Simple LAN-only voice chat?
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Elmojomo · 2023-12-27 23:36

I'd like to set up a real basic voice chat client on my LAN, so my
wife and I can smack-talk each other while we play games in separate
rooms.  I will be installing this on my UnRAID server, so it'll need
to run as a docker, or maybe as an app on one of my VMs, but the
docker would be greatly preferred.

I saw a suggestion for Mumble, and there is indeed a docker for that,
but I can't find any sort of startup guide for it, and it's not
intuitive to configure.  Any suggestions?

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albtechno · 2023-12-27 23:43

hi, idk if there are any only for voice but you can try Virola
messenger it a full skype related client and it has vice chat.

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Icy_Professor_2976 · 2023-12-27 23:51

Viber on your phones?

Zero config and maintenance.

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TearDrainer · 2023-12-28 00:10

[Teamspeak](https://www.teamspeak.com/en/), available for docker

But AFAIK you just need to fire up the mumble server and connect your
clients, no excessive config needed.

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Elmojomo · 2023-12-28 02:17

not really what I'm looking for, but thanks for the suggestion.

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Elmojomo · 2023-12-28 02:18

I'd prefer something on the server that I can run on our desktop
clients, to keep it all together.  Less moving parts.

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Elmojomo · 2023-12-28 02:19

>fire up the mumble server

That's the issue, there's no obvious way to do that.  After I install
the docker, there are some vague instructions about downloading a
config.ini file, but no step-by-step instructions about how to
actually do it, or how to configure anything to connect.  Starting the
docker fails with "Specified ini file /etc/mumble/config.ini could not
be opened"

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Icy_Professor_2976 · 2023-12-28 02:40

Fair enough.

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RumbleStripRescue · 2023-12-28 04:42

We tried mumble for sort of a mobile/household intercom and it worked
ok, we used the turnkey vm (https://www.turnkeylinux.org/mumble) but
sounds like you want a container-based install.

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Kerdika · 2023-12-28 05:06

Teamspeak

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Brulbeer · 2023-12-28 12:43

Teamspeak 3.

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Elmojomo · 2023-12-28 14:53

I'm totally fine with a VM, if it works, thanks!!

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Elmojomo · 2023-12-28 14:53

I'll look into it, thanks.

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Elmojomo · 2023-12-28 14:53

Seems to be a trend. lol

I'll check it out, thanks.

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Go_F1sh · 2023-12-28 17:42

+1 for mumble

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gbence · 2023-12-29 02:28

im here to argue on the "no obvious way"...
https://github.com/mumble-voip/mumble-docker

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Elmojomo · 2023-12-29 04:32

That is indeed useful information, but it's not included in the unraid
package, so I stand by my earlier statement. lol

Either way, I went with the Turnkey Linux VM image, and got it up and
running that way.  It (Mumble itself) is a bit clunky, so I'm not sure
if I'll stick with it, or eventually migrate to something else, but at
least I'm functional.  Thanks for the suggestions.