Fluxer: A chat app that puts you first
fluxer.app
Fluxer is a free and open source instant messaging and VoIP platform built for friends, groups, and communities.

Since Discord has decided to set itself on fire you might be looking for an alternative. Fluxer is open source (AGPL), selfhostable and based in Sweden. But maybe wait a while before you try to install the server yourself because the dev writes on github:

I know it’s hard to resist, but please wait a little longer before you dive deep into the current codebase or try to set up self-hosting. I’m aware the current stack isn’t very lightweight. In the next update, self-hosting should be straightforward, with a small set of services: Fluxer Server (TypeScript) using SQLite for persistence, Gateway (Erlang), and optionally LiveKit for voice and video.

The developer hosted instance has a Nitro-like premium tier for their service named Plutonium, if you selfhost you get all the premium features for free.

Fluxer is not federated (yet), but according to the website, federation is planned in the near(-ish) future. Furthermore the service is a bit spotty at the moment as they are fighting with an unusually big influx of new users.

  • tordenflesk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    42·
    17 days ago

    It’s on Tubu. It’s literally on Heebee. It’s on Poodee with ads. It’s literally on Dippy. You can probably find it on Weeno. Dude it’s on Gumpy. It’s a Pheebo original. It’s on Poob. You can watch it on Poob. You can go to Poob and watch it. Log onto Poob right now. Go to Poob. Dive into Poob. You can Poob it. It’s on Poob. Poob has it for you. Poob has it for you.

      • Nalivai@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        16 days ago

        People are paralysed by the lack of monopoly, choice makes them feel unwell. Also, all the tech names are as stupid as the language permits them to be, some are worse

        • Crumblefluff@feddit.orgEnglish
          1·
          15 days ago

          Seems to me like a naive reception of the criticisms brought up.

          It is genuinely confusing for, admittedly uninformed, users who might want to switch over to decide between the options. There is no guidance, no online consensus, no indicator, what is slop, what maintained etc…

          And not addressing decision fatigue rampant in (specifically this) FOSS space is IMO a major factor in holding back its adoption.

      • caseyweederman@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        14 days ago

        A mastodon post by a user named June, @June@wolfd(here it’s truncated due to length) Transcript:

        Have you seen the new chat platform? It’s on Stoat. It’s literally on Fluxer. It’s on Discord with ads. It’s literally on Root. You can probably find it on Spacebar. Dude it’s on Squirrel Chat. It’s a Rocket chat original. It’s on TeamSpeak 3. You can collaborate on Chanty. You can go to Twist and work on it. Log onto Wire right now. Go to Viber. Dive into Zangi. You can Zulip it. It’s on Pumble. Osmium has it for you. DCTS has your back. You can use Jitsi. You can get it with Chatmail. It’s a discourse exclusive. Nanochat it right this second.

        In all seriousness, try out Fluxer. It’s FOSS and they promise federation in the future.

  • rickdg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    17 days ago

    In the modern internet, these alternative services have to be federated in order to withstand mass migrations.

    • Kualdir@piefed.socialEnglish
      8·
      17 days ago

      This one REALLY is like discord, and I’d say with the incoming ID-checks people will be more open to change

  • bagbrugsen@piefed.socialEnglish
    9·
    17 days ago

    Fluxer really looks great. Might be the greatest alternative to discord, made in EU. But fluxer is tired these days. Too much traffic…

    • ikirin@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      17 days ago

      It looks very nice, but unfortunately it’ll likely not really reach mass-appeal just due to no proper mobile app (yet).

      Personally I’ll definitely look into moving over with the communities I really enjoy using - but the masses will not move in my experience. You can see with how reddit still exists.

  • TanteRegenbogen@feddit.orgEnglish
    3·
    17 days ago

    I can’t register on it. Captcha authentification is broken

    Edit: Registration works now. But where is the software so I can self-host an instance?

    • 🦄🦄🦄@feddit.orgEnglish
      1·
      16 days ago

      The only reason they can enshittify Discord is because it’s centralized. And you want another centralized version?

      • zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        1·
        16 days ago

        Did you just stop reading after a couple of words, or why do you ask questions I have already answered?