emberclear is published at: https://emberclear.io and can be run locally with docker via
docker run -d -p 4201:80 nullvoxpopuli/emberclear
and then can be visited at http://localhost:4201.
Yes, there is a lack of trust that manifests when existing chat apps are closed source and centralized. Emberclear, by design, is trustless -- meaning that, while there is a server component, the server knows nothing more than your "public key". The server(s) are also meant to be a hot-swappable member of a mesh network, so no one implementation matters, as long as the same protocol is used.
Here is a table of detailing out some differences between emberclear and other chat apps:
See: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Cross-Browser / Cross-Platform Testing and Automation