Deploying Conduit

Getting help

If you run into any problems while setting up Conduit, write an email to support@conduit.rs, ask us in #conduit:matrix.org or open an issue on GitLab.

Installing Conduit

You have to download the binary that fits your machine. Run uname -m to see what you need. Now copy the right url:

x84_64: https://conduit.rs/master/x86_64/conduit-bin
armv7: https://conduit.rs/master/armv7/conduit-bin
armv8: https://conduit.rs/master/armv8/conduit-bin
arm: https://conduit.rs/master/arm/conduit-bin

$ sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/matrix-conduit <url>
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/matrix-conduit

Setting up a systemd service

Now we'll set up a systemd service for Conduit, so it's easy to start/stop Conduit and set it to autostart when your server reboots. Simply paste the default systemd service you can find below into /etc/systemd/system/conduit.service.

[Unit]
Description=Conduit Matrix Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Environment="CONDUIT_CONFIG=/etc/matrix-conduit/conduit.toml"
User=root
Group=root
Restart=always
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/matrix-conduit

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Finally, run

$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Creating the Conduit configuration file

Now we need to create the Conduit's config file in /etc/matrix-conduit/conduit.toml. Paste this in and take a moment to read it. You need to change at least the server name.

[global]
# The server_name is the name of this server. It is used as a suffix for user
# and room ids. Examples: matrix.org, conduit.rs
# The Conduit server needs to be reachable at https://your.server.name/ on port
# 443 (client-server) and 8448 (federation) OR you can create /.well-known
# files to redirect requests. See
# https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/latest#get-well-known-matrix-client
# and https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/r0.1.4#get-well-known-matrix-server
# for more information

# YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS
#server_name = "your.server.name"

# This is the only directory where Conduit will save its data
database_path = "/var/lib/matrix-conduit/conduit_db"

# The port Conduit will be running on. You need to set up a reverse proxy in
# your web server (e.g. apache or nginx), so all requests to /_matrix on port
# 443 and 8448 will be forwarded to the Conduit instance running on this port
port = 6167

# Max size for uploads
max_request_size = 20_000_000 # in bytes

# Disabling registration means no new users will be able to register on this server
allow_registration = false

# Disable encryption, so no new encrypted rooms can be created
# Note: existing rooms will continue to work
allow_encryption = true
allow_federation = true

#cache_capacity = 1073741824 # in bytes, 1024 * 1024 * 1024
#max_concurrent_requests = 4 # How many requests Conduit sends to other servers at the same time
#workers = 4 # default: cpu core count * 2

address = "127.0.0.1" # This makes sure Conduit can only be reached using the reverse proxy

Setting up the Reverse Proxy

This depends on whether you use Apache, Nginx or another web server.

Apache

Create /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/050-conduit.conf and copy-and-paste this:

Listen 8448

<VirtualHost *:443 *:8448>

ServerName your.server.name # EDIT THIS

AllowEncodedSlashes NoDecode
ProxyPass /_matrix/ http://localhost:6167/
ProxyPassReverse /_matrix/ http://localhost:6167/

Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/your.server.name/fullchain.pem # EDIT THIS
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/your.server.name/privkey.pem # EDIT THIS
</VirtualHost>

You need to make some edits again. When you are done, run

$ sudo systemctl reload apache2

Nginx

If you use Nginx and not Apache, add the following server section inside the http section of /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

server {
    listen 443;
    listen 8448;
    server_name your.server.name; # EDIT THIS

    location /_matrix/ {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:6167/_matrix/;
    }
}

You need to make some edits again. When you are done, run

$ sudo systemctl reload nginx

SSL Certificate

The easiest way to get an SSL certificate, if you don't have one already, is to install certbot and run this:

$ sudo certbot -d your.server.name

You're done!

Now you can start Conduit with:

$ sudo systemctl start conduit

Set it to start automatically when your system boots with:

$ sudo systemctl enable conduit

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