notice

* Fix fallback to signing key for macaroon-secret-key

* Skip macaroon check for access tokens in the db

* Fix macaroon_secret_key fallback logic

* changelog

.buildkite/.env

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-CI
-BUILDKITE
-BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER
-BUILDKITE_BRANCH
-BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER
-BUILDKITE_JOB_ID
-BUILDKITE_BUILD_URL
-BUILDKITE_PROJECT_SLUG
-BUILDKITE_COMMIT
-BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST
-BUILDKITE_TAG
-CODECOV_TOKEN
-TRIAL_FLAGS

.buildkite/docker-compose.py35.pg95.yaml

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-version: '3.1'
-
-services:
-
-  postgres:
-    image: postgres:9.5
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-    command: -c fsync=off
-
-  testenv:
-    image: python:3.5
-    depends_on:
-      - postgres
-    env_file: .env
-    environment:
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-    working_dir: /src
-    volumes:
-      - ..:/src

.buildkite/docker-compose.py37.pg11.yaml

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-version: '3.1'
-
-services:
-
-  postgres:
-    image: postgres:11
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-    command: -c fsync=off
-
-  testenv:
-    image: python:3.7
-    depends_on:
-      - postgres
-    env_file: .env
-    environment:
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-    working_dir: /src
-    volumes:
-      - ..:/src

.buildkite/docker-compose.py37.pg95.yaml

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-version: '3.1'
-
-services:
-
-  postgres:
-    image: postgres:9.5
-    environment:
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-    command: -c fsync=off
-
-  testenv:
-    image: python:3.7
-    depends_on:
-      - postgres
-    env_file: .env
-    environment:
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-      SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
-    working_dir: /src
-    volumes:
-      - ..:/src

.buildkite/format_tap.py

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2019 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-import sys
-from tap.parser import Parser
-from tap.line import Result, Unknown, Diagnostic
-
-out = ["### TAP Output for " + sys.argv[2]]
-
-p = Parser()
-
-in_error = False
-
-for line in p.parse_file(sys.argv[1]):
-    if isinstance(line, Result):
-        if in_error:
-            out.append("")
-            out.append("</pre></code></details>")
-            out.append("")
-            out.append("----")
-            out.append("")
-        in_error = False
-
-        if not line.ok and not line.todo:
-            in_error = True
-
-            out.append("FAILURE Test #%d: ``%s``" % (line.number, line.description))
-            out.append("")
-            out.append("<details><summary>Show log</summary><code><pre>")
-
-    elif isinstance(line, Diagnostic) and in_error:
-        out.append(line.text)
-
-if out:
-    for line in out[:-3]:
-        print(line)

.buildkite/merge_base_branch.sh

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -ex
-
-if [[ "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" =~ ^(develop|master|dinsic|shhs|release-.*)$ ]]; then
-    echo "Not merging forward, as this is a release branch"
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-if [[ -z $BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_BRANCH ]]; then
-    echo "Not a pull request, or hasn't had a PR opened yet..."
-
-    # It probably hasn't had a PR opened yet. Since all PRs land on develop, we
-    # can probably assume it's based on it and will be merged into it.
-    GITBASE="develop"
-else
-    # Get the reference, using the GitHub API
-    GITBASE=$BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_BRANCH
-fi
-
-# Show what we are before
-git --no-pager show -s
-
-# Set up username so it can do a merge
-git config --global user.email bot@matrix.org
-git config --global user.name "A robot"
-
-# Fetch and merge. If it doesn't work, it will raise due to set -e.
-git fetch -u origin $GITBASE
-git merge --no-edit --no-commit origin/$GITBASE
-
-# Show what we are after.
-git --no-pager show -s

.buildkite/worker-blacklist

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# This file serves as a blacklist for SyTest tests that we expect will fail in
-# Synapse when run under worker mode. For more details, see sytest-blacklist.
-
-Message history can be paginated
-
-Can re-join room if re-invited
-
-/upgrade creates a new room
-
-The only membership state included in an initial sync is for all the senders in the timeline
-
-Local device key changes get to remote servers
-
-If remote user leaves room we no longer receive device updates
-
-Forgotten room messages cannot be paginated
-
-Inbound federation can get public room list
-
-Members from the gap are included in gappy incr LL sync
-
-Leaves are present in non-gapped incremental syncs
-
-Old leaves are present in gapped incremental syncs
-
-User sees updates to presence from other users in the incremental sync.
-
-Gapped incremental syncs include all state changes
-
-Old members are included in gappy incr LL sync if they start speaking

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ jobs:
     machine: true
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --label gitsha1=${CIRCLE_SHA1} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG}-py3 .
+      - run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --label gitsha1=${CIRCLE_SHA1} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG} .
+      - run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --label gitsha1=${CIRCLE_SHA1} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG}-py3 --build-arg PYTHON_VERSION=3.6 .
       - run: docker login --username $DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME --password $DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
       - run: docker push matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG}
       - run: docker push matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG}-py3
@@ -12,15 +13,149 @@ jobs:
     machine: true
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --label gitsha1=${CIRCLE_SHA1} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:latest -t matrixdotorg/synapse:latest-py3 .
+      - run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --label gitsha1=${CIRCLE_SHA1} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_SHA1} .
+      - run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --label gitsha1=${CIRCLE_SHA1} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_SHA1}-py3 --build-arg PYTHON_VERSION=3.6 .
       - run: docker login --username $DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME --password $DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
       - run: docker push matrixdotorg/synapse:latest
       - run: docker push matrixdotorg/synapse:latest-py3
+  sytestpy2:
+    docker:
+      - image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapsepy2
+    working_directory: /src
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: /synapse_sytest.sh
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /logs
+          destination: logs
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /logs
+  sytestpy2postgres:
+    docker:
+      - image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapsepy2
+    working_directory: /src
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: POSTGRES=1 /synapse_sytest.sh
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /logs
+          destination: logs
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /logs
+  sytestpy2merged:
+    docker:
+      - image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapsepy2
+    working_directory: /src
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: bash .circleci/merge_base_branch.sh
+      - run: /synapse_sytest.sh
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /logs
+          destination: logs
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /logs
+  sytestpy2postgresmerged:
+    docker:
+      - image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapsepy2
+    working_directory: /src
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: bash .circleci/merge_base_branch.sh
+      - run: POSTGRES=1 /synapse_sytest.sh
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /logs
+          destination: logs
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /logs
+
+  sytestpy3:
+    docker:
+      - image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapsepy3
+    working_directory: /src
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: /synapse_sytest.sh
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /logs
+          destination: logs
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /logs
+  sytestpy3postgres:
+    docker:
+      - image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapsepy3
+    working_directory: /src
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: POSTGRES=1 /synapse_sytest.sh
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /logs
+          destination: logs
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /logs
+  sytestpy3merged:
+    docker:
+      - image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapsepy3
+    working_directory: /src
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: bash .circleci/merge_base_branch.sh
+      - run: /synapse_sytest.sh
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /logs
+          destination: logs
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /logs
+  sytestpy3postgresmerged:
+    docker:
+      - image: matrixdotorg/sytest-synapsepy3
+    working_directory: /src
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: bash .circleci/merge_base_branch.sh
+      - run: POSTGRES=1 /synapse_sytest.sh
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: /logs
+          destination: logs
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: /logs
 
 workflows:
   version: 2
   build:
     jobs:
+      - sytestpy2:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: /develop|master|release-.*/
+      - sytestpy2postgres:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: /develop|master|release-.*/
+      - sytestpy3:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: /develop|master|release-.*/
+      - sytestpy3postgres:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: /develop|master|release-.*/
+      - sytestpy2merged:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore: /develop|master|release-.*/
+      - sytestpy2postgresmerged:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore: /develop|master|release-.*/
+      - sytestpy3merged:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore: /develop|master|release-.*/
+      - sytestpy3postgresmerged:
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              ignore: /develop|master|release-.*/
       - dockerhubuploadrelease:
           filters:
             tags:

.circleci/merge_base_branch.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+# CircleCI doesn't give CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER in the environment for non-forked PRs. Wonderful.
+# In this case, we just need to do some ~shell magic~ to strip it out of the PULL_REQUEST URL.
+echo 'export CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER="${CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER:-${CIRCLE_PULL_REQUEST##*/}}"' >> $BASH_ENV
+source $BASH_ENV
+
+if [[ -z "${CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER}" ]]
+then
+    echo "Can't figure out what the PR number is! Assuming merge target is develop."
+
+    # It probably hasn't had a PR opened yet. Since all PRs land on develop, we
+    # can probably assume it's based on it and will be merged into it.
+    GITBASE="develop"
+else
+    # Get the reference, using the GitHub API
+    GITBASE=`wget -O- https://api.github.com/repos/matrix-org/synapse/pulls/${CIRCLE_PR_NUMBER} | jq -r '.base.ref'`
+fi
+
+# Show what we are before
+git --no-pager show -s
+
+# Set up username so it can do a merge
+git config --global user.email bot@matrix.org
+git config --global user.name "A robot"
+
+# Fetch and merge. If it doesn't work, it will raise due to set -e.
+git fetch -u origin $GITBASE
+git merge --no-edit origin/$GITBASE
+
+# Show what we are after.
+git --no-pager show -s

