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The Element Matrix web client, served as static files and pointed at the homeserver you choose, for example the Matrix Synapse template. AGPL-3.0 licensed client. No account lives here, sign in or register on your homeserver. This page describes the Levelrail template for Element Web (Communication). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server. Project site: https://github.com/element-hq/element-web. Recommended memory: about 64 MiB.

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Services, ports and volumes

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Environment variables

This template sets no environment variables. Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.

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Security and requirements

Level: Standard. What this template needs:
  • Nothing beyond a standard container: no extra privileges, host mounts or published ports.
What Levelrail adds around it:
  • Automatic HTTPS and an ingress shield in front of every domain.
  • Deploys are gated on the health check before traffic switches.
  • One-step rollback to the previous revision.
  • Exposure report shows what is reachable from outside.
  • Host firewall rules managed for published ports.

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Deploy Element Web with Levelrail

In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select Element Web. Review the Compose body and deploy. With the CLI:
See the service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.

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More Communication templates

All templates are listed in the self-host gallery.
Last modified on November 2, 2026