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Start with the short help center, then open the deeper guide for Matrix, Shield/ZMath, calls, Zero Bot, installation, billing, safety, and self-hosted licensing.

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User manuals

First three minutes

Create or sign in, verify a device if asked, open a conversation, then wait for the Protected badge. Normal use has no manual Shield key steps.

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New phone or browser

Keep a trusted device online, verify the new one, open the same conversation, and let CallChat synchronize the room profile automatically.

Open device guide

CallChat web login

The web chat shell adds login, CAPTCHA-protected account creation, room preview, Shield file preview, and Zero Bot product direction.

Open Web Chat

Start with CallChat Web

Open the hosted web client or install Element, then use callchat.org. Messages, files, and calls use active CallChat accounts.

Open live client

CallChat app path

CallChat installs now as a web app on mobile and desktop. The downloads page also provides a Windows portable test app, Android and iOS build kits, desktop source, and checksums.

Open download page

CallChat Shield

The Shield badge shows the everyday status first. Recovery, repair, IonQ, device controls, and identifiers stay under Advanced options for the exceptional cases that need them.

Understand the Shield panel

Zero Bot

The AI helper path runs as @zero:callchat.org in the approved #zero-bot-lab:callchat.org room, with ambient lab replies, OpenZero hooks, and local audio replies through !zero voice.

Start with !zero help, !zero status, !zero openzero, and !zero rules.

Read bot guide

Q-Calls

CallChat Q-Calls use owner-controlled MatrixRTC/LiveKit, TURN, and a required room-scoped ZMath media factor. An optional, separately held IonQ hardware-linked factor can also be mixed into the call media root without sending the final factor to IonQ or the server.

Read Q-Call guide

Admin and business manuals

Protected public sign-up

Controlled access keeps early rooms cleaner while safety, moderation, and support routes mature.

Self-hosted Q Call license

Hosted Shield is included on callchat.org. The paid secure-comms offer is USD $55/month or USD $550/year for unlimited users on one approved public server IP.

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Deployment safety

Operational safety covers backups, rollback, TLS checks, Synapse identity, and health checks.

Privacy and abuse

Support never asks for raw Shield secrets, Matrix recovery phrases, private keys, payment credentials, or protected ZMath source details.