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title: Continuwuity: Reliable Matrix Homeserver description: Building a rock-solid Matrix homeserver? Dive into Continuwuity for a setup designed for resilience and peace of mind.

Matrix Continuwuity Homeserver Guides

This section provides comprehensive guides for deploying Continuwuity, a featureful fork of the Conduit Matrix homeserver. Written in Rust, Continuwuity aims to be a high-performance and efficient homeserver that's easy to set up and "just works".

Quick Start

These Docker guides will walk you through:

  1. Docker Deployment - Set up the Continuwuity container
  2. Server Configuration - Configure your homeserver
  3. Reverse Proxies - Set up external access
  4. SSL Certificates - Secure your server
  5. Choose your proxy:
    • Caddy - Simple, automatic HTTPS
    • Nginx - Popular and flexible

Deployment Options

While these guides focus on Docker deployment, Continuwuity provides several installation options:

  • Docker containers (covered in this guide)
  • Debian packages (.deb) for x86_64 and ARM64
  • Static binaries for Linux (x86_64/ARM64) and macOS (x86_64/ARM64)

You can find all these options in the official releases. For non-Docker deployments, refer to the deployment documentation which covers setting up users, systemd services, and more.

Continuwuity is quite stable and very usable as a daily driver for low-medium sized homeservers. While technically in Beta (inherited from Conduit), this status is becoming less relevant as the codebase significantly diverges from upstream Conduit.

Key features and differences from Conduit:

  • Written in Rust for high performance and memory efficiency
  • Complete drop-in replacement for Conduit (when using RocksDB)
  • Single-process architecture (no worker configuration needed)
  • Actively maintained with regular updates
  • Designed for stability and real-world use

Getting Help

If you need assistance, you can join the official Matrix rooms:

Please review the Continuwuity Community Guidelines before participating.

Try It Out

While there isn't an official public server with open registration currently, you can:

  • Try their official mirror of the Element Web client (other clients may be available later).
  • Check servers.joinmatrix.org for public homeservers potentially running Continuwuity.
  • Deploy your own instance by following these guides!

Let's get started with deploying your own efficient Matrix homeserver!