Matrix

Matrix is a chat platform similar to our old platform, [Slack].

Compared to Slack it has a few key advantages:


 * Open source & modifiable
 * Self hosted, so we're not at the mercy of an external platform
 * No limits to message history etc
 * Supports federation, so we can talk to people on other Matrix servers (e.g. other hackspaces)
 * Supports single-sign-on, so you can log in with your Teesside Hackspace account

There are many open source apps you can use to connect to Matrix, but we recommend using https://element.io/get-started#download

To access Element through the web, you can go to https://element.teessidehackspace.org.uk/ and log in with your Teesside Hackspace account.

If you want to use a mobile app, you can download the Element app for iOS or Android. You can then click the following link to point your app to our server: https://mobile.element.io/?hs_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmatrix.teessidehackspace.org.uk%2F&is_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvector.im%2F

If the link above doesn't work, or you're trying to log in with Element desktop, or another client, you might need to manually edit your homeserver address to change it to `matrix.teessidehackspace.org.uk`, as shown in the screenshot below.