DeutschLike email, for chat
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Matrix
What is Matrix?
Matrix is an open standard for chat: servers run by different companies exchange messages with each other, the way mail servers exchange email. XenRooms gives every company a Matrix server of its own, so it can chat with partners on any Matrix server – and is never locked into one vendor.
What you do with it
Every company its own server
With XenRooms each company has its own Matrix server, in Germany or on its premises.
Open and documented
The Matrix specification is open; many servers and apps speak it, for example Element.
No lock-in
An open protocol means the chat does not depend on one company’s network.
In detail
- Matrix: open standard for chat between servers (federation)
- XenRooms: a Matrix server of its own per company (Tuwunel, Apache-2.0)
- Chat address: @name:company.xenrooms.app
- Shared channels and direct messages with any Matrix server
- The administrator decides which servers the team chats with
- Messages of a shared channel are stored on every server in it
- No end-to-end encryption in XenRooms, so search and AI work
Questions
What is Matrix in simple words?
An open standard that lets chat servers of different companies talk to each other – like email for chat. Whoever runs a Matrix server can chat with people on any other Matrix server.
What is federation?
Federation means servers exchange messages directly: a shared channel between two companies exists on both of their servers, each with its own copy.
Can I use Element with XenRooms?
Partners on Element (or another Matrix app and server) can chat with your team in shared channels and direct messages, if your administrator allows their server.
Does Matrix mean our messages are public?
No. Federation only connects servers for the channels and direct messages that people share; everything else stays on your company’s server.
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