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Specification You understand correctly. Matrix is an interface for federated encrypted communication. From the first page of the spec: Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised commun...
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Michael
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2024-04-08T20:37:01Z (8 months ago)
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You understand correctly. Matrix is a protocol for federated encrypted communication. From [the first page of the spec][spec]:- > Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control.
Matrix also distributes Python code for a reference homeserver called Synapse and has another experimental homeserver project in Go. They also maintain a list of [all known server implementations][servers] and similarly [all known client implementations][clients].If you choose to write your own client or server, let them know to add it to the list.- [spec]: https://spec.matrix.org/latest/
- [servers]: https://matrix.org/ecosystem/servers/
- [clients]: https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/
- ## Specification
- You understand correctly. [Matrix][] is an interface for federated encrypted communication. From [the first page of the spec][spec]:
- > Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control.
- ## Implementation
- ### Servers
- Matrix also distributes Python code for [a reference homeserver called Synapse][synapse] and has another experimental homeserver project in Go. They also maintain a list of [known server implementations][servers]. If you write your own server, let them know to put it on the list.
- ### Clients
- Matrix likewise maintains clients for a variety of platforms[^platforms] and keeps a list of [known client implementations][clients]. If you write your own client, it should go on the list, too.
- [^platforms]: Android, iOS, anything that runs Electron
- [matrix]: https://matrix.org
- [spec]: https://spec.matrix.org/latest/
- [synapse]: https://github.com/element-hq/synapse
- [servers]: https://matrix.org/ecosystem/servers/
- [clients]: https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/
#1: Initial revision
by
Michael
·
2024-04-08T13:47:45Z (8 months ago)
You understand correctly. Matrix is a protocol for federated encrypted communication. From [the first page of the spec][spec]: > Matrix defines a set of open APIs for decentralised communication, suitable for securely publishing, persisting and subscribing to data over a global open federation of servers with no single point of control. Matrix also distributes Python code for a reference homeserver called Synapse and has another experimental homeserver project in Go. They also maintain a list of [all known server implementations][servers] and similarly [all known client implementations][clients]. If you choose to write your own client or server, let them know to add it to the list. [spec]: https://spec.matrix.org/latest/ [servers]: https://matrix.org/ecosystem/servers/ [clients]: https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/