Add some debugging

Enable moving event persistence off of master
Use new writers config
2020-05-15 15:33:11 +01:00 · 2020-05-14 17:25:42 +01:00 · 2020-05-14 17:25:41 +01:00 · 2020-05-14 17:25:09 +01:00 · 2020-05-14 17:25:09 +01:00 · 2020-05-14 17:25:09 +01:00
480 changed files with 27835 additions and 13158 deletions
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/test_old_deps.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/test_old_deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/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
--- a/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
+++ b/.buildkite/worker-blacklist
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ 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
@@ -39,3 +37,5 @@ 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
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,583 @@
+Synapse 1.13.0rc2 (2020-05-14)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a long-standing bug which could cause messages not to be sent over federation, when state events with state keys matching user IDs (such as custom user statuses) were received. ([\#7376](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7376))
+- Restore compatibility with non-compliant clients during the user interactive authentication process, fixing a problem introduced in v1.13.0rc1. ([\#7483](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7483))
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Fix linting errors in new version of Flake8. ([\#7470](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7470))
+
+
+Synapse 1.13.0rc1 (2020-05-11)
+==============================
+
+This release brings some potential changes necessary for certain
+configurations of Synapse:
+
+* If your Synapse is configured to use SSO and have a custom
+  `sso_redirect_confirm_template_dir` configuration option set, you will need
+  to duplicate the new `sso_auth_confirm.html`, `sso_auth_success.html` and
+  `sso_account_deactivated.html` templates into that directory.
+* Synapse plugins using the `complete_sso_login` method of
+  `synapse.module_api.ModuleApi` should instead switch to the async/await
+  version, `complete_sso_login_async`, which includes additional checks. The
+  former version is now deprecated.
+* 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.
+
+Please review [UPGRADE.rst](UPGRADE.rst) for more details on these changes
+and for general upgrade guidance.
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Extend the `web_client_location` option to accept an absolute URL to use as a redirect. Adds a warning when running the web client on the same hostname as homeserver. Contributed by Martin Milata. ([\#7006](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7006))
+- Set `Referrer-Policy` header to `no-referrer` on media downloads. ([\#7009](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7009))
+- Add support for running replication over Redis when using workers. ([\#7040](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7040), [\#7325](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7325), [\#7352](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7352), [\#7401](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7401), [\#7427](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7427), [\#7439](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7439), [\#7446](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7446), [\#7450](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7450), [\#7454](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7454))
+- Admin API `POST /_synapse/admin/v1/join/<roomIdOrAlias>` to join users to a room like `auto_join_rooms` for creation of users. ([\#7051](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7051))
+- Add options to prevent users from changing their profile or associated 3PIDs. ([\#7096](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7096))
+- Support SSO in the user interactive authentication workflow. ([\#7102](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7102), [\#7186](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7186), [\#7279](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7279), [\#7343](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7343))
+- Allow server admins to define and enforce a password policy ([MSC2000](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/2000)). ([\#7118](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7118))
+- Improve the support for SSO authentication on the login fallback page. ([\#7152](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7152), [\#7235](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7235))
+- Always whitelist the login fallback in the SSO configuration if `public_baseurl` is set. ([\#7153](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7153))
+- Admin users are no longer required to be in a room to create an alias for it. ([\#7191](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7191))
+- Require admin privileges to enable room encryption by default. This does not affect existing rooms. ([\#7230](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7230))
+- Add a config option for specifying the value of the Accept-Language HTTP header when generating URL previews. ([\#7265](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7265))
+- Allow `/requestToken` endpoints to hide the existence (or lack thereof) of 3PID associations on the homeserver. ([\#7315](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7315))
+- Add a configuration setting to tweak the threshold for dummy events. ([\#7422](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7422))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Don't attempt to use an invalid sqlite config if no database configuration is provided. Contributed by @nekatak. ([\#6573](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6573))
+- Fix single-sign on with CAS systems: pass the same service URL when requesting the CAS ticket and when calling the `proxyValidate` URL. Contributed by @Naugrimm. ([\#6634](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6634))
+- Fix missing field `default` when fetching user-defined push rules. ([\#6639](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6639))
+- Improve error responses when accessing remote public room lists. ([\#6899](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6899), [\#7368](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7368))
+- Transfer alias mappings on room upgrade. ([\#6946](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6946))
+- Ensure that a user interactive authentication session is tied to a single request. ([\#7068](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7068), [\#7455](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7455))
+- Fix a bug in the federation API which could cause occasional "Failed to get PDU" errors. ([\#7089](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7089))
+- Return the proper error (`M_BAD_ALIAS`) when a non-existant canonical alias is provided. ([\#7109](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7109))
+- Fix a bug which meant that groups updates were not correctly replicated between workers. ([\#7117](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7117))
+- Fix starting workers when federation sending not split out. ([\#7133](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7133))
+- Ensure `is_verified` is a boolean in responses to `GET /_matrix/client/r0/room_keys/keys`. Also warn the user if they forgot the `version` query param. ([\#7150](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7150))
+- Fix error page being shown when a custom SAML handler attempted to redirect when processing an auth response. ([\#7151](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7151))
+- Avoid importing `sqlite3` when using the postgres backend. Contributed by David Vo. ([\#7155](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7155))
+- Fix excessive CPU usage by `prune_old_outbound_device_pokes` job. ([\#7159](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7159))
+- Fix a bug which could cause outbound federation traffic to stop working if a client uploaded an incorrect e2e device signature. ([\#7177](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7177))
+- Fix a bug which could cause incorrect 'cyclic dependency' error. ([\#7178](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7178))
+- Fix a bug that could cause a user to be invited to a server notices (aka System Alerts) room without any notice being sent. ([\#7199](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7199))
+- Fix some worker-mode replication handling not being correctly recorded in CPU usage stats. ([\#7203](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7203))
+- Do not allow a deactivated user to login via SSO. ([\#7240](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7240), [\#7259](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7259))
+- Fix --help command-line argument. ([\#7249](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7249))
+- Fix room publish permissions not being checked on room creation. ([\#7260](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7260))
+- Reject unknown session IDs during user interactive authentication instead of silently creating a new session. ([\#7268](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7268))
+- Fix a SQL query introduced in Synapse 1.12.0 which could cause large amounts of logging to the postgres slow-query log. ([\#7274](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7274))
+- Persist user interactive authentication sessions across workers and Synapse restarts. ([\#7302](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7302))
+- Fixed backwards compatibility logic of the first value of `trusted_third_party_id_servers` being used for `account_threepid_delegates.email`, which occurs when the former, deprecated option is set and the latter is not. ([\#7316](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7316))
+- Fix a bug where event updates might not be sent over replication to worker processes after the stream falls behind. ([\#7337](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7337), [\#7358](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7358))
+- Fix bad error handling that would cause Synapse to crash if it's provided with a YAML configuration file that's either empty or doesn't parse into a key-value map. ([\#7341](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7341))
+- Fix incorrect metrics reporting for `renew_attestations` background task. ([\#7344](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7344))
+- Prevent non-federating rooms from appearing in responses to federated `POST /publicRoom` requests when a filter was included. ([\#7367](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7367))
+- Fix a bug which would cause the room durectory to be incorrectly populated if Synapse was upgraded directly from v1.2.1 or earlier to v1.4.0 or later. Note that this fix does not apply retrospectively; see the [upgrade notes](UPGRADE.rst#upgrading-to-v1130) for more information. ([\#7387](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7387))
+- Fix bug in `EventContext.deserialize`. ([\#7393](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7393))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Update Debian installation instructions to recommend installing the `virtualenv` package instead of `python3-virtualenv`. ([\#6892](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6892))
+- Improve the documentation for database configuration. ([\#6988](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6988))
+- Improve the documentation of application service configuration files. ([\#7091](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7091))
+- Update pre-built package name for FreeBSD. ([\#7107](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7107))
+- Update postgres docs with login troubleshooting information. ([\#7119](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7119))
+- Clean up INSTALL.md a bit. ([\#7141](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7141))
+- Add documentation for running a local CAS server for testing. ([\#7147](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7147))
+- Improve README.md by being explicit about public IP recommendation for TURN relaying. ([\#7167](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7167))
+- Fix a small typo in the `metrics_flags` config option. ([\#7171](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7171))
+- Update the contributed documentation on managing synapse workers with systemd, and bring it into the core distribution. ([\#7234](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7234))
+- Add documentation to the `password_providers` config option. Add known password provider implementations to docs. ([\#7238](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7238), [\#7248](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7248))
+- Modify suggested nginx reverse proxy configuration to match Synapse's default file upload size. Contributed by @ProCycleDev. ([\#7251](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7251))
+- Documentation of media_storage_providers options updated to avoid misunderstandings. Contributed by Tristan Lins. ([\#7272](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7272))
+- Add documentation on monitoring workers with Prometheus. ([\#7357](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7357))
+- Clarify endpoint usage in the users admin api documentation. ([\#7361](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7361))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove nonfunctional `captcha_bypass_secret` option from `homeserver.yaml`. ([\#7137](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7137))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add benchmarks for LruCache. ([\#6446](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6446))
+- Return total number of users and profile attributes in admin users endpoint. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH. ([\#6881](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6881))
+- Change device list streams to have one row per ID. ([\#7010](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7010))
+- Remove concept of a non-limited stream. ([\#7011](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7011))
+- Move catchup of replication streams logic to worker. ([\#7024](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7024), [\#7195](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7195), [\#7226](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7226), [\#7239](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7239), [\#7286](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7286), [\#7290](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7290), [\#7318](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7318), [\#7326](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7326), [\#7378](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7378), [\#7421](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7421))
+- Convert some of synapse.rest.media to async/await. ([\#7110](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7110), [\#7184](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7184), [\#7241](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7241))
+- De-duplicate / remove unused REST code for login and auth. ([\#7115](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7115))
+- Convert `*StreamRow` classes to inner classes. ([\#7116](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7116))
+- Clean up some LoggingContext code. ([\#7120](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7120), [\#7181](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7181), [\#7183](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7183), [\#7408](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7408), [\#7426](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7426))
+- Add explicit `instance_id` for USER_SYNC commands and remove implicit `conn_id` usage. ([\#7128](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7128))
+- Refactored the CAS authentication logic to a separate class. ([\#7136](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7136))
+- Run replication streamers on workers. ([\#7146](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7146))
+- Add tests for outbound device pokes. ([\#7157](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7157))
+- Fix device list update stream ids going backward. ([\#7158](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7158))
+- Use `stream.current_token()` and remove `stream_positions()`. ([\#7172](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7172))
+- Move client command handling out of TCP protocol. ([\#7185](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7185))
+- Move server command handling out of TCP protocol. ([\#7187](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7187))
+- Fix consistency of HTTP status codes reported in log lines. ([\#7188](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7188))
+- Only run one background database update at a time. ([\#7190](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7190))
+- Remove sent outbound device list pokes from the database. ([\#7192](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7192))
+- Add a background database update job to clear out duplicate `device_lists_outbound_pokes`. ([\#7193](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7193))
+- Remove some extraneous debugging log lines. ([\#7207](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7207))
+- Add explicit Python build tooling as dependencies for the snapcraft build. ([\#7213](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7213))
+- Add typing information to federation server code. ([\#7219](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7219))
+- Extend room admin api (`GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms`) with additional attributes. ([\#7225](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7225))
+- Unblacklist '/upgrade creates a new room' sytest for workers. ([\#7228](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7228))
+- Remove redundant checks on `daemonize` from synctl. ([\#7233](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7233))
+- Upgrade jQuery to v3.4.1 on fallback login/registration pages. ([\#7236](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7236))
+- Change log line that told user to implement onLogin/onRegister fallback js functions to a warning, instead of an info, so it's more visible. ([\#7237](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7237))
+- Correct the parameters of a test fixture. Contributed by Isaiah Singletary. ([\#7243](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7243))
+- Convert auth handler to async/await. ([\#7261](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7261))
+- Add some unit tests for replication. ([\#7278](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7278))
+- Improve typing annotations in `synapse.replication.tcp.streams.Stream`. ([\#7291](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7291))
+- Reduce log verbosity of url cache cleanup tasks. ([\#7295](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7295))
+- Fix sample SAML Service Provider configuration. Contributed by @frcl. ([\#7300](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7300))
+- Fix StreamChangeCache to work with multiple entities changing on the same stream id. ([\#7303](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7303))
+- Fix an incorrect import in IdentityHandler. ([\#7319](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7319))
+- Reduce logging verbosity for successful federation requests. ([\#7321](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7321))
+- Convert some federation handler code to async/await. ([\#7338](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7338))
+- Fix collation for postgres for unit tests. ([\#7359](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7359))
+- Convert RegistrationWorkerStore.is_server_admin and dependent code to async/await. ([\#7363](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7363))
+- Add an `instance_name` to `RDATA` and `POSITION` replication commands. ([\#7364](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7364))
+- Thread through instance name to replication client. ([\#7369](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7369))
+- Convert synapse.server_notices to async/await. ([\#7394](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7394))
+- Convert synapse.notifier to async/await. ([\#7395](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7395))
+- Fix issues with the Python package manifest. ([\#7404](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7404))
+- Prevent methods in `synapse.handlers.auth` from polling the homeserver config every request. ([\#7420](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7420))
+- Speed up fetching device lists changes when handling `/sync` requests. ([\#7423](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7423))
+- Run group attestation renewal in series rather than parallel for performance. ([\#7442](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7442))
+
+
+Synapse 1.12.4 (2020-04-23)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes.
+
+
+Synapse 1.12.4rc1 (2020-04-22)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Always send users their own device updates. ([\#7160](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7160))
+- Add support for handling GET requests for `account_data` on a worker. ([\#7311](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7311))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a bug that prevented cross-signing with users on worker-mode synapses. ([\#7255](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7255))
+- Do not treat display names as globs in push rules. ([\#7271](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7271))
+- Fix a bug with cross-signing devices belonging to remote users who did not share a room with any user on the local homeserver. ([\#7289](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7289))
+
+Synapse 1.12.3 (2020-04-03)
+===========================
+
+- Remove the the pin to Pillow 7.0 which was introduced in Synapse 1.12.2, and
+correctly fix the issue with building the Debian packages. ([\#7212](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7212))
+
+Synapse 1.12.2 (2020-04-02)
+===========================
+
+This release works around [an issue](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7208) with building the debian packages.
+
+No other significant changes since 1.12.1.
+
+Synapse 1.12.1 (2020-04-02)
+===========================
+
+No significant changes since 1.12.1rc1.
+
+
+Synapse 1.12.1rc1 (2020-03-31)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix starting workers when federation sending not split out. ([\#7133](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7133)). Introduced in v1.12.0.
+- Avoid importing `sqlite3` when using the postgres backend. Contributed by David Vo. ([\#7155](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7155)). Introduced in v1.12.0rc1.
+- Fix a bug which could cause outbound federation traffic to stop working if a client uploaded an incorrect e2e device signature. ([\#7177](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7177)). Introduced in v1.11.0.
+
+Synapse 1.12.0 (2020-03-23)
+===========================
+
+Debian packages and Docker images are rebuilt using the latest versions of
+dependency libraries, including Twisted 20.3.0. **Please see security advisory
+below**.
+
+Potential slow database update during upgrade
+---------------------------------------------
+
+Synapse 1.12.0 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. For imformation on seeing if you are affected, and workaround if you
+are, see the [upgrade notes](UPGRADE.rst#upgrading-to-v1120).
+
+Security advisory
+-----------------
+
+Synapse may be vulnerable to request-smuggling attacks when it is used with a
+reverse-proxy. The vulnerabilties are fixed in Twisted 20.3.0, and are
+described in
+[CVE-2020-10108](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-10108)
+and
+[CVE-2020-10109](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-10109).
+For a good introduction to this class of request-smuggling attacks, see
+https://portswigger.net/research/http-desync-attacks-request-smuggling-reborn.
+
+We are not aware of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild, and
+do not believe that they are exploitable with current versions of any reverse
+proxies. Nevertheless, we recommend that all Synapse administrators ensure that
+they have the latest versions of the Twisted library to ensure that their
+installation remains secure.
+
+* Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker
+  image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu
+  packages from
+  `matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages)
+  should ensure that they have version 1.12.0 installed: these images include
+  Twisted 20.3.0.
+* Administrators who have [installed Synapse from
+  source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source)
+  should upgrade Twisted within their virtualenv by running:
+  ```sh
+  <path_to_virtualenv>/bin/pip install 'Twisted>=20.3.0'
+  ```
+* Administrators who have installed Synapse from distribution packages should
+  consult the information from their distributions.
+
+The `matrix.org` Synapse instance was not vulnerable to these vulnerabilities.
+
+Advance notice of change to the default `git` branch for Synapse
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Currently, the default `git` branch for Synapse is `master`, which tracks the
+latest release.
+
+After the release of Synapse 1.13.0, we intend to change this default to
+`develop`, which is the development tip. This is more consistent with common
+practice and modern `git` usage.
+
+Although we try to keep `develop` in a stable state, there may be occasions
+where regressions creep in. Developers and distributors who have scripts which
+run builds using the default branch of `Synapse` should therefore consider
+pinning their scripts to `master`.
+
+
+Synapse 1.12.0rc1 (2020-03-19)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Changes related to room alias management ([MSC2432](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2432)):
+  - Publishing/removing a room from the room directory now requires the user to have a power level capable of modifying the canonical alias, instead of the room aliases. ([\#6965](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6965))
+  - Validate the `alt_aliases` property of canonical alias events. ([\#6971](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6971))
+  - Users with a power level sufficient to modify the canonical alias of a room can now delete room aliases. ([\#6986](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6986))
+  - Implement updated authorization rules and redaction rules for aliases events, from [MSC2261](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2261) and [MSC2432](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2432). ([\#7037](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7037))
+  - Stop sending m.room.aliases events during room creation and upgrade. ([\#6941](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6941))
+  - Synapse no longer uses room alias events to calculate room names for push notifications. ([\#6966](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6966))
+  - The room list endpoint no longer returns a list of aliases. ([\#6970](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6970))
+  - Remove special handling of aliases events from [MSC2260](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2260) added in v1.10.0rc1. ([\#7034](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7034))
+- Expose the `synctl`, `hash_password` and `generate_config` commands in the snapcraft package. Contributed by @devec0. ([\#6315](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6315))
+- Check that server_name is correctly set before running database updates. ([\#6982](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6982))
+- Break down monthly active users by `appservice_id` and emit via Prometheus. ([\#7030](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7030))
+- Render a configurable and comprehensible error page if something goes wrong during the SAML2 authentication process. ([\#7058](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7058), [\#7067](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7067))
+- Add an optional parameter to control whether other sessions are logged out when a user's password is modified. ([\#7085](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7085))
+- Add prometheus metrics for the number of active pushers. ([\#7103](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7103), [\#7106](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7106))
+- Improve performance when making HTTPS requests to sygnal, sydent, etc, by sharing the SSL context object between connections. ([\#7094](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7094))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- When a user's profile is updated via the admin API, also generate a displayname/avatar update for that user in each room. ([\#6572](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6572))
+- Fix a couple of bugs in email configuration handling. ([\#6962](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6962))
+- Fix an issue affecting worker-based deployments where replication would stop working, necessitating a full restart, after joining a large room. ([\#6967](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6967))
+- Fix `duplicate key` error which was logged when rejoining a room over federation. ([\#6968](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6968))
+- Prevent user from setting 'deactivated' to anything other than a bool on the v2 PUT /users Admin API. ([\#6990](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6990))
+- Fix py35-old CI by using native tox package. ([\#7018](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7018))
+- Fix a bug causing `org.matrix.dummy_event` to be included in responses from `/sync`. ([\#7035](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7035))
+- Fix a bug that renders UTF-8 text files incorrectly when loaded from media. Contributed by @TheStranjer. ([\#7044](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7044))
+- Fix a bug that would cause Synapse to respond with an error about event visibility if a client tried to request the state of a room at a given token. ([\#7066](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7066))
+- Repair a data-corruption issue which was introduced in Synapse 1.10, and fixed in Synapse 1.11, and which could cause `/sync` to return with 404 errors about missing events and unknown rooms. ([\#7070](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7070))
+- Fix a bug causing account validity renewal emails to be sent even if the feature is turned off in some cases. ([\#7074](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7074))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Updated CentOS8 install instructions. Contributed by Richard Kellner. ([\#6925](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6925))
+- Fix `POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS` in the `contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml` example docker-compose configuration. ([\#6984](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6984))
+- Change date in [INSTALL.md](./INSTALL.md#tls-certificates) for last date of getting TLS certificates to November 2019. ([\#7015](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7015))
+- Document that the fallback auth endpoints must be routed to the same worker node as the register endpoints. ([\#7048](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7048))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove the unused query_auth federation endpoint per [MSC2451](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2451). ([\#7026](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7026))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add type hints to `logging/context.py`. ([\#6309](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6309))
+- Add some clarifications to `README.md` in the database schema directory. ([\#6615](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6615))
+- Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm. ([\#6874](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6874), [\#6875](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6875), [\#6983](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6983), [\#7003](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7003))
+- Improve performance of v2 state resolution for large rooms. ([\#6952](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6952), [\#7095](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7095))
+- Reduce time spent doing GC, by freezing objects on startup. ([\#6953](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6953))
+- Minor perfermance fixes to `get_auth_chain_ids`. ([\#6954](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6954))
+- Don't record remote cross-signing keys in the `devices` table. ([\#6956](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6956))
+- Use flake8-comprehensions to enforce good hygiene of list/set/dict comprehensions. ([\#6957](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6957))
+- Merge worker apps together. ([\#6964](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6964), [\#7002](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7002), [\#7055](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7055), [\#7104](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7104))
+- Remove redundant `store_room` call from `FederationHandler._process_received_pdu`. ([\#6979](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6979))
+- Update warning for incorrect database collation/ctype to include link to documentation. ([\#6985](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6985))
+- Add some type annotations to the database storage classes. ([\#6987](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6987))
+- Port `synapse.handlers.presence` to async/await. ([\#6991](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6991), [\#7019](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7019))
+- Add some type annotations to the federation base & client classes. ([\#6995](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6995))
+- Port `synapse.rest.keys` to async/await. ([\#7020](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7020))
+- Add a type check to `is_verified` when processing room keys. ([\#7045](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7045))
+- Add type annotations and comments to the auth handler. ([\#7063](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7063))
+
+
+Synapse 1.11.1 (2020-03-03)
+===========================
+
+This release includes a security fix impacting installations using Single Sign-On (i.e. SAML2 or CAS) for authentication. Administrators of such installations are encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible.
+
+The release also includes fixes for a couple of other bugs.
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Add a confirmation step to the SSO login flow before redirecting users to the redirect URL. ([b2bd54a2](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/b2bd54a2e31d9a248f73fadb184ae9b4cbdb49f9), [65c73cdf](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/65c73cdfec1876a9fec2fd2c3a74923cd146fe0b), [a0178df1](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/commit/a0178df10422a76fd403b82d2b2a4ed28a9a9d1e))
+- Fixed set a user as an admin with the admin API `PUT /_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>`. Contributed by @dklimpel. ([\#6910](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6910))
+- Fix bug introduced in Synapse 1.11.0 which sometimes caused errors when joining rooms over federation, with `'coroutine' object has no attribute 'event_id'`. ([\#6996](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6996))
+
+
+Synapse 1.11.0 (2020-02-21)
+===========================
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Small grammatical fixes to the ACME v1 deprecation notice. ([\#6944](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6944))
+
+
+Synapse 1.11.0rc1 (2020-02-19)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Admin API to add or modify threepids of user accounts. ([\#6769](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6769))
+- Limit the number of events that can be requested by the backfill federation API to 100. ([\#6864](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6864))
+- Add ability to run some group APIs on workers. ([\#6866](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6866))
+- Reject device display names over 100 characters in length to prevent abuse. ([\#6882](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6882))
+- Add ability to route federation user device queries to workers. ([\#6873](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6873))
+- The result of a user directory search can now be filtered via the spam checker. ([\#6888](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6888))
+- Implement new `GET /_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc2432/rooms/{roomId}/aliases` endpoint as per [MSC2432](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2432). ([\#6939](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6939), [\#6948](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6948), [\#6949](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6949))
+- Stop sending `m.room.alias` events wheng adding / removing aliases. Check `alt_aliases` in the latest `m.room.canonical_alias` event when deleting an alias. ([\#6904](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6904))
+- Change the default power levels of invites, tombstones and server ACLs for new rooms. ([\#6834](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6834))
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fixed third party event rules function `on_create_room`'s return value being ignored. ([\#6781](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6781))
+- Allow URL-encoded User IDs on `/_synapse/admin/v2/users/<user_id>[/admin]` endpoints. Thanks to @NHAS for reporting. ([\#6825](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6825))
+- Fix Synapse refusing to start if `federation_certificate_verification_whitelist` option is blank. ([\#6849](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6849))
+- Fix errors from logging in the purge jobs related to the message retention policies support. ([\#6945](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6945))
+- Return a 404 instead of 200 for querying information of a non-existant user through the admin API. ([\#6901](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6901))
+
+
+Updates to the Docker image
+---------------------------
+
+- The deprecated "generate-config-on-the-fly" mode is no longer supported. ([\#6918](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6918))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Add details of PR merge strategy to contributing docs. ([\#6846](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6846))
+- Spell out that the last event sent to a room won't be deleted by a purge. ([\#6891](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6891))
+- Update Synapse's documentation to warn about the deprecation of ACME v1. ([\#6905](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6905), [\#6907](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6907), [\#6909](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6909))
+- Add documentation for the spam checker. ([\#6906](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6906))
+- Fix worker docs to point `/publicised_groups` API correctly. ([\#6938](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6938))
+- Clean up and update docs on setting up federation. ([\#6940](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6940))
+- Add a warning about indentation to generated configuration files. ([\#6920](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6920))
+- Databases created using the compose file in contrib/docker will now always have correct encoding and locale settings. Contributed by Fridtjof Mund. ([\#6921](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6921))
+- Update pip install directions in readme to avoid error when using zsh. ([\#6855](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6855))
+
+
+Deprecations and Removals
+-------------------------
+
+- Remove `m.lazy_load_members` from `unstable_features` since lazy loading is in the stable Client-Server API version r0.5.0. ([\#6877](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6877))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Add type hints to `SyncHandler`. ([\#6821](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6821))
+- Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm. ([\#6823](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6823), [\#6827](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6827), [\#6854](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6854), [\#6856](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6856), [\#6857](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6857), [\#6858](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6858))
+- Fix stacktraces when using `ObservableDeferred` and async/await. ([\#6836](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6836))
+- Port much of `synapse.handlers.federation` to async/await. ([\#6837](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6837), [\#6840](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6840))
+- Populate `rooms.room_version` database column at startup, rather than in a background update. ([\#6847](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6847))
+- Reduce amount we log at `INFO` level. ([\#6833](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6833), [\#6862](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6862))
+- Remove unused `get_room_stats_state` method. ([\#6869](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6869))
+- Add typing to `synapse.federation.sender` and port to async/await. ([\#6871](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6871))
+- Refactor `_EventInternalMetadata` object to improve type safety. ([\#6872](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6872))
+- Add an additional entry to the SyTest blacklist for worker mode. ([\#6883](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6883))
+- Fix the use of sed in the linting scripts when using BSD sed. ([\#6887](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6887))
+- Add type hints to the spam checker module. ([\#6915](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6915))
+- Convert the directory handler tests to use HomeserverTestCase. ([\#6919](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6919))
+- Increase DB/CPU perf of `_is_server_still_joined` check. ([\#6936](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6936))
+- Tiny optimisation for incoming HTTP request dispatch. ([\#6950](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6950))
+
+
+Synapse 1.10.1 (2020-02-17)
+===========================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix a bug introduced in Synapse 1.10.0 which would cause room state to be cleared in the database if Synapse was upgraded direct from 1.2.1 or earlier to 1.10.0. ([\#6924](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6924))
+
+
+Synapse 1.10.0 (2020-02-12)
+===========================
+
+**WARNING to client developers**: As of this release Synapse validates `client_secret` parameters in the Client-Server API as per the spec. See [\#6766](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6766) for details.
+
+Updates to the Docker image
+---------------------------
+
+- Update the docker images to Alpine Linux 3.11. ([\#6897](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6897))
+
+
+Synapse 1.10.0rc5 (2020-02-11)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix the filtering introduced in 1.10.0rc3 to also apply to the state blocks returned by `/sync`. ([\#6884](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6884))
+
+Synapse 1.10.0rc4 (2020-02-11)
+==============================
+
+This release candidate was built incorrectly and is superceded by 1.10.0rc5.
+
+Synapse 1.10.0rc3 (2020-02-10)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Filter out `m.room.aliases` from the CS API to mitigate abuse while a better solution is specced. ([\#6878](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6878))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Fix continuous integration failures with old versions of `pip`, which were introduced by a release of the `zipp` library. ([\#6880](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6880))
+
+
+Synapse 1.10.0rc2 (2020-02-06)
+==============================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix an issue with cross-signing where device signatures were not sent to remote servers. ([\#6844](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6844))
+- Fix to the unknown remote device detection which was introduced in 1.10.rc1. ([\#6848](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6848))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Detect unexpected sender keys on remote encrypted events and resync device lists. ([\#6850](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6850))
+
+
+Synapse 1.10.0rc1 (2020-01-31)
+==============================
+
+Features
+--------
+
+- Add experimental support for updated authorization rules for aliases events, from [MSC2260](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/pull/2260). ([\#6787](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6787), [\#6790](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6790), [\#6794](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6794))
+
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Warn if postgres database has a non-C locale, as that can cause issues when upgrading locales (e.g. due to upgrading OS). ([\#6734](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6734))
+- Minor fixes to `PUT /_synapse/admin/v2/users` admin api. ([\#6761](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6761))
+- Validate `client_secret` parameter using the regex provided by the Client-Server API, temporarily allowing `:` characters for older clients. The `:` character will be removed in a future release. ([\#6767](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6767))
+- Fix persisting redaction events that have been redacted (or otherwise don't have a redacts key). ([\#6771](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6771))
+- Fix outbound federation request metrics. ([\#6795](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6795))
+- Fix bug where querying a remote user's device keys that weren't cached resulted in only returning a single device. ([\#6796](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6796))
+- Fix race in federation sender worker that delayed sending of device updates. ([\#6799](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6799), [\#6800](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6800))
+- Fix bug where Synapse didn't invalidate cache of remote users' devices when Synapse left a room. ([\#6801](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6801))
+- Fix waking up other workers when remote server is detected to have come back online. ([\#6811](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6811))
+
+
+Improved Documentation
+----------------------
+
+- Clarify documentation related to `user_dir` and `federation_reader` workers. ([\#6775](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6775))
+
+
+Internal Changes
+----------------
+
+- Record room versions in the `rooms` table. ([\#6729](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6729), [\#6788](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6788), [\#6810](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6810))
+- Propagate cache invalidates from workers to other workers. ([\#6748](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6748))
+- Remove some unnecessary admin handler abstraction methods. ([\#6751](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6751))
+- Add some debugging for media storage providers. ([\#6757](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6757))
+- Detect unknown remote devices and mark cache as stale. ([\#6776](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6776), [\#6819](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6819))
+- Attempt to resync remote users' devices when detected as stale. ([\#6786](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6786))
+- Delete current state from the database when server leaves a room. ([\#6792](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6792))
+- When a client asks for a remote user's device keys check if the local cache for that user has been marked as potentially stale. ([\#6797](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6797))
+- Add background update to clean out left rooms from current state. ([\#6802](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6802), [\#6816](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6816))
+- Refactoring work in preparation for changing the event redaction algorithm. ([\#6803](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6803), [\#6805](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6805), [\#6806](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6806), [\#6807](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6807), [\#6820](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6820))
+
+
+Synapse 1.9.1 (2020-01-28)
+==========================
+
+Bugfixes
+--------
+
+- Fix bug where setting `mau_limit_reserved_threepids` config would cause Synapse to refuse to start. ([\#6793](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/6793))
+
+
 Synapse 1.9.0 (2020-01-23)
 ==========================

