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  1. what #discord alternatives are people using? I made an account on #fluxer #stoat and #matrix I definitely use Matrix the most of the three, but I'm curious what other peoples experiences are. I do think Fluxer definitely has potential, with their goals of self hosting and federation. Matrix is solid but feels a bit dated to me, plus features across various clients can vary a good bit. With Stoat, I don't think I've looked at it more than twice since the name change. Flotilla seemed like it might be interesting, but being built on nostr means that it's pretty much only used by crypto bros

  2. "As Henrietta cricked her neck back into proper working order and de-ruffled her plumage, a third party slunk through a tight squeeze in the wire-mesh fence. The stoat had tiny, beady eyes and a long snout split by a smile of mismatched teeth."

    Check out Lyra's "Good Coop, Bad Coop" in issue 19 here:

    onceuponacrocodile.wordpress.c

    #funny #humorouswriting #readingcommunity #anthropomorphic #animals #fox #hen #chicken #stoat #protectionracket #humor #humour #writingcommunity

  3. "As Henrietta cricked her neck back into proper working order and de-ruffled her plumage, a third party slunk through a tight squeeze in the wire-mesh fence. The stoat had tiny, beady eyes and a long snout split by a smile of mismatched teeth."

    Check out Lyra's "Good Coop, Bad Coop" in issue 19 here:

    onceuponacrocodile.wordpress.c

    #funny #humorouswriting #readingcommunity #anthropomorphic #animals #fox #hen #chicken #stoat #protectionracket #humor #humour #writingcommunity

  4. "As Henrietta cricked her neck back into proper working order and de-ruffled her plumage, a third party slunk through a tight squeeze in the wire-mesh fence. The stoat had tiny, beady eyes and a long snout split by a smile of mismatched teeth."

    Check out Lyra's "Good Coop, Bad Coop" in issue 19 here:

    onceuponacrocodile.wordpress.c

    #funny #humorouswriting #readingcommunity #anthropomorphic #animals #fox #hen #chicken #stoat #protectionracket #humor #humour #writingcommunity

  5. a bit late, but v0.14.1 is now available! enjoy easier access to mod tools, improvements to the bot settings menu and several bug fixes.

    download now:
    https://github.com/upryzing/clerotri/releases/v0.14.1

    #clerotri #rvmob #newrelease #update #stoat #stoatchat #revolt #revoltchat #upryzing #upryzingapp

  6. On développe un #LogicielLibre de workflow d'automatisation basé sur #Nostr. Il permettra des appels API externes, la redirection de messages entre plateformes et l'interaction avec du matériel. Léger, open source et documenté !

    peertube.ch/w/2BHE8K49JumbAZPY

    Pour plus d'infos -> be-bop.io/announcement

    Rejoignez notre serveur #STOAT : stt.gg/61082NKk

    #FOSS #AGPL #bebop

  7. On développe un #LogicielLibre de workflow d'automatisation basé sur #Nostr. Il permettra des appels API externes, la redirection de messages entre plateformes et l'interaction avec du matériel. Léger, open source et documenté !

    peertube.ch/w/2BHE8K49JumbAZPY

    Pour plus d'infos -> be-bop.io/announcement

    Rejoignez notre serveur #STOAT : stt.gg/61082NKk

    #FOSS #AGPL #bebop

  8. On développe un #LogicielLibre de workflow d'automatisation basé sur #Nostr. Il permettra des appels API externes, la redirection de messages entre plateformes et l'interaction avec du matériel. Léger, open source et documenté !

    peertube.ch/w/2BHE8K49JumbAZPY

    Pour plus d'infos -> be-bop.io/announcement

    Rejoignez notre serveur #STOAT : stt.gg/61082NKk

    #FOSS #AGPL #bebop

  9. On développe un #LogicielLibre de workflow d'automatisation basé sur #Nostr. Il permettra des appels API externes, la redirection de messages entre plateformes et l'interaction avec du matériel. Léger, open source et documenté !

