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< h1 > What is Matrix ? </ h1 >
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< h2 > Contents </ h2 >
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< li >< a href = " #gettingstarted " > Getting Started </ a ></ li >
< li >< a href = " #darkmode " > Dark Mode </ a ></ li >
< li > Using Matrix </ li >
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< li >< a href = " #voicechat " > Voice Chat </ a ></ li >
< li >< a href = " #communities " > Communities </ a ></ li >
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< li > Miscellaneous </ li >
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< li >< a href = " #rules " > Rules </ a ></ li >
< li >< a href = " #federation " > Federation </ a ></ li >
< li >< a href = " #contact " > Contact an Admin </ a ></ li >
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< p > Matrix is a communication platform . Think Discord , but hosted here and without < a href = " https://cadence.moe/blog/2020-06-06-why-you-shouldnt-trust-discord " > its problems </ a >.</ p >
< p > To get up and running , you only need to read the < a href = " #gettingstarted " > Getting Started </ a > section . Everything else here is just in case you want or need it .</ p >
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< h1 > Getting Started </ h1 >
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< p > Setting up Matrix is pretty simple . </ p >
< p > Download , install , and launch < a href = " https://about.riot.im/ " > Riot </ a >. You ' ll be presented with the following screen :</ p >
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< p > Create an account :</ p >
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< p > Under Advanced , click Other and enter in < code > https :// matrix . 9 iron . club </ code >:</ p >
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< p > Click Next and enter in your account details :</ p >
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< p > If you would like to set up encryption , follow the prompts . I would recommend doing so for account recovery . After that :</ p >
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< p > You ' re done !</ p >
< p > After registering , you will automatically be added to the Welcome room . To find more rooms , hit " Explore " . You can also create a room and invite other users to it .</ p >
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< h1 > Voice Chat </ h1 >
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< p > Matrix uses a plugin called Jitsi for voice chat . Each Jitsi chat is unique to its own room . To add one , click this button :</ p >
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< p > Depending on how the room permissions are set up , you may have to be an admin to add one . From here , pick Jitsi and follow the prompts :</ p >
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< p > Then , simply click this button to expand Jitsi and join the call :</ p >
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< p > You can also add other embeds , such as a Spotify playlist or a YouTube video . For now , these plugins are run on another server , but I may bring them into 9 iron eventually .</ p >
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< h1 > Communities </ h1 >
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< p > Where Discord has a Server , Matrix has Communities . You can join a bunch of rooms together in a community and invite people to it . To make a community , hit the big plus button on the left side of Riot and follow the prompts .</ p >
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< h1 > Enabling Dark Mode </ h1 >
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< p > By default , Riot assumes that you light light mode . Nobody likes light mode . To turn on dark mode , click your name , click " Settings " , then scroll down to the " Theme " section and pick " Dark theme " . You may have to turn off " Match system theme " to do so :</ p >
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< h1 > Rules </ h1 >
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< p > The 9 iron server as a whole only has two main rules :</ p >
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< li > Upload something illegal in the United States and I ' ll kick your ass </ li >
< li > Break into my boxes and I ' ll kick your ass </ li >
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< p > Everything beyond that is up to the room ' s admins . Each room has its own different set of admins and I might not necessarily be part of it .</ p >
< p > For the rooms I own ( like < code > #welcome</code> and <code>#adminbs</code>), the rules are in the <code>+9:9iron.club</code> community.</p>
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< h1 > Federation </ h1 >
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< p > The server on 9 iron can communicate with other servers as well . If you want to chat with someone on Matrix . org or some other server , you can . When Setting up a room , add a local address and give it to the person on the other server :</ p >
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< p > In this case , I would give out < code > #adminbs:9iron.club</code>. With this, the user on the other server can join the room. You can also join theirs in a similar way (ie. you get given <code>#room:matrix.org</code>)</p>
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< h1 > Contact an Admin </ h1 >
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< p > If the server goes down or you need to reach out to an admin for any reason , send an email to rehashedsalt @ cock . li .</ p >
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