--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ python 3.6 and to install each tool:

 ```
 # Install the dependencies
-pip install -U black flake8 isort
+pip install -U black flake8 flake8-comprehensions isort

 # Run the linter script
 ./scripts-dev/lint.sh
@@ -200,6 +200,20 @@ 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.

+## Merge Strategy
+
+We use the commit history of develop/master extensively to identify
+when regressions were introduced and what changes have been made.
+
+We aim to have a clean merge history, which means we normally squash-merge
+changes into develop. For small changes this means there is no need to rebase
+to clean up your PR before merging. Larger changes with an organised set of
+commits may be merged as-is, if the history is judged to be useful.
+
+This use of squash-merging will mean PRs built on each other will be hard to 
+merge. We suggest avoiding these where possible, and if required, ensuring
+each PR has a tidy set of commits to ease merging.
+
 ## Conclusion

 That's it! Matrix is a very open and collaborative project as you might expect
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 - [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)
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@
  - [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

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ that your email address is probably `user@example.com` rather than
 System requirements:

 - POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
- Python 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 or 3.8.
+- Python 3.5.2 or later, up to Python 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
@@ -70,7 +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
@@ -84,22 +84,24 @@ 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 Home Server to
-identify itself to other Home Servers, so don't lose or delete them. It would be
+also generate a set of keys for you. These keys will allow your homeserver to
+identify itself to other homeserver, so don't lose or delete them. It would be
 wise to back them up somewhere safe. (If, for whatever reason, you do need to
-change your Home Server's keys, you may find that other Home Servers have the
+change your homeserver's keys, you may find that other homeserver have the
 old key cached. If you update the signing key, you should change the name of the
 key in the `<server name>.signing.key` file (the second word) to something
 different. See the
 [spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest.html#retrieving-server-keys)
-for more information on key management.)
+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

@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian:
 ```
 sudo apt-get install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \
                     python3-pip python3-setuptools sqlite3 \
-                     libssl-dev python3-virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
+                     libssl-dev virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev
 ```

 #### ArchLinux
@@ -124,12 +126,21 @@ sudo pacman -S base-devel python python-pip \

 #### CentOS/Fedora

-Installing prerequisites on CentOS 7 or Fedora 25:
+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:

 ```
 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
+                 python3-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel
 sudo yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
 ```

@@ -179,7 +190,7 @@ doas pkg_add python libffi py-pip py-setuptools sqlite3 py-virtualenv \
 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.
+(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.
@@ -187,7 +198,7 @@ XXX: I suspect this is out of date.
   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`
+3. Create a new virtualenv: `virtualenv -p python3 ~/.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`.
@@ -208,45 +219,6 @@ 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
@@ -305,7 +277,7 @@ 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
 ```

 There is also a version of `matrix-synapse` in `stretch-backports`. Please see
@@ -366,15 +338,17 @@ 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 py27-matrix-synapse`
+ - Packages: `pkg install py37-matrix-synapse`


 ### NixOS
@@ -388,15 +362,17 @@ 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.
+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.

-For information on using a reverse proxy, see
+The recommended way to do so is to set up a reverse proxy on port
+`8448`. You can find documentation on doing so in
 [docs/reverse_proxy.md](docs/reverse_proxy.md).

-To configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port, you will need to edit
-`homeserver.yaml`, as follows:
+Alternatively, you can configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port. To do
+so, you will need to edit `homeserver.yaml`, as follows:

 * First, under the `listeners` section, uncomment the configuration for the
  TLS-enabled listener. (Remove the hash sign (`#`) at the start of
@@ -409,19 +385,23 @@ To configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port, you will need to edit
      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
+  certificates through ACME can be found at [ACME.md](docs/ACME.md).
+  Note that, as pointed out in that document, this feature will not
+  work with installs set up after November 2019.
+
+  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).


 ## Email
@@ -468,7 +448,7 @@ 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

@@ -477,10 +457,24 @@ 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).
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -30,23 +30,24 @@ recursive-include synapse/static *.gif
 recursive-include synapse/static *.html
 recursive-include synapse/static *.js

-exclude Dockerfile
+exclude .codecov.yml
+exclude .coveragerc
 exclude .dockerignore
-exclude test_postgresql.sh
 exclude .editorconfig
+exclude Dockerfile
+exclude mypy.ini
 exclude sytest-blacklist
+exclude test_postgresql.sh

 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
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -272,7 +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.
--- a/UPGRADE.rst
+++ b/UPGRADE.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,148 @@ 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 v1.13.0
+====================
+
+
+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
 ===================
--- a/changelog.d/6391.feature
+++ b/changelog.d/6391.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Synapse's cache factor can now be configured in `homeserver.yaml` by the `caches.global_factor` setting. Additionally, `caches.per_cache_factors` controls the cache factors for individual caches.
--- a/changelog.d/7256.feature
+++ b/changelog.d/7256.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add OpenID Connect login/registration support. Contributed by Quentin Gliech, on behalf of [les Connecteurs](https://connecteu.rs).
--- a/changelog.d/7281.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7281.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add MultiWriterIdGenerator to support multiple concurrent writers of streams.
--- a/changelog.d/7317.feature
+++ b/changelog.d/7317.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add room details admin endpoint. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH.
--- a/changelog.d/7374.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7374.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Move catchup of replication streams logic to worker.
--- a/changelog.d/7382.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7382.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add typing annotations in `synapse.federation`.
--- a/changelog.d/7396.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7396.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert the room handler to async/await.
--- a/changelog.d/7398.docker
+++ b/changelog.d/7398.docker
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update docker runtime image to Alpine v3.11. Contributed by @Starbix.
--- a/changelog.d/7428.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7428.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve performance of `get_e2e_cross_signing_key`.
--- a/changelog.d/7429.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7429.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve performance of `mark_as_sent_devices_by_remote`.
--- a/changelog.d/7435.feature
+++ b/changelog.d/7435.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow for using more than one spam checker module at once.
--- a/changelog.d/7436.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7436.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support any process writing to cache invalidation stream.
--- a/changelog.d/7440.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7440.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Refactor event persistence database functions in preparation for allowing them to be run on non-master processes.
--- a/changelog.d/7445.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7445.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add type hints to the SAML handler.
--- a/changelog.d/7448.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7448.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove storage method `get_hosts_in_room` that is no longer called anywhere.
--- a/changelog.d/7449.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7449.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix some typos in the notice_expiry templates.
--- a/changelog.d/7458.doc
+++ b/changelog.d/7458.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update information about mapping providers for SAML and OpenID.
--- a/changelog.d/7459.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7459.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert the federation handler to async/await.
--- a/changelog.d/7460.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7460.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Convert the search handler to async/await.
--- a/changelog.d/7470.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7470.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix linting errors in new version of Flake8.
--- a/changelog.d/7475.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7475.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Have all instance correctly respond to REPLICATE command.
--- a/changelog.d/7477.doc
+++ b/changelog.d/7477.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix copy-paste error in `ServerNoticesConfig` docstring. Contributed by @ptman.
--- a/changelog.d/7482.bugfix
+++ b/changelog.d/7482.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix Redis reconnection logic that can result in missed updates over replication if master reconnects to Redis without restarting.
--- a/changelog.d/7490.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7490.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Clean up replication unit tests.
--- a/changelog.d/7491.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7491.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Move event stream handling out of slave store.
--- a/changelog.d/7492.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7492.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow censoring of events to happen on workers.
--- a/changelog.d/7493.misc
+++ b/changelog.d/7493.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Move EventStream handling into default ReplicationDataHandler.
--- a/changelog.d/7495.feature
+++ b/changelog.d/7495.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `instance_map` config and route replication calls.
--- a/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/contrib/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ services:
    restart: unless-stopped
    # See the readme for a full documentation of the environment settings
    environment:
-      - SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH=/etc/homeserver.yaml
+      - SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH=/data/homeserver.yaml
    volumes:
      # You may either store all the files in a local folder
-      - ./matrix-config/homeserver.yaml:/etc/homeserver.yaml
      - ./files:/data
      # .. or you may split this between different storage points
      # - ./files:/data
@@ -56,6 +55,9 @@ services:
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_USER=synapse
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=changeme
+      # ensure the database gets created correctly
+      # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/postgres.md#set-up-database
+      - POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS=--encoding=UTF-8 --lc-collate=C --lc-ctype=C
    volumes:
      # You may store the database tables in a local folder..
      - ./schemas:/var/lib/postgresql/data
--- a/contrib/grafana/README.md
+++ b/contrib/grafana/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Using the Synapse Grafana dashboard

 0. Set up Prometheus and Grafana. Out of scope for this readme. Useful documentation about using Grafana with Prometheus: http://docs.grafana.org/features/datasources/prometheus/
-1. Have your Prometheus scrape your Synapse. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/metrics-howto.rst
+1. Have your Prometheus scrape your Synapse. https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/metrics-howto.md
 2. Import dashboard into Grafana. Download `synapse.json`. Import it to Grafana and select the correct Prometheus datasource. http://docs.grafana.org/reference/export_import/
 3. Set up additional recording rules
--- a/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
+++ b/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  "gnetId": null,
  "graphTooltip": 0,
  "id": 1,
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--- a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/README.md
+++ b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/README.md
@@ -1,150 +1,2 @@
-# Setup Synapse with Workers and Systemd
-
-This is a setup for managing synapse with systemd including support for
-managing workers. It provides a `matrix-synapse`, as well as a
-`matrix-synapse-worker@` service for any workers you require. Additionally to
-group the required services it sets up a `matrix.target`. You can use this to
-automatically start any bot- or bridge-services. More on this in
-[Bots and Bridges](#bots-and-bridges).
-
-See the folder [system](system) for any service and target files.
-
-The folder [workers](workers) contains an example configuration for the
-`federation_reader` worker. Pay special attention to the name of the
-configuration file. In order to work with the `matrix-synapse-worker@.service`
-service, it needs to have the exact same name as the worker app.
-
-This setup expects neither the homeserver nor any workers to fork. Forking is
-handled by systemd.
-
-## Setup
-
-1. Adjust your matrix configs. Make sure that the worker config files have the
-exact same name as the worker app. Compare `matrix-synapse-worker@.service` for
-why. You can find an example worker config in the [workers](workers) folder. See
-below for relevant settings in the `homeserver.yaml`.
-2. Copy the `*.service` and `*.target` files in [system](system) to
-`/etc/systemd/system`.
-3. `systemctl enable matrix-synapse.service` this adds the homeserver
-app to the `matrix.target`
-4. *Optional.* `systemctl enable
-matrix-synapse-worker@federation_reader.service` this adds the federation_reader
-app to the `matrix-synapse.service`
-5. *Optional.* Repeat step 4 for any additional workers you require.
-6. *Optional.* Add any bots or bridges by enabling them.
-7. Start all matrix related services via `systemctl start matrix.target`
-8. *Optional.* Enable autostart of all matrix related services on system boot
-via `systemctl enable matrix.target`
-
-## Usage
-
-After you have setup you can use the following commands to manage your synapse
-installation:
-
-```
-# Start matrix-synapse, all workers and any enabled bots or bridges.
-systemctl start matrix.target
-
-# Restart matrix-synapse and all workers (not necessarily restarting bots
-# or bridges, see "Bots and Bridges")
-systemctl restart matrix-synapse.service
-
-# Stop matrix-synapse and all workers (not necessarily restarting bots
-# or bridges, see "Bots and Bridges")
-systemctl stop matrix-synapse.service
-
-# Restart a specific worker (i. e. federation_reader), the homeserver is
-# unaffected by this.
-systemctl restart matrix-synapse-worker@federation_reader.service
-
-# Add a new worker (assuming all configs are setup already)
-systemctl enable matrix-synapse-worker@federation_writer.service
-systemctl restart matrix-synapse.service
-```
-
-## The Configs
-
-Make sure the `worker_app` is set in the `homeserver.yaml` and it does not fork.
-
-```
-worker_app: synapse.app.homeserver 
-daemonize: false
-```
-
-None of the workers should fork, as forking is handled by systemd. Hence make
-sure this is present in all worker config files.
-
-```
-worker_daemonize: false
-```
-
-The config files of all workers are expected to be located in
-`/etc/matrix-synapse/workers`. If you want to use a different location you have
-to edit the provided `*.service` files accordingly.  
-
-## Bots and Bridges
-
-Most bots and bridges do not care if the homeserver goes down or is restarted.
-Depending on the implementation this may crash them though. So look up the docs
-or ask the community of the specific bridge or bot you want to run to make sure
-you choose the correct setup.
-
-Whichever configuration you choose, after the setup the following will enable
-automatically starting (and potentially restarting) your bot/bridge with the
-`matrix.target`.
-
-```
-systemctl enable <yourBotOrBridgeName>.service
-```
-
-**Note** that from an inactive synapse the bots/bridges will only be started with
-synapse if you start the `matrix.target`, not if you start the
-`matrix-synapse.service`. This is on purpose. Think of `matrix-synapse.service`
-as *just* synapse, but `matrix.target` being anything matrix related, including
-synapse and any and all enabled bots and bridges.
-
-### Start with synapse but ignore synapse going down
-
-If the bridge can handle shutdowns of the homeserver you'll want to install the
-service in the `matrix.target` and optionally add a
-`After=matrix-synapse.service` dependency to have the bot/bridge start after
-synapse on starting everything.
-
-In this case the service file should look like this.
-
-```
-[Unit]
-# ...
-# Optional, this will only ensure that if you start everything, synapse will
-# be started before the bot/bridge will be started.
-After=matrix-synapse.service
-
-[Service]
-# ...
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=matrix.target
-```
-
-### Stop/restart when synapse stops/restarts
-
-If the bridge can't handle shutdowns of the homeserver you'll still want to
-install the service in the `matrix.target` but also have to specify the
-`After=matrix-synapse.service` *and* `BindsTo=matrix-synapse.service`
-dependencies to have the bot/bridge stop/restart with synapse.
-
-In this case the service file should look like this.
-
-```
-[Unit]
-# ...
-# Mandatory
-After=matrix-synapse.service
-BindsTo=matrix-synapse.service
-
-[Service]
-# ...
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=matrix.target
-```
+The documentation for using systemd to manage synapse workers is now part of
+the main synapse distribution. See [docs/systemd-with-workers](../../docs/systemd-with-workers).
--- a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Synapse Matrix Worker
-After=matrix-synapse.service
-BindsTo=matrix-synapse.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=notify
-NotifyAccess=main
-User=matrix-synapse
-WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/matrix-synapse
-ExecStart=/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/python -m synapse.app.%i --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/ --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/workers/%i.yaml
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=3
-SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse-%i
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=matrix-synapse.service
--- a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix.target
+++ b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix.target
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Contains matrix services like synapse, bridges and bots
-After=network.target
-AllowIsolate=no
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,76 @@
+<<<<<<< HEAD
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.12.3ubuntu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Add information about .well-known files to Debian installation scripts.
+
+ -- Patrick Cloke <patrickc@matrix.org>  Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:10:38 -0400
+=======
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.12.4) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.12.4.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:58:14 -0400
+>>>>>>> master
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.12.3) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Richard van der Hoff ]
+  * Update the Debian build scripts to handle the new installation paths
+   for the support libraries introduced by Pillow 7.1.1.
+
+  [ Synapse Packaging team ]
+  * New synapse release 1.12.3.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:55:03 +0100
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.12.2) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.12.2.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 02 Apr 2020 19:02:17 +0000
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.12.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.12.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 02 Apr 2020 11:30:47 +0000
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.12.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.12.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:13:03 +0000
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.11.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.11.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:01:22 +0000
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.11.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.11.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:54:34 +0000
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.10.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.10.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:27:28 +0000
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.10.0) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.10.0.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Wed, 12 Feb 2020 12:18:54 +0000
+
+matrix-synapse-py3 (1.9.1) stable; urgency=medium
+
+  * New synapse release 1.9.1.
+
+ -- Synapse Packaging team <packages@matrix.org>  Tue, 28 Jan 2020 13:09:23 +0000
+
 matrix-synapse-py3 (1.9.0) stable; urgency=medium

  * New synapse release 1.9.0.
--- a/debian/po/templates.pot
+++ b/debian/po/templates.pot
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # SOME DESCRIPTIVE TITLE.
 # Copyright (C) YEAR THE PACKAGE'S COPYRIGHT HOLDER
-# This file is distributed under the same license as the matrix-synapse package.
+# This file is distributed under the same license as the matrix-synapse-py3 package.
 # FIRST AUTHOR <EMAIL@ADDRESS>, YEAR.
 #
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: matrix-synapse\n"
-"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: matrix-synapse@packages.debian.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2017-02-21 07:51+0000\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: matrix-synapse-py3\n"
+"Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: matrix-synapse-py3@packages.debian.org\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-04-06 16:39-0400\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ../templates:1001
 msgid ""
 "The name that this homeserver will appear as, to clients and other servers "
-"via federation. This name should match the SRV record published in DNS."
+"via federation. This is normally the public hostname of the server running "
+"synapse, but can be different if you set up delegation. Please refer to the "
+"delegation documentation in this case: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/"
+"blob/master/docs/delegate.md."
 msgstr ""

 #. Type: boolean
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -15,17 +15,38 @@ override_dh_installinit:
 # we don't really want to strip the symbols from our object files.
 override_dh_strip:

+# dh_shlibdeps calls dpkg-shlibdeps, which finds all the binary files
+# (executables and shared libs) in the package, and looks for the shared
+# libraries that they depend on. It then adds a dependency on the package that
+# contains that library to the package.
+#
+# We make two modifications to that process...
+#
 override_dh_shlibdeps:
-        # make the postgres package's dependencies a recommendation
-        # rather than a hard dependency.
+        # Firstly, postgres is not a hard dependency for us, so we want to make
+        # the things that psycopg2 depends on (such as libpq) be
+        # recommendations rather than hard dependencies. We do so by
+        # running dpkg-shlibdeps manually on psycopg2's libs.
+        #
 	find debian/$(PACKAGE_NAME)/ -path '*/site-packages/psycopg2/*.so' | \
 	    xargs dpkg-shlibdeps -Tdebian/$(PACKAGE_NAME).substvars \
 	        -pshlibs1 -dRecommends

-        # all the other dependencies can be normal 'Depends' requirements,
-        # except for PIL's, which is self-contained and which confuses
-        # dpkg-shlibdeps.
-	dh_shlibdeps -X site-packages/PIL/.libs -X site-packages/psycopg2
+        # secondly, we exclude PIL's libraries from the process. They are known
+        # to be self-contained, but they have interdependencies and
+        # dpkg-shlibdeps doesn't know how to resolve them.
+        #
+        # As of Pillow 7.1.0, these libraries are in
+        # site-packages/Pillow.libs. Previously, they were in
+        # site-packages/PIL/.libs.
+        #
+        # (we also need to exclude psycopg2, of course, since we've already
+        # dealt with that.)
+        #
+	dh_shlibdeps \
+	    -X site-packages/PIL/.libs \
+	    -X site-packages/Pillow.libs \
+	    -X site-packages/psycopg2

 override_dh_virtualenv:
 	./debian/build_virtualenv
--- a/debian/templates
+++ b/debian/templates
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ Template: matrix-synapse/server-name
 Type: string
 _Description: Name of the server:
 The name that this homeserver will appear as, to clients and other
- servers via federation. This name should match the SRV record
- published in DNS.
+ servers via federation. This is normally the public hostname of the
+ server running synapse, but can be different if you set up delegation.
+ Please refer to the delegation documentation in this case:
+ https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/delegate.md.

