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authorMark Haines <mark.haines@matrix.org>2015-04-29 13:15:14 +0100
committerMark Haines <mark.haines@matrix.org>2015-04-29 13:15:14 +0100
commit4ad8b451559682645c818f6c1180e5f9d42a7eeb (patch)
tree94fe0beaaaa4ed8c1bb9451f1274df819d9ce8d7
parentUpdate the query format used by keyring to match current key v2 spec (diff)
parentMention that postgres databases must have the correct charset encoding (diff)
downloadsynapse-4ad8b451559682645c818f6c1180e5f9d42a7eeb.tar.xz
Merge branch 'develop' into key_distribution
Conflicts:
	synapse/config/homeserver.py
-rw-r--r--CAPTCHA_SETUP31
-rw-r--r--README.rst137
-rw-r--r--docs/postgres.rst114
-rwxr-xr-xregister_new_matrix_user5
-rw-r--r--scripts/port_from_sqlite_to_postgres.py754
-rw-r--r--static/client/register/style.css6
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py54
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/constants.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/errors.py2
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py51
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/_base.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/captcha.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/database.py30
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/email.py42
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/homeserver.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/logger.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/__init__.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/_base.py15
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/auth.py277
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/identity.py88
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/login.py63
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/message.py28
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/presence.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/register.py118
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room.py22
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/client.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/server.py22
-rw-r--r--synapse/notifier.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/__init__.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/pusherpool.py84
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py16
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py22
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py159
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py190
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py183
-rw-r--r--synapse/server.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/__init__.py146
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/_base.py164
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/appservice.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/directory.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py37
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py47
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/engines/sqlite3.py43
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/event_federation.py35
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events.py160
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/keys.py16
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/presence.py1
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/push_rule.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/pusher.py117
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/registration.py119
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/room.py39
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/roommember.py148
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/12/v12.sql34
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/13/v13.sql7
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/appservice_txns.sql11
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/presence_indices.sql2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql25
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/events_order_index.sql4
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/remote_media_cache_index.sql2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/remove_duplicates.sql9
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/room_alias_index.sql3
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/unique_constraints.sql80
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/users.sql56
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_edges.sql42
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_signatures.sql34
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/im.sql62
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/keys.sql12
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/media_repository.sql21
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/presence.sql19
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/profiles.sql5
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/redactions.sql6
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/room_aliases.sql3
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/state.sql17
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/transactions.sql33
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/users.sql20
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/application_services.sql48
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_edges.sql89
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_signatures.sql55
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/im.sql128
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/keys.sql31
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/media_repository.sql68
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/presence.sql40
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/profiles.sql20
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/push.sql73
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/redactions.sql22
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/room_aliases.sql29
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/state.sql40
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/transactions.sql63
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/users.sql42
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/schema_version.sql9
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/signatures.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/state.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/stream.py51
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/transactions.py213
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/util/__init__.py14
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py131
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/lrucache.py20
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/retryutils.py2
-rw-r--r--tests/federation/test_federation.py10
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_federation.py9
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_presence.py7
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_typing.py7
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py9
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py2
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py16
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py2
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_appservice.py31
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_base.py26
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_registration.py36
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_roommember.py14
-rw-r--r--tests/utils.py11
115 files changed, 4442 insertions, 1134 deletions
diff --git a/CAPTCHA_SETUP b/CAPTCHA_SETUP
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75ff80981b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CAPTCHA_SETUP
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Captcha can be enabled for this home server. This file explains how to do that.
+The captcha mechanism used is Google's ReCaptcha. This requires API keys from Google.
+
+Getting keys
+------------
+Requires a public/private key pair from:
+
+https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/
+
+
+Setting ReCaptcha Keys
+----------------------
+The keys are a config option on the home server config. If they are not 
+visible, you can generate them via --generate-config. Set the following value:
+
+  recaptcha_public_key: YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY
+  recaptcha_private_key: YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY
+  
+In addition, you MUST enable captchas via:
+
+  enable_registration_captcha: true
+
+Configuring IP used for auth
+----------------------------
+The ReCaptcha API requires that the IP address of the user who solved the
+captcha is sent. If the client is connecting through a proxy or load balancer,
+it may be required to use the X-Forwarded-For (XFF) header instead of the origin
+IP address. This can be configured as an option on the home server like so:
+
+  captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded: true
+
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 714ad6443d..b7a21558c9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The overall architecture is::
              https://somewhere.org/_matrix      https://elsewhere.net/_matrix
 
 ``#matrix:matrix.org`` is the official support room for Matrix, and can be
-accessed by the web client at http://matrix.org/alpha or via an IRC bridge at
+accessed by the web client at http://matrix.org/beta or via an IRC bridge at
 irc://irc.freenode.net/matrix.
 
 Synapse is currently in rapid development, but as of version 0.5 we believe it 
@@ -69,21 +69,27 @@ Synapse ships with two basic demo Matrix clients: webclient (a basic group chat
 web client demo implemented in AngularJS) and cmdclient (a basic Python
 command line utility which lets you easily see what the JSON APIs are up to).
 
-Meanwhile, iOS and Android SDKs and clients are currently in development and available from:
+Meanwhile, iOS and Android SDKs and clients are available from:
 
 - https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-sdk
+- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-kit
+- https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ios-console
 - https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-android-sdk
 
-We'd like to invite you to join #matrix:matrix.org (via http://matrix.org/alpha), run a homeserver, take a look at the Matrix spec at
-http://matrix.org/docs/spec, experiment with the APIs and the demo
-clients, and report any bugs via http://matrix.org/jira.
+We'd like to invite you to join #matrix:matrix.org (via
+https://matrix.org/beta), run a homeserver, take a look at the Matrix spec at
+https://matrix.org/docs/spec and API docs at https://matrix.org/docs/api,
+experiment with the APIs and the demo clients, and report any bugs via
+https://matrix.org/jira.
 
 Thanks for using Matrix!
 
 [1] End-to-end encryption is currently in development
 
-Homeserver Installation
-=======================
+Synapse Installation
+====================
+
+Synapse is the reference python/twisted Matrix homeserver implementation.
 
 System requirements:
 - POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
@@ -118,6 +124,9 @@ To install the synapse homeserver run::
 This installs synapse, along with the libraries it uses, into a virtual
 environment under ``~/.synapse``.
 
+Alternatively, Silvio Fricke has contributed a Dockerfile to automate the
+above in Docker at https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/silviof/docker-matrix/.
+
 To set up your homeserver, run (in your virtualenv, as before)::
 
     $ cd ~/.synapse
@@ -152,36 +161,51 @@ you can use the command line to register new users::
 For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure
 a TURN server.  See docs/turn-howto.rst for details.
 
-Troubleshooting Installation
-----------------------------
+Using PostgreSQL
+================
 
-Synapse requires pip 1.7 or later, so if your OS provides too old a version and 
-you get errors about ``error: no such option: --process-dependency-links`` you 
-may need to manually upgrade it::
+As of Synapse 0.9, `PostgreSQL <http://www.postgresql.org>`_ is supported as an
+alternative to the `SQLite <http://sqlite.org/>`_ database that Synapse has
+traditionally used for convenience and simplicity.
 
-    $ sudo pip install --upgrade pip
+The advantages of Postgres include:
 
-If pip crashes mid-installation for reason (e.g. lost terminal), pip may
-refuse to run until you remove the temporary installation directory it
-created. To reset the installation::
+ * significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and
+   caching model, smarter query optimiser
+ * allowing the DB to be run on separate hardware
+ * allowing basic active/backup high-availability with a "hot spare" synapse
+   pointing at the same DB master, as well as enabling DB replication in
+   synapse itself.
+   
+The only disadvantage is that the code is relatively new as of April 2015 and
+may have a few regressions relative to SQLite.
 
-    $ rm -rf /tmp/pip_install_matrix
+For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL, please see
+`docs/postgres.rst <docs/postgres.rst>`_.
 
-pip seems to leak *lots* of memory during installation.  For instance, a Linux 
-host with 512MB of RAM may run out of memory whilst installing Twisted.  If this 
-happens, you will have to individually install the dependencies which are 
-failing, e.g.::
+Running Synapse
+===============
 
-    $ pip install twisted
+To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to run 
+(e.g. ``~/.synapse``), and::
 
-On OSX, if you encounter clang: error: unknown argument: '-mno-fused-madd' you
-will need to export CFLAGS=-Qunused-arguments.
+    $ cd ~/.synapse
+    $ source ./bin/activate
+    $ synctl start
+
+Platform Specific Instructions
+==============================
 
 ArchLinux
 ---------
 
-Installation on ArchLinux may encounter a few hiccups as Arch defaults to
-python 3, but synapse currently assumes python 2.7 by default.
+The quickest way to get up and running with ArchLinux is probably with Ivan
+Shapovalov's AUR package from
+https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/matrix-synapse/, which should pull in all
+the necessary dependencies.
+
+Alternatively, to install using pip a few changes may be needed as ArchLinux
+defaults to python 3, but synapse currently assumes python 2.7 by default:
 
 pip may be outdated (6.0.7-1 and needs to be upgraded to 6.0.8-1 )::
 
@@ -201,7 +225,7 @@ installing under virtualenv)::
     $ sudo pip2.7 uninstall py-bcrypt
     $ sudo pip2.7 install py-bcrypt
     
-During setup of homeserver you need to call python2.7 directly again::
+During setup of Synapse you need to call python2.7 directly again::
 
     $ cd ~/.synapse
     $ python2.7 -m synapse.app.homeserver \
@@ -242,15 +266,33 @@ Troubleshooting:
   you do, you may need to create a symlink to ``libsodium.a`` so ``ld`` can find
   it: ``ln -s /usr/local/lib/libsodium.a /usr/lib/libsodium.a``
 
-Running Your Homeserver
-=======================
+Troubleshooting
+===============
 
-To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to run 
-(e.g. ``~/.synapse``), and::
+Troubleshooting Installation
+----------------------------
 
-    $ cd ~/.synapse
-    $ source ./bin/activate
-    $ synctl start
+Synapse requires pip 1.7 or later, so if your OS provides too old a version and 
+you get errors about ``error: no such option: --process-dependency-links`` you 
+may need to manually upgrade it::
+
+    $ sudo pip install --upgrade pip
+
+If pip crashes mid-installation for reason (e.g. lost terminal), pip may
+refuse to run until you remove the temporary installation directory it
+created. To reset the installation::
+
+    $ rm -rf /tmp/pip_install_matrix
+
+pip seems to leak *lots* of memory during installation.  For instance, a Linux 
+host with 512MB of RAM may run out of memory whilst installing Twisted.  If this 
+happens, you will have to individually install the dependencies which are 
+failing, e.g.::
+
+    $ pip install twisted
+
+On OSX, if you encounter clang: error: unknown argument: '-mno-fused-madd' you
+will need to export CFLAGS=-Qunused-arguments.
 
 Troubleshooting Running
 -----------------------
@@ -271,7 +313,7 @@ fix try re-installing from PyPI or directly from
     $ pip install --user https://github.com/pyca/pynacl/tarball/master
 
 ArchLinux
----------
+~~~~~~~~~
 
 If running `$ synctl start` fails with 'returned non-zero exit status 1',
 you will need to explicitly call Python2.7 - either running as::
@@ -280,16 +322,16 @@ you will need to explicitly call Python2.7 - either running as::
     
 ...or by editing synctl with the correct python executable.
 
-Homeserver Development
-======================
+Synapse Development
+===================
 
-To check out a homeserver for development, clone the git repo into a working
+To check out a synapse for development, clone the git repo into a working
 directory of your choice::
 
     $ git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse.git
     $ cd synapse
 
-The homeserver has a number of external dependencies, that are easiest
+Synapse has a number of external dependencies, that are easiest
 to install using pip and a virtualenv::
 
     $ virtualenv env
@@ -300,7 +342,7 @@ to install using pip and a virtualenv::
 This will run a process of downloading and installing all the needed
 dependencies into a virtual env.
 
-Once this is done, you may wish to run the homeserver's unit tests, to
+Once this is done, you may wish to run Synapse's unit tests, to
 check that everything is installed as it should be::
 
     $ python setup.py test
@@ -312,10 +354,10 @@ This should end with a 'PASSED' result::
     PASSED (successes=143)
 
 
-Upgrading an existing homeserver
-================================
+Upgrading an existing Synapse
+=============================
 
-IMPORTANT: Before upgrading an existing homeserver to a new version, please
+IMPORTANT: Before upgrading an existing synapse to a new version, please
 refer to UPGRADE.rst for any additional instructions.
 
 Otherwise, simply re-install the new codebase over the current one - e.g.
@@ -376,8 +418,8 @@ SRV record, as that is the name other machines will expect it to have::
 You may additionally want to pass one or more "-v" options, in order to
 increase the verbosity of logging output; at least for initial testing.
 
-Running a Demo Federation of Homeservers
-----------------------------------------
+Running a Demo Federation of Synapses
+-------------------------------------
 
 If you want to get up and running quickly with a trio of homeservers in a
 private federation (``localhost:8080``, ``localhost:8081`` and
@@ -412,7 +454,10 @@ account. Your name will take the form of::
 Specify your desired localpart in the topmost box of the "Register for an
 account" form, and click the "Register" button. Hostnames can contain ports if
 required due to lack of SRV records (e.g. @matthew:localhost:8448 on an
-internal synapse sandbox running on localhost)
+internal synapse sandbox running on localhost).
+
+If registration fails, you may need to enable it in the homeserver (see
+`Synapse Installation`_ above)
 
 
 Logging In To An Existing Account
diff --git a/docs/postgres.rst b/docs/postgres.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d645e1d697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/postgres.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+Using Postgres
+--------------
+
+Set up database
+===============
+
+The PostgreSQL database used *must* have the correct encoding set, otherwise
+would not be able to store UTF8 strings. To create a database with the correct
+encoding use, e.g.::
+
+ CREATE DATABASE synapse
+  ENCODING 'UTF8'
+  LC_COLLATE='C'
+  LC_CTYPE='C'
+  template=template0
+  OWNER synapse_user;
+
+This would create an appropriate database named ``synapse`` owned by the
+``synapse_user`` user (which must already exist).
+
+Set up client
+=============
+
+Postgres support depends on the postgres python connector ``psycopg2``. In the
+virtual env::
+
+    sudo apt-get install libpq-dev
+    pip install psycopg2
+
+
+Synapse config
+==============
+
+When you are ready to start using PostgreSQL, add the following line to your
+config file::
+
+    database_config: <db_config_file>
+
+Where ``<db_config_file>`` is the file name that points to a yaml file of the
+following form::
+
+    name: psycopg2
+    args:
+        user: <user>
+        password: <pass>
+        database: <db>
+        host: <host>
+        cp_min: 5
+        cp_max: 10
+
+All key, values in ``args`` are passed to the ``psycopg2.connect(..)``
+function, except keys beginning with ``cp_``, which are consumed by the twisted
+adbapi connection pool.
+
+
+Porting from SQLite
+===================
+
+Overview
+~~~~~~~~
+
+The script ``port_from_sqlite_to_postgres.py`` allows porting an existing
+synapse server backed by SQLite to using PostgreSQL. This is done in as a two
+phase process:
+
+1. Copy the existing SQLite database to a separate location (while the server
+   is down) and running the port script against that offline database.
+2. Shut down the server. Rerun the port script to port any data that has come
+   in since taking the first snapshot. Restart server against the PostgreSQL
+   database.
+
+The port script is designed to be run repeatedly against newer snapshots of the
+SQLite database file. This makes it safe to repeat step 1 if there was a delay
+between taking the previous snapshot and being ready to do step 2.
+
+It is safe to at any time kill the port script and restart it.
+
+Using the port script
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Firstly, shut down the currently running synapse server and copy its database
+file (typically ``homeserver.db``) to another location. Once the copy is
+complete, restart synapse.  For instance::
+
+    ./synctl stop
+    cp homeserver.db homeserver.db.snapshot
+    ./synctl start
+
+Assuming your database config file (as described in the section *Synapse
+config*) is named ``database_config.yaml`` and the SQLite snapshot is at
+``homeserver.db.snapshot`` then simply run::
+
+    python scripts/port_from_sqlite_to_postgres.py \
+        --sqlite-database homeserver.db.snapshot \
+        --postgres-config database_config.yaml
+
+The flag ``--curses`` displays a coloured curses progress UI.
+
+If the script took a long time to complete, or time has otherwise passed since
+the original snapshot was taken, repeat the previous steps with a newer
+snapshot.
+
+To complete the conversion shut down the synapse server and run the port
+script one last time, e.g. if the SQLite database is at  ``homeserver.db``
+run::
+
+    python scripts/port_from_sqlite_to_postgres.py \
+        --sqlite-database homeserver.db \
+        --postgres-config database_config.yaml
+
+Once that has completed, change the synapse config to point at the PostgreSQL
+database configuration file using the ``database_config`` parameter (see
+`Synapse Config`_) and restart synapse. Synapse should now be running against
+PostgreSQL.
diff --git a/register_new_matrix_user b/register_new_matrix_user
index 4a520bdb5d..0ca83795a3 100755
--- a/register_new_matrix_user
+++ b/register_new_matrix_user
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret):
     ).hexdigest()
 
     data = {
-        "user": user,
+        "username": user,
         "password": password,
         "mac": mac,
-        "type": "org.matrix.login.shared_secret",
     }
 
     server_location = server_location.rstrip("/")
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ def request_registration(user, password, server_location, shared_secret):
     print "Sending registration request..."
 
