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These processes are -called 'workers', and are (eventually) intended to scale horizontally -independently.</p> -<p>Synapse's worker support is under active development and subject to change as -we attempt to rapidly scale ever larger Synapse instances. However we are -documenting it here to help admins needing a highly scalable Synapse instance -similar to the one running <code>matrix.org</code>.</p> -<p>All processes continue to share the same database instance, and as such, -workers only work with PostgreSQL-based Synapse deployments. SQLite should only -be used for demo purposes and any admin considering workers should already be -running PostgreSQL.</p> -<p>See also <a href="https://matrix.org/blog/2020/11/03/how-we-fixed-synapses-scalability">Matrix.org blog post</a> -for a higher level overview.</p> -<h2 id="main-processworker-communication"><a class="header" href="#main-processworker-communication">Main process/worker communication</a></h2> -<p>The processes communicate with each other via a Synapse-specific protocol called -'replication' (analogous to MySQL- or Postgres-style database replication) which -feeds streams of newly written data between processes so they can be kept in -sync with the database state.</p> -<p>When configured to do so, Synapse uses a -<a href="https://redis.io/topics/pubsub">Redis pub/sub channel</a> to send the replication -stream between all configured Synapse processes. Additionally, processes may -make HTTP requests to each other, primarily for operations which need to wait -for a reply ─ such as sending an event.</p> -<p>Redis support was added in v1.13.0 with it becoming the recommended method in -v1.18.0. It replaced the old direct TCP connections (which is deprecated as of -v1.18.0) to the main process. With Redis, rather than all the workers connecting -to the main process, all the workers and the main process connect to Redis, -which relays replication commands between processes. This can give a significant -cpu saving on the main process and will be a prerequisite for upcoming -performance improvements.</p> -<p>If Redis support is enabled Synapse will use it as a shared cache, as well as a -pub/sub mechanism.</p> -<p>See the <a href="#architectural-diagram">Architectural diagram</a> section at the end for -a visualisation of what this looks like.</p> -<h2 id="setting-up-workers"><a class="header" href="#setting-up-workers">Setting up workers</a></h2> -<p>A Redis server is required to manage the communication between the processes. -The Redis server should be installed following the normal procedure for your -distribution (e.g. <code>apt install redis-server</code> on Debian). It is safe to use an -existing Redis deployment if you have one.</p> -<p>Once installed, check that Redis is running and accessible from the host running -Synapse, for example by executing <code>echo PING | nc -q1 localhost 6379</code> and seeing -a response of <code>+PONG</code>.</p> -<p>The appropriate dependencies must also be installed for Synapse. If using a -virtualenv, these can be installed with:</p> -<pre><code class="language-sh">pip install &quot;matrix-synapse[redis]&quot; -</code></pre> -<p>Note that these dependencies are included when synapse is installed with <code>pip install matrix-synapse[all]</code>. They are also included in the debian packages from -<code>matrix.org</code> and in the docker images at -https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/.</p> -<p>To make effective use of the workers, you will need to configure an HTTP -reverse-proxy such as nginx or haproxy, which will direct incoming requests to -the correct worker, or to the main synapse instance. See -<a href="reverse_proxy.html">the reverse proxy documentation</a> for information on setting up a reverse -proxy.</p> -<p>When using workers, each worker process has its own configuration file which -contains settings specific to that worker, such as the HTTP listener that it -provides (if any), logging configuration, etc.</p> -<p>Normally, the worker processes are configured to read from a shared -configuration file as well as the worker-specific configuration files. This -makes it easier to keep common configuration settings synchronised across all -the processes.</p> -<p>The main process is somewhat special in this respect: it does not normally -need its own configuration file and can take all of its configuration from the -shared configuration file.</p> -<h3 id="shared-configuration"><a class="header" href="#shared-configuration">Shared configuration</a></h3> -<p>Normally, only a couple of changes are needed to make an existing configuration -file suitable for use with workers. First, you need to enable an &quot;HTTP replication -listener&quot; for the main process; and secondly, you need to enable redis-based -replication. Optionally, a shared secret can be used to authenticate HTTP -traffic between workers. For example:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml"># extend the existing `listeners` section. This defines the ports that the -# main process will listen on. -listeners: - # The HTTP replication port - - port: 9093 - bind_address: '127.0.0.1' - type: http - resources: - - names: [replication] - -# Add a random shared secret to authenticate traffic. -worker_replication_secret: &quot;&quot; - -redis: - enabled: true -</code></pre> -<p>See the sample config for the full documentation of each option.