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  1. Upgrading Synapse
  2. =================
  3. Before upgrading check if any special steps are required to upgrade from the
  4. version you currently have installed to the current version of Synapse. The extra
  5. instructions that may be required are listed later in this document.
  6. * If Synapse was installed using `prebuilt packages
  7. <INSTALL.md#prebuilt-packages>`_, you will need to follow the normal process
  8. for upgrading those packages.
  9. * If Synapse was installed from source, then:
  10. 1. Activate the virtualenv before upgrading. For example, if Synapse is
  11. installed in a virtualenv in ``~/synapse/env`` then run:
  12. .. code:: bash
  13. source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
  14. 2. If Synapse was installed using pip then upgrade to the latest version by
  15. running:
  16. .. code:: bash
  17. pip install --upgrade matrix-synapse
  18. If Synapse was installed using git then upgrade to the latest version by
  19. running:
  20. .. code:: bash
  21. git pull
  22. pip install --upgrade .
  23. 3. Restart Synapse:
  24. .. code:: bash
  25. ./synctl restart
  26. To check whether your update was successful, you can check the running server
  27. version with:
  28. .. code:: bash
  29. # you may need to replace 'localhost:8008' if synapse is not configured
  30. # to listen on port 8008.
  31. curl http://localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/server_version
  32. Rolling back to older versions
  33. ------------------------------
  34. Rolling back to previous releases can be difficult, due to database schema
  35. changes between releases. Where we have been able to test the rollback process,
  36. this will be noted below.
  37. In general, you will need to undo any changes made during the upgrade process,
  38. for example:
  39. * pip:
  40. .. code:: bash
  41. source env/bin/activate
  42. # replace `1.3.0` accordingly:
  43. pip install matrix-synapse==1.3.0
  44. * Debian:
  45. .. code:: bash
  46. # replace `1.3.0` and `stretch` accordingly:
  47. wget https://packages.matrix.org/debian/pool/main/m/matrix-synapse-py3/matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb
  48. dpkg -i matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb
  49. Upgrading to v1.12.0
  50. ====================
  51. This version includes a database update which is run as part of the upgrade,
  52. and which may take some time (several hours in the case of a large
  53. server). Synapse will not respond to HTTP requests while this update is taking
  54. place.
  55. This is only likely to be a problem in the case of a server which is
  56. participating in many rooms.
  57. 0. As with all upgrades, it is recommended that you have a recent backup of
  58. your database which can be used for recovery in the event of any problems.
  59. 1. As an initial check to see if you will be affected, you can try running the
  60. following query from the `psql` or `sqlite3` console. It is safe to run it
  61. while Synapse is still running.
  62. .. code:: sql
  63. SELECT MAX(q.v) FROM (
  64. SELECT (
  65. SELECT ej.json AS v
  66. FROM state_events se INNER JOIN event_json ej USING (event_id)
  67. WHERE se.room_id=rooms.room_id AND se.type='m.room.create' AND se.state_key=''
  68. LIMIT 1
  69. ) FROM rooms WHERE rooms.room_version IS NULL
  70. ) q;
  71. This query will take about the same amount of time as the upgrade process: ie,
  72. if it takes 5 minutes, then it is likely that Synapse will be unresponsive for
  73. 5 minutes during the upgrade.
  74. If you consider an outage of this duration to be acceptable, no further
  75. action is necessary and you can simply start Synapse 1.12.0.
  76. If you would prefer to reduce the downtime, continue with the steps below.
  77. 2. The easiest workaround for this issue is to manually
  78. create a new index before upgrading. On PostgreSQL, his can be done as follows:
  79. .. code:: sql
  80. CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY tmp_upgrade_1_12_0_index
  81. ON state_events(room_id) WHERE type = 'm.room.create';
  82. The above query may take some time, but is also safe to run while Synapse is
  83. running.
  84. We assume that no SQLite users have databases large enough to be
  85. affected. If you *are* affected, you can run a similar query, omitting the
  86. ``CONCURRENTLY`` keyword. Note however that this operation may in itself cause
  87. Synapse to stop running for some time. Synapse admins are reminded that
  88. `SQLite is not recommended for use outside a test
  89. environment <https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/README.rst#using-postgresql>`_.
