Matrix at Academic Cloud

Element-Client

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Matrix at Academic Cloud

Matrix is a free and open, secure, decentralized protocol for real-time communication, also known by the name of one of its clients, Element.

In recent years, the need for supporting digital tools for team collaboration has increased. A central tool is a team chat. According to Wikipedia, a chat refers to “electronic communication by means of written text in real time, usually via the Internet”. (Source). With a messenger team members can make each other aware of current information and especially share links (hyperlinks / links) for further collaboration (e.g. for finding appointments, collaborative writing, planning events, editing data, code, mind maps,). Due to the lack of a centralized offer so far, many teams at Academic Cloud have been looking for their own solutions, some of which are privacy-critical or cannot be linked to other systems.

In order to meet the demand for real-time communication, the open communication protocol Matrix was introduced in a pilot operation at the Academic Cloud in october 2020.

In order to meet the demand for real-time communication, the open communication protocol Matrix was introduced in a pilot operation at the Academic Cloud in october 2020, after a comparative analysis of several potential solution options. In april 2022, the pilot operation was transferred to regular operation.

Topics

• Why Matrix and no other chat system?

• Recommendations for further important settings after first login
• Install and setup Matrix clients
  • Element Web
  • Element Desktop
  • Element Android
  • Element iOS
  • Element installation under Linux
  • More Clients

• Create rooms and take responsibility
  • Create rooms
  • Find rooms
  • Delete and leave rooms
  • Sharing rooms and making them public

• Migration to matrix
• Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
• Privacy policy
• Imprint

Questions and Contact

Please mail general questions to the ticket-system of InnoCampus:

support(at)gwdg.de

In addition, problems and solutions can be discussed together in the #general:gwdg.de by describing the issue, so that everyone else can learn through transparent exchange.