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Construct

High-performance Matrix homeserver written in C++

Matrix & XMPP ★ 396 stars Hard setup BSD-3-Clause

Construct is a Matrix homeserver implementation written in C++ focused on raw performance and efficiency. It is one of the original alternative homeserver projects in the Matrix ecosystem.

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Key features

  • Written in modern C++
  • Designed for low overhead
  • Matrix federation support
  • Embedded database

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the BSD-3-Clause license
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Trade-offs

  • Complex to build
  • Limited documentation

Is Construct secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Construct's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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