  90. 3. Once the index has been created, the ``SELECT`` query in step 1 above should
  91. complete quickly. It is therefore safe to upgrade to Synapse 1.12.0.
  92. 4. Once Synapse 1.12.0 has successfully started and is responding to HTTP
  93. requests, the temporary index can be removed:
  94. .. code:: sql
  95. DROP INDEX tmp_upgrade_1_12_0_index;
  96. Upgrading to v1.10.0
  97. ====================
  98. Synapse will now log a warning on start up if used with a PostgreSQL database
  99. that has a non-recommended locale set.
  100. See `docs/postgres.md <docs/postgres.md>`_ for details.
  101. Upgrading to v1.8.0
  102. ===================
  103. Specifying a ``log_file`` config option will now cause Synapse to refuse to
  104. start, and should be replaced by with the ``log_config`` option. Support for
  105. the ``log_file`` option was removed in v1.3.0 and has since had no effect.
  106. Upgrading to v1.7.0
  107. ===================
  108. In an attempt to configure Synapse in a privacy preserving way, the default
  109. behaviours of ``allow_public_rooms_without_auth`` and
  110. ``allow_public_rooms_over_federation`` have been inverted. This means that by
  111. default, only authenticated users querying the Client/Server API will be able
  112. to query the room directory, and relatedly that the server will not share
  113. room directory information with other servers over federation.
  114. If your installation does not explicitly set these settings one way or the other
  115. and you want either setting to be ``true`` then it will necessary to update
  116. your homeserver configuration file accordingly.
  117. For more details on the surrounding context see our `explainer
  118. <https://matrix.org/blog/2019/11/09/avoiding-unwelcome-visitors-on-private-matrix-servers>`_.
  119. Upgrading to v1.5.0
  120. ===================
  121. This release includes a database migration which may take several minutes to
  122. complete if there are a large number (more than a million or so) of entries in
  123. the ``devices`` table. This is only likely to a be a problem on very large
  124. installations.
  125. Upgrading to v1.4.0
  126. ===================
  127. New custom templates
  128. --------------------
  129. If you have configured a custom template directory with the
  130. ``email.template_dir`` option, be aware that there are new templates regarding
  131. registration and threepid management (see below) that must be included.
  132. * ``registration.html`` and ``registration.txt``
  133. * ``registration_success.html`` and ``registration_failure.html``
  134. * ``add_threepid.html`` and ``add_threepid.txt``
  135. * ``add_threepid_failure.html`` and ``add_threepid_success.html``
  136. Synapse will expect these files to exist inside the configured template
  137. directory, and **will fail to start** if they are absent.
  138. To view the default templates, see `synapse/res/templates
  139. <https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/master/synapse/res/templates>`_.
  140. 3pid verification changes
  141. -------------------------
  142. **Note: As of this release, users will be unable to add phone numbers or email
  143. addresses to their accounts, without changes to the Synapse configuration. This
  144. includes adding an email address during registration.**
  145. It is possible for a user to associate an email address or phone number
  146. with their account, for a number of reasons:
  147. * for use when logging in, as an alternative to the user id.
  148. * in the case of email, as an alternative contact to help with account recovery.
  149. * in the case of email, to receive notifications of missed messages.
  150. Before an email address or phone number can be added to a user's account,
  151. or before such an address is used to carry out a password-reset, Synapse must
  152. confirm the operation with the owner of the email address or phone number.
  153. It does this by sending an email or text giving the user a link or token to confirm
  154. receipt. This process is known as '3pid verification'. ('3pid', or 'threepid',
  155. stands for third-party identifier, and we use it to refer to external
  156. identifiers such as email addresses and phone numbers.)
  157. Previous versions of Synapse delegated the task of 3pid verification to an
  158. identity server by default. In most cases this server is ``vector.im`` or
  159. ``matrix.org``.
  160. In Synapse 1.4.0, for security and privacy reasons, the homeserver will no
  161. longer delegate this task to an identity server by default. Instead,
  162. the server administrator will need to explicitly decide how they would like the
  163. verification messages to be sent.
