Matrix

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Getting Started

What is Matrix

Matrix is an open standard and lightweight protocol for decentralized, real-time communications. Mozilla is officially switching to Matrix, replacing IRC for public discussions.

Mozilla's Matrix server is configured to use Mozilla IAM for user management. Mozilla IAM supports the following accounts:

Community Participation Guidelines

The heart of Mozilla is people. We put people first and do our best to recognize, appreciate and respect the diversity of our global contributors. The Mozilla Project welcomes contributions from everyone who shares our goals and wants to contribute in a healthy and constructive manner within our community

Despite our very best efforts, occasionally people do experience behaviors on Matrix that are not inline with our Community Participation Guidelines. If happens to you, please reach out to the room moderator or use our reporting hotline.

Connect to Matrix

Register a username

The quickest way to register a username on Mozilla Matrix is through the web interface.

Welcome screen on chat.mozilla.org
  • On the sign in page, proceed to Sign in with single sign-on
Sign in page on chat.mozilla.org
  • Pick your choice of services to authenticate from
Mozilla IAM sign in page
  • Pick your username!
Pick your username on chat.mozilla.org

Clients

Matrix supports a variety of clients on web, desktop, and mobile. You can readily connect to the web client from https://chat.mozilla.org/. Matrix maintains a list of clients on their website.

Clients which currently support Single Sign-On include:

Connection parameters

Irrespective of the choice of client, here are the parameters to connect your client to the Mozilla Matrix instance:

Homeserver https://mozilla.modular.im
Identity server https://vector.im

Joining a room

When connected to the Mozilla Matrix server you can join Mozilla rooms and also rooms on other Matrix servers.

There are several different ways to join a room:

  • You can follow an external link. (For example, see the links to commonly used rooms lower on this page.)
  • You can follow links from inside a discussion on Matrix.
  • You can receive an invitation from another Matrix member.
  • There are also platform specific methods:
    • On https://chat.mozilla.org/ you can click Explore in the upper left and search the known rooms to see information about the rooms and then preview or join the rooms. On the left side you can select or enter another Matrix server and search for non-Mozilla rooms.
    • Other platforms: TBA

When you follow a link you you may be given a choice to preview the contents of the room or to join. If the room doesn't allow preview you may be asked if you want to join it without a preview first.

But it is also easy to leave a room. On https://chat.mozilla.org/ find the room name (or icon) in the room list on the left and click the three vertical dots to the left of the name. There are several options on how you want to read the room. plus the option to leave.

Create your own room

You can create your own rooms on Matrix by clicking the plus-symbol next to the Room list title:

Matrix-create-room

This will bring up a new dialog with some options:

Matrix-create-room

You can choose to make a room public or private, and have the option to change this later.

Finally in the advanced settings, you can Block users from other servers from joining. This disables federation for the room, and cannot be reversed.

Matrix-create-room

Commonly used rooms

General discussion

Project rooms

Specific areas

Specific locations

Rooms in other languages

Lithuanian

Feedback

For feedback on Riot and Matrix, head to #synchronicity:mozilla.org

History

  • On March 2020, Mozilla moved from IRC to Matrix.
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