fluxer.com now has more than half a million accounts. The Fluxer apps work with self-hosted instances, and the Operator Pass waitlist is open.

Self-hosting and federation

Self-hosting Fluxer is free and open source. Learn what you need to run your own instance, what you control and how federation is planned.

Self-hosting Fluxer: costs, requirements and controlSelf-hosting Fluxer is free with no license key, Fluxer can't ban you from your own instance, and the operator docs walk you through setup step by step.
Is self-hosting Fluxer free?Yes. Fluxer is free to self-host under the AGPL, with no license key, paid tier or reduced edition, and the Operator Pass is optional.
Is another Fluxer instance run by Fluxer?No. Anyone can run Fluxer's open source code, and instances Fluxer doesn't run have their own admins, rules and moderation.
Is Fluxer federated? Federation and polyprotoNot yet. Federation is on Fluxer's roadmap as an experimental draft in 2026 and a stable release in 2027, will always be optional, and will be built on polyproto, not Matrix.
Is Fluxer based on Matrix?No. Fluxer has its own API and real-time gateway, and its planned federation will use polyproto, not Matrix.