  164. In the medium term, the ``vector.im`` and ``matrix.org`` identity servers will
  165. disable support for delegated 3pid verification entirely. However, in order to
  166. ease the transition, they will retain the capability for a limited
  167. period. Delegated email verification will be disabled on Monday 2nd December
  168. 2019 (giving roughly 2 months notice). Disabling delegated SMS verification
  169. will follow some time after that once SMS verification support lands in
  170. Synapse.
  171. Once delegated 3pid verification support has been disabled in the ``vector.im`` and
  172. ``matrix.org`` identity servers, all Synapse versions that depend on those
  173. instances will be unable to verify email and phone numbers through them. There
  174. are no imminent plans to remove delegated 3pid verification from Sydent
  175. generally. (Sydent is the identity server project that backs the ``vector.im`` and
  176. ``matrix.org`` instances).
  177. Email
  178. ~~~~~
  179. Following upgrade, to continue verifying email (e.g. as part of the
  180. registration process), admins can either:-
  181. * Configure Synapse to use an email server.
  182. * Run or choose an identity server which allows delegated email verification
  183. and delegate to it.
  184. Configure SMTP in Synapse
  185. +++++++++++++++++++++++++
  186. To configure an SMTP server for Synapse, modify the configuration section
  187. headed ``email``, and be sure to have at least the ``smtp_host, smtp_port``
  188. and ``notif_from`` fields filled out.
  189. You may also need to set ``smtp_user``, ``smtp_pass``, and
  190. ``require_transport_security``.
  191. See the `sample configuration file <docs/sample_config.yaml>`_ for more details
  192. on these settings.
  193. Delegate email to an identity server
  194. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  195. Some admins will wish to continue using email verification as part of the
  196. registration process, but will not immediately have an appropriate SMTP server
  197. at hand.
  198. To this end, we will continue to support email verification delegation via the
  199. ``vector.im`` and ``matrix.org`` identity servers for two months. Support for
  200. delegated email verification will be disabled on Monday 2nd December.
  201. The ``account_threepid_delegates`` dictionary defines whether the homeserver
  202. should delegate an external server (typically an `identity server
  203. <https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/r0.2.1>`_) to handle sending
  204. confirmation messages via email and SMS.
  205. So to delegate email verification, in ``homeserver.yaml``, set
  206. ``account_threepid_delegates.email`` to the base URL of an identity server. For
  207. example:
  208. .. code:: yaml
  209. account_threepid_delegates:
  210. email: https://example.com # Delegate email sending to example.com
  211. Note that ``account_threepid_delegates.email`` replaces the deprecated
  212. ``email.trust_identity_server_for_password_resets``: if
  213. ``email.trust_identity_server_for_password_resets`` is set to ``true``, and
  214. ``account_threepid_delegates.email`` is not set, then the first entry in
  215. ``trusted_third_party_id_servers`` will be used as the
  216. ``account_threepid_delegate`` for email. This is to ensure compatibility with
  217. existing Synapse installs that set up external server handling for these tasks
  218. before v1.4.0. If ``email.trust_identity_server_for_password_resets`` is
  219. ``true`` and no trusted identity server domains are configured, Synapse will
  220. report an error and refuse to start.
  221. If ``email.trust_identity_server_for_password_resets`` is ``false`` or absent
  222. and no ``email`` delegate is configured in ``account_threepid_delegates``,
  223. then Synapse will send email verification messages itself, using the configured
  224. SMTP server (see above).
  225. that type.
  226. Phone numbers
  227. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  228. Synapse does not support phone-number verification itself, so the only way to
  229. maintain the ability for users to add phone numbers to their accounts will be
  230. by continuing to delegate phone number verification to the ``matrix.org`` and
  231. ``vector.im`` identity servers (or another identity server that supports SMS
  232. sending).
  233. The ``account_threepid_delegates`` dictionary defines whether the homeserver
  234. should delegate an external server (typically an `identity server
  235. <https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/r0.2.1>`_) to handle sending
  236. confirmation messages via email and SMS.
  237. So to delegate phone number verification, in ``homeserver.yaml``, set
  238. ``account_threepid_delegates.msisdn`` to the base URL of an identity
  239. server. For example:
  240. .. code:: yaml
  241. account_threepid_delegates:
  242. msisdn: https://example.com # Delegate sms sending to example.com
  243. The ``matrix.org`` and ``vector.im`` identity servers will continue to support
  244. delegated phone number verification via SMS until such time as it is possible
  245. for admins to configure their servers to perform phone number verification
  246. directly. More details will follow in a future release.
