How to Install Synapse on Fedora Server Latest

Synapse is a popular Matrix server implementation that allows users to run their own Matrix homeserver. This tutorial will guide you through the steps necessary to install Synapse on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed, make sure that you have the following:

A running instance of Fedora Server Latest.
A user account with sudo privileges.
Basic knowledge of the command-line interface.

Step 1: Install required packages

The first step is to install the necessary dependencies required for Synapse to work properly.

Execute the following command in your terminal to install the necessary packages.

sudo dnf install python3-pip python3-psycopg2 python3-lxml libpq-devel libffi-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libyaml-devel  openssl-devel gcc-c++

Step 2: Create a virtual environment

It is important to install Synapse in a virtual environment, which will help to isolate Synapse from the rest of your system.

Create a new virtual environment using the following command:

python3 -m venv ~/synapse

Activate the virtual environment by running:

source ~/synapse/bin/activate

Step 3: Install Synapse

Now we can install Synapse using the pip package manager.

pip3 install matrix-synapse[speedups]

Step 4: Configure Synapse

Before we can start the Synapse server, we need to configure it by creating a configuration file.

Create a config file by running:

python3 -m synapse.app.homeserver --server-name SERVER_NAME --config-path /etc/synapse/

Replace SERVER_NAME with the domain name or IP address of your server.

This will create a basic configuration file in the /etc/synapse/ directory. You can edit it with your favorite text editor to fine-tune your setup.

sudo nano /etc/synapse/homeserver.yaml

Step 5: Set up a database

Synapse requires a PostgreSQL database to store its data. Install PostgreSQL by running:

sudo dnf install postgresql-server postgresql-contrib

Create a new PostgreSQL database by running:

sudo postgresql-setup --initdb --unit postgresql
sudo systemctl start postgresql
sudo systemctl enable postgresql
sudo su - postgres
psql
CREATE USER synapse WITH PASSWORD 'SECRET_PASSWORD';
CREATE DATABASE synapse;
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE synapse TO synapse;
\q
exit

Replace SECRET_PASSWORD with a strong password.

Step 6: Run Synapse

Start Synapse using the following command:

synctl start

You can access your Synapse server at http://localhost:8008/.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Synapse on your Fedora Server Latest. You should now be able to configure and use Synapse as your own Matrix homeserver.