.codecov.yml

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-comment: off
-
-coverage:
-  status:
-    project:
-      default:
-        target: 0  # Target % coverage, can be auto. Turned off for now
-        threshold: null
-        base: auto
-    patch:
-      default:
-        target: 0
-        threshold: null
-        base: auto

.coveragerc

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 [run]
 branch = True
 parallel = True
-include=$TOP/synapse/*
-data_file = $TOP/.coverage
+source = synapse
+
+[paths]
+source=
+   coverage
 
 [report]
 precision = 2
+ignore_errors = True

.dockerignore

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
-# ignore everything by default
-*
-
-# things to include
-!docker
-!scripts
-!synapse
-!MANIFEST.in
-!README.rst
-!setup.py
-!synctl
-
-**/__pycache__
+Dockerfile
+.travis.yml
+.gitignore
+demo/etc
+tox.ini
+.git/*
+.tox/*
+debian/matrix-synapse/
+debian/matrix-synapse-*/

.github/FUNDING.yml

@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# One username per supported platform and one custom link
-patreon: matrixdotorg
-liberapay: matrixdotorg
-custom: https://paypal.me/matrixdotorg

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.md

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ about: Create a report to help us improve
 
 ---
 
-<!--
+<!-- 
 
-**IF YOU HAVE SUPPORT QUESTIONS ABOUT RUNNING OR CONFIGURING YOUR OWN HOME SERVER**:
+**IF YOU HAVE SUPPORT QUESTIONS ABOUT RUNNING OR CONFIGURING YOUR OWN HOME SERVER**: 
 You will likely get better support more quickly if you ask in ** #matrix:matrix.org ** ;)
 
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ the necessary data to fix your issue.
 You can also preview your report before submitting it. You may remove sections
 that aren't relevant to your particular case.
 
-Text between <!-- and --​> marks will be invisible in the report.
+Text between <!-- and --> marks will be invisible in the report.
 
 -->
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Text between <!-- and --​> marks will be invisible in the report.
 - that reproduce the bug
 - using hyphens as bullet points
 
-<!--
+<!-- 
 Describe how what happens differs from what you expected.
 
 If you can identify any relevant log snippets from _homeserver.log_, please include
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ those (please be careful to remove any personal or private data). Please surroun
 
 If not matrix.org:
 
-<!--
-What version of Synapse is running?
+<!-- 
+What version of Synapse is running? 
 You can find the Synapse version by inspecting the server headers (replace matrix.org with
 your own homeserver domain):
 $ curl -v https://matrix.org/_matrix/client/versions 2>&1 | grep "Server:"

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/SUPPORT_REQUEST.md

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ about: I need support for Synapse
 
 ---
 
-Please don't file github issues asking for support.
+# Please ask for support in [**#matrix:matrix.org**](https://matrix.to/#/#matrix:matrix.org)
 
-Instead, please join [`#synapse:matrix.org`](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org)
-(from a matrix.org account if necessary), and ask there.
+## Don't file an issue as a support request.

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 <!-- Please read CONTRIBUTING.rst before submitting your pull request -->
 
 * [ ] Pull request is based on the develop branch
-* [ ] Pull request includes a [changelog file](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst#changelog)
-* [ ] Pull request includes a [sign off](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.rst#sign-off)
+* [ ] Pull request includes a [changelog file](CONTRIBUTING.rst#changelog)
+* [ ] Pull request includes a [sign off](CONTRIBUTING.rst#sign-off)

.github/SUPPORT.md

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-[**#synapse:matrix.org**](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org) is the official support room for
-Synapse, and can be accessed by any client from https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html.
-Please ask for support there, rather than filing github issues.
+[**#matrix:matrix.org**](https://matrix.to/#/#matrix:matrix.org) is the official support room for Matrix, and can be accessed by any client from https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html 
+
+It can also be access via IRC bridge at irc://irc.freenode.net/matrix or on the web here: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=matrix

.gitignore

@@ -1,42 +1,65 @@
-# filename patterns
-*~
-.*.swp
-.#*
-*.deb
-*.egg
-*.egg-info
-*.lock
 *.pyc
-*.tac
+.*.swp
+*~
+*.lock
+
+.DS_Store
 _trial_temp/
 _trial_temp*/
+logs/
+dbs/
+*.egg
+dist/
+docs/build/
+*.egg-info
 
-# stuff that is likely to exist when you run a server locally
-/*.db
-/*.log
-/*.log.config
-/*.pid
-/.python-version
-/*.signing.key
-/env/
+cmdclient_config.json
+homeserver*.db
+homeserver*.log
+homeserver*.log.*
+homeserver*.pid
 /homeserver*.yaml
-/logs
-/media_store/
-/uploads
 
-# IDEs
-/.idea/
-/.ropeproject/
-/.vscode/
+*.signing.key
+*.tls.crt
+*.tls.dh
+*.tls.key
 
-# build products
-!/.coveragerc
-/.coverage*
-/.mypy_cache/
-/.tox
-/build/
-/coverage.*
-/dist/
-/docs/build/
-/htmlcov
-/pip-wheel-metadata/
+.coverage
+.coverage.*
+!.coverage.rc
+htmlcov
+
+demo/*/*.db
+demo/*/*.log
+demo/*/*.log.*
+demo/*/*.pid
+demo/media_store.*
+demo/etc
+
+uploads
+cache
+
+.idea/
+media_store/
+
+*.tac
+
+build/
+venv/
+venv*/
+*venv/
+
+localhost-800*/
+static/client/register/register_config.js
+.tox
+
+env/
+*.config
+
+.vscode/
+.ropeproject/
+
+*.deb
+
+/debs

.travis.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+sudo: false
+language: python
+
+cache:
+  directories:
+    # we only bother to cache the wheels; parts of the http cache get
+    # invalidated every build (because they get served with a max-age of 600
+    # seconds), which means that we end up re-uploading the whole cache for
+    # every build, which is time-consuming In any case, it's not obvious that
+    # downloading the cache from S3 would be much faster than downloading the
+    # originals from pypi.
+    #
+    - $HOME/.cache/pip/wheels
+
+# don't clone the whole repo history, one commit will do
+git:
+  depth: 1
+
+# only build branches we care about (PRs are built seperately)
+branches:
+  only:
+    - master
+    - develop
+    - /^release-v/
+
+# When running the tox environments that call Twisted Trial, we can pass the -j
+# flag to run the tests concurrently. We set this to 2 for CPU bound tests
+# (SQLite) and 4 for I/O bound tests (PostgreSQL).
+matrix:
+  fast_finish: true
+  include:
+  - python: 2.7
+    env: TOX_ENV=packaging
+
+  - python: 3.6
+    env: TOX_ENV="pep8,check_isort"
+
+  - python: 2.7
+    env: TOX_ENV=py27,codecov TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 2"
+
+  - python: 2.7
+    env: TOX_ENV=py27-old TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 2"
+
+  - python: 2.7
+    env: TOX_ENV=py27-postgres,codecov TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 4"
+    services:
+      - postgresql
+
+  - python: 3.5
+    env: TOX_ENV=py35,codecov TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 2"
+
+  - python: 3.6
+    env: TOX_ENV=py36,codecov TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 2"
+
+  - python: 3.6
+    env: TOX_ENV=py36-postgres,codecov TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 4"
+    services:
+      - postgresql
+
+  - # we only need to check for the newsfragment if it's a PR build
+    if: type = pull_request
+    python: 3.6
+    env: TOX_ENV=check-newsfragment
+    script:
+      - git remote set-branches --add origin develop
+      - git fetch origin develop
+      - tox -e $TOX_ENV
+
+install:
+  - pip install tox
+
+script:
+  - tox -e $TOX_ENV

AUTHORS.rst

@@ -65,13 +65,4 @@ Pierre Jaury <pierre at jaury.eu>
 * Docker packaging
 
 Serban Constantin <serban.constantin at gmail dot com>
- * Small bug fix
-
-Jason Robinson <jasonr at matrix.org>
- * Minor fixes
-
-Joseph Weston <joseph at weston.cloud>
- + Add admin API for querying HS version
-
-Benjamin Saunders <ben.e.saunders at gmail dot com>
- * Documentation improvements
+ * Small bug fix

CONTRIBUTING.rst

@@ -30,19 +30,21 @@ use github's pull request workflow to review the contribution, and either ask
 you to make any refinements needed or merge it and make them ourselves. The
 changes will then land on master when we next do a release.
 