  247. Rolling back to v1.3.1
  248. ----------------------
  249. If you encounter problems with v1.4.0, it should be possible to roll back to
  250. v1.3.1, subject to the following:
  251. * The 'room statistics' engine was heavily reworked in this release (see
  252. `#5971 <https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/5971>`_), including
  253. significant changes to the database schema, which are not easily
  254. reverted. This will cause the room statistics engine to stop updating when
  255. you downgrade.
  256. The room statistics are essentially unused in v1.3.1 (in future versions of
  257. Synapse, they will be used to populate the room directory), so there should
  258. be no loss of functionality. However, the statistics engine will write errors
  259. to the logs, which can be avoided by setting the following in
  260. `homeserver.yaml`:
  261. .. code:: yaml
  262. stats:
  263. enabled: false
  264. Don't forget to re-enable it when you upgrade again, in preparation for its
  265. use in the room directory!
  266. Upgrading to v1.2.0
  267. ===================
  268. Some counter metrics have been renamed, with the old names deprecated. See
  269. `the metrics documentation <docs/metrics-howto.md#renaming-of-metrics--deprecation-of-old-names-in-12>`_
  270. for details.
  271. Upgrading to v1.1.0
  272. ===================
  273. Synapse v1.1.0 removes support for older Python and PostgreSQL versions, as
  274. outlined in `our deprecation notice <https://matrix.org/blog/2019/04/08/synapse-deprecating-postgres-9-4-and-python-2-x>`_.
  275. Minimum Python Version
  276. ----------------------
  277. Synapse v1.1.0 has a minimum Python requirement of Python 3.5. Python 3.6 or
  278. Python 3.7 are recommended as they have improved internal string handling,
  279. significantly reducing memory usage.
  280. If you use current versions of the Matrix.org-distributed Debian packages or
  281. Docker images, action is not required.
  282. If you install Synapse in a Python virtual environment, please see "Upgrading to
  283. v0.34.0" for notes on setting up a new virtualenv under Python 3.
  284. Minimum PostgreSQL Version
  285. --------------------------
  286. If using PostgreSQL under Synapse, you will need to use PostgreSQL 9.5 or above.
  287. Please see the
  288. `PostgreSQL documentation <https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/upgrading.html>`_
  289. for more details on upgrading your database.
  290. Upgrading to v1.0
  291. =================
  292. Validation of TLS certificates
  293. ------------------------------
  294. Synapse v1.0 is the first release to enforce
  295. validation of TLS certificates for the federation API. It is therefore
  296. essential that your certificates are correctly configured. See the `FAQ
  297. <docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md>`_ for more information.
  298. Note, v1.0 installations will also no longer be able to federate with servers
  299. that have not correctly configured their certificates.
  300. In rare cases, it may be desirable to disable certificate checking: for
  301. example, it might be essential to be able to federate with a given legacy
  302. server in a closed federation. This can be done in one of two ways:-
  303. * Configure the global switch ``federation_verify_certificates`` to ``false``.
  304. * Configure a whitelist of server domains to trust via ``federation_certificate_verification_whitelist``.
  305. See the `sample configuration file <docs/sample_config.yaml>`_
  306. for more details on these settings.
  307. Email
  308. -----
  309. When a user requests a password reset, Synapse will send an email to the
  310. user to confirm the request.
  311. Previous versions of Synapse delegated the job of sending this email to an
  312. identity server. If the identity server was somehow malicious or became
  313. compromised, it would be theoretically possible to hijack an account through
  314. this means.
  315. Therefore, by default, Synapse v1.0 will send the confirmation email itself. If
  316. Synapse is not configured with an SMTP server, password reset via email will be
  317. disabled.
  318. To configure an SMTP server for Synapse, modify the configuration section
  319. headed ``email``, and be sure to have at least the ``smtp_host``, ``smtp_port``
  320. and ``notif_from`` fields filled out. You may also need to set ``smtp_user``,
  321. ``smtp_pass``, and ``require_transport_security``.
  322. If you are absolutely certain that you wish to continue using an identity
  323. server for password resets, set ``trust_identity_server_for_password_resets`` to ``true``.
  324. See the `sample configuration file <docs/sample_config.yaml>`_
  325. for more details on these settings.
  326. New email templates
  327. ---------------
  328. Some new templates have been added to the default template directory for the purpose of the
  329. homeserver sending its own password reset emails. If you have configured a custom
  330. ``template_dir`` in your Synapse config, these files will need to be added.
