Tuwunel Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Tuwunel hosting and run your own Matrix chat server in Rust on your domain. xCloud runs the pinned Tuwunel v1.9.3 image as a single process with an embedded database on a persistent volume, serves federation discovery from your domain over HTTPS and generates a registration token. The first account you register becomes the server administrator, so create it promptly.

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What is Tuwunel?

Tuwunel is a featureful Matrix homeserver you can use instead of Synapse with your favourite client, bridge or bot. Upstream says it is written entirely in Rust to be a scalable, low-cost, enterprise-ready, community-driven alternative that fully implements the Matrix Specification for all but the most niche uses, and that it is the official successor to conduwuit. Self-hosted Tuwunel is released under the Apache-2.0 licence.

On xCloud it is Tuwunel v1.9.3, pinned by digest, as one lightweight process with its embedded database on the tuwunel_data volume, so there is no separate database service. Federation is on, with discovery served from your domain. Sign-up needs the generated registration token. The Matrix server name is fixed to your domain on first start and cannot change later without wiping the database.

About this app

Version xCloud installs: 1.9.3
Licence: Apache-2.0
Official website: tuwunel.chat
Source code: github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel

Tuwunel is a third-party project. xCloud is not affiliated with or endorsed by its maintainers. Names and logos belong to their owners.

From Sign-Up to a Live Tuwunel Homeserver In 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting a Matrix homeserver normally means a container host, a domain, a certificate, discovery endpoints and a registration token to generate and protect. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Tuwunel from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain and a server. The domain becomes your permanent Matrix server name, so choose it carefully.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned Tuwunel v1.9.3 image, publish the Matrix API over HTTPS on your domain and generate the registration token for you.
Step 03
Register And Create Your Room
Save the registration token from the protected credentials, point Element or another Matrix client at your homeserver URL and register first. The first account becomes the server administrator.

Everything Tuwunel Does, On Your Own Server

Tuwunel runs in full here — a federated Matrix homeserver for your team or community, on infrastructure you control.

Your Own Matrix Server
Run team or community chat on a Matrix homeserver you control, instead of relying on a hosted provider.
Any Matrix Client
Connect Element or any other Matrix client, bridge or bot to your homeserver over HTTPS.
Federation Built In
Client and server discovery are served from your domain on standard HTTPS port 443, so you can message people on other Matrix servers.
Lightweight Footprint
A single container with an embedded RocksDB database, so there is no separate database server to run.
Token-Gated Registration
Open sign-up and guest access are off. Every new account needs the generated registration token, which you control and can rotate.
Survives A Restart
Rooms, messages, accounts and access tokens all survive an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your Matrix Server 24/7

Managed hosting for Tuwunel, so the parts that keep your homeserver online are not your problem.

Tuwunel v1.9.3 deployed instantly
You register the first admin account
Free SSL certificate
Persistent tuwunel_data volume
Token-gated registration
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Tuwunel

Run a chat server for your community
Host Matrix accounts for a team, club or family on your own domain, with Element or any other Matrix client.
Talk to people on other servers
Join rooms and message users on other Matrix homeservers such as matrix.org, because federation is enabled.
Keep conversations on your own hardware
Hold messages, media and signing keys on a server you control rather than on a public homeserver.
Control who can register
Keep sign-up behind a generated registration token, and rotate the token whenever you want to stop new accounts.

Tuwunel vs Alternatives

Synapse: Upstream positions Tuwunel as something you can use instead of Synapse, with the same Matrix clients and bridges. Synapse has its own OneClick page; Tuwunel is a single Rust process with an embedded database.
Continuwuity: Continuwuity has its own OneClick page as another Rust Matrix homeserver in the conduwuit family. Tuwunel describes itself as the official successor to conduwuit.
Zulip: Zulip has its own OneClick page as a self-hosted team chat with its own protocol. Tuwunel speaks Matrix, so it federates and works with Matrix clients and bridges.
Rocket.Chat: Rocket.Chat has its own OneClick page as a self-hosted team messaging platform. Tuwunel is a Matrix homeserver, and chat clients are separate Matrix apps.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More room for a busier homeserver with more users.

$59.99per month

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

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

Tuwunel alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Tuwunel is free and open source under Apache 2.0; this is the managed server it runs on. The template manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 256 MB of RAM and 4 GB of disk. This page sells the 6 GB tier. Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore.

Managed hosting

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Connect any VPS — DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, Hetzner or bare metal — and deploy Tuwunel on it through the same panel, for a per-server management fee instead of a Cloud VPS rental.

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Priced per connected server, so your rate adjusts automatically as you add or remove servers. You pay your own provider for the server itself.

Self-managed hosting

Ready To Host Your Own Matrix Server?

Tuwunel on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your conversations. 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.

Can you self-host Tuwunel with Docker?

Yes. Upstream publishes Docker images and recommends the Docker guide for most users, and this template is Tuwunel Docker hosting already set up: the v1.9.3 image pinned by digest, one data volume, a registration token and HTTPS. It is your own Tuwunel cloud Matrix server.

How much RAM does Tuwunel need?

The xCloud template asks for 256 MB memory, one core and 4 GB storage; idle use on QA was about 55 MiB. This page starts at the 6 GB plan. Disk grows with local media and room history, so plan storage for your users.

Is Tuwunel free?

Yes, Tuwunel is Apache-2.0 licensed and fee-free. Hosting is billed as the dedicated Cloud VPS, cancellable whenever you wish. Accounts, keys and media stay on a volume that you control, with no vendor holding your rooms.

Is Tuwunel a replacement for Synapse?

Upstream describes it as something you can use instead of Synapse with your favourite client, bridge or bot, implementing the Matrix Specification for all but the most niche uses. Check that your bridges and bots work with it before moving a busy Synapse server.

How do I register the first Tuwunel account?

There is no default account. In any Matrix client, set the homeserver to your Tuwunel URL, choose Register and paste the registration token from the xCloud credentials panel. The first account you create is the server administrator, so register it before anyone else can.

Can Tuwunel users talk to people on other Matrix servers?

Yes. Federation is enabled and discovery is served from your domain over HTTPS, so users can join rooms and message people on other Matrix homeservers such as matrix.org. Keep the domain stable, because the Matrix server name is fixed to it.

Does Tuwunel include a web chat interface?

No. Tuwunel is the server. Connect with Element or any other Matrix client. Element Web and TURN for voice and video calls are not part of this template; this site has a separate Tuwunel and Element page for the web client.

Tuwunel with Element hosting

How do I rotate the Tuwunel registration token?

Edit TUWUNEL_REGISTRATION_TOKEN in the Environment editor and redeploy. Existing accounts and in-app password changes are not affected. Treat the token like a password, because anyone holding it can create an account on your server, and shorten the exposure by rotating it after onboarding people.

Can I change my Tuwunel domain later?

Not without starting again. The Matrix server name is fixed to the install domain on first start and cannot be changed later without wiping the database. Never restore the data volume onto a different domain, or the signing keys and rooms will not match.

How do I back up Tuwunel?

Back up the tuwunel_data volume, which holds the database, signing keys, local media and account state, together with the stable environment values. Keep it tied to the same domain, stop the app for a consistent copy, and test a restore on a spare server.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade Tuwunel?

The install stays on pinned v1.9.3 until you adopt a newer template version. Take a volume backup, consult upstream's release notes, then redeploy and sign in with a client. The image is pinned by digest, so Tuwunel does not upgrade itself.

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.