Continuwuity Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Continuwuity hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted Matrix homeserver on your own domain, with chat that federates with other Matrix servers. Deploy Continuwuity from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned v26.7.2 image with an embedded database, creates the @admin account with a generated password, turns on token-gated sign-ups and publishes the server over HTTPS. Then you sign in with any Matrix client such as Element.

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What is Continuwuity?

Continuwuity is a Matrix homeserver written in Rust, and the official community continuation of the conduwuit homeserver, which its README says has been archived and is no longer maintained. Matrix is an open, federated network for decentralised communication, so users on one homeserver can chat with users on any other. Self-hosted Continuwuity is a homeserver you run yourself, and it is a chat server rather than a web app. The project aims to keep a lightweight codebase that runs on modest hardware. It is licensed under Apache-2.0.

On xCloud, the template deploys Continuwuity v26.7.2, pinned by digest, as one container with an embedded RocksDB database and no separate database or cache. The server name is your domain and is fixed on first start. The continuwuity_data volume holds the database, signing key and media. Element Web and TURN voice calls are not included, so use any Matrix client.

From Sign-Up to a Live Matrix Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Matrix homeserver normally means a container, a domain, a certificate, discovery files, a first administrator and a registration policy before the first message. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Continuwuity from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the upstream Continuwuity image, pinned by immutable digest, with the embedded database on the continuwuity_data volume, a small read-only readiness container that probes the homeserver, a generated @admin password and registration token, and HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In From A Matrix Client
Save the admin password and registration token from the protected installation credentials. In a Matrix client such as Element, set the homeserver to your HTTPS domain and sign in as @admin:your-domain, then change the password and share the registration token with the people you want to invite.

Everything Continuwuity Does, On Your Own Server

Continuwuity runs in full here: a Matrix homeserver on your own domain that works with any Matrix client.

A Matrix Homeserver In Rust
Continuwuity is a Matrix homeserver written in Rust that aims to stay lightweight and efficient on modest hardware.
Federation Over HTTPS
Matrix lets users on any homeserver chat with users on other homeservers. Here federation shares your domain's HTTPS port 443, with discovery served from the same domain.
Token-Gated Sign-Ups
Open registration is off. Only people holding your registration token can create an account; without it registration is refused.
Generated Admin Account
The @admin account is created on first start with a generated password and is a server administrator.
Embedded Database
No separate database or cache runs alongside it; accounts, rooms, messages, media and the server signing key live on the continuwuity_data volume.
Any Matrix Client
There is no built-in web app. Use Element or another Matrix client with your domain as the homeserver.

Everything You Need To Run Your Matrix Server 24/7

Managed hosting for Continuwuity, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Continuwuity v26.7.2 deployed instantly
Upstream image pinned by digest
Admin password and token generated for you
Kept behind xCloud nginx
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Continuwuity

Private team or community chat
Run chat on your own domain and let people use any Matrix client, such as Element.
An invite-only server
Hand the registration token only to the people you want on the server; without it, sign-ups are refused.
Federated rooms with other servers
Join and host rooms alongside users on other Matrix homeservers, over the standard HTTPS port.
A low-footprint homeserver
With an embedded database and no extra services to run, idle use measured about 42 MiB in QA.

Continuwuity vs Alternatives

Slack: A Continuwuity server keeps your accounts and rooms on a domain you control and talks to the wider Matrix network. It is a headless homeserver, and this page makes no feature-parity claim against Slack.
Discord: Upstream says Matrix bridges such as appservices can reach users outside Matrix, like a community on Discord, while a Continuwuity homeserver keeps your own accounts and rooms on your server.
Matrix Synapse: Synapse is another Matrix homeserver, also available on xCloud. Upstream says a Synapse database cannot be migrated to Continuwuity, so this is a choice to make before you invite people.
Tuwunel: Tuwunel is another Rust Matrix homeserver in the conduwuit lineage, also available as a OneClick app on xCloud. Compare the two projects' release notes before choosing one.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Continuwuity hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Continuwuity sits alongside other apps on the same server.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Continuwuity itself is licensed by its maintainers under Apache-2.0.

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Continuwuity on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is Continuwuity free?

Yes. Continuwuity is open source under Apache-2.0, with the licence linked from this page at the pinned v26.7.2 tag. xCloud bills for the Cloud VPS under it, not for Continuwuity. There is no per-user fee, because the homeserver and every account on it run on your own server.

Can you self-host Continuwuity with Docker?

Yes, and this Continuwuity Docker hosting template does it for you: the upstream image, pinned by digest, is a single container on your own server, with HTTPS and federation discovery in front. It is not a Continuwuity cloud account, so your rooms and accounts live on your server.

How much RAM does Continuwuity need?

The manifest floor for Continuwuity is 512 MB of RAM, one CPU core and 4 GB of disk, and QA measured about 42 MiB idle. Large federated rooms and media grow memory and disk. This page sells the 6 GB tier, so there is plenty of room above that floor.

Which Matrix client works with Continuwuity?

Any Matrix client. Open a client such as Element, set the homeserver to your HTTPS domain and sign in as @admin:your-domain with the generated password from the credentials panel. Element Web and TURN voice calls are not part of this template, so bring your own client.

How do other people get accounts on Continuwuity?

Give them the registration token from the credentials rows. Without it registration is refused, because open registration is off. Anyone holding the token can register, so share it carefully, and rotate it by editing the token in the environment and redeploying.

Edit environment variables and redeploy

Does Continuwuity federate with other Matrix servers?

Yes. Federation uses your domain's HTTPS port 443, with discovery served from the site domain, so it needs working public DNS and a valid certificate. QA verified the discovery and federation endpoints but had no remote peer, so test a real federated room yourself.

Can I migrate from Synapse to Continuwuity?

No. Upstream's migration table says conduwuit data can be migrated, while Conduit, Grapevine, Dendrite and Synapse databases cannot, and it has not written a guide for those. Treat a move from Synapse as starting a new server, and decide before people join.

Where is the admin password, and what should I do with it?

It is in the protected installation credentials and is also printed once in the first-boot container log. Sign in, change it from your Matrix client, and treat early logs as sensitive. Editing the password in the environment later does not change the existing account.

Can I change the domain later?

No. The Matrix server name is your domain and is fixed on first start, and the signing key and database belong with it. Changing the domain later breaks the install and needs a database volume wipe, so choose the final domain before you invite anyone.

How do I back up Continuwuity?

Back up the continuwuity_data volume, which holds the RocksDB database, server signing key, local media and account state. Do not restore it onto a different domain, because the name, key and database belong together. Test a restore on a disposable install first.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Continuwuity?

A live v26.7.2 server keeps its pinned image when a newer template version appears; you decide when to adopt it. Back up the volume first and read the upstream release notes, which say a release is cut every week or two, before you move.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.