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title = "bobachat"
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description = """
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bobachat runs Synapse, the Matrix reference homeserver. Matrix is an open
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network for secure and decentralized communication.
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"""
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## Clients
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When using a client not listed below, make sure to set the homeserver field to
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`boba.best`.
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- [Element](https://github.com/vector-im/element-web) (recommended):
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https://element.boba.best
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- [Hydrogen](https://github.com/vector-im/hydrogen-web):
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https://hydrogen.boba.best
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- [SchildiChat](https://schildi.chat/): https://schildi.boba.best
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- [Cinny](https://github.com/ajbura/cinny): https://cinny.boba.best
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## Signup/Login
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You can create an account on the bobachat homeserver at
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https://element.boba.best/#/register or any other Matrix client (such as
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https://app.element.io). Make sure that the field labeled `Host
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account on` says `boba.best`. This is set by default on
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https://element.boba.best, but it won't be on other clients.
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Note that you aren't limited to talking to just people on the bobachat
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homeserver. You can join any room, regardless of homeserver (rooms are
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duplicated between all the homeservers participating in them). People on other
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Matrix homeservers can also talk to you.
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## bobaspace
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Spaces are a way to group rooms together easily. The official bobachat space
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(named "bobaspace") can be joined using the following link:\
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https://matrix.to/#/!iStnctWbmkcQsWJzma:boba.best?via=boba.best\
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If you want to join using an account on the bobachat homeserver, make sure that
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the field labeled `Homeserver` or `Host account on` contains `boba.best`.
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Note that you don't have to be using an account on the bobachat homeserver to
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join. You can join using an account on any Matrix homeserver, such as
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matrix.org.
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