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Before setting up a development environment for synapse, make sure you have the
system dependencies (such as the python header files) installed - see
`Installing from source <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source>`_.
`Platform-specific prerequisites <https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#platform-specific-prerequisites>`_.

To check out a synapse for development, clone the git repo into a working
directory of your choice::
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## Installing Synapse

### Installing from source
### Prebuilt packages

Prebuilt packages are available for a number of platforms. These are recommended
for most users.

#### Docker images and Ansible playbooks

There is an official synapse image available at
<https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse> which can be used with
the docker-compose file available at
[contrib/docker](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/contrib/docker).
Further information on this including configuration options is available in the README
on hub.docker.com.

Alternatively, Andreas Peters (previously Silvio Fricke) has contributed a
Dockerfile to automate a synapse server in a single Docker image, at
<https://hub.docker.com/r/avhost/docker-matrix/tags/>

Slavi Pantaleev has created an Ansible playbook,
which installs the offical Docker image of Matrix Synapse
along with many other Matrix-related services (Postgres database, Element, coturn,
ma1sd, SSL support, etc.).
For more details, see
<https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy>

#### Debian/Ubuntu

##### Matrix.org packages

Matrix.org provides Debian/Ubuntu packages of Synapse, for the amd64
architecture via <https://packages.matrix.org/debian/>.

To install the latest release:

```sh
sudo apt install -y lsb-release wget apt-transport-https
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.matrix.org/debian/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.matrix.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main" |
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/matrix-org.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install matrix-synapse-py3
```

Packages are also published for release candidates. To enable the prerelease
channel, add `prerelease` to the `sources.list` line. For example:

```sh
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.matrix.org/debian/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.matrix.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main prerelease" |
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/matrix-org.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install matrix-synapse-py3
```

The fingerprint of the repository signing key (as shown by `gpg
/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg`) is
`AAF9AE843A7584B5A3E4CD2BCF45A512DE2DA058`.

##### Downstream Debian packages

We do not recommend using the packages from the default Debian `buster`
repository at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security
vulnerabilities. You can install the latest version of Synapse from
[our repository](#matrixorg-packages) or from `buster-backports`. Please
see the [Debian documentation](https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/)
for information on how to use backports.

If you are using Debian `sid` or testing, Synapse is available in the default
repositories and it should be possible to install it simply with:

```sh
sudo apt install matrix-synapse
```

##### Downstream Ubuntu packages

We do not recommend using the packages in the default Ubuntu repository
at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities.
The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages).

#### Fedora

Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`:

```sh
sudo dnf install matrix-synapse
```

Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at
<https://obs.infoserver.lv/project/monitor/matrix-synapse>

#### OpenSUSE

Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as `matrix-synapse`:

```sh
sudo zypper install matrix-synapse
```

#### SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Unofficial package are built for SLES 15 in the openSUSE:Backports:SLE-15 repository at
<https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Backports:/SLE-15/standard/>

#### ArchLinux

The quickest way to get up and running with ArchLinux is probably with the community package
<https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/matrix-synapse/>, which should pull in most of
the necessary dependencies.

pip may be outdated (6.0.7-1 and needs to be upgraded to 6.0.8-1 ):

```sh
sudo pip install --upgrade pip
```

If you encounter an error with lib bcrypt causing an Wrong ELF Class:
ELFCLASS32 (x64 Systems), you may need to reinstall py-bcrypt to correctly
compile it under the right architecture. (This should not be needed if
installing under virtualenv):

```sh
sudo pip uninstall py-bcrypt
sudo pip install py-bcrypt
```

#### Void Linux

Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse':

```sh
xbps-install -Su
xbps-install -S synapse
```

#### FreeBSD

Synapse can be installed via FreeBSD Ports or Packages contributed by Brendan Molloy from:

- Ports: `cd /usr/ports/net-im/py-matrix-synapse && make install clean`
- Packages: `pkg install py37-matrix-synapse`

#### OpenBSD

As of OpenBSD 6.7 Synapse is available as a pre-compiled binary. The filesystem
underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be
mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem
and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration.

Installing Synapse:

```sh
doas pkg_add synapse
```

#### NixOS

Robin Lambertz has packaged Synapse for NixOS at:
<https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix>


### Installing as a Python module from PyPI

(Prebuilt packages are available for some platforms - see [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages).)
It's also possible to install Synapse as a Python module from PyPI.

