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== Getting Started ==
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=== What is Matrix ===
[https://matrix.org/ 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 [[IAM/Frequently_asked_questions|Mozilla IAM]] for user management. Mozilla IAM supports the following accounts:
'''Matrix''' is an open, lightweight protocol for decentralized, real-time communication, and Mozilla's preferred open discussion platform.


* Mozilla LDAP
== Community Participation at Mozilla ==
* [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/accounts/ Firefox Accounts]
* [https://github.com/ Github]
* [https://myaccount.google.com/ Google]


=== 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 the participation of everyone who shares our goals and wants to contribute in a healthy and constructive manner within our communities. To that end, as  with all Mozilla spaces and events we expect participants in our Matrix forums to support and uphold the Mozilla [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/ Community Participation Guidelines] as a condition of participation.
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 [https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/about/governance/policies/participation/ Community Participation Guidelines].  If happens to you, please reach out to the room moderator or use our [https://events.mozilla.org/communityparticipationhotline reporting hotline].
Please note that the great majority of the rooms on our Matrix instance, like Bugzilla and Discourse, are public-facing forums that can be read anonymously, and should be considered a public place. Your participation in public rooms like Mozilla-General will be publicly visible. Some people create alternative accounts or log in with alternative email addresses for this reason. See [https://www.mozilla.org/privacy/websites/ Mozilla's Websites, Communications & Cookies Privacy Notice] for more information on our privacy policies.


=== Connect to Matrix ===
== Clients ==


==== Register a username ====
Matrix servers are accessible from a variety of clients on web, desktop, and mobile. You can readily connect to the web client from [[#mx-client-element | Mozilla website]]. Matrix maintains a list of clients on [https://matrix.org/clients/ their website].
The quickest way to register a username on Mozilla Matrix is through the web interface.


* Open https://chat.mozilla.org/
The Mozilla Matrix server requires Single Sign-On. Clients which currently support Single Sign-On include:
* Review the CPG and privacy notices and press the Sign In button
{|class="wikitable"
[[File:Chatmo-welcome-screen.png|frame|none|alt=Welcome screen on chat.mozilla.org]]
|-
* On the sign in page, proceed to Sign in with single sign-on
! style="text-align: center;" | Client
[[File:Chatmo-signin-page.png|frame|none|alt=Sign in page on chat.mozilla.org]]
! colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Supported OS
* Pick your choice of services to authenticate from
! style="text-align: center;" | Note
[[File:Am-screen.png|frame|none|alt=Mozilla IAM sign in page]]
|-
* Pick your username!
| id="mx-client-element" | Element Web, the software behind [https://chat.mozilla.org chat.mozilla.org]
[[File:Chatmo-pick-username.png|frame|none|alt=Pick your username on chat.mozilla.org]]
| colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | Web, Browser
 
|-
==== Clients ====
| [https://element.io/download Element] for Desktop
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 [https://matrix.org/clients/ their website].
| Windows 10+
 
| Linux
Clients which currently support Single Sign-On include:
| macOS
 
|-
* riot-web, the software behind [https://chat.mozilla.org chat.mozilla.org]
| [https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird], through [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/instant-messaging-and-chat TB Chat] as of version 102
** this is also available as a desktop client: [https://riot.im/download/desktop/ download here]
| Windows
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app Riot Android] (also [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.alpha/ available on F-Droid])
| Linux
** [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.riotx RiotX] is the next generation Matrix client for Android (also [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.riotx/ available on F-Droid])
| macOS
* [https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/riot-im/id1083446067 Riot iOS]
| See [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-matrix-chat-faq Single Sign On and FAQ]
* weechat, using the [https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/ weechat-matrix protocol script]. Note the [https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/#single-sign-on Single Sign-On instructions].
|-
 
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.element.android.x Element X] for Android (also [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.element.android.x/ available on F-Droid])
===== Connection parameters =====
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Android 7+
Irrespective of the choice of client, here are the parameters to connect your client to the Mozilla Matrix instance:
|-
 
| [https://apps.apple.com/app/element-x-secure-chat-call/id1631335820 Element X] for iOS
{|
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | iOS 17+
|-
|-
|[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=im.vector.app Element] for Android (also [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/im.vector.alpha/ available on F-Droid])
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Android 5+
|-
| [https://apps.apple.com/app/vector/id1083446067 Element] for iOS
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | iOS
|-
| [https://weechat.org/ WeeChat], using [https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/ Matrix protocol script]
| Windows (Cygwin)
| Linux
| macOS
| See [https://github.com/poljar/weechat-matrix/#single-sign-on Single Sign-On instructions]
|-
| [https://github.com/tulir/gomuks gomuks] a terminal-like client
| <s>Windows 7+</s>
| Linux
|
| All Windows builds do not work.
|-
|-
| '''Homeserver'''
| [https://github.com/quotient-im/Quaternion Quaternion]
| <nowiki>https://mozilla.modular.im</nowiki>
| Windows 7+
| Linux
| macOS
|-
|-
| '''Identity server'''
| [https://nheko-reborn.github.io/ Nheko Reborn]
| <nowiki>https://vector.im</nowiki>
| Windows 10+
| Linux
| macOS
|}
|}
Updated 2025-06-25


