📣 Announcing SimpleX Server (https://simplex.chat/) for StartOS, now available on the Start9 Registry 📣
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TLDR: SimpleX might be the most promising solution to simple, private, decentralized messaging yet!
So far, it does direct messages, group messages, calls, voice messages, and video calls, and everything is e2e-encrypted and can be self-hosted.
Like Nostr, SimpleX is neither P2P nor federated. It uses servers to relay messages. You define which server to use for receiving messages, and your contacts define which server to use for receiving messages. Every conversation is likely to use 2 different servers!
Servers are simple relays adhering to the SMP protocol; they do not store profiles, contacts, or groups, and they only retain messages until they are delivered to clients. Read about the SMP protocol here: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq/blob/stable/protocol/simplex-messaging.md
SimpleX was designed with Tor servers in mind, and since servers do not connect to each other, there are no issues with interoperability: https://simplex.chat/docs/guide/privacy-security.html#using-tor
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Awesome
So good🤙
Right. This is exactly what will happen in the near future.
There are some locked sats for the fees in case you'll close your channels.
UI looks great. But only LND support so I couldn't test it with my node.
You are absolutely right. I wish more people would reclaim some digital privacy in their lives. But as it seems it is still a long way to get them to it and I'm not sure if there is enough time before it gets really ugly.
It's worth a listen. Gave me some new insights and how important the whole project is.
The Watchman Privacy Podcast
70 - Tor Part I: History and Basic Features
The Watchman Privacy Podcast
71 - Tor Part II: Running a Tor Relay
