Show HN: Chat with your contacts on different platforms without an app

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  • matrix-docker-ansible-deploy

    🐳 Matrix (An open network for secure, decentralized communication) server setup using Ansible and Docker

    +1 to this!

    I did something similar and you can deploy the whole deal on a cheep VM somewhere using https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/t...

    It probably took me about 2 hours total to work through the documentation and get everything configured just the way I wanted it, then you just run a couple ansible commands and boop, you have a matrix homeserver + web ui + jitsi meet + bridges to whatever you want.

    It's pretty great! It's my goto chat app now.

  • Element

    A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web.

    For cross platform chat based on Matrix also see https://www.beeper.com/, built by the pebble founder. (paid service, works with iMessage even on Android).

    If you want to self host a Matrix server complete with all the bridges see here:

    https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy

    Or - you could just ask your friends to download Element! https://element.io/

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  • whatsapp

    A Matrix-WhatsApp puppeting bridge

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