    peertube.ch/w/2BHE8K49JumbAZPY

    Pour plus d'infos -> be-bop.io/announcement

    Rejoignez notre serveur #STOAT : stt.gg/61082NKk

    #FOSS #AGPL #bebop

  10. On développe un #LogicielLibre de workflow d'automatisation basé sur #Nostr. Il permettra des appels API externes, la redirection de messages entre plateformes et l'interaction avec du matériel. Léger, open source et documenté !

    peertube.ch/w/2BHE8K49JumbAZPY

    Pour plus d'infos -> be-bop.io/announcement

    Rejoignez notre serveur #STOAT : stt.gg/61082NKk

    #FOSS #AGPL #bebop

  11. I'm working on a system for fetching extra badges - I'm currently intending on using this for donor badges, though I could add more badges in the future.

    as part of this, I've updated the privacy information document to explain what will be collected/stored + clarify and update a few things. I've also written a guide listing the different badges and what they mean.

    I've opened
    a pull request with the changes - any feedback/suggestions are welcome :3

    #boostswelcome #feedbackwanted #privacy #clerotri #rvmob #stoat #stoatchat #revolt #revoltchat #upryzing #upryzingapp

  12. I am looking at #Stoat (formerly #Revolt) and #Hubzilla as alternatives to Google Chat and Discord.
    Stoat is more like discord in appearance and probably would feel more familiar for those users, but it's also very 18+ forward for a school project to coalesce on and it's not actually fedi, i think? (Their support is a bluesky channel, which I'm not going to join)
    Hubzilla doesn't have a dedicated app, which i think people would like, and I'm not sure it does chatrooms.

  13. Actualizamos nuestro sitio HTML de peering lite de #usenet con información y cómo contactarme, y corregimos el formato de peering.html news.hispagatos.org/ y news.hispagatos.org/peering.ht. Usa siempre mi clave #gnupg #pgp para contactarme por correo electrónico, por favor, o serás ignorado. Feliz #Hacking 👋 🖥️ 🏴‍☠️ Recuerda también encontrarnos en #stoat. Únete a nuestra comunidad de #linux #gaming #mmorpg aquí: stt.gg/qryqZxMa.

    @rek2

  14. Updated our #usenet peering lite html site with some info and how to contact me and fixed the peering.html formatting news.hispagatos.org/ and news.hispagatos.org/peering.ht use always my #gnupg #pgp key to contact me over email please or you will get ignored. Happy #Hacking 👋 🖥️ 🏴‍☠️ remember to also find us on #stoat invite to our #linux #gaming #mmorpg community there is stt.gg/qryqZxMa not using matrix much until I finish the bridge between stoat and matrix to link our both communities

  15. No shade to the video and other alternatives. They're cool and all and I hope more people move out of Discord so it burns to the ground and never recover again, but I'm 100% confident nobody will talk to me regardless if I use any alternatives to Discord so I'm not seeing myself using one of these anytime soon. It's just pointless for me haha

    #discord #roblox #matrix #teamspeak #rocketchat #mattermost #zulip #stoat #fluxer #element #opensource #selfhosting #selfhost

  16. Before I stopped using it, I told everyone to leave my discord channel because of mental issues. That shit made me feel even more lonely than not using it cos nobody talks to me.

    I've always had this trouble with IM's. I guess I'm not very interesting. Now with that age verification crap, I'm not using that thing anymore.

    #discord #roblox #matrix #teamspeak #rocketchat #mattermost #zulip #stoat #fluxer #element #opensource #selfhosting #selfhost

  17. I really hope Discord fucking burns to the ground. Apart from 100% of people using that crap, that place's full of really messed up weirdos and child exploiters, same with Roblox

    I did have Matrix back in 2022 but nobody talked to me with that thing so I got rid of it and last time I used Discord was back in December 2025.

    youtube.com/watch?v=kpjcmXbmMVM

    #discord #roblox #matrix #teamspeak #rocketchat #mattermost #zulip #stoat #fluxer #element #opensource

  18. Good thing they have Wendell. 🙃

    ---

    GamersNexus - RIP Discord: Self-Hosted Discord Alternatives Tested (TeamSpeak, Stoat, Fluxer, Matrix, & More)
    youtube.com/watch?v=kpjcmXbmMVM
    #Discord #Fluxer #Matrix #Teamspeak #Zulip #Stoat #Mattermost #GamersNexus

