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Among other communication tools, YunoHost project use chat rooms to communicate.

You could join those chat rooms using:

- a [Matrix client](https://matrix.org/ecosystem/clients/)
- a [XMPP client](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_instant_messaging_clients)
- an [IRC Client](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_Relay_Chat_clients) for example [KiwiIRC](https://web.libera.chat/#yunohost) (please note that the IRC room is deprecated, prefer Matrix)

**NB: Currently, the IRC bridge ([due to Matrix](https://libera.chat/guides/faq#are-bridges-allowed)) is disabled. So while the XMPP and Matrix are bridged, the IRC channel is not.**

#### Help and support chat room

There is a [support](/help) chat room for YunoHost users mutual support and help.

- Matrix: **[`#yunohost:matrix.org`](https://matrix.to/#/#yunohost:matrix.org)**
- XMPP: **[`support@conference.yunohost.org`](xmpp:support@conference.yunohost.org?join)**
- IRC: **`#yunohost`** on libera.chat

#### Development chat room

YunoHost core development chat room:

- Matrix: **[`#yunohost-dev:matrix.org`](https://matrix.to/#/#yunohost-dev:matrix.org)**
- XMPP: **[`dev@conference.yunohost.org`](xmpp:dev@conference.yunohost.org?join)**
- IRC: **`#yunohost-dev`** on libera.chat

Currently, the main chat room for contributions on YunoHost project.
For help, please see **`#yunohost`** chat room above.

#### Applications chat room

Application packaging development chat room. It allow packagers to help each other.
It also allow to discuss packaging evolution, continuous integration tools:

- Matrix: **[`#yunohost-apps:matrix.org`](https://matrix.to/#/#yunohost-apps:matrix.org)**
- XMPP: **[`apps@conference.yunohost.org`](xmpp:apps@conference.yunohost.org?join)**
- IRC: **`#yunohost-apps`** on libera.chat

#### Documentation chat room

YunoHost project documentation chat room. It allow people to discuss, synchronize and maintain
an up-to-date documentation on the differents aspects of the project (backend, frontend, apps, project, community...).
You may also share here your public communications about YunoHost (videos, presentations, etc.), to allow proper referencing.

- Matrix: **[`#yunohost-doc:matrix.org`](https://matrix.to/#/#yunohost-doc:matrix.org)**
- XMPP: **[`doc@conference.yunohost.org`](xmpp:doc@conference.yunohost.org?join)**
- IRC: **`#yunohost-doc`** on libera.chat