=== Joining a room ===
== Feedback ==
 
For feedback on the use of Element and Matrix at Mozilla, head to [https://chat.mozilla.org/#synchronicity:mozilla.org #synchronicity:mozilla.org]. You can also [mailto:matrix-admins@mozilla.com contact the Mozilla Matrix administration team by email].
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 ===
TBA
 
== Commonly used rooms ==


=== General discussion ===
For problems with software used to access the Matrix see the support channel for the software. For problems with the web interface (including chat.mozilla.org) visit [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#element-web:matrix.org #element-web:matrix.org].
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#general:mozilla.org #general:mozilla.org ] - General discussions about Mozilla
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#developers:mozilla.org #developers:mozilla.org] - General Firefox and Gecko development discussion
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#introduction:mozilla.org #introduction:mozilla.org] - Help with basics of developing for Mozilla
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#synchronicity:mozilla.org #synchronicity:mozilla.org] - Sorting out bugs and papercuts in the migration from IRC to Matrix
 
=== Project rooms ===
 
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#sumo:mozilla.org #sumo:mozilla.org] - [[Support|Mozilla Support]] main channel
 
=== Specific areas ===
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#l10n-community:mozilla.org #l10n-community:mozilla.org] - Discussion about localization (l10n) of Mozilla applications
 
=== Specific locations ===
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#berlin:mozilla.org #berlin:mozilla.org] - General chat for people in the Berlin office
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#canada:mozilla.org #canada:mozilla.org] - General chat for the Canadian Mozilla community
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#mozfr:mozilla.org #mozfr:mozilla.org] - Communauté francophone de mozfr.org - French speaking community from mozfr.org
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#Mozilla_NL:mozilla.org #Mozilla_NL:mozilla.org] - Voor Nederlands sprekende medewerkers en vrijwilligers van Mozilla
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#mozilla-hispano:mozilla.org #mozilla-hispano:mozilla.org] - Comunidad en español de Mozilla https://www.mozilla-hispano.org/
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#toronto:mozilla.org #toronto:mozilla.org] - General chat for people in the Toronto office
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#vancouver:mozilla.org #vancouver:mozilla.org] - General chat for people in the Vancouver office
 
=== Rooms in other languages ===
 
====Lithuanian====
* [https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#l10n-lt:mozilla.org #l10n-lt:mozilla.org] – Lithuanian l10n community
 
== Feedback ==
For feedback on Riot and Matrix, head to [https://chat.mozilla.org/#synchronicity:mozilla.org #synchronicity:mozilla.org]


== History ==
[[category:Matrix]][[category:Software]][[category:Windows]][[category:Protocol]]
* On March 2020, Mozilla moved from [[IRC]] to Matrix.

Latest revision as of 18:25, 9 October 2025


Mozilla logo Main | Get Started | Rooms | Moderators | Bots | FAQ | Resources


Matrix is an open, lightweight protocol for decentralized, real-time communication, and Mozilla's preferred open discussion platform.

Community Participation at Mozilla

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 the participation of everyone who shares our goals and wants to contribute in a healthy and constructive manner within our communities. To that end, as with all Mozilla spaces and events we expect participants in our Matrix forums to support and uphold the Mozilla Community Participation Guidelines as a condition of participation.

Please note that the great majority of the rooms on our Matrix instance, like Bugzilla and Discourse, are public-facing forums that can be read anonymously, and should be considered a public place. Your participation in public rooms like Mozilla-General will be publicly visible. Some people create alternative accounts or log in with alternative email addresses for this reason. See Mozilla's Websites, Communications & Cookies Privacy Notice for more information on our privacy policies.

Clients

Matrix servers are accessible from a variety of clients on web, desktop, and mobile. You can readily connect to the web client from Mozilla website. Matrix maintains a list of clients on their website.

The Mozilla Matrix server requires Single Sign-On. Clients which currently support Single Sign-On include:

Client Supported OS Note
Element Web, the software behind chat.mozilla.org Web, Browser
Element for Desktop Windows 10+ Linux macOS
Thunderbird, through TB Chat as of version 102 Windows Linux macOS See Single Sign On and FAQ
Element X for Android (also available on F-Droid) Android 7+
Element X for iOS iOS 17+
Element for Android (also available on F-Droid) Android 5+
Element for iOS iOS
WeeChat, using Matrix protocol script Windows (Cygwin) Linux macOS See Single Sign-On instructions
gomuks a terminal-like client Windows 7+ Linux All Windows builds do not work.
Quaternion Windows 7+ Linux macOS
Nheko Reborn Windows 10+ Linux macOS

Updated 2025-06-25

Feedback

For feedback on the use of Element and Matrix at Mozilla, head to #synchronicity:mozilla.org. You can also contact the Mozilla Matrix administration team by email.

For problems with software used to access the Matrix see the support channel for the software. For problems with the web interface (including chat.mozilla.org) visit #element-web:matrix.org.

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