Make it simpler

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

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+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

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+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

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+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/scripts/test_old_deps.sh

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# this script is run by buildkite in a plain `xenial` container; it installs the
-# minimal requirements for tox and hands over to the py35-old tox environment.
-
-set -ex
-
-apt-get update
-apt-get install -y python3.5 python3.5-dev python3-pip libxml2-dev libxslt-dev zlib1g-dev tox
-
-export LANG="C.UTF-8"
-
-exec tox -e py35-old,combine

.buildkite/worker-blacklist

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ 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
@@ -37,5 +39,3 @@ Server correctly handles incoming m.device_list_update
 
 # this fails reliably with a torture level of 100 due to https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6536
 Outbound federation requests missing prev_events and then asks for /state_ids and resolves the state
-
-Can get rooms/{roomId}/members at a given point

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@ jobs:
     machine: true
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - 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} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG}-py3 .
       - run: docker login --username $DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME --password $DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
       - run: docker push matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG}
+      - run: docker push matrixdotorg/synapse:${CIRCLE_TAG}-py3
   dockerhubuploadlatest:
     machine: true
     steps:
       - checkout
-      - run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --label gitsha1=${CIRCLE_SHA1} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:latest .
+      - run: docker build -f docker/Dockerfile --label gitsha1=${CIRCLE_SHA1} -t matrixdotorg/synapse:latest -t matrixdotorg/synapse:latest-py3 .
       - run: docker login --username $DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME --password $DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD
       - run: docker push matrixdotorg/synapse:latest
+      - run: docker push matrixdotorg/synapse:latest-py3
 
 workflows:
   version: 2

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-**If you are looking for support** please ask in **#synapse:matrix.org**
-(using a matrix.org account if necessary). We do not use GitHub issues for
-support.
-
-**If you want to report a security issue** please see https://matrix.org/security-disclosure-policy/

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG_REPORT.md

@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ about: Create a report to help us improve
 
 <!--
 
-**THIS IS NOT A SUPPORT CHANNEL!**
-**IF YOU HAVE SUPPORT QUESTIONS ABOUT RUNNING OR CONFIGURING YOUR OWN HOME SERVER**,
-please ask in **#synapse:matrix.org** (using a matrix.org account if necessary)
+**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 ** #synapse:matrix.org ** ;)
 
-If you want to report a security issue, please see https://matrix.org/security-disclosure-policy/
 
 This is a bug report template. By following the instructions below and
 filling out the sections with your information, you will help the us to get all

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,63 +1,75 @@
-# Contributing code to Synapse
+# Contributing code to Matrix
 
-Everyone is welcome to contribute code to [matrix.org
-projects](https://github.com/matrix-org), provided that they are willing to
-license their contributions under the same license as the project itself. We
-follow a simple 'inbound=outbound' model for contributions: the act of
-submitting an 'inbound' contribution means that the contributor agrees to
-license the code under the same terms as the project's overall 'outbound'
-license - in our case, this is almost always Apache Software License v2 (see
-[LICENSE](LICENSE)).
+Everyone is welcome to contribute code to Matrix
+(https://github.com/matrix-org), provided that they are willing to license
+their contributions under the same license as the project itself. We follow a
+simple 'inbound=outbound' model for contributions: the act of submitting an
+'inbound' contribution means that the contributor agrees to license the code
+under the same terms as the project's overall 'outbound' license - in our
+case, this is almost always Apache Software License v2 (see [LICENSE](LICENSE)).
 
 ## How to contribute
 
-The preferred and easiest way to contribute changes is to fork the relevant
-project on github, and then [create a pull request](
-https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) to ask us to pull your
-changes into our repo.
+The preferred and easiest way to contribute changes to Matrix is to fork the
+relevant project on github, and then [create a pull request](
+https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) to ask us to pull
+your changes into our repo.
 
-Some other points to follow:
- 
- * Please base your changes on the `develop` branch.
-  
- * Please follow the [code style requirements](#code-style).
+**The single biggest thing you need to know is: please base your changes on
+the develop branch - *not* master.**
 
- * Please include a [changelog entry](#changelog) with each PR.
+We use the master branch to track the most recent release, so that folks who
+blindly clone the repo and automatically check out master get something that
+works. Develop is the unstable branch where all the development actually
+happens: the workflow is that contributors should fork the develop branch to
+make a 'feature' branch for a particular contribution, and then make a pull
+request to merge this back into the matrix.org 'official' develop branch. We
+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.
 
- * Please [sign off](#sign-off) your contribution.
+We use [Buildkite](https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/synapse) for continuous
+integration. If your change breaks the build, this will be shown in GitHub, so
+please keep an eye on the pull request for feedback.
 
- * Please keep an eye on the pull request for feedback from the [continuous
-   integration system](#continuous-integration-and-testing) and try to fix any
-   errors that come up.
+To run unit tests in a local development environment, you can use:
 
- * If you need to [update your PR](#updating-your-pull-request), just add new
-   commits to your branch rather than rebasing.
+- ``tox -e py35`` (requires tox to be installed by ``pip install tox``)
+  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
+  (requires a running local PostgreSQL with access to create databases).
+- ``./test_postgresql.sh`` for PostgreSQL-backed Synapse on Python 3.5
+  (requires Docker). Entirely self-contained, recommended if you don't want to
+  set up PostgreSQL yourself.
+
+Docker images are available for running the integration tests (SyTest) locally,
+see the [documentation in the SyTest repo](
+https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest/blob/develop/docker/README.md) for more
+information.
 