     req = urllib2.Request(
-        "%s/_matrix/client/api/v1/register" % (server_location,),
+        "%s/_matrix/client/v2_alpha/register" % (server_location,),
         data=json.dumps(data),
         headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
     )
diff --git a/scripts/port_from_sqlite_to_postgres.py b/scripts/port_from_sqlite_to_postgres.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3296f1f54f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/port_from_sqlite_to_postgres.py
@@ -0,0 +1,754 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
+from twisted.enterprise import adbapi
+
+from synapse.storage._base import LoggingTransaction, SQLBaseStore
+from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
+
+import argparse
+import curses
+import logging
+import sys
+import time
+import traceback
+import yaml
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("port_from_sqlite_to_postgres")
+
+
+BOOLEAN_COLUMNS = {
+    "events": ["processed", "outlier"],
+    "rooms": ["is_public"],
+    "event_edges": ["is_state"],
+    "presence_list": ["accepted"],
+}
+
+
+APPEND_ONLY_TABLES = [
+    "event_content_hashes",
+    "event_reference_hashes",
+    "event_signatures",
+    "event_edge_hashes",
+    "events",
+    "event_json",
+    "state_events",
+    "room_memberships",
+    "feedback",
+    "topics",
+    "room_names",
+    "rooms",
+    "local_media_repository",
+    "local_media_repository_thumbnails",
+    "remote_media_cache",
+    "remote_media_cache_thumbnails",
+    "redactions",
+    "event_edges",
+    "event_auth",
+    "received_transactions",
+    "sent_transactions",
+    "transaction_id_to_pdu",
+    "users",
+    "state_groups",
+    "state_groups_state",
+    "event_to_state_groups",
+    "rejections",
+]
+
+
+end_error_exec_info = None
+
+
+class Store(object):
+    """This object is used to pull out some of the convenience API from the
+    Storage layer.
+
+    *All* database interactions should go through this object.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, db_pool, engine):
+        self.db_pool = db_pool
+        self.database_engine = engine
+
+    _simple_insert_txn = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_insert_txn"]
+    _simple_insert = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_insert"]
+
+    _simple_select_onecol_txn = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_select_onecol_txn"]
+    _simple_select_onecol = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_select_onecol"]
+    _simple_select_one_onecol = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_select_one_onecol"]
+    _simple_select_one_onecol_txn = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_select_one_onecol_txn"]
+
+    _simple_update_one = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_update_one"]
+    _simple_update_one_txn = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_simple_update_one_txn"]
+
+    _execute_and_decode = SQLBaseStore.__dict__["_execute_and_decode"]
+
+    def runInteraction(self, desc, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        def r(conn):
+            try:
+                i = 0
+                N = 5
+                while True:
+                    try:
+                        txn = conn.cursor()
+                        return func(
+                            LoggingTransaction(txn, desc, self.database_engine),
+                            *args, **kwargs
+                        )
+                    except self.database_engine.module.DatabaseError as e:
+                        if self.database_engine.is_deadlock(e):
+                            logger.warn("[TXN DEADLOCK] {%s} %d/%d", desc, i, N)
+                            if i < N:
+                                i += 1
+                                conn.rollback()
+                                continue
+                        raise
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.debug("[TXN FAIL] {%s} %s", desc, e)
+                raise
+
+        return self.db_pool.runWithConnection(r)
+
+    def execute(self, f, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.runInteraction(f.__name__, f, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def execute_sql(self, sql, *args):
+        def r(txn):
+            txn.execute(sql, args)
+            return txn.fetchall()
+        return self.runInteraction("execute_sql", r)
+
+    def insert_many_txn(self, txn, table, headers, rows):
+        sql = "INSERT INTO %s (%s) VALUES (%s)" % (
+            table,
+            ", ".join(k for k in headers),
+            ", ".join("%s" for _ in headers)
+        )
+
+        try:
+            txn.executemany(sql, rows)
+        except:
+            logger.exception(
+                "Failed to insert: %s",
+                table,
+            )
+            raise
+
+
+class Porter(object):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        self.__dict__.update(kwargs)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def setup_table(self, table):
+        if table in APPEND_ONLY_TABLES:
+            # It's safe to just carry on inserting.
+            next_chunk = yield self.postgres_store._simple_select_one_onecol(
+                table="port_from_sqlite3",
+                keyvalues={"table_name": table},
+                retcol="rowid",
+                allow_none=True,
+            )
+
+            total_to_port = None
+            if next_chunk is None:
+                if table == "sent_transactions":
+                    next_chunk, already_ported, total_to_port = (
+                        yield self._setup_sent_transactions()
+                    )
+                else:
+                    yield self.postgres_store._simple_insert(
+                        table="port_from_sqlite3",
+                        values={"table_name": table, "rowid": 1}
+                    )
+
+                    next_chunk = 1
+                    already_ported = 0
+
+            if total_to_port is None:
+                already_ported, total_to_port = yield self._get_total_count_to_port(
+                    table, next_chunk
+                )
+        else:
+            def delete_all(txn):
+                txn.execute(
+                    "DELETE FROM port_from_sqlite3 WHERE table_name = %s",
+                    (table,)
+                )
+                txn.execute("TRUNCATE %s CASCADE" % (table,))
+
+            yield self.postgres_store.execute(delete_all)
+
+            yield self.postgres_store._simple_insert(
+                table="port_from_sqlite3",
+                values={"table_name": table, "rowid": 0}
+            )
+
+            next_chunk = 1
+
+            already_ported, total_to_port = yield self._get_total_count_to_port(
+                table, next_chunk
+            )
+
+        defer.returnValue((table, already_ported, total_to_port, next_chunk))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def handle_table(self, table, postgres_size, table_size, next_chunk):
+        if not table_size:
+            return
+
+        self.progress.add_table(table, postgres_size, table_size)
+
+        select = (
+            "SELECT rowid, * FROM %s WHERE rowid >= ? ORDER BY rowid LIMIT ?"
+            % (table,)
+        )
+
+        while True:
+            def r(txn):
+                txn.execute(select, (next_chunk, self.batch_size,))
+                rows = txn.fetchall()
+                headers = [column[0] for column in txn.description]
+
+                return headers, rows
+
+            headers, rows = yield self.sqlite_store.runInteraction("select", r)
+
+            if rows:
+                next_chunk = rows[-1][0] + 1
+
+                self._convert_rows(table, headers, rows)
+
+                def insert(txn):
+                    self.postgres_store.insert_many_txn(
+                        txn, table, headers[1:], rows
+                    )
+
+                    self.postgres_store._simple_update_one_txn(
+                        txn,
+                        table="port_from_sqlite3",
+                        keyvalues={"table_name": table},
+                        updatevalues={"rowid": next_chunk},
+                    )
+
+                yield self.postgres_store.execute(insert)
+
+                postgres_size += len(rows)
+
+                self.progress.update(table, postgres_size)
+            else:
+                return
+
+    def setup_db(self, db_config, database_engine):
+        db_conn = database_engine.module.connect(
+            **{
+                k: v for k, v in db_config.get("args", {}).items()
+                if not k.startswith("cp_")
+            }
+        )
+
+        database_engine.prepare_database(db_conn)
+
+        db_conn.commit()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def run(self):
+        try:
+            sqlite_db_pool = adbapi.ConnectionPool(
+                self.sqlite_config["name"],
+                **self.sqlite_config["args"]
+            )
+
+            postgres_db_pool = adbapi.ConnectionPool(
+                self.postgres_config["name"],
+                **self.postgres_config["args"]
+            )
+
+            sqlite_engine = create_engine("sqlite3")
+            postgres_engine = create_engine("psycopg2")
+
+            self.sqlite_store = Store(sqlite_db_pool, sqlite_engine)
+            self.postgres_store = Store(postgres_db_pool, postgres_engine)
+
+            # Step 1. Set up databases.
+            self.progress.set_state("Preparing SQLite3")
+            self.setup_db(sqlite_config, sqlite_engine)
+
+            self.progress.set_state("Preparing PostgreSQL")
+            self.setup_db(postgres_config, postgres_engine)
+
+            # Step 2. Get tables.
+            self.progress.set_state("Fetching tables")
+            sqlite_tables = yield self.sqlite_store._simple_select_onecol(
+                table="sqlite_master",
+                keyvalues={
+                    "type": "table",
+                },
+                retcol="name",
+            )
+
+            postgres_tables = yield self.postgres_store._simple_select_onecol(
+                table="information_schema.tables",
+                keyvalues={
+                    "table_schema": "public",
+                },
+                retcol="distinct table_name",
+            )
+
+            tables = set(sqlite_tables) & set(postgres_tables)
+
+            self.progress.set_state("Creating tables")
+
+            logger.info("Found %d tables", len(tables))
+
+            def create_port_table(txn):
+                txn.execute(
+                    "CREATE TABLE port_from_sqlite3 ("
+                    " table_name varchar(100) NOT NULL UNIQUE,"
+                    " rowid bigint NOT NULL"
+                    ")"
+                )
+
+            try:
+                yield self.postgres_store.runInteraction(
+                    "create_port_table", create_port_table
+                )
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.info("Failed to create port table: %s", e)
+
+            self.progress.set_state("Setting up")
+
+            # Set up tables.
+            setup_res = yield defer.gatherResults(
+                [
+                    self.setup_table(table)
+                    for table in tables
+                    if table not in ["schema_version", "applied_schema_deltas"]
+                    and not table.startswith("sqlite_")
+                ],
+                consumeErrors=True,
+            )
+
+            # Process tables.
+            yield defer.gatherResults(
+                [
+                    self.handle_table(*res)
+                    for res in setup_res
+                ],
+                consumeErrors=True,
+            )
+
+            self.progress.done()
+        except:
+            global end_error_exec_info
+            end_error_exec_info = sys.exc_info()
+            logger.exception("")
+        finally:
+            reactor.stop()
+
+    def _convert_rows(self, table, headers, rows):
+        bool_col_names = BOOLEAN_COLUMNS.get(table, [])
+
+        bool_cols = [
+            i for i, h in enumerate(headers) if h in bool_col_names
+        ]
+
+        def conv(j, col):
+            if j in bool_cols:
+                return bool(col)
+            return col
+
+        for i, row in enumerate(rows):
+            rows[i] = tuple(
+                self.postgres_store.database_engine.encode_parameter(
+                    conv(j, col)
+                )
+                for j, col in enumerate(row)
+                if j > 0
+            )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _setup_sent_transactions(self):
+        # Only save things from the last day
+        yesterday = int(time.time()*1000) - 86400000
+
+        # And save the max transaction id from each destination
+        select = (
+            "SELECT rowid, * FROM sent_transactions WHERE rowid IN ("
+            "SELECT max(rowid) FROM sent_transactions"
+            " GROUP BY destination"
+            ")"
+        )
+
+        def r(txn):
+            txn.execute(select)
+            rows = txn.fetchall()
+            headers = [column[0] for column in txn.description]
+
+            ts_ind = headers.index('ts')
+
+            return headers, [r for r in rows if r[ts_ind] < yesterday]
+
+        headers, rows = yield self.sqlite_store.runInteraction(
+            "select", r,
+        )
+
+        self._convert_rows("sent_transactions", headers, rows)
+
+        inserted_rows = len(rows)
+        max_inserted_rowid = max(r[0] for r in rows)
+
+        def insert(txn):
+            self.postgres_store.insert_many_txn(
+                txn, "sent_transactions", headers[1:], rows
+            )
+
+        yield self.postgres_store.execute(insert)
+
+        def get_start_id(txn):
+            txn.execute(
+                "SELECT rowid FROM sent_transactions WHERE ts >= ?"
+                " ORDER BY rowid ASC LIMIT 1",
+                (yesterday,)
+            )
+
+            rows = txn.fetchall()
+            if rows:
+                return rows[0][0]
+            else:
+                return 1
+
+        next_chunk = yield self.sqlite_store.execute(get_start_id)
+        next_chunk = max(max_inserted_rowid + 1, next_chunk)
+
+        yield self.postgres_store._simple_insert(
+            table="port_from_sqlite3",
+            values={"table_name": "sent_transactions", "rowid": next_chunk}
+        )
+
+        def get_sent_table_size(txn):
+            txn.execute(
+                "SELECT count(*) FROM sent_transactions"
+                " WHERE ts >= ?",
+                (yesterday,)
+            )
+            size, = txn.fetchone()
+            return int(size)
+
+        remaining_count = yield self.sqlite_store.execute(
+            get_sent_table_size
+        )
+
+        total_count = remaining_count + inserted_rows
+
+        defer.returnValue((next_chunk, inserted_rows, total_count))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _get_remaining_count_to_port(self, table, next_chunk):
+        rows = yield self.sqlite_store.execute_sql(
+            "SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE rowid >= ?" % (table,),
+            next_chunk,
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue(rows[0][0])
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _get_already_ported_count(self, table):
+        rows = yield self.postgres_store.execute_sql(
+            "SELECT count(*) FROM %s" % (table,),
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue(rows[0][0])
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _get_total_count_to_port(self, table, next_chunk):
+        remaining, done = yield defer.gatherResults(
+            [
+                self._get_remaining_count_to_port(table, next_chunk),
+                self._get_already_ported_count(table),
+            ],
+            consumeErrors=True,
+        )
+
+        remaining = int(remaining) if remaining else 0
+        done = int(done) if done else 0
+
+        defer.returnValue((done, remaining + done))
+
+
+##############################################
+###### The following is simply UI stuff ######
+##############################################
+
+
+class Progress(object):
+    """Used to report progress of the port
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.tables = {}
+
+        self.start_time = int(time.time())
+
+    def add_table(self, table, cur, size):
+        self.tables[table] = {
+            "start": cur,
+            "num_done": cur,
+            "total": size,
+            "perc": int(cur * 100 / size),
+        }
+
+    def update(self, table, num_done):
+        data = self.tables[table]
+        data["num_done"] = num_done
+        data["perc"] = int(num_done * 100 / data["total"])
+
+    def done(self):
+        pass
+
+
+class CursesProgress(Progress):
+    """Reports progress to a curses window
+    """
+    def __init__(self, stdscr):
+        self.stdscr = stdscr
+
+        curses.use_default_colors()
+        curses.curs_set(0)
+
+        curses.init_pair(1, curses.COLOR_RED, -1)
+        curses.init_pair(2, curses.COLOR_GREEN, -1)
+
+        self.last_update = 0
+
+        self.finished = False
+
+        self.total_processed = 0
+        self.total_remaining = 0
+
+        super(CursesProgress, self).__init__()
+
+    def update(self, table, num_done):
+        super(CursesProgress, self).update(table, num_done)
+
+        self.total_processed = 0
+        self.total_remaining = 0
+        for table, data in self.tables.items():
+            self.total_processed += data["num_done"] - data["start"]
+            self.total_remaining += data["total"] - data["num_done"]
+
+        self.render()
+
+    def render(self, force=False):
+        now = time.time()
+
+        if not force and now - self.last_update < 0.2:
+            # reactor.callLater(1, self.render)
+            return
+
+        self.stdscr.clear()
+
+        rows, cols = self.stdscr.getmaxyx()
+
+        duration = int(now) - int(self.start_time)
+
+        minutes, seconds = divmod(duration, 60)
+        duration_str = '%02dm %02ds' % (minutes, seconds,)
+
+        if self.finished:
+            status = "Time spent: %s (Done!)" % (duration_str,)
+        else:
+
+            if self.total_processed > 0:
+                left = float(self.total_remaining) / self.total_processed
+
+                est_remaining = (int(now) - self.start_time) * left
+                est_remaining_str = '%02dm %02ds remaining' % divmod(est_remaining, 60)
+            else:
+                est_remaining_str = "Unknown"
+            status = (
+                "Time spent: %s (est. remaining: %s)"
+                % (duration_str, est_remaining_str,)
+            )
+
+        self.stdscr.addstr(
+            0, 0,
+            status,
+            curses.A_BOLD,
+        )
+
+        max_len = max([len(t) for t in self.tables.keys()])
+
+        left_margin = 5
+        middle_space = 1
+
+        items = self.tables.items()
+        items.sort(
+            key=lambda i: (i[1]["perc"], i[0]),
+        )
+
+        for i, (table, data) in enumerate(items):
+            if i + 2 >= rows:
+                break
+
+            perc = data["perc"]
+
+            color = curses.color_pair(2) if perc == 100 else curses.color_pair(1)
+
+            self.stdscr.addstr(
+                i+2, left_margin + max_len - len(table),
+                table,
+                curses.A_BOLD | color,
+            )
+
+            size = 20
+
+            progress = "[%s%s]" % (
+                "#" * int(perc*size/100),
+                " " * (size - int(perc*size/100)),
+            )
+
+            self.stdscr.addstr(
+                i+2, left_margin + max_len + middle_space,
+                "%s %3d%% (%d/%d)" % (progress, perc, data["num_done"], data["total"]),
+            )
+
+        if self.finished:
+            self.stdscr.addstr(
+                rows-1, 0,
+                "Press any key to exit...",
+            )
+
+        self.stdscr.refresh()
+        self.last_update = time.time()
+
+    def done(self):
+        self.finished = True
+        self.render(True)
+        self.stdscr.getch()
+
+    def set_state(self, state):
+        self.stdscr.clear()
+        self.stdscr.addstr(
+            0, 0,
+            state + "...",
+            curses.A_BOLD,
+        )
+        self.stdscr.refresh()
+
+
+class TerminalProgress(Progress):
+    """Just prints progress to the terminal
+    """
+    def update(self, table, num_done):
+        super(TerminalProgress, self).update(table, num_done)
+
+        data = self.tables[table]
+
+        print "%s: %d%% (%d/%d)" % (
+            table, data["perc"],
+            data["num_done"], data["total"],
+        )
+
+    def set_state(self, state):
+        print state + "..."
+
+
+##############################################
+##############################################
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="A script to port an existing synapse SQLite database to"
+                    " a new PostgreSQL database."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("-v", action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--sqlite-database", required=True,
+        help="The snapshot of the SQLite database file. This must not be"
+             " currently used by a running synapse server"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--postgres-config", type=argparse.FileType('r'), required=True,
+        help="The database config file for the PostgreSQL database"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--curses", action='store_true',
+        help="display a curses based progress UI"
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--batch-size", type=int, default=1000,
+        help="The number of rows to select from the SQLite table each"
+             " iteration [default=1000]",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    logging_config = {
+        "level": logging.DEBUG if args.v else logging.INFO,
+        "format": "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(lineno)d - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
+    }
+
+    if args.curses:
+        logging_config["filename"] = "port-synapse.log"
+
+    logging.basicConfig(**logging_config)
+
+    sqlite_config = {
+        "name": "sqlite3",
+        "args": {
+            "database": args.sqlite_database,
+            "cp_min": 1,
+            "cp_max": 1,
+            "check_same_thread": False,
+        },
+    }
+
+    postgres_config = yaml.safe_load(args.postgres_config)
+
+    if "name" not in postgres_config:
+        sys.stderr.write("Malformed database config: no 'name'")
+        sys.exit(2)
+    if postgres_config["name"] != "psycopg2":
+        sys.stderr.write("Database must use 'psycopg2' connector.")
+        sys.exit(3)
+
+    def start(stdscr=None):
+        if stdscr:
+            progress = CursesProgress(stdscr)
+        else:
+            progress = TerminalProgress()
+
+        porter = Porter(
+            sqlite_config=sqlite_config,
+            postgres_config=postgres_config,
+            progress=progress,
+            batch_size=args.batch_size,
+        )
+
+        reactor.callWhenRunning(porter.run)
+
+        reactor.run()
+
+    if args.curses:
+        curses.wrapper(start)
+    else:
+        start()
+
+    if end_error_exec_info:
+        exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = end_error_exec_info
+        traceback.print_exception(exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback)
diff --git a/static/client/register/style.css b/static/client/register/style.css
index a3398852b9..5a7b6eebf2 100644
--- a/static/client/register/style.css
+++ b/static/client/register/style.css
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ textarea, input {
     margin: auto
 }
 
+.g-recaptcha div {
+    margin: auto;
+}
+
 #registrationForm {
     text-align: left;
-    padding: 1em;
+    padding: 5px;
     margin-bottom: 40px;
     display: inline-block;
     
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index a21120b313..77322a5c10 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership, JoinRules
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, StoreError, Codes, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 from synapse.types import UserID, ClientInfo
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Auth(object):
         self.hs = hs
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.state = hs.get_state_handler()
+        self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS = 401
 
     def check(self, event, auth_events):
         """ Checks if this event is correctly authed.
@@ -222,6 +223,13 @@ class Auth(object):
             elif target_in_room:  # the target is already in the room.
                 raise AuthError(403, "%s is already in the room." %
                                      target_user_id)
+            else:
+                invite_level = self._get_named_level(auth_events, "invite", 0)
+
+                if user_level < invite_level:
+                    raise AuthError(
+                        403, "You cannot invite user %s." % target_user_id
+                    )
         elif Membership.JOIN == membership:
             # Joins are valid iff caller == target and they were:
             # invited: They are accepting the invitation
@@ -362,7 +370,10 @@ class Auth(object):
 
             defer.returnValue((user, ClientInfo(device_id, token_id)))
         except KeyError:
-            raise AuthError(403, "Missing access token.")
+            raise AuthError(
+                self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS, "Missing access token.",
+                errcode=Codes.MISSING_TOKEN
+            )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_user_by_token(self, token):
@@ -376,21 +387,20 @@ class Auth(object):
         Raises:
             AuthError if no user by that token exists or the token is invalid.
         """
-        try:
-            ret = yield self.store.get_user_by_token(token)
-            if not ret:
-                raise StoreError(400, "Unknown token")
-            user_info = {
-                "admin": bool(ret.get("admin", False)),
-                "device_id": ret.get("device_id"),
-                "user": UserID.from_string(ret.get("name")),
-                "token_id": ret.get("token_id", None),
-            }
+        ret = yield self.store.get_user_by_token(token)
+        if not ret:
+            raise AuthError(
+                self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS, "Unrecognised access token.",
+                errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN
+            )
+        user_info = {
+            "admin": bool(ret.get("admin", False)),
+            "device_id": ret.get("device_id"),
+            "user": UserID.from_string(ret.get("name")),
+            "token_id": ret.get("token_id", None),
+        }
 
-            defer.returnValue(user_info)
-        except StoreError:
-            raise AuthError(403, "Unrecognised access token.",
-                            errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN)
+        defer.returnValue(user_info)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_appservice_by_req(self, request):
@@ -398,11 +408,16 @@ class Auth(object):
             token = request.args["access_token"][0]
             service = yield self.store.get_app_service_by_token(token)
             if not service:
-                raise AuthError(403, "Unrecognised access token.",
-                                errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN)
+                raise AuthError(
+                    self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS,
+                    "Unrecognised access token.",
+                    errcode=Codes.UNKNOWN_TOKEN
+                )
             defer.returnValue(service)
         except KeyError:
-            raise AuthError(403, "Missing access token.")
+            raise AuthError(
+                self.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS, "Missing access token."
+            )
 
     def is_server_admin(self, user):
         return self.store.is_server_admin(user)
@@ -561,6 +576,7 @@ class Auth(object):
             ("ban", []),
             ("redact", []),
             ("kick", []),
+            ("invite", []),
         ]
 
         old_list = current_state.content.get("users")
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index b16bf4247d..d8a18ee87b 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ class LoginType(object):
     EMAIL_URL = u"m.login.email.url"
     EMAIL_IDENTITY = u"m.login.email.identity"
     RECAPTCHA = u"m.login.recaptcha"
+    DUMMY = u"m.login.dummy"
+
+    # Only for C/S API v1
     APPLICATION_SERVICE = u"m.login.application_service"
     SHARED_SECRET = u"org.matrix.login.shared_secret"
 
diff --git a/synapse/api/errors.py b/synapse/api/errors.py
index 72d2bd5b4c..0b3320e62c 100644
--- a/synapse/api/errors.py
+++ b/synapse/api/errors.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Codes(object):
     BAD_PAGINATION = "M_BAD_PAGINATION"
     UNKNOWN = "M_UNKNOWN"
     NOT_FOUND = "M_NOT_FOUND"
+    MISSING_TOKEN = "M_MISSING_TOKEN"
     UNKNOWN_TOKEN = "M_UNKNOWN_TOKEN"
     LIMIT_EXCEEDED = "M_LIMIT_EXCEEDED"
     CAPTCHA_NEEDED = "M_CAPTCHA_NEEDED"
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ class Codes(object):
     MISSING_PARAM = "M_MISSING_PARAM"
     TOO_LARGE = "M_TOO_LARGE"
     EXCLUSIVE = "M_EXCLUSIVE"
+    THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED = "M_THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED"
 
 
 class CodeMessageException(RuntimeError):
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index e681941612..bedf797bd2 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@
 import sys
 sys.dont_write_bytecode = True
 
+from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
 from synapse.storage import (
-    prepare_database, prepare_sqlite3_database, UpgradeDatabaseException,
+    are_all_users_on_domain, UpgradeDatabaseException,
 )
 
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
@@ -59,9 +60,9 @@ import os
 import re
 import resource
 import subprocess
-import sqlite3
 
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.homeserver")
 
 
 class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
@@ -108,13 +109,11 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             return None
 
     def build_db_pool(self):
+        name = self.db_config["name"]
+
         return adbapi.ConnectionPool(
-            "sqlite3", self.get_db_name(),
-            check_same_thread=False,
-            cp_min=1,
-            cp_max=1,
-            cp_openfun=prepare_database,  # Prepare the database for each conn
-                                          # so that :memory: sqlite works
+            name,
+            **self.db_config.get("args", {})
         )
 
     def create_resource_tree(self, redirect_root_to_web_client):
@@ -247,6 +246,21 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             )
             logger.info("Metrics now running on 127.0.0.1 port %d", config.metrics_port)
 
+    def run_startup_checks(self, db_conn, database_engine):
+        all_users_native = are_all_users_on_domain(
+            db_conn.cursor(), database_engine, self.hostname
+        )
+        if not all_users_native:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                "\n"
+                "******************************************************\n"
+                "Found users in database not native to %s!\n"
+                "You cannot changed a synapse server_name after it's been configured\n"
+                "******************************************************\n"
+                "\n" % (self.hostname,)
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+
 
 def get_version_string():
     try:
@@ -358,15 +372,20 @@ def setup(config_options):
 
     tls_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
 
+    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config["name"])
+    config.database_config["args"]["cp_openfun"] = database_engine.on_new_connection
+
     hs = SynapseHomeServer(
         config.server_name,
         domain_with_port=domain_with_port,
         upload_dir=os.path.abspath("uploads"),
         db_name=config.database_path,
+        db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_context_factory=tls_context_factory,
         config=config,
         content_addr=config.content_addr,
         version_string=version_string,
+        database_engine=database_engine,
     )
 
     hs.create_resource_tree(
@@ -378,9 +397,17 @@ def setup(config_options):
     logger.info("Preparing database: %s...", db_name)
 
     try:
-        with sqlite3.connect(db_name) as db_conn:
-            prepare_sqlite3_database(db_conn)
-            prepare_database(db_conn)
+        db_conn = database_engine.module.connect(
+            **{
+                k: v for k, v in config.database_config.get("args", {}).items()
+                if not k.startswith("cp_")
+            }
+        )
+
+        database_engine.prepare_database(db_conn)
+        hs.run_startup_checks(db_conn, database_engine)
+
+        db_conn.commit()
     except UpgradeDatabaseException:
         sys.stderr.write(
             "\nFailed to upgrade database.\n"
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.py b/synapse/config/_base.py
index 6fd086a471..b59f4e45e2 100644
--- a/synapse/config/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.py
@@ -158,9 +158,10 @@ class Config(object):
                         and value is not None):
                     config[key] = value
             with open(config_args.config_path, "w") as config_file:
-                # TODO(paul) it would be lovely if we wrote out vim- and emacs-
-                #   style mode markers into the file, to hint to people that
-                #   this is a YAML file.
+                # TODO(mark/paul) We might want to output emacs-style mode
+                # markers as well as vim-style mode markers into the file,
+                # to further hint to people this is a YAML file.
+                config_file.write("# vim:ft=yaml\n")
                 yaml.dump(config, config_file, default_flow_style=False)
             print (
                 "A config file has been generated in %s for server name"
diff --git a/synapse/config/captcha.py b/synapse/config/captcha.py
index 7e21c7414d..07fbfadc0f 100644
--- a/synapse/config/captcha.py
+++ b/synapse/config/captcha.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class CaptchaConfig(Config):
     def __init__(self, args):
         super(CaptchaConfig, self).__init__(args)
         self.recaptcha_private_key = args.recaptcha_private_key
+        self.recaptcha_public_key = args.recaptcha_public_key
         self.enable_registration_captcha = args.enable_registration_captcha
         self.captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded = (
             args.captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded
@@ -31,8 +32,12 @@ class CaptchaConfig(Config):
         super(CaptchaConfig, cls).add_arguments(parser)
         group = parser.add_argument_group("recaptcha")
         group.add_argument(
+            "--recaptcha-public-key", type=str, default="YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY",
+            help="This Home Server's ReCAPTCHA public key."
+        )
+        group.add_argument(
             "--recaptcha-private-key", type=str, default="YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY",
-            help="The matching private key for the web client's public key."
+            help="This Home Server's ReCAPTCHA private key."
         )
         group.add_argument(
             "--enable-registration-captcha", type=bool, default=False,
diff --git a/synapse/config/database.py b/synapse/config/database.py
index 87efe54645..190d119df4 100644
--- a/synapse/config/database.py
+++ b/synapse/config/database.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from ._base import Config
 import os
+import yaml
 
 
 class DatabaseConfig(Config):
@@ -26,18 +27,45 @@ class DatabaseConfig(Config):
             self.database_path = self.abspath(args.database_path)
         self.event_cache_size = self.parse_size(args.event_cache_size)
 
+        if args.database_config:
+            with open(args.database_config) as f:
+                self.database_config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        else:
+            self.database_config = {
+                "name": "sqlite3",
+                "args": {
+                    "database": self.database_path,
+                },
+            }
+
+        name = self.database_config.get("name", None)
+        if name == "psycopg2":
+            pass
+        elif name == "sqlite3":
+            self.database_config.setdefault("args", {}).update({
+                "cp_min": 1,
+                "cp_max": 1,
+                "check_same_thread": False,
+            })
+        else:
+            raise RuntimeError("Unsupported database type '%s'" % (name,))
+
     @classmethod
     def add_arguments(cls, parser):
         super(DatabaseConfig, cls).add_arguments(parser)
         db_group = parser.add_argument_group("database")
         db_group.add_argument(
             "-d", "--database-path", default="homeserver.db",
-            help="The database name."
+            metavar="SQLITE_DATABASE_PATH", help="The database name."
         )
         db_group.add_argument(
             "--event-cache-size", default="100K",
             help="Number of events to cache in memory."
         )
+        db_group.add_argument(
+            "--database-config", default=None,
+            help="Location of the database configuration file."
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def generate_config(cls, args, config_dir_path):
diff --git a/synapse/config/email.py b/synapse/config/email.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f0854f8c37..0000000000
--- a/synapse/config/email.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from ._base import Config
-
-
-class EmailConfig(Config):
-
-    def __init__(self, args):
-        super(EmailConfig, self).__init__(args)
-        self.email_from_address = args.email_from_address
-        self.email_smtp_server = args.email_smtp_server
-
-    @classmethod
-    def add_arguments(cls, parser):
-        super(EmailConfig, cls).add_arguments(parser)
-        email_group = parser.add_argument_group("email")
-        email_group.add_argument(
-            "--email-from-address",
-            default="FROM@EXAMPLE.COM",
-            help="The address to send emails from (e.g. for password resets)."
-        )
-        email_group.add_argument(
-            "--email-smtp-server",
-            default="",
-            help=(
-                "The SMTP server to send emails from (e.g. for password"
-                " resets)."
-            )
-        )
diff --git a/synapse/config/homeserver.py b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
index 967a0f45d6..1c8ff38465 100644
--- a/synapse/config/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from .database import DatabaseConfig
 from .ratelimiting import RatelimitConfig
 from .repository import ContentRepositoryConfig
 from .captcha import CaptchaConfig
-from .email import EmailConfig
 from .voip import VoipConfig
 from .registration import RegistrationConfig
 from .metrics import MetricsConfig
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ from .key import KeyConfig
 
 class HomeServerConfig(TlsConfig, ServerConfig, DatabaseConfig, LoggingConfig,
                        RatelimitConfig, ContentRepositoryConfig, CaptchaConfig,
-                       EmailConfig, VoipConfig, RegistrationConfig,
+                       VoipConfig, RegistrationConfig,
                        MetricsConfig, AppServiceConfig, KeyConfig,):
     pass
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/logger.py b/synapse/config/logger.py
index 63c8e36930..247b324816 100644
--- a/synapse/config/logger.py
+++ b/synapse/config/logger.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class LoggingConfig(Config):
             handler.addFilter(LoggingContextFilter(request=""))
 
             logger.addHandler(handler)
-            logger.info("Test")
         else:
             with open(self.log_config, 'r') as f:
                 logging.config.dictConfig(yaml.load(f))
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
index 0c51d615ec..685792dbdc 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ from .typing import TypingNotificationHandler
 from .admin import AdminHandler
 from .appservice import ApplicationServicesHandler
 from .sync import SyncHandler
+from .auth import AuthHandler
+from .identity import IdentityHandler
 
 
 class Handlers(object):
@@ -64,3 +66,5 @@ class Handlers(object):
             )
         )
         self.sync_handler = SyncHandler(hs)
+        self.auth_handler = AuthHandler(hs)
+        self.identity_handler = IdentityHandler(hs)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/_base.py b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
index 48816a242d..dffb033fbd 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/_base.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import LimitExceededError, SynapseError
-from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
 from synapse.api.constants import Membership, EventTypes
 from synapse.types import UserID
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _create_new_client_event(self, builder):
-        yield run_on_reactor()
-
         latest_ret = yield self.store.get_latest_events_in_room(
             builder.room_id,
         )
@@ -101,8 +98,6 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def handle_new_client_event(self, event, context, extra_destinations=[],
                                 extra_users=[], suppress_auth=False):
-        yield run_on_reactor()
-
         # We now need to go and hit out to wherever we need to hit out to.
 
         if not suppress_auth:
@@ -143,7 +138,9 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                 )
 
         # Don't block waiting on waking up all the listeners.
-        d = self.notifier.on_new_room_event(event, extra_users=extra_users)
+        notify_d = self.notifier.on_new_room_event(
+            event, extra_users=extra_users
+        )
 
         def log_failure(f):
             logger.warn(
@@ -151,8 +148,10 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                 event.event_id, f.value
             )
 
-        d.addErrback(log_failure)
+        notify_d.addErrback(log_failure)
 
