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4 4  == What is Matrix? ==
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6 6  
7 -[[image:https://element.io/images/Ui-grad-homepage.png||height="677" width="942"]]
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10 10  [[Matrix>>https://matrix.org/]] is a chat system very similar to E-Mail, but instantaneous and secure.
11 11  
12 12  * You need to register an account at a provider (e.g. tum.de, or lmu.de)
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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  )))
21 21  
22 -So people have their **account on one server** but can write messages **to anyone on other servers**.
19 +So People have their **account on one server** but can write messages **to anyone on other servers**.
23 23  
24 24  
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.
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, ...).
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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41 41  
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>>https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/]] 🤩
41 +* or, host your own homeserver :)
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.
51 51  
52 52  * [[Desktop Client>>https://element.io/download]] (easily provided in [[your Linux distribution of choice>>https://repology.org/project/element-desktop]])
53 -* In your web browser:
50 +* as web client:
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]]
53 +* [[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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69 69  )))
70 70  
71 71  
72 -== Using Element for Matrix ==
69 +== Basic Usage of Element ==
73 73  
74 74  
75 75  Follow [[the official guide>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/]] how to chat with Element 😎
76 76  
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 78  
75 +=== Invitation of TUM Users ===
79 79  
80 -== Invitation of TUM Users ==
81 -
82 82  When inviting TUM or CIT users to a chat, just enter the following Matrix IDs:
83 83  
84 84  **For CIT Accounts**:
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104 104  
105 105  The invitation will then appear in the Matrix client of the just-added user and must be accepted.
106 106  
107 -
108 -== Secure Backup ==
109 -
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 -
112 -Matrix allows to create a encrypted backup of the decryption keys on your homeserver - with a separate passphrase.
113 -
114 -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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116 -More information is in the [[official documentation about private chats>>https://matrix.org/docs/chat_basics/private-group-chat/]] 🤓
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