# Matrix protocol for chat

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/matrix-protocol-for-chat/210780
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** chat
**Created:** [December 1, 2021, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/matrix-protocol-for-chat/210780 "2021-12-01T22:02:26Z")
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### Author: ![Thomas\_Rother](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thomas_rother/32/423597_2.png) [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/matrix-protocol-for-chat/210780/67 "2024-10-09T11:52:20Z")

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@mcwumbly @sam @lindsey

I would completely support @hellekin statements. There is a strong push towards using Matrix for chat solutions among many open source communities and also within governmental organisations here in Europe. Discourse and CDCK as its organisational framework should understand that this can be an important gamechanger for (or against) Discourse in the near future. Currently this may only be a phenomenon for “tecchie people”. But sooner or later also the less tecchie people (including managers) will understand that Matrix is the right way to do things - open sourced, based on an open and flexible open protocol and federated.

I described earlier that we already have a number of really big players in Europe and Germany which use (or soon will use) Matrix-based solutions (e.g. bwmessenger for the german army or the future TI-messenger for the national healthcare network operated by german GEMATIK).

Therefore CDCK should really make this an **official** project for the development of a technical connection between the current Discourse chat and some Marix-based services outside of a local Discourse instance (including “inter-Discourse” chat). Similar to the development which already started by @angus for the ActivityPub protocol ([ActivityPub Plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activitypub-plugin/266794))

References:

> **[Sicher. Flexibel. Open Source. Der Messenger der Bundeswehr.](https://messenger.bwi.de/)**
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> Willkommen zur sicheren, einheitlichen Messaging-Lösung für die Bundeswehr.
> Mit der App kannst du dienstlich so kommunizieren, wie du es privat gewohnt bist.

> **[TI-Messenger: Kommuniziere sicher und schnell im Gesundheitswesen](https://www.gematik.de/anwendungen/ti-messenger)**
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> Kommuniziere im Gesundheitswesen mit dem TI-Messenger! Sichere Echtzeit-Nachrichten für eine effiziente Zusammenarbeit. Jetzt informieren und ausprobieren! #TIMessenger #Gesundheitswesen #EchtzeitKommunikation

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