• ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      No, he means from a server. Either a VPS, a physical server you buy, or an old laptop in the corner that you keep always running (idk if that’s enough for matrix, I want to host my own for about the same number of people but have yet to take the plunge. Also want to host myself a nextcloud instance, a jellyfin server, and motioneyeos. One day…)

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        1 year ago

        I think this helps me clarify what I am asking: I want to set up an instance of Matrix/Element that is private (defederated?).

        To do so, it has to live somewhere. And I gather that can be a public server like @domi linked to, or on a VPS (or physical server, but I don’t want to go there).

        Public server is what I originally had in mind: are there any that are better options than others in relation to security/privacy?

        If I instead rent space on a VPS, (a) what’s a decent one to consider and (b) do I then need to install something in addition to Element like Synapse, which someone else mentioned?