Set up a Matrix client
Connect Element or another Matrix app to your Family Chat server for easy sign-in and private family messaging.
Read guide →Guides
Step-by-step guides for using your Family Chat server and Matrix clients.
These guides walk you through common tasks after you sign up for Family Chat. Each family has its own private Matrix server; these instructions help you connect apps and get the most from the service.
Use your own domain
Give your family chat addresses on a domain you own, like @mum:example.com, with Cloudflare or any other DNS provider.
Read guide →Move to your own domain
Switch your family's existing chat server from its safechat.family address to a domain you own, keeping your rooms and history.
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