matrix-doc/docs/clients/desktop.md

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title: "Element Desktop"
date: 2020-10-12T09:27:07+02:00
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## Element Desktop

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After a desktop installation, make sure to use the existing account with the ZIH login and not to create a new account on another server. Here the example of Element:

![Selected login button in the element matrix client](/images/01_Login_en.png)

This is done by clicking on **Change**. Then you will not accidentally end up on the wrong server...

![Change login page with focus on the homeserver button](/images/02_Change-Homeserver_en.png)

Now you can manually specify the home server: tu-dresden.de

![Input field to change the home server with the input matrix.tu-dresden.de](/images/03_Set-Homeserver_en.png)

Afterwards the one-time login with ZIH login and ZIH password must be carried out:

![Login window with request to enter ZIH login and password](/images/04_Username_en.png)

By activating the slider under Settings > Settings > "**Automatic start after system login**", the element client starts after every reboot and you no longer miss any notifications due to accidentally closing the browser tab in the usage variant with the Web App.

![settings marked with the dot start automatically after system startup](/images/05_Settings_en.png)