</p> -<p>Under <strong>no circumstances</strong> should the replication listener be exposed to the -public internet; it has no authentication and is unencrypted.</p> -<h3 id="worker-configuration"><a class="header" href="#worker-configuration">Worker configuration</a></h3> -<p>In the config file for each worker, you must specify the type of worker -application (<code>worker_app</code>), and you should specify a unique name for the worker -(<code>worker_name</code>). The currently available worker applications are listed below. -You must also specify the HTTP replication endpoint that it should talk to on -the main synapse process. <code>worker_replication_host</code> should specify the host of -the main synapse and <code>worker_replication_http_port</code> should point to the HTTP -replication port. If the worker will handle HTTP requests then the -<code>worker_listeners</code> option should be set with a <code>http</code> listener, in the same way -as the <code>listeners</code> option in the shared config.</p> -<p>For example:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml">worker_app: synapse.app.generic_worker -worker_name: worker1 - -# The replication listener on the main synapse process. -worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1 -worker_replication_http_port: 9093 - -worker_listeners: - - type: http - port: 8083 - resources: - - names: - - client - - federation - -worker_log_config: /home/matrix/synapse/config/worker1_log_config.yaml -</code></pre> -<p>...is a full configuration for a generic worker instance, which will expose a -plain HTTP endpoint on port 8083 separately serving various endpoints, e.g. -<code>/sync</code>, which are listed below.</p> -<p>Obviously you should configure your reverse-proxy to route the relevant -endpoints to the worker (<code>localhost:8083</code> in the above example).</p> -<h3 id="running-synapse-with-workers"><a class="header" href="#running-synapse-with-workers">Running Synapse with workers</a></h3> -<p>Finally, you need to start your worker processes. This can be done with either -<code>synctl</code> or your distribution's preferred service manager such as <code>systemd</code>. We -recommend the use of <code>systemd</code> where available: for information on setting up -<code>systemd</code> to start synapse workers, see -<a href="systemd-with-workers">Systemd with Workers</a>. To use <code>synctl</code>, see -<a href="synctl_workers.html">Using synctl with Workers</a>.</p> -<h2 id="available-worker-applications"><a class="header" href="#available-worker-applications">Available worker applications</a></h2> -<h3 id="synapseappgeneric_worker"><a class="header" href="#synapseappgeneric_worker"><code>synapse.app.generic_worker</code></a></h3> -<p>This worker can handle API requests matching the following regular -expressions:</p> -<pre><code># Sync requests -^/_matrix/client/(v2_alpha|r0)/sync$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|v2_alpha|r0)/events$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0)/initialSync$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0)/rooms/[^/]+/initialSync$ - -# Federation requests -^/_matrix/federation/v1/event/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/state/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/state_ids/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/backfill/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/get_missing_events/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/publicRooms -^/_matrix/federation/v1/query/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/make_join/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/make_leave/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/send_join/ -^/_matrix/federation/v2/send_join/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/send_leave/ -^/_matrix/federation/v2/send_leave/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/invite/ -^/_matrix/federation/v2/invite/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/query_auth/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/event_auth/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/exchange_third_party_invite/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/user/devices/ -^/_matrix/federation/v1/get_groups_publicised$ -^/_matrix/key/v2/query -^/_matrix/federation/unstable/org.matrix.msc2946/spaces/ -^/_matrix/federation/unstable/org.matrix.msc2946/hierarchy/ - -# Inbound federation transaction request -^/_matrix/federation/v1/send/ - -# Client API requests -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/createRoom$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/publicRooms$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/joined_members$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/context/.*$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/members$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/state$ -^/_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc2946/rooms/.*/spaces$ -^/_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc2946/rooms/.*/hierarchy$ -^/_matrix/client/unstable/im.nheko.summary/rooms/.