Matrix is easy-to-use, decentralized and encrypted private chat software. Matrix is federated, meaning that with a Matrix account on any server, including your own, you can talk to any other Matrix account on the internet, similar to email. Matrix also allows fully end-to-end encrypted group chats. Synapse is the name of the default Matrix server. It is written in Python. While it is requires somewhat more system resources than an XMPP server, it makes up for that in being very accessible to ...