NovaChat servers are hosted on Hetzner in Finland and Germany, so you may see a warning message from services that your account is being accessed from there. This is you, from your own server, accessing NovaChat.
Install NovaChat Desktop client
Download here nova.chat/download
Supports: Mac OS, Windows and Linux
For advanced users: If you would like to host and maintain your personal **bridgebox**, let me know!
Get started
- Download app from nova.chat/download
- Set up your encryption passphrase, and store passphrase in password manager. You can not retrieve any of your messages if you lose this passphrase!
- Reset your password (settings —> general —> change password)
- Proceed to next section (set up chat networks)
- For the first few days, please keep your existing chat apps open so you can confirm that all messages are being relayed to NovaChat. If any messages do not appear in NovaChat, please let me know asap! We are working to fix all bugs 🐛
Set up your chat networks
Next step is to set up the 'bridges' between NovaChat and each chat network you want to connect.
- Click the 3 bar menu at the top left corner, then select 'Set Up Chat Networks'
Known Issues/Bugs
- there is no way to start a conversation inside NovaChat (yet). You must initiate conversations inside the actual IM app, then they will appear in NovaChat