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4 4  == What is Matrix? ==
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7 +[[image:https://element.io/images/Ui-grad-homepage.png||height="677" width="942"]]
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7 7  [[Matrix>>https://matrix.org/]] is a chat system very similar to E-Mail, but instantaneous and secure.
8 8  
9 9  * You need to register an account at a provider (e.g. tum.de, or lmu.de)
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16 16  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.
17 17  )))
18 18  
19 -So People have their **account on one server** but can write messages **to anyone on other servers**.
22 +So people have their **account on one server** but can write messages **to anyone on other servers**.
20 20  
21 21  
22 -You can create[[ end-to-end encrypted>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-to-end_encryption]] **personal or group chats** that are not stored and **not dependent on a central authority** like most other tools (MS Teams, WhatsApp, Zoom, ...).
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.
23 23  All your messages are **synced** between all your devices - web clients, desktop clients, smartphone apps.
24 24  For additional security, encryption keys of contacts can be verified and then stored as trusted.
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27 27  
28 28  Messages are stored and synced between home servers.
29 29  
30 -A user typically has **one account** on one homeserver. You can use any homeserver of your choice - however [[ITO>>doc:CIT.ITO.WebHome]] offers two homeservers:
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:
31 31  
32 32  * **matrix.cit.tum.de** for CIT accounts: @username:cit.tum.de
33 33  * **matrix.tum.de** for TUM accounts: @username:tum.de
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34 34  
35 35  You only need to use one account and can communicate with any other homeserver of the world.
36 36  
37 -If you don't have a CIT or TUM account, you can use a public homeserver instead:
41 +If you don't have a CIT or TUM account, you can use a **public** homeserver instead:
38 38  
39 39  * matrix.org: [[https:~~/~~/app.element.io/#/register>>https://app.element.io/#/register]]
40 40  * or any other homeserver [[https:~~/~~/joinmatrix.org/servers/>>https://joinmatrix.org/servers/]]
41 -* or, host your own homeserver :)
45 +* or, [[host your own homeserver>>https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/]] 🤩
42 42  
43 43  To use your home server, you have to **use a client** that communicates with your homeserver.
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47 47  [[Element>>https://element.io/]] is our client of choice.
48 48  
49 49  * [[Desktop Client>>https://element.io/download]] (easily provided in [[your Linux distribution of choice>>https://repology.org/project/element-desktop]])
50 -* as web client:
54 +* In your web browser:
51 51  ** [[matrix.cit.tum.de>>https://matrix.cit.tum.de]]
52 52  ** [[matrix.tum.de>>https://matrix.tum.de]]
53 -* [[on your smartphone>>https://element.io/download]]
57 +* [[On your smartphone>>https://element.io/download]]
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55 55  (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
56 56  Make sure the **home server is set correctly** to your provider!
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66 66  )))
67 67  
68 68  
69 -== Basic Usage of Element ==
73 +== Using Element for Matrix ==
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71 71  
72 72  Follow [[the official guide>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/]] how to chat with Element 😎
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78 +You can create **personal chats**, **group chats**, and **spaces** for bundling multiple chatrooms to communicate with any other Matrix user in the world.
74 74  
75 -=== Invitation of TUM Users ===
76 76  
81 +== Invitation of TUM Users ==
82 +
77 77  When inviting TUM or CIT users to a chat, just enter the following Matrix IDs:
78 78  
79 79  **For CIT Accounts**:
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99 99  
100 100  The invitation will then appear in the Matrix client of the just-added user and must be accepted.
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108 +
109 +== Secure Backup ==
110 +
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.
112 +
113 +Matrix allows to create a encrypted backup of the decryption keys on your homeserver - with a separate passphrase.
114 +
115 +Matrix will ask you to set up your secure backup, and will request the password for the backup keys if needed.
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117 +More information is in the [[official documentation about private chats>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/private-group-chat/]] 🤓