Tuwunel
High-performance and feature-rich chat server for Matrix, and the successor to conduwuit (fork of Conduit).
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 88% of tracked projects; popularity more than 54%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 2.6k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v1.9.3 · 25 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Built with | deb, Docker, Nix, Rust |
Is Tuwunel actively maintained?
Tuwunel is under active development: 1793 commits landed over the last 11 months, averaging roughly 313 commits a month in the most recent quarter.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 54% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v1.9.3, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 46 projects we track in Communication - Custom Communication Systems, Tuwunel ranks #8 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Tuwunel actually does
Tuwunel is a chat server implementing the Matrix protocol, acting as a high-performance alternative following the conduwuit fork of Conduit. It manages message routing, federation, and client connections for decentralised communication infrastructures. Written in Rust, it aims to provide a resource-efficient backend for Matrix deployments.
Best fit: Administrators seeking a resource-efficient Matrix homeserver implementation with strong community momentum.
Worth knowing: As a successor to a fork, it may experience rapid protocol shifts and potential edge-case incompatibilities compared to more established reference implementations.
Deployment notes
Containerised or package-based deployments typically require persistent storage volumes for state data and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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