Communication Services/Riot

Information also available in German.

This service was shut down 2021-03-21. This was due to apparent very low usage.

https://riot.fs-infmath.uni-kiel.de

Element (former Riot) is a modern chat program. Matrix the name of the corresponding protocol.

Features:

• Public chat rooms
• Private chat rooms
• Optional end-to-end encryption of chat rooms
• (Video) Calls between two people (via WebRTC)
• Video conferences via Jitsi

Chat rooms may for example be set up for small groups collaborating in a course or large ones like all the attendees to a certain course.

Usage

• Web frontend
  • Recommended: Firefox or Chrom{e,ium}
• Desktop client, Apps for Android (F-Droid, Google Play) and iOS (App Store)
  • As homeserver, set <matrix.fs-infmath.uni-kiel.de> (not <riot.fs-infmath.uni-kiel.de>).