  19. Join Cozy #Gaymers — where the only thing cozier than a rainbow sweater is a squad of #LGBTQ+ #gamers! 21+, all platforms— #Fluxer, #Root, #Stoat. Let’s play, laugh, and level up together!

    linksta.cc/@CozyGaymers

  20. Early 2026 #FOSS Tools I use:

    OS (Desktop, Mobile, and Server)
    - #Debian 13 w/Cinnamon DE
    - #Proxmox 9.1
    - @homeassistant
    - @GrapheneOS

    Email
    - @protonprivacy

    Notes and Office
    - @zettlr
    - @libreoffice

    Android Application "Stores"
    - Obtainium

    Browsers
    - @librewolf
    - @torproject
    - #UnGoogledChromium
    - #IronFox

    VPN
    - @mullvadnet

    Password and TOTP Manager
    - @protonprivacy #ProtonPass

    Search
    - @ecosia
    - @MetaGer

    Social
    - @Mastodon
    - @element
    - #Stoat
    - @clerotri

    Media Playback
    - #Qmmp
    - #MPV
    - #Haruna

    Media Creation
    - @GIMP
    - @OBSProject
    - @kdenlive
    - #Audacity

    Gaming
    - @heroiclauncher

    Other Utilities
    - #Alacritty
    - #Easy Effects
    - #VIA
    - #MusicBrainz Picard

    Maybe I should also post a list of what is on my #homelab

    #FOSSStack #OpenSource #Applications #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Privacy #HomeAssistant #VPN #Mullvad #Proton #Ecosia #MetaGer #Mastodon #Matrix #Element #Discord

  21. Fediverse friends!

    I am officially launching the Terminal Tilt community on Stoat.

    Stoat has a good record with #NoAI The project removed any AI code and swore to never use it. It is familiar if you have ever used Discord.

    If you are tired of algorithmic feeds and want a space built on digital sovereignty and the right to repair, this is it. No big tech, no tracking, just us on an open source platform sharing memes and anything else we feel like.

    Here is the Stoat invite link: stt.gg/GgB6HBTv

    #TerminalTilt #Stoat #Discord #Fluxer #DigitalSovereignty #RightToRepair #Fediverse #SelfHosted #QueerCreator #DisabledCreator #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #Privacy

  22. Related to last post ...

    Here's what I want out of the next discord-like replacement.

    1) Being able to run my own server but be connected to all of the rest of the servers is priority one. Because, to be quite blunt, I have noticed that every social networking platform goes through the following cycle:

    * New platform comes up, promises not to be evil (usually in comparison to another platform everyone is leaving)
    * People flock to the new platform on hopeful acceptance of this promise.
    * The userbase reaches a critical mass, and the creators of the platform realize it's not going to be easy for users to move.
    * Monetization begins. Starts with things people don't really need but might want.
    * Greed sets in, and monetization spreads to things people actually need.
    * The platform maximizes how much money it can bring in without becoming evil.
    * The platform abandons its promise not to be evil. But people remain because it's hard to change platforms and all of their users may not switch to another.
    * The developers of the platform do something truly evil and breaks the trust of the community. Everyone starts looking for a new platform.
    * Repeat from beginning.

    I do not want to keep being part of this cycle, and thats why I want federation and the ability to run my own server. Because I can't trust these community silos, like Discord, and Stoat, and Root, to keep their promises not to be evil. I've been seeing this pattern recur since the 90s. Skype did it, AIM did it, even Google Plus had the plug pulled on it.. I can only trust myself not to be Evil.

    #matrix #discord #federation #root #stoat #rocketchat

  23. Are U a are a #linux #gamer #hacker that likes #MMORPGS specially #sanboxes? are you tired of discord looking to join a community focused on #Open #Libre #Software #hacking #hackerculture #freesoftware #ctf join us on #stoat.chat We started to use this and an building a bridge to a matrix space(soon) join your new family to play games & practice/learn/play hacking CTF's with out having to use proprietary software and closed & privacy evil platforms stt.gg/wz8hVY7A soon link to #usenet

  24. Predictable: Discord Users are Flocking to Alternatives

    Discord users are responding to its age verification surveillance by flooding to alternatives. History is repeating itself.

