2025-10-18 –, Ada Byron
fairkom has developed a [matrix]-based school messenger for the Department of Education of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate to serve up to half a million users. Schulchat RLP has one code base for all platforms and is available as app on Apple and Google Play Stores.
What makes this solution unique is the deep integration of the identity and user management system from the "Bildungsportal RLP", ensuring seamless use for teachers, students, and even parents - from primary to vocational schools.
For Schulchat RLP we have added a sophisticated address book into the messenger with role based communication templates and adapted the client application, based on FluffyChat, to meet pedagogical requirements, such as enabling active read confirmations.
We will be presenting the project lifecycle, challenges with E2EE, SSO, hosting and how we manage user feedback and daily operations.
fairkom is a silver member of the [matrix] foundation and offers custom messaging solutions and scalable hosting.
Project and product management for [matrix]-based messenger solutions at fairkom.
Hi! I am a nerdy ambivert who recently moved to Vienna and I'm trying to not trip over my own fingers while learning jazz and classical piano.
I started seriously tinkering with Linux and FOSS in high-school and that addiction only got worse over time. Fast forward 15 years and that gusto got me into working with universities and institutions running their own FOSS stacks: from Jitsi to Matrix, Linux to Kubernetes and more.
I work closely with Fairkom and their projects, especially in the Linux and Kubernetes infrastructure and of course a lot of Matrix.
I am part of the fairkom team, where I work as a software developer on various open source projects, including SchulchatRLP, DisplayEurope, Termino, and more.
Dr. Roland Alton is the chairperson at fairkom. There we do open source consulting and scalable hosting.
Educated as an IT professional. Good at planning, deploying and managing complex communication solutions for various customers. Active as a free software & creative commons evangelist.
Located in Austria/Europe.