Synapse is an open-source server for the Matrix protocol. It is designed to federate with other Matrix servers, allowing users to communicate across different servers.
In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Synapse on NixOS Latest using Nix package manager.
Before starting, you will need:
The first step is to update the package database:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nix-env --upgrade
Add the Synapse package to the system using the following commands:
sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nix-env -iA nixpkgs.matrix-synapse
Create a configuration file for Synapse:
sudo mkdir -p /etc/synapse
sudo touch /etc/synapse/homeserver.yaml
Configure Synapse by editing this file:
sudo nano /etc/synapse/homeserver.yaml
For more information about the configuration options, see the Synapse documentation.
Start Synapse using the following command:
sudo systemctl start synapse
To enable Synapse at boot, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable synapse
To verify that Synapse is installed and running properly, check the log files:
sudo journalctl -f -u synapse
If there are no errors, Synapse is running correctly.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Synapse on NixOS Latest using Nix package manager. If you encounter any issues, you can refer to the Synapse documentation.
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