  331. ``password_reset.html`` and ``password_reset.txt`` are HTML and plain text templates
  332. respectively that contain the contents of what will be emailed to the user upon attempting to
  333. reset their password via email. ``password_reset_success.html`` and
  334. ``password_reset_failure.html`` are HTML files that the content of which (assuming no redirect
  335. URL is set) will be shown to the user after they attempt to click the link in the email sent
  336. to them.
  337. Upgrading to v0.99.0
  338. ====================
  339. Please be aware that, before Synapse v1.0 is released around March 2019, you
  340. will need to replace any self-signed certificates with those verified by a
  341. root CA. Information on how to do so can be found at `the ACME docs
  342. <docs/ACME.md>`_.
  343. For more information on configuring TLS certificates see the `FAQ <docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md>`_.
  344. Upgrading to v0.34.0
  345. ====================
  346. 1. This release is the first to fully support Python 3. Synapse will now run on
  347. Python versions 3.5, or 3.6 (as well as 2.7). We recommend switching to
  348. Python 3, as it has been shown to give performance improvements.
  349. For users who have installed Synapse into a virtualenv, we recommend doing
  350. this by creating a new virtualenv. For example::
  351. virtualenv -p python3 ~/synapse/env3
  352. source ~/synapse/env3/bin/activate
  353. pip install matrix-synapse
  354. You can then start synapse as normal, having activated the new virtualenv::
  355. cd ~/synapse
  356. source env3/bin/activate
  357. synctl start
  358. Users who have installed from distribution packages should see the relevant
  359. package documentation. See below for notes on Debian packages.
  360. * When upgrading to Python 3, you **must** make sure that your log files are
  361. configured as UTF-8, by adding ``encoding: utf8`` to the
  362. ``RotatingFileHandler`` configuration (if you have one) in your
  363. ``<server>.log.config`` file. For example, if your ``log.config`` file
  364. contains::
  365. handlers:
  366. file:
  367. class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
  368. formatter: precise
  369. filename: homeserver.log
  370. maxBytes: 104857600
  371. backupCount: 10
  372. filters: [context]
  373. console:
  374. class: logging.StreamHandler
  375. formatter: precise
  376. filters: [context]
  377. Then you should update this to be::
  378. handlers:
  379. file:
  380. class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
  381. formatter: precise
  382. filename: homeserver.log
  383. maxBytes: 104857600
  384. backupCount: 10
  385. filters: [context]
  386. encoding: utf8
  387. console:
  388. class: logging.StreamHandler
  389. formatter: precise
  390. filters: [context]
  391. There is no need to revert this change if downgrading to Python 2.
  392. We are also making available Debian packages which will run Synapse on
  393. Python 3. You can switch to these packages with ``apt-get install
  394. matrix-synapse-py3``, however, please read `debian/NEWS
  395. <https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/release-v0.34.0/debian/NEWS>`_
  396. before doing so. The existing ``matrix-synapse`` packages will continue to
  397. use Python 2 for the time being.
  398. 2. This release removes the ``riot.im`` from the default list of trusted
  399. identity servers.
  400. If ``riot.im`` is in your homeserver's list of
  401. ``trusted_third_party_id_servers``, you should remove it. It was added in
  402. case a hypothetical future identity server was put there. If you don't
  403. remove it, users may be unable to deactivate their accounts.
  404. 3. This release no longer installs the (unmaintained) Matrix Console web client
  405. as part of the default installation. It is possible to re-enable it by
  406. installing it separately and setting the ``web_client_location`` config
  407. option, but please consider switching to another client.
  408. Upgrading to v0.33.7
  409. ====================
  410. This release removes the example email notification templates from
  411. ``res/templates`` (they are now internal to the python package). This should
  412. only affect you if you (a) deploy your Synapse instance from a git checkout or
  413. a github snapshot URL, and (b) have email notifications enabled.
  414. If you have email notifications enabled, you should ensure that
  415. ``email.template_dir`` is either configured to point at a directory where you
  416. have installed customised templates, or leave it unset to use the default
  417. templates.
