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<h1 id="introduction"><a class="header" href="#introduction">Introduction</a></h1>
<p>Welcome to the documentation repository for Synapse, a
<a href="https://matrix.org">Matrix</a> homeserver implementation developed by the matrix.org core
team.</p>
<h2 id="installing-and-using-synapse"><a class="header" href="#installing-and-using-synapse">Installing and using Synapse</a></h2>
<p>This documentation covers topics for <strong>installation</strong>, <strong>configuration</strong> and
<strong>maintenance</strong> of your Synapse process:</p>
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<p>Learn how to <a href="setup/installation.html">install</a> and
<a href="usage/configuration/config_documentation.html">configure</a> your own instance, perhaps with <a href="usage/configuration/user_authentication/index.html">Single
Sign-On</a>.</p>
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<p>See how to <a href="upgrade.html">upgrade</a> between Synapse versions.</p>
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<p>Administer your instance using the <a href="usage/administration/admin_api/index.html">Admin
API</a>, installing <a href="modules/index.html">pluggable
modules</a>, or by accessing the <a href="manhole.html">manhole</a>.</p>
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<p>Learn how to <a href="usage/administration/request_log.html">read log lines</a>, configure
<a href="usage/configuration/logging_sample_config.html">logging</a> or set up <a href="structured_logging.html">structured
logging</a>.</p>
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<p>Scale Synapse through additional <a href="workers.html">worker processes</a>.</p>
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<p>Set up <a href="metrics-howto.html">monitoring and metrics</a> to keep an eye on your
Synapse instance's performance.</p>
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<h2 id="developing-on-synapse"><a class="header" href="#developing-on-synapse">Developing on Synapse</a></h2>
<p>Contributions are welcome! Synapse is primarily written in
<a href="https://python.org">Python</a>. As a developer, you may be interested in the
following documentation:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Read the <a href="development/contributing_guide.html">Contributing Guide</a>. It is meant
to walk new contributors through the process of developing and submitting a
change to the Synapse codebase (which is <a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse">hosted on
GitHub</a>).</p>
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<p>Set up your <a href="development/contributing_guide.html#2-what-do-i-need">development
environment</a>, then learn
how to <a href="development/contributing_guide.html#run-the-linters">lint</a> and
<a href="development/contributing_guide.html#8-test-test-test">test</a> your code.</p>
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<p>Look at <a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues">the issue tracker</a> for
bugs to fix or features to add. If you're new, it may be best to start with
those labeled <a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22">good first
issue</a>.</p>
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<p>Understand <a href="development/internal_documentation/index.html">how Synapse is
built</a>, how to <a href="development/database_schema.html">migrate
database schemas</a>, learn about
<a href="federate.html">federation</a> and how to <a href="federate.html#running-a-demo-federation-of-synapses">set up a local
federation</a> for development.</p>
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<li>
<p>We like to keep our <code>git</code> history clean. <a href="development/git.html">Learn</a> how to
do so!</p>
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<p>And finally, contribute to this documentation! The source for which is
<a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/docs">located here</a>.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="donating-to-synapse-development"><a class="header" href="#donating-to-synapse-development">Donating to Synapse development</a></h2>
<p>Want to help keep Synapse going but don't know how to code? Synapse is a
<a href="https://matrix.org">Matrix.org Foundation</a> project. Consider becoming a
supporter on <a href="https://liberapay.com/matrixdotorg">Liberapay</a>,
<a href="https://patreon.com/matrixdotorg">Patreon</a> or through
<a href="https://paypal.me/matrixdotorg">PayPal</a> via a one-time donation.</p>
<p>If you are an organisation or enterprise and would like to sponsor development,
reach out to us over email at: support (at) matrix.org</p>
<h2 id="reporting-a-security-vulnerability"><a class="header" href="#reporting-a-security-vulnerability">Reporting a security vulnerability</a></h2>
<p>If you've found a security issue in Synapse or any other Matrix.org Foundation
project, please report it to us in accordance with our <a href="https://www.matrix.org/security-disclosure-policy/">Security Disclosure
Policy</a>. Thank you!</p>
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