*/summary$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/account/3pid$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/devices$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/keys/query$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/keys/changes$ -^/_matrix/client/versions$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/voip/turnServer$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/joined_groups$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/publicised_groups$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/publicised_groups/ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/event/ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/joined_rooms$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/search$ - -# Registration/login requests -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/login$ -^/_matrix/client/(r0|unstable)/register$ -^/_matrix/client/unstable/org.matrix.msc3231/register/org.matrix.msc3231.login.registration_token/validity$ - -# Event sending requests -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/redact -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/send -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/state/ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/(join|invite|leave|ban|unban|kick)$ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/join/ -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/profile/ -</code></pre> -<p>Additionally, the following REST endpoints can be handled for GET requests:</p> -<pre><code>^/_matrix/federation/v1/groups/ -</code></pre> -<p>Pagination requests can also be handled, but all requests for a given -room must be routed to the same instance. Additionally, care must be taken to -ensure that the purge history admin API is not used while pagination requests -for the room are in flight:</p> -<pre><code>^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/rooms/.*/messages$ -</code></pre> -<p>Additionally, the following endpoints should be included if Synapse is configured -to use SSO (you only need to include the ones for whichever SSO provider you're -using):</p> -<pre><code># for all SSO providers -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/login/sso/redirect -^/_synapse/client/pick_idp$ -^/_synapse/client/pick_username -^/_synapse/client/new_user_consent$ -^/_synapse/client/sso_register$ - -# OpenID Connect requests. -^/_synapse/client/oidc/callback$ - -# SAML requests. -^/_synapse/client/saml2/authn_response$ - -# CAS requests. -^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/login/cas/ticket$ -</code></pre> -<p>Ensure that all SSO logins go to a single process. -For multiple workers not handling the SSO endpoints properly, see -<a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7530">#7530</a> and -<a href="https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/9427">#9427</a>.</p> -<p>Note that a HTTP listener with <code>client</code> and <code>federation</code> resources must be -configured in the <code>worker_listeners</code> option in the worker config.</p> -<h4 id="load-balancing"><a class="header" href="#load-balancing">Load balancing</a></h4> -<p>It is possible to run multiple instances of this worker app, with incoming requests -being load-balanced between them by the reverse-proxy. However, different endpoints -have different characteristics and so admins -may wish to run multiple groups of workers handling different endpoints so that -load balancing can be done in different ways.</p> -<p>For <code>/sync</code> and <code>/initialSync</code> requests it will be more efficient if all -requests from a particular user are routed to a single instance. Extracting a -user ID from the access token or <code>Authorization</code> header is currently left as an -exercise for the reader. Admins may additionally wish to separate out <code>/sync</code> -requests that have a <code>since</code> query parameter from those that don't (and -<code>/initialSync</code>), as requests that don't are known as &quot;initial sync&quot; that happens -when a user logs in on a new device and can be <em>very</em> resource intensive, so -isolating these requests will stop them from interfering with other users ongoing -syncs.</p> -<p>Federation and client requests can be balanced via simple round robin.</p> -<p>The inbound federation transaction request <code>^/_matrix/federation/v1/send/</code> -should be balanced by source IP so that transactions from the same remote server -go to the same process.</p> -<p>Registration/login requests can be handled separately purely to help ensure that -unexpected load doesn't affect new logins and sign ups.</p> -<p>Finally, event sending requests can be balanced by the room ID in the URI (or -the full URI, or even just round robin), the room ID is the path component after -<code>/rooms/</code>. If there is a large bridge connected that is sending or may send lots -of events, then a dedicated set of workers can be provisioned to limit the -effects of bursts of events from that bridge on events sent by normal users.</p> -<h4 id="stream-writers"><a class="header" href="#stream-writers">Stream writers</a></h4> -<p>Additionally, there is <em>experimental</em> support for moving writing of specific -streams (such as events) off of the main process to a particular worker. (This -is only supported with Redis-based replication.)</p> -<p>Currently supported streams are <code>events</code> and <code>typing</code>.