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fluxer is to be the new home for ravinia
2026-04-30
As you know from my previous blog posts, I have been thinking about what I am going to replace Discord with. There are a number of potential answers to this question, and the favorites that arose when I was pondering the answer for my own community were Matrix, Fluxer, Stoat, and CommonGround.
Each of them are open source software. However, after much experimentation with different platforms and replicating our same Discord server across each of these platforms and testing them out with community members, Fluxer arose as the clear winner. It is almost 1:1 with the Discord UI, it is very easy for anyone to use, and it seems to work quite well.
Fluxer is working towards federation, which is going to be a huge thing. The main dev put out a roadmap for 2026 and there are some exciting things on the list. A native mobile app is also in the works, which is going to be nice, since I have been using it as a webapp on mobile for the moment.
Threads and forums, which have also gotten quite popular on Discord, are coming soon as well! I am looking forward to incorporating this back into the community. Slash commands in communities, as well as end-to-end encryption in DMs is on the way. This is exciting stuff! There are some other things on the roadmap as well, so you can learn more about it by reading about it from the roadmap link I shared above.
I am inviting everyone in our Ravinia community to make the switch with us over to Fluxer. I am going to share an invite link down below to our community room. I know some folks won't want to switch over from Discord, and I will be keeping the Ravinia Discord server going for the foreseeable future, however, the "main" hub is now over at Fluxer.
Want to switch over from Discord to something that is open-source, private, and (soon to be) federated and self-hostable? Fluxer is the answer to the Discord question, for us in Ravinia at least. I invite you to join us! If you like programming, the open Web, GNU/Linux, music, art, streaming, video games, homesteading, writing, creating things, or just chilling out with like-minded, relaxed people, you will have a good time in Ravinia.
You can join us by clicking the link below:
Join the Ravinia Fluxer community!
I hope you decide to come check us out and hang out with us, play games, and create things together! You can either use Fluxer on the web or download the app for Linux, macOS, and Windows here.
If you're on an immutable system or just prefer Flatpak, you can also download the official Flatpak here.