 Template: matrix-synapse/report-stats
 Type: boolean
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3.7
 ###
 ### Stage 0: builder
 ###
-FROM docker.io/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-alpine3.10 as builder
+FROM docker.io/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-alpine3.11 as builder

 # install the OS build deps

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ RUN pip install --prefix="/install" --no-warn-script-location \
 ### Stage 1: runtime
 ###

-FROM docker.io/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-alpine3.10
+FROM docker.io/python:${PYTHON_VERSION}-alpine3.11

 # xmlsec is required for saml support
 RUN apk add --no-cache --virtual .runtime_deps \
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ argument to `docker run`.

 ## Legacy dynamic configuration file support

-For backwards-compatibility only, the docker image supports creating a dynamic
-configuration file based on environment variables. This is now deprecated, but
-is enabled when the `SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME` variable is set (and `generate` is
-not given).
+The docker image used to support creating a dynamic configuration file based
+on environment variables. This is no longer supported, and an error will be
+raised if you try to run synapse without a config file.

-To migrate from a dynamic configuration file to a static one, run the docker
+It is, however, possible to generate a static configuration file based on
+the environment variables that were previously used. To do this, run the docker
 container once with the environment variables set, and `migrate_config`
 command line option. For example:

@@ -127,15 +127,20 @@ docker run -it --rm \
    matrixdotorg/synapse:latest migrate_config
 ```

-This will generate the same configuration file as the legacy mode used, but
-will store it in `/data/homeserver.yaml` instead of a temporary location. You
-can then use it as shown above at [Running synapse](#running-synapse).
+This will generate the same configuration file as the legacy mode used, and
+will store it in `/data/homeserver.yaml`. You can then use it as shown above at
+[Running synapse](#running-synapse).
+
+Note that the defaults used in this configuration file may be different to
+those when generating a new config file with `generate`: for example, TLS is
+enabled by default in this mode. You are encouraged to inspect the generated
+configuration file and edit it to ensure it meets your needs.

 ## Building the image

 If you need to build the image from a Synapse checkout, use the following `docker
 build` command from the repo's root:
- 
+
 ```
 docker build -t matrixdotorg/synapse -f docker/Dockerfile .
 ```
--- a/docker/start.py
+++ b/docker/start.py
@@ -188,11 +188,6 @@ def main(args, environ):
    else:
        ownership = "{}:{}".format(desired_uid, desired_gid)

-    log(
-        "Container running as UserID %s:%s, ENV (or defaults) requests %s:%s"
-        % (os.getuid(), os.getgid(), desired_uid, desired_gid)
-    )
-
    if ownership is None:
        log("Will not perform chmod/su-exec as UserID already matches request")

@@ -213,38 +208,30 @@ def main(args, environ):
    if mode is not None:
        error("Unknown execution mode '%s'" % (mode,))

-    if "SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME" in environ:
-        # backwards-compatibility generate-a-config-on-the-fly mode
-        if "SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH" in environ:
-            error(
-                "SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME can only be combined with SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH "
-                "in `generate` or `migrate_config` mode. To start synapse using a "
-                "config file, unset the SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME environment variable."
-            )
+    config_dir = environ.get("SYNAPSE_CONFIG_DIR", "/data")
+    config_path = environ.get("SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH", config_dir + "/homeserver.yaml")

-        config_path = "/compiled/homeserver.yaml"
-        log(
-            "Generating config file '%s' on-the-fly from environment variables.\n"
-            "Note that this mode is deprecated. You can migrate to a static config\n"
-            "file by running with 'migrate_config'. See the README for more details."
-            % (config_path,)
-        )
-
-        generate_config_from_template("/compiled", config_path, environ, ownership)
-    else:
-        config_dir = environ.get("SYNAPSE_CONFIG_DIR", "/data")
-        config_path = environ.get(
-            "SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH", config_dir + "/homeserver.yaml"
-        )
-        if not os.path.exists(config_path):
+    if not os.path.exists(config_path):
+        if "SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME" in environ:
            error(
-                "Config file '%s' does not exist. You should either create a new "
-                "config file by running with the `generate` argument (and then edit "
-                "the resulting file before restarting) or specify the path to an "
-                "existing config file with the SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH variable."
+                """\
+Config file '%s' does not exist.
+
+The synapse docker image no longer supports generating a config file on-the-fly
+based on environment variables. You can migrate to a static config file by
+running with 'migrate_config'. See the README for more details.
+"""
                % (config_path,)
            )

+        error(
+            "Config file '%s' does not exist. You should either create a new "
+            "config file by running with the `generate` argument (and then edit "
+            "the resulting file before restarting) or specify the path to an "
+            "existing config file with the SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH variable."
+            % (config_path,)
+        )
+
    log("Starting synapse with config file " + config_path)

    args = ["python", "-m", synapse_worker, "--config-path", config_path]
--- a/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml
+++ b/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# The config is maintained as an up-to-date snapshot of the default
+# This file is maintained as an up-to-date snapshot of the default
 # homeserver.yaml configuration generated by Synapse.
 #
 # It is intended to act as a reference for the default configuration,
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@
 # homeserver.yaml. Instead, if you are starting from scratch, please generate
 # a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in INSTALL.md.

+################################################################################
+
--- a/docs/ACME.md
+++ b/docs/ACME.md
@@ -1,12 +1,48 @@
 # ACME

-Synapse v1.0 will require valid TLS certificates for communication between
-servers (port `8448` by default) in addition to those that are client-facing
-(port `443`). If you do not already have a valid certificate for your domain,
-the easiest way to get one is with Synapse's new ACME support, which will use
-the ACME protocol to provision a certificate automatically. Synapse v0.99.0+
-will provision server-to-server certificates automatically for you for free
-through [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) if you tell it to.
+From version 1.0 (June 2019) onwards, Synapse requires valid TLS
+certificates for communication between servers (by default on port
+`8448`) in addition to those that are client-facing (port `443`). To
+help homeserver admins fulfil this new requirement, Synapse v0.99.0
+introduced support for automatically provisioning certificates through 
+[Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) using the ACME protocol.
+
+## Deprecation of ACME v1
+
+In [March 2019](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/end-of-life-plan-for-acmev1/88430),
+Let's Encrypt announced that they were deprecating version 1 of the ACME
+protocol, with the plan to disable the use of it for new accounts in
+November 2019, and for existing accounts in June 2020.
+
+Synapse doesn't currently support version 2 of the ACME protocol, which
+means that:
+
+* for existing installs, Synapse's built-in ACME support will continue
+  to work until June 2020.
+* for new installs, this feature will not work at all.
+
+Either way, it is recommended to move from Synapse's ACME support
+feature to an external automated tool such as [certbot](https://github.com/certbot/certbot)
+(or browse [this list](https://letsencrypt.org/fr/docs/client-options/)
+for an alternative ACME client).
+
+It's also recommended to use a reverse proxy for the server-facing
+communications (more documentation about this can be found
+[here](/docs/reverse_proxy.md)) as well as the client-facing ones and
+have it serve the certificates.
+
+In case you can't do that and need Synapse to serve them itself, make
+sure to set the `tls_certificate_path` configuration setting to the path
+of the certificate (make sure to use the certificate containing the full
+certification chain, e.g. `fullchain.pem` if using certbot) and
+`tls_private_key_path` to the path of the matching private key. Note
+that in this case you will need to restart Synapse after each
+certificate renewal so that Synapse stops using the old certificate.
+
+If you still want to use Synapse's built-in ACME support, the rest of
+this document explains how to set it up. 
+
+## Initial setup 

 In the case that your `server_name` config variable is the same as
 the hostname that the client connects to, then the same certificate can be
@@ -32,11 +68,6 @@ If you already have certificates, you will need to back up or delete them
 (files `example.com.tls.crt` and `example.com.tls.key` in Synapse's root
 directory), Synapse's ACME implementation will not overwrite them.

-You may wish to use alternate methods such as Certbot to obtain a certificate
-from Let's Encrypt, depending on your server configuration. Of course, if you
-already have a valid certificate for your homeserver's domain, that can be
-placed in Synapse's config directory without the need for any ACME setup.
-
 ## ACME setup

 The main steps for enabling ACME support in short summary are:
--- a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Depending on the amount of history being purged a call to the API may take
 several minutes or longer. During this period users will not be able to
 paginate further back in the room from the point being purged from.

+Note that Synapse requires at least one message in each room, so it will never
+delete the last message in a room.
+
 The API is:

 ``POST /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_history/<room_id>[/<event_id>]``
--- a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Edit Room Membership API
+
+This API allows an administrator to join an user account with a given `user_id`
+to a room with a given `room_id_or_alias`. You can only modify the membership of
+local users. The server administrator must be in the room and have permission to
+invite users.
+
+## Parameters
+
+The following parameters are available:
+
+* `user_id` - Fully qualified user: for example, `@user:server.com`.
+* `room_id_or_alias` - The room identifier or alias to join: for example,
+  `!636q39766251:server.com`.
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+POST /_synapse/admin/v1/join/<room_id_or_alias>
+
+{
+  "user_id": "@user:server.com"
+}
+```
+
+Including an `access_token` of a server admin.
+
+Response:
+
+```
+{
+  "room_id": "!636q39766251:server.com"
+}
+```
--- a/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
@@ -11,8 +11,21 @@ The following query parameters are available:
 * `from` - Offset in the returned list. Defaults to `0`.
 * `limit` - Maximum amount of rooms to return. Defaults to `100`.
 * `order_by` - The method in which to sort the returned list of rooms. Valid values are:
-  - `alphabetical` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by room name. This is the default.
-  - `size` - Rooms are ordered by the number of members. Largest to smallest.
+  - `alphabetical` - Same as `name`. This is deprecated.
+  - `size` - Same as `joined_members`. This is deprecated.
+  - `name` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by room name. This is the default.
+  - `canonical_alias` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by main alias address of the room.
+  - `joined_members` - Rooms are ordered by the number of members. Largest to smallest.
+  - `joined_local_members` - Rooms are ordered by the number of local members. Largest to smallest.
+  - `version` - Rooms are ordered by room version. Largest to smallest.
+  - `creator` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by creator of the room.
+  - `encryption` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by the end-to-end encryption algorithm.
+  - `federatable` - Rooms are ordered by whether the room is federatable.
+  - `public` - Rooms are ordered by visibility in room list.
+  - `join_rules` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by join rules of the room.
+  - `guest_access` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by guest access option of the room.
+  - `history_visibility` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by visibility of history of the room.
+  - `state_events` - Rooms are ordered by number of state events. Largest to smallest.
 * `dir` - Direction of room order. Either `f` for forwards or `b` for backwards. Setting
          this value to `b` will reverse the above sort order. Defaults to `f`.
 * `search_term` - Filter rooms by their room name. Search term can be contained in any
@@ -26,6 +39,16 @@ The following fields are possible in the JSON response body:
    - `name` - The name of the room.
    - `canonical_alias` - The canonical (main) alias address of the room.
    - `joined_members` - How many users are currently in the room.
+    - `joined_local_members` - How many local users are currently in the room.
+    - `version` - The version of the room as a string.
+    - `creator` - The `user_id` of the room creator.
+    - `encryption` - Algorithm of end-to-end encryption of messages. Is `null` if encryption is not active.
+    - `federatable` - Whether users on other servers can join this room.
+    - `public` - Whether the room is visible in room directory.
+    - `join_rules` - The type of rules used for users wishing to join this room. One of: ["public", "knock", "invite", "private"].
+    - `guest_access` - Whether guests can join the room. One of: ["can_join", "forbidden"].
+    - `history_visibility` - Who can see the room history. One of: ["invited", "joined", "shared", "world_readable"].
+    - `state_events` - Total number of state_events of a room. Complexity of the room.
 * `offset` - The current pagination offset in rooms. This parameter should be
             used instead of `next_token` for room offset as `next_token` is
             not intended to be parsed.
@@ -60,14 +83,34 @@ Response:
      "room_id": "!OGEhHVWSdvArJzumhm:matrix.org",
      "name": "Matrix HQ",
      "canonical_alias": "#matrix:matrix.org",
-      "joined_members": 8326
+      "joined_members": 8326,
+      "joined_local_members": 2,
+      "version": "1",
+      "creator": "@foo:matrix.org",
+      "encryption": null,
+      "federatable": true,
+      "public": true,
+      "join_rules": "invite",
+      "guest_access": null,
+      "history_visibility": "shared",
+      "state_events": 93534
    },
    ... (8 hidden items) ...
    {
      "room_id": "!xYvNcQPhnkrdUmYczI:matrix.org",
      "name": "This Week In Matrix (TWIM)",
      "canonical_alias": "#twim:matrix.org",
-      "joined_members": 314
+      "joined_members": 314,
+      "joined_local_members": 20,
+      "version": "4",
+      "creator": "@foo:matrix.org",
+      "encryption": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
+      "federatable": true,
+      "public": false,
+      "join_rules": "invite",
+      "guest_access": null,
+      "history_visibility": "shared",
+      "state_events": 8345
    }
  ],
  "offset": 0,
@@ -92,7 +135,17 @@ Response:
      "room_id": "!xYvNcQPhnkrdUmYczI:matrix.org",
      "name": "This Week In Matrix (TWIM)",
      "canonical_alias": "#twim:matrix.org",
-      "joined_members": 314
+      "joined_members": 314,
+      "joined_local_members": 20,
+      "version": "4",
+      "creator": "@foo:matrix.org",
+      "encryption": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
+      "federatable": true,
+      "public": false,
+      "join_rules": "invite",
+      "guest_access": null,
+      "history_visibility": "shared",
+      "state_events": 8
    }
  ],
  "offset": 0,
@@ -117,14 +170,34 @@ Response:
      "room_id": "!OGEhHVWSdvArJzumhm:matrix.org",
      "name": "Matrix HQ",
      "canonical_alias": "#matrix:matrix.org",
-      "joined_members": 8326
+      "joined_members": 8326,
+      "joined_local_members": 2,
+      "version": "1",
+      "creator": "@foo:matrix.org",
+      "encryption": null,
+      "federatable": true,
+      "public": true,
+      "join_rules": "invite",
+      "guest_access": null,
+      "history_visibility": "shared",
+      "state_events": 93534
    },
    ... (98 hidden items) ...
    {
      "room_id": "!xYvNcQPhnkrdUmYczI:matrix.org",
      "name": "This Week In Matrix (TWIM)",
      "canonical_alias": "#twim:matrix.org",
-      "joined_members": 314
+      "joined_members": 314,
+      "joined_local_members": 20,
+      "version": "4",
+      "creator": "@foo:matrix.org",
+      "encryption": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
+      "federatable": true,
+      "public": false,
+      "join_rules": "invite",
+      "guest_access": null,
+      "history_visibility": "shared",
+      "state_events": 8345
    }
  ],
  "offset": 0,
@@ -154,6 +227,16 @@ Response:
      "name": "Music Theory",
      "canonical_alias": "#musictheory:matrix.org",
      "joined_members": 127
+      "joined_local_members": 2,
+      "version": "1",
+      "creator": "@foo:matrix.org",
+      "encryption": null,
+      "federatable": true,
+      "public": true,
+      "join_rules": "invite",
+      "guest_access": null,
+      "history_visibility": "shared",
+      "state_events": 93534
    },
    ... (48 hidden items) ...
    {
@@ -161,6 +244,16 @@ Response:
      "name": "weechat-matrix",
      "canonical_alias": "#weechat-matrix:termina.org.uk",
      "joined_members": 137
+      "joined_local_members": 20,
+      "version": "4",
+      "creator": "@foo:termina.org.uk",
+      "encryption": null,
+      "federatable": true,
+      "public": true,
+      "join_rules": "invite",
+      "guest_access": null,
+      "history_visibility": "shared",
+      "state_events": 8345
    }
  ],
  "offset": 100,
@@ -171,3 +264,57 @@ Response:

 Once the `next_token` parameter is no longer present, we know we've reached the
 end of the list.
+
+# DRAFT: Room Details API
+
+The Room Details admin API allows server admins to get all details of a room.
+
+This API is still a draft and details might change!
+
+The following fields are possible in the JSON response body:
+
+* `room_id` - The ID of the room.
+* `name` - The name of the room.
+* `canonical_alias` - The canonical (main) alias address of the room.
+* `joined_members` - How many users are currently in the room.
+* `joined_local_members` - How many local users are currently in the room.
+* `version` - The version of the room as a string.
+* `creator` - The `user_id` of the room creator.
+* `encryption` - Algorithm of end-to-end encryption of messages. Is `null` if encryption is not active.
+* `federatable` - Whether users on other servers can join this room.
+* `public` - Whether the room is visible in room directory.
+* `join_rules` - The type of rules used for users wishing to join this room. One of: ["public", "knock", "invite", "private"].
+* `guest_access` - Whether guests can join the room. One of: ["can_join", "forbidden"].
+* `history_visibility` - Who can see the room history. One of: ["invited", "joined", "shared", "world_readable"].
+* `state_events` - Total number of state_events of a room. Complexity of the room.
+
+## Usage
+
+A standard request:
+
+```
+GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms/<room_id>
+
+{}
+```
+
+Response:
+
+```
+{
+  "room_id": "!mscvqgqpHYjBGDxNym:matrix.org",
+  "name": "Music Theory",
+  "canonical_alias": "#musictheory:matrix.org",
+  "joined_members": 127
+  "joined_local_members": 2,
+  "version": "1",
+  "creator": "@foo:matrix.org",
+  "encryption": null,
+  "federatable": true,
+  "public": true,
+  "join_rules": "invite",
+  "guest_access": null,
+  "history_visibility": "shared",
+  "state_events": 93534
+}
+```
--- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Create or modify Account
 ========================

 This API allows an administrator to create or modify a user account with a
-specific ``user_id``.
+specific ``user_id``. Be aware that ``user_id`` is fully qualified: for example,
+``@user:server.com``.

 This api is::

@@ -15,6 +16,16 @@ with a body of:
    {
        "password": "user_password",
        "displayname": "User",
+        "threepids": [
+            {
+                "medium": "email",
+                "address": "<user_mail_1>"
+            },
+            {
+                "medium": "email",
+                "address": "<user_mail_2>"
+            }
+        ],
        "avatar_url": "<avatar_url>",
        "admin": false,
        "deactivated": false
@@ -22,10 +33,22 @@ with a body of:

 including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.

-The parameter ``displayname`` is optional and defaults to ``user_id``.
-The parameter ``avatar_url`` is optional.
-The parameter ``admin`` is optional and defaults to 'false'.
-The parameter ``deactivated`` is optional and defaults to 'false'.
+The parameter ``displayname`` is optional and defaults to the value of
+``user_id``.
+
+The parameter ``threepids`` is optional and allows setting the third-party IDs
+(email, msisdn) belonging to a user.
+
+The parameter ``avatar_url`` is optional. Must be a [MXC
+URI](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#matrix-content-mxc-uris).
+
+The parameter ``admin`` is optional and defaults to ``false``.
+
+The parameter ``deactivated`` is optional and defaults to ``false``.
+
+The parameter ``password`` is optional. If provided, the user's password is
+updated and all devices are logged out.
+
 If the user already exists then optional parameters default to the current value.

 List Accounts
@@ -38,16 +61,25 @@ The api is::
    GET /_synapse/admin/v2/users?from=0&limit=10&guests=false

 including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
-The parameters ``from`` and ``limit`` are required only for pagination.
-By default, a ``limit`` of 100 is used.
-The parameter ``user_id`` can be used to select only users with user ids that
-contain this value.
-The parameter ``guests=false`` can be used to exclude guest users,
-default is to include guest users.
-The parameter ``deactivated=true`` can be used to include deactivated users,
-default is to exclude deactivated users.
-If the endpoint does not return a ``next_token`` then there are no more users left.
-It returns a JSON body like the following:
+
+The parameter ``from`` is optional but used for pagination, denoting the
+offset in the returned results. This should be treated as an opaque value and
+not explicitly set to anything other than the return value of ``next_token``
+from a previous call.
+
+The parameter ``limit`` is optional but is used for pagination, denoting the
+maximum number of items to return in this call. Defaults to ``100``.
+
+The parameter ``user_id`` is optional and filters to only users with user IDs
+that contain this value.
+
+The parameter ``guests`` is optional and if ``false`` will **exclude** guest users.
+Defaults to ``true`` to include guest users.
+
+The parameter ``deactivated`` is optional and if ``true`` will **include** deactivated users.
+Defaults to ``false`` to exclude deactivated users.
+
+A JSON body is returned with the following shape:

 .. code:: json

@@ -59,19 +91,29 @@ It returns a JSON body like the following:
                "is_guest": 0,
                "admin": 0,
                "user_type": null,
-                "deactivated": 0
+                "deactivated": 0,
+                "displayname": "<User One>",
+                "avatar_url": null
            }, {
                "name": "<user_id2>",
                "password_hash": "<password_hash2>",
                "is_guest": 0,
                "admin": 1,
                "user_type": null,
-                "deactivated": 0
+                "deactivated": 0,
+                "displayname": "<User Two>",
+                "avatar_url": "<avatar_url>"
            }
        ],
-        "next_token": "100"
+        "next_token": "100",
+        "total": 200
    }

+To paginate, check for ``next_token`` and if present, call the endpoint again
+with ``from`` set to the value of ``next_token``. This will return a new page.
+
+If the endpoint does not return a ``next_token`` then there are no more users
+to paginate through.

 Query Account
 =============
@@ -156,11 +198,14 @@ with a body of:
 .. code:: json

   {
-       "new_password": "<secret>"
+       "new_password": "<secret>",
+       "logout_devices": true,
   }

 including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.

+The parameter ``new_password`` is required.
+The parameter ``logout_devices`` is optional and defaults to ``true``.

 Get whether a user is a server administrator or not
 ===================================================
--- a/docs/application_services.md
+++ b/docs/application_services.md
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ namespaces:
  users:  # List of users we're interested in
    - exclusive: <bool>
      regex: <regex>
+      group_id: <group>
    - ...
  aliases: []  # List of aliases we're interested in
  rooms: [] # List of room ids we're interested in
 ```

+`exclusive`: If enabled, only this application service is allowed to register users in its namespace(s).
+`group_id`: All users of this application service are dynamically joined to this group. This is useful for e.g user organisation or flairs.
+
 See the [spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/application_service/unstable.html) for further details on how application services work.
--- a/docs/code_style.md
+++ b/docs/code_style.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ The necessary tools are detailed below.