-We use `Buildkite <https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/synapse>`_ for
-continuous integration.  Buildkite builds need to be authorised by a
-maintainer. If your change breaks the build, this will be shown in GitHub, so
-please keep an eye on the pull request for feedback.
+We use `CircleCI <https://circleci.com/gh/matrix-org>`_ and `Travis CI 
+<https://travis-ci.org/matrix-org/synapse>`_ for continuous integration. All
+pull requests to synapse get automatically tested by Travis and CircleCI.
+If your change breaks the build, this will be shown in GitHub, so please
+keep an eye on the pull request for feedback.
 
 To run unit tests in a local development environment, you can use:
 
-- ``tox -e py35`` (requires tox to be installed by ``pip install tox``)
-  for SQLite-backed Synapse on Python 3.5.
+- ``tox -e py27`` (requires tox to be installed by ``pip install tox``) for
+  SQLite-backed Synapse on Python 2.7.
+- ``tox -e py35`` for SQLite-backed Synapse on Python 3.5.
 - ``tox -e py36`` for SQLite-backed Synapse on Python 3.6.
-- ``tox -e py36-postgres`` for PostgreSQL-backed Synapse on Python 3.6
+- ``tox -e py27-postgres`` for PostgreSQL-backed Synapse on Python 2.7
   (requires a running local PostgreSQL with access to create databases).
-- ``./test_postgresql.sh`` for PostgreSQL-backed Synapse on Python 3.5
+- ``./test_postgresql.sh`` for PostgreSQL-backed Synapse on Python 2.7
   (requires Docker). Entirely self-contained, recommended if you don't want to
   set up PostgreSQL yourself.
 
@@ -69,50 +71,19 @@ All changes, even minor ones, need a corresponding changelog / newsfragment
 entry. These are managed by Towncrier
 (https://github.com/hawkowl/towncrier).
 
-To create a changelog entry, make a new file in the ``changelog.d`` file named
-in the format of ``PRnumber.type``. The type can be one of the following:
-
-* ``feature``.
-* ``bugfix``.
-* ``docker`` (for updates to the Docker image).
-* ``doc`` (for updates to the documentation).
-* ``removal`` (also used for deprecations).
-* ``misc`` (for internal-only changes).
-
-The content of the file is your changelog entry, which should be a short
-description of your change in the same style as the rest of our `changelog
-<https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CHANGES.md>`_. The file can
-contain Markdown formatting, and should end with a full stop ('.') for
-consistency.
-
-Adding credits to the changelog is encouraged, we value your
-contributions and would like to have you shouted out in the release notes!
+To create a changelog entry, make a new file in the ``changelog.d``
+file named in the format of ``PRnumber.type``. The type can be
+one of ``feature``, ``bugfix``, ``removal`` (also used for
+deprecations), or ``misc`` (for internal-only changes). The content of
+the file is your changelog entry, which can contain Markdown
+formatting. Adding credits to the changelog is encouraged, we value
+your contributions and would like to have you shouted out in the
+release notes!
 
 For example, a fix in PR #1234 would have its changelog entry in
 ``changelog.d/1234.bugfix``, and contain content like "The security levels of
 Florbs are now validated when recieved over federation. Contributed by Jane
-Matrix.".
-
-Debian changelog
-----------------
-
-Changes which affect the debian packaging files (in ``debian``) are an
-exception.
-
-In this case, you will need to add an entry to the debian changelog for the
-next release. For this, run the following command::
-
-  dch
-
-This will make up a new version number (if there isn't already an unreleased
-version in flight), and open an editor where you can add a new changelog entry.
-(Our release process will ensure that the version number and maintainer name is
-corrected for the release.)
-
-If your change affects both the debian packaging *and* files outside the debian
-directory, you will need both a regular newsfragment *and* an entry in the
-debian changelog. (Though typically such changes should be submitted as two
-separate pull requests.)
+Matrix".
 
 Attribution
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -131,7 +102,7 @@ Sign off
 In order to have a concrete record that your contribution is intentional
 and you agree to license it under the same terms as the project's license, we've adopted the
 same lightweight approach that the Linux Kernel
-`submitting patches process <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin>`_, Docker
+(https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/SubmittingPatches), Docker
 (https://github.com/docker/docker/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md), and many other
 projects use: the DCO (Developer Certificate of Origin:
 http://developercertificate.org/). This is a simple declaration that you wrote

