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Offshore Hosting for a Matrix Homeserver
Matrix is the open federated chat protocol. Synapse (reference implementation in Python) and Dendrite (newer Go implementation) are the two production homeservers. Running your own Matrix homeserver gives a community, project, or company end-to-end encrypted chat with full data sovereignty. This page covers hosting a Matrix homeserver on an Anubiz offshore VPS.
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Synapse vs Dendrite
Synapse is the production-tested choice. Dendrite is the modern Go rewrite, lighter on resources but with fewer years of production hardening. For most deployments choose Synapse. For very small communities or experimental use, Dendrite is attractive. Both federate identically with other Matrix homeservers.
Sizing Synapse
100 active users in 30 rooms: 4 vCPU 8 GB RAM 80 GB NVMe. 500 users in 100 rooms: 4 vCPU 16 GB RAM 160 GB NVMe with Postgres tuned. 2000+ users: move to worker mode, dedicated Postgres VPS, and possibly dedicated server. Synapse's heaviest workload is federation event processing; budget accordingly.
Anubiz binding
Anubiz offshore VPS plans from $17.90/mo; Matrix-suitable plans from $39.90/mo. Internal links: /en/matrix-hosting, /en/hosting-for-activist-matrix-relay, /en/hosting-for-activist-secure-comms-stack.
Operational responsibility
You are the admin. You install Synapse. You manage federation policy. You handle moderation. You manage backups. Anubiz provides root on a clean VPS in an offshore jurisdiction; the rest is your work.
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Why Anubiz Host
100% async — no calls, no meetings
Delivered in days, not weeks
Full documentation included
Production-grade from day one
Security-first approach
Post-delivery support included
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