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Does this work over LAN?

I have never managed to self-host a Matrix server for my home because they all demand a domain name like matrix.something.com. I can't use a local address like 192.168.1.100.

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I have a local only synapse instance with some bridges. You can use a local domain (server hostname.localdomain) and it works. Caveat is that using element with your browser does not work. Element desktop app and phone app works fine though.

Supposedly it needs some name (any name) for the userID so I don't think so. You can add a domain that points to your internal IPs though.

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