Meshly
Meshly uses a Matrix homeserver as its shared network layer. Start fast on the community node at matrix.meshly.chat, then move to your own VPS whenever you want your own rules, your own DNS, and your own data path.
Meshly already points its built-in community flow at https://matrix.meshly.chat.
Stand up the official Meshly homeserver on a VPS, wire it to Cloudflare DNS, and let users create accounts directly from the app.
Give power users a clean path to run their own server on a VPS with the exact Matrix client API Meshly expects.
The app can send people straight into these pages instead of placeholders, so the setup story feels intentional end to end.
Installs Docker and the Compose plugin on a clean Ubuntu or Debian VPS.
Creates a Synapse homeserver with PostgreSQL and the right x_forwarded client listener.
Puts Caddy in front so /_matrix and /_synapse/client are served over HTTPS.
Bootstraps an admin account so you can sign into Meshly immediately after DNS resolves.
Covers Cloudflare DNS, firewall ports, the exact command for matrix.meshly.chat, and how to confirm registration from the app.
Gives your users a safer default with a subdomain like matrix.yourdomain.com, plus the sign-in steps Meshly expects.
matrix.meshly.chat at the VPS, keep it DNS-only, and run the installer.
The website can live on meshly.chat through Cloudflare Pages while the homeserver stays on its own Matrix-safe subdomain.