    Install `flake8` with:

-        pip install --upgrade flake8
+        pip install --upgrade flake8 flake8-comprehensions

    Check all application and test code with:

--- a/docs/delegate.md
+++ b/docs/delegate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Delegation
+
+By default, other homeservers will expect to be able to reach yours via
+your `server_name`, on port 8448. For example, if you set your `server_name`
+to `example.com` (so that your user names look like `@user:example.com`),
+other servers will try to connect to yours at `https://example.com:8448/`.
+
+Delegation is a Matrix feature allowing a homeserver admin to retain a
+`server_name` of `example.com` so that user IDs, room aliases, etc continue
+to look like `*:example.com`, whilst having federation traffic routed
+to a different server and/or port (e.g. `synapse.example.com:443`).
+
+## .well-known delegation
+
+To use this method, you need to be able to alter the
+`server_name` 's https server to serve the `/.well-known/matrix/server`
+URL. Having an active server (with a valid TLS certificate) serving your
+`server_name` domain is out of the scope of this documentation.
+
+The URL `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server` should
+return a JSON structure containing the key `m.server` like so:
+
+```json
+{
+    "m.server": "<synapse.server.name>[:<yourport>]"
+}
+```
+
+In our example, this would mean that URL `https://example.com/.well-known/matrix/server`
+should return:
+
+```json
+{
+    "m.server": "synapse.example.com:443"
+}
+```
+
+Note, specifying a port is optional. If no port is specified, then it defaults
+to 8448.
+
+With .well-known delegation, federating servers will check for a valid TLS
+certificate for the delegated hostname (in our example: `synapse.example.com`).
+
+## SRV DNS record delegation
+
+It is also possible to do delegation using a SRV DNS record. However, that is
+considered an advanced topic since it's a bit complex to set up, and `.well-known`
+delegation is already enough in most cases.
+
+However, if you really need it, you can find some documentation on how such a
+record should look like and how Synapse will use it in [the Matrix
+specification](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest#resolving-server-names).
+
+## Delegation FAQ
+
+### When do I need delegation?
+
+If your homeserver's APIs are accessible on the default federation port (8448)
+and the domain your `server_name` points to, you do not need any delegation.
+
+For instance, if you registered `example.com` and pointed its DNS A record at a
+fresh server, you could install Synapse on that host, giving it a `server_name`
+of `example.com`, and once a reverse proxy has been set up to proxy all requests
+sent to the port `8448` and serve TLS certificates for `example.com`, you
+wouldn't need any delegation set up.
+
+**However**, if your homeserver's APIs aren't accessible on port 8448 and on the
+domain `server_name` points to, you will need to let other servers know how to
+find it using delegation.
+
+### Do you still recommend against using a reverse proxy on the federation port?
+
+We no longer actively recommend against using a reverse proxy. Many admins will
+find it easier to direct federation traffic to a reverse proxy and manage their
+own TLS certificates, and this is a supported configuration.
+
+See [reverse_proxy.md](reverse_proxy.md) for information on setting up a
+reverse proxy.
+
+### Do I still need to give my TLS certificates to Synapse if I am using a reverse proxy?
+
+This is no longer necessary. If you are using a reverse proxy for all of your
+TLS traffic, then you can set `no_tls: True` in the Synapse config.
+
+In that case, the only reason Synapse needs the certificate is to populate a legacy
+`tls_fingerprints` field in the federation API. This is ignored by Synapse 0.99.0
+and later, and the only time pre-0.99 Synapses will check it is when attempting to
+fetch the server keys - and generally this is delegated via `matrix.org`, which
+is running a modern version of Synapse.
+
+### Do I need the same certificate for the client and federation port?
+
+No. There is nothing stopping you from using different certificates,
+particularly if you are using a reverse proxy.
--- a/docs/dev/cas.md
+++ b/docs/dev/cas.md
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# How to test CAS as a developer without a server
+
+The [django-mama-cas](https://github.com/jbittel/django-mama-cas) project is an
+easy to run CAS implementation built on top of Django.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+1. Create a new virtualenv: `python3 -m venv <your virtualenv>`
+2. Activate your virtualenv: `source /path/to/your/virtualenv/bin/activate`
+3. Install Django and django-mama-cas:
+   ```
+   python -m pip install "django<3" "django-mama-cas==2.4.0"
+   ```
+4. Create a Django project in the current directory:
+   ```
+   django-admin startproject cas_test .
+   ```
+5. Follow the [install directions](https://django-mama-cas.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#configuring) for django-mama-cas
+6. Setup the SQLite database: `python manage.py migrate`
+7. Create a user:
+   ```
+   python manage.py createsuperuser
+   ```
+   1. Use whatever you want as the username and password.
+   2. Leave the other fields blank.
+8. Use the built-in Django test server to serve the CAS endpoints on port 8000:
+   ```
+   python manage.py runserver
+   ```
+
+You should now have a Django project configured to serve CAS authentication with
+a single user created.
+
+## Configure Synapse (and Riot) to use CAS
+
+1. Modify your `homeserver.yaml` to enable CAS and point it to your locally
+   running Django test server:
+   ```yaml
+   cas_config:
+     enabled: true
+     server_url: "http://localhost:8000"
+     service_url: "http://localhost:8081"
+     #displayname_attribute: name
+     #required_attributes:
+     #    name: value
+   ```
+2. Restart Synapse.
+
+Note that the above configuration assumes the homeserver is running on port 8081
+and that the CAS server is on port 8000, both on localhost.
+
+## Testing the configuration
+
+Then in Riot:
+
+1. Visit the login page with a Riot pointing at your homeserver.
+2. Click the Single Sign-On button.
+3. Login using the credentials created with `createsuperuser`.
+4. You should be logged in.
+
+If you want to repeat this process you'll need to manually logout first:
+
+1. http://localhost:8000/admin/
+2. Click "logout" in the top right.
--- a/docs/dev/oidc.md
+++ b/docs/dev/oidc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+# How to test OpenID Connect
+
+Any OpenID Connect Provider (OP) should work with Synapse, as long as it supports the authorization code flow.
+There are a few options for that:
+
+ - start a local OP. Synapse has been tested with [Hydra][hydra] and [Dex][dex-idp].
+   Note that for an OP to work, it should be served under a secure (HTTPS) origin.
+   A certificate signed with a self-signed, locally trusted CA should work. In that case, start Synapse with a `SSL_CERT_FILE` environment variable set to the path of the CA.
+ - use a publicly available OP. Synapse has been tested with [Google][google-idp].
+ - setup a SaaS OP, like [Auth0][auth0] and [Okta][okta]. Auth0 has a free tier which has been tested with Synapse.
+
+[google-idp]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OpenIDConnect#authenticatingtheuser
+[auth0]: https://auth0.com/
+[okta]: https://www.okta.com/
+[dex-idp]: https://github.com/dexidp/dex
+[hydra]: https://www.ory.sh/docs/hydra/
+
+
+## Sample configs
+
+Here are a few configs for providers that should work with Synapse.
+
+### [Dex][dex-idp]
+
+[Dex][dex-idp] is a simple, open-source, certified OpenID Connect Provider.
+Although it is designed to help building a full-blown provider, with some external database, it can be configured with static passwords in a config file.
+
+Follow the [Getting Started guide](https://github.com/dexidp/dex/blob/master/Documentation/getting-started.md) to install Dex.
+
+Edit `examples/config-dev.yaml` config file from the Dex repo to add a client:
+
+```yaml
+staticClients:
+- id: synapse
+  secret: secret
+  redirectURIs:
+  - '[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback'
+  name: 'Synapse'
+```
+
+Run with `dex serve examples/config-dex.yaml`
+
+Synapse config:
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   skip_verification: true # This is needed as Dex is served on an insecure endpoint
+   issuer: "http://127.0.0.1:5556/dex"
+   discover: true
+   client_id: "synapse"
+   client_secret: "secret"
+   scopes:
+     - openid
+     - profile
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name|capitalize }}'
+```
+
+### [Auth0][auth0]
+
+1. Create a regular web application for Synapse
+2. Set the Allowed Callback URLs to `[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback`
+3. Add a rule to add the `preferred_username` claim.
+   <details>
+    <summary>Code sample</summary>
+
+    ```js
+    function addPersistenceAttribute(user, context, callback) {
+      user.user_metadata = user.user_metadata || {};
+      user.user_metadata.preferred_username = user.user_metadata.preferred_username || user.user_id;
+      context.idToken.preferred_username = user.user_metadata.preferred_username;
+
+      auth0.users.updateUserMetadata(user.user_id, user.user_metadata)
+        .then(function(){
+            callback(null, user, context);
+        })
+        .catch(function(err){
+            callback(err);
+        });
+    }
+    ```
+
+  </details>
+
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   issuer: "https://your-tier.eu.auth0.com/" # TO BE FILLED
+   discover: true
+   client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+   scopes:
+     - openid
+     - profile
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.preferred_username }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+```
+
+### GitHub
+
+GitHub is a bit special as it is not an OpenID Connect compliant provider, but just a regular OAuth2 provider.
+The `/user` API endpoint can be used to retrieve informations from the user.
+As the OIDC login mechanism needs an attribute to uniquely identify users and that endpoint does not return a `sub` property, an alternative `subject_claim` has to be set.
+
+1. Create a new OAuth application: https://github.com/settings/applications/new
+2. Set the callback URL to `[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback`
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   issuer: "https://github.com/"
+   discover: false
+   client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+   authorization_endpoint: "https://github.com/login/oauth/authorize"
+   token_endpoint: "https://github.com/login/oauth/access_token"
+   userinfo_endpoint: "https://api.github.com/user"
+   scopes:
+     - read:user
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       subject_claim: 'id'
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.login }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+```
+
+### Google
+
+1. Setup a project in the Google API Console
+2. Obtain the OAuth 2.0 credentials (see <https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/openid-connect>)
+3. Add this Authorized redirect URI: `[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback`
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   issuer: "https://accounts.google.com/"
+   discover: true
+   client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+   scopes:
+     - openid
+     - profile
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.given_name|lower }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+```
+
+### Twitch
+
+1. Setup a developer account on [Twitch](https://dev.twitch.tv/)
+2. Obtain the OAuth 2.0 credentials by [creating an app](https://dev.twitch.tv/console/apps/)
+3. Add this OAuth Redirect URL: `[synapse base url]/_synapse/oidc/callback`
+
+```yaml
+oidc_config:
+   enabled: true
+   issuer: "https://id.twitch.tv/oauth2/"
+   discover: true
+   client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_secret: "your-client-secret" # TO BE FILLED
+   client_auth_method: "client_secret_post"
+   scopes:
+     - openid
+   user_mapping_provider:
+     config:
+       localpart_template: '{{ user.preferred_username }}'
+       display_name_template: '{{ user.name }}'
+```
--- a/docs/dev/saml.md
+++ b/docs/dev/saml.md
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ To make Synapse (and therefore Riot) use it:
       metadata:
         local: ["samling.xml"]   
   ```
-5. Run `apt-get install xmlsec1` and `pip install --upgrade --force 'pysaml2>=4.5.0'` to ensure
+5. Ensure that your `homeserver.yaml` has a setting for `public_baseurl`:
+   ```yaml
+   public_baseurl: http://localhost:8080/
+   ```
+6. Run `apt-get install xmlsec1` and `pip install --upgrade --force 'pysaml2>=4.5.0'` to ensure
   the dependencies are installed and ready to go.
-6. Restart Synapse.
+7. Restart Synapse.

 Then in Riot:

--- a/docs/federate.md
+++ b/docs/federate.md
@@ -1,163 +1,41 @@
-Setting up 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.

-The ``server_name`` configured in the Synapse configuration file (often
-``homeserver.yaml``) defines how resources (users, rooms, etc.) will be
-identified (eg: ``@user:example.com``, ``#room:example.com``). By
-default, it is also the domain that other servers will use to
-try to reach your server (via port 8448). This is easy to set
-up and will work provided you set the ``server_name`` to match your
-machine's public DNS hostname, and provide Synapse with a TLS certificate
-which is valid for your ``server_name``.
+The `server_name` configured in the Synapse configuration file (often
+`homeserver.yaml`) defines how resources (users, rooms, etc.) will be
+identified (eg: `@user:example.com`, `#room:example.com`). By default,
+it is also the domain that other servers will use to try to reach your
+server (via port 8448). This is easy to set up and will work provided
+you set the `server_name` to match your machine's public DNS hostname.
+
+For this default configuration to work, you will need to listen for TLS
+connections on port 8448. The preferred way to do that is by using a
+reverse proxy: see [reverse_proxy.md](<reverse_proxy.md>) for instructions
+on how to correctly set one up.
+
+In some cases you might not want to run Synapse on the machine that has
+the `server_name` as its public DNS hostname, or you might want federation
+traffic to use a different port than 8448. For example, you might want to
+have your user names look like `@user:example.com`, but you want to run
+Synapse on `synapse.example.com` on port 443. This can be done using
+delegation, which allows an admin to control where federation traffic should
+be sent. See [delegate.md](delegate.md) for instructions on how to set this up.

 Once federation has been configured, you should be able to join a room over
-federation. A good place to start is ``#synapse:matrix.org`` - a room for
+federation. A good place to start is `#synapse:matrix.org` - a room for
 Synapse admins.

-
-## Delegation
-
-For a more flexible configuration, you can have ``server_name``
-resources (eg: ``@user:example.com``) served by a different host and
-port (eg: ``synapse.example.com:443``). There are two ways to do this:
-
- adding a ``/.well-known/matrix/server`` URL served on ``https://example.com``.
- adding a DNS ``SRV`` record in the DNS zone of domain
-  ``example.com``.
-
-Without configuring delegation, the matrix federation will
-expect to find your server via ``example.com:8448``. The following methods
-allow you retain a `server_name` of `example.com` so that your user IDs, room
-aliases, etc continue to look like `*:example.com`, whilst having your
-federation traffic routed to a different server.
-
-### .well-known delegation
-
-To use this method, you need to be able to alter the
-``server_name`` 's https server to serve the ``/.well-known/matrix/server``
-URL. Having an active server (with a valid TLS certificate) serving your
-``server_name`` domain is out of the scope of this documentation.
-
-The URL ``https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server`` should
-return a JSON structure containing the key ``m.server`` like so:
-
-    {
-	    "m.server": "<synapse.server.name>[:<yourport>]"
-    }
-
-In our example, this would mean that URL ``https://example.com/.well-known/matrix/server``
-should return:
-
-    {
-	    "m.server": "synapse.example.com:443"
-    }
-
-Note, specifying a port is optional. If a port is not specified an SRV lookup
-is performed, as described below. If the target of the
-delegation does not have an SRV record, then the port defaults to 8448.
-
-Most installations will not need to configure .well-known. However, it can be
-useful in cases where the admin is hosting on behalf of someone else and
-therefore cannot gain access to the necessary certificate. With .well-known,
-federation servers will check for a valid TLS certificate for the delegated
-hostname (in our example: ``synapse.example.com``).
-
-### DNS SRV delegation
-
-To use this delegation method, you need to have write access to your
-``server_name`` 's domain zone DNS records (in our example it would be
-``example.com`` DNS zone).
-
-This method requires the target server to provide a
-valid TLS certificate for the original ``server_name``.
-
-You need to add a SRV record in your ``server_name`` 's DNS zone with
-this format:
-
-     _matrix._tcp.<yourdomain.com> <ttl> IN SRV <priority> <weight> <port> <synapse.server.name>
-
-In our example, we would need to add this SRV record in the
-``example.com`` DNS zone:
-
-     _matrix._tcp.example.com. 3600 IN SRV 10 5 443 synapse.example.com.
-
-Once done and set up, you can check the DNS record with ``dig -t srv
-_matrix._tcp.<server_name>``. In our example, we would expect this:
-
-    $ dig -t srv _matrix._tcp.example.com
-    _matrix._tcp.example.com. 3600    IN      SRV     10 0 443 synapse.example.com.
-
-Note that the target of a SRV record cannot be an alias (CNAME record): it has to point
-directly to the server hosting the synapse instance.
-
-### Delegation FAQ
-#### When do I need a SRV record or .well-known URI?
-
-If your homeserver listens on the default federation port (8448), and your
-`server_name` points to the host that your homeserver runs on, you do not need an SRV
-record or `.well-known/matrix/server` URI.
-
-For instance, if you registered `example.com` and pointed its DNS A record at a
-fresh server, you could install Synapse on that host,
-giving it a `server_name` of `example.com`, and once [ACME](acme.md) support is enabled,
-it would automatically generate a valid TLS certificate for you via Let's Encrypt
-and no SRV record or .well-known URI would be needed.
-
-**However**, if your server does not listen on port 8448, or if your `server_name`
-does not point to the host that your homeserver runs on, you will need to let
-other servers know how to find it. The way to do this is via .well-known or an
-SRV record.
-
-#### I have created a .well-known URI. Do I also need an SRV record?
-
-No. You can use either `.well-known` delegation or use an SRV record for delegation. You
-do not need to use both to delegate to the same location.
-
-#### Can I manage my own certificates rather than having Synapse renew certificates itself?
-
-Yes, you are welcome to manage your certificates yourself. Synapse will only
-attempt to obtain certificates from Let's Encrypt if you configure it to do
-so.The only requirement is that there is a valid TLS cert present for
-federation end points.
-
-#### Do you still recommend against using a reverse proxy on the federation port?
-
-We no longer actively recommend against using a reverse proxy. Many admins will
-find it easier to direct federation traffic to a reverse proxy and manage their
-own TLS certificates, and this is a supported configuration.
-
-See [reverse_proxy.md](reverse_proxy.md) for information on setting up a
-reverse proxy.
-
-#### Do I still need to give my TLS certificates to Synapse if I am using a reverse proxy?
-
-Practically speaking, this is no longer necessary.
-
-If you are using a reverse proxy for all of your TLS traffic, then you can set
-`no_tls: True` in the Synapse config. In that case, the only reason Synapse
-needs the certificate is to populate a legacy `tls_fingerprints` field in the
-federation API. This is ignored by Synapse 0.99.0 and later, and the only time
-pre-0.99 Synapses will check it is when attempting to fetch the server keys -
-and generally this is delegated via `matrix.org`, which will be running a modern
-version of Synapse.
-
-#### Do I need the same certificate for the client and federation port?
-
-No. There is nothing stopping you from using different certificates,
-particularly if you are using a reverse proxy. However, Synapse will use the
-same certificate on any ports where TLS is configured.
-
 ## Troubleshooting

-You can use the [federation tester](
-<https://matrix.org/federationtester>) to check if your homeserver is
-configured correctly. Alternatively try the [JSON API used by the federation tester](https://matrix.org/federationtester/api/report?server_name=DOMAIN).
-Note that you'll have to modify this URL to replace ``DOMAIN`` with your
-``server_name``. Hitting the API directly provides extra detail.
+You can use the [federation tester](https://matrix.org/federationtester)
+to check if your homeserver is configured correctly. Alternatively try the
+[JSON API used by the federation tester](https://matrix.org/federationtester/api/report?server_name=DOMAIN).
+Note that you'll have to modify this URL to replace `DOMAIN` with your
+`server_name`. Hitting the API directly provides extra detail.

 The typical failure mode for federation is that when the server tries to join
 a room, it is rejected with "401: Unauthorized". Generally this means that other
@@ -169,8 +47,8 @@ you invite them to. This can be caused by an incorrectly-configured reverse
 proxy: see [reverse_proxy.md](<reverse_proxy.md>) for instructions on how to correctly
 configure a reverse proxy.

-## Running a Demo Federation of Synapses
+## 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
+private federation, there is a script in the `demo` directory. This is mainly
 useful just for development purposes. See [demo/README](<../demo/README>).
--- a/docs/log_contexts.md
+++ b/docs/log_contexts.md
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ from synapse.logging import context         # omitted from future snippets
 def handle_request(request_id):
    request_context = context.LoggingContext()

-    calling_context = context.LoggingContext.current_context()
-    context.LoggingContext.set_current_context(request_context)
+    calling_context = context.set_current_context(request_context)
    try:
        request_context.request = request_id
        do_request_handling()
        logger.debug("finished")
    finally:
-        context.LoggingContext.set_current_context(calling_context)
+        context.set_current_context(calling_context)

 def do_request_handling():
    logger.debug("phew")  # this will be logged against request_id
--- a/docs/message_retention_policies.md
+++ b/docs/message_retention_policies.md
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ purged according to its room's policy, then the receiving server will
 process and store that event until it's picked up by the next purge job,
 though it will always hide it from clients.

+Synapse requires at least one message in each room, so it will never
+delete the last message in a room. It will, however, hide it from
+clients.
+

 ## Server configuration

--- a/docs/metrics-howto.md
+++ b/docs/metrics-howto.md
@@ -60,6 +60,31 @@

 1.  Restart Prometheus.

+## Monitoring workers
+
+To monitor a Synapse installation using
+[workers](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/workers.md),
+every worker needs to be monitored independently, in addition to
+the main homeserver process. This is because workers don't send
+their metrics to the main homeserver process, but expose them
+directly (if they are configured to do so).
+
+To allow collecting metrics from a worker, you need to add a
+`metrics` listener to its configuration, by adding the following
+under `worker_listeners`:
+
+```yaml
+ - type: metrics
+   bind_address: ''
+   port: 9101
+```
+
+The `bind_address` and `port` parameters should be set so that
+the resulting listener can be reached by prometheus, and they
+don't clash with an existing worker.
+With this example, the worker's metrics would then be available
+on `http://127.0.0.1:9101`.
+
 ## Renaming of metrics & deprecation of old names in 1.2

 Synapse 1.2 updates the Prometheus metrics to match the naming
--- a/docs/password_auth_providers.md
+++ b/docs/password_auth_providers.md
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ into Synapse, and provides a number of methods by which it can integrate
 with the authentication system.

 This document serves as a reference for those looking to implement their
-own password auth providers.
+own password auth providers. Additionally, here is a list of known
+password auth provider module implementations:
+
+* [matrix-synapse-ldap3](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-synapse-ldap3/)
+* [matrix-synapse-shared-secret-auth](https://github.com/devture/matrix-synapse-shared-secret-auth)

 ## Required methods

--- a/docs/postgres.md
+++ b/docs/postgres.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Assuming your PostgreSQL database user is called `postgres`, first authenticate
    su - postgres
    # Or, if your system uses sudo to get administrative rights
    sudo -u postgres bash
-  
+
 Then, create a user ``synapse_user`` with:

    createuser --pwprompt synapse_user
@@ -61,7 +61,50 @@ Note that the PostgreSQL database *must* have the correct encoding set

 You may need to enable password authentication so `synapse_user` can
 connect to the database. See
-<https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/auth-pg-hba-conf.html>.
+<https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/auth-pg-hba-conf.html>.
+
+If you get an error along the lines of `FATAL:  Ident authentication failed for
+user "synapse_user"`, you may need to use an authentication method other than
+`ident`:
+
+* If the `synapse_user` user has a password, add the password to the `database:`
+  section of `homeserver.yaml`. Then add the following to `pg_hba.conf`:
+
+  ```
+  host    synapse     synapse_user    ::1/128     md5  # or `scram-sha-256` instead of `md5` if you use that
+  ```
+
+* If the `synapse_user` user does not have a password, then a password doesn't
+  have to be added to `homeserver.yaml`. But the following does need to be added
+  to `pg_hba.conf`:
+
+  ```
+  host    synapse     synapse_user    ::1/128     trust
+  ```
+
+Note that line order matters in `pg_hba.conf`, so make sure that if you do add a
+new line, it is inserted before:
+
+```
+host    all         all             ::1/128     ident
+```
+
+### Fixing incorrect `COLLATE` or `CTYPE`
+
+Synapse will refuse to set up a new database if it has the wrong values of
+`COLLATE` and `CTYPE` set, and will log warnings on existing databases. Using
+different locales can cause issues if the locale library is updated from
+underneath the database, or if a different version of the locale is used on any
+replicas.
+
+The safest way to fix the issue is to take a dump and recreate the database with
+the correct `COLLATE` and `CTYPE` parameters (as shown above). It is also possible to change the
+parameters on a live database and run a `REINDEX` on the entire database,
+however extreme care must be taken to avoid database corruption.
+
+Note that the above may fail with an error about duplicate rows if corruption
+has already occurred, and such duplicate rows will need to be manually removed.
+

 ## Tuning Postgres

@@ -87,19 +130,41 @@ of free memory the database host has available.
 When you are ready to start using PostgreSQL, edit the `database`
 section in your config file to match the following lines:

-    database:
-        name: psycopg2
-        args:
-            user: <user>
-            password: <pass>
-            database: <db>
-            host: <host>
-            cp_min: 5
-            cp_max: 10
+```yaml
+database:
+  name: psycopg2
+  args:
+    user: <user>
+    password: <pass>
+    database: <db>
+    host: <host>
+    cp_min: 5
+    cp_max: 10
+```

 All key, values in `args` are passed to the `psycopg2.connect(..)`
 function, except keys beginning with `cp_`, which are consumed by the
-twisted adbapi connection pool.
+twisted adbapi connection pool. See the [libpq
+documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-PARAMKEYWORDS)
+for a list of options which can be passed.
+
+You should consider tuning the `args.keepalives_*` options if there is any danger of
+the connection between your homeserver and database dropping, otherwise Synapse
+may block for an extended period while it waits for a response from the
+database server. Example values might be:
+
+```yaml
+# seconds of inactivity after which TCP should send a keepalive message to the server
+keepalives_idle: 10
+
+# the number of seconds after which a TCP keepalive message that is not
+# acknowledged by the server should be retransmitted
+keepalives_interval: 10
+
+# the number of TCP keepalives that can be lost before the client's connection
+# to the server is considered dead
+keepalives_count: 3
+```

 ## Porting from SQLite

--- a/docs/reverse_proxy.md
+++ b/docs/reverse_proxy.md
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ When setting up a reverse proxy, remember that Matrix clients and other
 Matrix servers do not necessarily need to connect to your server via the