 ## Code style
 
-Synapse's code style is documented [here](docs/code_style.md). Please follow
-it, including the conventions for the [sample configuration
-file](docs/code_style.md#configuration-file-format).
+All Matrix projects have a well-defined code-style - and sometimes we've even
+got as far as documenting it... For instance, synapse's code style doc lives
+[here](docs/code_style.md).
 
-Many of the conventions are enforced by scripts which are run as part of the
-[continuous integration system](#continuous-integration-and-testing). To help
-check if you have followed the code style, you can run `scripts-dev/lint.sh`
-locally. You'll need python 3.6 or later, and to install a number of tools:
+To facilitate meeting these criteria you can run `scripts-dev/lint.sh`
+locally. Since this runs the tools listed in the above document, you'll need
+python 3.6 and to install each tool:
 
 ```
 # Install the dependencies
-pip install -U black flake8 flake8-comprehensions isort
+pip install -U black flake8 isort
 
 # Run the linter script
 ./scripts-dev/lint.sh
 ```
 
 **Note that the script does not just test/check, but also reformats code, so you
-may wish to ensure any new code is committed first**.
-
-By default, this script checks all files and can take some time; if you alter
-only certain files, you might wish to specify paths as arguments to reduce the
-run-time:
+may wish to ensure any new code is committed first**. By default this script
+checks all files and can take some time; if you alter only certain files, you
+might wish to specify paths as arguments to reduce the run-time:
 
 ```
 ./scripts-dev/lint.sh path/to/file1.py path/to/file2.py path/to/folder
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@ Please ensure your changes match the cosmetic style of the existing project,
 and **never** mix cosmetic and functional changes in the same commit, as it
 makes it horribly hard to review otherwise.
 
+
 ## Changelog
 
 All changes, even minor ones, need a corresponding changelog / newsfragment
@@ -85,55 +98,24 @@ in the format of `PRnumber.type`. The type can be one of the following:
 * `removal` (also used for deprecations)
 * `misc` (for internal-only changes)
 
-This file will become part of our [changelog](
-https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/CHANGES.md) at the next
-release, so the content of the file should be a short description of your
-change in the same style as the rest of the changelog. The file can contain Markdown
-formatting, and should end with a full stop (.) or an exclamation mark (!) for
-consistency.
+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 (.) or an
+exclamation mark (!) 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!
 
 For example, a fix in PR #1234 would have its changelog entry in
-`changelog.d/1234.bugfix`, and contain content like:
+`changelog.d/1234.bugfix`, and contain content like "The security levels of
+Florbs are now validated when received over federation. Contributed by Jane
+Matrix.".
 
-> The security levels of Florbs are now validated when received
-> via the `/federation/florb` endpoint. Contributed by Jane Matrix.
-
-If there are multiple pull requests involved in a single bugfix/feature/etc,
-then the content for each `changelog.d` file should be the same. Towncrier will
-merge the matching files together into a single changelog entry when we come to
-release.
-
-### How do I know what to call the changelog file before I create the PR?
-
-Obviously, you don't know if you should call your newsfile
-`1234.bugfix` or `5678.bugfix` until you create the PR, which leads to a
-chicken-and-egg problem.
-
-There are two options for solving this:
-
- 1. Open the PR without a changelog file, see what number you got, and *then*
-    add the changelog file to your branch (see [Updating your pull
-    request](#updating-your-pull-request)), or:
-
- 1. Look at the [list of all
-    issues/PRs](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues?q=), add one to the
-    highest number you see, and quickly open the PR before somebody else claims
-    your number.
-
-    [This
-    script](https://github.com/richvdh/scripts/blob/master/next_github_number.sh)
-    might be helpful if you find yourself doing this a lot.
-
-Sorry, we know it's a bit fiddly, but it's *really* helpful for us when we come
-to put together a release!
-
-### Debian changelog
+## Debian changelog
 
 Changes which affect the debian packaging files (in `debian`) are an
-exception to the rule that all changes require a `changelog.d` file.
+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:
@@ -218,46 +200,6 @@ Git allows you to add this signoff automatically when using the `-s`
 flag to `git commit`, which uses the name and email set in your
 `user.name` and `user.email` git configs.
 
-## Continuous integration and testing
-
-[Buildkite](https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/synapse) will automatically
-run a series of checks and tests against any PR which is opened against the
-project; if your change breaks the build, this will be shown in GitHub, with
-links to the build results. If your build fails, please try to fix the errors
-and update your branch.
-
-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 py36`` for SQLite-backed Synapse on Python 3.6.
-- ``tox -e py36-postgres`` for PostgreSQL-backed Synapse on Python 3.6
-  (requires a running local PostgreSQL with access to create databases).
-- ``./test_postgresql.sh`` for PostgreSQL-backed Synapse on Python 3.5
-  (requires Docker). Entirely self-contained, recommended if you don't want to
-  set up PostgreSQL yourself.
-
-Docker images are available for running the integration tests (SyTest) locally,
-see the [documentation in the SyTest repo](
-https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest/blob/develop/docker/README.md) for more
-information.
-
-## Updating your pull request
-
-If you decide to make changes to your pull request - perhaps to address issues
-raised in a review, or to fix problems highlighted by [continuous
-integration](#continuous-integration-and-testing) - just add new commits to your
-branch, and push to GitHub. The pull request will automatically be updated.
-
-Please **avoid** rebasing your branch, especially once the PR has been
-reviewed: doing so makes it very difficult for a reviewer to see what has
-changed since a previous review.
-
-## Notes for maintainers on merging PRs etc
-
-There are some notes for those with commit access to the project on how we
-manage git [here](docs/dev/git.md).
-
 ## Conclusion
 
 That's it! Matrix is a very open and collaborative project as you might expect

INSTALL.md

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 - [Choosing your server name](#choosing-your-server-name)
-- [Picking a database engine](#picking-a-database-engine)
 - [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)
-  - [Client Well-Known URI](#client-well-known-uri)
   - [Email](#email)
   - [Registering a user](#registering-a-user)
   - [Setting up a TURN server](#setting-up-a-turn-server)
   - [URL previews](#url-previews)
-- [Troubleshooting Installation](#troubleshooting-installation)
 
 # Choosing your server name
 
@@ -29,25 +27,6 @@ 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).
 
-# Picking a database engine
-
-Synapse offers two database engines:
- * [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org)
- * [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/)
-
-Almost all installations should opt to use PostgreSQL. Advantages include:
-
-* significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and
-  caching model, smarter query optimiser
-* allowing the DB to be run on separate hardware
-
-For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL, please see
-[docs/postgres.md](docs/postgres.md)
-
-By default Synapse uses SQLite and in doing so trades performance for convenience.
-SQLite is only recommended in Synapse for testing purposes or for servers with
-light workloads.
-
 # Installing Synapse
 
 ## Installing from source
@@ -57,7 +36,7 @@ light workloads.
 System requirements:
 
 - POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
-- Python 3.5.2 or later, up to Python 3.8.
+- Python 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 or 3.8.
 - 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
@@ -91,7 +70,7 @@ 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):
+file. To do this, run (in your virtualenv, as before)::
 
