📚 Wiki

Guides for running your own Outpost server and getting the most out of it as a user.

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Direct Messages & End-to-End Encryption

Friends and DMs, turning on encryption so the server operator cannot read them, what the recovery code is for, and exactly which messages are covered.

PrivacyEncryptionDMs

Blocking & Reporting

What a block actually hides, how to report a message or a person, and how reporting works for an encrypted DM the server cannot read.

SafetyModeration

Account Security

Two-factor with an authenticator app or a passkey, backup codes, password recovery on a self-hosted instance, and what deleting your account removes.

AccountsSecurity

Single Sign-On (OIDC)

Hand login off to Authentik, Authelia, Keycloak, Zitadel, Okta or Entra. What to create at the provider, the variables to set, and how accounts are linked.

Self-HostingSSOAdmin

Screen Sharing & Camera Video

Sharing a screen or a window in a voice channel, turning your camera on, and what works on each platform including Wayland and the desktop app.

VoiceVideo

Installing on Linux (Flatpak)

The Flatpak, which puts Outpost in Bazaar, GNOME Software and KDE Discover with automatic updates and a sandbox. Plus why it is not on Flathub.

LinuxInstall

Themes & Appearance

Five themes including a light one, the instance default versus your own override, and what message density changes.

AppearanceThemes

Self-Hosting Guide

The one-click Docker install for your own Outpost server, the TLS gotcha that silently breaks voice chat if you skip it, and why Outpost isn't federated.

DockerSelf-HostingFederation

Getting Started

Joining an existing community via invite, and claiming a brand-new server's one-time claim code.

AccountsInvites

Voice & Audio Settings

Push-to-talk vs. voice activity detection, device selection, and mute/deafen.

VoiceLiveKit

Messages & Reactions

Editing, deleting, reacting to, pinning, and searching messages.

Chat

Roles, Invites & Moderation

Setting up role-based permissions, invite links, and moderation tools for your server.

AdminModeration

Desktop App

Installing on Windows/macOS/Linux, and what to do about the unsigned-build warnings.

DesktopElectron

Android App

Installing the early debug build, and the mic-permission fixes that made voice channels work.

AndroidVoice

Importing from Discord

Migrate an existing Discord server's channels, roles, emoji, and history into a fresh instance.

AdminMigration

Bot Accounts

Creating API bot accounts, the one-time token, assigning a role, and how a bot differs from a webhook.

AdminAutomation