</p> -<p>To enable this, the worker must have a HTTP replication listener configured, -have a <code>worker_name</code> and be listed in the <code>instance_map</code> config. For example to -move event persistence off to a dedicated worker, the shared configuration would -include:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml">instance_map: - event_persister1: - host: localhost - port: 8034 - -stream_writers: - events: event_persister1 -</code></pre> -<p>The <code>events</code> stream also experimentally supports having multiple writers, where -work is sharded between them by room ID. Note that you <em>must</em> restart all worker -instances when adding or removing event persisters. An example <code>stream_writers</code> -configuration with multiple writers:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml">stream_writers: - events: - - event_persister1 - - event_persister2 -</code></pre> -<h4 id="background-tasks"><a class="header" href="#background-tasks">Background tasks</a></h4> -<p>There is also <em>experimental</em> support for moving background tasks to a separate -worker. Background tasks are run periodically or started via replication. Exactly -which tasks are configured to run depends on your Synapse configuration (e.g. if -stats is enabled).</p> -<p>To enable this, the worker must have a <code>worker_name</code> and can be configured to run -background tasks. For example, to move background tasks to a dedicated worker, -the shared configuration would include:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml">run_background_tasks_on: background_worker -</code></pre> -<p>You might also wish to investigate the <code>update_user_directory</code> and -<code>media_instance_running_background_jobs</code> settings.</p> -<h3 id="synapseapppusher"><a class="header" href="#synapseapppusher"><code>synapse.app.pusher</code></a></h3> -<p>Handles sending push notifications to sygnal and email. Doesn't handle any -REST endpoints itself, but you should set <code>start_pushers: False</code> in the -shared configuration file to stop the main synapse sending push notifications.</p> -<p>To run multiple instances at once the <code>pusher_instances</code> option should list all -pusher instances by their worker name, e.g.:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml">pusher_instances: - - pusher_worker1 - - pusher_worker2 -</code></pre> -<h3 id="synapseappappservice"><a class="header" href="#synapseappappservice"><code>synapse.app.appservice</code></a></h3> -<p>Handles sending output traffic to Application Services. Doesn't handle any -REST endpoints itself, but you should set <code>notify_appservices: False</code> in the -shared configuration file to stop the main synapse sending appservice notifications.</p> -<p>Note this worker cannot be load-balanced: only one instance should be active.</p> -<h3 id="synapseappfederation_sender"><a class="header" href="#synapseappfederation_sender"><code>synapse.app.federation_sender</code></a></h3> -<p>Handles sending federation traffic to other servers. Doesn't handle any -REST endpoints itself, but you should set <code>send_federation: False</code> in the -shared configuration file to stop the main synapse sending this traffic.</p> -<p>If running multiple federation senders then you must list each -instance in the <code>federation_sender_instances</code> option by their <code>worker_name</code>. -All instances must be stopped and started when adding or removing instances. -For example:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml">federation_sender_instances: - - federation_sender1 - - federation_sender2 -</code></pre> -<h3 id="synapseappmedia_repository"><a class="header" href="#synapseappmedia_repository"><code>synapse.app.media_repository</code></a></h3> -<p>Handles the media repository. It can handle all endpoints starting with:</p> -<pre><code>/_matrix/media/ -</code></pre> -<p>... and the following regular expressions matching media-specific administration APIs:</p> -<pre><code>^/_synapse/admin/v1/purge_media_cache$ -^/_synapse/admin/v1/room/.*/media.*$ -^/_synapse/admin/v1/user/.*/media.*$ -^/_synapse/admin/v1/media/.*$ -^/_synapse/admin/v1/quarantine_media/.*$ -^/_synapse/admin/v1/users/.*/media$ -</code></pre> -<p>You should also set <code>enable_media_repo: False</code> in the shared configuration -file to stop the main synapse running background jobs related to managing the -media repository. Note that doing so will prevent the main process from being -able to handle the above endpoints.</p> -<p>In the <code>media_repository</code> worker configuration file, configure the http listener to -expose the <code>media</code> resource. For example:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml"> worker_listeners: - - type: http - port: 8085 - resources: - - names: - - media -</code></pre> -<p>Note that if running multiple media repositories they must be on the same server -and you must configure a single instance to run the background tasks, e.g.:</p> -<pre><code class="language-yaml"> media_instance_running_background_jobs: &quot;media-repository-1&quot; -</code></pre> -<p>Note that if a reverse proxy is used , then <code>/_matrix/media/</code> must be routed for both inbound client and federation requests (if they are handled separately).</p> -<h3 id="synapseappuser_dir"><a class="header" href="#synapseappuser_dir"><code>synapse.app.user_dir</code></a></h3> -<p>Handles searches in the user directory. It can handle REST endpoints matching -the following regular expressions:</p> -<pre><code>^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/user_directory/search$ -</code></pre> -<p>When using this worker you must also set <code>update_user_directory: False</code> in the -shared configuration file to stop the main synapse running background -jobs related to updating the user directory.