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Get Ethora Where You Already Buy and Run Software

The Ethora chat and messaging server is listed on cloud marketplaces, packaged for Docker and Kubernetes, and available directly from us as a managed dedicated server with an enterprise SLA. Choose the route your infrastructure and procurement teams already use. Your data stays on your server either way.

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Available onAWS Marketplace · Docker Hub · Helm
Direct from EthoraManaged server, enterprise SLA
Can be configured for regulated workloads
HIPAASOC 2GDPRISO 27001
Available on AWS Marketplace Azure Marketplace (in certification) DigitalOcean Marketplace (in review) Vultr Marketplace (in review) Akamai (Linode) Marketplace (in review) One-line installer Docker Compose Portainer Coolify Dokploy Helm chart Docker Hub images Cloudron Umbrel (coming soon) CasaOS / ZimaOS (coming soon)

Direct from Ethora

Marketplaces make procurement easy. The contract, the SLA and the people still come from us.

Every channel on this page installs the same server. How you buy it, who runs it and what it is licensed to do are separate choices.

Managed dedicated server

Ethora TechOps installs, scales and updates your server in the geography you choose, under an enterprise SLA. Run it in our AWS sub-account, in your own cloud account, or on premises.

Self-hosted chat server

Enterprise licence on any install

An Enterprise licence key, applied in the admin panel, adds push notifications, AI agents, compliance logging, SSO and multi-tenant hosting to the server you already installed. No reinstall, no migration.

Email [email protected]

Buy through your cloud bill

Procure through AWS Marketplace and apply your committed AWS spend, with private offers for enterprise terms. Or contract directly with Dappros Ltd, the company behind Ethora, with an invoice and a data processing agreement.

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Every way to run Ethora

Pick the channel your team already uses

Cloud marketplaces for teams that buy through their cloud account, installers and Compose for your own servers, a Helm chart for Kubernetes, and one-click apps for home and small-team platforms. The same images everywhere, so you can move between them later.

Cloud marketplaces

A machine image with a first-boot setup page. Launch it from the marketplace, open the address, sign in as admin with the instance id as the password, and finish setup in the browser. The server sits in your cloud account and on your cloud bill.

AWS Marketplace

Live

AMI with a first-boot setup page, plus a CloudFormation template for unattended installs. Purchases count toward committed AWS spend; private offers available for enterprise terms.

AMI + CloudFormation
View on AWS Marketplace

Azure Marketplace

In certification

Virtual machine offer with the same first-boot setup page (password = VM id). Publisher: Dappros.

VM offer
Link appears here once the listing is approved.

DigitalOcean Marketplace

In review

Droplet 1-Click image with the same setup page (password = droplet id).

1-Click Droplet
Link appears here once the listing is approved.

Vultr Marketplace

In review

App image with the same first-boot setup page.

App image
Link appears here once the listing is approved.

Akamai (Linode) Marketplace

In review

StackScript that runs the installer unattended on a new Linode.

StackScript
Link appears here once the listing is approved.

Your own servers

Any Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 server with 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and ports 80 and 443 open, at any provider or on premises. About ten minutes from the first command to the first login. See requirements.

One-line installer

Live

Clones the installer, asks for anything you leave out, installs from the published images and issues a Let's Encrypt certificate. One command installs, one updates.

curl -fsSL https://get.ethora.com | bash -s -- --domain chat.example.com --admin-email [email protected]
Installer on GitHub

Docker Compose

Live

One directory for any Docker host: run the configure script, then bring the stack up. A single-file variant exists for platforms that take a pasted stack.

./configure.sh && docker compose up -d
Compose files on GitHub

Portainer

Live

Add the Ethora app template URL in Portainer and deploy it as a stack from the Templates view.

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dappros/ethora-install/main/deploy/compose/platforms/portainer-template.json
Template and notes

Coolify

Live

Git-based deployment from the installer repository, or a pasted Compose template.

Git deploy or template
Coolify notes

Dokploy

Live

Git-based deployment or a pasted Compose template. A listing in the Dokploy template catalogue is pending.

Git deploy or template
Dokploy notes

Containers and Kubernetes

The same published images, packaged for a cluster or pulled directly.

Helm chart

Live

OCI chart on Docker Hub, listed on Artifact Hub. Set the root domain and the admin e-mail, and the chart does the rest.

helm install ethora oci://registry-1.docker.io/dappros/ethora-core --set rootDomain=chat.example.com --set [email protected]
Chart on Artifact Hub

Docker Hub images

Live

dappros/ethora-api, ethora-frontend and ethora-xmpp, plus the compose init image, the chart and the Cloudron package. Multi-architecture: amd64 and arm64.

docker pull dappros/ethora-api
Images on Docker Hub

Home and small-team servers

One-click installs on the platforms people run at home and in small offices. The platform handles backups, updates and TLS.

Cloudron

Live

One-click app in the Cloudron App Store.

Cloudron App Store
View on Cloudron

Umbrel

Coming soon

App store listing submitted.

