devlug.de is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Oder #Jabber/#XMPP. Ich nutze hauptsächlich #Gajim und #Dino als Clients.
Mit server-side Bridges für #IRC (#biboumi), #SMS (#sms4you) und Matrix (#slidge). Eine Bridge zu ActivityPub (#libervia) habe ich mangels Bedarf derzeit nicht mehr.
Slidge kann auch Discord, Facebook, Mattermost, Signal, Steam, Telegram, Tencent QQ und Whatsapp bridgen: https://slidge.im/ Habe ich aber keinen Bedarf.
Libervia kann mittlerweile auch Email bridgen. Habe ich noch nicht probiert.
@paelnever @t3rr0rz0n3 @visone @thecoffemaker
En realidad, la relación entre RU y Telegram es bastante complicada. Habia mucho quilombo entre los dos. No me parece que Telegram sea bajo el control de RU.
Pero tenés razón: Telegram es un servicio centralizado y cerrado, bajo el control de un multimillionario. No es una plataforma compatible con los valores de #softwareLibre o de la #soberaníaDigital.
Hay alternativas libres e independientes: #Jabber/#XMPP, IRC, Matrix, Delta, Briar…
I have an #xmpp server now. A #prosody instance. And I need to make a statement.
There are no good clients for macOS and iOS.
I think I tried all of them. #Monal is a lesser evil.
There is also #Fluux that is very good and really looks like software from the current century, but it still doesn’t support encryption.
This is sad 😔
I recently added a display to #Conversations_im showing the number of stanzas (XMPP packets) sent/received in the current session. What are your counts and how long has your session been active? (Account Details -> 'Server info' in the overflow menu.)
Yesterday, I quickly put together a tutorial on how to replace ntfy.sh with a minimal, self-hosted XMPP server and published it as a GitHub Gist. Then I remembered I have a website and reworked it into two nice little posts:
https://gultsch.de/tags/ntfy.sh/
@debacle @ueckueck @datenpunks @kursif
Ich benutze #Jabber seit 2008. Enfangs mit ejabberd, seit einiger Zeit aber mit prosody, weil man damit eher einen Transport zu zB Whatsapp hinbekommen hat.
Ich habe seit Sommer auch #slidge und bin recht begeistert: WA, Signal, Matrix und Telegram laufen im XMPP mit.
Nicht allein die Zukunft, auch Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Ich nutze #Jabber seit ≈ 2014, aber nur, weil ich 15 Jahre zu spät zur #Party war 🙂
PS: Matrix nutze ich auch, via #slidge matridge bridge: https://slidge.im/
I never used ICQ or Facebook, but I still call #XMPP by its expropriated name, #Jabber.
https://mov.im/blog/debacle/76bf90a4-5f59-4962-92db-6cd859f42ec9
(2/2)
This #myth about #XML "verbosity" is as hard to fight as #antivax, I guess 🤷
https://xmpp.org/about/myths/ by @xmpp
In general, the comparison does sound like collected statements from the net, but not being based on own experience and experiments.
Which is OK. There is always room for meta analysis. In any case, it would be better to have references for all the statements made.
XMPP Extensions and Specifications (XEP)
Read about the new #XMPP #Extensions and #Specifications changes and updates in February 2026:
https://xmpp.org/2026/03/the-xmpp-newsletter-february-2026/#extensions-and-specifications
#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #xep #standards #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter
The XMPP Newsletter for February 2026 is out!
Read about the latest updates in the #XMPP universe and our #standards!
https://xmpp.org/2026/03/the-xmpp-newsletter-february-2026/
Enjoy reading! ☕
#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter #xep
Also about fighting MUC #spam etc. but orthogonal to #BanBot:
New version of Gajim is out (2.4.4). Get it while it’s hot!
Lots of little fixes and improvements. Especially for Mac.
While #Jabber/#XMPP has not the same #confidentiality as Signal (e.g. more meta data is stored on the server; and current #OMEMO 1 is not as good as, OMEMO 2, which unfortunately is not widely implemented), but it's close enough for me.
The advantages of #federation and #digitalSovereignty outweight those minor problems. YMMV.
#XMPP Community
Join the XMPP #Berlin #Sprint from 19th to 21st of June 2026.
Work side by side with developers from the XMPP community!
More information and registration here: https://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Sprints/2026-06_Berlin
#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #opensource #federation #messaging #Germany #development
XMPP Extensions and Specifications (XEP)
Read about the new #XMPP #Extensions and #Specifications changes and updates in January 2026:
https://xmpp.org/2026/02/the-xmpp-newsletter-january-2026/#extensions-and-specifications
#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #xep #standards #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter
The XMPP Newsletter for January 2026 is out!
