# Tuwunel

> Tuwunel is a Rust Matrix homeserver (Apache-2.0) and the official successor to conduwuit, sponsored by the Swiss government. It ships as a static binary, Docker image and Debian, RPM, Arch, Alpine and Nix packages with an embedded RocksDB database, so it is simpler to run than Synapse. It is only the server: people chat through Element or another Matrix client. No hardware sizing is published, and there is no Windows or macOS build documented.

- Repository: https://github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel
- Official docs: https://matrix-construct.github.io/tuwunel/
- Checked: 2026-10-15

## What it replaces
- Slack: Channels and direct messages, Threaded conversations, Integrations (partial). Server only; pair with Element or another Matrix client. Calls, search and bots depend on the client and add-ons.

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Self-hosted server (static binary, Docker or distro packages) | https://github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | Apache-2.0 | https://github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, Apache-2.0 | https://github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel/blob/main/LICENSE | 2026-10-15 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Hardware | Unknown | Not documented | none found | - |
| Operating systems | Partial | Linux (Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/RHEL, Arch, Alpine, Gentoo, NixOS) and Docker; Windows and macOS not documented | https://github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel#readme | 2026-10-15 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium; binary, package or Docker, plus a domain, TLS and a reverse proxy such as Caddy | https://github.com/matrix-construct/tuwunel#readme | 2026-10-15 |

GitHub: 2629 stars, 231 forks, last push 2026-10-15, archived: no.
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