Title: Introduction
Date: 2019-06-17
url: im-intro.html
save_as: im-intro.html
Summary: Introduction to homebrewserver.club instant messaging how to's and why's
Status: published
Category: instant-messaging

This series already assumes some homebrewserver knowledge on your part. Landed in the wrong place? Check our [fundamentals section](../category/fundamentals.html).

Here you will not only learn how to set up your own instant messaging server and client, but also understand why you would want to do this instead of blindly installing an 'alternative' to WhatsApp. (Remember: [Approaches, not Apps!](/#promote-approaches-not-apps))