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This [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com/) playbook is meant to help you run your own [Matrix](http://matrix.org/) homeserver, along with the [various services](#supported-services) related to that.
That is, it lets you join the Matrix network using your own `@<username>:example.com` identifier, all hosted on your own server (see [prerequisites](docs/prerequisites.md)).
We run all [supported services](#-supported-services) in [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) containers (see [the container images we use](docs/container-images.md)), which lets us have a predictable and up-to-date setup, across multiple supported distros (see [prerequisites](docs/prerequisites.md)) and [architectures](docs/alternative-architectures.md) (x86/amd64 being recommended).
This Ansible playbook tries to make self-hosting and maintaining a Matrix server fairly easy (see [Getting started](#-getting-started)). Still, running any service smoothly requires knowledge, time and effort.
If you like the [FOSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software) spirit of this Ansible playbook, but prefer to put the responsibility on someone else, you can also [get a managed Matrix server from etke.cc](https://etke.cc?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=mdad) (both hosting and on-premises) - a service built on top of this Ansible playbook but with [additional components](https://etke.cc/help/extras/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=mdad) and [services](https://etke.cc/services/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=mdad) which all help you run a Matrix server with ease. Be advised that etke.cc operates on a subscription-based approach and there is no "just set up my server once and be done with it" option.
While the [list of supported services](#-supported-services) and documentation is very extensive, you don't need to read through everything. We recommend:
- Following our installation guide. There are two guides available for beginners and advanced users:
- ⚡ **[Quick start](./docs/quick-start.md) (for beginners)**: this is recommended for those who do not have an existing Matrix server and want to start quickly with "opinionated defaults".
- **Full installation guide (for advanced users)**: if you need to import an existing Matrix server's data into the new server or want to learn more while setting up the server, follow this guide by starting with the **[Prerequisites](./docs/prerequisites.md)** documentation page.
Using this playbook, you can get the following list of services configured on your server. Basically, this playbook aims to get you up-and-running with all the necessities around Matrix, without you having to do anything else.
- The list below is exhaustive. It includes optional or even some advanced components that you will most likely not need. Sticking with the defaults (which install a subset of the above components) is the best choice, especially for a new installation. You can always re-run the playbook later to add or remove components.
- Deprecated or unmaintained services are not listed. You can find documentations for them [here](docs/configuring-playbook.md#deprecated--unmaintained--removed-services).
| [Synapse](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse) | ✅ | Storing your data and managing your presence in the [Matrix](http://matrix.org/) network | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-synapse.md) |
| [Conduit](https://conduit.rs) | ❌ | Storing your data and managing your presence in the [Matrix](http://matrix.org/) network. Conduit is a lightweight open-source server implementation of the Matrix Specification with a focus on easy setup and low system requirements | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-conduit.md) |
| [Dendrite](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite) | ❌ | Storing your data and managing your presence in the [Matrix](http://matrix.org/) network. Dendrite is a second-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go, an alternative to Synapse. | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-dendrite.md) |
| [Element Web](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web) | ✅ | Default Matrix web client, configured to connect to your own Synapse server | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-client-element-web.md) |
| [Hydrogen](https://github.com/element-hq/hydrogen-web) | ❌ | Lightweight Matrix client with legacy and mobile browser support | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-client-hydrogen.md) |
| [Cinny](https://github.com/ajbura/cinny) | ❌ | Simple, elegant and secure web client | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-client-cinny.md) |
| [SchildiChat Web](https://schildi.chat/) | ❌ | Based on Element Web, with a more traditional instant messaging experience | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-client-schildichat-web.md) |
| [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/)| ✅ | Database for Synapse. [Using an external PostgreSQL server](docs/configuring-playbook-external-postgres.md) is also possible. | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-external-postgres.md) |
| [Coturn](https://github.com/coturn/coturn) | ✅ | STUN/TURN server for WebRTC audio/video calls | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-turn.md) |
| [Traefik](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/) | ✅ | Web server, listening on ports 80, 443 and 8448 - standing in front of all the other services. Using your own webserver [is possible](docs/configuring-playbook-own-webserver.md) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-traefik.md) |
| [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) | ✅ | Free SSL certificate, which secures the connection to all components | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-ssl-certificates.md) |
| [Exim](https://www.exim.org/) | ✅ | Mail server, through which all Matrix services send outgoing email (can be configured to relay through another SMTP server) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-email.md) |
| [ma1sd](https://github.com/ma1uta/ma1sd) | ❌ | Matrix Identity Server | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-ma1sd.md)
| [ddclient](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-ddclient) | ❌ | Dynamic DNS | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-dynamic-dns.md) |
