From d2e90c6dc36fe612d779319fe519b7105a896af1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: inference-bot Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 13:25:33 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?getting-started:=20Matrix=20=E2=80=94=20how=20t?= =?UTF-8?q?o=20connect=20from=20any=20client=20(custom=20homeserver=20step?= =?UTF-8?q?s,=20separate=20identities)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- getting-started.md | 19 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/getting-started.md b/getting-started.md index e00850e..65c3743 100644 --- a/getting-started.md +++ b/getting-started.md @@ -56,10 +56,21 @@ privacy, and direction happen on our **Loomio forum**: - **[forum.inference.coop](https://forum.inference.coop)** — where members discuss and decide. - **[matrix.inference.coop](https://matrix.inference.coop)** — our Matrix chat server. Log in - with your co-op account (Cloudron SSO); your Matrix ID is `@username:inference.coop` and - works with any Matrix app (Element, Fluffychat, etc.). Every member is invited to the - **Inference Cooperative** space automatically — check your invites on first login. Your - existing Matrix account on another server also works. + with your co-op account (Cloudron SSO); your Matrix ID is `@username:inference.coop`. + Every member is invited to the **Inference Cooperative** space automatically — check your + invites on first login. + + **Using it from any Matrix client** — the server speaks the standard Matrix protocol, + so you can connect from any client: + + - **Element** (web, desktop, iOS, Android): on the sign-in screen, click *Edit* next to + "Homeserver" and enter `https://matrix.inference.coop`, then sign in with your co-op + account. (On [app.element.io](https://app.element.io) or the desktop/mobile apps alike.) + - **FluffyChat, Cinny, SchildiChat** or any other client: look for the "custom homeserver" + / "other server" option in the client's login screen and enter the same address. + - Your co-op account and your existing Matrix account on another server (e.g. + matrix.org or a personal homeserver) are separate identities — keep whichever you + like for co-op rooms; both can join. Invites go to your co-op account by default. - See the [Charter](charter.md) for how governance is structured. - See [Open questions](open-questions.md) for the decisions currently on the table.