Mention Riot Web

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* Initial setup * Initial setup
Go to the *Administrator control panel* and select *Passwords* then *matrix*. This will give you the password to initially log in to the system and you can change it later from a client app if needed. Go to the *Administrator control panel* and select *Passwords* then *matrix*. This will give you the password to initially log in to the system and you can change it later from a client app if needed.
Install the *Riot* app from F-droid on a mobile device. You can then log in with your username and password, making sure to select a custom server and then entering your Matrix domain name for both the main server and identity server. Install the *Riot* app from *F-droid* on a mobile device. You can then log in with your username and password, making sure to select a custom server and then entering your Matrix domain name for both the main server and identity server.
Other client apps are available but are currently mostly only at the alpha stage. For details see the main [[https://matrix.org][matrix.org site]]. Other client apps are available but are currently mostly only at the alpha stage. A popular one seems to be [[https://riot.im][Riot Web]]. For details see the main [[https://matrix.org][matrix.org site]].
* DNS setup * DNS setup
It's recommended that you add an SRV record for Matrix to your DNS setup. How you do this will depend upon your dynamic DNS provider and their web interface. On FreeDNS on the subdomains settings in addition to the subdomain which you are using for the matrix server create an extra entry as follows: It's recommended that you add an SRV record for Matrix to your DNS setup. How you do this will depend upon your dynamic DNS provider and their web interface. On FreeDNS on the subdomains settings in addition to the subdomain which you are using for the matrix server create an extra entry as follows:

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Matrix is a federated communications system, typically for multi-user chat, with end-to-end content security features. You can consider it to be like a modernized version of IRC chat where the crypto and access controls have been built in by default. At present Matrix is really only a creature of the clearnet and so there isn't any way to protect the metadata. Despite the talk of security the lack of metadata defenses make this really only suitable for public communications, similar to microblogging or public IRC channels. Matrix is a federated communications system, typically for multi-user chat, with end-to-end content security features. You can consider it to be like a modernized version of IRC chat where the crypto and access controls have been built in by default. At present Matrix is really only a creature of the clearnet and so there isn't any way to protect the metadata. Despite the talk of security the lack of metadata defenses make this really only suitable for public communications, similar to microblogging or public IRC channels.
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Log into your system with: Log into your system with:
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Go to the <b>Administrator control panel</b> and select <b>Passwords</b> then <b>matrix</b>. This will give you the password to initially log in to the system and you can change it later from a client app if needed. Go to the <b>Administrator control panel</b> and select <b>Passwords</b> then <b>matrix</b>. This will give you the password to initially log in to the system and you can change it later from a client app if needed.
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Install the <b>Riot</b> app from F-droid on a mobile device. You can then log in with your username and password, making sure to select a custom server and then entering your Matrix domain name for both the main server and identity server. Install the <b>Riot</b> app from <b>F-droid</b> on a mobile device. You can then log in with your username and password, making sure to select a custom server and then entering your Matrix domain name for both the main server and identity server.
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Other client apps are available but are currently mostly only at the alpha stage. For details see the main <a href="https://matrix.org">matrix.org site</a>. Other client apps are available but are currently mostly only at the alpha stage. A popular one seems to be <a href="https://riot.im">Riot Web</a>. For details see the main <a href="https://matrix.org">matrix.org site</a>.
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It's recommended that you add an SRV record for Matrix to your DNS setup. How you do this will depend upon your dynamic DNS provider and their web interface. On FreeDNS on the subdomains settings in addition to the subdomain which you are using for the matrix server create an extra entry as follows: It's recommended that you add an SRV record for Matrix to your DNS setup. How you do this will depend upon your dynamic DNS provider and their web interface. On FreeDNS on the subdomains settings in addition to the subdomain which you are using for the matrix server create an extra entry as follows:
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