| [matrix-ldap-registration-proxy](https://gitlab.com/activism.international/matrix_ldap_registration_proxy) (advanced) | ❌ | A proxy that handles Matrix registration requests and forwards them to LDAP. | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-ldap-registration-proxy.md) |
| [matrix-registration](https://github.com/ZerataX/matrix-registration) | ❌ | A simple python application to have a token based Matrix registration | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-registration.md) |
| [Matrix User Verification Service](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-user-verification-service) (UVS) | ❌ | Service to verify details of a user based on an Open ID token | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-user-verification-service.md) |
| [matrix-media-repo](https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo) | ❌ | matrix-media-repo is a highly customizable multi-domain media repository for Matrix. Intended for medium to large deployments, this media repo de-duplicates media while being fully compliant with the specification. | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-media-repo.md) |
| [mautrix-wsproxy](https://github.com/mautrix/wsproxy) | ❌ | Bridge to Android SMS or Apple iMessage | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-mautrix-wsproxy.md) |
| [mautrix-meta](https://github.com/mautrix/instagram) | ❌ | Bridge to [Messenger](https://messenger.com/) and [Instagram](https://instagram.com/) | Link for [Messenger](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-mautrix-meta-messenger.md) / [Instagram](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-mautrix-meta-instagram.md) |
| [matrix-hookshot](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-hookshot) | ❌ | Bridge for generic webhooks and multiple project management services, such as GitHub, GitLab, Figma, and Jira in particular | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-hookshot.md) |
| [baibot](https://github.com/etkecc/baibot) | ❌ | A bot that exposes the power of [AI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence) / [Large Language Models](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_language_model) to you | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-baibot.md) |
| [matrix-reminder-bot](https://github.com/anoadragon453/matrix-reminder-bot) | ❌ | Bot for scheduling one-off & recurring reminders and alarms | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-matrix-reminder-bot.md) |
| [matrix-registration-bot](https://github.com/moan0s/matrix-registration-bot) | ❌ | Bot for invitations by creating and managing registration tokens | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-matrix-registration-bot.md) |
| [maubot](https://github.com/maubot/maubot) | ❌ | A plugin-based Matrix bot system | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-maubot.md) |
| [Matrix Authentication Service](https://github.com/element-hq/matrix-authentication-service/) | ❌ | OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Provider server | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-authentication-service.md) |
| [synapse-admin](https://github.com/etkecc/synapse-admin) | ❌ | A web UI tool for administrating users and rooms on your Matrix server | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md) |
| Metrics and Graphs | ❌ | Consists of the [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io) time-series database server, the Prometheus [node-exporter](https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/node-exporter/) host metrics exporter, and the [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) web UI, with [prometheus-nginxlog-exporter](https://github.com/martin-helmich/prometheus-nginxlog-exporter/) being available too | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-prometheus-grafana.md) (for [prometheus-nginxlog-exporter](docs/configuring-playbook-prometheus-nginxlog.md)) |
| [synapse-usage-exporter](https://github.com/loelkes/synapse-usage-exporter) | ❌ | Export the usage statistics of a Synapse homeserver to be scraped by Prometheus. | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-usage-exporter.md) |
| [sliding-sync](https://github.com/matrix-org/sliding-sync)| ❌ | (Superseded by Simplified Sliding Sync integrated into Synapse > `1.114` and Conduit > `0.6.0`) Sliding Sync support for clients which require it (e.g. old Element X versions before Simplified Sliding Sync was developed) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-sliding-sync-proxy.md) |
| [synapse_auto_accept_invite](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse-auto-accept-invite) | ❌ | A Synapse module to automatically accept invites. | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-auto-accept-invite.md) |
| [synapse_auto_compressor](https://github.com/matrix-org/rust-synapse-compress-state/#automated-tool-synapse_auto_compressor) | ❌ | A cli tool that automatically compresses `state_groups` database table in background. | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-auto-compressor.md) |
| [Matrix Corporal](https://github.com/devture/matrix-corporal) (advanced) | ❌ | Reconciliator and gateway for a managed Matrix server | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-corporal.md) |
| [Etherpad](https://etherpad.org) | ❌ | An open source collaborative text editor | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md) |
| [Jitsi](https://jitsi.org/) | ❌ | An open source video-conferencing platform | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md) |
| [Cactus Comments](https://cactus.chat) | ❌ | A federated comment system built on Matrix | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-cactus-comments.md) |
You may also be interested in [mash-playbook](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook) - another Ansible playbook for self-hosting non-Matrix services (see its [List of supported services](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook/blob/main/docs/supported-services.md)).
mash-playbook also makes use of [Traefik](./docs/configuring-playbook-traefik.md) as its reverse-proxy, so with minor [interoperability adjustments](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook/blob/main/docs/interoperability.md), you can make matrix-docker-ansible-deploy and mash-playbook co-exist and host Matrix and non-Matrix services on the same server.