 ```
 cd ~/synapse
@@ -105,24 +84,22 @@ python -m synapse.app.homeserver \
 ... substituting an appropriate value for `--server-name`.
 
 This command will generate you a config file that you can then customise, but it will
-also generate a set of keys for you. These keys will allow your homeserver to
-identify itself to other homeserver, so don't lose or delete them. It would be
+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 homeserver's keys, you may find that other homeserver have the
+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).
+for more information on key management.)
 
 To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to
-run (e.g. `~/synapse`), and:
+run (e.g. `~/synapse`), and::
 
-```
-cd ~/synapse
-source env/bin/activate
-synctl start
-```
+    cd ~/synapse
+    source env/bin/activate
+    synctl start
 
 ### Platform-Specific Instructions
 
@@ -133,7 +110,7 @@ Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian:
 ```
 sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
                      python3-pip python3-setuptools sqlite3 \
-                     libssl-dev virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
+                     libssl-dev python3-virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
 ```
 
 #### ArchLinux
@@ -147,21 +124,12 @@ sudo pacman -S base-devel python python-pip \
 
 #### CentOS/Fedora
 
-Installing prerequisites on CentOS 8 or Fedora>26:
-
-```
-sudo dnf install libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel libzip-devel freetype-devel \
-                 libwebp-devel tk-devel redhat-rpm-config \
-                 python3-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel
-sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools"
-```
-
-Installing prerequisites on CentOS 7 or Fedora<=25:
+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 \
-                 python3-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel
+                 python-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel
 sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
 ```
 
@@ -201,41 +169,35 @@ sudo zypper in python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 python-virtualenv \
 
 #### OpenBSD
 
-A port of Synapse is available under `net/synapse`. The filesystem
-underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be
-mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem
-and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration.
-
-To be able to build Synapse's dependency on python the `WRKOBJDIR`
-(cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) for building python, too, needs to be on a filesystem
-mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`).
-
-Creating a `WRKOBJDIR` for building python under `/usr/local` (which on a
-default OpenBSD installation is mounted with `wxallowed`):
+Installing prerequisites on OpenBSD:
 
