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I want to selfhost a messaging service for my family. It should be secure and have voice calling option, ideally. Thank you.

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[–] Dusty@l.dustybeer.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I host my own matrix instance for my wife, a few friends and I. It has worked great for us. They can either use a web app, or an app on their phone.

[–] randomguy2323@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey , do you have a guide on how to host my own matrix server?

[–] Dusty@l.dustybeer.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I used the official docker image: https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/

My compose file looks like this: https://pastebin.com/3JYzAPr2

Pretty sure I just followed the instructions there.

[–] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

how have you secured your server when opening your network to the outside?

[–] Dusty@l.dustybeer.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm using a cloudflare tunnel for it. I also have crowdsec installed, only allow ssh keys and only from my IP (I have a static from my ISP), and no ports open other than the ones needed.

Thanks for sharing. Couldn't get it to work but I'll try again with your compose file.