Deprecation Notice — Matrix Federation
Matrix federation is deprecated. Rocket.Chat’s native, built‑in federation will launch in August 2025, eliminating the need for a separate home server or PostgreSQL instance. Current federated deployments remain supported until that date. To join the early‑access program, contact your CSM and review the roadmap webinar for details.
After the workspace administrator has successfully deployed a federated workspace, users can start communicating with federated users from other servers. This guide is designed to help you connect and communicate with users on other servers through federation.
Invite external users: Extend invitations to users from other Matrix servers to collaborate on your workspace.
Create federated rooms: Learn how to create federated DMs and channels in your workspace to facilitate cross-platform communication.
Search and join public channels on the Matrix network: Join conversations on public channels from other servers on the Matrix network.
Assign roles for users in federated rooms: Efficiently manage your federated rooms by assigning specific roles to users.
Supported message actions for federation
Explore the range of message actions supported within federation for Rocket.Chat:
Send and receive messages, including emojis and markdown.
Exchange attachments such as files, audio, and video.
Send and participate in message threads
Quoting messages and reacting to them.
Edit and delete your own messages.
Mention internal and external users within federated rooms.
Receive typing indicators from other users.
Assign room roles to users