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Databag is an open-source self-hosted messaging service with Android and iOS client apps (github.com)

submitted 2 years ago by GadgeteerZA@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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You host your own service, which can also federate with other Databag nodes. It is Public-Private key based identity (not bound to any blockchain or hosting domain) and End-to-End encrypted (the hosting admin cannot view sealed topics, default unsealed).

This is not a service for finding friends in your contact list. You, or your organisation, hosts the service, and has completely private and secure chatting amongst yourselves.

Another use-case may be if you are visiting a foreign country which blocks many public messenger services. This app would connect back to your private server, which is very unlikely to have been blocked.

See https://github.com/balzack/databag

#technology #opensource #privacy #selfhosted

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[–] leo@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

how does crossposting work? !selfhost@lemmy.ml might also like this.

edit: there is a button for crossposting in the top "toolbar".

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