</p> -<h3 id="synapseappfrontend_proxy"><a class="header" href="#synapseappfrontend_proxy"><code>synapse.app.frontend_proxy</code></a></h3> -<p>Proxies some frequently-requested client endpoints to add caching and remove -load from the main synapse. It can handle REST endpoints matching the following -regular expressions:</p> -<pre><code>^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/keys/upload -</code></pre> -<p>If <code>use_presence</code> is False in the homeserver config, it can also handle REST -endpoints matching the following regular expressions:</p> -<pre><code>^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/presence/[^/]+/status -</code></pre> -<p>This &quot;stub&quot; presence handler will pass through <code>GET</code> request but make the -<code>PUT</code> effectively a no-op.</p> -<p>It will proxy any requests it cannot handle to the main synapse instance. It -must therefore be configured with the location of the main instance, via -the <code>worker_main_http_uri</code> setting in the <code>frontend_proxy</code> worker configuration -file. For example:</p> -<pre><code>worker_main_http_uri: http://127.0.0.1:8008 -</code></pre> -<h3 id="historical-apps"><a class="header" href="#historical-apps">Historical apps</a></h3> -<p><em>Note:</em> Historically there used to be more apps, however they have been -amalgamated into a single <code>synapse.app.generic_worker</code> app. The remaining apps -are ones that do specific processing unrelated to requests, e.g. the <code>pusher</code> -that handles sending out push notifications for new events. The intention is for -all these to be folded into the <code>generic_worker</code> app and to use config to define -which processes handle the various proccessing such as push notifications.</p> -<h2 id="migration-from-old-config"><a class="header" href="#migration-from-old-config">Migration from old config</a></h2> -<p>There are two main independent changes that have been made: introducing Redis -support and merging apps into <code>synapse.app.generic_worker</code>. Both these changes -are backwards compatible and so no changes to the config are required, however -server admins are encouraged to plan to migrate to Redis as the old style direct -TCP replication config is deprecated.</p> -<p>To migrate to Redis add the <code>redis</code> config as above, and optionally remove the -TCP <code>replication</code> listener from master and <code>worker_replication_port</code> from worker -config.</p> -<p>To migrate apps to use <code>synapse.app.generic_worker</code> simply update the -<code>worker_app</code> option in the worker configs, and where worker are started (e.g. -in systemd service files, but not required for synctl).</p> -<h2 id="architectural-diagram"><a class="header" href="#architectural-diagram">Architectural diagram</a></h2> -<p>The following shows an example setup using Redis and a reverse proxy:</p> -<pre><code> Clients &amp; Federation - | - v - +-----------+ - | | - | Reverse | - | Proxy | - | | - +-----------+ - | | | - | | | HTTP requests - +-------------------+ | +-----------+ - | +---+ | - | | | - v v v -+--------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+ -| Main | | Generic | | Generic | | Event | -| Process | | Worker 1 | | Worker 2 | | Persister | -+--------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+ +--------------+ - ^ ^ | ^ | | ^ | ^ ^ - | | | | | | | | | | - | | | | | HTTP | | | | | - | +----------+&lt;--|---|---------+ | | | | - | | +-------------|--&gt;+----------+ | - | | | | - | | | | - v v v v -==================================================================== - Redis pub/sub channel -</code></pre> - - </main> - - <nav class="nav-wrapper" aria-label="Page navigation"> - <!-- Mobile navigation buttons --> - - <a rel="prev" href="modules/porting_legacy_module.html" class="mobile-nav-chapters previous" title="Previous chapter" aria-label="Previous chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Left"> - <i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i> - </a> - - - - <a rel="next" href="synctl_workers.html" class="mobile-nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right"> - <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i> - </a> - - - <div style="clear: both"></div> - </nav> - </div> - </div> - - <nav class="nav-wide-wrapper" aria-label="Page navigation"> - - <a rel="prev" href="modules/porting_legacy_module.html" class="nav-chapters previous" title="Previous chapter" aria-label="Previous chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Left"> - <i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i> - </a> - - - - <a rel="next" href="synctl_workers.html" class="nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right"> - <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i> - </a> - - </nav> - - </div> - - - - - - - - - <script type="text/javascript"> - window.playground_copyable = true; - </script> - - - - - - <script src="elasticlunr.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> - <script src="mark.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> - <script src="searcher.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> - - - <script src="clipboard.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> - <script src="highlight.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> - <script src="book.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> - - <!-- Custom JS scripts --> - - <script type="text/javascript" src="docs/website_files/table-of-contents.js"></script> - - - - - </body> -</html> \ No newline at end of file