Matrix

Matrix is no longer online :(

The CSGSBS runs a Matrix server for instant messaging amongst CS grad students. You can register at: riot.turing.casa/#/register. To register, you will have to use your @cs.toronto.edu email address. Some people reported difficulties with the verification email. Be sure to check your junk mail.

You will create a username and password at registration. After login, you will also be prompted to create an encryption password which is used for end-to-end encryption in your direct conversations.

The CSGSBS rooms are hosted on our turing.casa server, so your Matrix address will be of the form: @username:turing.casa. Once you are online, you should see the following CSGSBS rooms:

• #csgsbschatter:turing.casa
• #csgsbsresearch:turing.casa
• #csgsbsannouncements:turing.casa
• #csgsbstechsupport:turing.casa

The turing.casa server is part of the wider federation of Matrix servers, so your address will allow you to communicate with users on other servers as well.

Login Option 1 - Web Browser⌗

Go to riot.turing.casa in your web browser to access to the Element web app (previously known as Riot).

Login Option 2 - iPhone or Android⌗

The following web page has the links to app Element for iPhone and Android: matrix.org/clients. Once you have installed and opened Element, you will enter your login credentials. At login, you will also have to specify our Matrix server which is: matrix.turing.casa.

Login Option 3 - Desktop clients⌗

It is possible to run the Element web-app as a desktop app, and there are a number of other desktop clients as well. You can find all of them here: matrix.org/clients. Again, when using these clients, you will have to specify the URL of our homeserver, namely: matrix.turing.casa.