INSTALL.md

@@ -1,464 +0,0 @@
-- [Choosing your server name](#choosing-your-server-name)
-- [Installing Synapse](#installing-synapse)
-  - [Installing from source](#installing-from-source)
-    - [Platform-Specific Instructions](#platform-specific-instructions)
-    - [Troubleshooting Installation](#troubleshooting-installation)
-  - [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages)
-- [Setting up Synapse](#setting-up-synapse)
-  - [TLS certificates](#tls-certificates)
-  - [Email](#email)
-  - [Registering a user](#registering-a-user)
-  - [Setting up a TURN server](#setting-up-a-turn-server)
-  - [URL previews](#url-previews)
-
-# 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](docs/federate.md).
-
-# Installing Synapse
-
-## Installing from source
-
-(Prebuilt packages are available for some platforms - see [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages).)
-
-System requirements:
-
-- POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
-- Python 3.5, 3.6, or 3.7
-- At least 1GB of free RAM if you want to join large public rooms like #matrix:matrix.org
-
-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. See [Platform-Specific
-Instructions](#platform-specific-instructions) for information on installing
-these on various platforms.
-
-To install the Synapse homeserver run:
-
-```
-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:
-
-```
-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)::
-
-```
-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 Home Server to
-identify itself to other Home Servers, 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 Home Server's keys, you may find that other Home Servers 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::
-
-    cd ~/synapse
-    source env/bin/activate
-    synctl start
-
-### Platform-Specific Instructions
-
-#### Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian
-
-Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian:
-
-```
-sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
-                     python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 \
-                     libssl-dev python-virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
-```
-
-#### ArchLinux
-
-Installing prerequisites on ArchLinux:
-
-```
-sudo pacman -S base-devel python python-pip \
-               python-setuptools python-virtualenv sqlite3
-```
-
-#### CentOS/Fedora
-
-Installing prerequisites on CentOS 7 or Fedora 25:
-
-```
-sudo yum install libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel libzip-devel freetype-devel \
-                 lcms2-devel libwebp-devel tcl-devel tk-devel redhat-rpm-config \
-                 python-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel
-sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
-```
-
-#### Mac OS X
-
-Installing prerequisites on Mac OS X:
-
-```
-xcode-select --install
-sudo easy_install pip
-sudo pip install virtualenv
-brew install pkg-config libffi
-```
-
-#### OpenSUSE
-
-Installing prerequisites on openSUSE:
-
-```
-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
-
-Installing prerequisites on OpenBSD:
-
-```
-doas pkg_add python libffi py-pip py-setuptools sqlite3 py-virtualenv \
-              libxslt jpeg
-```
-
-There is currently no port for OpenBSD. Additionally, OpenBSD's security
-settings require a slightly more difficult installation process.
-
-XXX: I suspect this is out of date.
-
-1. Create a new directory in `/usr/local` called `_synapse`. Also, create a
-   new user called `_synapse` and set that directory as the new user's home.
-   This is required because, by default, OpenBSD only allows binaries which need
-   write and execute permissions on the same memory space to be run from
-   `/usr/local`.
-2. `su` to the new `_synapse` user and change to their home directory.
-3. Create a new virtualenv: `virtualenv -p python2.7 ~/.synapse`
-4. Source the virtualenv configuration located at
-   `/usr/local/_synapse/.synapse/bin/activate`. This is done in `ksh` by
-   using the `.` command, rather than `bash`'s `source`.
-5. Optionally, use `pip` to install `lxml`, which Synapse needs to parse
-   webpages for their titles.
-6. Use `pip` to install this repository: `pip install matrix-synapse`
-7. Optionally, change `_synapse`'s shell to `/bin/false` to reduce the
-   chance of a compromised Synapse server being used to take over your box.
-
-After this, you may proceed with the rest of the install directions.
-
-#### 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.
-
-### Troubleshooting Installation
-
-XXX a bunch of this is no longer relevant.
-
-Synapse requires pip 8 or later, so if your OS provides too old a version you
-may need to manually upgrade it::
-
-    sudo pip install --upgrade pip
-
-Installing may fail with `Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement pymacaroons-pynacl (from matrix-synapse==0.12.0)`.
-You can fix this by manually upgrading pip and virtualenv::
-
-    sudo pip install --upgrade virtualenv
-
-You can next rerun `virtualenv -p python3 synapse` to update the virtual env.
-
-Installing may fail during installing virtualenv with `InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available. This prevents urllib3 from configuring SSL appropriately and may cause certain SSL connections to fail. For more information, see https://urllib3.readthedocs.org/en/latest/security.html#insecureplatformwarning.`
-You can fix this  by manually installing ndg-httpsclient::
-
-    pip install --upgrade ndg-httpsclient
-
-Installing may fail with `mock requires setuptools>=17.1. Aborting installation`.
-You can fix this by upgrading setuptools::
-
-    pip install --upgrade setuptools
-
-If pip crashes mid-installation for reason (e.g. lost terminal), pip may
-refuse to run until you remove the temporary installation directory it
-created. To reset the installation::
-
-    rm -rf /tmp/pip_install_matrix
-
-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.::
-
-    pip install twisted
-
-## 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 offical synapse image available at
-https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse which can be used with
-the docker-compose file available at [contrib/docker](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, riot-web, coturn, mxisd, 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:
-
-```
-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/Ubuntu packages
-
-For `buster` and `sid`, Synapse is available in the Debian repositories and
-it should be possible to install it with simply:
-
-```
-    sudo apt install matrix-synapse
-```
-
-There is also a version of `matrix-synapse` in `stretch-backports`. Please see
-the [Debian documentation on
-backports](https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/) for information on how
-to use them.
-
-We do not recommend using the packages in downstream Ubuntu at this time, as
-they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities.
-
-### Fedora
-
-Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
-
-```
-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`:
-
-```
-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 ):
-
-```
-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):
-
-```
-sudo pip uninstall py-bcrypt
-sudo pip install py-bcrypt
-```
-
-### 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 py27-matrix-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.
-
-## TLS certificates
-
-The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port: http://localhost:8008. It
-is suitable for local testing, but for any practical use, you will either need
-to enable a reverse proxy, or configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port.
-
-For information on using a reverse proxy, see
-[docs/reverse_proxy.rst](docs/reverse_proxy.rst).
-
-To configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port, 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:
-
-  ```
-    - 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 can either
-  point these settings at an existing certificate and key, or you can
-  enable Synapse's built-in ACME (Let's Encrypt) support. Instructions
-  for having Synapse automatically provision and renew federation
-  certificates through ACME can be found at [ACME.md](docs/ACME.md). 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)
-
-
-## Email
-
-It is desirable for Synapse to have the capability to send email. For example,
-this is required to support the 'password reset' feature.
-
-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 Synapse is not configured with an SMTP server, password reset via email will
- be disabled by default.
-
-## Registering a user
-
-The easiest way to create a new user is to do so from a client like [Riot](https://riot.im).
-
-Alternatively you can do so from the command line if you have installed via pip.
-
-This can be done as follows:
-
-```
-$ source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
-$ synctl start # if not already running
-$ register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml http://localhost:8008
-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.rst](docs/turn-howto.rst) 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 and netaddr python dependencies 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.

MANIFEST.in

@@ -9,19 +9,13 @@ include demo/*.py
 include demo/*.sh
 
 recursive-include synapse/storage/schema *.sql
-recursive-include synapse/storage/schema *.sql.postgres
-recursive-include synapse/storage/schema *.sql.sqlite
 recursive-include synapse/storage/schema *.py
-recursive-include synapse/storage/schema *.txt
 
 recursive-include docs *
 recursive-include scripts *
 recursive-include scripts-dev *
 recursive-include synapse *.pyi
 recursive-include tests *.py
-include tests/http/ca.crt
-include tests/http/ca.key
-include tests/http/server.key
 
 recursive-include synapse/res *
 recursive-include synapse/static *.css
@@ -33,21 +27,16 @@ exclude Dockerfile
 exclude .dockerignore
 exclude test_postgresql.sh
 exclude .editorconfig
-exclude sytest-blacklist
 
 include pyproject.toml
 recursive-include changelog.d *
 
-prune .buildkite
-prune .circleci
-prune .codecov.yml
-prune .coveragerc
 prune .github
-prune debian
 prune demo/etc
 prune docker
-prune mypy.ini
-prune stubs
+prune .circleci
+prune .coveragerc
+prune debian
 
 exclude jenkins*
 recursive-exclude jenkins *.sh

README.rst

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ via IRC bridge at irc://irc.freenode.net/matrix.
 Synapse is currently in rapid development, but as of version 0.5 we believe it
 is sufficiently stable to be run as an internet-facing service for real usage!
 
+
 About Matrix
 ============
 
@@ -80,30 +81,210 @@ Thanks for using Matrix!
 Synapse Installation
 ====================
 
-.. _federation:
+Synapse is the reference Python/Twisted Matrix homeserver implementation.
 
-* For details on how to install synapse, see `<INSTALL.md>`_.
-* For specific details on how to configure Synapse for federation see `docs/federate.md <docs/federate.md>`_
+System requirements:
 
+- POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
+- Python 3.5, 3.6, or 2.7
+- At least 1GB of free RAM if you want to join large public rooms like #matrix:matrix.org
+
+Installing from source
+----------------------
+
+(Prebuilt packages are available for some platforms - see `Platform-Specific
+Instructions`_.)
+
+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.
+
+Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian::
+
+    sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
+                         python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 \
+                         libssl-dev python-virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
+
+Installing prerequisites on ArchLinux::
+
+    sudo pacman -S base-devel python python-pip \
+                   python-setuptools python-virtualenv sqlite3
+
+Installing prerequisites on CentOS 7 or Fedora 25::
+
+    sudo yum install libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel libzip-devel freetype-devel \
+                     lcms2-devel libwebp-devel tcl-devel tk-devel redhat-rpm-config \