  418. Upgrading to v0.27.3
  419. ====================
  420. This release expands the anonymous usage stats sent if the opt-in
  421. ``report_stats`` configuration is set to ``true``. We now capture RSS memory
  422. and cpu use at a very coarse level. This requires administrators to install
  423. the optional ``psutil`` python module.
  424. We would appreciate it if you could assist by ensuring this module is available
  425. and ``report_stats`` is enabled. This will let us see if performance changes to
  426. synapse are having an impact to the general community.
  427. Upgrading to v0.15.0
  428. ====================
  429. If you want to use the new URL previewing API (/_matrix/media/r0/preview_url)
  430. then you have to explicitly enable it in the config and update your dependencies
  431. dependencies. See README.rst for details.
  432. Upgrading to v0.11.0
  433. ====================
  434. This release includes the option to send anonymous usage stats to matrix.org,
  435. and requires that administrators explictly opt in or out by setting the
  436. ``report_stats`` option to either ``true`` or ``false``.
  437. We would really appreciate it if you could help our project out by reporting
  438. anonymized usage statistics from your homeserver. Only very basic aggregate
  439. data (e.g. number of users) will be reported, but it helps us to track the
  440. growth of the Matrix community, and helps us to make Matrix a success, as well
  441. as to convince other networks that they should peer with us.
  442. Upgrading to v0.9.0
  443. ===================
  444. Application services have had a breaking API change in this version.
  445. They can no longer register themselves with a home server using the AS HTTP API. This
  446. decision was made because a compromised application service with free reign to register
  447. any regex in effect grants full read/write access to the home server if a regex of ``.*``
  448. is used. An attack where a compromised AS re-registers itself with ``.*`` was deemed too
  449. big of a security risk to ignore, and so the ability to register with the HS remotely has
  450. been removed.
  451. It has been replaced by specifying a list of application service registrations in
  452. ``homeserver.yaml``::
  453. app_service_config_files: ["registration-01.yaml", "registration-02.yaml"]
  454. Where ``registration-01.yaml`` looks like::
  455. url: <String> # e.g. "https://my.application.service.com"
  456. as_token: <String>
  457. hs_token: <String>
  458. sender_localpart: <String> # This is a new field which denotes the user_id localpart when using the AS token
  459. namespaces:
  460. users:
  461. - exclusive: <Boolean>
  462. regex: <String> # e.g. "@prefix_.*"
  463. aliases:
  464. - exclusive: <Boolean>
  465. regex: <String>
  466. rooms:
  467. - exclusive: <Boolean>
  468. regex: <String>
  469. Upgrading to v0.8.0
  470. ===================
  471. Servers which use captchas will need to add their public key to::
  472. static/client/register/register_config.js
  473. window.matrixRegistrationConfig = {
  474. recaptcha_public_key: "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY"
  475. };
  476. This is required in order to support registration fallback (typically used on
  477. mobile devices).
  478. Upgrading to v0.7.0
  479. ===================
  480. New dependencies are:
  481. - pydenticon
  482. - simplejson
  483. - syutil
  484. - matrix-angular-sdk
  485. To pull in these dependencies in a virtual env, run::
  486. python synapse/python_dependencies.py | xargs -n 1 pip install
  487. Upgrading to v0.6.0
  488. ===================
  489. To pull in new dependencies, run::
  490. python setup.py develop --user
  491. This update includes a change to the database schema. To upgrade you first need
  492. to upgrade the database by running::
  493. python scripts/upgrade_db_to_v0.6.0.py <db> <server_name> <signing_key>
  494. Where `<db>` is the location of the database, `<server_name>` is the
  495. server name as specified in the synapse configuration, and `<signing_key>` is
  496. the location of the signing key as specified in the synapse configuration.
  497. This may take some time to complete. Failures of signatures and content hashes
  498. can safely be ignored.
  499. Upgrading to v0.5.1
  500. ===================
  501. Depending on precisely when you installed v0.5.0 you may have ended up with
  502. a stale release of the reference matrix webclient installed as a python module.
  503. To uninstall it and ensure you are depending on the latest module, please run::
  504. $ pip uninstall syweb
  505. Upgrading to v0.5.0
  506. ===================
  507. The webclient has been split out into a seperate repository/pacakage in this
  508. release. Before you restart your homeserver you will need to pull in the
  509. webclient package by running::
  510. python setup.py develop --user
  511. This release completely changes the database schema and so requires upgrading
  512. it before starting the new version of the homeserver.
