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by carshodev5 hours ago |
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upvoteby cedws5 hours ago|
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I think you overestimate the capability and willingness of the average Discord user to go through that. Majority are not technical, they have no idea what self hosting is, what a VPS is, etc.

Also self hosting creates an issue of balkanization. Everybody will have to join everybody else’s server. Too much effort. The closest we can probably get is the Mastodon model.

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upvoteby david_shaw3 hours ago|
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I agree that most Discord users do not want to self host. However,

> Everybody will have to join everybody else’s server. Too much effort.

This is already the model. Everyone has "their own" discord server, and you have to connect to it manually via an invite. That would actually be the exact same usage.

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upvoteby spartanatreyu2 hours ago|
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Clicking a link (discord's approach) is very different from downloading a different piece of software and setting up a new account for each gaming group
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upvoteby pjl02 hours ago|
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You can connect directly to other discord users with no mutual servers. You can make chats and calls with users with no mutual servers. You can make group chats and group calls with users with no mutual servers. You can screenshare in these calls, stream to the group, etc, all just by being Discord users. No need for a server.
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upvoteby zdlovett5 hours ago|
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Normally I'm a lurker here but I gotta put in a good word for this project: https://sharkord.com/

It's still super early in development but it's already been amazing to have a self-hosted 3rd space for my friends and myself. The "living room not a convention center" focus is exactly what I find missing in most of the other options.

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upvoteby tomasphan1 hours ago|
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some of OSS if you search for it:

* https://github.com/jkleincodes/echo

* https://github.com/ericellb/React-Discord-Clone (not maintained anymore)

* https://github.com/SashenJayathilaka/Discord-Clone

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upvoteby m4rtink2 hours ago|
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Jitsi does usable conferencing and Matrix is mainly text but has some support for calling or integration with Jitsi.

IMHO the bits all exists, it just needs to be all integrated in to a distribution that people can easily setup.

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upvoteby tcfhgj51 minutes ago|
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These days Matrix does even have native support for conferences
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upvoteby opan5 hours ago|
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There is Mumble for a free software option similar to TS. Works well in my experience. I've hosted a server for friends for around a decade now I think.
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