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The website https://endoflife.date/ has convenient summaries of the support schedules for projects like [Python](https://endoflife.date/python) and [PostgreSQL](https://endoflife.date/postgresql).
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If you are unable to upgrade your environment to a supported version of Python or Postgres, we encourage you to consider using the [Synapse Docker images](./INSTALL.md#docker-images-and-ansible-playbooks) instead.
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If you are unable to upgrade your environment to a supported version of Python or
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Postgres, we encourage you to consider using the
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[Synapse Docker images](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#docker-images-and-ansible-playbooks)
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instead.
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### Transition Period
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@ -1369,11 +1372,11 @@ To upgrade Synapse along with the cryptography package:
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* Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker
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image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu
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packages from
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`matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages)
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`matrix.org`](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#matrixorg-packages)
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should ensure that they have version 1.24.0 or 1.23.1 installed: these images include
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the updated packages.
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* Administrators who have [installed Synapse from
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source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source)
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source](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source)
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should upgrade the cryptography package within their virtualenv by running:
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```sh
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<path_to_virtualenv>/bin/pip install 'cryptography>=3.3'
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@ -1415,11 +1418,11 @@ To upgrade Synapse along with the cryptography package:
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* Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker
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image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu
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packages from
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`matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages)
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`matrix.org`](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#matrixorg-packages)
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should ensure that they have version 1.24.0 or 1.23.1 installed: these images include
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the updated packages.
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* Administrators who have [installed Synapse from
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source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source)
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source](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source)
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should upgrade the cryptography package within their virtualenv by running:
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```sh
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<path_to_virtualenv>/bin/pip install 'cryptography>=3.3'
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@ -2998,11 +3001,11 @@ installation remains secure.
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* Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker
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image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu
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packages from
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`matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages)
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`matrix.org`](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#matrixorg-packages)
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should ensure that they have version 1.12.0 installed: these images include
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Twisted 20.3.0.
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* Administrators who have [installed Synapse from
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source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source)
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source](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source)
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should upgrade Twisted within their virtualenv by running:
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```sh
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<path_to_virtualenv>/bin/pip install 'Twisted>=20.3.0'
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INSTALL.md
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INSTALL.md
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# Installation Instructions
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There are 3 steps to follow under **Installation Instructions**.
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This document has moved to the
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[Synapse documentation website](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html).
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Please update your links.
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- [Installation Instructions](#installation-instructions)
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- [Choosing your server name](#choosing-your-server-name)
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- [Installing Synapse](#installing-synapse)
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- [Installing from source](#installing-from-source)
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- [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites)
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- [Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian](#debianubunturaspbian)
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- [ArchLinux](#archlinux)
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- [CentOS/Fedora](#centosfedora)
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- [macOS](#macos)
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- [OpenSUSE](#opensuse)
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- [OpenBSD](#openbsd)
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- [Windows](#windows)
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- [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages)
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- [Docker images and Ansible playbooks](#docker-images-and-ansible-playbooks)
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- [Debian/Ubuntu](#debianubuntu)
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- [Matrix.org packages](#matrixorg-packages)
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- [Downstream Debian packages](#downstream-debian-packages)
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- [Downstream Ubuntu packages](#downstream-ubuntu-packages)
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- [Fedora](#fedora)
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- [OpenSUSE](#opensuse-1)
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- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server](#suse-linux-enterprise-server)
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- [ArchLinux](#archlinux-1)
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- [Void Linux](#void-linux)
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- [FreeBSD](#freebsd)
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- [OpenBSD](#openbsd-1)
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- [NixOS](#nixos)
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- [Setting up Synapse](#setting-up-synapse)
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- [Using PostgreSQL](#using-postgresql)
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- [TLS certificates](#tls-certificates)
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- [Client Well-Known URI](#client-well-known-uri)
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- [Email](#email)
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- [Registering a user](#registering-a-user)
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- [Setting up a TURN server](#setting-up-a-turn-server)
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- [URL previews](#url-previews)
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- [Troubleshooting Installation](#troubleshooting-installation)
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## Choosing your server name
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It is important to choose the name for your server before you install Synapse,
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because it cannot be changed later.
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The server name determines the "domain" part of user-ids for users on your
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server: these will all be of the format `@user:my.domain.name`. It also
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determines how other matrix servers will reach yours for federation.
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For a test configuration, set this to the hostname of your server. For a more
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production-ready setup, you will probably want to specify your domain
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(`example.com`) rather than a matrix-specific hostname here (in the same way
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that your email address is probably `user@example.com` rather than
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`user@email.example.com`) - but doing so may require more advanced setup: see
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[Setting up Federation](docs/federate.md).
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## Installing Synapse
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### Installing from source
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(Prebuilt packages are available for some platforms - see [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages).)
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When installing from source please make sure that the [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites) are already installed.
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System requirements:
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- POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
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- Python 3.5.2 or later, up to Python 3.9.
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- At least 1GB of free RAM if you want to join large public rooms like #matrix:matrix.org
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To install the Synapse homeserver run:
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```sh
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mkdir -p ~/synapse
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virtualenv -p python3 ~/synapse/env
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source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
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pip install --upgrade pip
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pip install --upgrade setuptools
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pip install matrix-synapse
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```
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This will download Synapse from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/matrix-synapse)
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and install it, along with the python libraries it uses, into a virtual environment
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under `~/synapse/env`. Feel free to pick a different directory if you
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prefer.
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This Synapse installation can then be later upgraded by using pip again with the
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update flag:
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```sh
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source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
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pip install -U matrix-synapse
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```
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Before you can start Synapse, you will need to generate a configuration
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file. To do this, run (in your virtualenv, as before):
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```sh
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cd ~/synapse
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python -m synapse.app.homeserver \
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--server-name my.domain.name \
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--config-path homeserver.yaml \
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--generate-config \
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--report-stats=[yes|no]
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```
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... substituting an appropriate value for `--server-name`.
