I use WhatsApp cautiously with friends who still refuse to jump over to Signal (let alone Matrix or Session). But it’s def mind blowing to read an activist group was relying on it for organizing. Reminds me of FB being used for organizing G20 and BLM demos -_-

Template for setting up your new VMs - after setting up your first template its a few clicks and deploy for new VMs

That’s cool to know this works with friendica! How do you find running an instance? I’ve noticed friendica.world has been having issues lately

Signal is probably your best bet but it’s only mostly open source. Element/Matrix is another good option if open source is your concern.