a server of your own.

start on the hub. add a server later.

what you'll need

a machine

Something that stays switched on. Windows 10 or 11 is fine. So is 64-bit Linux or anything that runs Docker. An old PC works and so does a cheap rented server.

open ports

8443/tcp carries the app and chat. It's happy behind a tunnel or a proxy. 8444/udp carries voice. Screen sharing wants 7882/udp and falls back to 7881/tcp.

a domain

Optional. With one the server gets a proper certificate and browsers connect without a warning.

from download to first call.

1. download it

   Pick your system on the download page. The Windows installer sets the server up as a background service. On Linux the bundled install.sh does the same. Voice and the streaming relay come in the same download.

2. run setup

   A short wizard asks for a server name and an admin password. You can add a join password too. Then it creates the server's identity and saves your settings.

3. open the ports

   Setup prints the exact firewall and router lines for your machine. There's nothing to look up.

4. invite people

   Share an invite link. Anyone with a Veiled account can follow it into your server. The server serves the web app as well so friends can join from a browser.

what it costs to run

Just the machine and its internet. There's no licence fee and no price per user.

processor

The server passes voice along instead of mixing it. A call of six people uses well under one core.

voice

About 40 kB/s for each listener per person talking. Your upload speed is the number that counts.

streams

Each viewer uses upload too. Plan on about 7 Mbit/s at 1080p60 and about 20 Mbit/s at 4K60. You pick the top quality.

upkeep

One program and one data folder. Back up the folder. To update you stop it and swap the file and start it again.

your server. your keys.

A server holds the keys to its own channels. Whoever runs it could read them. When that's you nobody else has a copy. Not even us. How the encryption works.