Synapse is a popular Matrix homeserver that you can use for self-hosting in order to manage your own communication with others. If you are a MXLinux user, you may want to set up Synapse on your system. Follow these steps to install Synapse:
Before installing Synapse, we need to make sure that our system is up-to-date. To do this, run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
We need to install some dependencies before we can install Synapse. For this, run the following command:
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-dev libffi-dev libssl-dev libjpeg-dev libyaml-dev python3-lxml python3-cssselect python3-vobject
Now we are ready to install Synapse. To do this, run the following command:
sudo pip3 install matrix-synapse
Note: You may want to create a virtual environment before installing Synapse to avoid conflicts with other Python packages.
After installing Synapse, we need to generate the configuration files. To do this, run the following command:
sudo synapse --generate-config
Now that we have generated the configuration files, we need to edit them to configure Synapse. The configuration files are located at /etc/synapse/. You can use any text editor to edit them. Here are a few key settings to check:
Once you have edited the configuration files, save your changes and exit your text editor.
Now we are ready to start Synapse. To do this, run the following command:
sudo synctl start
You can check that Synapse is running by visiting the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost:8008
In this tutorial, we have installed Synapse on MXLinux Latest and configured it. You should now be able to use your Synapse server to manage your own communication with others.
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