Umbrel App Store
Link appears here once the listing is approved.

CasaOS / ZimaOS

Coming soon

App store listing submitted.

CasaOS App Store
Link appears here once the listing is approved.

What you get

The same server on every channel

Every route installs the Ethora Core server: the API, the web chat and admin panel, the XMPP server with the Ethora modules and file storage, with SDKs for iOS, Android, React and React Native on top. No licence key to enter, nothing expires, nothing calls home. An Enterprise licence key switches on the advanced services on the same install.

The same stack, deployed anywhere

AWS Marketplace Azure DigitalOcean Docker Kubernetes Ubuntu server
Your infrastructure: data never leaves your server
Clients
Admin Dashboard React.js
Apps & SDK clients Web, iOS, Android
Edge · Ingress
Nginx proxy TLS termination & routing
Core services - the Ethora engine
API layer Node.js
XMPP server Ejabberd + modules
Realtime delivery Centrifugo
File storage MinIO
Push notifications Firebase
Background workers Node.js jobs
Data & infrastructure
MongoDB App data
Redis Cache & sessions
MySQL / Postgres XMPP data
Advanced services optional
AI service RAG, MCP · Node/Python
Video calls WebRTC · TURN/STUN
Bots framework Node.js / Python
Web3 module L2 nodes / bridge
Ethora core Clients & edge Data stores Optional
Requirements

Before you install on your own server

  • Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, ports 80 and 443 open. Marketplace images come pre-sized.
  • Four DNS A records under your root domain, or one wildcard: api., app., xmpp. and files.. Plain records during install; xmpp. stays unproxied.
  • No domain yet? Pass a magic DNS name such as 203-0-113-10.sslip.io for a test install with a real certificate.
  • The web, iOS, Android and React Native SDKs connect to api.<root> and xmpp.<root>. See the Chat SDK pages for each platform.
  • Full reference, runbooks and the editions table: installer README.
Getting help

Support and licensing

  • Run deploy/scripts/health-check.sh first; it names the failing component.
  • Then open an issue on the installer repository or e-mail [email protected] with its output and the install or update log.
  • Never send deploy.yml or .deploy.env: they hold every secret of your install.
  • Enterprise customers get support under an SLA, with named contacts. Ask [email protected].
Ethora Core licence Enterprise EULA Support policy Privacy and telemetry Third-party notices

Questions about getting Ethora

Procurement, licensing and which route to pick.

Can we buy Ethora through AWS Marketplace and use our committed spend?

Yes. Ethora is listed on AWS Marketplace, and purchases through the marketplace count toward your committed AWS spend. For enterprise terms, custom pricing or an SLA, ask for a private offer: it appears in your AWS account and is accepted and billed there. E-mail [email protected] or book a call.

What is the difference between Ethora Core and Ethora Enterprise?

They are the same server install. Ethora Core is what every channel on this page installs: no licence key, nothing expires, sized for a single team or a pilot. Ethora Enterprise is a licence key from Dappros, applied in the admin panel, that adds push notifications, AI agents, compliance logging, SSO, multi-tenant hosting and unlimited apps and users, with support under an SLA. The editions table in the installer README lists the exact limits.

Which route should we pick?

Already on AWS: the Marketplace image, so the server sits in your account and on your bill. A Docker host or a platform such as Coolify, Dokploy or Portainer: Docker Compose. A Kubernetes cluster: the Helm chart. A plain Ubuntu server at any provider or on premises: the one-line installer. A regulated production deployment with an SLA: a managed dedicated server from Ethora, in your cloud account or ours.

Does the install need a licence key or an internet connection to run?

No. Ethora Core runs without a key, has no expiry and does not call home. Registering the server from the admin panel License page is optional and free: it raises the per-server limits and adds e-mail support. An Enterprise key is verified on your server and keeps working offline.

Is Ethora open source?

The SDKs for iOS, Android, React and React Native, the web client and the admin panel are open source on GitHub under the dappros organisation. The server, Ethora Core, is proprietary and provided under the Ethora Core Software License; Ethora Enterprise is licensed under the Enterprise EULA. Server source-code access is available to enterprise customers who need it for compliance review.

Can Ethora be configured for HIPAA?

Yes. A self-hosted Ethora server can be configured for HIPAA workloads: data stays on infrastructure you control, with encryption in transit and at rest, audit logging, role-based access and optional end-to-end encrypted rooms. Ethora does not claim certification on your behalf; the compliance configuration and a Business Associate Agreement are part of the Enterprise agreement. See the HIPAA-compliant chat API page.

Can we move between channels later?

Yes. Every channel installs the same images, so a server that started from a marketplace image can be updated with the installer scripts and later moved to another provider or on premises. Ethora is infrastructure-agnostic: Ubuntu Linux on amd64 or arm64, with no dependency on any one cloud.

Direct from Ethora

Prefer a managed server with an SLA?

Tell us your cloud, your geography and your compliance requirements. We will propose a deployment, a licence and a procurement route, through your cloud marketplace or directly with us.

Email [email protected]

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