Matrix Synapse

Version: 1.90.0
Required minimum memory: 512MB
Last updated 19 Mar 2024

Recent Changes

  • Update Synapse to 1.103.0

  • Full changelog

  • Add a new List Accounts v3 Admin API with improved deactivated user filtering capabilities. (#16874)

  • Include Retry-After header by default per MSC4041. Contributed by @clokep. (#16947)

  • Fix joining remote rooms when a module uses the on_new_event callback. This callback may now pass partial state events instead of the full state for remote rooms. Introduced in v1.76.0. (#16973)

  • Fix performance issue when joining very large rooms that can cause the server to lock up. Introduced in v1.100.0. Contributed by @ggogel. (#16968)

This package only provides the Matrix backend. A variety of clients are available here. Riot is a popular web frontend for Matrix and is available as a separate app.

About

Matrix is an ambitious new ecosystem for open federated Instant Messaging and VoIP.

Matrix specifies a set of pragmatic RESTful HTTP JSON APIs as an open standard, which handle:

  • Creating and managing fully distributed chat rooms with no single points of control or failure
  • Eventually-consistent cryptographically secure synchronisation of room state across a global open network of federated servers and services
  • Sending and receiving extensible messages in a room with (optional) end-to-end encryption[1]
  • Inviting, joining, leaving, kicking, banning room members
  • Managing user accounts (registration, login, logout)
  • Using 3rd Party IDs (3PIDs) such as email addresses, phone numbers, Facebook accounts to authenticate, identify and discover users on Matrix.
  • Placing 1:1 VoIP and Video calls

What is Synapse?

Synapse is a reference "homeserver" implementation of Matrix from the core development team at matrix.org, written in Python/Twisted.


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