SimpleX Chat
SimpleX Chat SimpleX Chat is a private, decentralised messaging platform where users own their contacts and groups. Unlike other platforms, SimpleX assigns no p
SimpleX Chat is a private, decentralised messaging platform where users own their contacts and groups. Unlike other platforms, SimpleX assigns no persistent user IDs — every contact is identified by an opaque internal ID generated at connection time, which makes it one of the most private messengers available. …
What this page covers
- Prerequisites
- Install simplex-chat
- Start the daemon
- Configure Hermes
- Via setup wizard
- Via environment variables
- Find your contact ID or display name
- Authorization
- Group chats
- Attachments
- Using SimpleX with cron jobs
- Privacy notes
- Troubleshooting
Section outline mirrored from the official Hermes Agent documentation. Follow any heading to read the complete text on the source site.
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