Rocket.Chat hosting
Team chat you run yourself — channels, threads, calls and bridges.
- Minimum2 vCPU · 2 GB
- Disk20 GB
- Smallest planBusiness
- Web interfaceYes, over HTTPS
What is Rocket.Chat?
Rocket.Chat is a communications platform with channels, direct messages, threads, voice and video calls, and a large integration surface for bots and webhooks.
Self-hosting it means message history, files and user accounts stay on your own server, which is the usual reason regulated teams choose it over a hosted chat product.
What you get
- Channels, private groups, threads and discussions with full-text search
- Voice and video calls, screen sharing and file sharing
- Incoming and outgoing webhooks, plus a bot framework and app marketplace
- LDAP and SAML authentication, and bridges to other chat networks
Running Rocket.Chat on Autogineer Cloud
Rocket.Chat is a one-click install here: choose it at checkout, set a root password, and the server is built, the software installed and configured, and published on its own HTTPS address — usually in about a minute, with the whole build streamed to your browser as it runs.
- Installed and configured, not just downloaded. The build finishes only once Rocket.Chat is answering on its port with a real page — a server that could not finish is reported as failed rather than handed over looking complete.
- A working HTTPS address from the first minute. Your server is published at an address like rocketchat-vps.autogineer.com, with a valid certificate, so webhooks and OAuth callbacks work immediately. Your own domain can be added afterwards.
- Full root over SSH. The one-click install is a starting point, not a cage: you can reconfigure Rocket.Chat, install anything beside it, or replace it entirely.
- Backups you can restore from. On-demand backups of the whole server on every paid plan, which for Rocket.Chat means its data as well as its configuration.
- Room to grow. Resize the plan as Rocket.Chat grows, or rebuild the same server with a different app when the project changes.
Who it suits
Organisations who need chat with their own retention rules, and teams replacing a per-seat chat bill.
Getting started with Rocket.Chat
- When the build finishes, your server's page in the dashboard shows its HTTPS address, its root password and any sign-in details the installer set for Rocket.Chat. The build console streams every step as it happens, so you can see exactly what was installed rather than taking it on trust.
- The setup wizard creates the admin account and asks about your organisation. Create your first channel, then invite people by email or share the registration link.
- Add your own domain from the same page when you are ready: point a DNS record at the server and the certificate is issued for you. The original address keeps working, so nothing you configured against it breaks.
- Take a backup once Rocket.Chat is configured the way you want it. A backup captures the whole server, so restoring one brings back Rocket.Chat and its data together — and it is the only thing that will bring them back.
Frequently asked questions
Is Rocket.Chat free for a self-hosted team?
The Community Edition is free and includes unlimited messages and users, with some enterprise features reserved for their paid plans.
Do voice and video calls work without extra services?
One-to-one calls work with the built-in WebRTC. Larger conferences are usually paired with a separate media server, which needs a bigger plan.
Can I keep message history forever?
Yes — retention is your policy, limited only by the server's disk.
How long does it take to install Rocket.Chat?
About a minute. Choosing Rocket.Chat at checkout builds the server, installs it, and publishes it on an HTTPS address, streaming the progress to your browser as it happens.
What size server does Rocket.Chat need?
At least 2 vCPU, 2 GB of memory and 20 GB of disk, which is the Business plan or larger. These are the figures the installer is tested against rather than the smallest configuration that will boot.
Do I get root access to the server?
Yes. Every server includes full root access over SSH on its own port, so you can configure, extend or replace anything the one-click installer set up.
Can I use my own domain with Rocket.Chat?
Yes. Each server is published on its own HTTPS address the moment it is built — rocketchat-vps.autogineer.com for example, and you can point your own domain at it afterwards from the dashboard.
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