weechat-matrix

I tried it before but the other problem is that the plugin seem to _only_ accept `virtualenv` method of python virtual env handling which I'm not familiar with. https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix#using-virtualenv

For a nicely documented and clean Matrix client implementation in Python, see weechat-matrix[1] and the matrix-nio[2] library it's based on. There's also Mirage[3] which is also based on matrix-nio and is a GUI client. [1]: https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix [2]: https://github.com/poljar/matrix-nio [3]: https://github.com/mirukana/mirage

> There's a Matrix plugin for Weechat There are two: * https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix is in maintenance mode, and in beta according to https://matrix.org/docs/projects/client/weechat-matrix/ * https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix-rs is a "work in progress and doesn't do much yet"

weechat-matrix unfortunately cannot coexist with wee-slack if running on top of Python 3.9 (https://github.com/wee-slack/wee-slack/issues/812, https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248), so one has to choose between Slack and Matrix. It's just a bug that will eventually get fixed, but it does make things unnecessarily complicated right now. With this issue and Matrix being several times slower than any other instant messenger I've ever seen, I'd really prefer communities didn't move to Matrix. :-/

Oh no problem at all -- I think it's a great counterpoint to closed ecosystems like Signal and Discord which are actively hostile to third party clients. If you don't like Electron, you're free to choose an alternative desktop client like Fractal (https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Fractal) or NeoChat (https://invent.kde.org/network/neochat) or Nheko (https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/nheko). Or on the mobile side, FluffyChat (https://fluffychat.im/) and Nio (https://nio.chat/) are both solid alternatives. If you're coming from IRC, there's a WeeChat plugin (https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix) or a standalone terminal client called Gomuks (https://github.com/tulir/gomuks). It's still early days, but Element is genuinely committed to Matrix's success as an open protocol, and I find the community enthusiasm to be very encouraging.

I run a similar setup although with a different set of services: IRC, Slack through wee-slack, Hangouts through bitlbee with purple-hangouts, Facebook Messenger through bitlbee with bitlbee-facebook. Slack and Hangouts mostly work, but FB Messenger is a pain, attachments rarely work and it disconnects fairly often. So if the Beeper bridges end up being more reliable (possibly due to people being paid to work on them), I might just give it a try. That is, once weechat-matrix works together with wee-slack… (https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/issues/248) :-)

On another note, yesterday I set up my own matrix-synapse [0] homeserver along with a token-based registration page [1] with nginx+lets encrypt as a reverse proxy. I spent ~1 hour setting it up on a fresh Ubuntu 20.04 VM. I then on-boarded my wife, brother, father and mother without issue. I just sent them a text with screenshots and detailed instructions on what to do. Everyone's in, and we have E2EE group chats going. Within ~20 minutes of sending instructions everyone was participating in chat. The only issue encountered was that my mom entered the wrong homeserver URL (I set up the sign-up page to be join.subdomain.tld and the homeserver to be chat.subdomain.tld and she entered the former into Element). My dad was able to resolve the issue quickly for her. All clients are Element [2] right now, though I plan on trying Weechat [3] this