Synapse is a popular homeserver implementation of the Matrix protocol. Follow these steps to install Synapse on Void Linux.
Synapse is built with Python, so you need to have Python installed on your system.
Type the following command to install Python 3 on Void Linux:
sudo xbps-install python3
Synapse requires some dependencies to run correctly.
Type the following command to install the dependencies on your system:
sudo xbps-install python3-dev libffi-dev libjpeg-turbo-dev libsodium-dev libyaml-dev zlib-dev gcc make
You can install Synapse using the Python Package Index (PyPI) or by cloning the source code from the Matrix GitHub Repository.
Type the following command to install Synapse from PyPI:
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade matrix-synapse
Type the following commands to clone the repository and install Synapse from the source code:
git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse.git
cd synapse/
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade .
After installing Synapse, you need to create a configuration file and start the server.
Type the following command to create a default configuration file:
sudo mkdir /etc/matrix-synapse/
sudo chown $USER /etc/matrix-synapse/
python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver \
--server-name example.com \
--config-path /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml \
--generate-config \
--report-stats=no
Modify the configuration file to suit your needs, then start the Synapse service using the following command:
python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Synapse on your Void Linux system. You can now configure your homeserver and join the Matrix network.
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