When installing from source please make sure that the [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites) are already installed.
When following this route please make sure that the [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites) are already installed.

System requirements:

- POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
- Python 3.5.2 or later, up to Python 3.9.
- Python 3.6 or later, up to Python 3.9.
- At least 1GB of free RAM if you want to join large public rooms like #matrix:matrix.org


To install the Synapse homeserver run:

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Windows 10 and <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server>
for Windows Server.
### Prebuilt packages
As an alternative to installing from source, prebuilt packages are available
for a number of platforms.
#### Docker images and Ansible playbooks
There is an official synapse image available at
<https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse> which can be used with
the docker-compose file available at
[contrib/docker](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/contrib/docker).
Further information on this including configuration options is available in the README
on hub.docker.com.
Alternatively, Andreas Peters (previously Silvio Fricke) has contributed a
Dockerfile to automate a synapse server in a single Docker image, at
<https://hub.docker.com/r/avhost/docker-matrix/tags/>
Slavi Pantaleev has created an Ansible playbook,
which installs the offical Docker image of Matrix Synapse
along with many other Matrix-related services (Postgres database, Element, coturn,
ma1sd, SSL support, etc.).
For more details, see
<https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy>
#### Debian/Ubuntu
##### Matrix.org packages
Matrix.org provides Debian/Ubuntu packages of Synapse via
<https://packages.matrix.org/debian/>. To install the latest release:
```sh
sudo apt install -y lsb-release wget apt-transport-https
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.matrix.org/debian/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.matrix.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main" |
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/matrix-org.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install matrix-synapse-py3
```
Packages are also published for release candidates. To enable the prerelease
channel, add `prerelease` to the `sources.list` line. For example:
```sh
sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.matrix.org/debian/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.matrix.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main prerelease" |
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/matrix-org.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install matrix-synapse-py3
```
The fingerprint of the repository signing key (as shown by `gpg
/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg`) is
`AAF9AE843A7584B5A3E4CD2BCF45A512DE2DA058`.
##### Downstream Debian packages
We do not recommend using the packages from the default Debian `buster`
repository at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security
vulnerabilities. You can install the latest version of Synapse from
[our repository](#matrixorg-packages) or from `buster-backports`. Please
see the [Debian documentation](https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/)
for information on how to use backports.
If you are using Debian `sid` or testing, Synapse is available in the default
repositories and it should be possible to install it simply with:
```sh
sudo apt install matrix-synapse
```
##### Downstream Ubuntu packages
We do not recommend using the packages in the default Ubuntu repository
at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities.
The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages).
#### Fedora
Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
```sh
sudo dnf install matrix-synapse
```
Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at
<https://obs.infoserver.lv/project/monitor/matrix-synapse>
#### OpenSUSE
Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
```sh
sudo zypper install matrix-synapse
```
#### SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Unofficial package are built for SLES 15 in the openSUSE:Backports:SLE-15 repository at
<https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/openSUSE:/Backports:/SLE-15/standard/>
#### ArchLinux
The quickest way to get up and running with ArchLinux is probably with the community package
<https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/matrix-synapse/>, which should pull in most of
the necessary dependencies.
pip may be outdated (6.0.7-1 and needs to be upgraded to 6.0.8-1 ):
```sh
sudo pip install --upgrade pip
```
If you encounter an error with lib bcrypt causing an Wrong ELF Class:
ELFCLASS32 (x64 Systems), you may need to reinstall py-bcrypt to correctly
compile it under the right architecture. (This should not be needed if
installing under virtualenv):
```sh
sudo pip uninstall py-bcrypt
sudo pip install py-bcrypt
```
#### Void Linux
Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse':
```sh
xbps-install -Su
xbps-install -S synapse
```
#### FreeBSD
Synapse can be installed via FreeBSD Ports or Packages contributed by Brendan Molloy from:
- Ports: `cd /usr/ports/net-im/py-matrix-synapse && make install clean`
- Packages: `pkg install py37-matrix-synapse`
#### OpenBSD
As of OpenBSD 6.7 Synapse is available as a pre-compiled binary. The filesystem
underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be
mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem
and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration.
Installing Synapse:
```sh
doas pkg_add synapse
```
#### NixOS
Robin Lambertz has packaged Synapse for NixOS at:
<https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/nixos/modules/services/misc/matrix-synapse.nix>
## Setting up Synapse
Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it.
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