Both have their uses, especially since Briar is not cross device and doesn’t support images/video (Edit: not yet, that release is expected soon).
If you’re looking to get into XMPP “seriously” you can host your own for around $2USD depending on your host choice - adding more users is easy, and lets you keep things under one roof.
I’ve been looking at Briar to try it out after the Signal changes, but don’t know if I can get friends over to it even if I like it. That’s not the end of the world, but could be a factor. I also have multiple devices, putting XMPP as a more likely canidate especially when it comes to messaging options.
I like Hetzner so far, but I’m sure lots of other options are around. If you have a raspberry pi I know some people have setup that at home with XMPP (depending on what your ISP allows).
Both have their uses, especially since Briar is not cross device and doesn’t support images/video (Edit: not yet, that release is expected soon).
If you’re looking to get into XMPP “seriously” you can host your own for around $2USD depending on your host choice - adding more users is easy, and lets you keep things under one roof.
I’ve been looking at Briar to try it out after the Signal changes, but don’t know if I can get friends over to it even if I like it. That’s not the end of the world, but could be a factor. I also have multiple devices, putting XMPP as a more likely canidate especially when it comes to messaging options.
any suggestions for affordable, turnkey xmpp hosting? I wish it were as easy to find as WordPress hosters, that would solve a lot of problems.
BTW yunohost, the headless Debian server for self-hosting comes preconfigured with an email and xmpp server:)
I like Hetzner so far, but I’m sure lots of other options are around. If you have a raspberry pi I know some people have setup that at home with XMPP (depending on what your ISP allows).