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This command will generate you a config file that you can then customise, but it will
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also generate a set of keys for you. These keys will allow your homeserver to
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identify itself to other homeserver, so don't lose or delete them. It would be
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wise to back them up somewhere safe. (If, for whatever reason, you do need to
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change your homeserver's keys, you may find that other homeserver have the
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old key cached. If you update the signing key, you should change the name of the
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key in the `<server name>.signing.key` file (the second word) to something
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different. See the [spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest.html#retrieving-server-keys) for more information on key management).
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To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to
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run (e.g. `~/synapse`), and:
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```sh
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cd ~/synapse
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source env/bin/activate
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synctl start
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```
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#### Platform-specific prerequisites
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Synapse is written in Python but some of the libraries it uses are written in
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C. So before we can install Synapse itself we need a working C compiler and the
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header files for Python C extensions.
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##### Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian
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Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian:
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```sh
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sudo apt install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
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python3-pip python3-setuptools sqlite3 \
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libssl-dev virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
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```
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##### ArchLinux
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Installing prerequisites on ArchLinux:
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```sh
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sudo pacman -S base-devel python python-pip \
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python-setuptools python-virtualenv sqlite3
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```
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##### CentOS/Fedora
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Installing prerequisites on CentOS or Fedora Linux:
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```sh
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sudo dnf install libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel libzip-devel freetype-devel \
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libwebp-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libpq-devel \
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python3-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel python3-devel
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sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"
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```
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##### macOS
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Installing prerequisites on macOS:
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```sh
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xcode-select --install
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sudo easy_install pip
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sudo pip install virtualenv
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brew install pkg-config libffi
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```
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On macOS Catalina (10.15) you may need to explicitly install OpenSSL
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via brew and inform `pip` about it so that `psycopg2` builds:
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```sh
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brew install openssl@1.1
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export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
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export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
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```
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##### OpenSUSE
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Installing prerequisites on openSUSE:
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```sh
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sudo zypper in -t pattern devel_basis
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sudo zypper in python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 python-virtualenv \
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python-devel libffi-devel libopenssl-devel libjpeg62-devel
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```
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##### OpenBSD
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A port of Synapse is available under `net/synapse`. The filesystem
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underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be
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mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem
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and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration.
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To be able to build Synapse's dependency on python the `WRKOBJDIR`
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(cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) for building python, too, needs to be on a filesystem
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mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`).
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Creating a `WRKOBJDIR` for building python under `/usr/local` (which on a
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default OpenBSD installation is mounted with `wxallowed`):
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```sh
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doas mkdir /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed
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```
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Assuming `PORTS_PRIVSEP=Yes` (cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) and `SUDO=doas` are
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configured in `/etc/mk.conf`:
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```sh
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doas chown _pbuild:_pbuild /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed
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```
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Setting the `WRKOBJDIR` for building python:
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```sh
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echo WRKOBJDIR_lang/python/3.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed \\nWRKOBJDIR_lang/python/2.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed >> /etc/mk.conf
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```
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Building Synapse:
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```sh
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cd /usr/ports/net/synapse
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make install
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```
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##### Windows
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If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem For
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Linux provides a Linux environment on Windows 10 which is capable of using the
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Debian, Fedora, or source installation methods. More information about WSL can
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be found at <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10> for
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Windows 10 and <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server>
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for Windows Server.
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### Prebuilt packages
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As an alternative to installing from source, prebuilt packages are available
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for a number of platforms.
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#### Docker images and Ansible playbooks
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There is an official synapse image available at
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<https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse> which can be used with
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the docker-compose file available at [contrib/docker](contrib/docker). Further
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information on this including configuration options is available in the README
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on hub.docker.com.
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Alternatively, Andreas Peters (previously Silvio Fricke) has contributed a
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Dockerfile to automate a synapse server in a single Docker image, at
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<https://hub.docker.com/r/avhost/docker-matrix/tags/>
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Slavi Pantaleev has created an Ansible playbook,
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which installs the offical Docker image of Matrix Synapse
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along with many other Matrix-related services (Postgres database, Element, coturn,
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ma1sd, SSL support, etc.).
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For more details, see
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<https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy>
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#### Debian/Ubuntu
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##### Matrix.org packages
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Matrix.org provides Debian/Ubuntu packages of the latest stable version of
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Synapse via <https://packages.matrix.org/debian/>. They are available for Debian
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9 (Stretch), Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial), and later. To use them:
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```sh
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sudo apt install -y lsb-release wget apt-transport-https
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sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.matrix.org/debian/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg
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echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.matrix.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main" |
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sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/matrix-org.list
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install matrix-synapse-py3
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```
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**Note**: if you followed a previous version of these instructions which
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recommended using `apt-key add` to add an old key from
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`https://matrix.org/packages/debian/`, you should note that this key has been
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revoked. You should remove the old key with `sudo apt-key remove
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C35EB17E1EAE708E6603A9B3AD0592FE47F0DF61`, and follow the above instructions to
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update your configuration.
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The fingerprint of the repository signing key (as shown by `gpg
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/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg`) is
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`AAF9AE843A7584B5A3E4CD2BCF45A512DE2DA058`.
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##### Downstream Debian packages
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We do not recommend using the packages from the default Debian `buster`
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repository at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security
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vulnerabilities. You can install the latest version of Synapse from
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[our repository](#matrixorg-packages) or from `buster-backports`. Please
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see the [Debian documentation](https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/)
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for information on how to use backports.
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If you are using Debian `sid` or testing, Synapse is available in the default
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repositories and it should be possible to install it simply with:
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```sh
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sudo apt install matrix-synapse
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```
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##### Downstream Ubuntu packages
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We do not recommend using the packages in the default Ubuntu repository
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at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities.
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The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages).
