Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoDiscord Alternatives, Rankedtaggart-tech.comexternal-linkmessage-square219linkfedilinkarrow-up1675arrow-down129
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minus-squarenaught@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoI did. It isn’t a viable selfhosted alternative atm unless you want to do actual dev work
minus-squareDr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days 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-up7·4 days 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.
minus-squaredrosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoSo, if it was like Signal and didn’t let you self host at all it would have ranked on this list?
I did. It isn’t a viable selfhosted alternative atm unless you want to do actual dev work
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.
So, if it was like Signal and didn’t let you self host at all it would have ranked on this list?