I’m not sure about Fluxer specifically, but I’ve seen Zulip being deployed as a self-contained chat room for a few projects now. Also Stoat claims to be a Discord replacement. What does Fluxer offer in particular that the other two don’t?
Let me save you a few keystrokes, there’s already an app called Matterbridge: github.com/42wim/matterbridge
Fair that! Only problem is, I don’t have any acquaintances, but if I ever fix that, then maybe we can work on that.
I’m already self-hosting a XMPP and a Matrix server, just in case. A shame that most of the group chats I’ve found there are about free software, assorted geekery, but not much of what I’d usually find on Discord - hopefully that changes in a few years.
I’d say you should check if any scheduled cleaning tasks are accidentally deleting your files.
Homarr is more or less turnkey, as long as you use Docker to deploy your services.
Note to self: download them as PDFs for future reference
Account verification is relatively simple, if you have your own website you just add a link back with a special formatting. Problem is, barely anyone applies for self-verification, and several platforms such as Lemmy don’t support self-verification whatsoever. I can see why something like a distributed verification agency should be a thing, if we manage to make the implementation less technical for the end users of course.
The sub-$300 is increasingly dying because of the RAM prices, but anything with a N100 or N150 should be enough for your usage case.