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Getting started

Quickstart

LynxDock gives you two ways to connect: a lightweight, temporary Quick Call, or a persistent self-hosted server. You can start with a call and move to a server whenever you’re ready.

Start a Quick Call

A Quick Call is a temporary peer-to-peer room for voice, chat, and screen sharing. It’s the fastest way to get talking.

  1. Open LynxDock and choose Quick Call.
  2. Select Start Quick Call to create a new room, or Join Quick Call and enter a code to join an existing one.
  3. Share the room code with anyone you want to invite.

Quick Call rooms are ephemeral - they disappear after a period of inactivity, and nothing is stored on a central platform.

Connect to a server

A persistent server is a self-hosted home with accounts, rooms, history, and admin controls. Accounts and data stay with the server you choose.

  • Add Persistent Server - connect to an existing server using its address (for example http://localhost:8080).
  • Host a New Server - spin up your own with the Guided Setup wizard. See Self-hosting a server.

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