Rocket.Chat has different types of rooms in which you can communicate with one or more other users.
- channels are the most common and generally recommended way to communicate with other users. You can recognize them by the fact that they are marked with a hashtag ( # ). Channels offer you the full range of functions of Rocket.Chat. They are, in a sense, the main rooms.
- conversations or discussions (synonymous) are marked with two speech bubbles. Here you can also communicate with several other users and make full use of the range of functions. In contrast to channels, they are one level below the hierarchy, i.e. sub-channels. Conversations are always assigned to or subordinate to a channel and are therefore connected to it. You can also create them directly from the channel. You can use the channel menu to display a list of all the associated conversations, so that all members of the channel can join a conversation if they are interested.
- The direct messages take place between two users. You can also create a direct message room with multiple members using the "Create" button in the menu bar, but we do not recommend this (members cannot be added or removed later; the room cannot be deleted; you cannot set a name or topic, etc.)