 ```
-doas mkdir /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed
+doas pkg_add python libffi py-pip py-setuptools sqlite3 py-virtualenv \
+              libxslt jpeg
 ```
 
-Assuming `PORTS_PRIVSEP=Yes` (cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) and `SUDO=doas` are
-configured in `/etc/mk.conf`:
+There is currently no port for OpenBSD. Additionally, OpenBSD's security
+settings require a slightly more difficult installation process.
 
-```
-doas chown _pbuild:_pbuild /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed
-```
+XXX: I suspect this is out of date.
 
-Setting the `WRKOBJDIR` for building python:
+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.
 
-```
-echo WRKOBJDIR_lang/python/3.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed  \\nWRKOBJDIR_lang/python/2.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed >> /etc/mk.conf
-```
-
-Building Synapse:
-
-```
-cd /usr/ports/net/synapse
-make install
-```
+After this, you may proceed with the rest of the install directions.
 
 #### Windows
 
@@ -246,6 +208,45 @@ 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
@@ -255,9 +256,9 @@ for a number of platforms.
 
 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.
+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
@@ -265,8 +266,7 @@ https://hub.docker.com/r/avhost/docker-matrix/tags/
 
 Slavi Pantaleev has created an Ansible playbook,
 which installs the offical Docker image of Matrix Synapse
-along with many other Matrix-related services (Postgres database, Element, coturn,
-ma1sd, SSL support, etc.).
+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
 
@@ -299,27 +299,22 @@ The fingerprint of the repository signing key (as shown by `gpg
 /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg`) is
 `AAF9AE843A7584B5A3E4CD2BCF45A512DE2DA058`.
 
-#### Downstream Debian packages
+#### Downstream Debian/Ubuntu packages
 
-We do not recommend using the packages from the default Debian `buster`
-repository at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security
-vulnerabilities. You can install the latest version of Synapse from
-[our repository](#matrixorg-packages) or from `buster-backports`. Please
-see the [Debian documentation](https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/)
-for information on how to use backports.
-
-If you are using Debian `sid` or testing, Synapse is available in the default
-repositories and it should be possible to install it simply with:
+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
+    sudo apt install matrix-synapse
 ```
 
-#### Downstream Ubuntu packages
+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 the default Ubuntu repository
-at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities.
-The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages).
+We do not recommend using the packages in downstream Ubuntu at this time, as
+they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities.
 
 ### Fedora
 
@@ -371,30 +366,16 @@ sudo pip install py-bcrypt
 
 Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse':
 
-```
-xbps-install -Su
-xbps-install -S synapse
-```
+    xbps-install -Su
+    xbps-install -S synapse
 
 ### FreeBSD
 
 Synapse can be installed via FreeBSD Ports or Packages contributed by Brendan Molloy from:
 
  - Ports: `cd /usr/ports/net-im/py-matrix-synapse && make install clean`
- - Packages: `pkg install py37-matrix-synapse`
+ - Packages: `pkg install py27-matrix-synapse`
 
-### OpenBSD
-
-As of OpenBSD 6.7 Synapse is available as a pre-compiled binary. The filesystem
-underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be
-mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem
-and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration.
-
-Installing Synapse:
-
-```
-doas pkg_add synapse
-```
 
 ### NixOS
 
@@ -407,17 +388,15 @@ Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it.
 
 ## TLS certificates
 
-The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port on the local
-interface: `http://localhost:8008`. It is suitable for local testing,
-but for any practical use, you will need Synapse's APIs to be served
-over HTTPS.
+The 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.
 
-The recommended way to do so is to set up a reverse proxy on port
-`8448`. You can find documentation on doing so in
+For information on using a reverse proxy, see
 [docs/reverse_proxy.md](docs/reverse_proxy.md).
 
