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title: "Decentralized Communication with Federation in Rocket.Chat"
slug: "decentralized-communication-with-federation-in-rocketchat"
description: "Learn about Rocket Chat Federation. Enable secure cross-server communications, mission-critical messaging, and collaboration."
tags: ["Enterprise"]
updated: 2026-05-18T18:49:46Z
published: 2026-05-18T23:04:09Z
canonical: "docs.rocket.chat/decentralized-communication-with-federation-in-rocketchat"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rocket.chat/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Decentralized Communication with Federation in Rocket.Chat

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**Federation** in Rocket.Chat enables organizations to securely collaborate across independent workspaces while maintaining full control over their data and infrastructure.

This section guides you through the Federation configuration options and features.

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#### Understand how Federation works

Understand the [key concepts of Federation](/v1/docs/federation-architecture-and-capabilities) and how Rocket.Chat works with the Matrix protocol.

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#### Configure Federation

[Set up federation](/v1/docs/federation-configuration) at the workspace level, including server identity, signing keys, domain controls, and performance-related options.

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#### Collaborate across organizations

[Communicate with users](/v1/docs/create-federated-rooms) on other Rocket.Chat or Matrix-compatible servers using federated rooms and direct messages.

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#### Use supported message features

Send messages, reactions, mentions, threads, and files across federated rooms with consistent behavior.

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#### Invite & join federated users

[Invite users](/v1/docs/invite-external-users-to-your-rocketchat-server) from external servers to federated rooms and understand how cross-server invitations are processed, accepted, and synchronized.

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#### Control access & permissions

Manage who can participate in federated communication using workspace permissions and [room roles.](/v1/docs/federated-room-governance-and-permissions)

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#### Understand current limitations

Learn [which features are intentionally restricted](/v1/docs/federation-architecture-and-capabilities#current-limitations) or not yet supported in federated environments.

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#### Troubleshoot federation issues

Identify and resolve [common federation issues](/v1/docs/federation-faq) related to configuration, connectivity, and synchronization.