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... ... @@ -1,172 +1,99 @@ 1 1 {{toc/}} 2 2 3 3 4 -= EstablishingaMatrixChat=4 +== What is Matrix? == 5 5 6 6 7 -There are two Matrix-Servers: 8 - 1 matrix.tum.de (LRZ-ID) 9 - 1 matrix.cit.tum.de (ITO-ID) 7 +[[image:https://element.io/images/Ui-grad-homepage.png||height="677" width="942"]] 10 10 11 -You can log in any of them with the appropriate ID and password. 12 -The Matrix Server is available as web but also as client. It can be found as web interface under the following links: 13 13 14 -[[ matrix.cit.tum.de (ITO- ID)>>url:https://matrix.cit.tum.de/#/welcome]]10 +[[Matrix>>https://matrix.org/]] is a chat system very similar to E-Mail, but instantaneous and secure. 15 15 16 -[[matrix.tum.de (LRZ-TUM-ID)>>url:https://matrix.tum.de/#/welcome]] 17 - 18 - 19 -[[ Here>>url:https://element.io/get-started]] you can find installation for IOS, Android, Mac, Linux and Windows. 20 - 21 - 22 -[[image:matrixdownload.png]] 23 - 24 - 25 -== Log in == 26 - 27 - 28 -=== Log in to the web interface with TUM login data === 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 -(% class="box" %) 33 -((( 34 -webpage: https:~/~/matrix.tum.de 12 +* You need to register an account at a provider (e.g. tum.de, or lmu.de) 13 +* Whatever your provider is, you can talk to people using other providers 14 +** ((( 15 +For example {{code language="none"}}@someprofessor:tum.de{{/code}} can communicate with {{code language="none"}}@someresearcher:lmu.de{{/code}}! 35 35 ))) 36 - 37 -(% class="box" %) 38 -((( 39 -ID: LRZ-ID (without @mytum.de or @tum.de) 17 +* ((( 18 +In the same way you can use Outlook or Thunderbird with the same email account, you can use different Matrix apps for the same Matrix account! 19 +Several apps exist, but we're going to go with "[[Element>>https://element.io/]]" for the sake of simplicity, as it's among the most fully-featured Matrix apps on the market. 40 40 ))) 41 41 42 -(% class="box" %) 43 -((( 44 -Password: LRZ/TUM Password 45 -))) 46 - 47 -(% class="box" %) 48 -((( 22 +So people have their **account on one server** but can write messages **to anyone on other servers**. 49 49 50 -))) 51 51 52 -[[image:tumaccountlogineng1.png]] 25 +**Personal or group chats** are[[ end-to-end encrypted>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption]] and **not dependent on a central authority** like most other tools (MS Teams, WhatsApp, Zoom, ...) - anyone can host a Matrix server. 26 +All your messages are **synced** between all your devices - web clients, desktop clients, smartphone apps. 27 +For additional security, encryption keys of contacts can be verified and then stored as trusted. 53 53 29 +== Home Server == 54 54 31 +Messages are stored and synced between home servers. 55 55 33 +A user typically has **one account** on one homeserver. 34 +You can use any homeserver of your choice - however **for TUM**, [[ITO>>doc:CIT.ITO.WebHome]] offers two homeservers: 56 56 57 -[[image:tumaccountlogineng2n.png]] 36 +* **matrix.cit.tum.de** for CIT accounts: @username:cit.tum.de 37 +* **matrix.tum.de** for TUM accounts: @username:tum.de 58 58 59 - ===Login tothewebinterface withcit.tumlogindata===39 +You only need to use one account and can communicate with any other homeserver of the world. 60 60 61 -(% class="box" %) 62 -((( 63 -webpage: https:~/~/matrix.cit.tum.de 64 -))) 41 +If you don't have a CIT or TUM account, you can use a **public** homeserver instead: 65 65 66 -(% class="box" %) 67 -((( 68 -ID: ITO-ID (without @cit.tum.de) 69 -))) 43 +* matrix.org: [[https:~~/~~/app.element.io/#/register>>https://app.element.io/#/register]] 44 +* or any other homeserver [[https:~~/~~/joinmatrix.org/servers/>>https://joinmatrix.org/servers/]] 45 +* or, [[host your own homeserver>>https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/]] 🤩 70 70 71 -(% class="box" %) 72 -((( 73 -Password: cit.tum Password 74 -))) 47 +To use your home server, you have to **use a client** that communicates with your homeserver. 75 75 49 +== Clients == 76 76 77 - ==[[image:rbgaccountlogineng1.png]]==51 +[[Element>>https://element.io/]] is our client of choice. 78 78 79 -== [[image:rbgaccountlogineng2.png]] == 53 +* [[Desktop Client>>https://element.io/download]] (easily provided in [[your Linux distribution of choice>>https://repology.org/project/element-desktop]]) 54 +* In your web browser: 55 +** [[matrix.cit.tum.de>>https://matrix.cit.tum.de]] 56 +** [[matrix.tum.de>>https://matrix.tum.de]] 57 +* [[On your smartphone>>https://element.io/download]] 80 80 81 -== Create new chat room == 59 +(% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 60 +Make sure the **home server is set correctly** to your provider! 