-        yield federation_handler.handle_new_event(
+        fed_d = federation_handler.handle_new_event(
             event, destinations=destinations,
         )
+
+        fed_d.addErrback(log_failure)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e8009d3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from ._base import BaseHandler
+from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
+from synapse.types import UserID
+from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, Codes
+from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
+from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
+
+from twisted.web.client import PartialDownloadError
+
+import logging
+import bcrypt
+import simplejson
+
+import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(AuthHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+        self.checkers = {
+            LoginType.PASSWORD: self._check_password_auth,
+            LoginType.RECAPTCHA: self._check_recaptcha,
+            LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY: self._check_email_identity,
+            LoginType.DUMMY: self._check_dummy_auth,
+        }
+        self.sessions = {}
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def check_auth(self, flows, clientdict, clientip=None):
+        """
+        Takes a dictionary sent by the client in the login / registration
+        protocol and handles the login flow.
+
+        Args:
+            flows: list of list of stages
+            authdict: The dictionary from the client root level, not the
+                      'auth' key: this method prompts for auth if none is sent.
+        Returns:
+            A tuple of authed, dict, dict where authed is true if the client
+            has successfully completed an auth flow. If it is true, the first
+            dict contains the authenticated credentials of each stage.
+
+            If authed is false, the first dictionary is the server response to
+            the login request and should be passed back to the client.
+
+            In either case, the second dict contains the parameters for this
+            request (which may have been given only in a previous call).
+        """
+
+        authdict = None
+        sid = None
+        if clientdict and 'auth' in clientdict:
+            authdict = clientdict['auth']
+            del clientdict['auth']
+            if 'session' in authdict:
+                sid = authdict['session']
+        sess = self._get_session_info(sid)
+
+        if len(clientdict) > 0:
+            # This was designed to allow the client to omit the parameters
+            # and just supply the session in subsequent calls so it split
+            # auth between devices by just sharing the session, (eg. so you
+            # could continue registration from your phone having clicked the
+            # email auth link on there). It's probably too open to abuse
+            # because it lets unauthenticated clients store arbitrary objects
+            # on a home server.
+            # sess['clientdict'] = clientdict
+            # self._save_session(sess)
+            pass
+        elif 'clientdict' in sess:
+            clientdict = sess['clientdict']
+
+        if not authdict:
+            defer.returnValue(
+                (False, self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, sess), clientdict)
+            )
+
+        if 'creds' not in sess:
+            sess['creds'] = {}
+        creds = sess['creds']
+
+        # check auth type currently being presented
+        if 'type' in authdict:
+            if authdict['type'] not in self.checkers:
+                raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.UNRECOGNIZED)
+            result = yield self.checkers[authdict['type']](authdict, clientip)
+            if result:
+                creds[authdict['type']] = result
+                self._save_session(sess)
+
+        for f in flows:
+            if len(set(f) - set(creds.keys())) == 0:
+                logger.info("Auth completed with creds: %r", creds)
+                self._remove_session(sess)
+                defer.returnValue((True, creds, clientdict))
+
+        ret = self._auth_dict_for_flows(flows, sess)
+        ret['completed'] = creds.keys()
+        defer.returnValue((False, ret, clientdict))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def add_oob_auth(self, stagetype, authdict, clientip):
+        """
+        Adds the result of out-of-band authentication into an existing auth
+        session. Currently used for adding the result of fallback auth.
+        """
+        if stagetype not in self.checkers:
+            raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+        if 'session' not in authdict:
+            raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+
+        sess = self._get_session_info(
+            authdict['session']
+        )
+        if 'creds' not in sess:
+            sess['creds'] = {}
+        creds = sess['creds']
+
+        result = yield self.checkers[stagetype](authdict, clientip)
+        if result:
+            creds[stagetype] = result
+            self._save_session(sess)
+            defer.returnValue(True)
+        defer.returnValue(False)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _check_password_auth(self, authdict, _):
+        if "user" not in authdict or "password" not in authdict:
+            raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+
+        user = authdict["user"]
+        password = authdict["password"]
+        if not user.startswith('@'):
+            user = UserID.create(user, self.hs.hostname).to_string()
+
+        user_info = yield self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id=user)
+        if not user_info:
+            logger.warn("Attempted to login as %s but they do not exist", user)
+            raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+        stored_hash = user_info[0]["password_hash"]
+        if bcrypt.checkpw(password, stored_hash):
+            defer.returnValue(user)
+        else:
+            logger.warn("Failed password login for user %s", user)
+            raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _check_recaptcha(self, authdict, clientip):
+        try:
+            user_response = authdict["response"]
+        except KeyError:
+            # Client tried to provide captcha but didn't give the parameter:
+            # bad request.
+            raise LoginError(
+                400, "Captcha response is required",
+                errcode=Codes.CAPTCHA_NEEDED
+            )
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Submitting recaptcha response %s with remoteip %s",
+            user_response, clientip
+        )
+
+        # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
+        # each request
+        try:
+            client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
+            data = yield client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
+                "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify",
+                args={
+                    'secret': self.hs.config.recaptcha_private_key,
+                    'response': user_response,
+                    'remoteip': clientip,
+                }
+            )
+        except PartialDownloadError as pde:
+            # Twisted is silly
+            data = pde.response
+        resp_body = simplejson.loads(data)
+        if 'success' in resp_body and resp_body['success']:
+            defer.returnValue(True)
+        raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _check_email_identity(self, authdict, _):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        if 'threepid_creds' not in authdict:
+            raise LoginError(400, "Missing threepid_creds", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+
+        threepid_creds = authdict['threepid_creds']
+        identity_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
+
+        logger.info("Getting validated threepid. threepidcreds: %r" % (threepid_creds,))
+        threepid = yield identity_handler.threepid_from_creds(threepid_creds)
+
+        if not threepid:
+            raise LoginError(401, "", errcode=Codes.UNAUTHORIZED)
+
+        threepid['threepid_creds'] = authdict['threepid_creds']
+
+        defer.returnValue(threepid)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _check_dummy_auth(self, authdict, _):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+        defer.returnValue(True)
+
+    def _get_params_recaptcha(self):
+        return {"public_key": self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key}
+
+    def _auth_dict_for_flows(self, flows, session):
+        public_flows = []
+        for f in flows:
+            public_flows.append(f)
+
+        get_params = {
+            LoginType.RECAPTCHA: self._get_params_recaptcha,
+        }
+
+        params = {}
+
+        for f in public_flows:
+            for stage in f:
+                if stage in get_params and stage not in params:
+                    params[stage] = get_params[stage]()
+
+        return {
+            "session": session['id'],
+            "flows": [{"stages": f} for f in public_flows],
+            "params": params
+        }
+
+    def _get_session_info(self, session_id):
+        if session_id not in self.sessions:
+            session_id = None
+
+        if not session_id:
+            # create a new session
+            while session_id is None or session_id in self.sessions:
+                session_id = stringutils.random_string(24)
+            self.sessions[session_id] = {
+                "id": session_id,
+            }
+
+        return self.sessions[session_id]
+
+    def _save_session(self, session):
+        # TODO: Persistent storage
+        logger.debug("Saving session %s", session)
+        self.sessions[session["id"]] = session
+
+    def _remove_session(self, session):
+        logger.debug("Removing session %s", session)
+        del self.sessions[session["id"]]
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 8aceac28cf..98148c13d7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         # it's probably a good idea to mark it as not in retry-state
         # for sending (although this is a bit of a leap)
         retry_timings = yield self.store.get_destination_retry_timings(origin)
-        if (retry_timings and retry_timings.retry_last_ts):
+        if retry_timings and retry_timings["retry_last_ts"]:
             self.store.set_destination_retry_timings(origin, 0, 0)
 
         room = yield self.store.get_room(event.room_id)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/identity.py b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad8246b58c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/handlers/identity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Utilities for interacting with Identity Servers"""
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.errors import (
+    CodeMessageException
+)
+from ._base import BaseHandler
+from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
+from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
+
+import json
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class IdentityHandler(BaseHandler):
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(IdentityHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def threepid_from_creds(self, creds):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
+        # each request
+        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
+        # XXX: make this configurable!
+        # trustedIdServers = ['matrix.org', 'localhost:8090']
+        trustedIdServers = ['matrix.org']
+        if not creds['id_server'] in trustedIdServers:
+            logger.warn('%s is not a trusted ID server: rejecting 3pid ' +
+                        'credentials', creds['id_server'])
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+
+        data = {}
+        try:
+            data = yield http_client.get_json(
+                "https://%s%s" % (
+                    creds['id_server'],
+                    "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/getValidated3pid"
+                ),
+                {'sid': creds['sid'], 'client_secret': creds['client_secret']}
+            )
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            data = json.loads(e.msg)
+
+        if 'medium' in data:
+            defer.returnValue(data)
+        defer.returnValue(None)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def bind_threepid(self, creds, mxid):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+        logger.debug("binding threepid %r to %s", creds, mxid)
+        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
+        data = None
+        try:
+            data = yield http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
+                "https://%s%s" % (
+                    creds['id_server'], "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/bind"
+                ),
+                {
+                    'sid': creds['sid'],
+                    'client_secret': creds['client_secret'],
+                    'mxid': mxid,
+                }
+            )
+            logger.debug("bound threepid %r to %s", creds, mxid)
+        except CodeMessageException as e:
+            data = json.loads(e.msg)
+        defer.returnValue(data)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/login.py b/synapse/handlers/login.py
index 7447800460..91d87d503d 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/login.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/login.py
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
-from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, Codes, CodeMessageException
-from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
-from synapse.util.emailutils import EmailException
-import synapse.util.emailutils as emailutils
+from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, Codes
 
 import bcrypt
-import json
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -57,7 +53,7 @@ class LoginHandler(BaseHandler):
             logger.warn("Attempted to login as %s but they do not exist", user)
             raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
 
-        stored_hash = user_info[0]["password_hash"]
+        stored_hash = user_info["password_hash"]
         if bcrypt.checkpw(password, stored_hash):
             # generate an access token and store it.
             token = self.reg_handler._generate_token(user)
@@ -69,48 +65,19 @@ class LoginHandler(BaseHandler):
             raise LoginError(403, "", errcode=Codes.FORBIDDEN)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def reset_password(self, user_id, email):
-        is_valid = yield self._check_valid_association(user_id, email)
-        logger.info("reset_password user=%s email=%s valid=%s", user_id, email,
-                    is_valid)
-        if is_valid:
-            try:
-                # send an email out
-                emailutils.send_email(
-                    smtp_server=self.hs.config.email_smtp_server,
-                    from_addr=self.hs.config.email_from_address,
-                    to_addr=email,
-                    subject="Password Reset",
-                    body="TODO."
-                )
-            except EmailException as e:
-                logger.exception(e)
+    def set_password(self, user_id, newpassword, token_id=None):
+        password_hash = bcrypt.hashpw(newpassword, bcrypt.gensalt())
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _check_valid_association(self, user_id, email):
-        identity = yield self._query_email(email)
-        if identity and "mxid" in identity:
-            if identity["mxid"] == user_id:
-                defer.returnValue(True)
-                return
-        defer.returnValue(False)
+        yield self.store.user_set_password_hash(user_id, password_hash)
+        yield self.store.user_delete_access_tokens_apart_from(user_id, token_id)
+        yield self.hs.get_pusherpool().remove_pushers_by_user_access_token(
+            user_id, token_id
+        )
+        yield self.store.flush_user(user_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _query_email(self, email):
-        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
-        try:
-            data = yield http_client.get_json(
-                # TODO FIXME This should be configurable.
-                # XXX: ID servers need to use HTTPS
-                "http://%s%s" % (
-                    "matrix.org:8090", "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/lookup"
-                ),
-                {
-                    'medium': 'email',
-                    'address': email
-                }
-            )
-            defer.returnValue(data)
-        except CodeMessageException as e:
-            data = json.loads(e.msg)
-            defer.returnValue(data)
+    def add_threepid(self, user_id, medium, address, validated_at):
+        yield self.store.user_add_threepid(
+            user_id, medium, address, validated_at,
+            self.hs.get_clock().time_msec()
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 7b9685be7f..9667bb8674 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         if limit is None:
             limit = 10
 
-        for event in room_list:
+        @defer.inlineCallbacks
+        def handle_room(event):
             d = {
                 "room_id": event.room_id,
                 "membership": event.membership,
@@ -290,12 +291,19 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             rooms_ret.append(d)
 
             if event.membership != Membership.JOIN:
-                continue
+                return
             try:
-                messages, token = yield self.store.get_recent_events_for_room(
-                    event.room_id,
-                    limit=limit,
-                    end_token=now_token.room_key,
+                (messages, token), current_state = yield defer.gatherResults(
+                    [
+                        self.store.get_recent_events_for_room(
+                            event.room_id,
+                            limit=limit,
+                            end_token=now_token.room_key,
+                        ),
+                        self.state_handler.get_current_state(
+                            event.room_id
+                        ),
+                    ]
                 )
 
                 start_token = now_token.copy_and_replace("room_key", token[0])
@@ -311,9 +319,6 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
                     "end": end_token.to_string(),
                 }
 
-                current_state = yield self.state_handler.get_current_state(
-                    event.room_id
-                )
                 d["state"] = [
                     serialize_event(c, time_now, as_client_event)
                     for c in current_state.values()
@@ -321,6 +326,11 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
             except:
                 logger.exception("Failed to get snapshot")
 
+        yield defer.gatherResults(
+            [handle_room(e) for e in room_list],
+            consumeErrors=True
+        )
+
         ret = {
             "rooms": rooms_ret,
             "presence": presence,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 571eacd343..42cd528908 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -858,22 +858,24 @@ class PresenceEventSource(object):
 
         presence = self.hs.get_handlers().presence_handler
         cachemap = presence._user_cachemap
+
+        max_serial = presence._user_cachemap_latest_serial
+
         clock = self.clock
-        latest_serial = None
+        latest_serial = 0
 
         updates = []
         # TODO(paul): use a DeferredList ? How to limit concurrency.
         for observed_user in cachemap.keys():
             cached = cachemap[observed_user]
 
-            if cached.serial <= from_key:
+            if cached.serial <= from_key or cached.serial > max_serial:
                 continue
 
             if not (yield self.is_visible(observer_user, observed_user)):
                 continue
 
-            if latest_serial is None or cached.serial > latest_serial:
-                latest_serial = cached.serial
+            latest_serial = max(cached.serial, latest_serial)
             updates.append(cached.make_event(user=observed_user, clock=clock))
 
         # TODO(paul): limit
@@ -882,6 +884,10 @@ class PresenceEventSource(object):
             if serial < from_key:
                 break
 
+            if serial > max_serial:
+                continue
+
+            latest_serial = max(latest_serial, serial)
             for u in user_ids:
                 updates.append({
                     "type": "m.presence",
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index c25e321099..7b68585a17 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -18,18 +18,15 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.types import UserID
 from synapse.api.errors import (
-    AuthError, Codes, SynapseError, RegistrationError, InvalidCaptchaError,
-    CodeMessageException
+    AuthError, Codes, SynapseError, RegistrationError, InvalidCaptchaError
 )
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 import synapse.util.stringutils as stringutils
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
-from synapse.http.client import SimpleHttpClient
 from synapse.http.client import CaptchaServerHttpClient
 
 import base64
 import bcrypt
-import json
 import logging
 import urllib
 
@@ -45,6 +42,30 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         self.distributor.declare("registered_user")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def check_username(self, localpart):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        if urllib.quote(localpart) != localpart:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "User ID must only contain characters which do not"
+                " require URL encoding."
+            )
+
+        user = UserID(localpart, self.hs.hostname)
+        user_id = user.to_string()
+
+        yield self.check_user_id_is_valid(user_id)
+
+        u = yield self.store.get_user_by_id(user_id)
+        if u:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "User ID already taken.",
+                errcode=Codes.USER_IN_USE,
+            )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def register(self, localpart=None, password=None):
         """Registers a new client on the server.
 
@@ -64,18 +85,11 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             password_hash = bcrypt.hashpw(password, bcrypt.gensalt())
 
         if localpart:
-            if localpart and urllib.quote(localpart) != localpart:
-                raise SynapseError(
-                    400,
-                    "User ID must only contain characters which do not"
-                    " require URL encoding."
-                )
+            yield self.check_username(localpart)
 
             user = UserID(localpart, self.hs.hostname)
             user_id = user.to_string()
 
-            yield self.check_user_id_is_valid(user_id)
-
             token = self._generate_token(user_id)
             yield self.store.register(
                 user_id=user_id,
@@ -157,7 +171,11 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_recaptcha(self, ip, private_key, challenge, response):
-        """Checks a recaptcha is correct."""
+        """
+        Checks a recaptcha is correct.
+
+        Used only by c/s api v1
+        """
 
         captcha_response = yield self._validate_captcha(
             ip,
@@ -176,13 +194,18 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def register_email(self, threepidCreds):
-        """Registers emails with an identity server."""
+        """
+        Registers emails with an identity server.
+
+        Used only by c/s api v1
+        """
 
         for c in threepidCreds:
             logger.info("validating theeepidcred sid %s on id server %s",
                         c['sid'], c['idServer'])
             try:
-                threepid = yield self._threepid_from_creds(c)
+                identity_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
+                threepid = yield identity_handler.threepid_from_creds(c)
             except:
                 logger.exception("Couldn't validate 3pid")
                 raise RegistrationError(400, "Couldn't validate 3pid")
@@ -194,12 +217,16 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def bind_emails(self, user_id, threepidCreds):
-        """Links emails with a user ID and informs an identity server."""
+        """Links emails with a user ID and informs an identity server.
+
+        Used only by c/s api v1
+        """
 
         # Now we have a matrix ID, bind it to the threepids we were given
         for c in threepidCreds:
+            identity_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
             # XXX: This should be a deferred list, shouldn't it?
-            yield self._bind_threepid(c, user_id)
+            yield identity_handler.bind_threepid(c, user_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def check_user_id_is_valid(self, user_id):
@@ -227,61 +254,11 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         return "-" + stringutils.random_string(18)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _threepid_from_creds(self, creds):
-        # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
-        # each request
-        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
-        # XXX: make this configurable!
-        trustedIdServers = ['matrix.org:8090', 'matrix.org']
-        if not creds['idServer'] in trustedIdServers:
-            logger.warn('%s is not a trusted ID server: rejecting 3pid ' +
-                        'credentials', creds['idServer'])
-            defer.returnValue(None)
-
-        data = {}
-        try:
-            data = yield http_client.get_json(
-                # XXX: This should be HTTPS
-                "http://%s%s" % (
-                    creds['idServer'],
-                    "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/getValidated3pid"
-                ),
-                {'sid': creds['sid'], 'clientSecret': creds['clientSecret']}
-            )
-        except CodeMessageException as e:
-            data = json.loads(e.msg)
-
-        if 'medium' in data:
-            defer.returnValue(data)
-        defer.returnValue(None)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _bind_threepid(self, creds, mxid):
-        yield
-        logger.debug("binding threepid")
-        http_client = SimpleHttpClient(self.hs)
-        data = None
-        try:
-            data = yield http_client.post_urlencoded_get_json(
-                # XXX: Change when ID servers are all HTTPS
-                "http://%s%s" % (
-                    creds['idServer'], "/_matrix/identity/api/v1/3pid/bind"
-                ),
-                {
-                    'sid': creds['sid'],
-                    'clientSecret': creds['clientSecret'],
-                    'mxid': mxid,
-                }
-            )
-            logger.debug("bound threepid")
-        except CodeMessageException as e:
-            data = json.loads(e.msg)
-        defer.returnValue(data)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _validate_captcha(self, ip_addr, private_key, challenge, response):
         """Validates the captcha provided.
 
+        Used only by c/s api v1
+
         Returns:
             dict: Containing 'valid'(bool) and 'error_url'(str) if invalid.
 
@@ -299,6 +276,9 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _submit_captcha(self, ip_addr, private_key, challenge, response):
+        """
+        Used only by c/s api v1
+        """
         # TODO: get this from the homeserver rather than creating a new one for
         # each request
         client = CaptchaServerHttpClient(self.hs)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index f9fc4a9c98..47456a28e9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 "state_default": 50,
                 "ban": 50,
                 "kick": 50,
-                "redact": 50
+                "redact": 50,
+                "invite": 0,
             },
         )
 
@@ -311,25 +312,6 @@ class RoomMemberHandler(BaseHandler):
         defer.returnValue(chunk_data)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_room_member(self, room_id, member_user_id, auth_user_id):
-        """Retrieve a room member from a room.
-
-        Args:
-            room_id : The room the member is in.
-            member_user_id : The member's user ID
-            auth_user_id : The user ID of the user making this request.
-        Returns:
-            The room member, or None if this member does not exist.
-        Raises:
-            SynapseError if something goes wrong.
-        """
-        yield self.auth.check_joined_room(room_id, auth_user_id)
-
-        member = yield self.store.get_room_member(user_id=member_user_id,
-                                                  room_id=room_id)
-        defer.returnValue(member)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def change_membership(self, event, context, do_auth=True):
         """ Change the membership status of a user in a room.
 
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index 2ae1c4d3a4..e8a5dedab4 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ class CaptchaServerHttpClient(SimpleHttpClient):
     """
     Separate HTTP client for talking to google's captcha servers
     Only slightly special because accepts partial download responses
+
+    used only by c/s api v1
     """
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
diff --git a/synapse/http/server.py b/synapse/http/server.py
index b3706889ab..05636e683b 100644
--- a/synapse/http/server.py
+++ b/synapse/http/server.py
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ class HttpServer(object):
     """
 
     def register_path(self, method, path_pattern, callback):
-        """ Register a callback that get's fired if we receive a http request
+        """ Register a callback that gets fired if we receive a http request
         with the given method for a path that matches the given regex.
 
-        If the regex contains groups these get's passed to the calback via
+        If the regex contains groups these gets passed to the calback via
         an unpacked tuple.
 
         Args:
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
     Resources.
 
     Register callbacks via register_path()
+
+    Callbacks can return a tuple of status code and a dict in which case the
+    the dict will automatically be sent to the client as a JSON object.
+
+    The JsonResource is primarily intended for returning JSON, but callbacks
+    may send something other than JSON, they may do so by using the methods
+    on the request object and instead returning None.
     """
 
     isLeaf = True
@@ -185,9 +192,8 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
             interface=self.hs.config.bind_host
         )
 
-    # Gets called by twisted
     def render(self, request):
-        """ This get's called by twisted every time someone sends us a request.
+        """ This gets called by twisted every time someone sends us a request.
         """
         self._async_render(request)
         return server.NOT_DONE_YET
@@ -195,7 +201,7 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
     @request_handler
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _async_render(self, request):
-        """ This get's called by twisted every time someone sends us a request.
+        """ This gets called from render() every time someone sends us a request.
             This checks if anyone has registered a callback for that method and
             path.
         """
@@ -227,9 +233,11 @@ class JsonResource(HttpServer, resource.Resource):
                 urllib.unquote(u).decode("UTF-8") for u in m.groups()
             ]
 
-            code, response = yield callback(request, *args)
+            callback_return = yield callback(request, *args)
+            if callback_return is not None:
+                code, response = callback_return
+                self._send_response(request, code, response)
 
-            self._send_response(request, code, response)
             response_timer.inc_by(
                 self.clock.time_msec() - start, request.method, servlet_classname
             )
diff --git a/synapse/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index d750a6fcf7..ea854482b5 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class _NotificationListener(object):
             try:
                 notifier.clock.cancel_call_later(self.timer)
             except:
-                logger.exception("Failed to cancel notifier timer")
+                logger.warn("Failed to cancel notifier timer")
 
 
 class Notifier(object):
diff --git a/synapse/push/__init__.py b/synapse/push/__init__.py
index 0727f772a5..5575c847f9 100644
--- a/synapse/push/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/push/__init__.py
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ class Pusher(object):
                 self.user_name, config, timeout=0)
             self.last_token = chunk['end']
             self.store.update_pusher_last_token(
-                self.app_id, self.pushkey, self.last_token)
+                self.app_id, self.pushkey, self.user_name, self.last_token
+            )
             logger.info("Pusher %s for user %s starting from token %s",
                         self.pushkey, self.user_name, self.last_token)
 
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ class Pusher(object):
                                 pk
                             )
                             yield self.hs.get_pusherpool().remove_pusher(
-                                self.app_id, pk
+                                self.app_id, pk, self.user_name
                             )
 
             if not self.alive:
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ class Pusher(object):
                 self.store.update_pusher_last_token_and_success(
                     self.app_id,
                     self.pushkey,
+                    self.user_name,
                     self.last_token,
                     self.clock.time_msec()
                 )
@@ -334,6 +336,7 @@ class Pusher(object):
                     self.store.update_pusher_failing_since(
                         self.app_id,
                         self.pushkey,
+                        self.user_name,
                         self.failing_since)
             else:
                 if not self.failing_since:
@@ -341,6 +344,7 @@ class Pusher(object):
                     self.store.update_pusher_failing_since(
                         self.app_id,
                         self.pushkey,
+                        self.user_name,
                         self.failing_since
                     )
 
@@ -358,6 +362,7 @@ class Pusher(object):
                     self.store.update_pusher_last_token(
                         self.app_id,
                         self.pushkey,
+                        self.user_name,
                         self.last_token
                     )
 
@@ -365,6 +370,7 @@ class Pusher(object):
                     self.store.update_pusher_failing_since(
                         self.app_id,
                         self.pushkey,
+                        self.user_name,
                         self.failing_since
                     )
                 else:
diff --git a/synapse/push/pusherpool.py b/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
index 90babd7224..58fe6ad747 100644
--- a/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
+++ b/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from httppusher import HttpPusher
 from synapse.push import PusherConfigException
 
-from syutil.jsonutil import encode_canonical_json
-
 import logging
-import simplejson as json
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -52,12 +49,10 @@ class PusherPool:
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def start(self):
         pushers = yield self.store.get_all_pushers()
-        for p in pushers:
-            p['data'] = json.loads(p['data'])
         self._start_pushers(pushers)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def add_pusher(self, user_name, profile_tag, kind, app_id,
+    def add_pusher(self, user_name, access_token, profile_tag, kind, app_id,
                    app_display_name, device_display_name, pushkey, lang, data):
         # we try to create the pusher just to validate the config: it
         # will then get pulled out of the database,
@@ -71,7 +66,7 @@ class PusherPool:
             "app_display_name": app_display_name,
             "device_display_name": device_display_name,
             "pushkey": pushkey,
-            "pushkey_ts": self.hs.get_clock().time_msec(),
+            "ts": self.hs.get_clock().time_msec(),
             "lang": lang,
             "data": data,
             "last_token": None,
@@ -79,17 +74,50 @@ class PusherPool:
             "failing_since": None
         })
         yield self._add_pusher_to_store(
-            user_name, profile_tag, kind, app_id,
+            user_name, access_token, profile_tag, kind, app_id,
             app_display_name, device_display_name,
             pushkey, lang, data
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _add_pusher_to_store(self, user_name, profile_tag, kind, app_id,
-                             app_display_name, device_display_name,
+    def remove_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey_not_user(self, app_id, pushkey,
+                                                      not_user_id):
+        to_remove = yield self.store.get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey(
+            app_id, pushkey
+        )
+        for p in to_remove:
+            if p['user_name'] != not_user_id:
+                logger.info(
+                    "Removing pusher for app id %s, pushkey %s, user %s",
+                    app_id, pushkey, p['user_name']
+                )
+                self.remove_pusher(p['app_id'], p['pushkey'], p['user_name'])
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def remove_pushers_by_user_access_token(self, user_id, not_access_token_id):
+        all = yield self.store.get_all_pushers()
+        logger.info(
+            "Removing all pushers for user %s except access token %s",
+            user_id, not_access_token_id
+        )
+        for p in all:
+            if (
+                p['user_name'] == user_id and
+                p['access_token'] != not_access_token_id
+            ):
+                logger.info(
+                    "Removing pusher for app id %s, pushkey %s, user %s",
+                    p['app_id'], p['pushkey'], p['user_name']
+                )
+                self.remove_pusher(p['app_id'], p['pushkey'], p['user_name'])
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _add_pusher_to_store(self, user_name, access_token, profile_tag, kind,
+                             app_id, app_display_name, device_display_name,
                              pushkey, lang, data):
         yield self.store.add_pusher(
             user_name=user_name,
+            access_token=access_token,
             profile_tag=profile_tag,
             kind=kind,
             app_id=app_id,
@@ -98,9 +126,9 @@ class PusherPool:
             pushkey=pushkey,
             pushkey_ts=self.hs.get_clock().time_msec(),
             lang=lang,
-            data=encode_canonical_json(data).decode("UTF-8"),
+            data=data,
         )
-        self._refresh_pusher((app_id, pushkey))
+        self._refresh_pusher(app_id, pushkey, user_name)
 
     def _create_pusher(self, pusherdict):
         if pusherdict['kind'] == 'http':
@@ -112,7 +140,7 @@ class PusherPool:
                 app_display_name=pusherdict['app_display_name'],
                 device_display_name=pusherdict['device_display_name'],
                 pushkey=pusherdict['pushkey'],
-                pushkey_ts=pusherdict['pushkey_ts'],
+                pushkey_ts=pusherdict['ts'],
                 data=pusherdict['data'],
                 last_token=pusherdict['last_token'],
                 last_success=pusherdict['last_success'],
@@ -125,30 +153,42 @@ class PusherPool:
             )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _refresh_pusher(self, app_id_pushkey):
-        p = yield self.store.get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey(
-            app_id_pushkey
+    def _refresh_pusher(self, app_id, pushkey, user_name):
+        resultlist = yield self.store.get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey(
+            app_id, pushkey
         )
-        p['data'] = json.loads(p['data'])
 
