# New Discord To Discuss Nix/NixOS and the Wider Ecosystem
**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [September 11, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953 "2024-09-11T00:26:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@marshmallow](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/marshmallow)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/1 "2024-09-11T00:26:56Z")
# New Discord To Discuss Nix/NixOS and the Wider Ecosystem
Hey everyone! We’re a passionate group of Nix users, and today we are launching a new, unofficial, Discord server to discuss Nix! Our server focuses on Nix, NixOS, and surrounding topics.
We have paid extra special attention to the new-user experience, keeping explosive channel lists under wraps, and using new discord features wherever possible.
## Why a new server?
Our mission is to create a space that everyone feels welcome to participate in, and share their ideas. We want our space to be inclusive, respectful, and productive.
There are other Nix spaces for discord, but we believe there is room for a new space that prioritizes:
1. Inclusivity
2. Active Moderation
3. A fresh perspective on community management
## Join Us!
> **[Join the Nix/NixOS Community Discord Server!](https://discord.com/invite/zaz3H6UsYk)**
>
> An unofficial community for the Nix ecosystem | 560 members
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### Author:  [@bbigras](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/bbigras)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/2 "2024-09-11T01:33:58Z")
Discord. Just say no.
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### Author:  [@sigmasquadron](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/sigmasquadron)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 3:22am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/3 "2024-09-11T03:22:31Z")
I’m happy that Nix might be exposed to a wider audience, but using proprietary solutions for promoting open source software/managing a FOSS-centric community seems very much backwards.
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### Author:  [@Sandro](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Sandro)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/4 "2024-09-11T06:47:11Z")
I’d rather recommend people to join the official Matrix. Many people are already there and it is easy to get into contact with many people. Sure matrix as a software is not perfect and lacks features compared to Discord but it is free and you can participate with ease with the matrix nixos module with your own server.
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### Author:  [@fricklerhandwerk](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/fricklerhandwerk)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 7:31am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/5 "2024-09-11T07:31:59Z")
@marshmallow Don’t get discouraged by people who won’t be part of your local NixOS group anyway. I’m also here for the open sauce, I also won’t use Discord, and yet: Congratulations to your kick-off and good luck with your community!
Happy to see people enthusiastic about trying new things. Those extra spaces for exchange are really important. Tell us how it goes, and what you learn on the way. Surely we can learn something from it, too.
Just please make sure your server can’t be misunderstood as official. Put something specific, unique, distinguishing in the name; maybe there’s something that you want it to be like or about in particular. Same for using the Nix logo: Make a distinct variant, changing the shape or color, and you’re good.
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### Author:  [@drakon](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/drakon)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/6 "2024-09-11T07:50:19Z")
I think it’s good to have a choice of platforms, and my experience with Matrix has been pretty awful to be honest
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### Author:  [@Lillecarl](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Lillecarl)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/7 "2024-09-11T10:56:35Z")
How does this differ from the existing Discord server with 11k members?
> **[Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games](https://discord.com/invite/YnhmGN2Z)**
>
> Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
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### Author:  [@grappas](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/grappas)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/8 "2024-09-11T18:33:51Z")
@Salsa9 “better” moderators I suppose.
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### Author:  [@waffle8946](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/waffle8946)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/9 "2024-09-11T18:48:27Z")
see the bottom of the post:
> [@marshmallow](#):
>
> There are other Nix spaces for discord, but we believe there is room for a new space that prioritizes:
>
> 1. Inclusivity
> 2. Active Moderation
> 3. A fresh perspective on community management
Though this may not be clear enough for people who weren’t participants in the 11k member discord, it was pretty unwelcoming for new users who didn’t want to be subject to mocking, slurs, porn/gore/crypto bots, etc. - all problems pretty endemic to discord, so I’ve no idea how this server will address them.
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### Author:  [@fzakaria](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/fzakaria)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/10 "2024-09-11T23:33:54Z")
As someone who actively fights with Matrix (although I appreciate the FOSS angle); it’s a struggle to see the answer here is another Discord server.
Could one make a channel in the existent server and employ whatever moderation style you’d like there no?
At the end of the day; I don’t think fracturing is the best approach but also people are free to do what they want.
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### Author:  [@waffle8946](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/waffle8946)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2024, 11:47pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/11 "2024-09-11T23:47:36Z")
> [@fzakaria](#):
>
> Could one make a channel in the existent server and employ whatever moderation style you’d like there no?
That would require the agreement of the existing server admins, would be limited to one channel, and you’d still have to deal with the problems of that server.
fwiw I personally dislike discord and matrix, so I hang around here, but I recognize that some folks want real-time assistance and matrix is a massive entry barrier.
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### Author:  [@drupol](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/drupol)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/12 "2024-09-12T11:03:51Z")
Good luck with your initiative, but sadly I won’t be using Discord, there’s already an official an very active Matrix community that fits my needs.
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### Author:  [@fakebizprez](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/fakebizprez)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/13 "2024-09-17T00:34:02Z")
Discord is a very flawed app, technically. I’d take most Matrix clients over it any day of the week.
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### Author:  [@viperML](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/viperML)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 7:01am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/14 "2024-09-17T07:01:55Z")
Element lacks the very basic feature of having a list of messages that have mentioned you…
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### Author:  [@furanchuchu](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/furanchuchu)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/15 "2024-09-17T12:14:07Z")
In my experience, people in the existing Discord server were very welcoming for me when I was a new user. No one mocked me or made fun of my questions. My experience with it overall is pretty positive.
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### Author:  [@drakon](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/drakon)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/16 "2024-09-17T15:49:14Z")
And in some cases being able to receive a message after having received a notification for it…
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### Author:  [@waffle8946](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/waffle8946)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 6:12pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/17 "2024-09-17T18:12:47Z")
That’s lovely. I wish that was true across the board.
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### Author:  [@adamcstephens](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/adamcstephens)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/18 "2024-09-18T13:48:41Z")
I’m excited to see Nix grow and meet people where they are. We should be encouraging participation in the community in whatever way makes sense for users, and I personally think that one-size-fits-all is inappropriate for a diverse and large community.
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### Author:  [@sshine](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/sshine)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/19 "2024-11-10T20:17:57Z")
> Discord is a very flawed app, technically. I’d take most Matrix clients over it any day of the week.
Flawed is my experience of every single Matrix app.
I don’t like the economic model of Discord, and I don’t like it being silo’ed off from the internet.
But I don’t see Matrix, in practice, being an improvement. Maybe when the client landscape improves.
> In my experience, people in the existing Discord server were very welcoming for me when I was a new user. No one mocked me or made fun of my questions. My experience with it overall is pretty positive.
I don’t get mocked easily, so I don’t know.
I can say that the old Discord is highly responsive and very helpful. I’m sure the new one is, too. 🤷
I prefer to post questions & answers to Nix problems here on Discourse for better searchability.
It just happens that you might get a quicker answer in a live chat system, at the cost of others being able to benefit from any answers given. For example, this conversation would not be available if it were on Discord. ([logs.nixos.dev](https://logs.nixos.dev/) seems to log Matrix channels, but not in a particularly searchable format).
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### Author:  [@ajhalili2006](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/ajhalili2006)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2025, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/new-discord-to-discuss-nix-nixos-and-the-wider-ecosystem/51953/20 "2025-01-02T10:16:49Z")
In my opinion, instead of debating the living hell of some between using Matrix vs Discord, can we just use bridges (e.g. [Matterbridge](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge)) as a viable option?
(also this is my first reply since I am mostly lurking around here regarding flakes + NixOS, also I apologize for the necrobumping)
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