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#### Fedora
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Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
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```sh
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sudo dnf install matrix-synapse
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```
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Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at
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<https://obs.infoserver.lv/project/monitor/matrix-synapse>
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#### OpenSUSE
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Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
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```sh
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sudo zypper install matrix-synapse
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```
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#### SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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Unofficial package are built for SLES 15 in the openSUSE:Backports:SLE-15 repository at
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<https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Backports:/SLE-15/standard/>
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#### ArchLinux
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The quickest way to get up and running with ArchLinux is probably with the community package
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<https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/matrix-synapse/>, which should pull in most of
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the necessary dependencies.
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pip may be outdated (6.0.7-1 and needs to be upgraded to 6.0.8-1 ):
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```sh
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sudo pip install --upgrade pip
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```
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If you encounter an error with lib bcrypt causing an Wrong ELF Class:
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ELFCLASS32 (x64 Systems), you may need to reinstall py-bcrypt to correctly
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compile it under the right architecture. (This should not be needed if
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installing under virtualenv):
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```sh
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sudo pip uninstall py-bcrypt
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sudo pip install py-bcrypt
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```
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#### Void Linux
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Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse':
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```sh
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xbps-install -Su
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xbps-install -S synapse
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```
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#### FreeBSD
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Synapse can be installed via FreeBSD Ports or Packages contributed by Brendan Molloy from:
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- Ports: `cd /usr/ports/net-im/py-matrix-synapse && make install clean`
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- Packages: `pkg install py37-matrix-synapse`
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||||
#### OpenBSD
|
||||
|
||||
As of OpenBSD 6.7 Synapse is available as a pre-compiled binary. The filesystem
|
||||
underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be
|
||||
mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem
|
||||
and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration.
|
||||
|
||||
Installing Synapse:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
doas pkg_add synapse
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### NixOS
|
||||
|
||||
Robin Lambertz has packaged Synapse for NixOS at:
|
||||
<https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix>
|
||||
|
||||
## Setting up Synapse
|
||||
|
||||
Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it.
|
||||
|
||||
### Using PostgreSQL
|
||||
|
||||
By default Synapse uses an [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) database and in doing so trades
|
||||
performance for convenience. Almost all installations should opt to use [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org)
|
||||
instead. Advantages include:
|
||||
|
||||
- significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and
|
||||
caching model, smarter query optimiser
|
||||
- allowing the DB to be run on separate hardware
|
||||
|
||||
For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL in Synapse, please see
|
||||
[docs/postgres.md](docs/postgres.md)
|
||||
|
||||
SQLite is only acceptable for testing purposes. SQLite should not be used in
|
||||
a production server. Synapse will perform poorly when using
|
||||
SQLite, especially when participating in large rooms.
|
||||
|
||||
### TLS certificates
|
||||
|
||||
The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port on the local
|
||||
interface: `http://localhost:8008`. It is suitable for local testing,
|
||||
but for any practical use, you will need Synapse's APIs to be served
|
||||
over HTTPS.
|
||||
|
||||
The recommended way to do so is to set up a reverse proxy on port
|
||||
`8448`. You can find documentation on doing so in
|
||||
[docs/reverse_proxy.md](docs/reverse_proxy.md).
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively, you can configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port. To do
|
||||
so, you will need to edit `homeserver.yaml`, as follows:
|
||||
|
||||
- First, under the `listeners` section, uncomment the configuration for the
|
||||
TLS-enabled listener. (Remove the hash sign (`#`) at the start of
|
||||
each line). The relevant lines are like this:
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
- port: 8448
|
||||
type: http
|
||||
tls: true
|
||||
resources:
|
||||
- names: [client, federation]
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
- You will also need to uncomment the `tls_certificate_path` and
|
||||
`tls_private_key_path` lines under the `TLS` section. You will need to manage
|
||||
provisioning of these certificates yourself.
|
||||
|
||||
If you are using your own certificate, be sure to use a `.pem` file that
|
||||
includes the full certificate chain including any intermediate certificates
|
||||
(for instance, if using certbot, use `fullchain.pem` as your certificate, not
|
||||
`cert.pem`).
|
||||
|
||||
For a more detailed guide to configuring your server for federation, see
|
||||
[federate.md](docs/federate.md).
|
||||
|
||||
### Client Well-Known URI
|
||||
|
||||
Setting up the client Well-Known URI is optional but if you set it up, it will
|
||||
allow users to enter their full username (e.g. `@user:<server_name>`) into clients
|
||||
which support well-known lookup to automatically configure the homeserver and
|
||||
identity server URLs. This is useful so that users don't have to memorize or think
|
||||
about the actual homeserver URL you are using.
|
||||
|
||||
The URL `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/client` should return JSON in
|
||||
the following format.
|
||||
|
||||
```json
|
||||
{
|
||||
"m.homeserver": {
|
||||
"base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
It can optionally contain identity server information as well.
|
||||
|
||||
```json
|
||||
{
|
||||
"m.homeserver": {
|
||||
"base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"m.identity_server": {
|
||||
"base_url": "https://<identity.example.com>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
To work in browser based clients, the file must be served with the appropriate
|
||||
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers. A recommended value would be
|
||||
`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` which would allow all browser based clients to
|
||||
view it.
|
||||
|
||||
In nginx this would be something like:
|
||||
|
||||
```nginx
|
||||
location /.well-known/matrix/client {
|
||||
return 200 '{"m.homeserver": {"base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"}}';
|
||||
default_type application/json;
|
||||
add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
You should also ensure the `public_baseurl` option in `homeserver.yaml` is set
|
||||
correctly. `public_baseurl` should be set to the URL that clients will use to
|
||||
connect to your server. This is the same URL you put for the `m.homeserver`
|
||||
`base_url` above.
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
public_baseurl: "https://<matrix.example.com>"
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Email
|
||||
|
||||
It is desirable for Synapse to have the capability to send email. This allows
|
||||
Synapse to send password reset emails, send verifications when an email address
|
||||
is added to a user's account, and send email notifications to users when they
|
||||
receive new messages.
|
||||
|
||||
To configure an SMTP server for Synapse, modify the configuration section
|
||||
headed `email`, and be sure to have at least the `smtp_host`, `smtp_port`
|
||||
and `notif_from` fields filled out. You may also need to set `smtp_user`,
|
||||
`smtp_pass`, and `require_transport_security`.
|
||||
|
||||
If email is not configured, password reset, registration and notifications via
|
||||
email will be disabled.
|
||||
|
||||
### Registering a user
|
||||
|
||||
The easiest way to create a new user is to do so from a client like [Element](https://element.io/).
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively, you can do so from the command line. This can be done as follows:
|
||||
|
||||
1. If synapse was installed via pip, activate the virtualenv as follows (if Synapse was
|
||||
installed via a prebuilt package, `register_new_matrix_user` should already be
|
||||
on the search path):
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
cd ~/synapse
|
||||
source env/bin/activate
|
||||
synctl start # if not already running
|
||||
```
|
||||
2. Run the following command:
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml http://localhost:8008
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This will prompt you to add details for the new user, and will then connect to
|
||||
the running Synapse to create the new user. For example:
|
||||
```
|
||||
New user localpart: erikj
|
||||
Password:
|
||||
Confirm password:
|
||||
Make admin [no]:
|
||||
Success!
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This process uses a setting `registration_shared_secret` in
|
||||
`homeserver.yaml`, which is shared between Synapse itself and the
|
||||
`register_new_matrix_user` script. It doesn't matter what it is (a random
|
||||
value is generated by `--generate-config`), but it should be kept secret, as
|
||||
anyone with knowledge of it can register users, including admin accounts,
|
||||
on your server even if `enable_registration` is `false`.
|
||||
|
||||
### Setting up a TURN server
|
||||
|
||||
For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure
|
||||
a TURN server. See [docs/turn-howto.md](docs/turn-howto.md) for details.
|
||||
|
||||
### URL previews
|
||||
|
||||
Synapse includes support for previewing URLs, which is disabled by default. To
|
||||
turn it on you must enable the `url_preview_enabled: True` config parameter
|
||||
and explicitly specify the IP ranges that Synapse is not allowed to spider for
|
||||
previewing in the `url_preview_ip_range_blacklist` configuration parameter.
|
||||
This is critical from a security perspective to stop arbitrary Matrix users
|
||||
spidering 'internal' URLs on your network. At the very least we recommend that
|
||||
your loopback and RFC1918 IP addresses are blacklisted.
|
||||
|
||||
This also requires the optional `lxml` python dependency to be installed. This
|
||||
in turn requires the `libxml2` library to be available - on Debian/Ubuntu this
|
||||
means `apt-get install libxml2-dev`, or equivalent for your OS.
|
||||
|
||||
### Troubleshooting Installation
|
||||
|
||||
`pip` seems to leak *lots* of memory during installation. For instance, a Linux
|
||||
host with 512MB of RAM may run out of memory whilst installing Twisted. If this
|
||||
happens, you will have to individually install the dependencies which are
|
||||
failing, e.g.:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
pip install twisted
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
If you have any other problems, feel free to ask in
|
||||
[#synapse:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org).
|
||||
The markdown source is available in [docs/setup/installation.md](docs/setup/installation.md).
|
||||
|
||||
@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ Synapse Installation
|
||||
|
||||
.. _federation:
|
||||
|
||||
* For details on how to install synapse, see `<INSTALL.md>`_.
|
||||
* For details on how to install synapse, see
|
||||
`Installation Instructions <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html>`_.
|
||||
* For specific details on how to configure Synapse for federation see `docs/federate.md <docs/federate.md>`_
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ from a web client.
|
||||
|
||||
Unless you are running a test instance of Synapse on your local machine, in
|
||||
general, you will need to enable TLS support before you can successfully
|
||||
connect from a client: see `<INSTALL.md#tls-certificates>`_.
|
||||
connect from a client: see
|
||||
`TLS certificates <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#tls-certificates>`_.
|
||||
|
||||
An easy way to get started is to login or register via Element at
|
||||
https://app.element.io/#/login or https://app.element.io/#/register respectively.
|
||||
@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ Join our developer community on Matrix: `#synapse-dev:matrix.org <https://matrix
|
||||
|
||||
Before setting up a development environment for synapse, make sure you have the
|
||||
system dependencies (such as the python header files) installed - see
|
||||
`Installing from source <INSTALL.md#installing-from-source>`_.
|
||||
`Installing from source <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source>`_.
|
||||
|
||||
To check out a synapse for development, clone the git repo into a working
|
||||
directory of your choice::
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
|
||||
Upgrading Synapse
|
||||
=================
|
||||
|
||||
This document has moved to the `Synapse documentation website <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/upgrading>`_.
|
||||
This document has moved to the `Synapse documentation website <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/upgrading>`_.
|
||||
Please update your links.
|
||||
|
||||
The markdown source is available in `docs/upgrade.md <docs/upgrade.md>`_.
|
||||
|
||||
1
changelog.d/10331.doc
Normal file
1
changelog.d/10331.doc
Normal file
@ -0,0 +1 @@
|
||||
Fix broken links in INSTALL.md. Contributed by @dklimpel.
|
||||
@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
|
||||
This is a setup for managing synapse with a user contributed systemd unit
|
||||
file. It provides a `matrix-synapse` systemd unit file that should be tailored
|
||||
to accommodate your installation in accordance with the installation
|
||||
instructions provided in [installation instructions](../../INSTALL.md).
|
||||
instructions provided in
|
||||
[installation instructions](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html).
|
||||
|
||||
## Setup
|
||||
1. Under the service section, ensure the `User` variable matches which user
|
||||
|
||||
@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ docker run -it --rm \
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
For information on picking a suitable server name, see
|
||||
https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md.
|
||||
https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html.
|
||||
|
||||
The above command will generate a `homeserver.yaml` in (typically)
|
||||
`/var/lib/docker/volumes/synapse-data/_data`. You should check this file, and
|
||||
@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ For documentation on using a reverse proxy, see
|
||||
https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/reverse_proxy.md.
|
||||
|
||||
For more information on enabling TLS support in synapse itself, see
|
||||
https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#tls-certificates. Of
|
||||
https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#tls-certificates. Of
|
||||
course, you will need to expose the TLS port from the container with a `-p`
|
||||
argument to `docker run`.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
|
||||
#
|
||||
# It is *not* intended to be copied and used as the basis for a real
|
||||
# homeserver.yaml. Instead, if you are starting from scratch, please generate
|
||||
# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in INSTALL.md.
|
||||
# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in
|
||||
# https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html.
|
||||
|
||||
# Configuration options that take a time period can be set using a number
|
||||
# followed by a letter. Letters have the following meanings:
|
||||
|
||||
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ upgraded, however it may be of use to those with old installs returning to the
|
||||
project.
|
||||
|
||||
If you are setting up a server from scratch you almost certainly should look at
|
||||
the [installation guide](../INSTALL.md) instead.
|
||||
the [installation guide](setup/installation.md) instead.
|
||||
|
||||
## Introduction
|
||||
The goal of Synapse 0.99.0 is to act as a stepping stone to Synapse 1.0.0. It
|
||||
|
||||
@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ Synapse will require the python postgres client library in order to
|
||||
connect to a postgres database.
|
||||
|
||||
- If you are using the [matrix.org debian/ubuntu
|
||||
packages](../INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages), the necessary python
|
||||
packages](setup/installation.md#matrixorg-packages), the necessary python
|
||||
library will already be installed, but you will need to ensure the
|
||||
low-level postgres library is installed, which you can do with
|
||||
`apt install libpq5`.
|
||||
- For other pre-built packages, please consult the documentation from
|
||||
the relevant package.
|
||||
- If you installed synapse [in a
|
||||
virtualenv](../INSTALL.md#installing-from-source), you can install
|
||||
virtualenv](setup/installation.md#installing-from-source), you can install
|
||||
the library with:
|
||||
|
||||
~/synapse/env/bin/pip install "matrix-synapse[postgres]"
|
||||
|
||||
@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
|
||||
#
|
||||
# It is *not* intended to be copied and used as the basis for a real
|
||||
# homeserver.yaml. Instead, if you are starting from scratch, please generate
|
||||
# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in INSTALL.md.
|
||||
# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in
|
||||
# https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html.
|
||||
|
||||
# Configuration options that take a time period can be set using a number
|
||||
# followed by a letter. Letters have the following meanings:
|
||||
|
||||
@ -1,7 +1,596 @@
|
||||
<!--
|
||||
Include the contents of INSTALL.md from the project root without moving it, which may
|
||||
break links around the internet. Additionally, note that SUMMARY.md is unable to
|
||||
directly link to content outside of the docs/ directory. So we use this file as a
|
||||
redirection.
|
||||
-->
|
||||
{{#include ../../INSTALL.md}}
|
||||
# Installation Instructions
|
||||
|
||||
There are 3 steps to follow under **Installation Instructions**.
|
||||
|
||||
- [Installation Instructions](#installation-instructions)
|
||||
- [Choosing your server name](#choosing-your-server-name)
|
||||
- [Installing Synapse](#installing-synapse)
|
||||
- [Installing from source](#installing-from-source)
|
||||
- [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites)
|
||||
- [Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian](#debianubunturaspbian)
|
||||
- [ArchLinux](#archlinux)
|
||||
- [CentOS/Fedora](#centosfedora)
|
||||
- [macOS](#macos)
|
||||
- [OpenSUSE](#opensuse)
|
||||
- [OpenBSD](#openbsd)
|
||||
- [Windows](#windows)
|
||||
- [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages)
|
||||
- [Docker images and Ansible playbooks](#docker-images-and-ansible-playbooks)
|
||||
- [Debian/Ubuntu](#debianubuntu)
|
||||
- [Matrix.org packages](#matrixorg-packages)
|
||||
- [Downstream Debian packages](#downstream-debian-packages)
|
||||
- [Downstream Ubuntu packages](#downstream-ubuntu-packages)
|
||||
- [Fedora](#fedora)
|
||||
- [OpenSUSE](#opensuse-1)
|
||||
- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server](#suse-linux-enterprise-server)
|
||||
- [ArchLinux](#archlinux-1)
|
||||
- [Void Linux](#void-linux)
|
||||
- [FreeBSD](#freebsd)
|
||||
- [OpenBSD](#openbsd-1)
|
||||
- [NixOS](#nixos)
|
||||
- [Setting up Synapse](#setting-up-synapse)
|
||||
- [Using PostgreSQL](#using-postgresql)
|
||||
- [TLS certificates](#tls-certificates)
|
||||
- [Client Well-Known URI](#client-well-known-uri)
|
||||
- [Email](#email)
|
||||
- [Registering a user](#registering-a-user)
|
||||
- [Setting up a TURN server](#setting-up-a-turn-server)
|
||||
- [URL previews](#url-previews)
|
||||
- [Troubleshooting Installation](#troubleshooting-installation)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
## Choosing your server name
|
||||
|
||||
It is important to choose the name for your server before you install Synapse,
|
||||
because it cannot be changed later.
|
||||
|
||||
The server name determines the "domain" part of user-ids for users on your
|
||||
server: these will all be of the format `@user:my.domain.name`. It also
|
||||
determines how other matrix servers will reach yours for federation.
|
||||
|
||||
For a test configuration, set this to the hostname of your server. For a more
|
||||
production-ready setup, you will probably want to specify your domain
|
||||
(`example.com`) rather than a matrix-specific hostname here (in the same way
|
||||
that your email address is probably `user@example.com` rather than
|
||||
`user@email.example.com`) - but doing so may require more advanced setup: see
|
||||
[Setting up Federation](../federate.md).
|
||||
|
||||
## Installing Synapse
|
||||
|
||||
### Installing from source
|
||||
|
||||
(Prebuilt packages are available for some platforms - see [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages).)
|
||||
|
||||
When installing from source please make sure that the [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites) are already installed.
|
||||
|
||||
System requirements:
|
||||
|
||||
- POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
|
||||
- Python 3.5.2 or later, up to Python 3.9.
|
||||
- At least 1GB of free RAM if you want to join large public rooms like #matrix:matrix.org
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
To install the Synapse homeserver run:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
mkdir -p ~/synapse
|
||||
virtualenv -p python3 ~/synapse/env
|
||||
source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
|
||||
pip install --upgrade pip
|
||||
pip install --upgrade setuptools
|
||||
pip install matrix-synapse
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This will download Synapse from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/matrix-synapse)
|
||||
and install it, along with the python libraries it uses, into a virtual environment
|
||||
under `~/synapse/env`. Feel free to pick a different directory if you
|
||||
prefer.
|
||||
|
||||
This Synapse installation can then be later upgraded by using pip again with the
|
||||
update flag:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
|
||||
pip install -U matrix-synapse
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Before you can start Synapse, you will need to generate a configuration
|
||||
file. To do this, run (in your virtualenv, as before):
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
cd ~/synapse
|
||||
python -m synapse.app.homeserver \
|
||||
--server-name my.domain.name \
|
||||
--config-path homeserver.yaml \
|
||||
--generate-config \
|
||||
--report-stats=[yes|no]
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
... substituting an appropriate value for `--server-name`.
|
||||
|
||||
This command will generate you a config file that you can then customise, but it will
|
||||
also generate a set of keys for you. These keys will allow your homeserver to
|
||||
identify itself to other homeserver, so don't lose or delete them. It would be
|
||||
wise to back them up somewhere safe. (If, for whatever reason, you do need to
|
||||
change your homeserver's keys, you may find that other homeserver have the
|
||||
old key cached. If you update the signing key, you should change the name of the
|
||||
key in the `<server name>.signing.key` file (the second word) to something
|
||||
different. See the [spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest.html#retrieving-server-keys) for more information on key management).
|
||||
|
||||
To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to
|
||||
run (e.g. `~/synapse`), and:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
cd ~/synapse
|
||||
source env/bin/activate
|
||||
synctl start
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### Platform-specific prerequisites
|
||||
|
||||
Synapse is written in Python but some of the libraries it uses are written in
|
||||
C. So before we can install Synapse itself we need a working C compiler and the
|
||||
header files for Python C extensions.
|
||||
|
||||
##### Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian
|
||||
|
||||
Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo apt install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
|
||||
python3-pip python3-setuptools sqlite3 \
|
||||
libssl-dev virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
##### ArchLinux
|
||||
|
||||
Installing prerequisites on ArchLinux:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo pacman -S base-devel python python-pip \
|
||||
python-setuptools python-virtualenv sqlite3
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
##### CentOS/Fedora
|
||||
|
||||
Installing prerequisites on CentOS or Fedora Linux:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo dnf install libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel libzip-devel freetype-devel \
|
||||
libwebp-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libpq-devel \
|
||||
python3-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel python3-devel
|
||||
sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
##### macOS
|
||||
|
||||
Installing prerequisites on macOS:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
xcode-select --install
|
||||
sudo easy_install pip
|
||||
sudo pip install virtualenv
|
||||
brew install pkg-config libffi
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
On macOS Catalina (10.15) you may need to explicitly install OpenSSL
|
||||
via brew and inform `pip` about it so that `psycopg2` builds:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
brew install openssl@1.1
|
||||
export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
|
||||
export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
##### OpenSUSE
|
||||
|
||||
Installing prerequisites on openSUSE:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo zypper in -t pattern devel_basis
|
||||
sudo zypper in python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 python-virtualenv \
|
||||
python-devel libffi-devel libopenssl-devel libjpeg62-devel
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
##### OpenBSD
|
||||
|
||||
A port of Synapse is available under `net/synapse`. The filesystem
|
||||
underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be
|
||||
mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem
|
||||
and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration.
|
||||
|
||||
To be able to build Synapse's dependency on python the `WRKOBJDIR`
|
||||
(cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) for building python, too, needs to be on a filesystem
|
||||
mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`).
|
||||
|
||||
Creating a `WRKOBJDIR` for building python under `/usr/local` (which on a
|
||||
default OpenBSD installation is mounted with `wxallowed`):
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
doas mkdir /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Assuming `PORTS_PRIVSEP=Yes` (cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) and `SUDO=doas` are
|
||||
configured in `/etc/mk.conf`:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
doas chown _pbuild:_pbuild /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Setting the `WRKOBJDIR` for building python:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
echo WRKOBJDIR_lang/python/3.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed \\nWRKOBJDIR_lang/python/2.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed >> /etc/mk.conf
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Building Synapse:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
cd /usr/ports/net/synapse
|
||||
make install
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
##### Windows
|
||||
|
||||
If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem For
|
||||
Linux provides a Linux environment on Windows 10 which is capable of using the
|
||||
Debian, Fedora, or source installation methods. More information about WSL can
|
||||
be found at <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10> for
|
||||
Windows 10 and <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server>
|
||||
for Windows Server.
|
||||
|
||||
### Prebuilt packages
|
||||
|
||||
As an alternative to installing from source, prebuilt packages are available
|
||||
for a number of platforms.
|
||||
|
||||
#### Docker images and Ansible playbooks
|
||||
|
||||
There is an official synapse image available at
|
||||
<https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse> which can be used with
|
||||
the docker-compose file available at
|
||||
[contrib/docker](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/contrib/docker).
|
||||
Further information on this including configuration options is available in the README
|
||||
on hub.docker.com.
