So I want to setup a messaging server in my home that works like Telegram or Whatsapp - it should use the local network as we plan on moving around a lot of photos and files between our devices for some projects

What should I use? XMPP? Or Matrix? Or is there something else that’s ideal for local networks?

Thanks!

      • @Gemini@lemmy.cafe
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        22 years ago

        I’ve not used it as FTP as it wasn’t built for that. It was, however, brilliant for messaging. In regards to some comment below about the domain - you could always spin up a little unbound instance (+wireguard for your own stuff everywhere).

      • poVoq
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        12 years ago

        Its not really designed for sharing large files and storing them, but it is not hard to get working.

        However XMPP works better with a domain name and such, for a purely local solution something p2p or a local NAS is much better. Syncthing is probably the easiest to get going.

      • @leetnewb@beehaw.org
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        12 years ago

        xmpp has a number of file transfer modes. http upload has been smooth sailing for me. It uploads the file to the server and holds it according to a retention period you configure. Shows up in the client you sent it to.

        • @shufflerofrocks@beehaw.orgOP
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          12 years ago

          Hmm, that actually sounds manageable, as I don’t plan on storing the files on server for a long time. Only issue is the notifications part I think, not sure how to configure that . I’ll check it out

          • @leetnewb@beehaw.org
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            12 years ago

            Notification works like any other message. http upload is just the method the client uses - it’s more or less transparent to the clients involved. It’s still sending and receiving as you would expect from a messenger.