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Practical guides for team chat that stays yours
Self-hosting, encryption, GDPR, pricing — written for teams evaluating how to run communication on their own terms.
- April 23, 2026 · 8 min read
How to self-host a team chat server: a practical guide
A pragmatic guide to self-hosting team chat in 2026 — deployment shapes, operational trade-offs, and when managed cloud still wins.
- April 23, 2026 · 8 min read
End-to-end encryption for team chat: what it really means
What end-to-end encryption actually guarantees in a team-chat product, what it does not, and how to tell marketing from substance.
- April 23, 2026 · 7 min read
Capacity-based vs per-seat pricing for team chat
How per-seat and capacity-based pricing actually compare at 10, 50, and 200 users — with real 2026 list prices for Slack, Teams, Mattermost, and TheChatApp.
- April 23, 2026 · 7 min read
GDPR-compliant team chat for EU teams: architecture that matters
What GDPR actually requires from a team-chat tool, the architectural decisions that matter, and five questions to ask a vendor before signing.