### a well maintained fork of [Conduit](https://conduit.rs/)
#### What is Matrix?
[Matrix](https://matrix.org) is an open network for secure and decentralized
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#### Can I try it out?
Yes! You can test our Conduit instance by opening a Matrix client (<https://app.element.io> or Element Android for
example) and registering on the `conduit.rs` homeserver. The registration token is "for_testing_only". Don't share personal information.
Server hosting for conduit.rs is donated by the Matrix.org Foundation.
There are no public conduwuit homeservers available, however conduwuit is incredibly simple to install. It's just a binary, a config file, and a database path.
#### What is the current status?
Conduit is Beta, meaning you can join and participate in most
conduwuit is a fork of Conduit which is in beta, meaning you can join and participate in most
Matrix rooms, but not all features are supported and you might run into bugs
from time to time.
from time to time. conduwuit attempts to fix and improve the majority of upstream Conduit bugs
or UX issues that are taking too long to be resolved, or unnecessary Matrix or developer
politics halting simple things from being merged or fixed, and general inactivity.
There are still a few nice to have features missing that some users may notice:
- Outgoing read receipts and typing indicators (receiving works)
#### What's different about your fork than upstream Conduit?
See [DIFFERENCES.md](DIFFERENCES.md)
There are still a few important features missing:
#### Why does this fork exist? Why don't you contribute back upstream?
- E2EE emoji comparison over federation (E2EE chat works)
- Outgoing read receipts, typing, presence over federation (incoming works)
I have tried, but:
- unnecessary Matrix / developer politics
- bikeshedding unnecessary or irrelevant things in MRs
- disagreement with how the upstream project is maintained including the codebase
- infinitely broken CI/CD and no interest in fixing it or improving it
- upstream maintainer inactivity
- questionable community members
- lack of MR reviews or issue triaging and no upstream maintainer interest in receiving help
- severe bugs, including denial of service and other likely vulnerabilities, not being merged due to things mentioned above
- no interest in adding co-maintainers to help out
Check out the [Conduit 1.0 Release Milestone](https://gitlab.com/famedly/conduit/-/milestones/3).
are what are keeping me from contributing. If the state of the upstream project improves, I'm
willing to start contributing again. As is, I think if folks want a more polished and well-kept version of Conduit, conduwuit exists for that.
#### How can I deploy my own?
- Simple install (this was tested the most): [DEPLOY.md](DEPLOY.md)
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