Dendrite is a high-performance Matrix homeserver written in Golang. It is an alternative to Synapse, which is IO-bound due to its use of SQLite. Dendrite uses PostgreSQL as its back end, making it more scalable and faster.
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Dendrite on Linux Mint Latest.
Before getting started, ensure that:
Run the following command to install the dependencies required for building Dendrite:
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install -y git golang-go postgresql zlib1g-dev libpq-dev pkg-config build-essential
Next, we need to set up a PostgreSQL database for Dendrite. Run the following commands:
$ sudo -u postgres createuser --pwprompt dendriteuser
$ sudo -u postgres createdb dendrite
Enter a password for dendriteuser when prompted.
Clone the Dendrite repository using Git with the following command:
$ mkdir -p $HOME/go/src/github.com/matrix-org
$ cd $HOME/go/src/github.com/matrix-org
$ git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite.git
Now let's build Dendrite.
$ cd dendrite
$ go build ./cmd/dendrite-server
This will build the Dendrite binary in the dendrite directory.
To configure Dendrite, make a copy of the example-configs/dendrite.yaml file and modify it as needed.
$ cp example-configs/dendrite.yaml dendrite.yaml
$ nano dendrite.yaml
You can also find various other configuration files in the example-configs directory.
Start the Dendrite server by running the following command:
$ ./dendrite-server --config dendrite.yaml
You can check that the server is running by accessing http://localhost:8008/_matrix/client/versions.
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Dendrite on Linux Mint Latest. Dendrite offers a more scalable and faster homeserver for Matrix. If you have any questions or comments, please leave a comment below!
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