-Alternatively, you can configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port. To do
-so, you will need to edit `homeserver.yaml`, as follows:
+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
@@ -430,76 +409,20 @@ so, you will need to edit `homeserver.yaml`, as follows:
       resources:
         - names: [client, federation]
   ```
-
 * You will also need to uncomment the `tls_certificate_path` and
-  `tls_private_key_path` lines under the `TLS` section. You will need to manage
-  provisioning of these certificates yourself — Synapse had built-in ACME
-  support, but the ACMEv1 protocol Synapse implements is deprecated, not
-  allowed by LetsEncrypt for new sites, and will break for existing sites in
-  late 2020. See [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
+  `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).
+[federate.md](docs/federate.md)
 
-## Client Well-Known URI
-
-Setting up the client Well-Known URI is optional but if you set it up, it will
-allow users to enter their full username (e.g. `@user:<server_name>`) into clients
-which support well-known lookup to automatically configure the homeserver and
-identity server URLs. This is useful so that users don't have to memorize or think
-about the actual homeserver URL you are using.
-
-The URL `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/client` should return JSON in
-the following format.
-
-```
-{
-  "m.homeserver": {
-    "base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"
-  }
-}
-```
-
-It can optionally contain identity server information as well.
-
-```
-{
-  "m.homeserver": {
-    "base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"
-  },
-  "m.identity_server": {
-    "base_url": "https://<identity.example.com>"
-  }
-}
-```
-
-To work in browser based clients, the file must be served with the appropriate
-Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers. A recommended value would be
-`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` which would allow all browser based clients to
-view it.
-
-In nginx this would be something like:
-```
-location /.well-known/matrix/client {
-    return 200 '{"m.homeserver": {"base_url": "https://<matrix.example.com>"}}';
-    add_header Content-Type application/json;
-    add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *;
-}
-```
-
-You should also ensure the `public_baseurl` option in `homeserver.yaml` is set
-correctly. `public_baseurl` should be set to the URL that clients will use to
-connect to your server. This is the same URL you put for the `m.homeserver`
-`base_url` above.
-
-```
-public_baseurl: "https://<matrix.example.com>"
-```
 
 ## Email
 
@@ -518,7 +441,7 @@ email will be disabled.
 
 ## Registering a user
 
-The easiest way to create a new user is to do so from a client like [Element](https://element.io/).
+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.
 
@@ -545,7 +468,7 @@ on your server even if `enable_registration` is `false`.
 ## Setting up a TURN server
 
 For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure
-a TURN server. See [docs/turn-howto.md](docs/turn-howto.md) for details.
+a TURN server.  See [docs/turn-howto.md](docs/turn-howto.md) for details.
 
 ## URL previews
 
@@ -554,24 +477,10 @@ 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
+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
+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.
-
-# Troubleshooting Installation
-
-`pip` seems to leak *lots* of memory during installation. For instance, a Linux
-host with 512MB of RAM may run out of memory whilst installing Twisted. If this
-happens, you will have to individually install the dependencies which are
-failing, e.g.:
-
-```
-pip install twisted
-```
-
-If you have any other problems, feel free to ask in
-[#synapse:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org).

MANIFEST.in

@@ -30,24 +30,23 @@ recursive-include synapse/static *.gif
 recursive-include synapse/static *.html
 recursive-include synapse/static *.js
 
-exclude .codecov.yml
-exclude .coveragerc
-exclude .dockerignore
-exclude .editorconfig
 exclude Dockerfile
-exclude mypy.ini
-exclude sytest-blacklist
+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 contrib
 prune debian
 prune demo/etc
 prune docker
+prune mypy.ini
 prune snap
 prune stubs

README.rst

@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-================
-Synapse |shield|
-================
-
-.. |shield| image:: https://img.shields.io/matrix/synapse:matrix.org?label=support&logo=matrix
-  :alt: (get support on #synapse:matrix.org)
-  :target: https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org
-
 .. contents::
 
 Introduction
@@ -45,7 +37,7 @@ which handle:
 - Eventually-consistent cryptographically secure synchronisation of room
   state across a global open network of federated servers and services
 - Sending and receiving extensible messages in a room with (optional)
-  end-to-end encryption
+  end-to-end encryption[1]
 - Inviting, joining, leaving, kicking, banning room members
 - Managing user accounts (registration, login, logout)
 - Using 3rd Party IDs (3PIDs) such as email addresses, phone numbers,
@@ -82,15 +74,7 @@ at the `Matrix spec <https://matrix.org/docs/spec>`_, and experiment with the
 
 Thanks for using Matrix!
 
-Support
-=======
-
-For support installing or managing Synapse, please join |room|_ (from a matrix.org
-account if necessary) and ask questions there. We do not use GitHub issues for
-support requests, only for bug reports and feature requests.
-
-.. |room| replace:: ``#synapse:matrix.org``
-.. _room: https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org
+[1] End-to-end encryption is currently in beta: `blog post <https://matrix.org/blog/2016/11/21/matrixs-olm-end-to-end-encryption-security-assessment-released-and-implemented-cross-platform-on-riot-at-last>`_.
 
 
 Synapse Installation
@@ -112,11 +96,12 @@ 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 Element at
-https://app.element.io/#/login or https://app.element.io/#/register respectively.
+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>`_.
 
@@ -133,7 +118,7 @@ it, specify ``enable_registration: true`` in ``homeserver.yaml``. (It is then
 recommended to also set up CAPTCHA - see `<docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.md>`_.)
 
 Once ``enable_registration`` is set to ``true``, it is possible to register a
-user via a Matrix client.
+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
@@ -179,6 +164,30 @@ versions of synapse.
 
 .. _UPGRADE.rst: UPGRADE.rst
 
+
+Using PostgreSQL
+================
+
+Synapse offers two database engines:
+ * `SQLite <https://sqlite.org/>`_
+ * `PostgreSQL <https://www.postgresql.org>`_
+
+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:
+
+* significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and
+  caching model, smarter query optimiser
+* allowing the DB to be run on separate hardware
+* allowing basic active/backup high-availability with a "hot spare" synapse
+  pointing at the same DB master, as well as enabling DB replication in
+  synapse itself.
+
+For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL, please see
+`docs/postgres.md <docs/postgres.md>`_.
+
 .. _reverse-proxy:
 
 Using a reverse proxy with Synapse
@@ -187,7 +196,7 @@ Using a reverse proxy with Synapse
 It is recommended to put a reverse proxy such as
