@Fragglemuppet Stick with Element for now. Once you get ahold of Matrix concepts then you could consider moving to Cinny or Nheko if you'd like, though personally I use Element Nightly (as I use some experimental features).

@scooter See https://servers.joinmatrix.org (the version status are not accurate as of now). More French ones are available at https://www.chatons.org/search/by-service?service_type_target_id=All&field_alternatives_aux_services_target_id=All&field_software_target_id=274&field_is_shared_value=All&title= (some may cost). I can provide specific recommendations if you could provide some criteria.

@crb AFAIK for always free you gotta bet on regional availability... (I had my server since 2022 and I faced no such issue though, but I know people more recent than me do)

I've been told that Aquarians might face unexpected emergency scenarios this week, not that I ever believed in horoscopes or anything. No emergencies yet, but instead I just found out that one of my middle school classmates (back in Shanghai) has turned up in the same masters degree program - same class, even - as me, in New York... (And for the same reason: being jobless in CS...)