 same server name or 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\'. See [Setting
-up federation](federate.md) for more details of the algorithm used for
-federation connections.
+refer to the 'client port' and the \'federation port\'. See [the Matrix
+specification](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest#resolving-server-names)
+for more details of the algorithm used for federation connections, and
+[delegate.md](<delegate.md>) for instructions on setting up delegation.

 Let's assume that we expect clients to connect to our server at
 `https://matrix.example.com`, and other servers to connect at
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ the reverse proxy and the homeserver.
            location /_matrix {
                proxy_pass http://localhost:8008;
                proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr;
+                # Nginx by default only allows file uploads up to 1M in size
+                # Increase client_max_body_size to match max_upload_size defined in homeserver.yaml
+                client_max_body_size 10M;
            }
        }

--- a/docs/saml_mapping_providers.md
+++ b/docs/saml_mapping_providers.md
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-# SAML Mapping Providers
-
-A SAML mapping provider is a Python class (loaded via a Python module) that
-works out how to map attributes of a SAML response object to Matrix-specific
-user attributes. Details such as user ID localpart, displayname, and even avatar
-URLs are all things that can be mapped from talking to a SSO service.
-
-As an example, a SSO service may return the email address
-"john.smith@example.com" for a user, whereas Synapse will need to figure out how
-to turn that into a displayname when creating a Matrix user for this individual.
-It may choose `John Smith`, or `Smith, John [Example.com]` or any number of
-variations. As each Synapse configuration may want something different, this is
-where SAML mapping providers come into play.
-
-## Enabling Providers
-
-External mapping providers are provided to Synapse in the form of an external
-Python module. Retrieve this module from [PyPi](https://pypi.org) or elsewhere,
-then tell Synapse where to look for the handler class by editing the
-`saml2_config.user_mapping_provider.module` config option.
-
-`saml2_config.user_mapping_provider.config` allows you to provide custom
-configuration options to the module. Check with the module's documentation for
-what options it provides (if any). The options listed by default are for the
-user mapping provider built in to Synapse. If using a custom module, you should
-comment these options out and use those specified by the module instead.
-
-## Building a Custom Mapping Provider
-
-A custom mapping provider must specify the following methods:
-
-* `__init__(self, parsed_config)`
-   - Arguments:
-     - `parsed_config` - A configuration object that is the return value of the
-       `parse_config` method. You should set any configuration options needed by
-       the module here.
-* `saml_response_to_user_attributes(self, saml_response, failures)`
-    - Arguments:
-      - `saml_response` - A `saml2.response.AuthnResponse` object to extract user
-                          information from.
-      - `failures` - An `int` that represents the amount of times the returned
-                     mxid localpart mapping has failed.  This should be used
-                     to create a deduplicated mxid localpart which should be
-                     returned instead. For example, if this method returns
-                     `john.doe` as the value of `mxid_localpart` in the returned
-                     dict, and that is already taken on the homeserver, this
-                     method will be called again with the same parameters but
-                     with failures=1. The method should then return a different
-                     `mxid_localpart` value, such as `john.doe1`.
-    - This method must return a dictionary, which will then be used by Synapse
-      to build a new user. The following keys are allowed:
-       * `mxid_localpart` - Required. The mxid localpart of the new user.
-       * `displayname` - The displayname of the new user. If not provided, will default to
-                         the value of `mxid_localpart`.
-* `parse_config(config)`
-    - This method should have the `@staticmethod` decoration.
-    - Arguments:
-        - `config` - A `dict` representing the parsed content of the
-          `saml2_config.user_mapping_provider.config` homeserver config option.
-           Runs on homeserver startup. Providers should extract any option values
-           they need here.
-    - Whatever is returned will be passed back to the user mapping provider module's
-      `__init__` method during construction.
-* `get_saml_attributes(config)`
-    - This method should have the `@staticmethod` decoration.
-    - Arguments:
-        - `config` - A object resulting from a call to `parse_config`.
-    - Returns a tuple of two sets. The first set equates to the saml auth
-      response attributes that are required for the module to function, whereas
-      the second set consists of those attributes which can be used if available,
-      but are not necessary.
-
-## Synapse's Default Provider
-
-Synapse has a built-in SAML mapping provider if a custom provider isn't
-specified in the config. It is located at
-[`synapse.handlers.saml_handler.DefaultSamlMappingProvider`](../synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py).
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# The config is maintained as an up-to-date snapshot of the default
+# This file is maintained as an up-to-date snapshot of the default
 # homeserver.yaml configuration generated by Synapse.
 #
 # It is intended to act as a reference for the default configuration,
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@
 # homeserver.yaml. Instead, if you are starting from scratch, please generate
 # a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in INSTALL.md.

+################################################################################
+
+# Configuration file for Synapse.
+#
+# This is a YAML file: see [1] for a quick introduction. Note in particular
+# that *indentation is important*: all the elements of a list or dictionary
+# should have the same indentation.
+#
+# [1] https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/YAMLSyntax.html
+
 ## Server ##

 # The domain name of the server, with optional explicit port.
@@ -23,10 +33,15 @@ server_name: "SERVERNAME"
 #
 pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid

-# The path to the web client which will be served at /_matrix/client/
-# if 'webclient' is configured under the 'listeners' configuration.
+# The absolute URL to the web client which /_matrix/client will redirect
+# to if 'webclient' is configured under the 'listeners' configuration.
 #
-#web_client_location: "/path/to/web/root"
+# This option can be also set to the filesystem path to the web client
+# which will be served at /_matrix/client/ if 'webclient' is configured
+# under the 'listeners' configuration, however this is a security risk:
+# https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse#security-note
+#
+#web_client_location: https://riot.example.com/

 # The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this HS
 # (not including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user would
@@ -238,6 +253,18 @@ listeners:
  #  bind_addresses: ['::1', '127.0.0.1']
  #  type: manhole

+# Forward extremities can build up in a room due to networking delays between
+# homeservers. Once this happens in a large room, calculation of the state of
+# that room can become quite expensive. To mitigate this, once the number of
+# forward extremities reaches a given threshold, Synapse will send an
+# org.matrix.dummy_event event, which will reduce the forward extremities
+# in the room.
+#
+# This setting defines the threshold (i.e. number of forward extremities in the
+# room) at which dummy events are sent. The default value is 10.
+#
+#dummy_events_threshold: 5
+

 ## Homeserver blocking ##

@@ -399,6 +426,16 @@ retention:
  #    longest_max_lifetime: 1y
  #    interval: 1d

+# Inhibits the /requestToken endpoints from returning an error that might leak
+# information about whether an e-mail address is in use or not on this
+# homeserver.
+# Note that for some endpoints the error situation is the e-mail already being
+# used, and for others the error is entering the e-mail being unused.
+# If this option is enabled, instead of returning an error, these endpoints will
+# act as if no error happened and return a fake session ID ('sid') to clients.
+#
+#request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors: true
+

 ## TLS ##

@@ -466,6 +503,11 @@ retention:
 # ACME support: This will configure Synapse to request a valid TLS certificate
 # for your configured `server_name` via Let's Encrypt.
 #
+# Note that ACME v1 is now deprecated, and Synapse currently doesn't support
+# ACME v2. This means that this feature currently won't work with installs set
+# up after November 2019. For more info, and alternative solutions, see
+# https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/ACME.md#deprecation-of-acme-v1
+#
 # Note that provisioning a certificate in this way requires port 80 to be
 # routed to Synapse so that it can complete the http-01 ACME challenge.
 # By default, if you enable ACME support, Synapse will attempt to listen on
@@ -561,20 +603,88 @@ acme:



-## Database ##
+## Caching ##

-database:
-  # The database engine name
-  name: "sqlite3"
-  # Arguments to pass to the engine
-  args:
-    # Path to the database
-    database: "DATADIR/homeserver.db"
+# Caching can be configured through the following options.
+#
+# A cache 'factor' is a multiplier that can be applied to each of
+# Synapse's caches in order to increase or decrease the maximum
+# number of entries that can be stored.

-# Number of events to cache in memory.
+# The number of events to cache in memory. Not affected by
+# caches.global_factor.
 #
 #event_cache_size: 10K

+caches:
+   # Controls the global cache factor, which is the default cache factor
+   # for all caches if a specific factor for that cache is not otherwise
+   # set.
+   #
+   # This can also be set by the "SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR" environment
+   # variable. Setting by environment variable takes priority over
+   # setting through the config file.
+   #
+   # Defaults to 0.5, which will half the size of all caches.
+   #
+   #global_factor: 1.0
+
+   # A dictionary of cache name to cache factor for that individual
+   # cache. Overrides the global cache factor for a given cache.
+   #
+   # These can also be set through environment variables comprised
+   # of "SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR_" + the name of the cache in capital
+   # letters and underscores. Setting by environment variable
+   # takes priority over setting through the config file.
+   # Ex. SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR_GET_USERS_WHO_SHARE_ROOM_WITH_USER=2.0
+   #
+   per_cache_factors:
+     #get_users_who_share_room_with_user: 2.0
+
+
+## Database ##
+
+# The 'database' setting defines the database that synapse uses to store all of
+# its data.
+#
+# 'name' gives the database engine to use: either 'sqlite3' (for SQLite) or
+# 'psycopg2' (for PostgreSQL).
+#
+# 'args' gives options which are passed through to the database engine,
+# except for options starting 'cp_', which are used to configure the Twisted
+# connection pool. For a reference to valid arguments, see:
+#   * for sqlite: https://docs.python.org/3/library/sqlite3.html#sqlite3.connect
+#   * for postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-PARAMKEYWORDS
+#   * for the connection pool: https://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/api/twisted.enterprise.adbapi.ConnectionPool.html#__init__
+#
+#
+# Example SQLite configuration:
+#
+#database:
+#  name: sqlite3
+#  args:
+#    database: /path/to/homeserver.db
+#
+#
+# Example Postgres configuration:
+#
+#database:
+#  name: psycopg2
+#  args:
+#    user: synapse
+#    password: secretpassword
+#    database: synapse
+#    host: localhost
+#    cp_min: 5
+#    cp_max: 10
+#
+# For more information on using Synapse with Postgres, see `docs/postgres.md`.
+#
+database:
+  name: sqlite3
+  args:
+    database: DATADIR/homeserver.db
+

 ## Logging ##

@@ -682,12 +792,11 @@ media_store_path: "DATADIR/media_store"
 #
 #media_storage_providers:
 #  - module: file_system
-#    # Whether to write new local files.
+#    # Whether to store newly uploaded local files
 #    store_local: false
-#    # Whether to write new remote media
+#    # Whether to store newly downloaded remote files
 #    store_remote: false
-#    # Whether to block upload requests waiting for write to this
-#    # provider to complete
+#    # Whether to wait for successful storage for local uploads
 #    store_synchronous: false
 #    config:
 #       directory: /mnt/some/other/directory
@@ -806,6 +915,31 @@ media_store_path: "DATADIR/media_store"
 #
 #max_spider_size: 10M

+# A list of values for the Accept-Language HTTP header used when
+# downloading webpages during URL preview generation. This allows
+# Synapse to specify the preferred languages that URL previews should
+# be in when communicating with remote servers.
+#
+# Each value is a IETF language tag; a 2-3 letter identifier for a
+# language, optionally followed by subtags separated by '-', specifying
+# a country or region variant.
+#
+# Multiple values can be provided, and a weight can be added to each by
+# using quality value syntax (;q=). '*' translates to any language.
+#
+# Defaults to "en".
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# url_preview_accept_language:
+#   - en-UK
+#   - en-US;q=0.9
+#   - fr;q=0.8
+#   - *;q=0.7
+#
+url_preview_accept_language:
+#   - en
+

 ## Captcha ##
 # See docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP for full details of configuring this.
@@ -824,10 +958,6 @@ media_store_path: "DATADIR/media_store"
 #
 #enable_registration_captcha: false

-# A secret key used to bypass the captcha test entirely.
-#
-#captcha_bypass_secret: "YOUR_SECRET_HERE"
-
 # The API endpoint to use for verifying m.login.recaptcha responses.
 #
 #recaptcha_siteverify_api: "https://www.recaptcha.net/recaptcha/api/siteverify"
@@ -1042,6 +1172,29 @@ account_threepid_delegates:
    #email: https://example.com     # Delegate email sending to example.com
    #msisdn: http://localhost:8090  # Delegate SMS sending to this local process

+# Whether users are allowed to change their displayname after it has
+# been initially set. Useful when provisioning users based on the
+# contents of a third-party directory.
+#
+# Does not apply to server administrators. Defaults to 'true'
+#
+#enable_set_displayname: false
+
+# Whether users are allowed to change their avatar after it has been
+# initially set. Useful when provisioning users based on the contents
+# of a third-party directory.
+#
+# Does not apply to server administrators. Defaults to 'true'
+#
+#enable_set_avatar_url: false
+
+# Whether users can change the 3PIDs associated with their accounts
+# (email address and msisdn).
+#
+# Defaults to 'true'
+#
+#enable_3pid_changes: false
+
 # Users who register on this homeserver will automatically be joined
 # to these rooms
 #
@@ -1077,7 +1230,7 @@ account_threepid_delegates:
 # enabled by default, either for performance reasons or limited use.
 #
 metrics_flags:
-    # Publish synapse_federation_known_servers, a g auge of the number of
+    # Publish synapse_federation_known_servers, a gauge of the number of
    # servers this homeserver knows about, including itself. May cause
    # performance problems on large homeservers.
    #
@@ -1243,32 +1396,32 @@ saml2_config:
  #    remote:
  #      - url: https://our_idp/metadata.xml
  #
-  #    # By default, the user has to go to our login page first. If you'd like
-  #    # to allow IdP-initiated login, set 'allow_unsolicited: true' in a
-  #    # 'service.sp' section:
-  #    #
-  #    #service:
-  #    #  sp:
-  #    #    allow_unsolicited: true
+  #  # By default, the user has to go to our login page first. If you'd like
+  #  # to allow IdP-initiated login, set 'allow_unsolicited: true' in a
+  #  # 'service.sp' section:
+  #  #
+  #  #service:
+  #  #  sp:
+  #  #    allow_unsolicited: true
  #
-  #    # The examples below are just used to generate our metadata xml, and you
-  #    # may well not need them, depending on your setup. Alternatively you
-  #    # may need a whole lot more detail - see the pysaml2 docs!
+  #  # The examples below are just used to generate our metadata xml, and you
+  #  # may well not need them, depending on your setup. Alternatively you
+  #  # may need a whole lot more detail - see the pysaml2 docs!
  #
-  #    description: ["My awesome SP", "en"]
-  #    name: ["Test SP", "en"]
+  #  description: ["My awesome SP", "en"]
+  #  name: ["Test SP", "en"]
  #
-  #    organization:
-  #      name: Example com
-  #      display_name:
-  #        - ["Example co", "en"]
-  #      url: "http://example.com"
+  #  organization:
+  #    name: Example com
+  #    display_name:
+  #      - ["Example co", "en"]
+  #    url: "http://example.com"
  #
-  #    contact_person:
-  #      - given_name: Bob
-  #        sur_name: "the Sysadmin"
-  #        email_address": ["admin@example.com"]
-  #        contact_type": technical
+  #  contact_person:
+  #    - given_name: Bob
+  #      sur_name: "the Sysadmin"
+  #      email_address": ["admin@example.com"]
+  #      contact_type": technical

  # Instead of putting the config inline as above, you can specify a
  # separate pysaml2 configuration file:
@@ -1332,6 +1485,113 @@ saml2_config:
  #
  #grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute: upn

+  # Directory in which Synapse will try to find the template files below.
+  # If not set, default templates from within the Synapse package will be used.
+  #
+  # DO NOT UNCOMMENT THIS SETTING unless you want to customise the templates.
+  # If you *do* uncomment it, you will need to make sure that all the templates
+  # below are in the directory.
+  #
+  # Synapse will look for the following templates in this directory:
+  #
+  # * HTML page to display to users if something goes wrong during the
+  #   authentication process: 'saml_error.html'.
+  #
+  #   This template doesn't currently need any variable to render.
+  #
+  # You can see the default templates at:
+  # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates
+  #
+  #template_dir: "res/templates"
+
+
+# Enable OpenID Connect for registration and login. Uses authlib.
+#
+oidc_config:
+    # enable OpenID Connect. Defaults to false.
+    #
+    #enabled: true
+
+    # use the OIDC discovery mechanism to discover endpoints. Defaults to true.
+    #
+    #discover: true
+
+    # the OIDC issuer. Used to validate tokens and discover the providers endpoints. Required.
+    #
+    #issuer: "https://accounts.example.com/"
+
+    # oauth2 client id to use. Required.
+    #
+    #client_id: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+
+    # oauth2 client secret to use. Required.
+    #
+    #client_secret: "provided-by-your-issuer"
+
+    # auth method to use when exchanging the token.
+    # Valid values are "client_secret_basic" (default), "client_secret_post" and "none".
+    #
+    #client_auth_method: "client_auth_basic"
+
+    # list of scopes to ask. This should include the "openid" scope. Defaults to ["openid"].
+    #
+    #scopes: ["openid"]
+
+    # the oauth2 authorization endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
+    #
+    #authorization_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/auth"
+
+    # the oauth2 token endpoint. Required if provider discovery is disabled.
+    #
+    #token_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/token"
+
+    # the OIDC userinfo endpoint. Required if discovery is disabled and the "openid" scope is not asked.
+    #
+    #userinfo_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/userinfo"
+
+    # URI where to fetch the JWKS. Required if discovery is disabled and the "openid" scope is used.
+    #
+    #jwks_uri: "https://accounts.example.com/.well-known/jwks.json"
+
+    # skip metadata verification. Defaults to false.
+    # Use this if you are connecting to a provider that is not OpenID Connect compliant.
+    # Avoid this in production.
+    #
+    #skip_verification: false
+
+
+    # An external module can be provided here as a custom solution to mapping
+    # attributes returned from a OIDC provider onto a matrix user.
+    #
+    user_mapping_provider:
+      # The custom module's class. Uncomment to use a custom module.
+      # Default is 'synapse.handlers.oidc_handler.JinjaOidcMappingProvider'.
+      #
+      #module: mapping_provider.OidcMappingProvider
+
+      # Custom configuration values for the module. Below options are intended
+      # for the built-in provider, they should be changed if using a custom
+      # module. This section will be passed as a Python dictionary to the
+      # module's `parse_config` method.
+      #
+      # Below is the config of the default mapping provider, based on Jinja2
+      # templates. Those templates are used to render user attributes, where the
+      # userinfo object is available through the `user` variable.
+      #
+      config:
+        # name of the claim containing a unique identifier for the user.
+        # Defaults to `sub`, which OpenID Connect compliant providers should provide.
+        #
+        #subject_claim: "sub"
+
+        # Jinja2 template for the localpart of the MXID
+        #
+        localpart_template: "{{ user.preferred_username }}"
+
+        # Jinja2 template for the display name to set on first login. Optional.
+        #
+        #display_name_template: "{{ user.given_name }} {{ user.last_name }}"
+


 # Enable CAS for registration and login.
@@ -1345,6 +1605,91 @@ saml2_config:
 #   #    name: value


+# Additional settings to use with single-sign on systems such as SAML2 and CAS.
+#
+sso:
+    # A list of client URLs which are whitelisted so that the user does not
+    # have to confirm giving access to their account to the URL. Any client
+    # whose URL starts with an entry in the following list will not be subject
+    # to an additional confirmation step after the SSO login is completed.
+    #
+    # WARNING: An entry such as "https://my.client" is insecure, because it
+    # will also match "https://my.client.evil.site", exposing your users to
+    # phishing attacks from evil.site. To avoid this, include a slash after the
+    # hostname: "https://my.client/".
+    #
+    # If public_baseurl is set, then the login fallback page (used by clients
+    # that don't natively support the required login flows) is whitelisted in
+    # addition to any URLs in this list.
+    #
+    # By default, this list is empty.
+    #
+    #client_whitelist:
+    #  - https://riot.im/develop
+    #  - https://my.custom.client/
+
+    # Directory in which Synapse will try to find the template files below.
+    # If not set, default templates from within the Synapse package will be used.
+    #
+    # DO NOT UNCOMMENT THIS SETTING unless you want to customise the templates.
+    # If you *do* uncomment it, you will need to make sure that all the templates
+    # below are in the directory.
+    #
+    # Synapse will look for the following templates in this directory:
+    #
+    # * HTML page for a confirmation step before redirecting back to the client
+    #   with the login token: 'sso_redirect_confirm.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given three variables:
+    #     * redirect_url: the URL the user is about to be redirected to. Needs
+    #                     manual escaping (see
+    #                     https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/templates/#html-escaping).
+    #
+    #     * display_url: the same as `redirect_url`, but with the query
+    #                    parameters stripped. The intention is to have a
+    #                    human-readable URL to show to users, not to use it as
+    #                    the final address to redirect to. Needs manual escaping
+    #                    (see https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/templates/#html-escaping).
+    #
+    #     * server_name: the homeserver's name.
+    #
+    # * HTML page which notifies the user that they are authenticating to confirm
+    #   an operation on their account during the user interactive authentication
+    #   process: 'sso_auth_confirm.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given the following variables:
+    #     * redirect_url: the URL the user is about to be redirected to. Needs
+    #                     manual escaping (see
+    #                     https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/2.11.x/templates/#html-escaping).
+    #
+    #     * description: the operation which the user is being asked to confirm
+    #
+    # * HTML page shown after a successful user interactive authentication session:
+    #   'sso_auth_success.html'.
+    #
+    #   Note that this page must include the JavaScript which notifies of a successful authentication
+    #   (see https://matrix.org/docs/spec/client_server/r0.6.0#fallback).
+    #
+    #   This template has no additional variables.
+    #
+    # * HTML page shown during single sign-on if a deactivated user (according to Synapse's database)
+    #   attempts to login: 'sso_account_deactivated.html'.
+    #
+    #   This template has no additional variables.
+    #
+    # * HTML page to display to users if something goes wrong during the
+    #   OpenID Connect authentication process: 'sso_error.html'.
+    #
+    #   When rendering, this template is given two variables:
+    #     * error: the technical name of the error
+    #     * error_description: a human-readable message for the error
+    #
+    # You can see the default templates at:
+    # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates
+    #
+    #template_dir: "res/templates"
+
+
 # The JWT needs to contain a globally unique "sub" (subject) claim.
 #
 #jwt_config:
@@ -1369,6 +1714,41 @@ password_config:
   #
   #pepper: "EVEN_MORE_SECRET"

+   # Define and enforce a password policy. Each parameter is optional.
+   # This is an implementation of MSC2000.
+   #
+   policy:
+      # Whether to enforce the password policy.
+      # Defaults to 'false'.
+      #
+      #enabled: true
+
+      # Minimum accepted length for a password.
+      # Defaults to 0.
+      #
+      #minimum_length: 15
+
+      # Whether a password must contain at least one digit.
+      # Defaults to 'false'.
+      #
+      #require_digit: true
+
+      # Whether a password must contain at least one symbol.
+      # A symbol is any character that's not a number or a letter.
+      # Defaults to 'false'.
+      #
+      #require_symbol: true
+
+      # Whether a password must contain at least one lowercase letter.
+      # Defaults to 'false'.
+      #
+      #require_lowercase: true
+
+      # Whether a password must contain at least one lowercase letter.
+      # Defaults to 'false'.
+      #
+      #require_uppercase: true
+

 # Configuration for sending emails from Synapse.
 #
@@ -1394,10 +1774,6 @@ email:
  #
  #require_transport_security: true

-  # Enable sending emails for messages that the user has missed
-  #
-  #enable_notifs: false
-
  # notif_from defines the "From" address to use when sending emails.
  # It must be set if email sending is enabled.
  #
@@ -1415,6 +1791,11 @@ email:
  #
  #app_name: my_branded_matrix_server

+  # Uncomment the following to enable sending emails for messages that the user
+  # has missed. Disabled by default.
+  #
+  #enable_notifs: true
+
  # Uncomment the following to disable automatic subscription to email
  # notifications for new users. Enabled by default.
  #
@@ -1476,7 +1857,19 @@ email:
  #template_dir: "res/templates"


-#password_providers:
+# Password providers allow homeserver administrators to integrate
+# their Synapse installation with existing authentication methods
+# ex. LDAP, external tokens, etc.
+#
+# For more information and known implementations, please see
+# https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/password_auth_providers.md
+#
+# Note: instances wishing to use SAML or CAS authentication should
+# instead use the `saml2_config` or `cas_config` options,
+# respectively.
+#
+password_providers:
+#    # Example config for an LDAP auth provider
 #    - module: "ldap_auth_provider.LdapAuthProvider"
 #      config:
 #        enabled: true
@@ -1509,10 +1902,17 @@ email:
 #  include_content: true


-#spam_checker:
-#  module: "my_custom_project.SuperSpamChecker"
-#  config:
-#    example_option: 'things'
+# Spam checkers are third-party modules that can block specific actions
+# of local users, such as creating rooms and registering undesirable
+# usernames, as well as remote users by redacting incoming events.
+#
+spam_checker:
+   #- module: "my_custom_project.SuperSpamChecker"
+   #  config:
+   #    example_option: 'things'
+   #- module: "some_other_project.BadEventStopper"
+   #  config:
+   #    example_stop_events_from: ['@bad:example.com']


 # Uncomment to allow non-server-admin users to create groups on this server
--- a/docs/spam_checker.md
+++ b/docs/spam_checker.md
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+# Handling spam in Synapse
+
+Synapse has support to customize spam checking behavior. It can plug into a
+variety of events and affect how they are presented to users on your homeserver.
+
+The spam checking behavior is implemented as a Python class, which must be
