Chat introduction
Anyone can access chatrooms at [[domain virtual-assembly.org]].
You can create a personal [[account]] to access the chat service directly.
You can access the service indirectly via another Matrix chat service.
Clients
Recommended chat client is Riot.
Setup
Use the [[chatserver matrix.virtual-assembly.org]].
On the Riot client it is "Home server" field after selecting "Custom server".
Create a new account,
providing your personal email address at [[maildomain assemblee-virtuelle.org]].
(do not provide a phone number)
Channels
You can join channels each with different topics.
All channels are listed in a public channel list.
You can mention a channel in chat by writing its name starting with a "#".
Communities
You can join communities each covering a group of channels.
Groups can (in some chat clients) help limit views of channels.
Communities are linked from general channels in the public channel list.
You can mention a community in chat by writing its name starting with "+".
