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We host a small Matrix-server. The server is for 4 people but barely uses the 2 cores 4GB RAM.
Storage is mostly media, but stayed under 100GB in about 3 years.
We also host a web frontend and use Schildichat as app, but Element X could be better nowadays. Both also have a desktop client.
A big plus are all the bridges. My girlfriend uses WhatsApp, no problemo, there is a bridge for that. That one club only has a signal group? Use the bridge.
One of us uses Fb-Messenger via a bridge. Telegram also works and there are lots more.
The server is also low maintenance. It's an ansible playbook, that I irregularly run.
It takes around an hour twice a year due to changes in the playbook.
Also matrix is feature rich beyond your requests. I don't know much about the others, but matrix had emoji-reactions before WhatsApp and has threads inside of chatrooms and spaces which are collections of chats for common topics.
Also polls, sharing current/live location (not bridged to WA), voice messages and stickers.
All that bridge stuff has me interested. I'd just like to put all of my chats in one place. Matrix seems like the solution for that. Just bridge everything lol.
Just be aware that many times the service you are bridging doesnt like that you are. As an example, I was bridging solely for Facebook marketplace messages and they constantly were locking my account.
@Black616Angel Also for storage, you can define message retention (1 year or similar) so your storage would also not balloon over time. In my opinion chat is ephemeral in nature.