-        self._start_pushers([p])
+        p = None
+        for r in resultlist:
+            if r['user_name'] == user_name:
+                p = r
+
+        if p:
+
+            self._start_pushers([p])
 
     def _start_pushers(self, pushers):
         logger.info("Starting %d pushers", len(pushers))
         for pusherdict in pushers:
             p = self._create_pusher(pusherdict)
             if p:
-                fullid = "%s:%s" % (pusherdict['app_id'], pusherdict['pushkey'])
+                fullid = "%s:%s:%s" % (
+                    pusherdict['app_id'],
+                    pusherdict['pushkey'],
+                    pusherdict['user_name']
+                )
                 if fullid in self.pushers:
                     self.pushers[fullid].stop()
                 self.pushers[fullid] = p
                 p.start()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def remove_pusher(self, app_id, pushkey):
-        fullid = "%s:%s" % (app_id, pushkey)
+    def remove_pusher(self, app_id, pushkey, user_name):
+        fullid = "%s:%s:%s" % (app_id, pushkey, user_name)
         if fullid in self.pushers:
             logger.info("Stopping pusher %s", fullid)
             self.pushers[fullid].stop()
             del self.pushers[fullid]
-        yield self.store.delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey(app_id, pushkey)
+        yield self.store.delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey_user_name(
+            app_id, pushkey, user_name
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
index 72332bdb10..504a5e432f 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/base.py
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ class ClientV1RestServlet(RestServlet):
         self.hs = hs
         self.handlers = hs.get_handlers()
         self.builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
-        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.auth = hs.get_v1auth()
         self.txns = HttpTransactionStore()
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
index 6045e86f34..c83287c028 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/pusher.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class PusherRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_POST(self, request):
-        user, _ = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
 
         content = _parse_json(request)
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class PusherRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 and 'kind' in content and
                 content['kind'] is None):
             yield pusher_pool.remove_pusher(
-                content['app_id'], content['pushkey']
+                content['app_id'], content['pushkey'], user_name=user.to_string()
             )
             defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
@@ -51,9 +51,21 @@ class PusherRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             raise SynapseError(400, "Missing parameters: "+','.join(missing),
                                errcode=Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
 
+        append = False
+        if 'append' in content:
+            append = content['append']
+
+        if not append:
+            yield pusher_pool.remove_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey_not_user(
+                app_id=content['app_id'],
+                pushkey=content['pushkey'],
+                not_user_id=user.to_string()
+            )
+
         try:
             yield pusher_pool.add_pusher(
                 user_name=user.to_string(),
+                access_token=client.token_id,
                 profile_tag=content['profile_tag'],
                 kind=content['kind'],
                 app_id=content['app_id'],
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
index bca65f2a6a..28d95b2729 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 
 from . import (
     sync,
-    filter
+    filter,
+    account,
+    register,
+    auth
 )
 
 from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
@@ -32,3 +35,6 @@ class ClientV2AlphaRestResource(JsonResource):
     def register_servlets(client_resource, hs):
         sync.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
         filter.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        account.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        register.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
+        auth.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
index 22dc5cb862..4540e8dcf7 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/_base.py
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@
 """
 
 from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 import re
 
 import logging
+import simplejson
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -36,3 +38,23 @@ def client_v2_pattern(path_regex):
         SRE_Pattern
     """
     return re.compile("^" + CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX + path_regex)
+
+
+def parse_request_allow_empty(request):
+    content = request.content.read()
+    if content is None or content == '':
+        return None
+    try:
+        return simplejson.loads(content)
+    except simplejson.JSONDecodeError:
+        raise SynapseError(400, "Content not JSON.")
+
+
+def parse_json_dict_from_request(request):
+    try:
+        content = simplejson.loads(request.content.read())
+        if type(content) != dict:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Content must be a JSON object.")
+        return content
+    except simplejson.JSONDecodeError:
+        raise SynapseError(400, "Content not JSON.")
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e522ad39b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/account.py
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
+from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, SynapseError, Codes
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
+
+from ._base import client_v2_pattern, parse_json_dict_from_request
+
+import logging
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class PasswordRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/account/password")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(PasswordRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.auth_handler = hs.get_handlers().auth_handler
+        self.login_handler = hs.get_handlers().login_handler
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        body = parse_json_dict_from_request(request)
+
+        authed, result, params = yield self.auth_handler.check_auth([
+            [LoginType.PASSWORD],
+            [LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]
+        ], body)
+
+        if not authed:
+            defer.returnValue((401, result))
+
+        user_id = None
+
+        if LoginType.PASSWORD in result:
+            # if using password, they should also be logged in
+            auth_user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+            if auth_user.to_string() != result[LoginType.PASSWORD]:
+                raise LoginError(400, "", Codes.UNKNOWN)
+            user_id = auth_user.to_string()
+        elif LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY in result:
+            threepid = result[LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]
+            if 'medium' not in threepid or 'address' not in threepid:
+                raise SynapseError(500, "Malformed threepid")
+            # if using email, we must know about the email they're authing with!
+            threepid_user = yield self.hs.get_datastore().get_user_by_threepid(
+                threepid['medium'], threepid['address']
+            )
+            if not threepid_user:
+                raise SynapseError(404, "Email address not found", Codes.NOT_FOUND)
+            user_id = threepid_user
+        else:
+            logger.error("Auth succeeded but no known type!", result.keys())
+            raise SynapseError(500, "", Codes.UNKNOWN)
+
+        if 'new_password' not in params:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+        new_password = params['new_password']
+
+        yield self.login_handler.set_password(
+            user_id, new_password, None
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+
+    def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
+        return 200, {}
+
+
+class ThreepidRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/account/3pid")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(ThreepidRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.login_handler = hs.get_handlers().login_handler
+        self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        auth_user, _ = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+
+        threepids = yield self.hs.get_datastore().user_get_threepids(
+            auth_user.to_string()
+        )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {'threepids': threepids}))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        body = parse_json_dict_from_request(request)
+
+        if 'threePidCreds' not in body:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Missing param", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+        threePidCreds = body['threePidCreds']
+
+        auth_user, client = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+
+        threepid = yield self.identity_handler.threepid_from_creds(threePidCreds)
+
+        if not threepid:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "Failed to auth 3pid", Codes.THREEPID_AUTH_FAILED
+            )
+
+        for reqd in ['medium', 'address', 'validated_at']:
+            if reqd not in threepid:
+                logger.warn("Couldn't add 3pid: invalid response from ID sevrer")
+                raise SynapseError(500, "Invalid response from ID Server")
+
+        yield self.login_handler.add_threepid(
+            auth_user.to_string(),
+            threepid['medium'],
+            threepid['address'],
+            threepid['validated_at'],
+        )
+
+        if 'bind' in body and body['bind']:
+            logger.debug(
+                "Binding emails %s to %s",
+                threepid, auth_user.to_string()
+            )
+            yield self.identity_handler.bind_threepid(
+                threePidCreds, auth_user.to_string()
+            )
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, {}))
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    PasswordRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
+    ThreepidRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4c726f05f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
+from synapse.api.urls import CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+
+from ._base import client_v2_pattern
+
+import logging
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+RECAPTCHA_TEMPLATE = """
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>Authentication</title>
+<meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1,
+    user-scalable=no, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0'>
+<script src="https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js"
+    async defer></script>
+<script src="//code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/_matrix/static/client/register/style.css">
+<script>
+function captchaDone() {
+    $('#registrationForm').submit();
+}
+</script>
+</head>
+<body>
+<form id="registrationForm" method="post" action="%(myurl)s">
+    <div>
+        <p>
+        Hello! We need to prevent computer programs and other automated
+        things from creating accounts on this server.
+        </p>
+        <p>
+        Please verify that you're not a robot.
+        </p>
+        <input type="hidden" name="session" value="%(session)s" />
+        <div class="g-recaptcha"
+            data-sitekey="%(sitekey)s"
+            data-callback="captchaDone">
+        </div>
+        <noscript>
+        <input type="submit" value="All Done" />
+        </noscript>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</form>
+</body>
+</html>
+"""
+
+SUCCESS_TEMPLATE = """
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>Success!</title>
+<meta name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1,
+    user-scalable=no, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0'>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/_matrix/static/client/register/style.css">
+<script>
+if (window.onAuthDone != undefined) {
+    window.onAuthDone();
+}
+</script>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <div>
+        <p>Thank you</p>
+        <p>You may now close this window and return to the application</p>
+    </div>
+</body>
+</html>
+"""
+
+
+class AuthRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    """
+    Handles Client / Server API authentication in any situations where it
+    cannot be handled in the normal flow (with requests to the same endpoint).
+    Current use is for web fallback auth.
+    """
+    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/auth/(?P<stagetype>[\w\.]*)/fallback/web")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(AuthRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.auth_handler = hs.get_handlers().auth_handler
+        self.registration_handler = hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_GET(self, request, stagetype):
+        yield
+        if stagetype == LoginType.RECAPTCHA:
+            if ('session' not in request.args or
+                    len(request.args['session']) == 0):
+                raise SynapseError(400, "No session supplied")
+
+            session = request.args["session"][0]
+
+            html = RECAPTCHA_TEMPLATE % {
+                'session': session,
+                'myurl': "%s/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
+                    CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, LoginType.RECAPTCHA
+                ),
+                'sitekey': self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key,
+            }
+            html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
+            request.setResponseCode(200)
+            request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
+            request.setHeader(b"Server", self.hs.version_string)
+            request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
+
+            request.write(html_bytes)
+            request.finish()
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+        else:
+            raise SynapseError(404, "Unknown auth stage type")
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request, stagetype):
+        yield
+        if stagetype == "m.login.recaptcha":
+            if ('g-recaptcha-response' not in request.args or
+                    len(request.args['g-recaptcha-response'])) == 0:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "No captcha response supplied")
+            if ('session' not in request.args or
+                    len(request.args['session'])) == 0:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "No session supplied")
+
+            session = request.args['session'][0]
+
+            authdict = {
+                'response': request.args['g-recaptcha-response'][0],
+                'session': session,
+            }
+
+            success = yield self.auth_handler.add_oob_auth(
+                LoginType.RECAPTCHA,
+                authdict,
+                self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
+            )
+
+            if success:
+                html = SUCCESS_TEMPLATE
+            else:
+                html = RECAPTCHA_TEMPLATE % {
+                    'session': session,
+                    'myurl': "%s/auth/%s/fallback/web" % (
+                        CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, LoginType.RECAPTCHA
+                    ),
+                    'sitekey': self.hs.config.recaptcha_public_key,
+                }
+            html_bytes = html.encode("utf8")
+            request.setResponseCode(200)
+            request.setHeader(b"Content-Type", b"text/html; charset=utf-8")
+            request.setHeader(b"Server", self.hs.version_string)
+            request.setHeader(b"Content-Length", b"%d" % (len(html_bytes),))
+
+            request.write(html_bytes)
+            request.finish()
+
+            defer.returnValue(None)
+        else:
+            raise SynapseError(404, "Unknown auth stage type")
+
+    def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
+        return 200, {}
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    AuthRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3640fb4a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/register.py
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.constants import LoginType
+from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError, Codes
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet
+
+from ._base import client_v2_pattern, parse_request_allow_empty
+
+import logging
+import hmac
+from hashlib import sha1
+from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
+
+
+# We ought to be using hmac.compare_digest() but on older pythons it doesn't
+# exist. It's a _really minor_ security flaw to use plain string comparison
+# because the timing attack is so obscured by all the other code here it's
+# unlikely to make much difference
+if hasattr(hmac, "compare_digest"):
+    compare_digest = hmac.compare_digest
+else:
+    compare_digest = lambda a, b: a == b
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class RegisterRestServlet(RestServlet):
+    PATTERN = client_v2_pattern("/register")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RegisterRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.auth_handler = hs.get_handlers().auth_handler
+        self.registration_handler = hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
+        self.identity_handler = hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
+        self.login_handler = hs.get_handlers().login_handler
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def on_POST(self, request):
+        yield run_on_reactor()
+
+        body = parse_request_allow_empty(request)
+        if 'password' not in body:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+
+        if 'username' in body:
+            desired_username = body['username']
+            yield self.registration_handler.check_username(desired_username)
+
+        is_using_shared_secret = False
+        is_application_server = False
+
+        service = None
+        if 'access_token' in request.args:
+            service = yield self.auth.get_appservice_by_req(request)
+
+        if self.hs.config.enable_registration_captcha:
+            flows = [
+                [LoginType.RECAPTCHA],
+                [LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY, LoginType.RECAPTCHA]
+            ]
+        else:
+            flows = [
+                [LoginType.DUMMY],
+                [LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]
+            ]
+
+        if service:
+            is_application_server = True
+        elif 'mac' in body:
+            # Check registration-specific shared secret auth
+            if 'username' not in body:
+                raise SynapseError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+            self._check_shared_secret_auth(
+                body['username'], body['mac']
+            )
+            is_using_shared_secret = True
+        else:
+            authed, result, params = yield self.auth_handler.check_auth(
+                flows, body, self.hs.get_ip_from_request(request)
+            )
+
+            if not authed:
+                defer.returnValue((401, result))
+
+        can_register = (
+            not self.hs.config.disable_registration
+            or is_application_server
+            or is_using_shared_secret
+        )
+        if not can_register:
+            raise SynapseError(403, "Registration has been disabled")
+
+        if 'password' not in params:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "", Codes.MISSING_PARAM)
+        desired_username = params['username'] if 'username' in params else None
+        new_password = params['password']
+
+        (user_id, token) = yield self.registration_handler.register(
+            localpart=desired_username,
+            password=new_password
+        )
+
+        if LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY in result:
+            threepid = result[LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]
+
+            for reqd in ['medium', 'address', 'validated_at']:
+                if reqd not in threepid:
+                    logger.info("Can't add incomplete 3pid")
+                else:
+                    yield self.login_handler.add_threepid(
+                        user_id,
+                        threepid['medium'],
+                        threepid['address'],
+                        threepid['validated_at'],
+                    )
+
+            if 'bind_email' in params and params['bind_email']:
+                logger.info("bind_email specified: binding")
+
+                emailThreepid = result[LoginType.EMAIL_IDENTITY]
+                threepid_creds = emailThreepid['threepid_creds']
+                logger.debug("Binding emails %s to %s" % (
+                    emailThreepid, user_id
+                ))
+                yield self.identity_handler.bind_threepid(threepid_creds, user_id)
+            else:
+                logger.info("bind_email not specified: not binding email")
+
+        result = {
+            "user_id": user_id,
+            "access_token": token,
+            "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
+        }
+
+        defer.returnValue((200, result))
+
+    def on_OPTIONS(self, _):
+        return 200, {}
+
+    def _check_shared_secret_auth(self, username, mac):
+        if not self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Shared secret registration is not enabled")
+
+        user = username.encode("utf-8")
+
+        # str() because otherwise hmac complains that 'unicode' does not
+        # have the buffer interface
+        got_mac = str(mac)
+
+        want_mac = hmac.new(
+            key=self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret,
+            msg=user,
+            digestmod=sha1,
+        ).hexdigest()
+
+        if compare_digest(want_mac, got_mac):
+            return True
+        else:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                403, "HMAC incorrect",
+            )
+
+
+def register_servlets(hs, http_server):
+    RegisterRestServlet(hs).register(http_server)
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index a602b425e3..d61a228c36 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class BaseHomeServer(object):
         'replication_layer',
         'datastore',
         'handlers',
+        'v1auth',
         'auth',
         'rest_servlet_factory',
         'state_handler',
@@ -182,6 +183,15 @@ class HomeServer(BaseHomeServer):
     def build_auth(self):
         return Auth(self)
 
+    def build_v1auth(self):
+        orf = Auth(self)
+        # Matrix spec makes no reference to what HTTP status code is returned,
+        # but the V1 API uses 403 where it means 401, and the webclient
+        # relies on this behaviour, so V1 gets its own copy of the auth
+        # with backwards compat behaviour.
+        orf.TOKEN_NOT_FOUND_HTTP_STATUS = 403
+        return orf
+
     def build_state_handler(self):
         return StateHandler(self)
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index f4dec70393..61215bbc7b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Remember to update this number every time a change is made to database
 # schema files, so the users will be informed on server restarts.
-SCHEMA_VERSION = 15
+SCHEMA_VERSION = 16
 
 dir_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
@@ -104,14 +104,16 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
 
         self.client_ip_last_seen.prefill(*key + (now,))
 
-        yield self._simple_insert(
+        yield self._simple_upsert(
             "user_ips",
-            {
-                "user": user.to_string(),
+            keyvalues={
+                "user_id": user.to_string(),
                 "access_token": access_token,
-                "device_id": device_id,
                 "ip": ip,
                 "user_agent": user_agent,
+            },
+            values={
+                "device_id": device_id,
                 "last_seen": now,
             },
             desc="insert_client_ip",
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
     def get_user_ip_and_agents(self, user):
         return self._simple_select_list(
             table="user_ips",
-            keyvalues={"user": user.to_string()},
+            keyvalues={"user_id": user.to_string()},
             retcols=[
                 "device_id", "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "last_seen"
             ],
@@ -148,21 +150,23 @@ class UpgradeDatabaseException(PrepareDatabaseException):
     pass
 
 
-def prepare_database(db_conn):
+def prepare_database(db_conn, database_engine):
     """Prepares a database for usage. Will either create all necessary tables
     or upgrade from an older schema version.
     """
     try:
         cur = db_conn.cursor()
-        version_info = _get_or_create_schema_state(cur)
+        version_info = _get_or_create_schema_state(cur, database_engine)
 
         if version_info:
             user_version, delta_files, upgraded = version_info
-            _upgrade_existing_database(cur, user_version, delta_files, upgraded)
+            _upgrade_existing_database(
+                cur, user_version, delta_files, upgraded, database_engine
+            )
         else:
-            _setup_new_database(cur)
+            _setup_new_database(cur, database_engine)
 
-        cur.execute("PRAGMA user_version = %d" % (SCHEMA_VERSION,))
+        # cur.execute("PRAGMA user_version = %d" % (SCHEMA_VERSION,))
 
         cur.close()
         db_conn.commit()
@@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ def prepare_database(db_conn):
         raise
 
 
-def _setup_new_database(cur):
+def _setup_new_database(cur, database_engine):
     """Sets up the database by finding a base set of "full schemas" and then
     applying any necessary deltas.
 
@@ -225,31 +229,30 @@ def _setup_new_database(cur):
 
     directory_entries = os.listdir(sql_dir)
 
-    sql_script = "BEGIN TRANSACTION;\n"
     for filename in fnmatch.filter(directory_entries, "*.sql"):
         sql_loc = os.path.join(sql_dir, filename)
         logger.debug("Applying schema %s", sql_loc)
-        sql_script += read_schema(sql_loc)
-        sql_script += "\n"
-    sql_script += "COMMIT TRANSACTION;"
-    cur.executescript(sql_script)
+        executescript(cur, sql_loc)
 
     cur.execute(
-        "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO schema_version (version, upgraded)"
-        " VALUES (?,?)",
-        (max_current_ver, False)
+        database_engine.convert_param_style(
+            "INSERT INTO schema_version (version, upgraded)"
+            " VALUES (?,?)"
+        ),
+        (max_current_ver, False,)
     )
 
     _upgrade_existing_database(
         cur,
         current_version=max_current_ver,
         applied_delta_files=[],
-        upgraded=False
+        upgraded=False,
+        database_engine=database_engine,
     )
 
 
 def _upgrade_existing_database(cur, current_version, applied_delta_files,
-                               upgraded):
+                               upgraded, database_engine):
     """Upgrades an existing database.
 
     Delta files can either be SQL stored in *.sql files, or python modules
@@ -305,6 +308,8 @@ def _upgrade_existing_database(cur, current_version, applied_delta_files,
     if not upgraded:
         start_ver += 1
 
+    logger.debug("applied_delta_files: %s", applied_delta_files)
+
     for v in range(start_ver, SCHEMA_VERSION + 1):
         logger.debug("Upgrading schema to v%d", v)
 
@@ -321,6 +326,7 @@ def _upgrade_existing_database(cur, current_version, applied_delta_files,
         directory_entries.sort()
         for file_name in directory_entries:
             relative_path = os.path.join(str(v), file_name)
+            logger.debug("Found file: %s", relative_path)
             if relative_path in applied_delta_files:
                 continue
 
@@ -342,9 +348,8 @@ def _upgrade_existing_database(cur, current_version, applied_delta_files,
                 module.run_upgrade(cur)
             elif ext == ".sql":
                 # A plain old .sql file, just read and execute it
-                delta_schema = read_schema(absolute_path)
                 logger.debug("Applying schema %s", relative_path)
-                cur.executescript(delta_schema)
+                executescript(cur, absolute_path)
             else:
                 # Not a valid delta file.
                 logger.warn(
@@ -356,24 +361,82 @@ def _upgrade_existing_database(cur, current_version, applied_delta_files,
 
             # Mark as done.
             cur.execute(
-                "INSERT INTO applied_schema_deltas (version, file)"
-                " VALUES (?,?)",
+                database_engine.convert_param_style(
+                    "INSERT INTO applied_schema_deltas (version, file)"
+                    " VALUES (?,?)",
+                ),
                 (v, relative_path)
             )
 
             cur.execute(
-                "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO schema_version (version, upgraded)"
-                " VALUES (?,?)",
+                database_engine.convert_param_style(
+                    "REPLACE INTO schema_version (version, upgraded)"
+                    " VALUES (?,?)",
+                ),
                 (v, True)
             )
 
 
-def _get_or_create_schema_state(txn):
+def get_statements(f):
+    statement_buffer = ""
+    in_comment = False  # If we're in a /* ... */ style comment
+
+    for line in f:
+        line = line.strip()
+
+        if in_comment:
+            # Check if this line contains an end to the comment
+            comments = line.split("*/", 1)
+            if len(comments) == 1:
+                continue
+            line = comments[1]
+            in_comment = False
+
+        # Remove inline block comments
+        line = re.sub(r"/\*.*\*/", " ", line)
+
+        # Does this line start a comment?
+        comments = line.split("/*", 1)
+        if len(comments) > 1:
+            line = comments[0]
+            in_comment = True
+
+        # Deal with line comments
+        line = line.split("--", 1)[0]
+        line = line.split("//", 1)[0]
+
+        # Find *all* semicolons. We need to treat first and last entry
+        # specially.
+        statements = line.split(";")
+
+        # We must prepend statement_buffer to the first statement
+        first_statement = "%s %s" % (
+            statement_buffer.strip(),
+            statements[0].strip()
+        )
+        statements[0] = first_statement
+
+        # Every entry, except the last, is a full statement
+        for statement in statements[:-1]:
+            yield statement.strip()
+
+        # The last entry did *not* end in a semicolon, so we store it for the
+        # next semicolon we find
+        statement_buffer = statements[-1].strip()
+
+
+def executescript(txn, schema_path):
+    with open(schema_path, 'r') as f:
+        for statement in get_statements(f):
+            txn.execute(statement)
+
+
+def _get_or_create_schema_state(txn, database_engine):
+    # Bluntly try creating the schema_version tables.
     schema_path = os.path.join(
         dir_path, "schema", "schema_version.sql",
     )
-    create_schema = read_schema(schema_path)
-    txn.executescript(create_schema)
+    executescript(txn, schema_path)
 
     txn.execute("SELECT version, upgraded FROM schema_version")
     row = txn.fetchone()
@@ -382,10 +445,13 @@ def _get_or_create_schema_state(txn):
 
     if current_version:
         txn.execute(
-            "SELECT file FROM applied_schema_deltas WHERE version >= ?",
+            database_engine.convert_param_style(
+                "SELECT file FROM applied_schema_deltas WHERE version >= ?"
+            ),
             (current_version,)
         )
-        return current_version, txn.fetchall(), upgraded
+        applied_deltas = [d for d, in txn.fetchall()]
+        return current_version, applied_deltas, upgraded
 
     return None
 
@@ -417,7 +483,19 @@ def prepare_sqlite3_database(db_conn):
 
             if row and row[0]:
                 db_conn.execute(
-                    "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO schema_version (version, upgraded)"
+                    "REPLACE INTO schema_version (version, upgraded)"
                     " VALUES (?,?)",
                     (row[0], False)
                 )
+
+
+def are_all_users_on_domain(txn, database_engine, domain):
+    sql = database_engine.convert_param_style(
+        "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM users WHERE name NOT LIKE ?"
+    )
+    pat = "%:" + domain
+    txn.execute(sql, (pat,))
+    num_not_matching = txn.fetchall()[0][0]
+    if num_not_matching == 0:
+        return True
+    return False
diff --git a/synapse/storage/_base.py b/synapse/storage/_base.py
index e3e67d8e0d..6017c2a6e8 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/_base.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ from synapse.util.logcontext import PreserveLoggingContext, LoggingContext
 from synapse.util.lrucache import LruCache
 import synapse.metrics
 
+from util.id_generators import IdGenerator, StreamIdGenerator
+
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from collections import namedtuple, OrderedDict
@@ -145,11 +147,12 @@ class LoggingTransaction(object):
     """An object that almost-transparently proxies for the 'txn' object
     passed to the constructor. Adds logging and metrics to the .execute()
     method."""
-    __slots__ = ["txn", "name"]
+    __slots__ = ["txn", "name", "database_engine"]
 
-    def __init__(self, txn, name):
+    def __init__(self, txn, name, database_engine):
         object.__setattr__(self, "txn", txn)
         object.__setattr__(self, "name", name)
+        object.__setattr__(self, "database_engine", database_engine)
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         return getattr(self.txn, name)
@@ -161,26 +164,32 @@ class LoggingTransaction(object):
         # TODO(paul): Maybe use 'info' and 'debug' for values?
         sql_logger.debug("[SQL] {%s} %s", self.name, sql)
 
