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RIP Discord: Self-Hosted Discord Alternatives Tested (TeamSpeak, Stoat, Fluxer, Matrix, & More) (lemmy.nz)
submitted 5 months ago by recursive_recursion@piefed.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] devtoolkit_api@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

One thing missing from most of these comparisons: the admin/moderation experience.

Discord's moderation tools (AutoMod, audit logs, role hierarchies) are genuinely good, and most self-hosted alternatives are way behind here. If you're running a community server, this matters a lot.

My ranking for communities (not just friend groups):

  1. Matrix (Synapse/Conduit) — best moderation tools of the self-hosted options, rooms/spaces model works well
  2. Revolt — closest Discord clone, but moderation is still basic
  3. Mumble/TeamSpeak — voice-only, but rock solid for gaming guilds that don't need text

For just friends? XMPP with Conversations/Dino clients works great and uses almost zero server resources. I run an ejabberd instance on a $5 VPS alongside 5 other services.

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[–] dreamless_day@feddit.org 5 points 5 months ago

TeamSpeak tested

Great now I feel old

[–] MortUS@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, but what about "Balls of Steel" Ventrilo?

[–] InFerNo@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

I've got ..

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[–] AntonioAndolini@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ventrilo. Been sitting in ventrilo for 30 years

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[–] neuromorph@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

out of the loop. what is discord doing to force an exodus?

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wow, TeamSpeak is still around???

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Sorta, and like the old days they claim they are working on things then take 4 years to do nothing...

[–] TwistedTurtle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago (7 children)

I self-host a federated Matrix server and got my family and close friends using it. They actually took to it pretty easy, and although the initial setup was a bit of a headache it's been running smoothly for years now.

I don't really get most of the criticisms of it. I love it.

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