 `nginx <https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html>`_,
 `Apache <https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_proxy_http.html>`_,
-`Caddy <https://caddyserver.com/docs/quick-starts/reverse-proxy>`_ or
+`Caddy <https://caddyserver.com/docs/proxy>`_ or
 `HAProxy <https://www.haproxy.org/>`_ in front of Synapse. One advantage of
 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.
@@ -227,9 +236,10 @@ email address.
 Password reset
 ==============
 
-Users can reset their password through their client. Alternatively, a server admin
-can reset a users password using the `admin API <docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst#reset-password>`_
-or by directly editing the database as shown below.
+If a user has registered an email address to their account using an identity
+server, they can request a password-reset token via clients such as Riot.
+
+A manual password reset can be done via direct database access as follows.
 
 First calculate the hash of the new password::
 
@@ -238,7 +248,7 @@ First calculate the hash of the new password::
     Confirm password:
     $2a$12$xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
-Then update the ``users`` table in the database::
+Then update the `users` table in the database::
 
     UPDATE users SET password_hash='$2a$12$xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
         WHERE name='@test:test.com';
@@ -262,7 +272,7 @@ to install using pip and a virtualenv::
 
     virtualenv -p python3 env
     source env/bin/activate
-    python -m pip install --no-use-pep517 -e ".[all]"
+    python -m pip install --no-use-pep517 -e .[all]
 
 This will run a process of downloading and installing all the needed
 dependencies into a virtual env.
@@ -306,9 +316,6 @@ Building internal API documentation::
 Troubleshooting
 ===============
 
-Need help? Join our community support room on Matrix:
-`#synapse:matrix.org <https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org>`_
-
 Running out of File Handles
 ---------------------------
 

UPGRADE.rst

@@ -75,172 +75,6 @@ for example:
      wget https://packages.matrix.org/debian/pool/main/m/matrix-synapse-py3/matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb
      dpkg -i matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb
 
-Upgrading to v1.18.0
-====================
-
-Docker `-py3` suffix will be removed in future versions
--------------------------------------------------------
-
-From 10th August 2020, we will no longer publish Docker images with the `-py3` tag suffix. The images tagged with the `-py3` suffix have been identical to the non-suffixed tags since release 0.99.0, and the suffix is obsolete.
-
-On 10th August, we will remove the `latest-py3` tag. Existing per-release tags (such as `v1.18.0-py3`) will not be removed, but no new `-py3` tags will be added.
-
-Scripts relying on the `-py3` suffix will need to be updated.
-
-Redis replication is now recommended in lieu of TCP replication
----------------------------------------------------------------
-
-When setting up worker processes, we now recommend the use of a Redis server for replication. **The old direct TCP connection method is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.**
-See `docs/workers.md <docs/workers.md>`_ for more details.
-
-Upgrading to v1.14.0
-====================
-
-This version includes a database update which is run as part of the upgrade,
-and which may take a couple of minutes in the case of a large server. Synapse
-will not respond to HTTP requests while this update is taking place.
-
-Upgrading to v1.13.0
-====================
-
-Incorrect database migration in old synapse versions
-----------------------------------------------------
-
-A bug was introduced in Synapse 1.4.0 which could cause the room directory to
-be incomplete or empty if Synapse was upgraded directly from v1.2.1 or
-earlier, to versions between v1.4.0 and v1.12.x.
-
-This will *not* be a problem for Synapse installations which were:
- * created at v1.4.0 or later,
- * upgraded via v1.3.x, or
- * upgraded straight from v1.2.1 or earlier to v1.13.0 or later.
-
-If completeness of the room directory is a concern, installations which are
-affected can be repaired as follows:
-
-1. Run the following sql from a `psql` or `sqlite3` console:
-
-   .. code:: sql
-
-     INSERT INTO background_updates (update_name, progress_json, depends_on) VALUES
-        ('populate_stats_process_rooms', '{}', 'current_state_events_membership');
-
-     INSERT INTO background_updates (update_name, progress_json, depends_on) VALUES
-        ('populate_stats_process_users', '{}', 'populate_stats_process_rooms');
-
-2. Restart synapse.
-
-New Single Sign-on HTML Templates
----------------------------------
-
-New templates (``sso_auth_confirm.html``, ``sso_auth_success.html``, and
-``sso_account_deactivated.html``) were added to Synapse. If your Synapse is
-configured to use SSO and a custom  ``sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir``
-configuration then these templates will need to be copied from
-`synapse/res/templates <synapse/res/templates>`_ into that directory.
-
-Synapse SSO Plugins Method Deprecation
---------------------------------------
-
-Plugins using the ``complete_sso_login`` method of
-``synapse.module_api.ModuleApi`` should update to using the async/await
-version ``complete_sso_login_async`` which includes additional checks. The
-non-async version is considered deprecated.
-
-Rolling back to v1.12.4 after a failed upgrade
-----------------------------------------------
-
-v1.13.0 includes a lot of large changes. If something problematic occurs, you
-may want to roll-back to a previous version of Synapse. Because v1.13.0 also
-includes a new database schema version, reverting that version is also required
-alongside the generic rollback instructions mentioned above. In short, to roll
-back to v1.12.4 you need to:
-
-1. Stop the server
-2. Decrease the schema version in the database:
-
-   .. code:: sql
-
-      UPDATE schema_version SET version = 57;
-
-3. Downgrade Synapse by following the instructions for your installation method
-   in the "Rolling back to older versions" section above.
-
-
-Upgrading to v1.12.0
-====================
-
-This version includes a database update which is run as part of the upgrade,
-and which may take some time (several hours in the case of a large
-server). Synapse will not respond to HTTP requests while this update is taking
-place.
-
-This is only likely to be a problem in the case of a server which is
-participating in many rooms.
-
-0. As with all upgrades, it is recommended that you have a recent backup of
-   your database which can be used for recovery in the event of any problems.
-
-1. As an initial check to see if you will be affected, you can try running the
-   following query from the `psql` or `sqlite3` console. It is safe to run it
-   while Synapse is still running.
-
-   .. code:: sql
-
-      SELECT MAX(q.v) FROM (
-        SELECT (
-          SELECT ej.json AS v
-          FROM state_events se INNER JOIN event_json ej USING (event_id)
-          WHERE se.room_id=rooms.room_id AND se.type='m.room.create' AND se.state_key=''
-          LIMIT 1
-        ) FROM rooms WHERE rooms.room_version IS NULL
-      ) q;
-
-   This query will take about the same amount of time as the upgrade process: ie,