-        try:
-            if args and args[0]:
-                values = args[0]
+        sql = self.database_engine.convert_param_style(sql)
+
+        if args and args[0]:
+            args = list(args)
+            args[0] = [
+                self.database_engine.encode_parameter(a) for a in args[0]
+            ]
+            try:
                 sql_logger.debug(
-                    "[SQL values] {%s} " + ", ".join(("<%r>",) * len(values)),
+                    "[SQL values] {%s} " + ", ".join(("<%r>",) * len(args[0])),
                     self.name,
-                    *values
+                    *args[0]
                 )
-        except:
-            # Don't let logging failures stop SQL from working
-            pass
+            except:
+                # Don't let logging failures stop SQL from working
+                pass
 
         start = time.time() * 1000
+
         try:
             return self.txn.execute(
                 sql, *args, **kwargs
             )
-        except:
-                logger.exception("[SQL FAIL] {%s}", self.name)
-                raise
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug("[SQL FAIL] {%s} %s", self.name, e)
+            raise
         finally:
             msecs = (time.time() * 1000) - start
             sql_logger.debug("[SQL time] {%s} %f", self.name, msecs)
@@ -245,6 +254,14 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         self._get_event_cache = Cache("*getEvent*", keylen=3, lru=True,
                                       max_entries=hs.config.event_cache_size)
 
+        self.database_engine = hs.database_engine
+
+        self._stream_id_gen = StreamIdGenerator()
+        self._transaction_id_gen = IdGenerator("sent_transactions", "id", self)
+        self._state_groups_id_gen = IdGenerator("state_groups", "id", self)
+        self._access_tokens_id_gen = IdGenerator("access_tokens", "id", self)
+        self._pushers_id_gen = IdGenerator("pushers", "id", self)
+
     def start_profiling(self):
         self._previous_loop_ts = self._clock.time_msec()
 
@@ -281,8 +298,11 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
         start_time = time.time() * 1000
 
-        def inner_func(txn, *args, **kwargs):
+        def inner_func(conn, *args, **kwargs):
             with LoggingContext("runInteraction") as context:
+                if self.database_engine.is_connection_closed(conn):
+                    conn.reconnect()
+
                 current_context.copy_to(context)
                 start = time.time() * 1000
                 txn_id = self._TXN_ID
@@ -296,9 +316,48 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
                 sql_scheduling_timer.inc_by(time.time() * 1000 - start_time)
                 transaction_logger.debug("[TXN START] {%s}", name)
                 try:
-                    return func(LoggingTransaction(txn, name), *args, **kwargs)
-                except:
-                    logger.exception("[TXN FAIL] {%s}", name)
+                    i = 0
+                    N = 5
+                    while True:
+                        try:
+                            txn = conn.cursor()
+                            return func(
+                                LoggingTransaction(txn, name, self.database_engine),
+                                *args, **kwargs
+                            )
+                        except self.database_engine.module.OperationalError as e:
+                            # This can happen if the database disappears mid
+                            # transaction.
+                            logger.warn(
+                                "[TXN OPERROR] {%s} %s %d/%d",
+                                name, e, i, N
+                            )
+                            if i < N:
+                                i += 1
+                                try:
+                                    conn.rollback()
+                                except self.database_engine.module.Error as e1:
+                                    logger.warn(
+                                        "[TXN EROLL] {%s} %s",
+                                        name, e1,
+                                    )
+                                continue
+                        except self.database_engine.module.DatabaseError as e:
+                            if self.database_engine.is_deadlock(e):
+                                logger.warn("[TXN DEADLOCK] {%s} %d/%d", name, i, N)
+                                if i < N:
+                                    i += 1
+                                    try:
+                                        conn.rollback()
+                                    except self.database_engine.module.Error as e1:
+                                        logger.warn(
+                                            "[TXN EROLL] {%s} %s",
+                                            name, e1,
+                                        )
+                                    continue
+                            raise
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.debug("[TXN FAIL] {%s} %s", name, e)
                     raise
                 finally:
                     end = time.time() * 1000
@@ -311,7 +370,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
                     sql_txn_timer.inc_by(duration, desc)
 
         with PreserveLoggingContext():
-            result = yield self._db_pool.runInteraction(
+            result = yield self._db_pool.runWithConnection(
                 inner_func, *args, **kwargs
             )
         defer.returnValue(result)
@@ -342,11 +401,11 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             The result of decoder(results)
         """
         def interaction(txn):
-            cursor = txn.execute(query, args)
+            txn.execute(query, args)
             if decoder:
-                return decoder(cursor)
+                return decoder(txn)
             else:
-                return cursor.fetchall()
+                return txn.fetchall()
 
         return self.runInteraction(desc, interaction)
 
@@ -356,27 +415,29 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
     # "Simple" SQL API methods that operate on a single table with no JOINs,
     # no complex WHERE clauses, just a dict of values for columns.
 
-    def _simple_insert(self, table, values, or_replace=False, or_ignore=False,
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _simple_insert(self, table, values, or_ignore=False,
                        desc="_simple_insert"):
         """Executes an INSERT query on the named table.
 
         Args:
             table : string giving the table name
             values : dict of new column names and values for them
-            or_replace : bool; if True performs an INSERT OR REPLACE
         """
-        return self.runInteraction(
-            desc,
-            self._simple_insert_txn, table, values, or_replace=or_replace,
-            or_ignore=or_ignore,
-        )
+        try:
+            yield self.runInteraction(
+                desc,
+                self._simple_insert_txn, table, values,
+            )
+        except self.database_engine.module.IntegrityError:
+            # We have to do or_ignore flag at this layer, since we can't reuse
+            # a cursor after we receive an error from the db.
+            if not or_ignore:
+                raise
 
     @log_function
-    def _simple_insert_txn(self, txn, table, values, or_replace=False,
-                           or_ignore=False):
-        sql = "%s INTO %s (%s) VALUES(%s)" % (
-            ("INSERT OR REPLACE" if or_replace else
-             "INSERT OR IGNORE" if or_ignore else "INSERT"),
+    def _simple_insert_txn(self, txn, table, values):
+        sql = "INSERT INTO %s (%s) VALUES(%s)" % (
             table,
             ", ".join(k for k in values),
             ", ".join("?" for k in values)
@@ -388,22 +449,26 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         )
 
         txn.execute(sql, values.values())
-        return txn.lastrowid
 
-    def _simple_upsert(self, table, keyvalues, values, desc="_simple_upsert"):
+    def _simple_upsert(self, table, keyvalues, values,
+                       insertion_values={}, desc="_simple_upsert"):
         """
         Args:
             table (str): The table to upsert into
             keyvalues (dict): The unique key tables and their new values
             values (dict): The nonunique columns and their new values
+            insertion_values (dict): key/values to use when inserting
         Returns: A deferred
         """
         return self.runInteraction(
             desc,
-            self._simple_upsert_txn, table, keyvalues, values
+            self._simple_upsert_txn, table, keyvalues, values, insertion_values,
         )
 
-    def _simple_upsert_txn(self, txn, table, keyvalues, values):
+    def _simple_upsert_txn(self, txn, table, keyvalues, values, insertion_values={}):
+        # We need to lock the table :(
+        self.database_engine.lock_table(txn, table)
+
         # Try to update
         sql = "UPDATE %s SET %s WHERE %s" % (
             table,
@@ -422,6 +487,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             allvalues = {}
             allvalues.update(keyvalues)
             allvalues.update(values)
+            allvalues.update(insertion_values)
 
             sql = "INSERT INTO %s (%s) VALUES (%s)" % (
                 table,
@@ -489,8 +555,7 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
     def _simple_select_onecol_txn(self, txn, table, keyvalues, retcol):
         sql = (
-            "SELECT %(retcol)s FROM %(table)s WHERE %(where)s "
-            "ORDER BY rowid asc"
+            "SELECT %(retcol)s FROM %(table)s WHERE %(where)s"
         ) % {
             "retcol": retcol,
             "table": table,
@@ -548,14 +613,14 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
             retcols : list of strings giving the names of the columns to return
         """
         if keyvalues:
-            sql = "SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s ORDER BY rowid asc" % (
+            sql = "SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s" % (
                 ", ".join(retcols),
                 table,
                 " AND ".join("%s = ?" % (k, ) for k in keyvalues)
             )
             txn.execute(sql, keyvalues.values())
         else:
-            sql = "SELECT %s FROM %s ORDER BY rowid asc" % (
+            sql = "SELECT %s FROM %s" % (
                 ", ".join(retcols),
                 table
             )
@@ -607,10 +672,10 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
 
     def _simple_select_one_txn(self, txn, table, keyvalues, retcols,
                                allow_none=False):
-        select_sql = "SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s ORDER BY rowid asc" % (
+        select_sql = "SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s" % (
             ", ".join(retcols),
             table,
-            " AND ".join("%s = ?" % (k) for k in keyvalues)
+            " AND ".join("%s = ?" % (k,) for k in keyvalues)
         )
 
         txn.execute(select_sql, keyvalues.values())
@@ -648,6 +713,11 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
                     updatevalues=updatevalues,
                 )
 
+                # if txn.rowcount == 0:
+                #     raise StoreError(404, "No row found")
+                if txn.rowcount > 1:
+                    raise StoreError(500, "More than one row matched")
+
             return ret
         return self.runInteraction(desc, func)
 
@@ -860,6 +930,12 @@ class SQLBaseStore(object):
         result = txn.fetchone()
         return result[0] if result else None
 
+    def get_next_stream_id(self):
+        with self._next_stream_id_lock:
+            i = self._next_stream_id
+            self._next_stream_id += 1
+            return i
+
 
 class _RollbackButIsFineException(Exception):
     """ This exception is used to rollback a transaction without implying
@@ -883,7 +959,7 @@ class Table(object):
 
     _select_where_clause = "SELECT %s FROM %s WHERE %s"
     _select_clause = "SELECT %s FROM %s"
-    _insert_clause = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO %s (%s) VALUES (%s)"
+    _insert_clause = "REPLACE INTO %s (%s) VALUES (%s)"
 
     @classmethod
     def select_statement(cls, where_clause=None):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/appservice.py b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
index f8cbb3f323..63d1af4e86 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/appservice.py
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
         new_txn_id = max(highest_txn_id, last_txn_id) + 1
 
         # Insert new txn into txn table
-        event_ids = [e.event_id for e in events]
+        event_ids = json.dumps([e.event_id for e in events])
         txn.execute(
             "INSERT INTO application_services_txns(as_id, txn_id, event_ids) "
             "VALUES(?,?,?)",
-            (service.id, new_txn_id, json.dumps(event_ids))
+            (service.id, new_txn_id, event_ids)
         )
         return AppServiceTransaction(
             service=service, id=new_txn_id, events=events
diff --git a/synapse/storage/directory.py b/synapse/storage/directory.py
index 0199539fea..2b2bdf8615 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/directory.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/directory.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-import sqlite3
-
 
 RoomAliasMapping = namedtuple(
     "RoomAliasMapping",
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 },
                 desc="create_room_alias_association",
             )
-        except sqlite3.IntegrityError:
+        except self.database_engine.module.IntegrityError:
             raise SynapseError(
                 409, "Room alias %s already exists" % room_alias.to_string()
             )
@@ -120,12 +118,12 @@ class DirectoryStore(SQLBaseStore):
         defer.returnValue(room_id)
 
     def _delete_room_alias_txn(self, txn, room_alias):
-        cursor = txn.execute(
+        txn.execute(
             "SELECT room_id FROM room_aliases WHERE room_alias = ?",
             (room_alias.to_string(),)
         )
 
-        res = cursor.fetchone()
+        res = txn.fetchone()
         if res:
             room_id = res[0]
         else:
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb76df7f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from .postgres import PostgresEngine
+from .sqlite3 import Sqlite3Engine
+
+import importlib
+
+
+SUPPORTED_MODULE = {
+    "sqlite3": Sqlite3Engine,
+    "psycopg2": PostgresEngine,
+}
+
+
+def create_engine(name):
+    engine_class = SUPPORTED_MODULE.get(name, None)
+
+    if engine_class:
+        module = importlib.import_module(name)
+        return engine_class(module)
+
+    raise RuntimeError(
+        "Unsupported database engine '%s'" % (name,)
+    )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8cca9b187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from synapse.storage import prepare_database
+
+
+class PostgresEngine(object):
+    def __init__(self, database_module):
+        self.module = database_module
+        self.module.extensions.register_type(self.module.extensions.UNICODE)
+
+    def convert_param_style(self, sql):
+        return sql.replace("?", "%s")
+
+    def encode_parameter(self, param):
+        return param
+
+    def on_new_connection(self, db_conn):
+        db_conn.set_isolation_level(
+            self.module.extensions.ISOLATION_LEVEL_REPEATABLE_READ
+        )
+
+    def prepare_database(self, db_conn):
+        prepare_database(db_conn, self)
+
+    def is_deadlock(self, error):
+        if isinstance(error, self.module.DatabaseError):
+            return error.pgcode in ["40001", "40P01"]
+        return False
+
+    def is_connection_closed(self, conn):
+        return bool(conn)
+
+    def lock_table(self, txn, table):
+        txn.execute("LOCK TABLE %s in EXCLUSIVE MODE" % (table,))
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite3.py b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite3.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f62d5d1205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite3.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from synapse.storage import prepare_database, prepare_sqlite3_database
+
+
+class Sqlite3Engine(object):
+    def __init__(self, database_module):
+        self.module = database_module
+
+    def convert_param_style(self, sql):
+        return sql
+
+    def encode_parameter(self, param):
+        return param
+
+    def on_new_connection(self, db_conn):
+        self.prepare_database(db_conn)
+
+    def prepare_database(self, db_conn):
+        prepare_sqlite3_database(db_conn)
+        prepare_database(db_conn, self)
+
+    def is_deadlock(self, error):
+        return False
+
+    def is_connection_closed(self, conn):
+        return False
+
+    def lock_table(self, txn, table):
+        return
diff --git a/synapse/storage/event_federation.py b/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
index 032334bfd6..54a3c9d805 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/event_federation.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
         results = self._get_prev_events_and_state(
             txn,
             event_id,
-            is_state=1,
+            is_state=True,
         )
 
         return [(e_id, h, ) for e_id, h, _ in results]
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
         }
 
         if is_state is not None:
-            keyvalues["is_state"] = is_state
+            keyvalues["is_state"] = bool(is_state)
 
         res = self._simple_select_list_txn(
             txn,
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     "room_id": room_id,
                     "min_depth": depth,
                 },
-                or_replace=True,
             )
 
     def _handle_prev_events(self, txn, outlier, event_id, prev_events,
@@ -260,9 +259,8 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
                     "event_id": event_id,
                     "prev_event_id": e_id,
                     "room_id": room_id,
-                    "is_state": 0,
+                    "is_state": False,
                 },
-                or_ignore=True,
             )
 
         # Update the extremities table if this is not an outlier.
@@ -281,19 +279,19 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
             # We only insert as a forward extremity the new event if there are
             # no other events that reference it as a prev event
             query = (
-                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO %(table)s (event_id, room_id) "
-                "SELECT ?, ? WHERE NOT EXISTS ("
-                "SELECT 1 FROM %(event_edges)s WHERE "
-                "prev_event_id = ? "
-                ")"
-            ) % {
-                "table": "event_forward_extremities",
-                "event_edges": "event_edges",
-            }
+                "SELECT 1 FROM event_edges WHERE prev_event_id = ?"
+            )
 
-            logger.debug("query: %s", query)
+            txn.execute(query, (event_id,))
 
-            txn.execute(query, (event_id, room_id, event_id))
+            if not txn.fetchone():
+                query = (
+                    "INSERT INTO event_forward_extremities"
+                    " (event_id, room_id)"
+                    " VALUES (?, ?)"
+                )
+
+                txn.execute(query, (event_id, room_id))
 
             # Insert all the prev_events as a backwards thing, they'll get
             # deleted in a second if they're incorrect anyway.
@@ -306,7 +304,6 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
                         "event_id": e_id,
                         "room_id": room_id,
                     },
-                    or_ignore=True,
                 )
 
             # Also delete from the backwards extremities table all ones that
@@ -400,7 +397,7 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         query = (
             "SELECT prev_event_id FROM event_edges "
-            "WHERE room_id = ? AND event_id = ? AND is_state = 0 "
+            "WHERE room_id = ? AND event_id = ? AND is_state = ? "
             "LIMIT ?"
         )
 
@@ -409,7 +406,7 @@ class EventFederationStore(SQLBaseStore):
             for event_id in front:
                 txn.execute(
                     query,
-                    (room_id, event_id, limit - len(event_results))
+                    (room_id, event_id, False, limit - len(event_results))
                 )
 
                 for e_id, in txn.fetchall():
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index 2425f57f5f..a3c260ddc4 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 is_new_state=is_new_state,
                 current_state=current_state,
             )
-            self.get_room_events_max_id.invalidate()
         except _RollbackButIsFineException:
             pass
 
@@ -96,12 +95,22 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
         # Remove the any existing cache entries for the event_id
         self._invalidate_get_event_cache(event.event_id)
 
+        if stream_ordering is None:
+            with self._stream_id_gen.get_next_txn(txn) as stream_ordering:
+                return self._persist_event_txn(
+                    txn, event, context, backfilled,
+                    stream_ordering=stream_ordering,
+                    is_new_state=is_new_state,
+                    current_state=current_state,
+                )
+
         # We purposefully do this first since if we include a `current_state`
         # key, we *want* to update the `current_state_events` table
         if current_state:
-            txn.execute(
-                "DELETE FROM current_state_events WHERE room_id = ?",
-                (event.room_id,)
+            self._simple_delete_txn(
+                txn,
+                table="current_state_events",
+                keyvalues={"room_id": event.room_id},
             )
 
             for s in current_state:
@@ -114,7 +123,6 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                         "type": s.type,
                         "state_key": s.state_key,
                     },
-                    or_replace=True,
                 )
 
         if event.is_state() and is_new_state:
@@ -128,7 +136,6 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                         "type": event.type,
                         "state_key": event.state_key,
                     },
-                    or_replace=True,
                 )
 
                 for prev_state_id, _ in event.prev_state:
@@ -151,14 +158,6 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 event.depth
             )
 
-        self._handle_prev_events(
-            txn,
-            outlier=outlier,
-            event_id=event.event_id,
-            prev_events=event.prev_events,
-            room_id=event.room_id,
-        )
-
         have_persisted = self._simple_select_one_onecol_txn(
             txn,
             table="event_json",
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         metadata_json = encode_canonical_json(
             event.internal_metadata.get_dict()
-        )
+        ).decode("UTF-8")
 
         # If we have already persisted this event, we don't need to do any
         # more processing.
@@ -185,23 +184,29 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 )
                 txn.execute(
                     sql,
-                    (metadata_json.decode("UTF-8"), event.event_id,)
+                    (metadata_json, event.event_id,)
                 )
 
                 sql = (
-                    "UPDATE events SET outlier = 0"
+                    "UPDATE events SET outlier = ?"
                     " WHERE event_id = ?"
                 )
                 txn.execute(
                     sql,
-                    (event.event_id,)
+                    (False, event.event_id,)
                 )
             return
 
+        self._handle_prev_events(
+            txn,
+            outlier=outlier,
+            event_id=event.event_id,
+            prev_events=event.prev_events,
+            room_id=event.room_id,
+        )
+
         if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
             self._store_room_member_txn(txn, event)
-        elif event.type == EventTypes.Feedback:
-            self._store_feedback_txn(txn, event)
         elif event.type == EventTypes.Name:
             self._store_room_name_txn(txn, event)
         elif event.type == EventTypes.Topic:
@@ -224,10 +229,9 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
             values={
                 "event_id": event.event_id,
                 "room_id": event.room_id,
-                "internal_metadata": metadata_json.decode("UTF-8"),
+                "internal_metadata": metadata_json,
                 "json": encode_canonical_json(event_dict).decode("UTF-8"),
             },
-            or_replace=True,
         )
 
         content = encode_canonical_json(
@@ -245,9 +249,6 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
             "depth": event.depth,
         }
 
-        if stream_ordering is not None:
-            vals["stream_ordering"] = stream_ordering
-
         unrec = {
             k: v
             for k, v in event.get_dict().items()
@@ -264,25 +265,53 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
             unrec
         ).decode("UTF-8")
 
-        try:
-            self._simple_insert_txn(
-                txn,
-                "events",
-                vals,
-                or_replace=(not outlier),
-                or_ignore=bool(outlier),
-            )
-        except:
-            logger.warn(
-                "Failed to persist, probably duplicate: %s",
-                event.event_id,
-                exc_info=True,
+        sql = (
+            "INSERT INTO events"
+            " (stream_ordering, topological_ordering, event_id, type,"
+            " room_id, content, processed, outlier, depth)"
+            " VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"
+        )
+
+        txn.execute(
+            sql,
+            (
+                stream_ordering, event.depth, event.event_id, event.type,
+                event.room_id, content, True, outlier, event.depth
             )
-            raise _RollbackButIsFineException("_persist_event")
+        )
 
         if context.rejected:
             self._store_rejections_txn(txn, event.event_id, context.rejected)
 
+        for hash_alg, hash_base64 in event.hashes.items():
+            hash_bytes = decode_base64(hash_base64)
+            self._store_event_content_hash_txn(
+                txn, event.event_id, hash_alg, hash_bytes,
+            )
+
+        for prev_event_id, prev_hashes in event.prev_events:
+            for alg, hash_base64 in prev_hashes.items():
+                hash_bytes = decode_base64(hash_base64)
+                self._store_prev_event_hash_txn(
+                    txn, event.event_id, prev_event_id, alg, hash_bytes
+                )
+
+        for auth_id, _ in event.auth_events:
+            self._simple_insert_txn(
+                txn,
+                table="event_auth",
+                values={
+                    "event_id": event.event_id,
+                    "room_id": event.room_id,
+                    "auth_id": auth_id,
+                },
+            )
+
+        (ref_alg, ref_hash_bytes) = compute_event_reference_hash(event)
+        self._store_event_reference_hash_txn(
+            txn, event.event_id, ref_alg, ref_hash_bytes
+        )
+
         if event.is_state():
             vals = {
                 "event_id": event.event_id,
@@ -301,18 +330,6 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 vals,
             )
 
-            if is_new_state and not context.rejected:
-                self._simple_insert_txn(
-                    txn,
-                    "current_state_events",
-                    {
-                        "event_id": event.event_id,
-                        "room_id": event.room_id,
-                        "type": event.type,
-                        "state_key": event.state_key,
-                    },
-                )
-
             for e_id, h in event.prev_state:
                 self._simple_insert_txn(
                     txn,
@@ -321,39 +338,24 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                         "event_id": event.event_id,
                         "prev_event_id": e_id,
                         "room_id": event.room_id,
-                        "is_state": 1,
+                        "is_state": True,
                     },
                 )
 
-        for hash_alg, hash_base64 in event.hashes.items():
-            hash_bytes = decode_base64(hash_base64)
-            self._store_event_content_hash_txn(
-                txn, event.event_id, hash_alg, hash_bytes,
-            )
-
-        for prev_event_id, prev_hashes in event.prev_events:
-            for alg, hash_base64 in prev_hashes.items():
-                hash_bytes = decode_base64(hash_base64)
-                self._store_prev_event_hash_txn(
-                    txn, event.event_id, prev_event_id, alg, hash_bytes
+            if is_new_state and not context.rejected:
+                self._simple_upsert_txn(
+                    txn,
+                    "current_state_events",
+                    keyvalues={
+                        "room_id": event.room_id,
+                        "type": event.type,
+                        "state_key": event.state_key,
+                    },
+                    values={
+                        "event_id": event.event_id,
+                    }
                 )
 
-        for auth_id, _ in event.auth_events:
-            self._simple_insert_txn(
-                txn,
-                table="event_auth",
-                values={
-                    "event_id": event.event_id,
-                    "room_id": event.room_id,
-                    "auth_id": auth_id,
-                },
-            )
-
-        (ref_alg, ref_hash_bytes) = compute_event_reference_hash(event)
-        self._store_event_reference_hash_txn(
-            txn, event.event_id, ref_alg, ref_hash_bytes
-        )
-
     def _store_redaction(self, txn, event):
         # invalidate the cache for the redacted event
         self._invalidate_get_event_cache(event.redacts)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/keys.py b/synapse/storage/keys.py
index 22b158d71e..cbe9339ccf 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/keys.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/keys.py
@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ class KeyStore(SQLBaseStore):
             OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1, tls_certificate
         )
         fingerprint = hashlib.sha256(tls_certificate_bytes).hexdigest()
-        return self._simple_insert(
+        return self._simple_upsert(
             table="server_tls_certificates",
-            values={
+            keyvalues={
                 "server_name": server_name,
                 "fingerprint": fingerprint,
+            },
+            values={
                 "from_server": from_server,
                 "ts_added_ms": time_now_ms,
                 "tls_certificate": buffer(tls_certificate_bytes),
             },
-            or_ignore=True,
+            desc="store_server_certificate",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -107,16 +109,18 @@ class KeyStore(SQLBaseStore):
             ts_now_ms (int): The time now in milliseconds
             verification_key (VerifyKey): The NACL verify key.
         """
-        return self._simple_insert(
+        return self._simple_upsert(
             table="server_signature_keys",
-            values={
+            keyvalues={
                 "server_name": server_name,
                 "key_id": "%s:%s" % (verify_key.alg, verify_key.version),
+            },
+            values={
                 "from_server": from_server,
                 "ts_added_ms": time_now_ms,
                 "verify_key": buffer(verify_key.encode()),
             },
-            or_ignore=True,
+            desc="store_server_verify_key",
         )
 
     def store_server_keys_json(self, server_name, key_id, from_server,
diff --git a/synapse/storage/presence.py b/synapse/storage/presence.py
index 87fba55439..22ec94bc16 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/presence.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class PresenceStore(SQLBaseStore):
             values={"observed_user_id": observed_localpart,
                     "observer_user_id": observer_userid},
             desc="allow_presence_visible",
+            or_ignore=True,
         )
 
     def disallow_presence_visible(self, observed_localpart, observer_userid):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/push_rule.py b/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
index c47bdc2861..ee7718d5ed 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/push_rule.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class PushRuleStore(SQLBaseStore):
             txn.execute(sql, (user_name, priority_class, new_rule_priority))
 
         # now insert the new rule
-        sql = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO "+PushRuleTable.table_name+" ("
+        sql = "INSERT INTO "+PushRuleTable.table_name+" ("
         sql += ",".join(new_rule.keys())+") VALUES ("
         sql += ", ".join(["?" for _ in new_rule.keys()])+")"
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class PushRuleStore(SQLBaseStore):
         new_rule['priority_class'] = priority_class
         new_rule['priority'] = new_prio
 
-        sql = "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO "+PushRuleTable.table_name+" ("
+        sql = "INSERT INTO "+PushRuleTable.table_name+" ("
         sql += ",".join(new_rule.keys())+") VALUES ("
         sql += ", ".join(["?" for _ in new_rule.keys()])+")"
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/pusher.py b/synapse/storage/pusher.py
index 000502b4ff..2582a1da66 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/pusher.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import collections
-
 from ._base import SQLBaseStore, Table
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.errors import StoreError
 