    freezenet.ca/predictable-disco

    #News #Privacy #Security #AgeVerification #Discord #Matrix #server #Stoat #TeamSpeak

  25. So far as far as Discord alternatives go, we can list them here:
    IRC(The oldest and still continually used protocol for chatting, but prolly hardest for n00bs to onboard with)
    XMPP/Jabber(Second oldest, easier onboarding depending on server)
    Matrix(Is fine till you learn about self-hosting your own, cuz that's a real rabbit-hole to fall down in. Also encryption, fun!)
    Fluxer(Relatively new, basically straight up copies Old Discord)
    Signal(More of a one-to-one private messenger imho, but yeah)
    Session(Can be one to many, still untested for me)
    SimpleX(Don't know much about this one)
    Cwitch(Or this one…)
    DeltaChat(Have used this one before, pretty cool tbh)
    Briar(More of an emergency thing)
    Stoat(Formerly Revolt, interesting one)
    Teamspeak(Another older one!)
    Jami(I don't know much about this one tbh)
    I'm sure I missed others lol.


    #discord #irc #xmpp #jabber #fluxer #signal #session #simplex #cwitch #deltachat #briar #stoat #teamspeak #jami
  26. Enshittification, Privacy Experiments and Excuses

    It feels like we’re watching the real-time enshittification of yet another platform. If you’ve been following the latest drama, you already know Discord is firmly in the hot seat.

    The current flashpoint is Discord’s new identity verification system. The company initially claimed that age-verification data — including facial scans — would remain on-device. That reassurance didn’t last long. Users were instead directed to Persona, a third-party identity provider that does receive a copy of that data.

    Persona isn’t just a neutral infrastructure provider either. The company is backed by Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel. Whether or not you think that matters personally, it’s information many users would have liked before being asked to hand over biometric data.

    When questioned about the mismatch between their messaging and reality, Discord fell back on a familiar defence: this is just an experiment.

    A Familiar Pattern

    We’ve seen this story play out before. The browser wars were an early warning sign.

    Remember when Brave Browser gained momentum as the privacy-first alternative? It didn’t take long for the cracks to appear. Brave was caught injecting affiliate codes into URLs, quietly earning referral revenue from crypto exchanges without clear user consent. That’s without even touching the long-running controversy around its founder, Brendan Eich, and his short, turbulent tenure as CEO of Mozilla.

    The pattern is depressingly consistent:
    build trust → capture the user base → monetise that trust once leaving becomes painful.

    Discord now feels like it’s entering that phase. And people are noticing.

    If you’re tired of being part of someone else’s product experiment, here’s where users are actually drifting.

    The Alternatives

    Stoat (formerly Revolt)

    Stoat has emerged as the privacy-hardcore option following its rebrand late last year.

    Pros: No phone number. No email. Just sign up and chat. It feels like a return to the early internet, when joining a space didn’t require handing over your identity.

    Cons: It’s still very much in beta. Mobile support is rough around the edges, and the user base is small — though growing.

    Root

    Root is the closest thing to a drop-in Discord replacement.

    Pros: Familiar UI, polished experience, and features like server tabs. It’s the easiest transition for people who don’t want to relearn how chat apps work.

    Cons: It’s centralised and venture-capital backed. That doesn’t mean it’s bad today, but it does mean the enshittification timer is already running. You may just be moving to the next Discord — early.

    Fluxer

    Fluxer is a fast-moving open-source contender.

    Pros: Web-first, lightweight, and refreshingly low-friction. You can even create an unclaimed account with no email or password just to explore. It’s AGPLv3-licensed, with self-hosting on the roadmap.

    Cons: No native mobile apps yet (the web app works well), and it’s still under heavy development, so the occasional bug is part of the deal.

    Matrix / Element

    Matrix, usually accessed through Element, is the heavyweight of decentralised chat.

    Pros: You control your data. No single company owns the network, and end-to-end encryption is standard.

    Cons: Onboarding is still a hurdle. Choosing a homeserver, managing keys, and understanding federation quickly weeds out non-technical users. Powerful — but not beginner-friendly.

    Steam Chat

    The path of least resistance.

