A Matrix client that aims to be user-friendly and provide an experience similar to Discord. It's based on Cinny.
A web app is available at https://variance.matdoes.dev and is updated on every commit.
To host Variance on your own, build it with yarn build
and serve the dist/
directory. To set default Homeserver on login and register page, place a customized config.json
in webroot of your choice.
If you'd like to chat about Variance, you can join the Matrix space at #variance:matdoes.dev.
We recommend using a version manager as versions change very quickly. You will likely need to switch between multiple Node.js versions based on the needs of different projects you're working on. NVM on windows on Windows and nvm on Linux/macOS are pretty good choices. Also recommended nodejs version Hydrogen LTS (v18).
Execute the following commands to start a development server:
yarn # Installs all dependencies
yarn dev # Serve a development version
To build the app:
yarn build # Compiles the app into the dist/ directory
This repository includes a Dockerfile, which builds the application from source and serves it with Nginx on port 80. To use this locally, you can build the container like so:
docker build -t variance:latest .
You can then run the container you've built with a command similar to this:
docker run -p 8080:80 variance:latest
This will forward your localhost
port 8080 to the container's port 80. You can visit the app in your browser by navigating to http://localhost:8080
.