+from syutil.jsonutil import encode_canonical_json
+
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -27,93 +27,55 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class PusherStore(SQLBaseStore):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey(self, app_id_and_pushkey):
+    def get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey(self, app_id, pushkey):
         sql = (
-            "SELECT id, user_name, kind, profile_tag, app_id,"
-            "app_display_name, device_display_name, pushkey, ts, data, "
-            "last_token, last_success, failing_since "
-            "FROM pushers "
+            "SELECT * FROM pushers "
             "WHERE app_id = ? AND pushkey = ?"
         )
 
-        rows = yield self._execute(
-            "get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey", None, sql,
-            app_id_and_pushkey[0], app_id_and_pushkey[1]
+        rows = yield self._execute_and_decode(
+            "get_pushers_by_app_id_and_pushkey",
+            sql,
+            app_id, pushkey
         )
 
-        ret = [
-            {
-                "id": r[0],
-                "user_name": r[1],
-                "kind": r[2],
-                "profile_tag": r[3],
-                "app_id": r[4],
-                "app_display_name": r[5],
-                "device_display_name": r[6],
-                "pushkey": r[7],
-                "pushkey_ts": r[8],
-                "data": r[9],
-                "last_token": r[10],
-                "last_success": r[11],
-                "failing_since": r[12]
-            }
-            for r in rows
-        ]
-
-        defer.returnValue(ret[0])
+        defer.returnValue(rows)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_all_pushers(self):
         sql = (
-            "SELECT id, user_name, kind, profile_tag, app_id,"
-            "app_display_name, device_display_name, pushkey, ts, data, "
-            "last_token, last_success, failing_since "
-            "FROM pushers"
+            "SELECT * FROM pushers"
         )
 
-        rows = yield self._execute("get_all_pushers", None, sql)
-
-        ret = [
-            {
-                "id": r[0],
-                "user_name": r[1],
-                "kind": r[2],
-                "profile_tag": r[3],
-                "app_id": r[4],
-                "app_display_name": r[5],
-                "device_display_name": r[6],
-                "pushkey": r[7],
-                "pushkey_ts": r[8],
-                "data": r[9],
-                "last_token": r[10],
-                "last_success": r[11],
-                "failing_since": r[12]
-            }
-            for r in rows
-        ]
-
-        defer.returnValue(ret)
+        rows = yield self._execute_and_decode("get_all_pushers", sql)
+
+        defer.returnValue(rows)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def add_pusher(self, user_name, profile_tag, kind, app_id,
+    def add_pusher(self, user_name, access_token, profile_tag, kind, app_id,
                    app_display_name, device_display_name,
                    pushkey, pushkey_ts, lang, data):
         try:
+            next_id = yield self._pushers_id_gen.get_next()
             yield self._simple_upsert(
                 PushersTable.table_name,
                 dict(
                     app_id=app_id,
                     pushkey=pushkey,
+                    user_name=user_name,
                 ),
                 dict(
-                    user_name=user_name,
+                    access_token=access_token,
                     kind=kind,
                     profile_tag=profile_tag,
                     app_display_name=app_display_name,
                     device_display_name=device_display_name,
                     ts=pushkey_ts,
                     lang=lang,
-                    data=data
+                    data=encode_canonical_json(data).decode("UTF-8"),
+                ),
+                insertion_values=dict(
+                    id=next_id,
                 ),
                 desc="add_pusher",
             )
@@ -122,37 +84,38 @@ class PusherStore(SQLBaseStore):
             raise StoreError(500, "Problem creating pusher.")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey(self, app_id, pushkey):
+    def delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey_user_name(self, app_id, pushkey, user_name):
         yield self._simple_delete_one(
             PushersTable.table_name,
-            {"app_id": app_id, "pushkey": pushkey},
-            desc="delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey",
+            {"app_id": app_id, "pushkey": pushkey, 'user_name': user_name},
+            desc="delete_pusher_by_app_id_pushkey_user_name",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def update_pusher_last_token(self, app_id, pushkey, last_token):
+    def update_pusher_last_token(self, app_id, pushkey, user_name, last_token):
         yield self._simple_update_one(
             PushersTable.table_name,
-            {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey},
+            {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey, 'user_name': user_name},
             {'last_token': last_token},
             desc="update_pusher_last_token",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def update_pusher_last_token_and_success(self, app_id, pushkey,
+    def update_pusher_last_token_and_success(self, app_id, pushkey, user_name,
                                              last_token, last_success):
         yield self._simple_update_one(
             PushersTable.table_name,
-            {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey},
+            {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey, 'user_name': user_name},
             {'last_token': last_token, 'last_success': last_success},
             desc="update_pusher_last_token_and_success",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def update_pusher_failing_since(self, app_id, pushkey, failing_since):
+    def update_pusher_failing_since(self, app_id, pushkey, user_name,
+                                    failing_since):
         yield self._simple_update_one(
             PushersTable.table_name,
-            {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey},
+            {'app_id': app_id, 'pushkey': pushkey, 'user_name': user_name},
             {'failing_since': failing_since},
             desc="update_pusher_failing_since",
         )
@@ -160,21 +123,3 @@ class PusherStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
 class PushersTable(Table):
     table_name = "pushers"
-
-    fields = [
-        "id",
-        "user_name",
-        "kind",
-        "profile_tag",
-        "app_id",
-        "app_display_name",
-        "device_display_name",
-        "pushkey",
-        "pushkey_ts",
-        "data",
-        "last_token",
-        "last_success",
-        "failing_since"
-    ]
-
-    EntryType = collections.namedtuple("PusherEntry", fields)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/registration.py b/synapse/storage/registration.py
index f24154f146..a986c4816e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/registration.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from sqlite3 import IntegrityError
-
 from synapse.api.errors import StoreError, Codes
 
 from ._base import SQLBaseStore, cached
@@ -39,17 +37,13 @@ class RegistrationStore(SQLBaseStore):
         Raises:
             StoreError if there was a problem adding this.
         """
-        row = yield self._simple_select_one(
-            "users", {"name": user_id}, ["id"],
-            desc="add_access_token_to_user",
-        )
-        if not row:
-            raise StoreError(400, "Bad user ID supplied.")
-        row_id = row["id"]
+        next_id = yield self._access_tokens_id_gen.get_next()
+
         yield self._simple_insert(
             "access_tokens",
             {
-                "user_id": row_id,
+                "id": next_id,
+                "user_id": user_id,
                 "token": token
             },
             desc="add_access_token_to_user",
@@ -74,32 +68,71 @@ class RegistrationStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def _register(self, txn, user_id, token, password_hash):
         now = int(self.clock.time())
 
+        next_id = self._access_tokens_id_gen.get_next_txn(txn)
+
         try:
             txn.execute("INSERT INTO users(name, password_hash, creation_ts) "
                         "VALUES (?,?,?)",
                         [user_id, password_hash, now])
-        except IntegrityError:
+        except self.database_engine.module.IntegrityError:
             raise StoreError(
                 400, "User ID already taken.", errcode=Codes.USER_IN_USE
             )
 
         # it's possible for this to get a conflict, but only for a single user
         # since tokens are namespaced based on their user ID
-        txn.execute("INSERT INTO access_tokens(user_id, token) " +
-                    "VALUES (?,?)", [txn.lastrowid, token])
+        txn.execute(
+            "INSERT INTO access_tokens(id, user_id, token)"
+            " VALUES (?,?,?)",
+            (next_id, user_id, token,)
+        )
 
     def get_user_by_id(self, user_id):
-        query = ("SELECT users.name, users.password_hash FROM users"
-                 " WHERE users.name = ?")
-        return self._execute(
-            "get_user_by_id", self.cursor_to_dict, query, user_id
+        return self._simple_select_one(
+            table="users",
+            keyvalues={
+                "name": user_id,
+            },
+            retcols=["name", "password_hash"],
+            allow_none=True,
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def user_set_password_hash(self, user_id, password_hash):
+        """
+        NB. This does *not* evict any cache because the one use for this
+            removes most of the entries subsequently anyway so it would be
+            pointless. Use flush_user separately.
+        """
+        yield self._simple_update_one('users', {
+            'name': user_id
+        }, {
+            'password_hash': password_hash
+        })
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def user_delete_access_tokens_apart_from(self, user_id, token_id):
+        rows = yield self.get_user_by_id(user_id)
+        if len(rows) == 0:
+            raise Exception("No such user!")
+
+        yield self._execute(
+            "delete_access_tokens_apart_from", None,
+            "DELETE FROM access_tokens WHERE user_id = ? AND id != ?",
+            rows[0]['id'], token_id
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def flush_user(self, user_id):
+        rows = yield self._execute(
+            'flush_user', None,
+            "SELECT token FROM access_tokens WHERE user_id = ?",
+            user_id
         )
+        for r in rows:
+            self.get_user_by_token.invalidate(r)
 
     @cached()
-    # TODO(paul): Currently there's no code to invalidate this cache. That
-    #   means if/when we ever add internal ways to invalidate access tokens or
-    #   change whether a user is a server admin, those will need to invoke
-    #      store.get_user_by_token.invalidate(token)
     def get_user_by_token(self, token):
         """Get a user from the given access token.
 
@@ -134,13 +167,49 @@ class RegistrationStore(SQLBaseStore):
             "SELECT users.name, users.admin,"
             " access_tokens.device_id, access_tokens.id as token_id"
             " FROM users"
-            " INNER JOIN access_tokens on users.id = access_tokens.user_id"
+            " INNER JOIN access_tokens on users.name = access_tokens.user_id"
             " WHERE token = ?"
         )
 
-        cursor = txn.execute(sql, (token,))
-        rows = self.cursor_to_dict(cursor)
+        txn.execute(sql, (token,))
+        rows = self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
         if rows:
             return rows[0]
 
-        raise StoreError(404, "Token not found.")
+        return None
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def user_add_threepid(self, user_id, medium, address, validated_at, added_at):
+        yield self._simple_upsert("user_threepids", {
+            "user": user_id,
+            "medium": medium,
+            "address": address,
+        }, {
+            "validated_at": validated_at,
+            "added_at": added_at,
+        })
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def user_get_threepids(self, user_id):
+        ret = yield self._simple_select_list(
+            "user_threepids", {
+                "user": user_id
+            },
+            ['medium', 'address', 'validated_at', 'added_at'],
+            'user_get_threepids'
+        )
+        defer.returnValue(ret)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_user_by_threepid(self, medium, address):
+        ret = yield self._simple_select_one(
+            "user_threepids",
+            {
+                "medium": medium,
+                "address": address
+            },
+            ['user'], True, 'get_user_by_threepid'
+        )
+        if ret:
+            defer.returnValue(ret['user'])
+        defer.returnValue(None)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/room.py b/synapse/storage/room.py
index be3e28c2ea..48ebb33057 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/room.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
             keyvalues={"room_id": room_id},
             retcols=RoomsTable.fields,
             desc="get_room",
+            allow_none=True,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -102,24 +103,37 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "ON c.event_id = room_names.event_id "
             )
 
-            # We use non printing ascii character US () as a seperator
+            # We use non printing ascii character US (\x1F) as a separator
             sql = (
-                "SELECT r.room_id, n.name, t.topic, "
-                "group_concat(a.room_alias, '') "
-                "FROM rooms AS r "
-                "LEFT JOIN (%(topic)s) AS t ON t.room_id = r.room_id "
-                "LEFT JOIN (%(name)s) AS n ON n.room_id = r.room_id "
-                "INNER JOIN room_aliases AS a ON a.room_id = r.room_id "
-                "WHERE r.is_public = ? "
-                "GROUP BY r.room_id "
+                "SELECT r.room_id, max(n.name), max(t.topic)"
+                " FROM rooms AS r"
+                " LEFT JOIN (%(topic)s) AS t ON t.room_id = r.room_id"
+                " LEFT JOIN (%(name)s) AS n ON n.room_id = r.room_id"
+                " WHERE r.is_public = ?"
+                " GROUP BY r.room_id"
             ) % {
                 "topic": topic_subquery,
                 "name": name_subquery,
             }
 
-            c = txn.execute(sql, (is_public,))
+            txn.execute(sql, (is_public,))
 
-            return c.fetchall()
+            rows = txn.fetchall()
+
+            for i, row in enumerate(rows):
+                room_id = row[0]
+                aliases = self._simple_select_onecol_txn(
+                    txn,
+                    table="room_aliases",
+                    keyvalues={
+                        "room_id": room_id
+                    },
+                    retcol="room_alias",
+                )
+
+                rows[i] = list(row) + [aliases]
+
+            return rows
 
         rows = yield self.runInteraction(
             "get_rooms", f
@@ -130,9 +144,10 @@ class RoomStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "room_id": r[0],
                 "name": r[1],
                 "topic": r[2],
-                "aliases": r[3].split(""),
+                "aliases": r[3],
             }
             for r in rows
+            if r[3]  # We only return rooms that have at least one alias.
         ]
 
         defer.returnValue(ret)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index 52c37c76f5..8ea5756d61 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
         """
         try:
             target_user_id = event.state_key
-            domain = UserID.from_string(target_user_id).domain
         except:
             logger.exception(
                 "Failed to parse target_user_id=%s", target_user_id
@@ -65,42 +64,8 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
             }
         )
 
-        # Update room hosts table
-        if event.membership == Membership.JOIN:
-            sql = (
-                "INSERT OR IGNORE INTO room_hosts (room_id, host) "
-                "VALUES (?, ?)"
-            )
-            txn.execute(sql, (event.room_id, domain))
-        elif event.membership != Membership.INVITE:
-            # Check if this was the last person to have left.
-            member_events = self._get_members_query_txn(
-                txn,
-                where_clause=("c.room_id = ? AND m.membership = ?"
-                              " AND m.user_id != ?"),
-                where_values=(event.room_id, Membership.JOIN, target_user_id,)
-            )
-
-            joined_domains = set()
-            for e in member_events:
-                try:
-                    joined_domains.add(
-                        UserID.from_string(e.state_key).domain
-                    )
-                except:
-                    # FIXME: How do we deal with invalid user ids in the db?
-                    logger.exception("Invalid user_id: %s", event.state_key)
-
-            if domain not in joined_domains:
-                sql = (
-                    "DELETE FROM room_hosts WHERE room_id = ? AND host = ?"
-                )
-
-                txn.execute(sql, (event.room_id, domain))
-
         self.get_rooms_for_user.invalidate(target_user_id)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_room_member(self, user_id, room_id):
         """Retrieve the current state of a room member.
 
@@ -110,41 +75,27 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
         Returns:
             Deferred: Results in a MembershipEvent or None.
         """
-        rows = yield self._get_members_by_dict({
-            "e.room_id": room_id,
-            "m.user_id": user_id,
-        })
+        def f(txn):
+            events = self._get_members_events_txn(
+                txn,
+                room_id,
+                user_id=user_id,
+            )
 
-        defer.returnValue(rows[0] if rows else None)
+            return events[0] if events else None
 
-    def _get_room_member(self, txn, user_id, room_id):
-        sql = (
-            "SELECT e.* FROM events as e"
-            " INNER JOIN room_memberships as m"
-            " ON e.event_id = m.event_id"
-            " INNER JOIN current_state_events as c"
-            " ON m.event_id = c.event_id"
-            " WHERE m.user_id = ? and e.room_id = ?"
-            " LIMIT 1"
-        )
-        txn.execute(sql, (user_id, room_id))
-        rows = self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
-        if rows:
-            return self._parse_events_txn(txn, rows)[0]
-        else:
-            return None
+        return self.runInteraction("get_room_member", f)
 
     def get_users_in_room(self, room_id):
         def f(txn):
-            sql = (
-                "SELECT m.user_id FROM room_memberships as m"
-                " INNER JOIN current_state_events as c"
-                " ON m.event_id = c.event_id"
-                " WHERE m.membership = ? AND m.room_id = ?"
+
+            rows = self._get_members_rows_txn(
+                txn,
+                room_id=room_id,
+                membership=Membership.JOIN,
             )
 
-            txn.execute(sql, (Membership.JOIN, room_id))
-            return [r[0] for r in txn.fetchall()]
+            return [r["user_id"] for r in rows]
         return self.runInteraction("get_users_in_room", f)
 
     def get_room_members(self, room_id, membership=None):
@@ -159,11 +110,14 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
             list of namedtuples representing the members in this room.
         """
 
-        where = {"m.room_id": room_id}
-        if membership:
-            where["m.membership"] = membership
+        def f(txn):
+            return self._get_members_events_txn(
+                txn,
+                room_id,
+                membership=membership,
+            )
 
-        return self._get_members_by_dict(where)
+        return self.runInteraction("get_room_members", f)
 
     def get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(self, user_id, membership_list):
         """ Get all the rooms for this user where the membership for this user
@@ -209,32 +163,55 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
         ]
 
     def get_joined_hosts_for_room(self, room_id):
-        return self._simple_select_onecol(
-            "room_hosts",
-            {"room_id": room_id},
-            "host",
-            desc="get_joined_hosts_for_room",
+        return self.runInteraction(
+            "get_joined_hosts_for_room",
+            self._get_joined_hosts_for_room_txn,
+            room_id,
+        )
+
+    def _get_joined_hosts_for_room_txn(self, txn, room_id):
+        rows = self._get_members_rows_txn(
+            txn,
+            room_id, membership=Membership.JOIN
+        )
+
+        joined_domains = set(
+            UserID.from_string(r["user_id"]).domain
+            for r in rows
         )
 
-    def _get_members_by_dict(self, where_dict):
-        clause = " AND ".join("%s = ?" % k for k in where_dict.keys())
-        vals = where_dict.values()
-        return self._get_members_query(clause, vals)
+        return joined_domains
 
     def _get_members_query(self, where_clause, where_values):
         return self.runInteraction(
-            "get_members_query", self._get_members_query_txn,
+            "get_members_query", self._get_members_events_txn,
             where_clause, where_values
         )
 
-    def _get_members_query_txn(self, txn, where_clause, where_values):
+    def _get_members_events_txn(self, txn, room_id, membership=None, user_id=None):
+        rows = self._get_members_rows_txn(
+            txn,
+            room_id, membership, user_id,
+        )
+        return self._get_events_txn(txn, [r["event_id"] for r in rows])
+
+    def _get_members_rows_txn(self, txn, room_id, membership=None, user_id=None):
+        where_clause = "c.room_id = ?"
+        where_values = [room_id]
+
+        if membership:
+            where_clause += " AND m.membership = ?"
+            where_values.append(membership)
+
+        if user_id:
+            where_clause += " AND m.user_id = ?"
+            where_values.append(user_id)
+
         sql = (
-            "SELECT e.* FROM events as e "
-            "INNER JOIN room_memberships as m "
-            "ON e.event_id = m.event_id "
-            "INNER JOIN current_state_events as c "
-            "ON m.event_id = c.event_id "
-            "WHERE %(where)s "
+            "SELECT m.* FROM room_memberships as m"
+            " INNER JOIN current_state_events as c"
+            " ON m.event_id = c.event_id"
+            " WHERE %(where)s"
         ) % {
             "where": where_clause,
         }
@@ -242,8 +219,7 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
         txn.execute(sql, where_values)
         rows = self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
 
-        results = self._parse_events_txn(txn, rows)
-        return results
+        return rows
 
     @cached()
     def get_rooms_for_user(self, user_id):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/12/v12.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/12/v12.sql
index b87ef1fe79..878c36260a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/12/v12.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/12/v12.sql
@@ -17,26 +17,25 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rejections(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     reason TEXT NOT NULL,
     last_check TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT ev_id UNIQUE (event_id) ON CONFLICT REPLACE
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
 );
 
 -- Push notification endpoints that users have configured
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pushers (
   id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
   user_name TEXT NOT NULL,
-  profile_tag varchar(32) NOT NULL,
-  kind varchar(8) NOT NULL,
-  app_id varchar(64) NOT NULL,
-  app_display_name varchar(64) NOT NULL,
-  device_display_name varchar(128) NOT NULL,
-  pushkey blob NOT NULL,
-  ts BIGINT NOT NULL,
-  lang varchar(8),
-  data blob,
+  profile_tag VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+  kind VARCHAR(8) NOT NULL,
+  app_id VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+  app_display_name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+  device_display_name VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+  pushkey VARBINARY(512) NOT NULL,
+  ts BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
+  lang VARCHAR(8),
+  data LONGBLOB,
   last_token TEXT,
-  last_success BIGINT,
-  failing_since BIGINT,
-  FOREIGN KEY(user_name) REFERENCES users(name),
+  last_success BIGINT UNSIGNED,
+  failing_since BIGINT UNSIGNED,
   UNIQUE (app_id, pushkey)
 );
 
@@ -55,13 +54,10 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS push_rules_user_name on push_rules (user_name);
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_filters(
   user_id TEXT,
-  filter_id INTEGER,
-  filter_json TEXT,
-  FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES users(id)
+  filter_id BIGINT UNSIGNED,
+  filter_json LONGBLOB
 );
 
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS user_filters_by_user_id_filter_id ON user_filters(
-  user_id, filter_id
+    user_id, filter_id
 );
-
-PRAGMA user_version = 12;
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/13/v13.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/13/v13.sql
index e491ad5aec..3265924013 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/13/v13.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/13/v13.sql
@@ -19,16 +19,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services(
     token TEXT,
     hs_token TEXT,
     sender TEXT,
-    UNIQUE(token) ON CONFLICT ROLLBACK
+    UNIQUE(token)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services_regex(
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    as_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    as_id BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
     namespace INTEGER,  /* enum[room_id|room_alias|user_id] */
     regex TEXT,
     FOREIGN KEY(as_id) REFERENCES application_services(id)
 );
-
-
-
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/appservice_txns.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/appservice_txns.sql
index 2b27e2a429..db2e720393 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/appservice_txns.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/appservice_txns.sql
@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services_state(
     as_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    state TEXT,
-    last_txn TEXT
+    state VARCHAR(5),
+    last_txn INTEGER
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services_txns(
     as_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     txn_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
     event_ids TEXT NOT NULL,
-    UNIQUE(as_id, txn_id) ON CONFLICT ROLLBACK
+    UNIQUE(as_id, txn_id)
 );
 
-
-
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS application_services_txns_id ON application_services_txns (
+    as_id
+);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/presence_indices.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/presence_indices.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b8d0f1ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/presence_indices.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS presence_list_user_id ON presence_list (user_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5b2a08ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/15/v15.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+-- Drop, copy & recreate pushers table to change unique key
+-- Also add access_token column at the same time
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pushers2 (
+  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+  user_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  access_token INTEGER DEFAULT NULL,
+  profile_tag varchar(32) NOT NULL,
+  kind varchar(8) NOT NULL,
+  app_id varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+  app_display_name varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+  device_display_name varchar(128) NOT NULL,
+  pushkey blob NOT NULL,
+  ts BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  lang varchar(8),
+  data blob,
+  last_token TEXT,
+  last_success BIGINT,
+  failing_since BIGINT,
+  FOREIGN KEY(user_name) REFERENCES users(name),
+  UNIQUE (app_id, pushkey, user_name)
+);
+INSERT INTO pushers2 (id, user_name, profile_tag, kind, app_id, app_display_name, device_display_name, pushkey, ts, lang, data, last_token, last_success, failing_since)
+  SELECT id, user_name, profile_tag, kind, app_id, app_display_name, device_display_name, pushkey, ts, lang, data, last_token, last_success, failing_since FROM pushers;
+DROP TABLE pushers;
+ALTER TABLE pushers2 RENAME TO pushers;
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/events_order_index.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/events_order_index.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a48f215170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/events_order_index.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+CREATE INDEX events_order ON events (topological_ordering, stream_ordering);
+CREATE INDEX events_order_room ON events (
+    room_id, topological_ordering, stream_ordering
+);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/remote_media_cache_index.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/remote_media_cache_index.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a15265cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/remote_media_cache_index.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS remote_media_cache_thumbnails_media_id
+    ON remote_media_cache_thumbnails (media_id);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/remove_duplicates.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/remove_duplicates.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65c97b5e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/remove_duplicates.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+
+DELETE FROM event_to_state_groups WHERE state_group not in (
+    SELECT MAX(state_group) FROM event_to_state_groups GROUP BY event_id
+);
+
+DELETE FROM event_to_state_groups WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM event_to_state_groups GROUP BY event_id
+);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/room_alias_index.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/room_alias_index.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f82486132b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/room_alias_index.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_aliases_id ON room_aliases(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_alias_servers_alias ON room_alias_servers(room_alias);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/unique_constraints.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/unique_constraints.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fecf11118c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/unique_constraints.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+
+-- We can use SQLite features here, since other db support was only added in v16
+
+--
+DELETE FROM current_state_events WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM current_state_events GROUP BY event_id
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS current_state_events_event_id;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX current_state_events_event_id ON current_state_events(event_id);
+
+--
+DELETE FROM room_memberships WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM room_memberships GROUP BY event_id
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS room_memberships_event_id;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX room_memberships_event_id ON room_memberships(event_id);
+
+--
+DELETE FROM feedback WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM feedback GROUP BY event_id
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS feedback_event_id;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX feedback_event_id ON feedback(event_id);
+
+--
+DELETE FROM topics WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM topics GROUP BY event_id
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS topics_event_id;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX topics_event_id ON topics(event_id);
+
+--
+DELETE FROM room_names WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM room_names GROUP BY event_id
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS room_names_id;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX room_names_id ON room_names(event_id);
+
+--
+DELETE FROM presence WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM presence GROUP BY user_id
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS presence_id;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX presence_id ON presence(user_id);
+
+--
+DELETE FROM presence_allow_inbound WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM presence_allow_inbound
+    GROUP BY observed_user_id, observer_user_id
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS presence_allow_inbound_observers;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX presence_allow_inbound_observers ON presence_allow_inbound(
+    observed_user_id, observer_user_id
+);
+
+--
+DELETE FROM presence_list WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM presence_list
+    GROUP BY user_id, observed_user_id
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS presence_list_observers;
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX presence_list_observers ON presence_list(
+    user_id, observed_user_id
+);
+
+--
+DELETE FROM room_aliases WHERE rowid not in (
+    SELECT MIN(rowid) FROM room_aliases GROUP BY room_alias
+);
+
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS room_aliases_id;
+CREATE INDEX room_aliases_id ON room_aliases(room_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/users.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/users.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd0709250d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/16/users.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+-- Convert `access_tokens`.user from rowids to user strings.
+-- MUST BE DONE BEFORE REMOVING ID COLUMN FROM USERS TABLE BELOW
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS new_access_tokens(
+    id BIGINT UNSIGNED PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    device_id TEXT,
+    token TEXT NOT NULL,
+    last_used BIGINT UNSIGNED,
+    UNIQUE(token)
+);
+
+INSERT INTO new_access_tokens
+    SELECT a.id, u.name, a.device_id, a.token, a.last_used
+    FROM access_tokens as a
+    INNER JOIN users as u ON u.id = a.user_id;
+
+DROP TABLE access_tokens;
+
+ALTER TABLE new_access_tokens RENAME TO access_tokens;
+
+-- Remove ID column from `users` table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS new_users(
+    name TEXT,
+    password_hash TEXT,
+    creation_ts BIGINT UNSIGNED,
+    admin BOOL DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE(name)
+);
+
+INSERT INTO new_users SELECT name, password_hash, creation_ts, admin FROM users;
+
+DROP TABLE users;
+
+ALTER TABLE new_users RENAME TO users;
+
+
+-- Remove UNIQUE constraint from `user_ips` table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS new_user_ips (
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    access_token TEXT NOT NULL,
+    device_id TEXT,
+    ip TEXT NOT NULL,
+    user_agent TEXT NOT NULL,
+    last_seen BIGINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL
+);
+
+INSERT INTO new_user_ips
+    SELECT user, access_token, device_id, ip, user_agent, last_seen FROM user_ips;
+
+DROP TABLE user_ips;
+
+ALTER TABLE new_user_ips RENAME TO user_ips;
+
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS user_ips_user ON user_ips(user_id);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS user_ips_user_ip ON user_ips(user_id, access_token, ip);
+
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_edges.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_edges.sql
index 1e766d6db2..f7020f7793 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_edges.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_edges.sql
@@ -16,52 +16,52 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_forward_extremities(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, room_id) ON CONFLICT REPLACE
+    UNIQUE (event_id, room_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ev_extrem_room ON event_forward_extremities(room_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ev_extrem_id ON event_forward_extremities(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_extrem_room ON event_forward_extremities(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_extrem_id ON event_forward_extremities(event_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_backward_extremities(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, room_id) ON CONFLICT REPLACE
+    UNIQUE (event_id, room_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ev_b_extrem_room ON event_backward_extremities(room_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ev_b_extrem_id ON event_backward_extremities(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_b_extrem_room ON event_backward_extremities(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_b_extrem_id ON event_backward_extremities(event_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_edges(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     prev_event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    is_state INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, prev_event_id, room_id, is_state)
+    is_state BOOL NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, prev_event_id, room_id, is_state)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ev_edges_id ON event_edges(event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS ev_edges_prev_id ON event_edges(prev_event_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_edges_id ON event_edges(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_edges_prev_id ON event_edges(prev_event_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_depth(
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     min_depth INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (room_id)
+    UNIQUE (room_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_depth_room ON room_depth(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_depth_room ON room_depth(room_id);
 