    Pros: You already have Steam Chat installed. Voice quality is excellent, and it integrates directly with the games you’re playing.

    Cons: It’s barebones. No persistent communities, no real server structure, and none of the ecosystem features Discord users expect.

    Enclave

    Enclave often comes up in privacy-focused discussions.

    Pros: Strong emphasis on secure, private connectivity and controlled access.

    Cons: It feels more like a networking solution than a social space. There’s little of the casual, community-driven feel that gamers or creators tend to want.

    The Network Effect Problem

    Online platforms are always in motion. We moved from IRC to Skype, from Skype to TeamSpeak and Mumble, and eventually from those to Discord.

    The technology is rarely the hard part — the people are.

    A platform only works when your community moves with you. You can pick the most ethical, decentralised, open-source option available, but if your friends, raid team, or moderation crew stay put, you probably will too.

    Right now, we’re in a fragmentation phase. The monolith is cracking, but the next standard hasn’t emerged yet.

    Where We Go Next

    Discord doesn’t disappear overnight. Platforms rarely do. They erode slowly — one “experiment” at a time — until staying feels worse than leaving.

    If this moment made you pause, that’s probably the point. You don’t have to delete your account today, but you can start asking harder questions about who you’re trusting with your identity, your community, and your data.

    So where are you experimenting instead? Are you testing Stoat, Fluxer, Matrix, or something else entirely — or are you waiting to see how far Discord pushes before you move?

    Drop your thoughts below. The fragmentation phase only ends when people start comparing notes.

    https://tjcasey.vivaldi.net/2026/02/17/the-great-discord-exodus-where-do-we-go-next/

    #brave #chat #communities #discord #element #enclave #fluxer #gaming #matrix #root #steam #stoat

  27. So yesterday we tested #stoat #chat as #discord #replacement

    pros:
    - look and feel and most functionality like discord, you know discord, you know stoat, no learning curve.
    - worked fine for around 8 casual #gamers playing together
    - there is a migration tool to migrate your discord server: github.com/rambros3d/discord-t

    cons:
    - the linux client is there but there is no packaged install
    - the web client lacks screen streaming and video chat
    #social #chat #gaming #discrodreplacement #chatcontrol

  28. You a are a #linux #gamer that likes #MMORPGS specially #sanboxes? are you tired of discord looking to join a community focused on #Open #Libre #Software #hacking #hackerculture #freesoftware #ctf join us on #stoat.chat We started to use this and an building a bridge to a matrix space(soon) join your new family to play games & practice/learn/play hacking CTF's with out having to use proprietary software and closed & privacy evil platforms stt.gg/wz8hVY7A also will link to #usenet

  29. RE: chaos.social/@004/116047322445

    After a few days of discussions, search and feedback, I think the best fitting tools as #discord #replacement for my use case are
    - #stoat chat
    - #fluxer app
    - #jami .net
    All have advantages and disadvantages.
    I will start testing those with my #gamer peer group and report back in detail.
    #social #chat #gaming #discrodreplacement #NoMandatoryAgeVerification #chatcontrol

  30. I finally got on #stoat. Does anyone else out there get #notification #sounds for inbound messages on browser? None of my friends nor I can find the option. Firefox/linux

  31. re: #FuckDiscord #discordmigration #discordexodus #discordleaks #discordageverification

    It is useless to build the perfect technological FOSS & private alternative if people aren't culturally and socially predisposed to use it. Think network externalities, peer pressure... but also the influence of capital on people, via marketing and brand associativity.

    Don't get me wrong. I'm so very glad places like Mastodon exist. But they are just a foundation. The direct action needs its cultural counterparts. It's Gramscian:
    * War of Maneuver is the things you do as a direct affront to the system, physical or otherwise (like licensing your projects under the CNPL or GPL, enacting strict anti -trust legislation, incentivizing cooperatives and decommodification).
    * War of Position is how you reorient and predispose people towards more productive outcomes, especially culturally. This is what we LACK.

    Get people on Stoat (former Revolt). Campaign for it if you must. Not because it's perfect, no, not at all. It's the onboarding. It's a temporary solution. It gives people breathing room from the failures of Discord and Telegram, and renews their sense of a better future being possible. The better ecosystem will bake in the oven, until we are ready to bring them over. Plant the seeds of a free Internet one step at a time.

