matrix-construct

    matrix-construct/tuwunel

    Official successor to conduwuit

    backend
    chat
    conduit
    conduwuit
    matrix
    matrix-chat
    Rust
    Apache-2.0
    2.7K stars
    237 forks
    2.7K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 25, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 15 days ago, with 193 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #48 in the weekly ranking the week of Mar 8, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Implements a high-performance Matrix homeserver written in Rust as a successor to conduwuit.
    • Offers a scalable, lightweight, and low-cost alternative to Synapse with full Matrix specification compatibility.
    • Use for deploying a community-driven Matrix server with easy migration from conduwuit for chat and collaboration.
    • Use for enterprise-grade Matrix server hosting requiring active maintenance and full-time support.
    • Use for integrating with Matrix clients, bridges, and bots in a Rust-based, efficient server environment.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    Tuwunel is a featureful Matrix homeserver you can use instead of Synapse with your favorite client, bridge or bot. It is written entirely in Rust to be a scalable, lightweight, low-cost, community-driven alternative covering all but the most niche uses.

    This project is the official successor to conduwuit, which was a featureful and high-performance fork of Conduit, all community-lead homeservers implementing the compatible Matrix Specification.

    Tuwunel is operated by enterprise users with a vested interest in sponsoring its continued development. It is now maintained by full-time staff.

    1. Configure by copying and editing the tuwunel-example.toml. The server_name and database_path must be configured. Most users deploy via docker or a distribution package and should follow the appropriate guide instead. This is just a summary for the impatient. See the full documentation.

    Excerpt from the matrix-construct/tuwunel README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

    237+37

    Open issues

    79+16

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