 
 create TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_destinations(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     destination TEXT NOT NULL,
-    delivered_ts INTEGER DEFAULT 0, -- or 0 if not delivered
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, destination) ON CONFLICT REPLACE
+    delivered_ts BIGINT DEFAULT 0, -- or 0 if not delivered
+    UNIQUE (event_id, destination)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_destinations_id ON event_destinations(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX event_destinations_id ON event_destinations(event_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_forward_extremities(
@@ -69,21 +69,21 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_forward_extremities(
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     type TEXT NOT NULL,
     state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, room_id) ON CONFLICT REPLACE
+    UNIQUE (event_id, room_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS st_extrem_keys ON state_forward_extremities(
+CREATE INDEX st_extrem_keys ON state_forward_extremities(
     room_id, type, state_key
 );
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS st_extrem_id ON state_forward_extremities(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX st_extrem_id ON state_forward_extremities(event_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_auth(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     auth_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, auth_id, room_id)
+    UNIQUE (event_id, auth_id, room_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS evauth_edges_id ON event_auth(event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS evauth_edges_auth_id ON event_auth(auth_id);
\ No newline at end of file
+CREATE INDEX evauth_edges_id ON event_auth(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX evauth_edges_auth_id ON event_auth(auth_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_signatures.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_signatures.sql
index c28c39c48a..636b2d3353 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_signatures.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/event_signatures.sql
@@ -16,50 +16,40 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_content_hashes (
     event_id TEXT,
     algorithm TEXT,
-    hash BLOB,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, algorithm)
+    hash bytea,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, algorithm)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_content_hashes_id ON event_content_hashes(
-    event_id
-);
+CREATE INDEX event_content_hashes_id ON event_content_hashes(event_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_reference_hashes (
     event_id TEXT,
     algorithm TEXT,
-    hash BLOB,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, algorithm)
+    hash bytea,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, algorithm)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_reference_hashes_id ON event_reference_hashes (
-    event_id
-);
+CREATE INDEX event_reference_hashes_id ON event_reference_hashes(event_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_signatures (
     event_id TEXT,
     signature_name TEXT,
     key_id TEXT,
-    signature BLOB,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (event_id, signature_name, key_id)
+    signature bytea,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, signature_name, key_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_signatures_id ON event_signatures (
-    event_id
-);
+CREATE INDEX event_signatures_id ON event_signatures(event_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_edge_hashes(
     event_id TEXT,
     prev_event_id TEXT,
     algorithm TEXT,
-    hash BLOB,
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (
-        event_id, prev_event_id, algorithm
-    )
+    hash bytea,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, prev_event_id, algorithm)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_edge_hashes_id ON event_edge_hashes(
-    event_id
-);
+CREATE INDEX event_edge_hashes_id ON event_edge_hashes(event_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/im.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/im.sql
index dd00c1cd2f..1901654ac2 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/im.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/im.sql
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS events(
     stream_ordering INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    topological_ordering INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    topological_ordering BIGINT NOT NULL,
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     type TEXT NOT NULL,
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -23,26 +23,24 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS events(
     unrecognized_keys TEXT,
     processed BOOL NOT NULL,
     outlier BOOL NOT NULL,
-    depth INTEGER DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT ev_uniq UNIQUE (event_id)
+    depth BIGINT DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS events_event_id ON events (event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS events_stream_ordering ON events (stream_ordering);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS events_topological_ordering ON events (topological_ordering);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS events_room_id ON events (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX events_stream_ordering ON events (stream_ordering);
+CREATE INDEX events_topological_ordering ON events (topological_ordering);
+CREATE INDEX events_room_id ON events (room_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_json(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
-    internal_metadata NOT NULL,
-    json BLOB NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT ev_j_uniq UNIQUE (event_id)
+    internal_metadata TEXT NOT NULL,
+    json TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_json_id ON event_json(event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_json_room_id ON event_json(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX event_json_room_id ON event_json(room_id);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_events(
@@ -50,13 +48,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_events(
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     type TEXT NOT NULL,
     state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
-    prev_state TEXT
+    prev_state TEXT,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
 );
 
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS state_events_event_id ON state_events (event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS state_events_room_id ON state_events (room_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS state_events_type ON state_events (type);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS state_events_state_key ON state_events (state_key);
+CREATE INDEX state_events_room_id ON state_events (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX state_events_type ON state_events (type);
+CREATE INDEX state_events_state_key ON state_events (state_key);
 
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS current_state_events(
@@ -64,13 +62,13 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS current_state_events(
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     type TEXT NOT NULL,
     state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT curr_uniq UNIQUE (room_id, type, state_key) ON CONFLICT REPLACE
+    UNIQUE (room_id, type, state_key)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS curr_events_event_id ON current_state_events (event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS current_state_events_room_id ON current_state_events (room_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS current_state_events_type ON current_state_events (type);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS current_state_events_state_key ON current_state_events (state_key);
+CREATE INDEX curr_events_event_id ON current_state_events (event_id);
+CREATE INDEX current_state_events_room_id ON current_state_events (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX current_state_events_type ON current_state_events (type);
+CREATE INDEX current_state_events_state_key ON current_state_events (state_key);
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_memberships(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -80,9 +78,9 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_memberships(
     membership TEXT NOT NULL
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_memberships_event_id ON room_memberships (event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_memberships_room_id ON room_memberships (room_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_memberships_user_id ON room_memberships (user_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_memberships_event_id ON room_memberships (event_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_memberships_room_id ON room_memberships (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_memberships_user_id ON room_memberships (user_id);
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS feedback(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -98,8 +96,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS topics(
     topic TEXT NOT NULL
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS topics_event_id ON topics(event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS topics_room_id ON topics(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX topics_event_id ON topics(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX topics_room_id ON topics(room_id);
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_names(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
@@ -107,19 +105,19 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_names(
     name TEXT NOT NULL
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_names_event_id ON room_names(event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_names_room_id ON room_names(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_names_event_id ON room_names(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_names_room_id ON room_names(room_id);
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rooms(
     room_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
-    is_public INTEGER,
+    is_public BOOL,
     creator TEXT
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_hosts(
     room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     host TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT room_hosts_uniq UNIQUE (room_id, host) ON CONFLICT IGNORE
+    UNIQUE (room_id, host)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS room_hosts_room_id ON room_hosts (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_hosts_room_id ON room_hosts (room_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/keys.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/keys.sql
index a9e0a4fe0d..afc142045e 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/keys.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/keys.sql
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS server_tls_certificates(
   server_name TEXT, -- Server name.
   fingerprint TEXT, -- Certificate fingerprint.
   from_server TEXT, -- Which key server the certificate was fetched from.
-  ts_added_ms INTEGER, -- When the certifcate was added.
-  tls_certificate BLOB, -- DER encoded x509 certificate.
-  CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (server_name, fingerprint)
+  ts_added_ms BIGINT, -- When the certifcate was added.
+  tls_certificate bytea, -- DER encoded x509 certificate.
+  UNIQUE (server_name, fingerprint)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS server_signature_keys(
   server_name TEXT, -- Server name.
   key_id TEXT, -- Key version.
   from_server TEXT, -- Which key server the key was fetched form.
-  ts_added_ms INTEGER, -- When the key was added.
-  verify_key BLOB, -- NACL verification key.
-  CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (server_name, key_id)
+  ts_added_ms BIGINT, -- When the key was added.
+  verify_key bytea, -- NACL verification key.
+  UNIQUE (server_name, key_id)
 );
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/media_repository.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/media_repository.sql
index afdf48cbfb..e927e581d1 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/media_repository.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/media_repository.sql
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS local_media_repository (
     media_id TEXT, -- The id used to refer to the media.
     media_type TEXT, -- The MIME-type of the media.
     media_length INTEGER, -- Length of the media in bytes.
-    created_ts INTEGER, -- When the content was uploaded in ms.
+    created_ts BIGINT, -- When the content was uploaded in ms.
     upload_name TEXT, -- The name the media was uploaded with.
     user_id TEXT, -- The user who uploaded the file.
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (media_id)
+    UNIQUE (media_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS local_media_repository_thumbnails (
@@ -30,23 +30,23 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS local_media_repository_thumbnails (
     thumbnail_type TEXT, -- The MIME-type of the thumbnail.
     thumbnail_method TEXT, -- The method used to make the thumbnail.
     thumbnail_length INTEGER, -- The length of the thumbnail in bytes.
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (
+    UNIQUE (
         media_id, thumbnail_width, thumbnail_height, thumbnail_type
     )
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS local_media_repository_thumbnails_media_id
+CREATE INDEX local_media_repository_thumbnails_media_id
     ON local_media_repository_thumbnails (media_id);
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS remote_media_cache (
     media_origin TEXT, -- The remote HS the media came from.
     media_id TEXT, -- The id used to refer to the media on that server.
     media_type TEXT, -- The MIME-type of the media.
-    created_ts INTEGER, -- When the content was uploaded in ms.
+    created_ts BIGINT, -- When the content was uploaded in ms.
     upload_name TEXT, -- The name the media was uploaded with.
     media_length INTEGER, -- Length of the media in bytes.
     filesystem_id TEXT, -- The name used to store the media on disk.
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (media_origin, media_id)
+    UNIQUE (media_origin, media_id)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS remote_media_cache_thumbnails (
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS remote_media_cache_thumbnails (
     thumbnail_type TEXT, -- The MIME-type of the thumbnail.
     thumbnail_length INTEGER, -- The length of the thumbnail in bytes.
     filesystem_id TEXT, -- The name used to store the media on disk.
-    CONSTRAINT uniqueness UNIQUE (
+    UNIQUE (
         media_origin, media_id, thumbnail_width, thumbnail_height,
-        thumbnail_type, thumbnail_type
-    )
+        thumbnail_type
+     )
 );
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS remote_media_cache_thumbnails_media_id
-    ON local_media_repository_thumbnails (media_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/presence.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/presence.sql
index f9f8db9697..d8d82e9fe3 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/presence.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/presence.sql
@@ -13,26 +13,23 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS presence(
-  user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-  state INTEGER,
+  user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  state VARCHAR(20),
   status_msg TEXT,
-  mtime INTEGER, -- miliseconds since last state change
-  FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES users(id)
+  mtime BIGINT -- miliseconds since last state change
 );
 
 -- For each of /my/ users which possibly-remote users are allowed to see their
 -- presence state
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS presence_allow_inbound(
-  observed_user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-  observer_user_id TEXT, -- a UserID,
-  FOREIGN KEY(observed_user_id) REFERENCES users(id)
+  observed_user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  observer_user_id TEXT NOT NULL -- a UserID,
 );
 
 -- For each of /my/ users (watcher), which possibly-remote users are they
 -- watching?
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS presence_list(
-  user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
-  observed_user_id TEXT, -- a UserID,
-  accepted BOOLEAN,
-  FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES users(id)
+  user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  observed_user_id TEXT NOT NULL, -- a UserID,
+  accepted BOOLEAN NOT NULL
 );
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/profiles.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/profiles.sql
index f06a528b4d..26e4204437 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/profiles.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/profiles.sql
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS profiles(
-    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     displayname TEXT,
-    avatar_url TEXT,
-    FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES users(id)
+    avatar_url TEXT
 );
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/redactions.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/redactions.sql
index 5011d95db8..69621955d4 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/redactions.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/redactions.sql
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS redactions (
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     redacts TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT ev_uniq UNIQUE (event_id)
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS redactions_event_id ON redactions (event_id);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS redactions_redacts ON redactions (redacts);
+CREATE INDEX redactions_event_id ON redactions (event_id);
+CREATE INDEX redactions_redacts ON redactions (redacts);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/room_aliases.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/room_aliases.sql
index 0d2df01603..5027b1e3f6 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/room_aliases.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/room_aliases.sql
@@ -22,6 +22,3 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_alias_servers(
     room_alias TEXT NOT NULL,
     server TEXT NOT NULL
 );
-
-
-
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/state.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/state.sql
index 1fe8f1e430..ffd164ab71 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/state.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/state.sql
@@ -30,18 +30,11 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_groups_state(
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_to_state_groups(
     event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     state_group INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT event_to_state_groups_uniq UNIQUE (event_id)
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS state_groups_id ON state_groups(id);
+CREATE INDEX state_groups_id ON state_groups(id);
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS state_groups_state_id ON state_groups_state(
-    state_group
-);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS state_groups_state_tuple ON state_groups_state(
-    room_id, type, state_key
-);
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS event_to_state_groups_id ON event_to_state_groups(
-    event_id
-);
\ No newline at end of file
+CREATE INDEX state_groups_state_id ON state_groups_state(state_group);
+CREATE INDEX state_groups_state_tuple ON state_groups_state(room_id, type, state_key);
+CREATE INDEX event_to_state_groups_id ON event_to_state_groups(event_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/transactions.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/transactions.sql
index 2d30f99b06..cc5b54f5aa 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/transactions.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/transactions.sql
@@ -14,17 +14,16 @@
  */
 -- Stores what transaction ids we have received and what our response was
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS received_transactions(
-    transaction_id TEXT, 
-    origin TEXT, 
-    ts INTEGER,
+    transaction_id TEXT,
+    origin TEXT,
+    ts BIGINT,
     response_code INTEGER,
-    response_json TEXT,
-    has_been_referenced BOOL default 0, -- Whether thishas been referenced by a prev_tx
-    CONSTRAINT uniquesss UNIQUE (transaction_id, origin) ON CONFLICT REPLACE
+    response_json bytea,
+    has_been_referenced SMALLINT DEFAULT 0, -- Whether thishas been referenced by a prev_tx
+    UNIQUE (transaction_id, origin)
 );
 
-CREATE UNIQUE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS transactions_txid ON received_transactions(transaction_id, origin);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS transactions_have_ref ON received_transactions(origin, has_been_referenced);-- WHERE has_been_referenced = 0;
+CREATE INDEX transactions_have_ref ON received_transactions(origin, has_been_referenced);-- WHERE has_been_referenced = 0;
 
 
 -- Stores what transactions we've sent, what their response was (if we got one) and whether we have
@@ -35,17 +34,14 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sent_transactions(
     destination TEXT,
     response_code INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
     response_json TEXT,
-    ts INTEGER
+    ts BIGINT
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS sent_transaction_dest ON sent_transactions(destination);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS sent_transaction_dest_referenced ON sent_transactions(
-    destination
-);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS sent_transaction_txn_id ON sent_transactions(transaction_id);
+CREATE INDEX sent_transaction_dest ON sent_transactions(destination);
+CREATE INDEX sent_transaction_txn_id ON sent_transactions(transaction_id);
 -- So that we can do an efficient look up of all transactions that have yet to be successfully
 -- sent.
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS sent_transaction_sent ON sent_transactions(response_code);
+CREATE INDEX sent_transaction_sent ON sent_transactions(response_code);
 
 
 -- For sent transactions only.
@@ -56,13 +52,12 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS transaction_id_to_pdu(
     pdu_origin TEXT
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS transaction_id_to_pdu_tx ON transaction_id_to_pdu(transaction_id, destination);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS transaction_id_to_pdu_dest ON transaction_id_to_pdu(destination);
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS transaction_id_to_pdu_index ON transaction_id_to_pdu(transaction_id, destination);
+CREATE INDEX transaction_id_to_pdu_tx ON transaction_id_to_pdu(transaction_id, destination);
+CREATE INDEX transaction_id_to_pdu_dest ON transaction_id_to_pdu(destination);
 
 -- To track destination health
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS destinations(
     destination TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
-    retry_last_ts INTEGER,
+    retry_last_ts BIGINT,
     retry_interval INTEGER
 );
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/users.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/users.sql
index 08ccfdac0a..eec3da3c35 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/users.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/11/users.sql
@@ -16,19 +16,18 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users(
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
     name TEXT,
     password_hash TEXT,
-    creation_ts INTEGER,
-    admin BOOL DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
-    UNIQUE(name) ON CONFLICT ROLLBACK
+    creation_ts BIGINT,
+    admin SMALLINT DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE(name)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS access_tokens(
     id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
-    user_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
     device_id TEXT,
     token TEXT NOT NULL,
-    last_used INTEGER,
-    FOREIGN KEY(user_id) REFERENCES users(id),
-    UNIQUE(token) ON CONFLICT ROLLBACK
+    last_used BIGINT,
+    UNIQUE(token)
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_ips (
@@ -37,9 +36,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_ips (
     device_id TEXT,
     ip TEXT NOT NULL,
     user_agent TEXT NOT NULL,
-    last_seen INTEGER NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT user_ip UNIQUE (user, access_token, ip, user_agent) ON CONFLICT REPLACE
+    last_seen BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (user, access_token, ip, user_agent)
 );
 
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS user_ips_user ON user_ips(user);
-
+CREATE INDEX user_ips_user ON user_ips(user);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/application_services.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/application_services.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d382d63fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/application_services.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services(
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+    url TEXT,
+    token TEXT,
+    hs_token TEXT,
+    sender TEXT,
+    UNIQUE(token)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services_regex(
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+    as_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    namespace INTEGER,  /* enum[room_id|room_alias|user_id] */
+    regex TEXT,
+    FOREIGN KEY(as_id) REFERENCES application_services(id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services_state(
+    as_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    state VARCHAR(5),
+    last_txn INTEGER
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS application_services_txns(
+    as_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    txn_id INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    event_ids TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE(as_id, txn_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX application_services_txns_id ON application_services_txns (
+    as_id
+);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_edges.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_edges.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f7020f7793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_edges.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_forward_extremities(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, room_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX ev_extrem_room ON event_forward_extremities(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_extrem_id ON event_forward_extremities(event_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_backward_extremities(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, room_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX ev_b_extrem_room ON event_backward_extremities(room_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_b_extrem_id ON event_backward_extremities(event_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_edges(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    prev_event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    is_state BOOL NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, prev_event_id, room_id, is_state)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX ev_edges_id ON event_edges(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX ev_edges_prev_id ON event_edges(prev_event_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_depth(
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    min_depth INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (room_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX room_depth_room ON room_depth(room_id);
+
+
+create TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_destinations(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    destination TEXT NOT NULL,
+    delivered_ts BIGINT DEFAULT 0, -- or 0 if not delivered
+    UNIQUE (event_id, destination)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX event_destinations_id ON event_destinations(event_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_forward_extremities(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    type TEXT NOT NULL,
+    state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, room_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX st_extrem_keys ON state_forward_extremities(
+    room_id, type, state_key
+);
+CREATE INDEX st_extrem_id ON state_forward_extremities(event_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_auth(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    auth_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, auth_id, room_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX evauth_edges_id ON event_auth(event_id);
+CREATE INDEX evauth_edges_auth_id ON event_auth(auth_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_signatures.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_signatures.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..636b2d3353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/event_signatures.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_content_hashes (
+    event_id TEXT,
+    algorithm TEXT,
+    hash bytea,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, algorithm)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX event_content_hashes_id ON event_content_hashes(event_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_reference_hashes (
+    event_id TEXT,
+    algorithm TEXT,
+    hash bytea,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, algorithm)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX event_reference_hashes_id ON event_reference_hashes(event_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_signatures (
+    event_id TEXT,
+    signature_name TEXT,
+    key_id TEXT,
+    signature bytea,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, signature_name, key_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX event_signatures_id ON event_signatures(event_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_edge_hashes(
+    event_id TEXT,
+    prev_event_id TEXT,
+    algorithm TEXT,
+    hash bytea,
+    UNIQUE (event_id, prev_event_id, algorithm)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX event_edge_hashes_id ON event_edge_hashes(event_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/im.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/im.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..576653a3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/im.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS events(
+    stream_ordering INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+    topological_ordering BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    type TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    content TEXT NOT NULL,
+    unrecognized_keys TEXT,
+    processed BOOL NOT NULL,
+    outlier BOOL NOT NULL,
+    depth BIGINT DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX events_stream_ordering ON events (stream_ordering);
+CREATE INDEX events_topological_ordering ON events (topological_ordering);
+CREATE INDEX events_order ON events (topological_ordering, stream_ordering);
+CREATE INDEX events_room_id ON events (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX events_order_room ON events (
+    room_id, topological_ordering, stream_ordering
+);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_json(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    internal_metadata TEXT NOT NULL,
+    json TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX event_json_room_id ON event_json(room_id);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_events(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    type TEXT NOT NULL,
+    state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+    prev_state TEXT,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX state_events_room_id ON state_events (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX state_events_type ON state_events (type);
+CREATE INDEX state_events_state_key ON state_events (state_key);
+
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS current_state_events(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    type TEXT NOT NULL,
+    state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id),
+    UNIQUE (room_id, type, state_key)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX current_state_events_room_id ON current_state_events (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX current_state_events_type ON current_state_events (type);
+CREATE INDEX current_state_events_state_key ON current_state_events (state_key);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_memberships(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    sender TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    membership TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX room_memberships_room_id ON room_memberships (room_id);
+CREATE INDEX room_memberships_user_id ON room_memberships (user_id);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS feedback(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    feedback_type TEXT,
+    target_event_id TEXT,
+    sender TEXT,
+    room_id TEXT,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS topics(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    topic TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX topics_room_id ON topics(room_id);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_names(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    name TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX room_names_room_id ON room_names(room_id);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rooms(
+    room_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL,
+    is_public BOOL,
+    creator TEXT
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_hosts(
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    host TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (room_id, host)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX room_hosts_room_id ON room_hosts (room_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/keys.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/keys.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afc142045e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/keys.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS server_tls_certificates(
+  server_name TEXT, -- Server name.
+  fingerprint TEXT, -- Certificate fingerprint.
+  from_server TEXT, -- Which key server the certificate was fetched from.
+  ts_added_ms BIGINT, -- When the certifcate was added.
+  tls_certificate bytea, -- DER encoded x509 certificate.
+  UNIQUE (server_name, fingerprint)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS server_signature_keys(
+  server_name TEXT, -- Server name.
+  key_id TEXT, -- Key version.
+  from_server TEXT, -- Which key server the key was fetched form.
+  ts_added_ms BIGINT, -- When the key was added.
+  verify_key bytea, -- NACL verification key.
+  UNIQUE (server_name, key_id)
+);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/media_repository.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/media_repository.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dacbda40ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/media_repository.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS local_media_repository (
+    media_id TEXT, -- The id used to refer to the media.
+    media_type TEXT, -- The MIME-type of the media.
+    media_length INTEGER, -- Length of the media in bytes.
+    created_ts BIGINT, -- When the content was uploaded in ms.
+    upload_name TEXT, -- The name the media was uploaded with.
+    user_id TEXT, -- The user who uploaded the file.
+    UNIQUE (media_id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS local_media_repository_thumbnails (
+    media_id TEXT, -- The id used to refer to the media.
+    thumbnail_width INTEGER, -- The width of the thumbnail in pixels.
+    thumbnail_height INTEGER, -- The height of the thumbnail in pixels.
+    thumbnail_type TEXT, -- The MIME-type of the thumbnail.
+    thumbnail_method TEXT, -- The method used to make the thumbnail.
+    thumbnail_length INTEGER, -- The length of the thumbnail in bytes.
+    UNIQUE (
+        media_id, thumbnail_width, thumbnail_height, thumbnail_type
+    )
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX local_media_repository_thumbnails_media_id
+    ON local_media_repository_thumbnails (media_id);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS remote_media_cache (
+    media_origin TEXT, -- The remote HS the media came from.
+    media_id TEXT, -- The id used to refer to the media on that server.
+    media_type TEXT, -- The MIME-type of the media.
+    created_ts BIGINT, -- When the content was uploaded in ms.
+    upload_name TEXT, -- The name the media was uploaded with.
+    media_length INTEGER, -- Length of the media in bytes.
+    filesystem_id TEXT, -- The name used to store the media on disk.
+    UNIQUE (media_origin, media_id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS remote_media_cache_thumbnails (
+    media_origin TEXT, -- The remote HS the media came from.
+    media_id TEXT, -- The id used to refer to the media.
+    thumbnail_width INTEGER, -- The width of the thumbnail in pixels.
+    thumbnail_height INTEGER, -- The height of the thumbnail in pixels.
+    thumbnail_method TEXT, -- The method used to make the thumbnail
+    thumbnail_type TEXT, -- The MIME-type of the thumbnail.
+    thumbnail_length INTEGER, -- The length of the thumbnail in bytes.
+    filesystem_id TEXT, -- The name used to store the media on disk.
+    UNIQUE (
+        media_origin, media_id, thumbnail_width, thumbnail_height,
+        thumbnail_type
+     )
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX remote_media_cache_thumbnails_media_id
+    ON remote_media_cache_thumbnails (media_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/presence.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/presence.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80088413ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/presence.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS presence(
+  user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  state VARCHAR(20),
+  status_msg TEXT,
+  mtime BIGINT, -- miliseconds since last state change
+  UNIQUE (user_id)
+);
+
+-- For each of /my/ users which possibly-remote users are allowed to see their
+-- presence state
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS presence_allow_inbound(
+  observed_user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  observer_user_id TEXT NOT NULL, -- a UserID,
+  UNIQUE (observed_user_id, observer_user_id)
+);
+
+-- For each of /my/ users (watcher), which possibly-remote users are they
+-- watching?
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS presence_list(
+  user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  observed_user_id TEXT NOT NULL, -- a UserID,
+  accepted BOOLEAN NOT NULL,
+  UNIQUE (user_id, observed_user_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX presence_list_user_id ON presence_list (user_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/profiles.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/profiles.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..934be86520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/profiles.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS profiles(
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    displayname TEXT,
+    avatar_url TEXT,
+    UNIQUE(user_id)
+);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/push.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/push.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db6e05cbdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/push.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/* Copyright 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS rejections(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    reason TEXT NOT NULL,
+    last_check TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+-- Push notification endpoints that users have configured
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pushers (
+  id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+  user_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  profile_tag VARCHAR(32) NOT NULL,
+  kind VARCHAR(8) NOT NULL,
+  app_id VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+  app_display_name VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+  device_display_name VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+  pushkey bytea NOT NULL,
+  ts BIGINT NOT NULL,
+  lang VARCHAR(8),
+  data bytea,
+  last_token TEXT,
+  last_success BIGINT,
+  failing_since BIGINT,
+  UNIQUE (app_id, pushkey)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS push_rules (
+  id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+  user_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  rule_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  priority_class SMALLINT NOT NULL,
+  priority INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+  conditions TEXT NOT NULL,
+  actions TEXT NOT NULL,
+  UNIQUE(user_name, rule_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX push_rules_user_name on push_rules (user_name);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_filters(
+  user_id TEXT,
+  filter_id BIGINT,
+  filter_json bytea
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX user_filters_by_user_id_filter_id ON user_filters(
+    user_id, filter_id
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS push_rules_enable (
+  id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+  user_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+  rule_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+  enabled SMALLINT,
+  UNIQUE(user_name, rule_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX push_rules_enable_user_name on push_rules_enable (user_name);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/redactions.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/redactions.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69621955d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/redactions.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS redactions (
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    redacts TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX redactions_event_id ON redactions (event_id);
+CREATE INDEX redactions_redacts ON redactions (redacts);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/room_aliases.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/room_aliases.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..412bb97fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/room_aliases.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_aliases(
+    room_alias TEXT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (room_alias)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX room_aliases_id ON room_aliases(room_id);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS room_alias_servers(
+    room_alias TEXT NOT NULL,
+    server TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX room_alias_servers_alias ON room_alias_servers(room_alias);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/state.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/state.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..705cac6ce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/state.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_groups(
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state_groups_state(
+    state_group BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    room_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    type TEXT NOT NULL,
+    state_key TEXT NOT NULL,
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS event_to_state_groups(
+    event_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    state_group BIGINT NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE (event_id)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX state_groups_id ON state_groups(id);
+
+CREATE INDEX state_groups_state_id ON state_groups_state(state_group);
+CREATE INDEX state_groups_state_tuple ON state_groups_state(room_id, type, state_key);
+CREATE INDEX event_to_state_groups_id ON event_to_state_groups(event_id);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/transactions.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/transactions.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ab77cdb63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/transactions.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+-- Stores what transaction ids we have received and what our response was
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS received_transactions(
+    transaction_id TEXT,
+    origin TEXT,
+    ts BIGINT,
+    response_code INTEGER,
+    response_json bytea,
+    has_been_referenced smallint default 0, -- Whether thishas been referenced by a prev_tx
+    UNIQUE (transaction_id, origin)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX transactions_have_ref ON received_transactions(origin, has_been_referenced);-- WHERE has_been_referenced = 0;
+
+
+-- Stores what transactions we've sent, what their response was (if we got one) and whether we have
+-- since referenced the transaction in another outgoing transaction
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS sent_transactions(
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, -- This is used to apply insertion ordering
+    transaction_id TEXT,
+    destination TEXT,
+    response_code INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
+    response_json TEXT,
+    ts BIGINT
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX sent_transaction_dest ON sent_transactions(destination);
+CREATE INDEX sent_transaction_txn_id ON sent_transactions(transaction_id);
+-- So that we can do an efficient look up of all transactions that have yet to be successfully
+-- sent.
+CREATE INDEX sent_transaction_sent ON sent_transactions(response_code);
+
+
+-- For sent transactions only.
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS transaction_id_to_pdu(
+    transaction_id INTEGER,
+    destination TEXT,
+    pdu_id TEXT,
+    pdu_origin TEXT,
+    UNIQUE (transaction_id, destination)
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX transaction_id_to_pdu_dest ON transaction_id_to_pdu(destination);
+
+-- To track destination health
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS destinations(
+    destination TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+    retry_last_ts BIGINT,
+    retry_interval INTEGER
+);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/users.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/users.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2fa3122da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/full_schemas/16/users.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users(
+    name TEXT,
+    password_hash TEXT,
+    creation_ts BIGINT,
+    admin SMALLINT DEFAULT 0 NOT NULL,
+    UNIQUE(name)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS access_tokens(
+    id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    device_id TEXT,
+    token TEXT NOT NULL,
+    last_used BIGINT,
+    UNIQUE(token)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS user_ips (
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    access_token TEXT NOT NULL,
+    device_id TEXT,
+    ip TEXT NOT NULL,
+    user_agent TEXT NOT NULL,
+    last_seen BIGINT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX user_ips_user ON user_ips(user_id);
+CREATE INDEX user_ips_user_ip ON user_ips(user_id, access_token, ip);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/schema_version.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/schema_version.sql
index 0431e2d051..d682608aa0 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/schema/schema_version.sql
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/schema_version.sql
@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@
  */
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS schema_version(
-    Lock char(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'X',  -- Makes sure this table only has one row.
+    Lock CHAR(1) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'X' UNIQUE,  -- Makes sure this table only has one row.
     version INTEGER NOT NULL,
     upgraded BOOL NOT NULL,  -- Whether we reached this version from an upgrade or an initial schema.
-    CONSTRAINT schema_version_lock_x CHECK (Lock='X')
-    CONSTRAINT schema_version_lock_uniq UNIQUE (Lock)
+    CHECK (Lock='X')
 );
 