+                     python-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel
+    sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
+
+Installing prerequisites on Mac OS X::
+
+    xcode-select --install
+    sudo easy_install pip
+    sudo pip install virtualenv
+    brew install pkg-config libffi
+
+Installing prerequisites on Raspbian::
+
+    sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
+                         python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 \
+                         libssl-dev python-virtualenv libjpeg-dev
+
+Installing prerequisites on openSUSE::
+
+    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
+
+Installing prerequisites on OpenBSD::
+
+    doas pkg_add python libffi py-pip py-setuptools sqlite3 py-virtualenv \
+                 libxslt jpeg
+
+To install the Synapse homeserver run::
+
+    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 installs Synapse, along with the 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::
+
+    source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
+    pip install -U matrix-synapse
+
+In case of problems, please see the _`Troubleshooting` section below.
+
+There is an offical synapse image available at
+https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/tags/ which can be used with
+the docker-compose file available at `contrib/docker <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, riot-web, coturn, mxisd, SSL support, etc.).
+For more details, see
+https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy
+
+Configuring Synapse
+-------------------
+
+Before you can start Synapse, you will need to generate a configuration
+file. To do this, run (in your virtualenv, as before)::
+
+    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``. 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`_. Beware that the server name cannot be changed later.
+
+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 Home Server to
+identify itself to other Home Servers, 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 Home Server's keys, you may find that other Home Servers 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`__ for more information on key management.)
+
+.. __: `key_management`_
+
+The default configuration exposes two HTTP ports: 8008 and 8448. Port 8008 is
+configured without TLS; it should be behind a reverse proxy for TLS/SSL
+termination on port 443 which in turn should be used for clients. Port 8448
+is configured to use TLS with a self-signed certificate. If you would like
+to do initial test with a client without having to setup a reverse proxy,
+you can temporarly use another certificate. (Note that a self-signed
+certificate is fine for `Federation`_). You can do so by changing
+``tls_certificate_path``, ``tls_private_key_path`` and ``tls_dh_params_path``
+in ``homeserver.yaml``; alternatively, you can use a reverse-proxy, but be sure
+to read `Using a reverse proxy with Synapse`_ when doing so.
+
+Apart from port 8448 using TLS, both ports are the same in the default
+configuration.
+
+Registering a user
+------------------
+
+You will need at least one user on your server in order to use a Matrix
+client. Users can be registered either `via a Matrix client`__, or via a
+commandline script.
+
+.. __: `client-user-reg`_
+
+To get started, it is easiest to use the command line to register new users::
+
+    $ source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
+    $ synctl start # if not already running
+    $ register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml https://localhost:8448
+    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 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.rst>`_ for details.
+
+Running Synapse
+===============
+
+To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to
+run (e.g. ``~/synapse``), and::
+
+    cd ~/synapse
+    source env/bin/activate
+    synctl start
 
 Connecting to Synapse from a client
 ===================================
 
 The easiest way to try out your new Synapse installation is by connecting to it
-from a web client.
+from a web client. The easiest option is probably the one at
+https://riot.im/app. You will need to specify a "Custom server" when you log on
+or register: set this to ``https://domain.tld`` if you setup a reverse proxy
+following the recommended setup, or ``https://localhost:8448`` - remember to specify the
+port (``:8448``) if not ``:443`` unless you changed the configuration. (Leave the identity
+server as the default - see `Identity servers`_.)
 
-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>`_.
-
-An easy way to get started is to login or register via Riot at
-https://riot.im/app/#/login or https://riot.im/app/#/register respectively.
-You will need to change the server you are logging into from ``matrix.org``
-and instead specify a Homeserver URL of ``https://<server_name>:8448``
-(or just ``https://<server_name>`` if you are using a reverse proxy).
-(Leave the identity server as the default - see `Identity servers`_.)
-If you prefer to use another client, refer to our
-`client breakdown <https://matrix.org/docs/projects/clients-matrix>`_.
+If using port 8448 you will run into errors until you accept the self-signed
+certificate. You can easily do this by going to ``https://localhost:8448``
+directly with your browser and accept the presented certificate. You can then
+go back in your web client and proceed further.
 
 If all goes well you should at least be able to log in, create a room, and
 start sending messages.
@@ -120,9 +301,9 @@ recommended to also set up CAPTCHA - see `<docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.rst>`_.)
 Once ``enable_registration`` is set to ``true``, it is possible to register a
 user via `riot.im <https://riot.im/app/#/register>`_ or other Matrix clients.
 
-Your new user name will be formed partly from the ``server_name``, and partly
-from a localpart you specify when you create the account. Your name will take
-the form of::
+Your new user name will be formed partly from the ``server_name`` (see
+`Configuring synapse`_), and partly from a localpart you specify when you
+create the account. Your name will take the form of::
 
     @localpart:my.domain.name
 
@@ -131,12 +312,6 @@ the form of::
 As when logging in, you will need to specify a "Custom server".  Specify your
 desired ``localpart`` in the 'User name' box.
 
-ACME setup
-==========
-
-For details on having Synapse manage your federation TLS certificates
-automatically, please see `<docs/ACME.md>`_.
-
 
 Security Note
 =============
@@ -155,6 +330,173 @@ See https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/1977 and
 https://developer.github.com/changes/2014-04-25-user-content-security for more details.
 
 
+Platform-Specific Instructions
+==============================
+
+Debian
+------
+
+Matrix provides official Debian packages via apt from https://matrix.org/packages/debian/.
+Note that these packages do not include a client - choose one from
+https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html (or build your own with one of our SDKs :)
+
+Fedora
+------
+
+Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as ``matrix-synapse``::
+
+    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``::
+
+    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 )::
+
+    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)::
+
+    sudo pip uninstall py-bcrypt
+    sudo pip install py-bcrypt
+
+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 py27-matrix-synapse``
+
+
+OpenBSD
+-------
+
+There is currently no port for OpenBSD. Additionally, OpenBSD's security
+settings require a slightly more difficult installation process.
+
+1) Create a new directory in ``/usr/local`` called ``_synapse``. Also, create a
+   new user called ``_synapse`` and set that directory as the new user's home.
+   This is required because, by default, OpenBSD only allows binaries which need
+   write and execute permissions on the same memory space to be run from
+   ``/usr/local``.
+2) ``su`` to the new ``_synapse`` user and change to their home directory.
+3) Create a new virtualenv: ``virtualenv -p python2.7 ~/.synapse``
+4) Source the virtualenv configuration located at
+   ``/usr/local/_synapse/.synapse/bin/activate``. This is done in ``ksh`` by
+   using the ``.`` command, rather than ``bash``'s ``source``.
+5) Optionally, use ``pip`` to install ``lxml``, which Synapse needs to parse
+   webpages for their titles.
+6) Use ``pip`` to install this repository: ``pip install matrix-synapse``
+7) Optionally, change ``_synapse``'s shell to ``/bin/false`` to reduce the
+   chance of a compromised Synapse server being used to take over your box.
+
+After this, you may proceed with the rest of the install directions.
+
+NixOS
+-----
+
+Robin Lambertz has packaged Synapse for NixOS at:
+https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix
+
+Windows Install
+---------------
+
+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.
+
+Troubleshooting
+===============
+
+Troubleshooting Installation
+----------------------------
+
+Synapse requires pip 8 or later, so if your OS provides too old a version you
+may need to manually upgrade it::
+
+    sudo pip install --upgrade pip
+
+Installing may fail with ``Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement pymacaroons-pynacl (from matrix-synapse==0.12.0)``.
+You can fix this by manually upgrading pip and virtualenv::
+
+    sudo pip install --upgrade virtualenv
+
+You can next rerun ``virtualenv -p python3 synapse`` to update the virtual env.
+
+Installing may fail during installing virtualenv with ``InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available. This prevents urllib3 from configuring SSL appropriately and may cause certain SSL connections to fail. For more information, see https://urllib3.readthedocs.org/en/latest/security.html#insecureplatformwarning.``
+You can fix this  by manually installing ndg-httpsclient::
+
+    pip install --upgrade ndg-httpsclient
+
+Installing may fail with ``mock requires setuptools>=17.1. Aborting installation``.
+You can fix this by upgrading setuptools::
+
+    pip install --upgrade setuptools
+
+If pip crashes mid-installation for reason (e.g. lost terminal), pip may
+refuse to run until you remove the temporary installation directory it
+created. To reset the installation::
+
+    rm -rf /tmp/pip_install_matrix
+
+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.::
+
+    pip install twisted
+
+Running out of File Handles
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+If synapse runs out of filehandles, it typically fails badly - live-locking
+at 100% CPU, and/or failing to accept new TCP connections (blocking the
+connecting client).  Matrix currently can legitimately use a lot of file handles,
+thanks to busy rooms like #matrix:matrix.org containing hundreds of participating
+servers.  The first time a server talks in a room it will try to connect
+simultaneously to all participating servers, which could exhaust the available
+file descriptors between DNS queries & HTTPS sockets, especially if DNS is slow
+to respond.  (We need to improve the routing algorithm used to be better than
+full mesh, but as of June 2017 this hasn't happened yet).
+
+If you hit this failure mode, we recommend increasing the maximum number of
+open file handles to be at least 4096 (assuming a default of 1024 or 256).
+This is typically done by editing ``/etc/security/limits.conf``
+
+Separately, Synapse may leak file handles if inbound HTTP requests get stuck
+during processing - e.g. blocked behind a lock or talking to a remote server etc.
+This is best diagnosed by matching up the 'Received request' and 'Processed request'
+log lines and looking for any 'Processed request' lines which take more than
+a few seconds to execute.  Please let us know at #matrix-dev:matrix.org if
+you see this failure mode so we can help debug it, however.
+
+
 Upgrading an existing Synapse
 =============================
 
@@ -164,19 +506,100 @@ versions of synapse.
 
 .. _UPGRADE.rst: UPGRADE.rst
 
+.. _federation:
+
+Setting up Federation
+=====================
+
+Federation is the process by which users on different servers can participate
