Install-layer

MF OS

A hardened, deterministic, single-purpose system image that turns hardware or a VPS into an appliance running MF Core. Not a new Linux distribution and not a consumer product on its own.

Server applianceHardened baseDeterministic image

Two responsibilities, one artifact

Delivery

Replaces the manual DevOps path — base OS, PostgreSQL, nginx, TLS automation, TURN, firewall, secrets, systemd units — with one image and a small first-run wizard.

Reduced attack surface

Strips the upstream base to only what MF Core, MXKeys, the Apps Gateway, nginx, PostgreSQL and the built-in TURN require. Anything not needed by the product is removed.

Where it sits

Hardware / VPS — any x86-64 host or cloud instance.
MF OS — delivery layer and hardened base.
MF Core — the homeserver, admin portal and user portal.
Matrix Family — the end-user surfaces (web, desktop, mobile).

MF OS removes operations work from the operator: flash an image, answer a short wizard, and the result is a working Matrix Family server.