    This is the human side of the technological operation... like I said, the War of Position.

    #FOSS #SelfHosted #Stoat #Privacy #Gramsci

  32. Pour ceux qui tentent de s'inscrire sur l'instance publique de Stoat, leur email provider est dans le jus, ce qui explique les longs délais pour les mails de vérification suite à la soudaine vague de nouveaux utilisateurs, ils sont en train de bosser dessus

    #Discord #Stoat #RevoltChat
  33. I hope the few #Discord servers I occasionally check have the good sense of moving to #Matrix. Or #XMPP, or #IRC, or #DeltaChat, or #Stoat, or #Zulip, or #Jami, or #Briar, or #RocketChat, or #Mumble... heckssake there are WAY TOO MANY open-source services you can move your chatroom to.
  34. Okay I'm seeing like 4-ish Discord alternatives right now: Teamspeak, Root, Matrix, and Stoat. There's also Signal but that seems more like a return to Skype than what people use Discord for. Am I missing any?

    #Discord #Teamspeak #Root #Matrix #Stoat

  35. Since people are asking me about why I switched to matrix.org.

    First of all, stoat.chat doesn't end to end messaging like matrix.

    stoat.chat is like Discord but beta. I had encounter predatory behavior on stoat.chat. when I report it to the team it just when to void.

    I hate corpo platforms like stoat.chat

    #fediverse #matrix #stoat #revoltchat

  36. #apresentacao
    #introducao

    Oi! Eu sou o Diogo.

    Sou #brasileiro do #Brasil e gosto de #tecnologia, #jogos e #rpg

    Não tenho muita presença em redes sociais a muito tempo, mas tenho um servidor de #UltimaOnline que criei , inicialmente para jogar sozinho e que agora está aberto para outros jogadores. (Desde 2 de novembro de 2025 rs..)

    É um servidor baseado no Mod Secrets of Sosaria.

    Para quem conhece o #ultimaonline ele é o mesmo jogo, porém com muitas customizações e com a adição de quests.

    O Secrets of Sosaria foi criado com um mod para ser jogado single player, mas com possibilidade de se tornar online, então o fiz.

    Se você já conhece o #UO ou ainda não, e quiser dar uma olhadinha, fique a vontade. Ele é aberto a todos.

    Possui 33 raças jogáveis (fortemente influenciadas por Dungeons & Dragons, 55 habilidades únicas e muitas quests e conteúdo! Ah.. e estou traduzindo para o português aos poucos :)

    A idéia é que ele seja um servidor #roleplay

    Temos um canal no #Stoat e uma Wiki com mais detalhes, além do site do servidor.

    Se você se interessa por jogos online, #RPG e #DnD é um prato cheio.

    ecosdesosaria.com

    @rpg

  37. #apresentacao
    #introducao

    Oi! Eu sou o Diogo.

    Sou #brasileiro do #Brasil e gosto de #tecnologia, #jogos e #rpg

    Não tenho muita presença em redes sociais a muito tempo, mas tenho um servidor de #UltimaOnline que criei , inicialmente para jogar sozinho e que agora está aberto para outros jogadores. (Desde 2 de novembro de 2025 rs..)

    É um servidor baseado no Mod Secrets of Sosaria.

    Para quem conhece o #ultimaonline ele é o mesmo jogo, porém com muitas customizações e com a adição de quests.

    O Secrets of Sosaria foi criado com um mod para ser jogado single player, mas com possibilidade de se tornar online, então o fiz.

    Se você já conhece o #UO ou ainda não, e quiser dar uma olhadinha, fique a vontade. Ele é aberto a todos.

    Possui 33 raças jogáveis (fortemente influenciadas por Dungeons & Dragons, 55 habilidades únicas e muitas quests e conteúdo! Ah.. e estou traduzindo para o português aos poucos :)

    A idéia é que ele seja um servidor #roleplay

    Temos um canal no #Stoat e uma Wiki com mais detalhes, além do site do servidor.

    Se você se interessa por jogos online, #RPG e #DnD é um prato cheio.

    ecosdesosaria.com

    @rpg