Anyone run a matrix server in the cloud? How much does it cost you? -

Anyone run a matrix server in the cloud? How much does it cost you?

2025-02-25 13:24:23

zygo_histo_morpheus

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zygo_histo_morpheus@programming.dev

Toying with the idea of setting this up for myself, maybe a few bridges, maybe a few group chats on matrix itself. What kind of cost should I expect?

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2025-02-25 13:36:36 Last edited 6 hours ago

hendrik

hendrik@palaver.p3x.de

I pay 6.84€ a month for a VPS plus 4.65€ a year for the domain. That gets me a VPS with 4 cores and 8GB of RAM so in addition to Matrix, I can also fit a few Fediverse services, Nextcloud, a homepage, ...

2025-02-25 13:40:31

liliumstar

liliumstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com

For something like that, you’d want a VPS with 2-4 cores, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD. Any less and you’ll start to run into problems when adding bridges and stuff.

So, it’s really a matter of what deals you can find in that bracket, and if you care about the geographical region it’s hosted in. Usually lowendtalk.com is a good place to start looking at options.

2025-02-25 15:57:38

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m33@theprancingpony.in

Anyone run a matrix server in the cloud? How much does it cost you?

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2025-02-25 16:34:05

poVoq

poVoq@slrpnk.net

Matrix servers have the problem of highly variable resource use.

Basically if you only use it for some light chatting with friends and family and some niche topic public rooms it isn’t very heavy.

But if any user of your homeserver joins any busy rooms or uses the bridges to join busy public Telegram channels or such, it will quickly outgrow the resources of a reasonably priced VPS.

Personally I would rather recommend you to set up an xmpp server, which can include a gateway to Matrix and other services, but architecturally is much more lightweight and has better mobile clients.

2025-02-25 18:00:33 Last edited 2 hours ago

SidewaysHighways

SidewaysHighways

SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world

ooh! how do we bridge to matrix from xmpp server?

edit all i can find is how to do it from a matrix server

2025-02-25 18:48:32

poVoq

poVoq@slrpnk.net

slidge.im

It basicallly allows you to remote control an existing Matrix account on a remote homeserver. Works quite well.

2025-02-25 19:57:28

tofuwabohu

tofuwabohu@slrpnk.net

Better mobile clients? Have things changed this much in the least three years?

2025-02-25 20:16:18

Shimitar

Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu

Be careful. My disk usage is well over 8gb after bridging my WhatsApp and telegram chats…

In the clouds I would be worried about storage costs.

2025-02-25 20:30:23

dontblink

dontblink@feddit.it

How is the user experience compared to matrix? Is it easy to gateway towards matrix or other services? Can I easily join matrix or other communities servers?

I see a lot of people are now using matrix but not so many xmpp, but yeah it hoggs resources on my server too. Also I feel like it’s still pretty buggy…

2025-02-25 20:30:47

kat

kat@orbi.camp

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