-   if it takes 5 minutes, then it is likely that Synapse will be unresponsive for
-   5 minutes during the upgrade.
-
-   If you consider an outage of this duration to be acceptable, no further
-   action is necessary and you can simply start Synapse 1.12.0.
-
-   If you would prefer to reduce the downtime, continue with the steps below.
-
-2. The easiest workaround for this issue is to manually
-   create a new index before upgrading. On PostgreSQL, his can be done as follows:
-
-   .. code:: sql
-
-      CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY tmp_upgrade_1_12_0_index
-      ON state_events(room_id) WHERE type = 'm.room.create';
-
-   The above query may take some time, but is also safe to run while Synapse is
-   running.
-
-   We assume that no SQLite users have databases large enough to be
-   affected. If you *are* affected, you can run a similar query, omitting the
-   ``CONCURRENTLY`` keyword. Note however that this operation may in itself cause
-   Synapse to stop running for some time. Synapse admins are reminded that
-   `SQLite is not recommended for use outside a test
-   environment <https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/README.rst#using-postgresql>`_.
-
-3. Once the index has been created, the ``SELECT`` query in step 1 above should
-   complete quickly. It is therefore safe to upgrade to Synapse 1.12.0.
-
-4. Once Synapse 1.12.0 has successfully started and is responding to HTTP
-   requests, the temporary index can be removed:
-
-   .. code:: sql
-
-      DROP INDEX tmp_upgrade_1_12_0_index;
-
-Upgrading to v1.10.0
-====================
-
-Synapse will now log a warning on start up if used with a PostgreSQL database
-that has a non-recommended locale set.
-
-See `docs/postgres.md <docs/postgres.md>`_ for details.
-
 
 Upgrading to v1.8.0
 ===================

changelog.d/5742.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow admin to create or modify a user. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH.

changelog.d/6621.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a typo in the configuration example for purge jobs in the sample configuration file.

changelog.d/6624.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add complete documentation of the message retention policies support.

changelog.d/6654.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Correctly proxy HTTP errors due to API calls to remote group servers.

changelog.d/6655.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `local_current_membership` table for tracking local user membership state in rooms.

changelog.d/6656.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+No more overriding the entire /etc folder of the container in docker-compose.yaml. Contributed by Fabian Meyer.

changelog.d/6663.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add some helpful tips about changelog entries to the github pull request template.

changelog.d/6664.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix media repo admin APIs when using a media worker.

changelog.d/6665.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add complete documentation of the message retention policies support.

changelog.d/6666.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Port `synapse.replication.tcp` to async/await.

changelog.d/6667.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixup `synapse.replication` to pass mypy checks.

changelog.d/6675.removal

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Synapse no longer supports versions of SQLite before 3.11, and will refuse to start when configured to use an older version. Administrators are recommended to migrate their database to Postgres (see instructions [here](docs/postgres.md)).

changelog.d/6681.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add new quarantine media admin APIs to quarantine by media ID or by user who uploaded the media.

changelog.d/6682.bugfix

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fix "CRITICAL" errors being logged when a request is received for a uri containing non-ascii characters.
+

changelog.d/6685.doc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clarify the `account_validity` and `email` sections of the sample configuration.

changelog.d/6686.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow additional_resources to implement IResource directly.

changelog.d/6687.misc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow REST endpoint implementations to raise a RedirectException, which will redirect the user's browser to a given location.

changelog.d/6688.misc

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+Updates and extensions to the module API.

changelog.d/6689.misc

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+Updates to the SAML mapping provider API.

changelog.d/6690.bugfix

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+Fix a bug where we would assign a numeric userid if somebody tried registering with an empty username.

changelog.d/6691.misc

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+Remove redundant RegistrationError class.

changelog.d/6697.misc

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+Don't block processing of incoming EDUs behind processing PDUs in the same transaction.

changelog.d/6698.doc

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+Add more endpoints to the documentation for Synapse workers.

changelog.d/6702.misc

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+Remove duplicate check for the `session` query parameter on the `/auth/xxx/fallback/web` Client-Server endpoint.

changelog.d/6706.misc

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+Attempt to retry sending a transaction when we detect a remote server has come back online, rather than waiting for a transaction to be triggered by new data.

changelog.d/6711.bugfix

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+Fix `purge_room` admin API.

changelog.d/6712.feature

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+Add org.matrix.e2e_cross_signing to unstable_features in /versions as per [MSC1756](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/1756).

changelog.d/6714.bugfix

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+Fix a bug causing Synapse to not always purge quiet rooms with a low `max_lifetime` in their message retention policies when running the automated purge jobs.

changelog.d/6715.misc

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+Add StateMap type alias to simplify types.

changelog.d/6716.misc

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+Add a `DeltaState` to track changes to be made to current state during event persistence.

changelog.d/6717.misc

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+Add more logging around message retention policies support.

changelog.d/6723.misc

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+Updates to the SAML mapping provider API.

changelog.d/6724.misc

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+When processing a SAML response, log the assertions for easier configuration.

changelog.d/6728.misc

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+Add `local_current_membership` table for tracking local user membership state in rooms.

changelog.d/6730.bugfix

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+Fix changing password via user admin API.

