Migrating from EMS to self-hosted Matrix
04.01.2024 17:00 — Guides — Josh SimmonsRunning my own Matrix homeserver
I confess I'm awfully chuffed with myself as we return from the holiday break. I just completed a successful migration of my main Matrix account from managed hosting to a homeserver that I run for myself on a virtual private server (VPS).
The whole experience has been illuminating, and there are some specific details that are timely for people like me who needed to migrate off of Element Matrix Services (EMS) as they pivot to focus on enterprise.
Thus, this blog post. I'm going to share my experience in hopes that it'll help some folks with that migration!