It's available on Element Web already!

Introducing the ESS Community migration tool We are officially releasing the first version of the ESS Migration Tool.

❌ Manual maintenance is a liability for legacy Matrix deployments.

Stuck on a "pre-ESS" setup? Today we’re releasing the ESS Migration Tool. Move your data to a modern, Kubernetes-based stack without starting from scratch.

✅ Simple updates ✅ Pro-grade stability

A BEAM of light for EU sovereignty as Belgium rolls out Matrix-based messaging app for government Belgium is rolling out its own secure messaging platform, as European states step up efforts to bring sensitive communications under

👉 An excellent analysis article from @jambo.bsky.social at @resiliencemedia.bsky.social who looks at Belgium’s BEAM communications solution, created by Belgian Secure Communications (BSC) by building on Element’s community software.

Spaces has landed on Element X! Spaces have landed on Element X! Spaces bring a faster, cleaner and more intuitive way to organise conversations. Gone are the long, overwhelming room lists as you can now navigate discussions by depa...

🚀 Spaces has landed on Element X!

Navigate chats by department, project or interest - no more overwhelming room lists.

✨ What’s new: filtered chat lists, dedicated Spaces tab, flexible room creation and previews with context.

Update your app and explore Spaces today!

Solidarity Social operates a Bluesky PDS and uses Matrix for private DMs Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

🔐 Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted DMs in @bsky.app are now possible!

Solidarity Social combines the AT Protocol with @matrix.org for private, secure messaging with full control over profile, posts, follows and data, with default infrastructure by Element Server Suite Pro.

Meedio partners with Element to deliver sovereign communications across Europe Meedio partners with Element to deliver sovereign communications across Europe Meedio will use Element Server Suite Pro (ESS Pro) as the server backbone for its new Matrix-based communications platfor...

🇪🇺 Meedio partners with Element to deliver sovereign communications across Europe

Meedio will use ESS Pro as the server-side solution, ensuring it to focus on front-end innovation for industry-specific solutions.

Governments need to adopt Matrix responsibly It’s great to see another European government, this time Belgium, using the Matrix open standard as the foundation for digitally sovereign communications. Matrix enables digital sovereignty through de...

💚 Belgium has launched Beam, its nationwide Matrix-based communications platform!

🪧 Digitally sovereign communications need to be adopted sustainably to ensure the success of digital commons.

element.io/blog/governm...

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Hi @mateloos.be. We're also pleased Beam is using Matrix. We're working with Beam to try to ensure they financially support the upstream project. A government building a major Matrix platform should, ideally, support the open source project it's building on.

The Cyber Resilience Act: Implications for open source and digital products The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is set to reshape digital product security in Europe. Applying from 2027, the CRA introduces security-by-design requirements for any product with digital elements placed...

🇪🇺 The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) obligations are coming in 2027, introducing security-by-design for all digital products in the EU - including open source.

We’re already taking responsibility and building the blocks for our compliance.

Latest Signal and WhatsApp breaches show that consumer apps have no place in government On Monday the General Dutch ⁠Intelligence Agency (AIVD) and Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) announced a sustained Russian-backed campaign targeting Signal and WhatsApp users.  ...

The latest Signal & WhatsApp breaches targeting German & Dutch officials show the risks of using consumer apps in government.

❌ As European governments pursue digitally sovereign strategies, they should ban the use of consumer apps for government-related conversations.

Sustainable decentralised comms at Element At FOSDEM 2026, Neil Johnson explained why sustainability is essential for open source software - and why it matters even more for decentralised networks like Matrix.

At @fosdem.org, @neilj.bsky.social shared why sustainability is essential for open source and decentralised networks like @matrix.org.

🌱 We support by investing in independent governance, keeping core functionality open source, and lowering the barrier to adoption with ESS Community and Element X.

Exploring MatrixRTC: Real time communication in rooms Members of Element’s VoIP team shared a deep dive into MatrixRTC, the framework bringing real time communication natively into Matrix rooms.

🎙️ MatrixRTC at @fosdem.org 2026

Members of Element’s VoIP team shared a deep dive into MatrixRTC, the framework bringing real time communication natively into @matrix.org rooms.

🚀 MatrixRTC goes beyond 1:1 calls to enable scalable voice, video, games, and other live, interactive experiences.

TI-Messenger erreicht markanten Reifegrad (Bild: KI-generiert) Die Multi-Tenancy-Implementierung von „Synapse Pro“ durch Element hat in einem von der Gematik beauftragten Penetrationstest die Bewertung „Gut“ erhalten. Das Ergebnis wird als wi...

💚 “An important milestone for the widespread adoption of the TI-M Pro messenger standard.”

Healthcare Digital on the @gematik.bsky.social commissioned pentest for our multi-tenancy solution to deliver sovereign messaging for local healthcare providers.

www.healthcare-digital.de/ti-messenger...

