Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoDiscord Alternatives, Rankedtaggart-tech.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down19
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minus-squarenaught@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours agoI did. It isn’t a viable selfhosted alternative atm unless you want to do actual dev work
minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoSo, if it was like Signal and didn’t let you self host at all it would have ranked on this list?
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 hours agoIf we’re referring to the article in the link, being self-hosted didn’t seem to be a hard requirement, merely that the app is a potential alternative.
minus-squarenaught@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoYou’re correct. I think a lot of folks are looking for something decentralized/self-hostable to avoid the lock-in disaster that Discord has created, at least, I am. And I have found a dearth of alternatives! Good article, though.
I did. It isn’t a viable selfhosted alternative atm unless you want to do actual dev work
So, if it was like Signal and didn’t let you self host at all it would have ranked on this list?
If we’re referring to the article in the link, being self-hosted didn’t seem to be a hard requirement, merely that the app is a potential alternative.
You’re correct. I think a lot of folks are looking for something decentralized/self-hostable to avoid the lock-in disaster that Discord has created, at least, I am. And I have found a dearth of alternatives! Good article, though.