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## Prerequisites
- A [Synapse](configuring-playbook-synapse.md) homeserver (see the warning below)
- The [Matrix RTC (Real-Time Communication) stack](configuring-playbook-matrix-rtc.md)
- The [Matrix RTC (Real-Time Communication) stack](configuring-playbook-matrix-rtc.md) (automatically done when Element Call is enabled)
- A client compatible with Element Call. As of 2025-03-15, that's just [Element Web](configuring-playbook-client-element-web.md) and the Element X mobile clients (iOS and Android).
- (Optional) Guest accounts being enabled for your Matrix server, if you'd like guests to be able to use Element Call. See [Allowing guests to use Element Call](#allowing-guests-to-use-element-call-optional)
> [!WARNING]
> Because Element Call [requires](https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/blob/93ae2aed9841e0b066d515c56bd4c122d2b591b2/docs/self-hosting.md#a-matrix-homeserver) a few experimental features in the Matrix protocol, it's **very likely that it only works with the Synapse homeserver**.
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All clients that can currently use Element Call (Element Web and Element X on mobile) already embed the Element Call frontend within them.
These **clients will use their own embedded Element Call frontend**, so **self-hosting the Element Call frontend by the playbook is largely unnecessary**.
💡 A reason you may wish to continue installing the Element Call frontend (despite Matrix clients not making use of it), is if you need to use it standalone - directly via a browser (without a Matrix client).
💡 A reason you may wish to continue installing the Element Call frontend (despite Matrix clients not making use of it), is if you need to use it standalone - directly via a browser (without a Matrix client). Note that unless you [allow guest accounts to use Element Call](#allowing-guests-to-use-element-call-optional), you will still need a Matrix user account **on the same homeserver** to be able to use Element Call.
The playbook makes a distiction between enabling Element Call (`matrix_element_call_enabled`) and enabling the Matrix RTC Stack (`matrix_rtc_enabled`). Enabling Element Call automatically enables the Matrix RTC stack. Because installing the Element Call frontend is now unnecessary, **we recommend only installing the Matrix RTC stack, without the Element Call frontend**.
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> [!WARNING]
> A `matrix_element_call_path_prefix` variable is also available and mean to let you configure a path prefix for the Element Call service, but [Element Call does not support running under a sub-path yet](https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/issues/3084).
### Allowing guests to use Element Call (optional)
By default, Element Call can only be used by people having accounts on your Matrix server.
If you'd like guests to be able to use Element Call as well, you need to enable guest accounts support for your homeserver.
> [!WARNING]
> Enabling guest accounts means that your homeserver's user database may get polluted with guest account signups (potentially made by bots).
> Guest accounts should be limited in what (damage) they can do to your server and the rest of the Matrix ecosystem, but it's better to not enable them unless necessary.
For [Synapse](configuring-playbook-synapse.md) (the default homeserver implementation), the configuration is like this:
```yml
matrix_synapse_allow_guest_access: true
```
For [Dendrite](configuring-playbook-dendrite.md), the configuration is like this:
```yml
matrix_dendrite_guests_disabled: false
```
## Installing
After configuring the playbook and potentially [adjusting your DNS records](#adjusting-dns-records) and [adjusting firewall rules](#adjusting-firewall-rules), run the playbook with [playbook tags](playbook-tags.md) as below: