Welcome to the documentation repository for Synapse, a Matrix homeserver implementation developed by Element.
This documentation covers topics for installation, configuration and maintenance of your Synapse process:
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Learn how to install and configure your own instance, perhaps with Single Sign-On.
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See how to upgrade between Synapse versions.
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Administer your instance using the Admin API, installing pluggable modules, or by accessing the manhole.
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Learn how to read log lines, configure logging or set up structured logging.
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Scale Synapse through additional worker processes.
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Set up monitoring and metrics to keep an eye on your Synapse instance's performance.
Contributions are welcome! Synapse is primarily written in Python. As a developer, you may be interested in the following documentation:
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Read the Contributing Guide. It is meant to walk new contributors through the process of developing and submitting a change to the Synapse codebase (which is hosted on GitHub).
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Set up your development environment, then learn how to lint and test your code.
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Look at the issue tracker for bugs to fix or features to add. If you're new, it may be best to start with those labeled good first issue.
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Understand how Synapse is built, how to migrate database schemas, learn about federation and how to set up a local federation for development.
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And finally, contribute to this documentation! The source for which is located here.
If you've found a security issue in Synapse or any other Matrix.org Foundation project, please report it to us in accordance with our Security Disclosure Policy. Thank you!