+in the same room. For this to work, those other servers must be able to contact
+yours to send messages.
+
+As explained in `Configuring synapse`_, the ``server_name`` in your
+``homeserver.yaml`` file determines the way that other servers will reach
+yours. By default, they will treat it as a hostname and try to connect to
+port 8448. This is easy to set up and will work with the default configuration,
+provided you set the ``server_name`` to match your machine's public DNS
+hostname.
+
+For a more flexible configuration, you can set up a DNS SRV record. This allows
+you to run your server on a machine that might not have the same name as your
+domain name. For example, you might want to run your server at
+``synapse.example.com``, but have your Matrix user-ids look like
+``@user:example.com``. (A SRV record also allows you to change the port from
+the default 8448. However, if you are thinking of using a reverse-proxy on the
+federation port, which is not recommended, be sure to read
+`Reverse-proxying the federation port`_ first.)
+
+To use a SRV record, first create your SRV record and publish it in DNS. This
+should have the format ``_matrix._tcp.<yourdomain.com> <ttl> IN SRV 10 0 <port>
+<synapse.server.name>``. The DNS record should then look something like::
+
+    $ dig -t srv _matrix._tcp.example.com
+    _matrix._tcp.example.com. 3600    IN      SRV     10 0 8448 synapse.example.com.
+
+Note that the server hostname cannot be an alias (CNAME record): it has to point
+directly to the server hosting the synapse instance.
+
+You can then configure your homeserver to use ``<yourdomain.com>`` as the domain in
+its user-ids, by setting ``server_name``::
+
+    python -m synapse.app.homeserver \
+        --server-name <yourdomain.com> \
+        --config-path homeserver.yaml \
+        --generate-config
+    python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path homeserver.yaml
+
+If you've already generated the config file, you need to edit the ``server_name``
+in your ``homeserver.yaml`` file. If you've already started Synapse and a
+database has been created, you will have to recreate the database.
+
+If all goes well, you should be able to `connect to your server with a client`__,
+and then join a room via federation. (Try ``#matrix-dev:matrix.org`` as a first
+step. "Matrix HQ"'s sheer size and activity level tends to make even the
+largest boxes pause for thought.)
+
+.. __: `Connecting to Synapse from a client`_
+
+Troubleshooting
+---------------
+
+You can use the federation tester to check if your homeserver is all set:
+``https://matrix.org/federationtester/api/report?server_name=<your_server_name>``
+If any of the attributes under "checks" is false, federation won't work.
+
+The typical failure mode with federation is that when you try to join a room,
+it is rejected with "401: Unauthorized". Generally this means that other
+servers in the room couldn't access yours. (Joining a room over federation is a
+complicated dance which requires connections in both directions).
+
+So, things to check are:
+
+* If you are trying to use a reverse-proxy, read `Reverse-proxying the
+  federation port`_.
+* If you are not using a SRV record, check that your ``server_name`` (the part
+  of your user-id after the ``:``) matches your hostname, and that port 8448 on
+  that hostname is reachable from outside your network.
+* If you *are* using a SRV record, check that it matches your ``server_name``
+  (it should be ``_matrix._tcp.<server_name>``), and that the port and hostname
+  it specifies are reachable from outside your network.
+
+Running a Demo Federation of Synapses
+-------------------------------------
+
+If you want to get up and running quickly with a trio of homeservers in a
+private federation, there is a script in the ``demo`` directory. This is mainly
+useful just for development purposes. See `<demo/README>`_.
+
 
 Using PostgreSQL
 ================
 
-Synapse offers two database engines:
- * `SQLite <https://sqlite.org/>`_
- * `PostgreSQL <https://www.postgresql.org>`_
+As of Synapse 0.9, `PostgreSQL <https://www.postgresql.org>`_ is supported as an
+alternative to the `SQLite <https://sqlite.org/>`_ database that Synapse has
+traditionally used for convenience and simplicity.
 
-By default Synapse uses SQLite in and doing so trades performance for convenience.
-SQLite is only recommended in Synapse for testing purposes or for servers with
-light workloads.
-
-Almost all installations should opt to use PostreSQL. Advantages include:
+The advantages of Postgres include:
 
 * significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and
   caching model, smarter query optimiser
@@ -188,6 +611,7 @@ Almost all installations should opt to use PostreSQL. Advantages include:
 For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL, please see
 `docs/postgres.rst <docs/postgres.rst>`_.
 
+
 .. _reverse-proxy:
 
 Using a reverse proxy with Synapse
@@ -201,7 +625,118 @@ It is recommended to put a reverse proxy such as
 doing so is that it means that you can expose the default https port (443) to
 Matrix clients without needing to run Synapse with root privileges.
 
-For information on configuring one, see `<docs/reverse_proxy.rst>`_.
+The most important thing to know here is that Matrix clients and other Matrix
+servers do not necessarily need to connect to your server via the same
+port. Indeed, clients will use port 443 by default, whereas servers default to
+port 8448. Where these are different, we refer to the 'client port' and the
+'federation port'.
+
+The next most important thing to know is that using a reverse-proxy on the
+federation port has a number of pitfalls. It is possible, but be sure to read
+`Reverse-proxying the federation port`_.
+
+The recommended setup is therefore to configure your reverse-proxy on port 443
+to port 8008 of synapse for client connections, but to also directly expose port
+8448 for server-server connections. All the Matrix endpoints begin ``/_matrix``,
+so an example nginx configuration might look like::
+
+  server {
+      listen 443 ssl;
+      listen [::]:443 ssl;
+      server_name matrix.example.com;
+
+      location /_matrix {
+          proxy_pass http://localhost:8008;
+          proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+      }
+  }
+
+an example Caddy configuration might look like::
+
+    matrix.example.com {
+      proxy /_matrix http://localhost:8008 {
+        transparent
+      }
+    }
+
+and an example Apache configuration might look like::
+
+    <VirtualHost *:443>
+        SSLEngine on
+        ServerName matrix.example.com;
+
+        <Location /_matrix>
+            ProxyPass http://127.0.0.1:8008/_matrix nocanon
+            ProxyPassReverse http://127.0.0.1:8008/_matrix
+        </Location>
+    </VirtualHost>
+
+You will also want to set ``bind_addresses: ['127.0.0.1']`` and ``x_forwarded: true``
+for port 8008 in ``homeserver.yaml`` to ensure that client IP addresses are
+recorded correctly.
+
+Having done so, you can then use ``https://matrix.example.com`` (instead of
+``https://matrix.example.com:8448``) as the "Custom server" when `Connecting to
+Synapse from a client`_.
+
+Reverse-proxying the federation port
+------------------------------------
+
+There are two issues to consider before using a reverse-proxy on the federation
+port:
+
+* Due to the way SSL certificates are managed in the Matrix federation protocol
+  (see `spec`__), Synapse needs to be configured with the path to the SSL
+  certificate, *even if you do not terminate SSL at Synapse*.
+
+  .. __: `key_management`_
+
+* Until v0.33.3, Synapse did not support SNI on the federation port
+  (`bug #1491 <https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/1491>`_). This bug
+  is now fixed, but means that federating with older servers can be unreliable
+  when using name-based virtual hosting.
+
+Furthermore, a number of the normal reasons for using a reverse-proxy do not
+apply:
+
+* Other servers will connect on port 8448 by default, so there is no need to
+  listen on port 443 (for federation, at least), which avoids the need for root
+  privileges and virtual hosting.
+
+* A self-signed SSL certificate is fine for federation, so there is no need to
+  automate renewals. (The certificate generated by ``--generate-config`` is
+  valid for 10 years.)
+
+If you want to set up a reverse-proxy on the federation port despite these
+caveats, you will need to do the following:
+
+* In ``homeserver.yaml``, set ``tls_certificate_path`` to the path to the SSL
+  certificate file used by your reverse-proxy, and set ``no_tls`` to ``True``.
+  (``tls_private_key_path`` will be ignored if ``no_tls`` is ``True``.)
+
+* In your reverse-proxy configuration:
+
+  * If there are other virtual hosts on the same port, make sure that the
+    *default* one uses the certificate configured above.
+
+  * Forward ``/_matrix`` to Synapse.
+
+* If your reverse-proxy is not listening on port 8448, publish a SRV record to
+  tell other servers how to find you. See `Setting up Federation`_.
+
+When updating the SSL certificate, just update the file pointed to by
+``tls_certificate_path``: there is no need to restart synapse. (You may like to
+use a symbolic link to help make this process atomic.)
+
+The most common mistake when setting up federation is not to tell Synapse about
+your SSL certificate. To check it, you can visit
+``https://matrix.org/federationtester/api/report?server_name=<your_server_name>``.
+Unfortunately, there is no UI for this yet, but, you should see
+``"MatchingTLSFingerprint": true``. If not, check that
+``Certificates[0].SHA256Fingerprint`` (the fingerprint of the certificate
+presented by your reverse-proxy) matches ``Keys.tls_fingerprints[0].sha256``
+(the fingerprint of the certificate Synapse is using).
+
 
 Identity Servers
 ================
@@ -233,6 +768,24 @@ an email address with your account, or send an invite to another user via their
 email address.
 
 
+URL Previews
+============
+
+Synapse 0.15.0 introduces a new API for previewing URLs at
+``/_matrix/media/r0/preview_url``.  This 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 and netaddr python dependencies 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.
+
+
 Password reset
 ==============
 
@@ -243,7 +796,8 @@ A manual password reset can be done via direct database access as follows.
 
 First calculate the hash of the new password::
 
-    $ ~/synapse/env/bin/hash_password
+    $ source ~/.synapse/bin/activate
+    $ ./scripts/hash_password
     Password:
     Confirm password:
     $2a$12$xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
@@ -259,7 +813,7 @@ Synapse Development
 
 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`_.
 
 To check out a synapse for development, clone the git repo into a working
 directory of your choice::
@@ -270,9 +824,10 @@ directory of your choice::
 Synapse has a number of external dependencies, that are easiest
 to install using pip and a virtualenv::
 
-    virtualenv -p python3 env
+    virtualenv -p python2.7 env
     source env/bin/activate
-    python -m pip install --no-use-pep517 -e .[all]
+    python -m synapse.python_dependencies | xargs pip install
+    pip install lxml mock
 
 This will run a process of downloading and installing all the needed
 dependencies into a virtual env.
@@ -280,7 +835,7 @@ dependencies into a virtual env.
 Once this is done, you may wish to run Synapse's unit tests, to
 check that everything is installed as it should be::
 
-    python -m twisted.trial tests
+    PYTHONPATH="." trial tests
 
 This should end with a 'PASSED' result::
 
@@ -313,71 +868,26 @@ Building internal API documentation::
 
     python setup.py build_sphinx
 
-Troubleshooting
-===============
 
-Running out of File Handles
----------------------------
-
-If synapse runs out of file handles, it typically fails badly - live-locking
-at 100% CPU, and/or failing to accept new TCP connections (blocking the
-connecting client).  Matrix currently can legitimately use a lot of file handles,
-thanks to busy rooms like #matrix:matrix.org containing hundreds of participating
-servers.  The first time a server talks in a room it will try to connect
