Install element

element works best when you use the app. You can download it for every device for free, straigth from your favorite App store.

Download the element app

Install element on your mobile, your desktop or both.

Mobile

Desktop

 Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/...)

sudo apt install -y wget apt-transport-https
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/element-io-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.element.io/debian/element-io-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/element-io-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.element.io/debian/ default main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/element-io.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install element-desktop

All the links to the element app are also available from the official element download page.

There are two versions of the app: element X and element classic.

Currently, we ONLY support element classic! If you download element x, you will not be able to log in!

When you completed the installation of element, you should continue with the configuration

Other apps

To use the Oblak homeserver, you are not limited to using element only. There are a bunch of other apps available too. Some are more stable than others. Take a look on the Matrix website to explore other clients