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Matrix Synapse + Element
Community3 services
Your own Matrix homeserver — Synapse plus the Element web client, for federated or private team chat you fully control.
Deploy Matrix Synapse + Element
| Runs | 3 services |
|---|---|
| Stack | synapseelement-websynapse-db |
| Provisioned for it | Nothing, it's self-contained |
| Verified | Not yet |
Why deploy on Railyard
Railyard provisions all 3 services in this stack together — synapse, element-web, synapse-db — wired to reach each other over the private network, on a server you already pay for.
Deploying Matrix Synapse + Element is one piece of a bigger stack you can keep building — add a database, a worker, a cache, or another app, all on the same servers you already pay for.
Good for
- Running your own Matrix homeserver for a team or community
- Federated chat that still talks to the wider Matrix network
Good to know
- Postgres is wired up automatically, and homeserver.yaml is regenerated from env on every deploy
- Federation is on by default, so this server can talk to the public Matrix network — turn SYNAPSE_REPORT_STATS and federation off if you want a private island instead
- On first login to Element Web, click Edit next to the homeserver field and paste in this stack's Synapse URL — Element ships pointed at matrix.org by default