-simultaneously to all participating servers, which could exhaust the available
-file descriptors between DNS queries & HTTPS sockets, especially if DNS is slow
-to respond. (We need to improve the routing algorithm used to be better than
-full mesh, but as of March 2019 this hasn't happened yet).
-
-If you hit this failure mode, we recommend increasing the maximum number of
-open file handles to be at least 4096 (assuming a default of 1024 or 256).
-This is typically done by editing ``/etc/security/limits.conf``
-
-Separately, Synapse may leak file handles if inbound HTTP requests get stuck
-during processing - e.g. blocked behind a lock or talking to a remote server etc.
-This is best diagnosed by matching up the 'Received request' and 'Processed request'
-log lines and looking for any 'Processed request' lines which take more than
-a few seconds to execute. Please let us know at #synapse:matrix.org if
-you see this failure mode so we can help debug it, however.
-
-Help!! Synapse is slow and eats all my RAM/CPU!
------------------------------------------------
-
-First, ensure you are running the latest version of Synapse, using Python 3
-with a PostgreSQL database.
+Help!! Synapse eats all my RAM!
+===============================
 
 Synapse's architecture is quite RAM hungry currently - we deliberately
 cache a lot of recent room data and metadata in RAM in order to speed up
-common requests. We'll improve this in the future, but for now the easiest
+common requests.  We'll improve this in future, but for now the easiest
 way to either reduce the RAM usage (at the risk of slowing things down)
 is to set the almost-undocumented ``SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR`` environment
-variable. The default is 0.5, which can be decreased to reduce RAM usage
+variable.  The default is 0.5, which can be decreased to reduce RAM usage
 in memory constrained enviroments, or increased if performance starts to
 degrade.
 
-However, degraded performance due to a low cache factor, common on
-machines with slow disks, often leads to explosions in memory use due
-backlogged requests. In this case, reducing the cache factor will make
-things worse. Instead, try increasing it drastically. 2.0 is a good
-starting value.
-
 Using `libjemalloc <http://jemalloc.net/>`_ can also yield a significant
-improvement in overall memory use, and especially in terms of giving back
-RAM to the OS. To use it, the library must simply be put in the
-LD_PRELOAD environment variable when launching Synapse. On Debian, this
-can be done by installing the ``libjemalloc1`` package and adding this
-line to ``/etc/default/matrix-synapse``::
+improvement in overall amount, and especially in terms of giving back RAM
+to the OS. To use it, the library must simply be put in the LD_PRELOAD
+environment variable when launching Synapse. On Debian, this can be done
+by installing the ``libjemalloc1`` package and adding this line to
+``/etc/default/matrix-synapse``::
 
     LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjemalloc.so.1
 
-This can make a significant difference on Python 2.7 - it's unclear how
-much of an improvement it provides on Python 3.x.
-
-If you're encountering high CPU use by the Synapse process itself, you
-may be affected by a bug with presence tracking that leads to a
-massive excess of outgoing federation requests (see `discussion
-<https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3971>`_). If metrics
-indicate that your server is also issuing far more outgoing federation
-requests than can be accounted for by your users' activity, this is a
-likely cause. The misbehavior can be worked around by setting
-``use_presence: false`` in the Synapse config file.
+.. _`key_management`: https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/unstable.html#retrieving-server-keys

UPGRADE.rst

@@ -5,20 +5,20 @@ Before upgrading check if any special steps are required to upgrade from the
 what you currently have installed to current version of synapse. The extra
 instructions that may be required are listed later in this document.
 
-1. If synapse was installed in a virtualenv then activate that virtualenv before
-   upgrading. If synapse is installed in a virtualenv in ``~/synapse/env`` then
+1. If synapse was installed in a virtualenv then active that virtualenv before
+   upgrading. If synapse is installed in a virtualenv in ``~/.synapse/`` then
    run:
 
    .. code:: bash
 
-       source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
+       source ~/.synapse/bin/activate
 
 2. If synapse was installed using pip then upgrade to the latest version by
    running:
 
    .. code:: bash
 
-       pip install --upgrade matrix-synapse[all]
+       pip install --upgrade --process-dependency-links matrix-synapse
 
        # restart synapse
        synctl restart
@@ -31,15 +31,14 @@ instructions that may be required are listed later in this document.
 
        # Pull the latest version of the master branch.
        git pull
-
-       # Update synapse and its python dependencies.
-       pip install --upgrade .[all]
+       # Update the versions of synapse's python dependencies.
+       python synapse/python_dependencies.py | xargs pip install --upgrade
 
        # restart synapse
        ./synctl restart
 
 
-To check whether your update was successful, you can check the Server header
+To check whether your update was sucessful, you can check the Server header
 returned by the Client-Server API:
 
 .. code:: bash
@@ -49,162 +48,6 @@ returned by the Client-Server API:
     # configured on port 443.
     curl -kv https://<host.name>/_matrix/client/versions 2>&1 | grep "Server:"
 
-Upgrading to v1.4.0
-===================
-
-Config options
---------------
-
-**Note: Registration by email address or phone number will not work in this release unless
-some config options are changed from their defaults.**
-
-This is due to Synapse v1.4.0 now defaulting to sending registration and password reset tokens
-itself. This is for security reasons as well as putting less reliance on identity servers.
-However, currently Synapse only supports sending emails, and does not have support for
-phone-based password reset or account registration. If Synapse is configured to handle these on
-its own, phone-based password resets and registration will be disabled. For Synapse to send
-emails, the ``email`` block of the config must be filled out. If not, then password resets and
-registration via email will be disabled entirely.
-
-This release also deprecates the ``email.trust_identity_server_for_password_resets`` option and
-replaces it with the ``account_threepid_delegates`` dictionary. This option defines whether the
-homeserver should delegate an external server (typically an `identity server
-<https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/r0.2.1>`_) to handle sending password reset or
-registration messages via email and SMS.
-
-If ``email.trust_identity_server_for_password_resets`` is set to ``true``, and
-``account_threepid_delegates.email`` is not set, then the first entry in
-``trusted_third_party_id_servers`` will be used as the account threepid delegate for email.
-This is to ensure compatibility with existing Synapse installs that set up external server
-handling for these tasks before v1.4.0. If ``email.trust_identity_server_for_password_resets``
-is ``true`` and no trusted identity server domains are configured, Synapse will throw an error.
-
-If ``email.trust_identity_server_for_password_resets`` is ``false`` or absent and a threepid
-type in ``account_threepid_delegates`` is not set to a domain, then Synapse will attempt to
-send password reset and registration messages for that type.
-
-Email templates
----------------
-
-If you have configured a custom template directory with the ``email.template_dir`` option, be
-aware that there are new templates regarding registration. ``registration.html`` and
-``registration.txt`` have been added and contain the content that is sent to a client upon
-registering via an email address.
-
-``registration_success.html`` and ``registration_failure.html`` are also new HTML templates
-that will be shown to the user when they click the link in their registration emai , either
-showing them a success or failure page (assuming a redirect URL is not configured).
-
-Synapse will expect these files to exist inside the configured template directory. To view the
-default templates, see `synapse/res/templates
-<https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates>`_.
-
-Upgrading to v1.2.0
-===================
-
-Some counter metrics have been renamed, with the old names deprecated. See
-`the metrics documentation <docs/metrics-howto.rst#renaming-of-metrics--deprecation-of-old-names-in-12>`_
-for details.
-
-Upgrading to v1.1.0
-===================
-
-Synapse v1.1.0 removes support for older Python and PostgreSQL versions, as
-outlined in `our deprecation notice <https://matrix.org/blog/2019/04/08/synapse-deprecating-postgres-9-4-and-python-2-x>`_.
-
-Minimum Python Version
-----------------------
-
-Synapse v1.1.0 has a minimum Python requirement of Python 3.5. Python 3.6 or
-Python 3.7 are recommended as they have improved internal string handling,
-significantly reducing memory usage.
-
-If you use current versions of the Matrix.org-distributed Debian packages or
-Docker images, action is not required.
-
-If you install Synapse in a Python virtual environment, please see "Upgrading to
-v0.34.0" for notes on setting up a new virtualenv under Python 3.
-
-Minimum PostgreSQL Version
---------------------------
-
-If using PostgreSQL under Synapse, you will need to use PostgreSQL 9.5 or above.
-Please see the
-`PostgreSQL documentation <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/upgrading.html>`_
-for more details on upgrading your database.
-
-Upgrading to v1.0
-=================
-
-Validation of TLS certificates
-------------------------------
-
-Synapse v1.0 is the first release to enforce
-validation of TLS certificates for the federation API. It is therefore
-essential that your certificates are correctly configured. See the `FAQ
-<docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md>`_ for more information.
-
-Note, v1.0 installations will also no longer be able to federate with servers
-that have not correctly configured their certificates.
-
-In rare cases, it may be desirable to disable certificate checking: for
-example, it might be essential to be able to federate with a given legacy
-server in a closed federation. This can be done in one of two ways:-
-
-* Configure the global switch ``federation_verify_certificates`` to ``false``.
-* Configure a whitelist of server domains to trust via ``federation_certificate_verification_whitelist``.
-
-See the `sample configuration file <docs/sample_config.yaml>`_
-for more details on these settings.
-
-Email
------
-When a user requests a password reset, Synapse will send an email to the
-user to confirm the request.
-
-Previous versions of Synapse delegated the job of sending this email to an
-identity server. If the identity server was somehow malicious or became
-compromised, it would be theoretically possible to hijack an account through
-this means.
-
-Therefore, by default, Synapse v1.0 will send the confirmation email itself. If
-Synapse is not configured with an SMTP server, password reset via email will be
-disabled.
-
-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 you are absolutely certain that you wish to continue using an identity
-server for password resets, set ``trust_identity_server_for_password_resets`` to ``true``.
-
-See the `sample configuration file <docs/sample_config.yaml>`_
-for more details on these settings.
-
-New email templates
----------------
-Some new templates have been added to the default template directory for the purpose of the
-homeserver sending its own password reset emails. If you have configured a custom
-``template_dir`` in your Synapse config, these files will need to be added.
-
-``password_reset.html`` and ``password_reset.txt`` are HTML and plain text templates
-respectively that contain the contents of what will be emailed to the user upon attempting to
-reset their password via email. ``password_reset_success.html`` and