  513. The script "database-prepare-for-0.5.0.sh" should be used to upgrade the
  514. database. This will save all user information, such as logins and profiles,
  515. but will otherwise purge the database. This includes messages, which
  516. rooms the home server was a member of and room alias mappings.
  517. If you would like to keep your history, please take a copy of your database
  518. file and ask for help in #matrix:matrix.org. The upgrade process is,
  519. unfortunately, non trivial and requires human intervention to resolve any
  520. resulting conflicts during the upgrade process.
  521. Before running the command the homeserver should be first completely
  522. shutdown. To run it, simply specify the location of the database, e.g.:
  523. ./scripts/database-prepare-for-0.5.0.sh "homeserver.db"
  524. Once this has successfully completed it will be safe to restart the
  525. homeserver. You may notice that the homeserver takes a few seconds longer to
  526. restart than usual as it reinitializes the database.
  527. On startup of the new version, users can either rejoin remote rooms using room
  528. aliases or by being reinvited. Alternatively, if any other homeserver sends a
  529. message to a room that the homeserver was previously in the local HS will
  530. automatically rejoin the room.
  531. Upgrading to v0.4.0
  532. ===================
  533. This release needs an updated syutil version. Run::
  534. python setup.py develop
  535. You will also need to upgrade your configuration as the signing key format has
  536. changed. Run::
  537. python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path <CONFIG> --generate-config
  538. Upgrading to v0.3.0
  539. ===================
  540. This registration API now closely matches the login API. This introduces a bit
  541. more backwards and forwards between the HS and the client, but this improves
  542. the overall flexibility of the API. You can now GET on /register to retrieve a list
  543. of valid registration flows. Upon choosing one, they are submitted in the same
  544. way as login, e.g::
  545. {
  546. type: m.login.password,
  547. user: foo,
  548. password: bar
  549. }
  550. The default HS supports 2 flows, with and without Identity Server email
  551. authentication. Enabling captcha on the HS will add in an extra step to all
  552. flows: ``m.login.recaptcha`` which must be completed before you can transition
  553. to the next stage. There is a new login type: ``m.login.email.identity`` which
  554. contains the ``threepidCreds`` key which were previously sent in the original
  555. register request. For more information on this, see the specification.
  556. Web Client
  557. ----------
  558. The VoIP specification has changed between v0.2.0 and v0.3.0. Users should
  559. refresh any browser tabs to get the latest web client code. Users on
  560. v0.2.0 of the web client will not be able to call those on v0.3.0 and
  561. vice versa.
  562. Upgrading to v0.2.0
  563. ===================
  564. The home server now requires setting up of SSL config before it can run. To
  565. automatically generate default config use::
  566. $ python synapse/app/homeserver.py \
  567. --server-name machine.my.domain.name \
  568. --bind-port 8448 \
  569. --config-path homeserver.config \
  570. --generate-config
  571. This config can be edited if desired, for example to specify a different SSL
  572. certificate to use. Once done you can run the home server using::
  573. $ python synapse/app/homeserver.py --config-path homeserver.config
  574. See the README.rst for more information.
  575. Also note that some config options have been renamed, including:
  576. - "host" to "server-name"
  577. - "database" to "database-path"
  578. - "port" to "bind-port" and "unsecure-port"
  579. Upgrading to v0.0.1
  580. ===================
  581. This release completely changes the database schema and so requires upgrading
  582. it before starting the new version of the homeserver.
  583. The script "database-prepare-for-0.0.1.sh" should be used to upgrade the
  584. database. This will save all user information, such as logins and profiles,
  585. but will otherwise purge the database. This includes messages, which
  586. rooms the home server was a member of and room alias mappings.
  587. Before running the command the homeserver should be first completely
  588. shutdown. To run it, simply specify the location of the database, e.g.:
  589. ./scripts/database-prepare-for-0.0.1.sh "homeserver.db"
  590. Once this has successfully completed it will be safe to restart the
  591. homeserver. You may notice that the homeserver takes a few seconds longer to
  592. restart than usual as it reinitializes the database.
  593. On startup of the new version, users can either rejoin remote rooms using room
  594. aliases or by being reinvited. Alternatively, if any other homeserver sends a
  595. message to a room that the homeserver was previously in the local HS will
  596. automatically rejoin the room.