+able to be imported by the running Synapse.
+
+## Python spam checker class
+
+The Python class is instantiated with two objects:
+
+* Any configuration (see below).
+* An instance of `synapse.spam_checker_api.SpamCheckerApi`.
+
+It then implements methods which return a boolean to alter behavior in Synapse.
+
+There's a generic method for checking every event (`check_event_for_spam`), as
+well as some specific methods:
+
+* `user_may_invite`
+* `user_may_create_room`
+* `user_may_create_room_alias`
+* `user_may_publish_room`
+
+The details of the each of these methods (as well as their inputs and outputs)
+are documented in the `synapse.events.spamcheck.SpamChecker` class.
+
+The `SpamCheckerApi` class provides a way for the custom spam checker class to
+call back into the homeserver internals. It currently implements the following
+methods:
+
+* `get_state_events_in_room`
+
+### Example
+
+```python
+class ExampleSpamChecker:
+    def __init__(self, config, api):
+        self.config = config
+        self.api = api
+
+    def check_event_for_spam(self, foo):
+        return False  # allow all events
+
+    def user_may_invite(self, inviter_userid, invitee_userid, room_id):
+        return True  # allow all invites
+
+    def user_may_create_room(self, userid):
+        return True  # allow all room creations
+
+    def user_may_create_room_alias(self, userid, room_alias):
+        return True  # allow all room aliases
+
+    def user_may_publish_room(self, userid, room_id):
+        return True  # allow publishing of all rooms
+
+    def check_username_for_spam(self, user_profile):
+        return False  # allow all usernames
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+Modify the `spam_checker` section of your `homeserver.yaml` in the following
+manner:
+
+Create a list entry with the keys `module` and `config`.
+
+* `module` should point to the fully qualified Python class that implements your
+  custom logic, e.g. `my_module.ExampleSpamChecker`.
+
+* `config` is a dictionary that gets passed to the spam checker class.
+
+### Example
+
+This section might look like:
+
+```yaml
+spam_checker:
+  - module: my_module.ExampleSpamChecker
+    config:
+      # Enable or disable a specific option in ExampleSpamChecker.
+      my_custom_option: true
+```
+
+More spam checkers can be added in tandem by appending more items to the list. An
+action is blocked when at least one of the configured spam checkers flags it.
+
+## Examples
+
+The [Mjolnir](https://github.com/matrix-org/mjolnir) project is a full fledged
+example using the Synapse spam checking API, including a bot for dynamic
+configuration.
--- a/docs/sso_mapping_providers.md
+++ b/docs/sso_mapping_providers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+# SSO Mapping Providers
+
+A mapping provider is a Python class (loaded via a Python module) that
+works out how to map attributes of a SSO response to Matrix-specific
+user attributes. Details such as user ID localpart, displayname, and even avatar
+URLs are all things that can be mapped from talking to a SSO service.
+
+As an example, a SSO service may return the email address
+"john.smith@example.com" for a user, whereas Synapse will need to figure out how
+to turn that into a displayname when creating a Matrix user for this individual.
+It may choose `John Smith`, or `Smith, John [Example.com]` or any number of
+variations. As each Synapse configuration may want something different, this is
+where SAML mapping providers come into play.
+
+SSO mapping providers are currently supported for OpenID and SAML SSO
+configurations. Please see the details below for how to implement your own.
+
+External mapping providers are provided to Synapse in the form of an external
+Python module. You can retrieve this module from [PyPi](https://pypi.org) or elsewhere,
+but it must be importable via Synapse (e.g. it must be in the same virtualenv
+as Synapse). The Synapse config is then modified to point to the mapping provider
+(and optionally provide additional configuration for it).
+
+## OpenID Mapping Providers
+
+The OpenID mapping provider can be customized by editing the
+`oidc_config.user_mapping_provider.module` config option.
+
+`oidc_config.user_mapping_provider.config` allows you to provide custom
+configuration options to the module. Check with the module's documentation for
+what options it provides (if any). The options listed by default are for the
+user mapping provider built in to Synapse. If using a custom module, you should
+comment these options out and use those specified by the module instead.
+
+### Building a Custom OpenID Mapping Provider
+
+A custom mapping provider must specify the following methods:
+
+* `__init__(self, parsed_config)`
+   - Arguments:
+     - `parsed_config` - A configuration object that is the return value of the
+       `parse_config` method. You should set any configuration options needed by
+       the module here.
+* `parse_config(config)`
+    - This method should have the `@staticmethod` decoration.
+    - Arguments:
+        - `config` - A `dict` representing the parsed content of the
+          `oidc_config.user_mapping_provider.config` homeserver config option.
+           Runs on homeserver startup. Providers should extract and validate
+           any option values they need here.
+    - Whatever is returned will be passed back to the user mapping provider module's
+      `__init__` method during construction.
+* `get_remote_user_id(self, userinfo)`
+    - Arguments:
+      - `userinfo` - A `authlib.oidc.core.claims.UserInfo` object to extract user
+                     information from.
+    - This method must return a string, which is the unique identifier for the
+      user. Commonly the ``sub`` claim of the response.
+* `map_user_attributes(self, userinfo, token)`
+    - This method should be async.
+    - Arguments:
+      - `userinfo` - A `authlib.oidc.core.claims.UserInfo` object to extract user
+                     information from.
+      - `token` - A dictionary which includes information necessary to make
+                  further requests to the OpenID provider.
+    - Returns a dictionary with two keys:
+      - localpart: A required string, used to generate the Matrix ID.
+      - displayname: An optional string, the display name for the user.
+
+### Default OpenID Mapping Provider
+
+Synapse has a built-in OpenID mapping provider if a custom provider isn't
+specified in the config. It is located at
+[`synapse.handlers.oidc_handler.JinjaOidcMappingProvider`](../synapse/handlers/oidc_handler.py).
+
+## SAML Mapping Providers
+
+The SAML mapping provider can be customized by editing the
+`saml2_config.user_mapping_provider.module` config option.
+
+`saml2_config.user_mapping_provider.config` allows you to provide custom
+configuration options to the module. Check with the module's documentation for
+what options it provides (if any). The options listed by default are for the
+user mapping provider built in to Synapse. If using a custom module, you should
+comment these options out and use those specified by the module instead.
+
+### Building a Custom SAML Mapping Provider
+
+A custom mapping provider must specify the following methods:
+
+* `__init__(self, parsed_config)`
+   - Arguments:
+     - `parsed_config` - A configuration object that is the return value of the
+       `parse_config` method. You should set any configuration options needed by
+       the module here.
+* `parse_config(config)`
+    - This method should have the `@staticmethod` decoration.
+    - Arguments:
+        - `config` - A `dict` representing the parsed content of the
+          `saml_config.user_mapping_provider.config` homeserver config option.
+           Runs on homeserver startup. Providers should extract and validate
+           any option values they need here.
+    - Whatever is returned will be passed back to the user mapping provider module's
+      `__init__` method during construction.
+* `get_saml_attributes(config)`
+    - This method should have the `@staticmethod` decoration.
+    - Arguments:
+        - `config` - A object resulting from a call to `parse_config`.
+    - Returns a tuple of two sets. The first set equates to the SAML auth
+      response attributes that are required for the module to function, whereas
+      the second set consists of those attributes which can be used if available,
+      but are not necessary.
+* `get_remote_user_id(self, saml_response, client_redirect_url)`
+    - Arguments:
+      - `saml_response` - A `saml2.response.AuthnResponse` object to extract user
+                          information from.
+      - `client_redirect_url` - A string, the URL that the client will be
+                                redirected to.
+    - This method must return a string, which is the unique identifier for the
+      user. Commonly the ``uid`` claim of the response.
+* `saml_response_to_user_attributes(self, saml_response, failures, client_redirect_url)`
+    - Arguments:
+      - `saml_response` - A `saml2.response.AuthnResponse` object to extract user
+                          information from.
+      - `failures` - An `int` that represents the amount of times the returned
+                     mxid localpart mapping has failed.  This should be used
+                     to create a deduplicated mxid localpart which should be
+                     returned instead. For example, if this method returns
+                     `john.doe` as the value of `mxid_localpart` in the returned
+                     dict, and that is already taken on the homeserver, this
+                     method will be called again with the same parameters but
+                     with failures=1. The method should then return a different
+                     `mxid_localpart` value, such as `john.doe1`.
+      - `client_redirect_url` - A string, the URL that the client will be
+                                redirected to.
+    - This method must return a dictionary, which will then be used by Synapse
+      to build a new user. The following keys are allowed:
+       * `mxid_localpart` - Required. The mxid localpart of the new user.
+       * `displayname` - The displayname of the new user. If not provided, will default to
+                         the value of `mxid_localpart`.
+
+### Default SAML Mapping Provider
+
+Synapse has a built-in SAML mapping provider if a custom provider isn't
+specified in the config. It is located at
+[`synapse.handlers.saml_handler.DefaultSamlMappingProvider`](../synapse/handlers/saml_handler.py).
--- a/docs/systemd-with-workers/README.md
+++ b/docs/systemd-with-workers/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Setting up Synapse with Workers and Systemd
+
+This is a setup for managing synapse with systemd, including support for
+managing workers. It provides a `matrix-synapse` service for the master, as
+well as a `matrix-synapse-worker@` service template for any workers you
+require. Additionally, to group the required services, it sets up a
+`matrix-synapse.target`.
+
+See the folder [system](system) for the systemd unit files.
+
+The folder [workers](workers) contains an example configuration for the
+`federation_reader` worker.
+
+## Synapse configuration files
+
+See [workers.md](../workers.md) for information on how to set up the
+configuration files and reverse-proxy correctly. You can find an example worker
+config in the [workers](workers) folder.
+
+Systemd manages daemonization itself, so ensure that none of the configuration
+files set either `daemonize` or `worker_daemonize`.
+
+The config files of all workers are expected to be located in
+`/etc/matrix-synapse/workers`. If you want to use a different location, edit
+the provided `*.service` files accordingly.
+
+There is no need for a separate configuration file for the master process.
+
+## Set up
+
+1. Adjust synapse configuration files as above.
+1. Copy the `*.service` and `*.target` files in [system](system) to
+`/etc/systemd/system`.
+1. Run `systemctl deamon-reload` to tell systemd to load the new unit files.
+1. Run `systemctl enable matrix-synapse.service`. This will configure the
+synapse master process to be started as part of the `matrix-synapse.target`
+target.
+1. For each worker process to be enabled, run `systemctl enable
+matrix-synapse-worker@<worker_name>.service`. For each `<worker_name>`, there
+should be a corresponding configuration file
+`/etc/matrix-synapse/workers/<worker_name>.yaml`.
+1. Start all the synapse processes with `systemctl start matrix-synapse.target`.
+1. Tell systemd to start synapse on boot with `systemctl enable matrix-synapse.target`/
+
+## Usage
+
+Once the services are correctly set up, you can use the following commands
+to manage your synapse installation:
+
+```sh
+# Restart Synapse master and all workers
+systemctl restart matrix-synapse.target
+
+# Stop Synapse and all workers
+systemctl stop matrix-synapse.target
+
+# Restart the master alone
+systemctl start matrix-synapse.service
+
+# Restart a specific worker (eg. federation_reader); the master is
+# unaffected by this.
+systemctl restart matrix-synapse-worker@federation_reader.service
+
+# Add a new worker (assuming all configs are set up already)
+systemctl enable matrix-synapse-worker@federation_writer.service
+systemctl restart matrix-synapse.target
+```
--- a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
+++ b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Synapse %i
+
+# This service should be restarted when the synapse target is restarted.
+PartOf=matrix-synapse.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=main
+User=matrix-synapse
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/matrix-synapse
+ExecStart=/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/python -m synapse.app.generic_worker --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/ --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/workers/%i.yaml
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=3
+SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse-%i
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=matrix-synapse.target
--- a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Synapse Matrix Homeserver
+Description=Synapse master
+
+# This service should be restarted when the synapse target is restarted.
+PartOf=matrix-synapse.target

 [Service]
 Type=notify
@@ -15,4 +18,4 @@ RestartSec=3
 SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse

 [Install]
-WantedBy=matrix.target
+WantedBy=matrix-synapse.target
--- a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.target
+++ b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.target
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Synapse parent target
+After=network.target
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
--- a/contrib/systemd-with-workers/workers/federation_reader.yaml
+++ b/contrib/systemd-with-workers/workers/federation_reader.yaml
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ worker_listeners:
      resources:
          - names: [federation]

-worker_daemonize: false
 worker_log_config: /etc/matrix-synapse/federation-reader-log.yaml
--- a/docs/tcp_replication.md
+++ b/docs/tcp_replication.md
@@ -14,16 +14,18 @@ example flow would be (where '>' indicates master to worker and
 '<' worker to master flows):

    > SERVER example.com
-    < REPLICATE events 53
-    > RDATA events 54 ["$foo1:bar.com", ...]
-    > RDATA events 55 ["$foo4:bar.com", ...]
+    < REPLICATE
+    > POSITION events master 53
+    > RDATA events master 54 ["$foo1:bar.com", ...]
+    > RDATA events master 55 ["$foo4:bar.com", ...]

-The example shows the server accepting a new connection and sending its
-identity with the `SERVER` command, followed by the client asking to
-subscribe to the `events` stream from the token `53`. The server then
-periodically sends `RDATA` commands which have the format
-`RDATA <stream_name> <token> <row>`, where the format of `<row>` is
-defined by the individual streams.
+The example shows the server accepting a new connection and sending its identity
+with the `SERVER` command, followed by the client server to respond with the
+position of all streams. The server then periodically sends `RDATA` commands
+which have the format `RDATA <stream_name> <instance_name> <token> <row>`, where
+the format of `<row>` is defined by the individual streams. The
+`<instance_name>` is the name of the Synapse process that generated the data
+(usually "master").

 Error reporting happens by either the client or server sending an ERROR
 command, and usually the connection will be closed.
@@ -32,9 +34,6 @@ Since the protocol is a simple line based, its possible to manually
 connect to the server using a tool like netcat. A few things should be
 noted when manually using the protocol:

-   When subscribing to a stream using `REPLICATE`, the special token
-    `NOW` can be used to get all future updates. The special stream name
-    `ALL` can be used with `NOW` to subscribe to all available streams.
 -   The federation stream is only available if federation sending has
    been disabled on the main process.
 -   The server will only time connections out that have sent a `PING`
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ The basic structure of the protocol is line based, where the initial
 word of each line specifies the command. The rest of the line is parsed
 based on the command. For example, the RDATA command is defined as:

-    RDATA <stream_name> <token> <row_json>
+    RDATA <stream_name> <instance_name> <token> <row_json>

 (Note that <row_json> may contains spaces, but cannot contain
 newlines.)
@@ -91,9 +90,7 @@ The client:
 -   Sends a `NAME` command, allowing the server to associate a human
    friendly name with the connection. This is optional.
 -   Sends a `PING` as above
-   For each stream the client wishes to subscribe to it sends a
-    `REPLICATE` with the `stream_name` and token it wants to subscribe
-    from.
+-   Sends a `REPLICATE` to get the current position of all streams.
 -   On receipt of a `SERVER` command, checks that the server name
    matches the expected server name.

@@ -140,14 +137,12 @@ the wire:
    > PING 1490197665618
    < NAME synapse.app.appservice
    < PING 1490197665618
-    < REPLICATE events 1
-    < REPLICATE backfill 1
-    < REPLICATE caches 1
-    > POSITION events 1
-    > POSITION backfill 1
-    > POSITION caches 1
-    > RDATA caches 2 ["get_user_by_id",["@01register-user:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
-    > RDATA events 14 ["$149019767112vOHxz:localhost:8823",
+    < REPLICATE
+    > POSITION events master 1
+    > POSITION backfill master 1
+    > POSITION caches master 1
+    > RDATA caches master 2 ["get_user_by_id",["@01register-user:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
+    > RDATA events master 14 ["$149019767112vOHxz:localhost:8823",
        "!AFDCvgApUmpdfVjIXm:localhost:8823","m.room.guest_access","",null]
    < PING 1490197675618
    > ERROR server stopping
@@ -158,10 +153,10 @@ position without needing to send data with the `RDATA` command.

 An example of a batched set of `RDATA` is:

-    > RDATA caches batch ["get_user_by_id",["@test:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
-    > RDATA caches batch ["get_user_by_id",["@test2:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
-    > RDATA caches batch ["get_user_by_id",["@test3:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
-    > RDATA caches 54 ["get_user_by_id",["@test4:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
+    > RDATA caches master batch ["get_user_by_id",["@test:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
+    > RDATA caches master batch ["get_user_by_id",["@test2:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
+    > RDATA caches master batch ["get_user_by_id",["@test3:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]
+    > RDATA caches master 54 ["get_user_by_id",["@test4:localhost:8823"],1490197670513]

 In this case the client shouldn't advance their caches token until it
 sees the the last `RDATA`.
@@ -181,9 +176,14 @@ client (C):

 #### POSITION (S)

-   The position of the stream has been updated. Sent to the client
-    after all missing updates for a stream have been sent to the client
-    and they're now up to date.
+   On receipt of a POSITION command clients should check if they have missed any
+   updates, and if so then fetch them out of band. Sent in response to a
+   REPLICATE command (but can happen at any time).
+
+   The POSITION command includes the source of the stream. Currently all streams
+   are written by a single process (usually "master"). If fetching missing
+   updates via HTTP API, rather than via the DB, then processes should make the
+   request to the appropriate process.

 #### ERROR (S, C)

@@ -199,24 +199,17 @@ client (C):

 #### REPLICATE (C)

-Asks the server to replicate a given stream. The syntax is:
-
-```
-    REPLICATE <stream_name> <token>
-```
-
-Where `<token>` may be either:
- * a numeric stream_id to stream updates since (exclusive)
- * `NOW` to stream all subsequent updates.
-
-The `<stream_name>` is the name of a replication stream to subscribe
-to (see [here](../synapse/replication/tcp/streams/_base.py) for a list
-of streams). It can also be `ALL` to subscribe to all known streams,
-in which case the `<token>` must be set to `NOW`.
+Asks the server for the current position of all streams.

 #### USER_SYNC (C)

-   A user has started or stopped syncing
+   A user has started or stopped syncing on this process.
+
+#### CLEAR_USER_SYNC (C)
+
+   The server should clear all associated user sync data from the worker.
+
+   This is used when a worker is shutting down.

 #### FEDERATION_ACK (C)

@@ -226,14 +219,6 @@ in which case the `<token>` must be set to `NOW`.

   Inform the server a pusher should be removed

-#### INVALIDATE_CACHE (C)
-
-   Inform the server a cache should be invalidated
-
-#### SYNC (S, C)
-
-   Used exclusively in tests
-
 ### REMOTE_SERVER_UP (S, C)

   Inform other processes that a remote server may have come back online.
@@ -252,12 +237,12 @@ Each individual cache invalidation results in a row being sent down
 replication, which includes the cache name (the name of the function)
 and they key to invalidate. For example:

-    > RDATA caches 550953771 ["get_user_by_id", ["@bob:example.com"], 1550574873251]
+    > RDATA caches master 550953771 ["get_user_by_id", ["@bob:example.com"], 1550574873251]

 Alternatively, an entire cache can be invalidated by sending down a `null`
 instead of the key. For example:

-    > RDATA caches 550953772 ["get_user_by_id", null, 1550574873252]
+    > RDATA caches master 550953772 ["get_user_by_id", null, 1550574873252]

 However, there are times when a number of caches need to be invalidated
 at the same time with the same key. To reduce traffic we batch those
--- a/docs/turn-howto.md
+++ b/docs/turn-howto.md
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ TURN server.

 The following sections describe how to install [coturn](<https://github.com/coturn/coturn>) (which implements the TURN REST API) and integrate it with synapse.

+## Requirements
+
+For TURN relaying with `coturn` to work, it must be hosted on a server/endpoint with a public IP.
+
+Hosting TURN behind a NAT (even with appropriate port forwarding) is known to cause issues
+and to often not work.
+
 ## `coturn` Setup

 ### Initial installation
@@ -113,7 +120,7 @@ Your home server configuration file needs the following extra keys:
 As an example, here is the relevant section of the config file for matrix.org:

    turn_uris: [ "turn:turn.matrix.org:3478?transport=udp", "turn:turn.matrix.org:3478?transport=tcp" ]
-    turn_shared_secret: n0t4ctuAllymatr1Xd0TorgSshar3d5ecret4obvIousreAsons
+    turn_shared_secret: "n0t4ctuAllymatr1Xd0TorgSshar3d5ecret4obvIousreAsons"
    turn_user_lifetime: 86400000
    turn_allow_guests: True

--- a/docs/workers.md
+++ b/docs/workers.md
@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 # Scaling synapse via workers

-Synapse has experimental support for splitting out functionality into
-multiple separate python processes, helping greatly with scalability.  These
+For small instances it recommended to run Synapse in monolith mode (the
+default). For larger instances where performance is a concern it can be helpful
+to split out functionality into multiple separate python processes. These
 processes are called 'workers', and are (eventually) intended to scale
 horizontally independently.

-All of the below is highly experimental and subject to change as Synapse evolves,
-but documenting it here to help folks needing highly scalable Synapses similar
-to the one running matrix.org!
+Synapse's worker support is under active development and subject to change as
+we attempt to rapidly scale ever larger Synapse instances. However we are
+documenting it here to help admins needing a highly scalable Synapse instance
+similar to the one running `matrix.org`.

-All processes continue to share the same database instance, and as such, workers
-only work with postgres based synapse deployments (sharing a single sqlite
-across multiple processes is a recipe for disaster, plus you should be using
-postgres anyway if you care about scalability).
+All processes continue to share the same database instance, and as such,
+workers only work with PostgreSQL-based Synapse deployments. SQLite should only
+be used for demo purposes and any admin considering workers should already be
+running PostgreSQL.

-The workers communicate with the master synapse process via a synapse-specific
-TCP protocol called 'replication' - analogous to MySQL or Postgres style
-database replication; feeding a stream of relevant data to the workers so they
-can be kept in sync with the main synapse process and database state.
+## Master/worker communication
+
+The workers communicate with the master process via a Synapse-specific protocol
+called 'replication' (analogous to MySQL- or Postgres-style database
+replication) which feeds a stream of relevant data from the master to the
+workers so they can be kept in sync with the master process and database state.
+
+Additionally, workers may make HTTP requests to the master, to send information
+in the other direction. Typically this is used for operations which need to
+wait for a reply - such as sending an event.

 ## Configuration

@@ -27,72 +35,61 @@ the correct worker, or to the main synapse instance. Note that this includes
 requests made to the federation port. See [reverse_proxy.md](reverse_proxy.md)
 for information on setting up a reverse proxy.

-To enable workers, you need to add two replication listeners to the master
-synapse, e.g.:
+To enable workers, you need to add *two* replication listeners to the
+main Synapse configuration file (`homeserver.yaml`). For example:

-    listeners:
-      # The TCP replication port
-      - port: 9092
-        bind_address: '127.0.0.1'
-        type: replication
-      # The HTTP replication port
-      - port: 9093
-        bind_address: '127.0.0.1'
-        type: http
-        resources:
-         - names: [replication]
+```yaml
+listeners:
+  # The TCP replication port
+  - port: 9092
+    bind_address: '127.0.0.1'
+    type: replication
+
+  # The HTTP replication port
+  - port: 9093
+    bind_address: '127.0.0.1'
+    type: http
+    resources:
+     - names: [replication]
+```

 Under **no circumstances** should these replication API listeners be exposed to
-the public internet; it currently implements no authentication whatsoever and is
-unencrypted.
+the public internet; they have no authentication and are unencrypted.

-(Roughly, the TCP port is used for streaming data from the master to the
-workers, and the HTTP port for the workers to send data to the main
-synapse process.)
+You should then create a set of configs for the various worker processes.  Each
+worker configuration file inherits the configuration of the main homeserver
+configuration file.  You can then override configuration specific to that
+worker, e.g. the HTTP listener that it provides (if any); logging
+configuration; etc.  You should minimise the number of overrides though to
+maintain a usable config.

-You then create a set of configs for the various worker processes.  These
-should be worker configuration files, and should be stored in a dedicated
-subdirectory, to allow synctl to manipulate them. An additional configuration
-for the master synapse process will need to be created because the process will
-not be started automatically. That configuration should look like this:
+In the config file for each worker, you must specify the type of worker
+application (`worker_app`). The currently available worker applications are
+listed below. You must also specify the replication endpoints that it should
+talk to on the main synapse process.  `worker_replication_host` should specify
+the host of the main synapse, `worker_replication_port` should point to the TCP
+replication listener port and `worker_replication_http_port` should point to
+the HTTP replication port.

-    worker_app: synapse.app.homeserver
-    daemonize: true
+For example:

-Each worker configuration file inherits the configuration of the main homeserver
-configuration file.  You can then override configuration specific to that worker,
-e.g. the HTTP listener that it provides (if any); logging configuration; etc.
-You should minimise the number of overrides though to maintain a usable config.
+```yaml
+worker_app: synapse.app.synchrotron

-You must specify the type of worker application (`worker_app`). The currently
-available worker applications are listed below. You must also specify the
-replication endpoints that it's talking to on the main synapse process.
-`worker_replication_host` should specify the host of the main synapse,
