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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>:<your-domain>` identifier, all hosted on your own server (see [prerequisites](docs/prerequisites.md)).
We run all 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).
[Installation](docs/README.md) (upgrades) and some maintenance tasks are automated using [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com/) (see [our Ansible guide](docs/ansible.md)).
This Ansible playbook tries to make self-hosting and maintaining a Matrix server fairly easy. 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) - a service built on top of this Ansible playbook, which can help you run a Matrix server with ease.
If you like learning and experimentation, but would rather reduce future maintenance effort, you can even go for a hybrid approach - self-hosting manually using this Ansible playbook at first and then transferring server maintenance to etke.cc at a later time.
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.
| [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) | x | 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) | x | 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](https://app.element.io/) | ✓ | Web UI, which is configured to connect to your own Synapse server by default | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-client-element.md) |
| [Hydrogen](https://github.com/element-hq/hydrogen-web) | x | Lightweight matrix client with legacy and mobile browser support | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-client-hydrogen.md) |
| [Cinny](https://github.com/ajbura/cinny) | x | Simple, elegant and secure web client | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-client-cinny.md) |
| [SchildiChat](https://schildi.chat/) | x | Based on Element, with a more traditional instant messaging experience | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-client-schildichat.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) |
| [Dimension](https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-dimension) | x | An open source integrations manager for matrix clients | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-dimension.md) |
| [Sygnal](https://github.com/matrix-org/sygnal) | x | Push gateway | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-sygnal.md) |
| [ntfy](https://ntfy.sh) | x | Push notifications server | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-ntfy.md) |
| [matrix-ldap-registration-proxy](https://gitlab.com/activism.international/matrix_ldap_registration_proxy) (advanced) | x | 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) | x | A simple python application to have a token based matrix registration | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-registration.md) |
| [matrix-media-repo](https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo) | x | 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) |
| [matrix-hookshot](https://github.com/Half-Shot/matrix-hookshot) | x | 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) |
| [matrix-sms-bridge](https://github.com/benkuly/matrix-sms-bridge) | x | Bridge to SMS | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-matrix-bridge-sms.md) |
| [Heisenbridge](https://github.com/hifi/heisenbridge) | x | Bouncer-style bridge to [IRC](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-heisenbridge.md) |
| [go-skype-bridge](https://github.com/kelaresg/go-skype-bridge) | x | Bridge to [Skype](https://www.skype.com) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-go-skype-bridge.md) |
| [mx-puppet-slack](https://hub.docker.com/r/sorunome/mx-puppet-slack) | x | Bridge to [Slack](https://slack.com) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-mx-puppet-slack.md) |
| [mx-puppet-discord](https://github.com/matrix-discord/mx-puppet-discord) | x | Bridge to [Discord](https://discordapp.com/) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-mx-puppet-discord.md) |
| [mx-puppet-groupme](https://gitlab.com/xangelix-pub/matrix/mx-puppet-groupme) | x | Bridge to [GroupMe](https://groupme.com/) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-mx-puppet-groupme.md) |
| [mx-puppet-steam](https://github.com/icewind1991/mx-puppet-steam) | x | Bridge to [Steam](https://steamapp.com/) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bridge-mx-puppet-steam.md) |
| [Email2Matrix](https://github.com/devture/email2matrix) | x | Bridge for relaying emails to Matrix rooms | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-email2matrix.md) |
| [matrix-reminder-bot](https://github.com/anoadragon453/matrix-reminder-bot) | x | 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) | x | Bot for invitations by creating and managing registration tokens | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-matrix-registration-bot.md) |
| [maubot](https://github.com/maubot/maubot) | x | A plugin-based Matrix bot system | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-maubot.md) |
| [honoroit](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/honoroit) | x | A helpdesk bot | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-honoroit.md) |
| [Postmoogle](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/postmoogle) | x | Email to matrix bot | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-postmoogle.md) |
| [Go-NEB](https://github.com/matrix-org/go-neb) | x | A multi functional bot written in Go | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-go-neb.md) |
| [Mjolnir](https://github.com/matrix-org/mjolnir) | x | A moderation tool for Matrix | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-mjolnir.md) |
| [Draupnir](https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir) | x | A moderation tool for Matrix (Fork of Mjolnir) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-bot-draupnir.md) |
Services that help you in administrating and monitoring your matrix installation.
| Name | Default? | Description | Documentation |
| ---- | -------- | ----------- | ------------- |
| [synapse-admin](https://github.com/Awesome-Technologies/synapse-admin) | x | A web UI tool for administrating users and rooms on your Matrix server | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md) |
| Metrics and Graphs | x | 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 | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-prometheus-grafana.md) |
| [Borg](https://borgbackup.org) | x | Backups | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-backup-borg.md) |
| [sliding-sync](https://github.com/matrix-org/sliding-sync)| x | Sliding Sync support for clients which require it (e.g. Element X) | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-sliding-sync-proxy.md) |
| [synapse_auto_compressor](https://github.com/matrix-org/rust-synapse-compress-state/#automated-tool-synapse_auto_compressor) | x | A cli tool that automatically compresses `state_groups` database table in background. | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-auto-compressor.md) |
| [synapse-simple-antispam](https://github.com/t2bot/synapse-simple-antispam) (advanced) | x | A spam checker module | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-synapse-simple-antispam.md) |
| [Matrix Corporal](https://github.com/devture/matrix-corporal) (advanced) | x | Reconciliator and gateway for a managed Matrix server | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-matrix-corporal.md) |
| [Etherpad](https://etherpad.org) | x | An open source collaborative text editor | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-etherpad.md) |
| [Jitsi](https://jitsi.org/) | x | An open source video-conferencing platform | [Link](docs/configuring-playbook-jitsi.md) |
| [Cactus Comments](https://cactus.chat) | x | 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.