-``password_reset_failure.html`` are HTML files that the content of which (assuming no redirect
-URL is set) will be shown to the user after they attempt to click the link in the email sent
-to them.
-
-Upgrading to v0.99.0
-====================
-
-Please be aware that, before Synapse v1.0 is released around March 2019, you
-will need to replace any self-signed certificates with those verified by a
-root CA. Information on how to do so can be found at `the ACME docs
-<docs/ACME.md>`_.
-
-For more information on configuring TLS certificates see the `FAQ <docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md>`_.
-
 Upgrading to v0.34.0
 ====================
 

changelog.d/5633.bugfix

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-Don't create broken room when power_level_content_override.users does not contain creator_id.

changelog.d/5680.misc

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-Lay the groundwork for structured logging output.

changelog.d/5771.feature

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-Make Opentracing work in worker mode.

changelog.d/5776.misc

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-Update opentracing docs to use the unified `trace` method.

changelog.d/5835.feature

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-Add the ability to send registration emails from the homeserver rather than delegating to an identity server.

changelog.d/5844.misc

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-Retry well-known lookup before the cache expires, giving a grace period where the remote well-known can be down but we still use the old result.

changelog.d/5845.feature

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changelog.d/5850.feature

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changelog.d/5852.feature

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-Pass opentracing contexts between servers when transmitting EDUs.

changelog.d/5853.feature

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-Opentracing for device list updates.

changelog.d/5855.misc

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-Opentracing for room and e2e keys.

changelog.d/5856.feature

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-Add a tag recording a request's authenticated entity and corresponding servlet in opentracing.

changelog.d/5857.bugfix

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-Fix database index so that different backup versions can have the same sessions.

changelog.d/5859.feature

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-Add unstable support for MSC2197 (filtered search requests over federation), in order to allow upcoming room directory query performance improvements.

changelog.d/5860.misc

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-Remove log line for debugging issue #5407.

changelog.d/5863.bugfix

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-Fix Synapse looking for config options `password_reset_failure_template` and `password_reset_success_template`, when they are actually `password_reset_template_failure_html`, `password_reset_template_success_html`.

changelog.d/5864.feature

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-Correctly retry all hosts returned from SRV when we fail to connect.

changelog.d/5868.feature

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-Add `m.require_identity_server` key to `/versions`'s `unstable_features` section.

changelog.d/5875.misc

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-Deprecate the `trusted_third_party_id_servers` option.

changelog.d/5876.feature

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-Replace `trust_identity_server_for_password_resets` config option with `account_threepid_delegates`.

changelog.d/5877.removal

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-Remove shared secret registration from client/r0/register endpoint. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH.

changelog.d/5878.feature

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-Add admin API endpoint for setting whether or not a user is a server administrator.

changelog.d/5885.bugfix

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-Fix stack overflow when recovering an appservice which had an outage.

changelog.d/5886.misc

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-Refactor the Appservice scheduler code.

changelog.d/5892.misc

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-Compatibility with v2 Identity Service APIs other than /lookup.

changelog.d/5893.misc

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-Drop some unused tables.

changelog.d/5894.misc

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-Add missing index on users_in_public_rooms to improve the performance of directory queries.

changelog.d/5895.feature

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-Add config option to sign remote key query responses with a separate key.

changelog.d/5896.misc

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-Improve the logging when we have an error when fetching signing keys.

changelog.d/5897.feature

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-Switch to using the v2 Identity Service `/lookup` API where available, with fallback to v1. (Implements [MSC2134](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2134) plus id_access_token authentication for v2 Identity Service APIs from [MSC2140](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2140)).

changelog.d/5900.feature

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-Add support for config templating.

changelog.d/5902.feature

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-Users with the type of "support" or "bot" are no longer required to consent.

changelog.d/5904.feature

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-Let synctl accept a directory of config files.

changelog.d/5906.feature

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-Increase max display name size to 256.

changelog.d/5909.misc

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-Fix error message which referred to public_base_url instead of public_baseurl. Thanks to @aaronraimist for the fix!

changelog.d/5911.misc

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-Add support for database engine-specific schema deltas, based on file extension.

changelog.d/5914.feature

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-Add admin API endpoint for getting whether or not a user is a server administrator.

changelog.d/5915.bugfix

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-Fix 404 for thumbnail download when `dynamic_thumbnails` is `false` and the thumbnail was dynamically generated. Fix reported by rkfg.

changelog.d/5920.bugfix

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-Fix a cache-invalidation bug for worker-based deployments.

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-Update Buildkite pipeline to use plugins instead of buildkite-agent commands.

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-Add link in sample config to the logging config schema.

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-Remove unnecessary parentheses in return statements.

changelog.d/5934.feature

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-Redact events in the database that have been redacted for a month.

changelog.d/5938.misc

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-Remove unused jenkins/prepare_sytest.sh file.

changelog.d/5940.feature

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-Add the ability to send registration emails from the homeserver rather than delegating to an identity server.

changelog.d/5943.misc

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-Move Buildkite pipeline config to the pipelines repo.

changelog.d/5953.misc

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-Update INSTALL.md to say that Python 2 is no longer supported.

changelog.d/5962.misc

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-Remove unnecessary return statements in the codebase which were the result of a regex run.

changelog.d/5963.misc

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-Remove left-over methods from C/S registration API.

changelog.d/5964.feature

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-Remove `bind_email` and `bind_msisdn` parameters from /register ala MSC2140.

changelog.d/5966.bugfix

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-Fix admin API for listing media in a room not being available with an external media repo.

changelog.d/5967.bugfix

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-Fix list media admin API always returning an error.

changelog.d/5969.feature

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-Replace `trust_identity_server_for_password_resets` config option with `account_threepid_delegates`.

changelog.d/5970.docker

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-Avoid changing UID/GID if they are already correct.

changelog.d/5971.bugfix

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-Fix room and user stats tracking.

changelog.d/5975.misc

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-Cleanup event auth type initialisation.

changelog.d/5980.feature

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-Add POST /_matrix/client/r0/account/3pid/unbind endpoint from MSC2140 for unbinding a 3PID from an identity server without removing it from the homeserver user account.

changelog.d/5981.feature

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-Setting metrics_flags.known_servers to True in the configuration will publish the synapse_federation_known_servers metric over Prometheus. This represents the total number of servers your server knows about (i.e. is in rooms with), including itself.

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-Include missing opentracing contexts in outbout replication requests.

changelog.d/5983.feature

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-Add minimum opentracing for client servlets.

changelog.d/5984.bugfix

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-Fix sending of EDUs when opentracing is enabled with an empty whitelist.

changelog.d/5985.feature

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-Check at setup that opentracing is installed if it's enabled in the config.

changelog.d/5986.feature

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-Trace replication send times.

changelog.d/5988.bugfix

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-Fix invalid references to None while opentracing if the log context slips.

changelog.d/5989.misc

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-Clean up dependency checking at setup.

changelog.d/5991.bugfix

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-Fix invalid references to None while opentracing if the log context slips.

changelog.d/5993.feature

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-Add the ability to send registration emails from the homeserver rather than delegating to an identity server.

changelog.d/5994.feature

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-Add the ability to send registration emails from the homeserver rather than delegating to an identity server.

changelog.d/5995.bugfix

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-Return a M_MISSING_PARAM if `sid` is not provided to `/account/3pid`.

changelog.d/5998.bugfix

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-Fix room and user stats tracking.

changelog.d/6003.misc

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-Add opentracing span over HTTP push processing.

changelog.d/6004.bugfix

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-Only count real users when checking for auto-creation of auto-join room.

changelog.d/6005.feature

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-The new Prometheus metric `synapse_build_info` exposes the Python version, OS version, and Synapse version of the running server.

changelog.d/6009.misc

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-Small refactor of function arguments and docstrings in RoomMemberHandler.