Read about the latest updates in the #XMPP universe and our #standards!
https://xmpp.org/2026/02/the-xmpp-newsletter-january-2026/
Enjoy reading! ☕
#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter #xep
I never tried Signal or Whatsapp, but I'm on free and federated #Jabber/#XMPP since 2014. I came late to the party — Jabber exists since 1999. At some point, Google chat federated with Jabber, but they stopped it, because #BigTech does bigtech things.
Bridges from Jabber to Whatsapp and Signal do exist, i.e. #slidge, but because WA and Signal are anti-federation, the bridge can only work, if one has an account on WA/Signal 😞
Anyway, all friends and family are on Jabber now.
There are IM apps mostly pushed by a few loud enthusiasts on Mastodon, and then there is #XMPP, which is used in the real world.
For example:
• Evacuating people from battlefields in Afghanistan: That’s XMPP.
• Shipping metric fuck tons of cocaine across the globe: That’s XMPP.
Unfortunately spam and abuse - like anywhere on the Internet - can be a problem in public channels on the Jabber/XMPP network.
That's why the next version of #Conversations_im is combining ban and message deletion (moderation) into one step.
Let's hope you won't need that functionality very often.
I understand that the endless social media debates about which messaging client is best are obnoxious. That’s why we need to finally adopt a common standard so everyone can choose between Cheogram, Conversations, and Yaxim, or Dino and Gajim, without having to convince everyone else to use the same one.
#XMPP Community
The #Chat of the Future Initiative discusses their spring 2026 activities today from 19:00 (UTC+1)!
Activities: XMPP’s strong points, organising online meet-ups and #interoperabilty sessions.
Thanks to all organisers, supporters and visitors for the great experience at our XMPP #Realtime Lounge and at the venue overall!
We end the day with this lovely creation from Angela (piscimisty) <3
#jabber #chat #opensource #messaging #federation #Brussels #Belgium #europe
Impressions from the XMPP talks in the #Decentralised #Communication room:
What are you listening to now?: Implementing "Now Playing" feature in modern XMPP - Özcan Oğuz - (not affiliated but it's based on @dino
#chat #jabber #interoperability #opensource #federation #opensource #Brussel #europe
Impressions from the XMPP talks in the #Decentralised #Communication room:
Building a #Decentralized Social Network on XMPP - Timothée Jaussoin
@movim
#chat #jabber #interoperability #opensource #federation #opensource #Brussel #europe
Impressions from the XMPP talks in the #Decentralised #Communication room:
Engineering XMPP #Federation: Building #Messaging, Voice & Social Features Across #Independent Projects - Jérôme Sautret & Timothée Jaussoin
@ejabberd @movim
#XMPP Community
XMPP is listed at the ‘Digital Independence Day’ (DI.DAY) as an alternative chat option and the community created switch recipes to enable users to migrate to independent messaging.
https://xmpp.org/2026/02/xmpp-listed-as-alternative-chat-at-di.day-initiative/
#jabber #interoperability #opensource #messaging #europe #fosdem #whatsapp #di_day
Talk:
What are you listening to now?: Implementing "Now Playing" feature in modern XMPP - Özcan Oğuz
Sun, 14:15, AW1.126
Visit the XMPP #Realtime Lounge in #ULB, AW Building, Level 1!
#jabber #chat #opensource #messaging #federation #Brussels, #Belgium #opensource #europe
Talk:
@Movim: Building a Decentralized Social Network on XMPP - Timothée Jaussoin
Sun, 13:45, AW1.126
Visit the XMPP #Realtime Lounge in #ULB, AW Building, Level 1!
#jabber #chat #opensource #messaging #federation #Brussels, #Belgium #opensource #rtc #e2ee #europe
XMPP @ #FOSDEM
Talk:
Engineering #XMPP Federation: Building Messaging, Voice & Social Features Across Independent Projects - Jérôme Sautret & Timothée Jaussoin
Sun, 13:15, AW1.126
Visit the XMPP Realtime Lounge in AW Building, Level 1!
#jabber #interoperability #opensource #federation #messaging
#XMPP Community
XMPP is listed at the ‘Digital Independence Day’ (DIDAY) as an alternative chat option and the community created switch recipes to enable users to migrate to independent messaging.
https://xmpp.org/2026/02/xmpp-listed-as-alternative-chat-at-di.day-initiative/
#jabber #interoperability #opensource #messaging #europe #fosdem #whatsapp #di_day
Come by, meet XMPP enthusiasts and grab some merch at the XMPP #Realtime Lounge!
#ULB, AW, Level 1
XMPP - choose & build your own #chat #infrastructure (and many more other solutions)!
#jabber #interoperability #opensource #decentralization #messaging #europe #Brussels
Talk:
What are you listening to now?: Implementing "Now Playing" feature in modern XMPP - Özcan Oğuz
Sun, 14:15, AW1.126
Visit the XMPP #Realtime Lounge in #ULB, AW Building, Level 1!
#jabber #chat #opensource #messaging #federation #Brussels, #Belgium #opensource #europe