Run Rocket.Chat, the open-source platform for team messaging, calls and file sharing, from a pre-configured AMI in your own AWS account. Conversations stay on your infrastructure.
Rocket.Chat is an open-source communication platform with real-time messaging, audio and video conferencing and file sharing. Its Community edition is MIT licensed, and unlike most team chat tools it can also bring customer conversations from WhatsApp, SMS and live chat into the same place.
Channels, direct messages and threads in real time.
Meet without leaving the workspace.
Share files inside conversations.
Route WhatsApp, SMS and live chat into your team inbox.
Integrate Rocket.Chat with your own systems.
Adjust the interface and features to fit your team.
Rocket.Chat runs on Node.js and MongoDB. The AMI installs and configures the stack for you.
Subscribe on AWS Marketplace and launch the CloudFormation stack with your domain. Allow 5-10 minutes.
Create a DNS record in Route 53 with the PublicIp from the stack outputs.
Go to the DashboardUrl and complete the setup wizard to create your workspace.
Create channels, invite members and connect any integrations you need.
An AMI on AWS Marketplace, launched into your own AWS account with a CloudFormation stack.
Launch on AWS | Rocket.Chat | Mattermost | |
|---|---|---|
| Free edition licence | MIT (Community) | MIT (Team Edition) |
| Omnichannel (WhatsApp, SMS, live chat) | Built in | Not available |
| Stack | Node.js, MongoDB | Go, PostgreSQL or MySQL |
| Documented minimum | 1 core, 1 GB RAM | 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM |
| Paid tiers | Custom quote | Custom quote, annual per user |
Rocket.Chat documents the Community edition for basic use with up to 100 concurrent users. Read Rocket.Chat vs Mattermost →
An open-source communication platform offering real-time messaging, audio and video conferencing and file sharing, with self-hosting and customisation built in.
The Community edition is MIT licensed with no per-seat fee, documented for basic use with up to 100 concurrent users. On AWS you pay for the instance and any Meetrix software fee shown on the listing.
Rocket.Chat if you also need customer-facing omnichannel support. Mattermost if you only need internal team chat with developer-focused integrations.
t3.small is the recommended starting point. Rocket.Chat suggests 4+ vCPU and 8+ GB RAM once you pass about 500 concurrent users.
Yes. Point it at the server; SSL is set up automatically for Route 53 domains, or with the included script otherwise.
Yes. Rocket.Chat has a REST API for integrating with your own systems.
Back up your server data, remove the old stack and launch the new version from AWS Marketplace.
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