years ago

    Really wish that IRC allowed to have all the new bells and whistles that Discord has. Avatars, in-line images and videos, streaming rooms, etc…

    • LoboAureo@lemm.ee
      51·
      2 years ago

      It has been a long time since I used IRC, but or it has changed a lot or it’s not similar.

      Could you send inline images? Could you assign granular permission and roles ? Can have several rooms with access and visibility control of each of them? Can you make audio rooms? Can you react to mensages?

      • sir_reginald@lemmy.world
        44·
        2 years ago

        I’ve never had the need for any of those things. A text-only chat is a cleaner and better chat. Specially reactions, those are rather absurd and irritating.

        Audio is definitely a different use case, and Mumble works great for that. You can just host both on the same domain and be done with it. You could even write a client that supports both IRC and Mumble if you wanted to, instead of constantly reinventing the wheel.

        And I’m sure you could implement in-line images in IRC if you wanted, after all Twitch’s chat is IRC and they have images.

        • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          6·
          2 years ago

          Show me an IRC where I can share images and then jump into a jitsi voice call or whatever, I’d use it every day. I’m in discord, matrix, all of this shit. I mostly wanna send memes to a few friends 😮‍💨

          Edit: reactions are pretty sweet in my eyes btw. I use a lot of emojis.

  • trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 years ago

    What communities are there on Revolt? Anything big? Like GrapheneOS, Linux Mint, Signal, Monero?

    I know that Matrix has their communities.

  • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    210·
    2 years ago

    Nah I think I prefer Matrix. The Revolt servers have that same unproductive samesy flair as discord.

    Femboy server uwu cutesy safe (but slightly horny) space. Trans programmer server yay!!

    It’s all junk. Matrix has less, but the servers I’m in are trying to do something new. They’re trying to fight the patterns and habits and create something more mindful, safe, and engaging.