Matrix RTC (Experimental) – In-App Calls for Matrix Clients service

• Support

Matrix RTC is a set of components that enable in-app audio/video calls in experimental Matrix clients like Element X. This is available as an add-on service.

Who is it for?¶

If you use a Matrix client for audio/video calls, you can enhance its capabilities by adding Matrix RTC to your server.

Currently, the following clients support Matrix RTC:

• Element Web (Experimental, must be enabled in Labs)
• Element X (Experimental, not production-ready)
• SchildiChat Next (Fork of Element X)

Prerequisites¶

• /.well-known/matrix/client file (or redirect) must be configured properly - client apps use this file to discover the RTC stack
• Matrix Federation must be enabled - technical limitation of the RTC stack

Usage¶

After installation, compatible Matrix clients will automatically use Matrix RTC for in-app calls.

Please note that any client app uses the /.well-known/matrix/client file to discover Matrix RTC, and due to HTTP (browser) caching, it may take a while for the client to discover the new service. If you want to speed up the process, you can clear your browser cache; however, in case of desktop or mobile clients, you may need to give them some time to discover the new service on their own.