.. _DIY onboarding Mattermost: Mattermost ========== Mattermost introduction ----------------------- We're not a big fan of emails within our company, thus we're using `Mattermost `_ instead. No worries if you don't know Mattermost (yet). You might know Slack, Microsoft Teams, Rocket Chat or alike. Mattermost is similar to these platforms, but self-hosted and privacy-aware. It is our most important internal communication platform, and here are the reasons why we're using it: - A **replacement for internal emails** - A good alternative for **decentral / asynchronous communication** - **Segregation of different topics** through different Mattermost channels - Notifications from **GitLab** (e.g. new issues, merge requests, deployments) - Notifications from other **3rd party tools** (e.g. Kudos or VoIP calls) Mattermost login ---------------- Either login into `Mattermost`_ via web browser, or download a `Mattermost client `_ for your desktop and / or mobile phone. When you've logged in, ask your coach to add you to the **Mattermost confirm group**, so that you've access to all of our channels. Mattermost hands on ------------------- As soon as you've access to the confirm group: - Feel free to join to the **channels** you're interested in - Try send your buddy or coach a **private message** to see if it works - **Configure Mattermost** the way you like it to behave