# Zcash Community Chat Closing

**URL:** <https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-chat-closing/36014>\
**Category:** Meta\
**Created:** [February 16, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-chat-closing/36014 "2020-02-16T15:43:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.zcashcommunity.com/t/zcash-community-chat-closing/36014/8 "2020-02-17T14:09:05Z")

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FWIW Matrix is a federated messaging protocol with tons of existing tooling to bridge IRC and Discord. It has been successfully used by other FOSS communities.

Riot is the most popular client AFAIK:

> **[Element | Secure collaboration and messaging](https://element.io/)**
>
> Element is a Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted messenger and secure collaboration app. It’s decentralised for digital sovereign self-hosting, or through a hosting service such as Element Matrix Services. Element operates on the open Matrix network to...

FAQ on [matrix]:

> **[Matrix.org](https://matrix.org/faq/)**
>
> Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication

Looks like there’s already one chat room on Riot.im: [Element](https://riot.im/app/#/room/!kPZkQowEreZTacFqxd:matrix.org)

The UX isn’t that great frankly.

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