signal-bridge

This is a Matrix bridge for Signal, the secure messenger app by Open Whisper Systems.

It works through a dirty port of the Signal Chrome App to Node.js, which serves as the client. You can find that here: https://github.com/matrix-hacks/node-signal-client

features

• Linking as a second device
• Signal to Matrix direct text message
• Matrix to Signal direct text message
• Signal to Matrix direct image attachment message
• Matrix to Signal direct image attachment message
• group messaging
• read receipts
• contact list syncing

requirements

You need an iOS and Android phone with an existing Signal account that you are willing to link with the Signal client in this bridge.

installation

clone this repo

cd into the directory

run npm install

register/link with your signal mobile app

Before configuring the bridge with Matrix, you need to setup the Signal link with your phone. Open up your Signal app and go to Settings and then Linked Devices. You should see your camera preview open up.

In the terminal, run npm run link and you should soon see a giant QR code. Scan that with Signal.

If this throws an error, check the debug log for this problem. If you're having this issue, npm did not completely install signal-desktop, a dependency of a dependency. This happens because, at least in some npm versions, git repositories' git submodules are ignored. To install it manually, using git, run:

cd node_modules
rm -rf signal-desktop
git clone "https://github.com/signalapp/signal-desktop.git"
cd signal-desktop
git checkout v0.39.0

If you get an error, restart the node process so that you can try with a different QR (it may have expired).

If you ever need to unlink it and cleanup the data and keys, run npm run clean. Make sure to delete the linked device from the Signal mobile app as well.

configure

Copy config.sample.json to config.json and update it to match your setup

register the app service

Generate an signal-registration.yaml file with node index.js -r -u "http://your-bridge-server:8090"

Note: The 'registration' setting in the config.json needs to set to the path of this file. By default, it already is.

Copy this signal-registration.yaml file to your home server, then edit it, setting its url to point to your bridge server. e.g. url: 'http://your-bridge-server.example.org:8090'

Edit your homeserver.yaml file and update the app_service_config_files with the path to the signal-registration.yaml file.

Launch the bridge with node index.js.

Restart your HS.

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TODO

• Be able to originate conversations from the Matrix side.