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively, Andreas Peters (previously Silvio Fricke) has contributed a
|
||||
Dockerfile to automate a synapse server in a single Docker image, at
|
||||
<https://hub.docker.com/r/avhost/docker-matrix/tags/>
|
||||
|
||||
Slavi Pantaleev has created an Ansible playbook,
|
||||
which installs the offical Docker image of Matrix Synapse
|
||||
along with many other Matrix-related services (Postgres database, Element, coturn,
|
||||
ma1sd, SSL support, etc.).
|
||||
For more details, see
|
||||
<https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy>
|
||||
|
||||
#### Debian/Ubuntu
|
||||
|
||||
##### Matrix.org packages
|
||||
|
||||
Matrix.org provides Debian/Ubuntu packages of the latest stable version of
|
||||
Synapse via <https://packages.matrix.org/debian/>. They are available for Debian
|
||||
9 (Stretch), Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial), and later. To use them:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo apt install -y lsb-release wget apt-transport-https
|
||||
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.matrix.org/debian/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg
|
||||
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.matrix.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main" |
|
||||
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/matrix-org.list
|
||||
sudo apt update
|
||||
sudo apt install matrix-synapse-py3
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
**Note**: if you followed a previous version of these instructions which
|
||||
recommended using `apt-key add` to add an old key from
|
||||
`https://matrix.org/packages/debian/`, you should note that this key has been
|
||||
revoked. You should remove the old key with `sudo apt-key remove
|
||||
C35EB17E1EAE708E6603A9B3AD0592FE47F0DF61`, and follow the above instructions to
|
||||
update your configuration.
|
||||
|
||||
The fingerprint of the repository signing key (as shown by `gpg
|
||||
/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg`) is
|
||||
`AAF9AE843A7584B5A3E4CD2BCF45A512DE2DA058`.
|
||||
|
||||
##### Downstream Debian packages
|
||||
|
||||
We do not recommend using the packages from the default Debian `buster`
|
||||
repository at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security
|
||||
vulnerabilities. You can install the latest version of Synapse from
|
||||
[our repository](#matrixorg-packages) or from `buster-backports`. Please
|
||||
see the [Debian documentation](https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/)
|
||||
for information on how to use backports.
|
||||
|
||||
If you are using Debian `sid` or testing, Synapse is available in the default
|
||||
repositories and it should be possible to install it simply with:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo apt install matrix-synapse
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
##### Downstream Ubuntu packages
|
||||
|
||||
We do not recommend using the packages in the default Ubuntu repository
|
||||
at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities.
|
||||
The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages).
|
||||
|
||||
#### Fedora
|
||||
|
||||
Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo dnf install matrix-synapse
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at
|
||||
<https://obs.infoserver.lv/project/monitor/matrix-synapse>
|
||||
|
||||
#### OpenSUSE
|
||||
|
||||
Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo zypper install matrix-synapse
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
|
||||
|
||||
Unofficial package are built for SLES 15 in the openSUSE:Backports:SLE-15 repository at
|
||||
<https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Backports:/SLE-15/standard/>
|
||||
|
||||
#### ArchLinux
|
||||
|
||||
The quickest way to get up and running with ArchLinux is probably with the community package
|
||||
<https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/matrix-synapse/>, which should pull in most of
|
||||
the necessary dependencies.
|
||||
|
||||
pip may be outdated (6.0.7-1 and needs to be upgraded to 6.0.8-1 ):
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo pip install --upgrade pip
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
If you encounter an error with lib bcrypt causing an Wrong ELF Class:
|
||||
ELFCLASS32 (x64 Systems), you may need to reinstall py-bcrypt to correctly
|
||||
compile it under the right architecture. (This should not be needed if
|
||||
installing under virtualenv):
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
sudo pip uninstall py-bcrypt
|
||||
sudo pip install py-bcrypt
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### Void Linux
|
||||
|
||||
Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse':
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
xbps-install -Su
|
||||
xbps-install -S synapse
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### FreeBSD
|
||||
|
||||
Synapse can be installed via FreeBSD Ports or Packages contributed by Brendan Molloy from:
|
||||
|
||||
- Ports: `cd /usr/ports/net-im/py-matrix-synapse && make install clean`
|
||||
- Packages: `pkg install py37-matrix-synapse`
|
||||
|
||||
#### OpenBSD
|
||||
|
||||
As of OpenBSD 6.7 Synapse is available as a pre-compiled binary. The filesystem
|
||||
underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be
|
||||
mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem
|
||||
and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration.
|
||||
|
||||
Installing Synapse:
|
||||
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
doas pkg_add synapse
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### NixOS
|
||||
|
||||
Robin Lambertz has packaged Synapse for NixOS at:
|
||||
<https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix>
|
||||
|
||||
## Setting up Synapse
|
||||
|
||||
Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it.
|
||||
|
||||
### Using PostgreSQL
|
||||
|
||||
By default Synapse uses an [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) database and in doing so trades
|
||||
performance for convenience. Almost all installations should opt to use [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org)
|
||||
instead. Advantages include:
|
||||
|
||||
- significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and
|
||||
caching model, smarter query optimiser
|
||||
- allowing the DB to be run on separate hardware
|
||||
|
||||
For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL in Synapse, please see
|
||||
[docs/postgres.md](../postgres.md)
|
||||
|
||||
SQLite is only acceptable for testing purposes. SQLite should not be used in
|
||||
a production server. Synapse will perform poorly when using
|
||||
SQLite, especially when participating in large rooms.
|
||||
|
||||
### TLS certificates
|
||||
|
||||
The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port on the local
|
||||
interface: `http://localhost:8008`. It is suitable for local testing,
|
||||
but for any practical use, you will need Synapse's APIs to be served
|
||||
over HTTPS.
|
||||
|
||||
The recommended way to do so is to set up a reverse proxy on port
|
||||
`8448`. You can find documentation on doing so in
|
||||
[docs/reverse_proxy.md](../reverse_proxy.md).
