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1 1  {{toc/}}
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4 -== What is Matrix? ==
4 += What is Matrix? =
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7 -[[image:https://element.io/images/Ui-grad-homepage.png||alt="https://element.io/images/Ui-grad-homepage.png" height="677" width="942"]]
7 +[[image:matrix-element-uidemo.png||alt="Matrix user interface demo" height="641" width="892"]]
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10 10  [[Matrix>>https://matrix.org/]] is a chat system very similar to E-Mail, but instantaneous and secure.
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19 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.
20 20  )))
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22 -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**.
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25 -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.
26 26  All your messages are **synced** between all your devices - web clients, desktop clients, smartphone apps.
27 27  For additional security, encryption keys of contacts can be verified and then stored as trusted.
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31 31  Messages are stored and synced between home servers.
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33 -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:
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35 35  * **matrix.cit.tum.de** for CIT accounts: @username:cit.tum.de
36 36  * **matrix.tum.de** for TUM accounts: @username:tum.de
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38 38  You only need to use one account and can communicate with any other homeserver of the world.
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40 -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:
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42 42  * matrix.org: [[https:~~/~~/app.element.io/#/register>>https://app.element.io/#/register]]
43 43  * or any other homeserver [[https:~~/~~/joinmatrix.org/servers/>>https://joinmatrix.org/servers/]]
44 -* or, host your own homeserver :)
45 +* or, [[host your own homeserver>>https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/]] 🤩
45 45  
46 46  To use your home server, you have to **use a client** that communicates with your homeserver.
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50 50  [[Element>>https://element.io/]] is our client of choice.
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52 52  * [[Desktop Client>>https://element.io/download]] (easily provided in [[your Linux distribution of choice>>https://repology.org/project/element-desktop]])
53 -* as web client:
54 +* In your web browser:
54 54  ** [[matrix.cit.tum.de>>https://matrix.cit.tum.de]]
55 55  ** [[matrix.tum.de>>https://matrix.tum.de]]
56 -* [[on your smartphone>>https://element.io/download]]
57 +* [[On your smartphone>>https://element.io/download]]
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58 58  (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
59 59  Make sure the **home server is set correctly** to your provider!
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74 74  
75 75  Follow [[the official guide>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/]] how to chat with Element 😎
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77 -You can create personal chats, group chats, and spaces for bundling multiple chatrooms to communicate with any other Matrix user in the world.
78 +You can create **personal chats**, **group chats**, and **spaces** for bundling multiple chatrooms to communicate with any other Matrix user in the world.
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80 -== Invitation of TUM Users ==
81 += Invitation of TUM Users =
81 81  
82 82  When inviting TUM or CIT users to a chat, just enter the following Matrix IDs:
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105 105  The invitation will then appear in the Matrix client of the just-added user and must be accepted.
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108 -== Secure Backup ==
109 += Secure Backup =
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110 -Since end-to-end encryption stores decryption keys only on clients (the "end"), logging out of the last client would mean loosing all messages.
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.
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112 112  Matrix allows to create a encrypted backup of the decryption keys on your homeserver - with a separate passphrase.
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