The Digital Omnibus: opportunities and risks for open source The Digital Omnibus: opportunities and risks for open source

⚖️ EU’s Digital Omnibus: help or harm for open source?

At @fosdem.org, @denisersa.bsky.social shared a practitioner’s view.

✅ Less bureaucracy (unified incident reporting, shared DPIAs)
⚠️ Risk of GDPR deregulation via changes to personal data definition

🗓️ Consultation is open until 11 March

Element’s multi-tenancy TI-Messenger solution secures ‘Good’ rating in gematik commissioned pentest Gematik’s pentest confirms ESS Pro for TI-M as a multi-tenancy server-side solution that’s ready for a TI-M Pro solution.

ESS Pro for TI-M, our multi-tenancy backend, is now externally validated by a @gematik.bsky.social commissioned pentest.

It delivers:
💶 Huge savings from resource efficiency
🛡️Strong tenant isolation
⚡Reliable performance
🔒 Secure Matrix & server APIs

GitHub - element-hq/ess-helm: Element Server Suite Community Edition Element Server Suite Community Edition. Contribute to element-hq/ess-helm development by creating an account on GitHub.

are you looking to selfhost? github.com/element-hq/ess-helm should make it super easy to get going (other than it using k8s)

right. the bottom line there is that the readme was just plain wrong, as per github.com/matrix-org/s...; the misleading stuff about the idea of running synapse HA was deleted long before we had to build Syn Pro to survive. Sorry if it feels like a bait and switch; it wasn’t.

which roadmap are you thinking of - can you link it please? failing to recall synapse ever having had a public roadmap, let alone it ever having had HA on it.

ack. thanks for taking the time to enumerate the jank; most of this is on the radar and we are plugging through it.

A software terroir. What a beautiful phrase. We'll be using it in future. ❤️

which jank are you thinking of in particular? Element X really should have removed all jank. (Element Web is still being shifted over to matrix-rust-sdk and meanwhile does contain literal jank). Or are you talking about another client?

Open source is key to Europe’s digital sovereignty Digital sovereignty isn’t about buying European software - it’s about control and choice. Open source and open standards give governments the ability to operate independently, avoid vendor lock-in, an...

Digital sovereignty isn’t about buying European software - it’s about control and choice.

Open source and open standards give governments the freedom to switch vendors, operate independently and strengthen Europe’s economy 🇪🇺

New blog by @amandine.bsky.social👇

An Element Web for the future At FOSDEM 2026, the world’s largest open source conference, David Baker and Florian Duros presented an inside look at Element Web - from its early days to the bold plans shaping its future.

🚀 At @fosdem.org 2026, David Baker & Florian Duros shared how Element Web is evolving - faster, more reliable, and more flexible 💻

See what’s next: element.io/blog/an-elem...

Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT FOSDEM 2026: One-to-one and group messaging, encrypted VoIP calls, video conferencing – the open protocol handles them all

Vintage article from Liam Proven @theregister.com.

Tasting notes: Part retrospective, cram-packed with lively facts, notes of real life examples, and with a wry finish.

Match with sovereign, interoperable and secure communications.

www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/m...

Commission trials European open source communications software | Euractiv The Matrix protocol is being lined up as a sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams

Almost all the EU digital sov initiatives (DINUM in France, ZenDiS + BWI in Germany, SAFOS in Sweden, the EC…) are built on @matrix.org & Element as a secure sovereign Teams replacement, eg www.euractiv.com/news/commiss... - yet we're based in Chiswick. It would be amazing if UK supported its own!

We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!

Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.

Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.

Commission trials European open source communications software | Euractiv The Matrix protocol is being lined up as a sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams

Pleased to see @maximilian-henning.bsky.social at @euractiv.com covering @ec.europa.eu's use of Element and @matrix.org.

A government cannot be digitally sovereign if it’s locked into using a specific vendor. Matrix solves that problem.

The messenger challenge for defence organisations Real time communication is mission-critical, but legacy systems and consumer apps put defence operations at risk. Here's why national security needs a different approach.

🚨 Real time communication is mission-critical, but legacy systems and consumer apps put defence operations at risk.

Our new paper explores the messenger challenge for defence organisations and shows how to build a sovereign, interoperable and secure solution on the @matrix.org open standard.

Decoding the hidden trade-offs of E2EE and usability Decoding end-to-end encryption: Privacy vs. Usability. Read more about the trade-offs and how we work to solve them

🔒 Decoding E2EE: Privacy vs. Usability

E2EE keeps your messages private - but can make adding devices, recovering lost data, or keeping your identity tricky. We make it seamless with unlimited devices, full history, and easy recovery.

Read about the trade-offs and how we work to solve them.