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively, you can configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port. To do
|
||||
so, you will need to edit `homeserver.yaml`, as follows:
|
||||
|
||||
- First, under the `listeners` section, uncomment the configuration for the
|
||||
TLS-enabled listener. (Remove the hash sign (`#`) at the start of
|
||||
each line). The relevant lines are like this:
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
- port: 8448
|
||||
type: http
|
||||
tls: true
|
||||
resources:
|
||||
- names: [client, federation]
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
- You will also need to uncomment the `tls_certificate_path` and
|
||||
`tls_private_key_path` lines under the `TLS` section. You will need to manage
|
||||
provisioning of these certificates yourself.
|
||||
|
||||
If you are using your own certificate, be sure to use a `.pem` file that
|
||||
includes the full certificate chain including any intermediate certificates
|
||||
(for instance, if using certbot, use `fullchain.pem` as your certificate, not
|
||||
`cert.pem`).
|
||||
|
||||
For a more detailed guide to configuring your server for federation, see
|
||||
[federate.md](../federate.md).
|
||||
|
||||
### Client Well-Known URI
|
||||
|
||||
Setting up the client Well-Known URI is optional but if you set it up, it will
|
||||
allow users to enter their full username (e.g. `@user:<server_name>`) into clients
|
||||
which support well-known lookup to automatically configure the homeserver and
|
||||
identity server URLs. This is useful so that users don't have to memorize or think
|
||||
about the actual homeserver URL you are using.
|
||||
|
||||
The URL `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/client` should return JSON in
|
||||
the following format.
|
||||
|
||||
```json
|
||||
{
|
||||
"m.homeserver": {
|
||||
"base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
It can optionally contain identity server information as well.
|
||||
|
||||
```json
|
||||
{
|
||||
"m.homeserver": {
|
||||
"base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"m.identity_server": {
|
||||
"base_url": "https://<identity.example.com>"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
To work in browser based clients, the file must be served with the appropriate
|
||||
Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers. A recommended value would be
|
||||
`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` which would allow all browser based clients to
|
||||
view it.
|
||||
|
||||
In nginx this would be something like:
|
||||
|
||||
```nginx
|
||||
location /.well-known/matrix/client {
|
||||
return 200 '{"m.homeserver": {"base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"}}';
|
||||
default_type application/json;
|
||||
add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
You should also ensure the `public_baseurl` option in `homeserver.yaml` is set
|
||||
correctly. `public_baseurl` should be set to the URL that clients will use to
|
||||
connect to your server. This is the same URL you put for the `m.homeserver`
|
||||
`base_url` above.
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
public_baseurl: "https://<matrix.example.com>"
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Email
|
||||
|
||||
It is desirable for Synapse to have the capability to send email. This allows
|
||||
Synapse to send password reset emails, send verifications when an email address
|
||||
is added to a user's account, and send email notifications to users when they
|
||||
receive new messages.
|
||||
|
||||
To configure an SMTP server for Synapse, modify the configuration section
|
||||
headed `email`, and be sure to have at least the `smtp_host`, `smtp_port`
|
||||
and `notif_from` fields filled out. You may also need to set `smtp_user`,
|
||||
`smtp_pass`, and `require_transport_security`.
|
||||
|
||||
If email is not configured, password reset, registration and notifications via
|
||||
email will be disabled.
|
||||
|
||||
### Registering a user
|
||||
|
||||
The easiest way to create a new user is to do so from a client like [Element](https://element.io/).
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively, you can do so from the command line. This can be done as follows:
|
||||
|
||||
1. If synapse was installed via pip, activate the virtualenv as follows (if Synapse was
|
||||
installed via a prebuilt package, `register_new_matrix_user` should already be
|
||||
on the search path):
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
cd ~/synapse
|
||||
source env/bin/activate
|
||||
synctl start # if not already running
|
||||
```
|
||||
2. Run the following command:
|
||||
```sh
|
||||
register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml http://localhost:8008
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This will prompt you to add details for the new user, and will then connect to
|
||||
the running Synapse to create the new user. For example:
|
||||
```
|
||||
New user localpart: erikj
|
||||
Password:
|
||||
Confirm password:
|
||||
Make admin [no]:
|
||||
Success!
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
This process uses a setting `registration_shared_secret` in
|
||||
`homeserver.yaml`, which is shared between Synapse itself and the
|
||||
`register_new_matrix_user` script. It doesn't matter what it is (a random
|
||||
value is generated by `--generate-config`), but it should be kept secret, as
|
||||
anyone with knowledge of it can register users, including admin accounts,
|
||||
on your server even if `enable_registration` is `false`.
|
||||
|
||||
### Setting up a TURN server
|
||||
|
||||
For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure
|
||||
a TURN server. See
|
||||
[docs/turn-howto.md](../turn-howto.md)
|
||||
for details.
|
||||
|
||||
### URL previews
|
||||
|
||||
Synapse includes support for previewing URLs, which is disabled by default. To
|
||||
turn it on you must enable the `url_preview_enabled: True` config parameter
|
||||
and explicitly specify the IP ranges that Synapse is not allowed to spider for
|
||||
previewing in the `url_preview_ip_range_blacklist` configuration parameter.
|
||||
This is critical from a security perspective to stop arbitrary Matrix users
|
||||
spidering 'internal' URLs on your network. At the very least we recommend that
|
||||
your loopback and RFC1918 IP addresses are blacklisted.
|
||||
|
||||
This also requires the optional `lxml` python dependency to be installed. This
|
||||
in turn requires the `libxml2` library to be available - on Debian/Ubuntu this
|
||||
means `apt-get install libxml2-dev`, or equivalent for your OS.
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### Troubleshooting Installation
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`pip` seems to leak *lots* of memory during installation. For instance, a Linux
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host with 512MB of RAM may run out of memory whilst installing Twisted. If this
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happens, you will have to individually install the dependencies which are
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failing, e.g.:
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```sh
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pip install twisted
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```
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If you have any other problems, feel free to ask in
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[#synapse:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org).
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ this document.
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summaries.
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- If Synapse was installed using [prebuilt
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packages](../setup/INSTALL.md#prebuilt-packages), you will need to follow the
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packages](setup/installation.md#prebuilt-packages), you will need to follow the
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normal process for upgrading those packages.
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- If Synapse was installed from source, then:
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