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+## Synapse
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+To init the synapse server, replace the `SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME` value in the docker compose file to your domain name and run`docker compose up synapse` to generate the configuration files. Then remove the `command: generate` and all the environment variables from the synapse service in the compose file. 
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+Use `pwgen -s 64 1` to generate a password and set it to the `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` environment variable on the postgres container.
+
+Then set go into the caddy directory and replace all domain names in the Caddyfile with your domain names.
+
+Go into the cotorun directory and edit the turnserver.conf file.
+Replace the "realm" with your domain name.
+Replace the "cert" and "pkey" paths with your domain name for the turn server (caddy will generate the certs for you).
+Run `pwgen -s 64 1` again to get a new password and set it to the "static-auth-secret" field.
+
+Now go into your synapse folder and edit the "homeserver.yaml" file.
+Remove the current database entry from the file and copy everything from the "homeserver.template" file into it.
+Set the database password to the one set in the "docker-compose.yml".
+Change the turn server uris to your turn domain name.
+Set the "turn_shared_secret" to the value of the "static-auth-secret" in the "turnserver.conf" file.
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+Now run `docker compose up -d` to start everything.
+To create your use, run `docker exec -it synapse register_new_matrix_user http://localhost:8008 -c /data/homeserver.yaml` and fill in all the values.
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