Server & hosting
This server
Address book lock
LOCKED
Keeps names and phones from being overwritten by Import, CardDAV pull, or auto-repair. To change anything while locked, type ok when asked. Read-only reference copies live on the NAS under contacts-reference/.
Phone contacts
Import / Export
NAS storage: Import / Save already keeps your Ultimate Chat address book on this NAS (Matrix account data). Phones match incoming SMS by number.
Optional: enable CardDAV below to sync the same book with your phone Contacts app (iPhone CardDAV / Android DAVx5).
WhatsApp
Not linked
Press Connect to talk to the bridge bot here. QR / login stays in this box — Ultimate Chat never asks for your WhatsApp password.
Facebook Messenger
Not linked
Same idea: Connect opens the bridge bot in this box. Sign-in / QR happens here — no Facebook password stored in Ultimate Chat.
Telegram
Coming soon
Realistic next add-on via a Matrix Telegram bridge (phone login / QR). Not enabled on this server yet.
Signal
Not available
Signal does not offer a supported self-host bridge path for family apps. Keep Signal in its own app.
Email
Separate app
Use Tuta (or your mail client) for email. Ultimate Chat keeps messaging + SMS + optional social bridges here.
Unfiled chats
None
Unknown SMS and other chats not tied to a contact also appear under the Inbox filter in Contacts. Only link chats that show a phone number (e.g. SMS +1…) — never link bridge bot / setup rooms. If a contact’s SMS chat got overwritten, use Repair.
No unfiled chats right now.
Bridge bots
Hidden
SMSGate / WhatsApp / Messenger bot consoles (setup / chatbot intro) stay out of Contacts. They belong here in Settings — not in your people list. Leave them on the server only if you want them gone from sync too.
Saved