- Feb 22, 2025
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Hi everyone, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask for guidance, but recently, I've wanted to move away from popular chatting apps (e.g., Skype and Discord) and create my own secure application for a small group of people to use.
I'll admit, I've spent more time thinking than doing—mostly because I wanted to have a solid plan before starting anything. Despite three months of research, I still need clarification on a few details.
Here are some logistical issues I'm running into:
1. After building the basic chat room layout, how do I handle VOIP? More importantly, how do I ensure it's secure? Is it legal to host my own VOIP? (I'm pretty sure it is, but the information online isn’t very clear.)
2. I'm not having any issues verifying the validity of message encryption—this was the easiest thing to solve. 👍
3. I've noticed a trend: the more robust an application is, the less secure it becomes. For example, small projects by other programmers, hackers, and hobbyists tend to have minimal front-end design but strong back-end security (at least from what I can tell). Meanwhile, platforms like Signal, Discord, and Skype all have questionable security issues—some more glaring than others.
4. I want to implement a self-clearing cache once a certain amount of data is reached, but I haven’t been able to find any helpful resources. This might just be a wording issue.
Thanks for reading! Any help is appreciated. I'm not looking for hand-holding—just some guidance to push me in the right direction.
(And yes, I've seen Matrix, but I want to build something with my own two hands and understand the system inside and out.)
(P.S. One final thing, it's already been recommended I start smaller or a different project but hear me out, This can split into multiple stages starting with front end to back, I really do want to build this but it feels like everything i want to do is fractured in tutorials either not updated or poorly documented.)
I'll admit, I've spent more time thinking than doing—mostly because I wanted to have a solid plan before starting anything. Despite three months of research, I still need clarification on a few details.
Here are some logistical issues I'm running into:
1. After building the basic chat room layout, how do I handle VOIP? More importantly, how do I ensure it's secure? Is it legal to host my own VOIP? (I'm pretty sure it is, but the information online isn’t very clear.)
2. I'm not having any issues verifying the validity of message encryption—this was the easiest thing to solve. 👍
3. I've noticed a trend: the more robust an application is, the less secure it becomes. For example, small projects by other programmers, hackers, and hobbyists tend to have minimal front-end design but strong back-end security (at least from what I can tell). Meanwhile, platforms like Signal, Discord, and Skype all have questionable security issues—some more glaring than others.
4. I want to implement a self-clearing cache once a certain amount of data is reached, but I haven’t been able to find any helpful resources. This might just be a wording issue.
Thanks for reading! Any help is appreciated. I'm not looking for hand-holding—just some guidance to push me in the right direction.
(And yes, I've seen Matrix, but I want to build something with my own two hands and understand the system inside and out.)
(P.S. One final thing, it's already been recommended I start smaller or a different project but hear me out, This can split into multiple stages starting with front end to back, I really do want to build this but it feels like everything i want to do is fractured in tutorials either not updated or poorly documented.)
Of course, back then, there was no such thing as Skype or Discord. What public then had, was MSN Messenger. So, Miranda IM/NG has been around for a long-long time.
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