82 82 83 - 84 -If you want to create a new chat room, first click the **+**-Button next to **Rooms** in the program or on the web inferface and then enter the name of the chat room. You can also block users on other servers from joining the room or enable encryption. You can't change these settings later. 85 - 86 - 87 -[[image:addroom1.png]] 88 - 89 - 90 - 91 -[[image:addroom3.png]] 92 - 93 - 94 - 95 - 96 - 97 -The chat room **TestRoom** is private, so it is not visible to others and participants can only join the room by invitation. 98 - 99 - 100 - 101 -== Invite into the chat room == 102 - 103 - 104 -**Requirement**: The member which is been invited has registered once on the Matrix Server. 105 - 106 -**Note**: if you have only released the room for the cit.tum or tum user, only people who are registered on the cit.tum or tum server can access this room. 107 - 108 -If you want to invite new members to the room, click the button **Invite to this room**. 109 - 110 -[[image:addroom4.png]] 111 - 112 - 113 -Enter followings in the opened window: 114 - 115 -**For ITO Accounts**: e.g. @musterma:cit.tum.de 116 - 117 117 (% class="box infomessage" %) 118 118 ((( 119 - @ITO-ID:cit.tum.de64 +**CIT: Homeserver**: matrix.cit.tum.de **Username**: CIT-ID (without @cit.tum.de) **Password**: CIT Password 120 120 ))) 121 121 122 -**For TUM Accounts: **e.g. @lr89rbg:tum.de 123 - 124 124 (% class="box infomessage" %) 125 125 ((( 126 - @lrz-ID:tum.de69 +**TUM: Homeserver**: matrix.tum.de **Username**: LRZ-ID (without @mytum.de or @tum.de) **Password**: LRZ/TUM Password 127 127 ))) 128 128 129 -**For other Accounts: ** e.g. @musterma:matrix.org 130 130 131 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 132 -((( 133 - name, email address, username @username:domain 134 -))) 73 +== Using Element for Matrix == 135 135 136 -and send the invitation to the e-mail address of the person to be invited. 137 137 76 +Follow [[the official guide>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/]] how to chat with Element 😎 138 138 139 - [[image:invitetotestroom.png]]78 +You can create **personal chats**, **group chats**, and **spaces** for bundling multiple chatrooms to communicate with any other Matrix user in the world. 140 140 141 -The invitation will appear in the matrix chat window and must be accepted. 142 142 81 +== Invitation of TUM Users == 143 143 83 +When inviting TUM or CIT users to a chat, just enter the following Matrix IDs: 144 144 145 - === invite tothe privatechat===85 +**For CIT Accounts**: 146 146 147 - 148 -**Requirement**: The member which is been invited has registered once on the Matrix Server. 149 - 150 - 151 -You can also privatly chat with other in Matrix. If you want to chat with a member privatly, click on the **+-Button** beside **People** in the program or on the web interface. 152 - 153 -[[image:startchat1.png||width="1000"]] 154 - 155 - 156 -Enter followings in the opened window: 157 - 158 -**For ITO Accounts**: e.g. @musterma:cit.tum.de 159 - 160 160 (% class="box infomessage" %) 161 161 ((( 162 -@IT O-ID:cit.tum.de89 +@CIT-ID:cit.tum.de (e.g. @cooluser:tum.de) 163 163 ))) 164 164 165 -**For TUM Accounts: e.g. @lr89rbg:tum.de92 +**For TUM Accounts:** 166 166 167 167 (% class="box infomessage" %) 168 168 ((( 169 - @ lrz-ID:tum.de96 + @LRZ-ID:tum.de (e.g. @ga42lol:tum.de) 170 170 ))) 171 171 172 172 **For other Accounts: ** e.g. @musterma:matrix.org ... ... @@ -173,19 +173,18 @@ 173 173 174 174 (% class="box infomessage" %) 175 175 ((( 176 - name,email address, username@username:homeserver103 + @username:domain 177 177 ))) 178 178 179 - and send the invitationtothe e-mailaddressof theperson tobeinvited.106 +The invitation will then appear in the Matrix client of the just-added user and must be accepted. 180 180 181 181 182 - [[image:invitepeople1.png||width="1000"]]109 +== Secure Backup == 183 183 111 +Since end-to-end encryption stores decryption **keys only on clients** (the "end"), logging out of the last client would mean loosing all messages. 184 184 185 - [[image:invitepeople2.png||width="1000"]]113 +Matrix allows to create a encrypted backup of the decryption keys on your homeserver - with a separate passphrase. 186 186 115 +Matrix will ask you to set up your secure backup, and will request the password for the backup keys if needed. 187 187 188 -The invitation will appear in the element chat window and must be accepted. 189 - 190 - 191 ----- 117 +More information is in the [[official documentation about private chats>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/private-group-chat/]] 🤓