-`worker_replication_port` should point to the TCP replication listener port and
-`worker_replication_http_port` should point to the HTTP replication port.
+# The replication listener on the synapse to talk to.
+worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1
+worker_replication_port: 9092
+worker_replication_http_port: 9093

-Currently, the `event_creator` and `federation_reader` workers require specifying
-`worker_replication_http_port`.
+worker_listeners:
+ - type: http
+   port: 8083
+   resources:
+     - names:
+       - client

-For instance:
-
-    worker_app: synapse.app.synchrotron
-
-    # The replication listener on the synapse to talk to.
-    worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1
-    worker_replication_port: 9092
-    worker_replication_http_port: 9093
-
-    worker_listeners:
-     - type: http
-       port: 8083
-       resources:
-         - names:
-           - client
-
-    worker_daemonize: True
-    worker_pid_file: /home/matrix/synapse/synchrotron.pid
-    worker_log_config: /home/matrix/synapse/config/synchrotron_log_config.yaml
+worker_log_config: /home/matrix/synapse/config/synchrotron_log_config.yaml
+```

 ...is a full configuration for a synchrotron worker instance, which will expose a
 plain HTTP `/sync` endpoint on port 8083 separately from the `/sync` endpoint provided
@@ -101,7 +98,75 @@ by the main synapse.
 Obviously you should configure your reverse-proxy to route the relevant
 endpoints to the worker (`localhost:8083` in the above example).

-Finally, to actually run your worker-based synapse, you must pass synctl the -a
+Finally, you need to start your worker processes. This can be done with either
+`synctl` or your distribution's preferred service manager such as `systemd`. We
+recommend the use of `systemd` where available: for information on setting up
+`systemd` to start synapse workers, see
+[systemd-with-workers](systemd-with-workers). To use `synctl`, see below.
+
+### **Experimental** support for replication over redis
+
+As of Synapse v1.13.0, it is possible to configure Synapse to send replication
+via a [Redis pub/sub channel](https://redis.io/topics/pubsub). This is an
+alternative to direct TCP connections to the master: rather than all the
+workers connecting to the master, all the workers and the master connect to
+Redis, which relays replication commands between processes. This can give a
+significant cpu saving on the master and will be a prerequisite for upcoming
+performance improvements.
+
+Note that this support is currently experimental; you may experience lost
+messages and similar problems! It is strongly recommended that admins setting
+up workers for the first time use direct TCP replication as above.
+
+To configure Synapse to use Redis:
+
+1. Install Redis following the normal procedure for your distribution - for
+   example, on Debian, `apt install redis-server`. (It is safe to use an
+   existing Redis deployment if you have one: we use a pub/sub stream named
+   according to the `server_name` of your synapse server.)
+2. Check Redis is running and accessible: you should be able to `echo PING | nc -q1
+   localhost 6379` and get a response of `+PONG`.
+3. Install the python prerequisites. If you installed synapse into a
+   virtualenv, this can be done with:
+   ```sh
+   pip install matrix-synapse[redis]
+   ```
+   The debian packages from matrix.org already include the required
+   dependencies.
+4. Add config to the shared configuration (`homeserver.yaml`):
+    ```yaml
+    redis:
+      enabled: true
+    ```
+    Optional parameters which can go alongside `enabled` are `host`, `port`,
+    `password`. Normally none of these are required.
+5. Restart master and all workers.
+
+Once redis replication is in use, `worker_replication_port` is redundant and
+can be removed from the worker configuration files. Similarly, the
+configuration for the `listener` for the TCP replication port can be removed
+from the main configuration file. Note that the HTTP replication port is
+still required.
+
+### Using synctl
+
+If you want to use `synctl` to manage your synapse processes, you will need to
+create an an additional configuration file for the master synapse process. That
+configuration should look like this:
+
+```yaml
+worker_app: synapse.app.homeserver
+```
+
+Additionally, each worker app must be configured with the name of a "pid file",
+to which it will write its process ID when it starts. For example, for a
+synchrotron, you might write:
+
+```yaml
+worker_pid_file: /home/matrix/synapse/synchrotron.pid
+```
+
+Finally, to actually run your worker-based synapse, you must pass synctl the `-a`
 commandline option to tell it to operate on all the worker configurations found
 in the given directory, e.g.:

@@ -176,15 +241,34 @@ endpoints matching the following regular expressions:
    ^/_matrix/federation/v1/query_auth/
    ^/_matrix/federation/v1/event_auth/
    ^/_matrix/federation/v1/exchange_third_party_invite/
+    ^/_matrix/federation/v1/user/devices/
    ^/_matrix/federation/v1/send/
+    ^/_matrix/federation/v1/get_groups_publicised$
    ^/_matrix/key/v2/query

+Additionally, the following REST endpoints can be handled for GET requests:
+
+    ^/_matrix/federation/v1/groups/
+
 The above endpoints should all be routed to the federation_reader worker by the
 reverse-proxy configuration.

 The `^/_matrix/federation/v1/send/` endpoint must only be handled by a single
 instance.

+Note that `federation` must be added to the listener resources in the worker config:
+
+```yaml
+worker_app: synapse.app.federation_reader
+...
+worker_listeners:
+ - type: http
+   port: <port>
+   resources:
+     - names:
+       - federation
+```
+
 ### `synapse.app.federation_sender`

 Handles sending federation traffic to other servers. Doesn't handle any
@@ -241,15 +325,22 @@ following regular expressions:
    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/keys/changes$
    ^/_matrix/client/versions$
    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/voip/turnServer$
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/joined_groups$
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/publicised_groups$
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/publicised_groups/

 Additionally, the following REST endpoints can be handled for GET requests:

    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/pushrules/.*$
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/groups/.*$
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/user/[^/]*/account_data/
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/user/[^/]*/rooms/[^/]*/account_data/

 Additionally, the following REST endpoints can be handled, but all requests must
 be routed to the same instance:

    ^/_matrix/client/(r0|unstable)/register$
+    ^/_matrix/client/(r0|unstable)/auth/.*/fallback/web$

 Pagination requests can also be handled, but all requests with the same path
 room must be routed to the same instance. Additionally, care must be taken to
@@ -265,6 +356,10 @@ the following regular expressions:

    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/user_directory/search$

+When using this worker you must also set `update_user_directory: False` in the
+shared configuration file to stop the main synapse running background
+jobs related to updating the user directory.
+
 ### `synapse.app.frontend_proxy`

 Proxies some frequently-requested client endpoints to add caching and remove
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -75,3 +75,6 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True

 [mypy-jwt.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
+
+[mypy-authlib.*]
+ignore_missing_imports = True
--- a/scripts-dev/config-lint.sh
+++ b/scripts-dev/config-lint.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 # Exits with 0 if there are no problems, or another code otherwise.

 # Fix non-lowercase true/false values
-sed -i -E "s/: +True/: true/g; s/: +False/: false/g;" docs/sample_config.yaml
+sed -i.bak -E "s/: +True/: true/g; s/: +False/: false/g;" docs/sample_config.yaml
+rm docs/sample_config.yaml.bak

 # Check if anything changed
 git diff --exit-code docs/sample_config.yaml
--- a/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def main():

    yaml.safe_dump(result, sys.stdout, default_flow_style=False)

-    rows = list(row for server, json in result.items() for row in rows_v2(server, json))
+    rows = [row for server, json in result.items() for row in rows_v2(server, json)]

    cursor = connection.cursor()
    cursor.executemany(
--- a/scripts/synapse_port_db
+++ b/scripts/synapse_port_db
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ APPEND_ONLY_TABLES = [
    "presence_stream",
    "push_rules_stream",
    "ex_outlier_stream",
-    "cache_invalidation_stream",
+    "cache_invalidation_stream_by_instance",
    "public_room_list_stream",
    "state_group_edges",
    "stream_ordering_to_exterm",
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class MockHomeserver:
        self.clock = Clock(reactor)
        self.config = config
        self.hostname = config.server_name
-        self.version_string = "Synapse/"+get_version_string(synapse)
+        self.version_string = "Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse)

    def get_clock(self):
        return self.clock
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
 name: matrix-synapse
 base: core18
-version: git 
+version: git
 summary: Reference Matrix homeserver
 description: |
  Synapse is the reference Matrix homeserver.
  Matrix is a federated and decentralised instant messaging and VoIP system.

-grade: stable 
-confinement: strict 
+grade: stable
+confinement: strict

 apps:
-  matrix-synapse: 
+  matrix-synapse:
    command: synctl --no-daemonize start $SNAP_COMMON/homeserver.yaml
    stop-command: synctl -c $SNAP_COMMON stop
    plugs: [network-bind, network]
-    daemon: simple 
+    daemon: simple
+  hash-password:
+    command: hash_password
+  generate-config:
+    command: generate_config
+  generate-signing-key:
+    command: generate_signing_key.py
+  register-new-matrix-user:
+    command: register_new_matrix_user
+    plugs: [network]
+  synctl:
+    command: synctl
 parts:
  matrix-synapse:
    source: .
@@ -22,6 +33,10 @@ parts:
    python-version: python3
    python-packages:
      - '.[all]'
+      - pip
+      - setuptools
+      - setuptools-scm
+      - wheel
    build-packages:
      - libffi-dev
      - libturbojpeg0-dev
--- a/stubs/sortedcontainers/init.pyi
+++ b/stubs/sortedcontainers/init.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from .sorteddict import (
+    SortedDict,
+    SortedKeysView,
+    SortedItemsView,
+    SortedValuesView,
+)
+
+__all__ = [
+    "SortedDict",
+    "SortedKeysView",
+    "SortedItemsView",
+    "SortedValuesView",
+]
--- a/stubs/sortedcontainers/sorteddict.pyi
+++ b/stubs/sortedcontainers/sorteddict.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# stub for SortedDict. This is a lightly edited copy of
+# https://github.com/grantjenks/python-sortedcontainers/blob/eea42df1f7bad2792e8da77335ff888f04b9e5ae/sortedcontainers/sorteddict.pyi
+# (from https://github.com/grantjenks/python-sortedcontainers/pull/107)
+
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Dict,
+    Hashable,
+    Iterator,
+    Iterable,
+    ItemsView,
+    KeysView,
+    List,
+    Mapping,
+    Optional,
+    Sequence,
+    Type,
+    TypeVar,
+    Tuple,
+    Union,
+    ValuesView,
+    overload,
+)
+
+_T = TypeVar("_T")
+_S = TypeVar("_S")
+_T_h = TypeVar("_T_h", bound=Hashable)
+_KT = TypeVar("_KT", bound=Hashable)  # Key type.
+_VT = TypeVar("_VT")  # Value type.
+_KT_co = TypeVar("_KT_co", covariant=True, bound=Hashable)
+_VT_co = TypeVar("_VT_co", covariant=True)
+_SD = TypeVar("_SD", bound=SortedDict)
+_Key = Callable[[_T], Any]
+
+class SortedDict(Dict[_KT, _VT]):
+    @overload
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs: _VT) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def __init__(self, __map: Mapping[_KT, _VT], **kwargs: _VT) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def __init__(
+        self, __iterable: Iterable[Tuple[_KT, _VT]], **kwargs: _VT
+    ) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def __init__(self, __key: _Key[_KT], **kwargs: _VT) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def __init__(
+        self, __key: _Key[_KT], __map: Mapping[_KT, _VT], **kwargs: _VT
+    ) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def __init__(
+        self, __key: _Key[_KT], __iterable: Iterable[Tuple[_KT, _VT]], **kwargs: _VT
+    ) -> None: ...
+    @property
+    def key(self) -> Optional[_Key[_KT]]: ...
+    @property
+    def iloc(self) -> SortedKeysView[_KT]: ...
+    def clear(self) -> None: ...
+    def __delitem__(self, key: _KT) -> None: ...
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[_KT]: ...
+    def __reversed__(self) -> Iterator[_KT]: ...
+    def __setitem__(self, key: _KT, value: _VT) -> None: ...
+    def _setitem(self, key: _KT, value: _VT) -> None: ...
+    def copy(self: _SD) -> _SD: ...
+    def __copy__(self: _SD) -> _SD: ...
+    @classmethod
+    @overload
+    def fromkeys(cls, seq: Iterable[_T_h]) -> SortedDict[_T_h, None]: ...
+    @classmethod
+    @overload
+    def fromkeys(cls, seq: Iterable[_T_h], value: _S) -> SortedDict[_T_h, _S]: ...
+    def keys(self) -> SortedKeysView[_KT]: ...
+    def items(self) -> SortedItemsView[_KT, _VT]: ...
+    def values(self) -> SortedValuesView[_VT]: ...
+    @overload
+    def pop(self, key: _KT) -> _VT: ...
+    @overload
+    def pop(self, key: _KT, default: _T = ...) -> Union[_VT, _T]: ...
+    def popitem(self, index: int = ...) -> Tuple[_KT, _VT]: ...
+    def peekitem(self, index: int = ...) -> Tuple[_KT, _VT]: ...
+    def setdefault(self, key: _KT, default: Optional[_VT] = ...) -> _VT: ...
+    @overload
+    def update(self, __map: Mapping[_KT, _VT], **kwargs: _VT) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def update(self, __iterable: Iterable[Tuple[_KT, _VT]], **kwargs: _VT) -> None: ...
+    @overload
+    def update(self, **kwargs: _VT) -> None: ...
+    def __reduce__(
+        self,
+    ) -> Tuple[
+        Type[SortedDict[_KT, _VT]], Tuple[Callable[[_KT], Any], List[Tuple[_KT, _VT]]],
+    ]: ...
+    def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
+    def _check(self) -> None: ...
+    def islice(
+        self, start: Optional[int] = ..., stop: Optional[int] = ..., reverse=bool,
+    ) -> Iterator[_KT]: ...
+    def bisect_left(self, value: _KT) -> int: ...
+    def bisect_right(self, value: _KT) -> int: ...
+
+class SortedKeysView(KeysView[_KT_co], Sequence[_KT_co]):
+    @overload
+    def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> _KT_co: ...
+    @overload
+    def __getitem__(self, index: slice) -> List[_KT_co]: ...
+    def __delitem__(self, index: Union[int, slice]) -> None: ...
+
+class SortedItemsView(  # type: ignore
+    ItemsView[_KT_co, _VT_co], Sequence[Tuple[_KT_co, _VT_co]]
+):
+    def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[Tuple[_KT_co, _VT_co]]: ...
+    @overload
+    def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> Tuple[_KT_co, _VT_co]: ...
+    @overload
+    def __getitem__(self, index: slice) -> List[Tuple[_KT_co, _VT_co]]: ...
+    def __delitem__(self, index: Union[int, slice]) -> None: ...
+
+class SortedValuesView(ValuesView[_VT_co], Sequence[_VT_co]):
+    @overload
+    def __getitem__(self, index: int) -> _VT_co: ...
+    @overload
+    def __getitem__(self, index: slice) -> List[_VT_co]: ...
+    def __delitem__(self, index: Union[int, slice]) -> None: ...
--- a/stubs/txredisapi.pyi
+++ b/stubs/txredisapi.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2020 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.
+
+"""Contains *incomplete* type hints for txredisapi.
+"""
+
+from typing import List, Optional, Union
+
+class RedisProtocol:
+    def publish(self, channel: str, message: bytes): ...
+
+class SubscriberProtocol:
+    password: Optional[str]
+    def subscribe(self, channels: Union[str, List[str]]): ...
+    def connectionMade(self): ...
+    def connectionLost(self, reason): ...
+
+def lazyConnection(
+    host: str = ...,
+    port: int = ...,
+    dbid: Optional[int] = ...,
+    reconnect: bool = ...,
+    charset: str = ...,
+    password: Optional[str] = ...,
+    connectTimeout: Optional[int] = ...,
+    replyTimeout: Optional[int] = ...,
+    convertNumbers: bool = ...,
+) -> RedisProtocol: ...
+
+class SubscriberFactory:
+    def buildProtocol(self, addr): ...
--- a/synapse/init.py
+++ b/synapse/init.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
    pass

-__version__ = "1.9.0"
+__version__ = "1.13.0rc2"

 if bool(os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_TEST_PATCH_LOG_CONTEXTS", False)):
    # We import here so that we don't have to install a bunch of deps when
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.

 import logging
+from typing import Optional

 from six import itervalues

@@ -25,17 +26,18 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 import synapse.logging.opentracing as opentracing
 import synapse.types
 from synapse import event_auth
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, LimitBlockingTypes, Membership, UserTypes
+from synapse.api.auth_blocking import AuthBlocking
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import (
    AuthError,
    Codes,
    InvalidClientTokenError,
    MissingClientTokenError,
-    ResourceLimitError,
 )
-from synapse.config.server import is_threepid_reserved
+from synapse.api.room_versions import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS
+from synapse.events import EventBase
 from synapse.types import StateMap, UserID
-from synapse.util.caches import CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR, register_cache
+from synapse.util.caches import register_cache
 from synapse.util.caches.lrucache import LruCache
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure

@@ -71,38 +73,58 @@ class Auth(object):
        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
        self.state = hs.get_state_handler()

-        self.token_cache = LruCache(CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR * 10000)
+        self.token_cache = LruCache(10000)
        register_cache("cache", "token_cache", self.token_cache)

+        self._auth_blocking = AuthBlocking(self.hs)
+
        self._account_validity = hs.config.account_validity
+        self._track_appservice_user_ips = hs.config.track_appservice_user_ips
+        self._macaroon_secret_key = hs.config.macaroon_secret_key

    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def check_from_context(self, room_version, event, context, do_sig_check=True):
+    def check_from_context(self, room_version: str, event, context, do_sig_check=True):
        prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids()
        auth_events_ids = yield self.compute_auth_events(
            event, prev_state_ids, for_verification=True
        )
        auth_events = yield self.store.get_events(auth_events_ids)
        auth_events = {(e.type, e.state_key): e for e in itervalues(auth_events)}
+
+        room_version_obj = KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS[room_version]
        event_auth.check(
-            room_version, event, auth_events=auth_events, do_sig_check=do_sig_check
+            room_version_obj, event, auth_events=auth_events, do_sig_check=do_sig_check
        )

    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def check_joined_room(self, room_id, user_id, current_state=None):
-        """Check if the user is currently joined in the room
+    def check_user_in_room(
+        self,
+        room_id: str,
+        user_id: str,
+        current_state: Optional[StateMap[EventBase]] = None,
+        allow_departed_users: bool = False,
+    ):
+        """Check if the user is in the room, or was at some point.
        Args:
-            room_id(str): The room to check.
-            user_id(str): The user to check.
-            current_state(dict): Optional map of the current state of the room.
+            room_id: The room to check.
+
+            user_id: The user to check.
+
+            current_state: Optional map of the current state of the room.
                If provided then that map is used to check whether they are a
                member of the room. Otherwise the current membership is
                loaded from the database.
+
+            allow_departed_users: if True, accept users that were previously
+                members but have now departed.
+
        Raises:
-            AuthError if the user is not in the room.
+            AuthError if the user is/was not in the room.
        Returns:
-            A deferred membership event for the user if the user is in
-            the room.
+            Deferred[Optional[EventBase]]:
+                Membership event for the user if the user was in the
+                room. This will be the join event if they are currently joined to
+                the room. This will be the leave event if they have left the room.
        """
        if current_state:
            member = current_state.get((EventTypes.Member, user_id), None)
@@ -110,37 +132,19 @@ class Auth(object):
            member = yield self.state.get_current_state(
                room_id=room_id, event_type=EventTypes.Member, state_key=user_id
            )
-
-        self._check_joined_room(member, user_id, room_id)
-        return member
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def check_user_was_in_room(self, room_id, user_id):
-        """Check if the user was in the room at some point.
-        Args:
-            room_id(str): The room to check.
-            user_id(str): The user to check.
-        Raises:
-            AuthError if the user was never in the room.
-        Returns:
-            A deferred membership event for the user if the user was in the
-            room. This will be the join event if they are currently joined to
-            the room. This will be the leave event if they have left the room.
-        """
-        member = yield self.state.get_current_state(
-            room_id=room_id, event_type=EventTypes.Member, state_key=user_id
-        )
        membership = member.membership if member else None

-        if membership not in (Membership.JOIN, Membership.LEAVE):
-            raise AuthError(403, "User %s not in room %s" % (user_id, room_id))
+        if membership == Membership.JOIN:
+            return member

-        if membership == Membership.LEAVE:
+        # XXX this looks totally bogus. Why do we not allow users who have been banned,
+        # or those who were members previously and have been re-invited?
+        if allow_departed_users and membership == Membership.LEAVE:
            forgot = yield self.store.did_forget(user_id, room_id)
-            if forgot:
-                raise AuthError(403, "User %s not in room %s" % (user_id, room_id))
+            if not forgot:
+                return member

-        return member
+        raise AuthError(403, "User %s not in room %s" % (user_id, room_id))

    @defer.inlineCallbacks
    def check_host_in_room(self, room_id, host):
@@ -148,12 +152,6 @@ class Auth(object):
            latest_event_ids = yield self.store.is_host_joined(room_id, host)
            return latest_event_ids

-    def _check_joined_room(self, member, user_id, room_id):
-        if not member or member.membership != Membership.JOIN:
-            raise AuthError(
-                403, "User %s not in room %s (%s)" % (user_id, room_id, repr(member))
-            )
-
    def can_federate(self, event, auth_events):
        creation_event = auth_events.get((EventTypes.Create, ""))

@@ -196,7 +194,7 @@ class Auth(object):
                opentracing.set_tag("authenticated_entity", user_id)
                opentracing.set_tag("appservice_id", app_service.id)

-                if ip_addr and self.hs.config.track_appservice_user_ips:
+                if ip_addr and self._track_appservice_user_ips:
                    yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
                        user_id=user_id,
                        access_token=access_token,
@@ -459,7 +457,7 @@ class Auth(object):
        # access_tokens include a nonce for uniqueness: any value is acceptable
        v.satisfy_general(lambda c: c.startswith("nonce = "))

-        v.verify(macaroon, self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+        v.verify(macaroon, self._macaroon_secret_key)

    def _verify_expiry(self, caveat):
        prefix = "time < "
@@ -542,27 +540,26 @@ class Auth(object):

        return defer.succeed(auth_ids)

-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def check_can_change_room_list(self, room_id, user):
-        """Check if the user is allowed to edit the room's entry in the
+    async def check_can_change_room_list(self, room_id: str, user: UserID):
+        """Determine whether the user is allowed to edit the room's entry in the
        published room list.

        Args:
-            room_id (str)
-            user (UserID)
+            room_id
+            user
        """

-        is_admin = yield self.is_server_admin(user)
+        is_admin = await self.is_server_admin(user)
        if is_admin:
            return True

        user_id = user.to_string()
-        yield self.check_joined_room(room_id, user_id)
+        await self.check_user_in_room(room_id, user_id)

        # We currently require the user is a "moderator" in the room. We do this
        # by checking if they would (theoretically) be able to change the
-        # m.room.aliases events
-        power_level_event = yield self.state.get_current_state(
+        # m.room.canonical_alias events
+        power_level_event = await self.state.get_current_state(
            room_id, EventTypes.PowerLevels, ""
        )

@@ -571,16 +568,11 @@ class Auth(object):
            auth_events[(EventTypes.PowerLevels, "")] = power_level_event

        send_level = event_auth.get_send_level(
-            EventTypes.Aliases, "", power_level_event
+            EventTypes.CanonicalAlias, "", power_level_event
        )
        user_level = event_auth.get_user_power_level(user_id, auth_events)

-        if user_level < send_level:
-            raise AuthError(
-                403,
-                "This server requires you to be a moderator in the room to"
-                " edit its room list entry",
-            )
+        return user_level >= send_level

    @staticmethod
    def has_access_token(request):
@@ -630,10 +622,18 @@ class Auth(object):
            return query_params[0].decode("ascii")

    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def check_in_room_or_world_readable(self, room_id, user_id):
+    def check_user_in_room_or_world_readable(
+        self, room_id: str, user_id: str, allow_departed_users: bool = False
+    ):
        """Checks that the user is or was in the room or the room is world
        readable. If it isn't then an exception is raised.

+        Args:
+            room_id: room to check
+            user_id: user to check
+            allow_departed_users: if True, accept users that were previously
+                members but have now departed
+
        Returns:
            Deferred[tuple[str, str|None]]: Resolves to the current membership of
                the user in the room and the membership event ID of the user. If
@@ -642,12 +642,14 @@ class Auth(object):
        """

        try:
-            # check_user_was_in_room will return the most recent membership
+            # check_user_in_room will return the most recent membership
            # event for the user if:
            #  * The user is a non-guest user, and was ever in the room
            #  * The user is a guest user, and has joined the room
            # else it will throw.
-            member_event = yield self.check_user_was_in_room(room_id, user_id)
+            member_event = yield self.check_user_in_room(
+                room_id, user_id, allow_departed_users=allow_departed_users
+            )
            return member_event.membership, member_event.event_id
        except AuthError:
            visibility = yield self.state.get_current_state(
@@ -659,74 +661,10 @@ class Auth(object):
            ):
                return Membership.JOIN, None
            raise AuthError(
-                403, "Guest access not allowed", errcode=Codes.GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN
-            )
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def check_auth_blocking(self, user_id=None, threepid=None, user_type=None):
-        """Checks if the user should be rejected for some external reason,
-        such as monthly active user limiting or global disable flag
-
-        Args:
-            user_id(str|None): If present, checks for presence against existing
-                MAU cohort
-
-            threepid(dict|None): If present, checks for presence against configured
-                reserved threepid. Used in cases where the user is trying register
-                with a MAU blocked server, normally they would be rejected but their
-                threepid is on the reserved list. user_id and
-                threepid should never be set at the same time.
-
-            user_type(str|None): If present, is used to decide whether to check against
-                certain blocking reasons like MAU.
-        """
-
-        # Never fail an auth check for the server notices users or support user
-        # This can be a problem where event creation is prohibited due to blocking
-        if user_id is not None:
-            if user_id == self.hs.config.server_notices_mxid:
-                return
-            if (yield self.store.is_support_user(user_id)):
-                return
-
-        if self.hs.config.hs_disabled:
