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+date: 2020-12-08T10:29
+tags:
+  - tech
+  - notes
+---
+
+# the matrix ecosystem
+
+## matrix protocol
+
+- open spec: decentralised conversation store
+- end-to-end encryption
+- federated: a lot like email
+- you sign up for an acct on a homeserver (could be public, private, etc)
+- just like email, that acct can communicate with any other acct, regardless
+  of their homeserver
+- bridges: glues multiple non-matrix services together: facebook chat, sms, etc
+
+
+## setting up a homeserver
+
+### https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy
+
+- subdomain config seems to be pretty hard-coded