changelog.d/6731.bugfix

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+Fix `/events/:event_id` deprecated API.

changelog.d/6732.misc

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+Fixup `synapse.rest` to pass mypy.

changelog.d/6733.misc

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+Fixup synapse.api to pass mypy.

changelog.d/6747.bugfix

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+Fix bug when setting `account_validity` to an empty block in the config. Thanks to @Sorunome for reporting.

changelog.d/7377.misc

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-Add filter `name` to the `/users` admin API, which filters by user ID or displayname. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH.

changelog.d/7438.feature

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-Support `identifier` dictionary fields in User-Interactive Authentication flows. Relax requirement of the `user` parameter.

changelog.d/7864.bugfix

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-Fix a memory leak by limiting the length of time that messages will be queued for a remote server that has been unreachable.

changelog.d/7991.misc

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-Don't fail `/submit_token` requests on incorrect session ID if `request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors` is turned on.

changelog.d/8013.feature

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-Iteratively encode JSON to avoid blocking the reactor.

changelog.d/8034.feature

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-Add support for shadow-banning users (ignoring any message send requests).

changelog.d/8037.feature

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-Use the default template file when its equivalent is not found in a custom template directory.

changelog.d/8071.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8072.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8074.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8075.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8076.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8081.bugfix

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-Fix `Re-starting finished log context PUT-nnnn` warning when event persistence failed.

changelog.d/8085.misc

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-Remove some unused database functions.

changelog.d/8087.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8090.misc

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-Add type hints to `synapse.handlers.room`.

changelog.d/8092.feature

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-Add support for shadow-banning users (ignoring any message send requests).

changelog.d/8093.misc

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-Return the previous stream token if a non-member event is a duplicate.

changelog.d/8095.feature

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-Add support for shadow-banning users (ignoring any message send requests).

changelog.d/8100.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8101.bugfix

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-Synapse now correctly enforces the valid characters in the `client_secret` parameter used in various endpoints.

changelog.d/8104.bugfix

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-Fix a bug introduced in v1.7.2 impacting message retention policies that would allow federated homeservers to dictate a retention period that's lower than the configured minimum allowed duration in the configuration file.

changelog.d/8106.bugfix

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-Fix a long-standing bug where invalid JSON would be accepted by Synapse.

changelog.d/8107.feature

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-Use the default template file when its equivalent is not found in a custom template directory.

changelog.d/8110.bugfix

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-Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.12.0 which could cause `/sync` requests to fail with a 404 if you had a very old outstanding room invite.

changelog.d/8111.doc

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-Link to matrix-synapse-rest-password-provider in the password provider documentation.

changelog.d/8112.misc

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-Return the previous stream token if a non-member event is a duplicate.

changelog.d/8113.misc

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-Separate `get_current_token` into two since there are two different use cases for it.

changelog.d/8116.feature

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-Iteratively encode JSON to avoid blocking the reactor.

changelog.d/8119.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8120.doc

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-Updated documentation to note that Synapse does not follow `HTTP 308` redirects due to an upstream library not supporting them. Contributed by Ryan Cole.

changelog.d/8121.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8123.misc

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-Remove `ChainedIdGenerator`.

changelog.d/8124.misc

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-Reduce the amount of whitespace in JSON stored and sent in responses.

changelog.d/8127.misc

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-Add type hints to `synapse.storage.database`.

changelog.d/8129.bugfix

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-Return a proper error code when the rooms of an invalid group are requested.

changelog.d/8131.bugfix

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-Fix a bug which could cause a leaked postgres connection if synapse was set to daemonize.

changelog.d/8132.misc

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-Micro-optimisations to get_auth_chain_ids.

changelog.d/8133.misc

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-Convert various parts of the codebase to async/await.

changelog.d/8135.bugfix

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-Clarify the error code if a user tries to register with a numeric ID. This bug was introduced in v1.15.0.

changelog.d/8139.bugfix

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-Fixes a bug where appservices with ratelimiting disabled would still be ratelimited when joining rooms. This bug was introduced in v1.19.0. 

changelog.d/8140.misc

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-Add type hints to `synapse.state`.

changelog.d/8142.feature

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-Add support for shadow-banning users (ignoring any message send requests).

changelog.d/8147.docker

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-Added curl for healthcheck support and readme updates for the change. Contributed by @maquis196.

changelog.d/8152.feature

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-Add support for shadow-banning users (ignoring any message send requests).

changelog.d/8158.feature

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- Add support for shadow-banning users (ignoring any message send requests).

changelog.d/8161.misc

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-Refactor `StreamIdGenerator` and `MultiWriterIdGenerator` to have the same interface.