-            raise ResourceLimitError(
                403,
-                self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message,
-                errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
-                admin_contact=self.hs.config.admin_contact,
-                limit_type=LimitBlockingTypes.HS_DISABLED,
+                "User %s not in room %s, and room previews are disabled"
+                % (user_id, room_id),
            )
-        if self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau is True:
-            assert not (user_id and threepid)

-            # If the user is already part of the MAU cohort or a trial user
-            if user_id:
-                timestamp = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
-                if timestamp:
-                    return
-
-                is_trial = yield self.store.is_trial_user(user_id)
-                if is_trial:
-                    return
-            elif threepid:
-                # If the user does not exist yet, but is signing up with a
-                # reserved threepid then pass auth check
-                if is_threepid_reserved(
-                    self.hs.config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids, threepid
-                ):
-                    return
-            elif user_type == UserTypes.SUPPORT:
-                # If the user does not exist yet and is of type "support",
-                # allow registration. Support users are excluded from MAU checks.
-                return
-            # Else if there is no room in the MAU bucket, bail
-            current_mau = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
-            if current_mau >= self.hs.config.max_mau_value:
-                raise ResourceLimitError(
-                    403,
-                    "Monthly Active User Limit Exceeded",
-                    admin_contact=self.hs.config.admin_contact,
-                    errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
-                    limit_type=LimitBlockingTypes.MONTHLY_ACTIVE_USER,
-                )
+    def check_auth_blocking(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self._auth_blocking.check_auth_blocking(*args, **kwargs)
--- a/synapse/api/auth_blocking.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth_blocking.py
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2020 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 logging
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import LimitBlockingTypes, UserTypes
+from synapse.api.errors import Codes, ResourceLimitError
+from synapse.config.server import is_threepid_reserved
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class AuthBlocking(object):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+
+        self._server_notices_mxid = hs.config.server_notices_mxid
+        self._hs_disabled = hs.config.hs_disabled
+        self._hs_disabled_message = hs.config.hs_disabled_message
+        self._admin_contact = hs.config.admin_contact
+        self._max_mau_value = hs.config.max_mau_value
+        self._limit_usage_by_mau = hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau
+        self._mau_limits_reserved_threepids = hs.config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def check_auth_blocking(self, user_id=None, threepid=None, user_type=None):
+        """Checks if the user should be rejected for some external reason,
+        such as monthly active user limiting or global disable flag
+
+        Args:
+            user_id(str|None): If present, checks for presence against existing
+                MAU cohort
+
+            threepid(dict|None): If present, checks for presence against configured
+                reserved threepid. Used in cases where the user is trying register
+                with a MAU blocked server, normally they would be rejected but their
+                threepid is on the reserved list. user_id and
+                threepid should never be set at the same time.
+
+            user_type(str|None): If present, is used to decide whether to check against
+                certain blocking reasons like MAU.
+        """
+
+        # Never fail an auth check for the server notices users or support user
+        # This can be a problem where event creation is prohibited due to blocking
+        if user_id is not None:
+            if user_id == self._server_notices_mxid:
+                return
+            if (yield self.store.is_support_user(user_id)):
+                return
+
+        if self._hs_disabled:
+            raise ResourceLimitError(
+                403,
+                self._hs_disabled_message,
+                errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
+                admin_contact=self._admin_contact,
+                limit_type=LimitBlockingTypes.HS_DISABLED,
+            )
+        if self._limit_usage_by_mau is True:
+            assert not (user_id and threepid)
+
+            # If the user is already part of the MAU cohort or a trial user
+            if user_id:
+                timestamp = yield self.store.user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+                if timestamp:
+                    return
+
+                is_trial = yield self.store.is_trial_user(user_id)
+                if is_trial:
+                    return
+            elif threepid:
+                # If the user does not exist yet, but is signing up with a
+                # reserved threepid then pass auth check
+                if is_threepid_reserved(self._mau_limits_reserved_threepids, threepid):
+                    return
+            elif user_type == UserTypes.SUPPORT:
+                # If the user does not exist yet and is of type "support",
+                # allow registration. Support users are excluded from MAU checks.
+                return
+            # Else if there is no room in the MAU bucket, bail
+            current_mau = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+            if current_mau >= self._max_mau_value:
+                raise ResourceLimitError(
+                    403,
+                    "Monthly Active User Limit Exceeded",
+                    admin_contact=self._admin_contact,
+                    errcode=Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED,
+                    limit_type=LimitBlockingTypes.MONTHLY_ACTIVE_USER,
+                )
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class LoginType(object):
    MSISDN = "m.login.msisdn"
    RECAPTCHA = "m.login.recaptcha"
    TERMS = "m.login.terms"
+    SSO = "org.matrix.login.sso"
    DUMMY = "m.login.dummy"

    # Only for C/S API v1
@@ -77,12 +78,11 @@ class EventTypes(object):
    Aliases = "m.room.aliases"
    Redaction = "m.room.redaction"
    ThirdPartyInvite = "m.room.third_party_invite"
-    Encryption = "m.room.encryption"
    RelatedGroups = "m.room.related_groups"

    RoomHistoryVisibility = "m.room.history_visibility"
    CanonicalAlias = "m.room.canonical_alias"
-    Encryption = "m.room.encryption"
+    Encrypted = "m.room.encrypted"
    RoomAvatar = "m.room.avatar"
    RoomEncryption = "m.room.encryption"
    GuestAccess = "m.room.guest_access"
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ class EventTypes(object):

    Retention = "m.room.retention"

+    Presence = "m.presence"
+

 class RejectedReason(object):
    AUTH_ERROR = "auth_error"
--- a/synapse/api/errors.py
+++ b/synapse/api/errors.py
@@ -64,8 +64,16 @@ class Codes(object):
    INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION = "M_INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION"
    WRONG_ROOM_KEYS_VERSION = "M_WRONG_ROOM_KEYS_VERSION"
    EXPIRED_ACCOUNT = "ORG_MATRIX_EXPIRED_ACCOUNT"
+    PASSWORD_TOO_SHORT = "M_PASSWORD_TOO_SHORT"
+    PASSWORD_NO_DIGIT = "M_PASSWORD_NO_DIGIT"
+    PASSWORD_NO_UPPERCASE = "M_PASSWORD_NO_UPPERCASE"
+    PASSWORD_NO_LOWERCASE = "M_PASSWORD_NO_LOWERCASE"
+    PASSWORD_NO_SYMBOL = "M_PASSWORD_NO_SYMBOL"
+    PASSWORD_IN_DICTIONARY = "M_PASSWORD_IN_DICTIONARY"
+    WEAK_PASSWORD = "M_WEAK_PASSWORD"
    INVALID_SIGNATURE = "M_INVALID_SIGNATURE"
    USER_DEACTIVATED = "M_USER_DEACTIVATED"
+    BAD_ALIAS = "M_BAD_ALIAS"


 class CodeMessageException(RuntimeError):
@@ -78,7 +86,14 @@ class CodeMessageException(RuntimeError):

    def __init__(self, code, msg):
        super(CodeMessageException, self).__init__("%d: %s" % (code, msg))
-        self.code = code
+
+        # Some calls to this method pass instances of http.HTTPStatus for `code`.
+        # While HTTPStatus is a subclass of int, it has magic __str__ methods
+        # which emit `HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN` when converted to a str, instead of `403`.
+        # This causes inconsistency in our log lines.
+        #
+        # To eliminate this behaviour, we convert them to their integer equivalents here.
+        self.code = int(code)
        self.msg = msg


@@ -402,11 +417,9 @@ class UnsupportedRoomVersionError(SynapseError):
    """The client's request to create a room used a room version that the server does
    not support."""

-    def __init__(self):
+    def __init__(self, msg="Homeserver does not support this room version"):
        super(UnsupportedRoomVersionError, self).__init__(
-            code=400,
-            msg="Homeserver does not support this room version",
-            errcode=Codes.UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION,
+            code=400, msg=msg, errcode=Codes.UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION,
        )


@@ -440,6 +453,20 @@ class IncompatibleRoomVersionError(SynapseError):
        return cs_error(self.msg, self.errcode, room_version=self._room_version)


+class PasswordRefusedError(SynapseError):
+    """A password has been refused, either during password reset/change or registration.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        msg="This password doesn't comply with the server's policy",
+        errcode=Codes.WEAK_PASSWORD,
+    ):
+        super(PasswordRefusedError, self).__init__(
+            code=400, msg=msg, errcode=errcode,
+        )
+
+
 class RequestSendFailed(RuntimeError):
    """Sending a HTTP request over federation failed due to not being able to
    talk to the remote server for some reason.
--- a/synapse/api/room_versions.py
+++ b/synapse/api/room_versions.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class RoomVersion(object):
    state_res = attr.ib()  # int; one of the StateResolutionVersions
    enforce_key_validity = attr.ib()  # bool

+    # bool: before MSC2261/MSC2432, m.room.aliases had special auth rules and redaction rules
+    special_case_aliases_auth = attr.ib(type=bool, default=False)
+

 class RoomVersions(object):
    V1 = RoomVersion(
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ class RoomVersions(object):
        EventFormatVersions.V1,
        StateResolutionVersions.V1,
        enforce_key_validity=False,
+        special_case_aliases_auth=True,
    )
    V2 = RoomVersion(
        "2",
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ class RoomVersions(object):
        EventFormatVersions.V1,
        StateResolutionVersions.V2,
        enforce_key_validity=False,
+        special_case_aliases_auth=True,
    )
    V3 = RoomVersion(
        "3",
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ class RoomVersions(object):
        EventFormatVersions.V2,
        StateResolutionVersions.V2,
        enforce_key_validity=False,
+        special_case_aliases_auth=True,
    )
    V4 = RoomVersion(
        "4",
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ class RoomVersions(object):
        EventFormatVersions.V3,
        StateResolutionVersions.V2,
        enforce_key_validity=False,
+        special_case_aliases_auth=True,
    )
    V5 = RoomVersion(
        "5",
@@ -93,6 +100,15 @@ class RoomVersions(object):
        EventFormatVersions.V3,
        StateResolutionVersions.V2,
        enforce_key_validity=True,
+        special_case_aliases_auth=True,
+    )
+    MSC2432_DEV = RoomVersion(
+        "org.matrix.msc2432",
+        RoomDisposition.UNSTABLE,
+        EventFormatVersions.V3,
+        StateResolutionVersions.V2,
+        enforce_key_validity=True,
+        special_case_aliases_auth=False,
    )


@@ -104,5 +120,6 @@ KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS = {
        RoomVersions.V3,
        RoomVersions.V4,
        RoomVersions.V5,
+        RoomVersions.MSC2432_DEV,
    )
 }  # type: Dict[str, RoomVersion]
--- a/synapse/app/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/app/_base.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import sys
 import traceback

 from daemonize import Daemonize
+from typing_extensions import NoReturn

 from twisted.internet import defer, error, reactor
 from twisted.protocols.tls import TLSMemoryBIOFactory
@@ -139,9 +140,9 @@ def start_reactor(
            run()


-def quit_with_error(error_string):
+def quit_with_error(error_string: str) -> NoReturn:
    message_lines = error_string.split("\n")
-    line_length = max([len(l) for l in message_lines if len(l) < 80]) + 2
+    line_length = max(len(line) for line in message_lines if len(line) < 80) + 2
    sys.stderr.write("*" * line_length + "\n")
    for line in message_lines:
        sys.stderr.write(" %s\n" % (line.rstrip(),))
@@ -270,15 +271,25 @@ def start(hs, listeners=None):

        # Start the tracer
        synapse.logging.opentracing.init_tracer(  # type: ignore[attr-defined] # noqa
-            hs.config
+            hs
        )

        # It is now safe to start your Synapse.
        hs.start_listening(listeners)
        hs.get_datastore().db.start_profiling()
+        hs.get_pusherpool().start()

        setup_sentry(hs)
        setup_sdnotify(hs)
+
+        # We now freeze all allocated objects in the hopes that (almost)
+        # everything currently allocated are things that will be used for the
+        # rest of time. Doing so means less work each GC (hopefully).
+        #
+        # This only works on Python 3.7
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
+            gc.collect()
+            gc.freeze()
    except Exception:
        traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
        reactor = hs.get_reactor()
@@ -306,7 +317,7 @@ def setup_sentry(hs):
        scope.set_tag("matrix_server_name", hs.config.server_name)

        app = hs.config.worker_app if hs.config.worker_app else "synapse.app.homeserver"
-        name = hs.config.worker_name if hs.config.worker_name else "master"
+        name = hs.get_instance_name()
        scope.set_tag("worker_app", app)
        scope.set_tag("worker_name", name)

--- a/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py
+++ b/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
 from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
 from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
 from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
@@ -79,17 +78,6 @@ class AdminCmdServer(HomeServer):
    def start_listening(self, listeners):
        pass

-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return AdminCmdReplicationHandler(self)
-
-
-class AdminCmdReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
-    async def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        pass
-
-    def get_streams_to_replicate(self):
-        return {}
-

@defer.inlineCallbacks
 def export_data_command(hs, args):
--- a/synapse/app/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/app/appservice.py
@@ -13,161 +13,11 @@
 # 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 logging
+
 import sys

-from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext, run_in_background
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.appservice")
-
-
-class AppserviceSlaveStore(
-    DirectoryStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class AppserviceServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = AppserviceSlaveStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse appservice now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warning("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ASReplicationHandler(self)
-
-
-class ASReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ASReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs.get_datastore())
-        self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
-
-    async def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        await super(ASReplicationHandler, self).on_rdata(stream_name, token, rows)
-
-        if stream_name == "events":
-            max_stream_id = self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
-            run_in_background(self._notify_app_services, max_stream_id)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _notify_app_services(self, room_stream_id):
-        try:
-            yield self.appservice_handler.notify_interested_services(room_stream_id)
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Error notifying application services of event")
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse appservice", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.appservice"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    if config.notify_appservices:
-        sys.stderr.write(
-            "\nThe appservices must be disabled in the main synapse process"
-            "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
-            "\nPlease add ``notify_appservices: false`` to the main config"
-            "\n"
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
-    config.notify_appservices = True
-
-    ps = AppserviceServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ps, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ps.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ps, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-appservice", config)
-
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    with LoggingContext("main"):
--- a/synapse/app/client_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
@@ -13,192 +13,11 @@
 # 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 logging
+
 import sys

-from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.deviceinbox import SlavedDeviceInboxStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.devices import SlavedDeviceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.groups import SlavedGroupServerStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.keys import SlavedKeyStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.profile import SlavedProfileStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.login import LoginRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.push_rule import PushRuleRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.room import (
-    JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet,
-    PublicRoomListRestServlet,
-    RoomEventContextServlet,
-    RoomMemberListRestServlet,
-    RoomMessageListRestServlet,
-    RoomStateRestServlet,
-)
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.voip import VoipRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.account import ThreepidRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.keys import KeyChangesServlet, KeyQueryServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.register import RegisterRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.versions import VersionsRestServlet
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.monthly_active_users import (
-    MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
-)
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.client_reader")
-
-
-class ClientReaderSlavedStore(
-    SlavedDeviceInboxStore,
-    SlavedDeviceStore,
-    SlavedReceiptsStore,
-    SlavedPushRuleStore,
-    SlavedGroupServerStore,
-    SlavedAccountDataStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedKeyStore,
-    RoomStore,
-    DirectoryStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    SlavedTransactionStore,
-    SlavedProfileStore,
-    SlavedClientIpStore,
-    MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class ClientReaderServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = ClientReaderSlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "client":
-                    resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
-
-                    PublicRoomListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMemberListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomStateRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomEventContextServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMessageListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RegisterRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    LoginRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    ThreepidRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    KeyQueryServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    KeyChangesServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    VoipRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    PushRuleRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    VersionsRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-
-                    resources.update({"/_matrix/client": resource})
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse client reader now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warning("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ReplicationClientHandler(self.get_datastore())
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse client reader", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.client_reader"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    ss = ClientReaderServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-client-reader", config)
-
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    with LoggingContext("main"):
--- a/synapse/app/event_creator.py
+++ b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
@@ -13,191 +13,11 @@
 # 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 logging
+
 import sys

-from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.devices import SlavedDeviceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.profile import SlavedProfileStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.pushers import SlavedPusherStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.profile import (
-    ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet,
-    ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet,
-    ProfileRestServlet,
-)
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.room import (
-    JoinRoomAliasServlet,
-    RoomMembershipRestServlet,
-    RoomSendEventRestServlet,
-    RoomStateEventRestServlet,
-)
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.monthly_active_users import (
-    MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
-)
-from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.user_directory import UserDirectoryStore
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.event_creator")
-
-
-class EventCreatorSlavedStore(
-    # FIXME(#3714): We need to add UserDirectoryStore as we write directly
-    # rather than going via the correct worker.
-    UserDirectoryStore,
-    DirectoryStore,
-    SlavedTransactionStore,
-    SlavedProfileStore,
-    SlavedAccountDataStore,
-    SlavedPusherStore,
-    SlavedReceiptsStore,
-    SlavedPushRuleStore,
-    SlavedDeviceStore,
-    SlavedClientIpStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    RoomStore,
-    MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class EventCreatorServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = EventCreatorSlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "client":
-                    resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
-                    RoomSendEventRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMembershipRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomStateEventRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    JoinRoomAliasServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    ProfileRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    resources.update(
-                        {
-                            "/_matrix/client/r0": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/unstable": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/api/v1": resource,
-                        }
-                    )
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse event creator now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warning("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ReplicationClientHandler(self.get_datastore())
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse event creator", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.event_creator"
-
-    assert config.worker_replication_http_port is not None
-
-    # This should only be done on the user directory worker or the master
-    config.update_user_directory = False
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    ss = EventCreatorServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-event-creator", config)
-
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    with LoggingContext("main"):
--- a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
@@ -13,173 +13,11 @@
 # 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 logging
+
 import sys

-from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.api.urls import FEDERATION_PREFIX, SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.federation.transport.server import TransportLayerServer
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.keys import SlavedKeyStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.profile import SlavedProfileStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.pushers import SlavedPusherStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyApiV2Resource
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.monthly_active_users import (
-    MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
-)
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.federation_reader")
-
-
-class FederationReaderSlavedStore(
-    SlavedAccountDataStore,
-    SlavedProfileStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedPusherStore,
-    SlavedPushRuleStore,
-    SlavedReceiptsStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedKeyStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    RoomStore,
-    DirectoryStore,
-    SlavedTransactionStore,
-    MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class FederationReaderServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = FederationReaderSlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "federation":
-                    resources.update({FEDERATION_PREFIX: TransportLayerServer(self)})
-                if name == "openid" and "federation" not in res["names"]:
-                    # Only load the openid resource separately if federation resource
-                    # is not specified since federation resource includes openid
-                    # resource.
-                    resources.update(
-                        {
-                            FEDERATION_PREFIX: TransportLayerServer(
-                                self, servlet_groups=["openid"]
-                            )
-                        }
-                    )
-
-                if name in ["keys", "federation"]:
-                    resources[SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX] = KeyApiV2Resource(self)
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-            reactor=self.get_reactor(),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse federation reader now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warning(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warning("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ReplicationClientHandler(self.get_datastore())
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config(
-            "Synapse federation reader", config_options
-        )
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.federation_reader"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    ss = FederationReaderServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-federation-reader", config)
-
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext

 if __name__ == "__main__":
    with LoggingContext("main"):
--- a/Show More
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				Synapse's cache factor can now be configured in `homeserver.yaml` by the `caches.global_factor` setting. Additionally, `caches.per_cache_factors` controls the cache factors for individual caches.
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				`Add OpenID Connect login/registration support. Contributed by Quentin Gliech, on behalf of [les Connecteurs](https://connecteu.rs).`
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				`Add MultiWriterIdGenerator to support multiple concurrent writers of streams.`
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				`Add room details admin endpoint. Contributed by Awesome Technologies Innovationslabor GmbH.`
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				`Move catchup of replication streams logic to worker.`
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				Add typing annotations in `synapse.federation`.
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				`Update docker runtime image to Alpine v3.11. Contributed by @Starbix.`
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				Improve performance of `get_e2e_cross_signing_key`.
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				Improve performance of `mark_as_sent_devices_by_remote`.
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				`Allow for using more than one spam checker module at once.`