[theK]

So encrypted at rest but no E2EE, did I read that right?

[hendrikmans]

Yes, Chatto's core system does not use e2ee. This is by design; if there ever are e2ee features -- and chances are good they will, in some shape -- the encryption will be layered on top of that (encrypted message payloads and such.)

[NikxDa]

Seems like it, but since you can self host it, you still get a lot more control over the data than using one of the aforementioned hosted offerings

[theK]

Yeah, there are definitely valid contexts for hosting chat like this. E2EE has the benefit of not needing to trust the host, which I personally like but I can see this being fine or even wanted for lots of cases.