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Matrix server feature differences? (aka Which server software to choose?) (feddit.org)

submitted 1 week ago by Lemmchen@feddit.org to c/matrix@lemmy.ml

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Are there ressources that help you find the right Matrix server software in 2026?

There's Conduit, continuwuity, Tuwunel and Synapse, but what are the differences between them? Which one should I choose when all I want is a homeserver that allows E2EE, federation (optional), voice calls, screen sharing, reliable mobile notifications and that ideally isn't a ressource hog (aka what people say about Synapse)?

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[–] stratself 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm using Continuwuity.org (also a Rust-based server and forked from the same former project as Tuwunel) so I'll name a few that this one lacks:

Synapse Admin UI (helps a lot in large server setups)
Ability to purge rooms and some history (Rust servers use rocksdb with high compaction, so not a high priority for them)
Matrix Authentication Service (aka next-gen OIDC-based authn)
Ability to become a notary server (maintain other servers' signing keys for faster retrieval by the public)
More niceties implemented for Element Call
More niceties implemented for encryption

I don't think anything except for maybe OIDC would be really needed for a small-scale homeserver, but they do lack them. For me the resource efficiency, storage savings, and ease of maintenance is definitely a larger factor in choosing the server implementation

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks for that overview, I really couldn't figure out what I was missing. I've got chat and voice working, for my tiny instance that should be enough.