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS applied_schema_deltas(
     version INTEGER NOT NULL,
     file TEXT NOT NULL,
-    CONSTRAINT schema_deltas_ver_file UNIQUE (version, file) ON CONFLICT IGNORE
+    UNIQUE(version, file)
 );
-
-CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS schema_deltas_ver ON applied_schema_deltas(version);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/signatures.py b/synapse/storage/signatures.py
index d0d53770f2..f051828630 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/signatures.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/signatures.py
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ class SignatureStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "algorithm": algorithm,
                 "hash": buffer(hash_bytes),
             },
-            or_ignore=True,
         )
 
     def get_event_reference_hashes(self, event_ids):
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ class SignatureStore(SQLBaseStore):
             " WHERE event_id = ?"
         )
         txn.execute(query, (event_id, ))
-        return dict(txn.fetchall())
+        return {k: v for k, v in txn.fetchall()}
 
     def _store_event_reference_hash_txn(self, txn, event_id, algorithm,
                                         hash_bytes):
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ class SignatureStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "algorithm": algorithm,
                 "hash": buffer(hash_bytes),
             },
-            or_ignore=True,
         )
 
     def _get_event_signatures_txn(self, txn, event_id):
@@ -164,7 +162,6 @@ class SignatureStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "key_id": key_id,
                 "signature": buffer(signature_bytes),
             },
-            or_ignore=True,
         )
 
     def _get_prev_event_hashes_txn(self, txn, event_id):
@@ -198,5 +195,4 @@ class SignatureStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "algorithm": algorithm,
                 "hash": buffer(hash_bytes),
             },
-            or_ignore=True,
         )
diff --git a/synapse/storage/state.py b/synapse/storage/state.py
index 58dbf2802b..553ba9dd1f 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/state.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/state.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from ._base import SQLBaseStore
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
+from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
+
 import logging
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -91,14 +93,15 @@ class StateStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         state_group = context.state_group
         if not state_group:
-            state_group = self._simple_insert_txn(
+            state_group = self._state_groups_id_gen.get_next_txn(txn)
+            self._simple_insert_txn(
                 txn,
                 table="state_groups",
                 values={
+                    "id": state_group,
                     "room_id": event.room_id,
                     "event_id": event.event_id,
                 },
-                or_ignore=True,
             )
 
             for state in state_events.values():
@@ -112,7 +115,6 @@ class StateStore(SQLBaseStore):
                         "state_key": state.state_key,
                         "event_id": state.event_id,
                     },
-                    or_ignore=True,
                 )
 
         self._simple_insert_txn(
@@ -122,7 +124,6 @@ class StateStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "state_group": state_group,
                 "event_id": event.event_id,
             },
-            or_replace=True,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -154,3 +155,7 @@ class StateStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         events = yield self._parse_events(results)
         defer.returnValue(events)
+
+
+def _make_group_id(clock):
+    return str(int(clock.time_msec())) + random_string(5)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/stream.py b/synapse/storage/stream.py
index 66f307e640..df6de7cbcd 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/stream.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/stream.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ what sort order was used:
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from ._base import SQLBaseStore, cached
+from ._base import SQLBaseStore
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class _StreamToken(namedtuple("_StreamToken", "topological stream")):
         if self.topological is None:
             return "(%d < %s)" % (self.stream, "stream_ordering")
         else:
-            return "(%d < %s OR (%d == %s AND %d < %s))" % (
+            return "(%d < %s OR (%d = %s AND %d < %s))" % (
                 self.topological, "topological_ordering",
                 self.topological, "topological_ordering",
                 self.stream, "stream_ordering",
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class _StreamToken(namedtuple("_StreamToken", "topological stream")):
         if self.topological is None:
             return "(%d >= %s)" % (self.stream, "stream_ordering")
         else:
-            return "(%d > %s OR (%d == %s AND %d >= %s))" % (
+            return "(%d > %s OR (%d = %s AND %d >= %s))" % (
                 self.topological, "topological_ordering",
                 self.topological, "topological_ordering",
                 self.stream, "stream_ordering",
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         sql = (
             "SELECT e.event_id, e.stream_ordering FROM events AS e WHERE "
-            "(e.outlier = 0 AND (room_id IN (%(current)s)) OR "
+            "(e.outlier = ? AND (room_id IN (%(current)s)) OR "
             "(event_id IN (%(invites)s))) "
             "AND e.stream_ordering > ? AND e.stream_ordering <= ? "
             "ORDER BY stream_ordering ASC LIMIT %(limit)d "
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
         }
 
         def f(txn):
-            txn.execute(sql, (user_id, user_id, from_id.stream, to_id.stream,))
+            txn.execute(sql, (False, user_id, user_id, from_id.stream, to_id.stream,))
 
             rows = self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
         # Tokens really represent positions between elements, but we use
         # the convention of pointing to the event before the gap. Hence
         # we have a bit of asymmetry when it comes to equalities.
-        args = [room_id]
+        args = [False, room_id]
         if direction == 'b':
             order = "DESC"
             bounds = _StreamToken.parse(from_key).upper_bound()
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         sql = (
             "SELECT * FROM events"
-            " WHERE outlier = 0 AND room_id = ? AND %(bounds)s"
+            " WHERE outlier = ? AND room_id = ? AND %(bounds)s"
             " ORDER BY topological_ordering %(order)s,"
             " stream_ordering %(order)s %(limit)s"
         ) % {
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
             sql = (
                 "SELECT stream_ordering, topological_ordering, event_id"
                 " FROM events"
-                " WHERE room_id = ? AND stream_ordering <= ? AND outlier = 0"
+                " WHERE room_id = ? AND stream_ordering <= ? AND outlier = ?"
                 " ORDER BY topological_ordering DESC, stream_ordering DESC"
                 " LIMIT ?"
             )
@@ -368,17 +368,17 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 "SELECT stream_ordering, topological_ordering, event_id"
                 " FROM events"
                 " WHERE room_id = ? AND stream_ordering > ?"
-                " AND stream_ordering <= ? AND outlier = 0"
+                " AND stream_ordering <= ? AND outlier = ?"
                 " ORDER BY topological_ordering DESC, stream_ordering DESC"
                 " LIMIT ?"
             )
 
         def get_recent_events_for_room_txn(txn):
             if from_token is None:
-                txn.execute(sql, (room_id, end_token.stream, limit,))
+                txn.execute(sql, (room_id, end_token.stream, False, limit,))
             else:
                 txn.execute(sql, (
-                    room_id, from_token.stream, end_token.stream, limit
+                    room_id, from_token.stream, end_token.stream, False, limit
                 ))
 
             rows = self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
@@ -413,12 +413,10 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
             "get_recent_events_for_room", get_recent_events_for_room_txn
         )
 
-    @cached(num_args=0)
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def get_room_events_max_id(self):
-        return self.runInteraction(
-            "get_room_events_max_id",
-            self._get_room_events_max_id_txn
-        )
+        token = yield self._stream_id_gen.get_max_token(self)
+        defer.returnValue("s%d" % (token,))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _get_min_token(self):
@@ -433,27 +431,6 @@ class StreamStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         defer.returnValue(self.min_token)
 
-    def get_next_stream_id(self):
-        with self._next_stream_id_lock:
-            i = self._next_stream_id
-            self._next_stream_id += 1
-            return i
-
-    def _get_room_events_max_id_txn(self, txn):
-        txn.execute(
-            "SELECT MAX(stream_ordering) as m FROM events"
-        )
-
-        res = self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
-
-        logger.debug("get_room_events_max_id: %s", res)
-
-        if not res or not res[0] or not res[0]["m"]:
-            return "s0"
-
-        key = res[0]["m"]
-        return "s%d" % (key,)
-
     @staticmethod
     def _set_before_and_after(events, rows):
         for event, row in zip(events, rows):
diff --git a/synapse/storage/transactions.py b/synapse/storage/transactions.py
index b777395e06..89dd7d8947 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/transactions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/transactions.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from ._base import SQLBaseStore, Table, cached
+from ._base import SQLBaseStore, cached
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 
@@ -76,22 +76,18 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
             response_json (str)
         """
 
-        return self.runInteraction(
-            "set_received_txn_response",
-            self._set_received_txn_response,
-            transaction_id, origin, code, response_dict
+        return self._simple_insert(
+            table=ReceivedTransactionsTable.table_name,
+            values={
+                "transaction_id": transaction_id,
+                "origin": origin,
+                "response_code": code,
+                "response_json": response_dict,
+            },
+            or_ignore=True,
+            desc="set_received_txn_response",
         )
 
-    def _set_received_txn_response(self, txn, transaction_id, origin, code,
-                                   response_json):
-        query = (
-            "UPDATE %s "
-            "SET response_code = ?, response_json = ? "
-            "WHERE transaction_id = ? AND origin = ?"
-        ) % ReceivedTransactionsTable.table_name
-
-        txn.execute(query, (code, response_json, transaction_id, origin))
-
     def prep_send_transaction(self, transaction_id, destination,
                               origin_server_ts):
         """Persists an outgoing transaction and calculates the values for the
@@ -118,41 +114,38 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def _prep_send_transaction(self, txn, transaction_id, destination,
                                origin_server_ts):
 
+        next_id = self._transaction_id_gen.get_next_txn(txn)
+
         # First we find out what the prev_txns should be.
         # Since we know that we are only sending one transaction at a time,
         # we can simply take the last one.
-        query = "%s ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1" % (
-                SentTransactions.select_statement("destination = ?"),
-            )
+        query = (
+            "SELECT * FROM sent_transactions"
+            " WHERE destination = ?"
+            " ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 1"
+        )
 
-        results = txn.execute(query, (destination,))
-        results = SentTransactions.decode_results(results)
+        txn.execute(query, (destination,))
+        results = self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
 
-        prev_txns = [r.transaction_id for r in results]
+        prev_txns = [r["transaction_id"] for r in results]
 
         # Actually add the new transaction to the sent_transactions table.
 
-        query = SentTransactions.insert_statement()
-        txn.execute(query, SentTransactions.EntryType(
-            None,
-            transaction_id=transaction_id,
-            destination=destination,
-            ts=origin_server_ts,
-            response_code=0,
-            response_json=None
-        ))
-
-        # Update the tx id -> pdu id mapping
-
-        # values = [
-        #     (transaction_id, destination, pdu[0], pdu[1])
-        #     for pdu in pdu_list
-        # ]
-        #
-        # logger.debug("Inserting: %s", repr(values))
-        #
-        # query = TransactionsToPduTable.insert_statement()
-        # txn.executemany(query, values)
+        self._simple_insert_txn(
+            txn,
+            table=SentTransactions.table_name,
+            values={
+                "id": next_id,
+                "transaction_id": transaction_id,
+                "destination": destination,
+                "ts": origin_server_ts,
+                "response_code": 0,
+                "response_json": None,
+            }
+        )
+
+        # TODO Update the tx id -> pdu id mapping
 
         return prev_txns
 
@@ -171,15 +164,20 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
             transaction_id, destination, code, response_dict
         )
 
-    def _delivered_txn(cls, txn, transaction_id, destination,
+    def _delivered_txn(self, txn, transaction_id, destination,
                        code, response_json):
-        query = (
-            "UPDATE %s "
-            "SET response_code = ?, response_json = ? "
-            "WHERE transaction_id = ? AND destination = ?"
-        ) % SentTransactions.table_name
-
-        txn.execute(query, (code, response_json, transaction_id, destination))
+        self._simple_update_one_txn(
+            txn,
+            table=SentTransactions.table_name,
+            keyvalues={
+                "transaction_id": transaction_id,
+                "destination": destination,
+            },
+            updatevalues={
+                "response_code": code,
+                "response_json": None,  # For now, don't persist response_json
+            }
+        )
 
     def get_transactions_after(self, transaction_id, destination):
         """Get all transactions after a given local transaction_id.
@@ -189,25 +187,26 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
             destination (str)
 
         Returns:
-            list: A list of `ReceivedTransactionsTable.EntryType`
+            list: A list of dicts
         """
         return self.runInteraction(
             "get_transactions_after",
             self._get_transactions_after, transaction_id, destination
         )
 
-    def _get_transactions_after(cls, txn, transaction_id, destination):
-        where = (
-            "destination = ? AND id > (select id FROM %s WHERE "
-            "transaction_id = ? AND destination = ?)"
-        ) % (
-            SentTransactions.table_name
+    def _get_transactions_after(self, txn, transaction_id, destination):
+        query = (
+            "SELECT * FROM sent_transactions"
+            " WHERE destination = ? AND id >"
+            " ("
+            " SELECT id FROM sent_transactions"
+            " WHERE transaction_id = ? AND destination = ?"
+            " )"
         )
-        query = SentTransactions.select_statement(where)
 
         txn.execute(query, (destination, transaction_id, destination))
 
-        return ReceivedTransactionsTable.decode_results(txn.fetchall())
+        return self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
 
     @cached()
     def get_destination_retry_timings(self, destination):
@@ -218,22 +217,27 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
 
         Returns:
             None if not retrying
-            Otherwise a DestinationsTable.EntryType for the retry scheme
+            Otherwise a dict for the retry scheme
         """
         return self.runInteraction(
             "get_destination_retry_timings",
             self._get_destination_retry_timings, destination)
 
-    def _get_destination_retry_timings(cls, txn, destination):
-        query = DestinationsTable.select_statement("destination = ?")
-        txn.execute(query, (destination,))
-        result = txn.fetchall()
-        if result:
-            result = DestinationsTable.decode_single_result(result)
-            if result.retry_last_ts > 0:
-                return result
-            else:
-                return None
+    def _get_destination_retry_timings(self, txn, destination):
+        result = self._simple_select_one_txn(
+            txn,
+            table=DestinationsTable.table_name,
+            keyvalues={
+                "destination": destination,
+            },
+            retcols=DestinationsTable.fields,
+            allow_none=True,
+        )
+
+        if result and result["retry_last_ts"] > 0:
+            return result
+        else:
+            return None
 
     def set_destination_retry_timings(self, destination,
                                       retry_last_ts, retry_interval):
@@ -249,11 +253,11 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
         # As this is the new value, we might as well prefill the cache
         self.get_destination_retry_timings.prefill(
             destination,
-            DestinationsTable.EntryType(
-                destination,
-                retry_last_ts,
-                retry_interval
-            )
+            {
+                "destination": destination,
+                "retry_last_ts": retry_last_ts,
+                "retry_interval": retry_interval
+            },
         )
 
         # XXX: we could chose to not bother persisting this if our cache thinks
@@ -266,22 +270,38 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
             retry_interval,
         )
 
-    def _set_destination_retry_timings(cls, txn, destination,
+    def _set_destination_retry_timings(self, txn, destination,
                                        retry_last_ts, retry_interval):
-
         query = (
-            "INSERT OR REPLACE INTO %s "
-            "(destination, retry_last_ts, retry_interval) "
-            "VALUES (?, ?, ?) "
-        ) % DestinationsTable.table_name
+            "UPDATE destinations"
+            " SET retry_last_ts = ?, retry_interval = ?"
+            " WHERE destination = ?"
+        )
+
+        txn.execute(
+            query,
+            (
+                retry_last_ts, retry_interval, destination,
+            )
+        )
 
-        txn.execute(query, (destination, retry_last_ts, retry_interval))
+        if txn.rowcount == 0:
+            # destination wasn't already in table. Insert it.
+            self._simple_insert_txn(
+                txn,
+                table="destinations",
+                values={
+                    "destination": destination,
+                    "retry_last_ts": retry_last_ts,
+                    "retry_interval": retry_interval,
+                }
+            )
 
     def get_destinations_needing_retry(self):
         """Get all destinations which are due a retry for sending a transaction.
 
         Returns:
-            list: A list of `DestinationsTable.EntryType`
+            list: A list of dicts
         """
 
         return self.runInteraction(
@@ -289,14 +309,17 @@ class TransactionStore(SQLBaseStore):
             self._get_destinations_needing_retry
         )
 
-    def _get_destinations_needing_retry(cls, txn):
-        where = "retry_last_ts > 0 and retry_next_ts < now()"
-        query = DestinationsTable.select_statement(where)
-        txn.execute(query)
-        return DestinationsTable.decode_results(txn.fetchall())
+    def _get_destinations_needing_retry(self, txn):
+        query = (
+            "SELECT * FROM destinations"
+            " WHERE retry_last_ts > 0 and retry_next_ts < ?"
+        )
+
+        txn.execute(query, (self._clock.time_msec(),))
+        return self.cursor_to_dict(txn)
 
 
-class ReceivedTransactionsTable(Table):
+class ReceivedTransactionsTable(object):
     table_name = "received_transactions"
 
     fields = [
@@ -308,10 +331,8 @@ class ReceivedTransactionsTable(Table):
         "has_been_referenced",
     ]
 
-    EntryType = namedtuple("ReceivedTransactionsEntry", fields)
 
-
-class SentTransactions(Table):
+class SentTransactions(object):
     table_name = "sent_transactions"
 
     fields = [
@@ -326,7 +347,7 @@ class SentTransactions(Table):
     EntryType = namedtuple("SentTransactionsEntry", fields)
 
 
-class TransactionsToPduTable(Table):
+class TransactionsToPduTable(object):
     table_name = "transaction_id_to_pdu"
 
     fields = [
@@ -336,10 +357,8 @@ class TransactionsToPduTable(Table):
         "pdu_origin",
     ]
 
-    EntryType = namedtuple("TransactionsToPduEntry", fields)
-
 
-class DestinationsTable(Table):
+class DestinationsTable(object):
     table_name = "destinations"
 
     fields = [
@@ -347,5 +366,3 @@ class DestinationsTable(Table):
         "retry_last_ts",
         "retry_interval",
     ]
-
-    EntryType = namedtuple("DestinationsEntry", fields)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/util/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/util/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c488b10d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/util/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
diff --git a/synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py b/synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d461d5e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/util/id_generators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2014, 2015 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from collections import deque
+import contextlib
+import threading
+
+
+class IdGenerator(object):
+    def __init__(self, table, column, store):
+        self.table = table
+        self.column = column
+        self.store = store
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._next_id = None
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_next(self):
+        with self._lock:
+            if not self._next_id:
+                res = yield self.store._execute_and_decode(
+                    "IdGenerator_%s" % (self.table,),
+                    "SELECT MAX(%s) as mx FROM %s" % (self.column, self.table,)
+                )
+
+                self._next_id = (res and res[0] and res[0]["mx"]) or 1
+
+            i = self._next_id
+            self._next_id += 1
+            defer.returnValue(i)
+
+    def get_next_txn(self, txn):
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._next_id:
+                i = self._next_id
+                self._next_id += 1
+                return i
+            else:
+                txn.execute(
+                    "SELECT MAX(%s) FROM %s" % (self.column, self.table,)
+                )
+
+                val, = txn.fetchone()
+                cur = val or 0
+                cur += 1
+                self._next_id = cur + 1
+
+                return cur
+
+
+class StreamIdGenerator(object):
+    """Used to generate new stream ids when persisting events while keeping
+    track of which transactions have been completed.
+
+    This allows us to get the "current" stream id, i.e. the stream id such that
+    all ids less than or equal to it have completed. This handles the fact that
+    persistence of events can complete out of order.
+
+    Usage:
+        with stream_id_gen.get_next_txn(txn) as stream_id:
+            # ... persist event ...
+    """
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        self._current_max = None
+        self._unfinished_ids = deque()
+
+    def get_next_txn(self, txn):
+        """
+        Usage:
+            with stream_id_gen.get_next_txn(txn) as stream_id:
+                # ... persist event ...
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            if not self._current_max:
+                self._compute_current_max(txn)
+
+            self._current_max += 1
+            next_id = self._current_max
+
+            self._unfinished_ids.append(next_id)
+
+        @contextlib.contextmanager
+        def manager():
+            try:
+                yield next_id
+            finally:
+                with self._lock:
+                    self._unfinished_ids.remove(next_id)
+
+        return manager()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_max_token(self, store):
+        """Returns the maximum stream id such that all stream ids less than or
+        equal to it have been successfully persisted.
+        """
+        with self._lock:
+            if self._unfinished_ids:
+                defer.returnValue(self._unfinished_ids[0] - 1)
+
+            if not self._current_max:
+                yield store.runInteraction(
+                    "_compute_current_max",
+                    self._compute_current_max,
+                )
+
+            defer.returnValue(self._current_max)
+
+    def _compute_current_max(self, txn):
+        txn.execute("SELECT MAX(stream_ordering) FROM events")
+        val, = txn.fetchone()
+
+        self._current_max = int(val) if val else 1
+
+        return self._current_max
diff --git a/synapse/util/lrucache.py b/synapse/util/lrucache.py
index 2f7b615f78..96163c90f1 100644
--- a/synapse/util/lrucache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/lrucache.py
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 
+from functools import wraps
+import threading
+
+
 class LruCache(object):
     """Least-recently-used cache."""
     # TODO(mjark) Add mutex for linked list for thread safety.
@@ -24,6 +28,16 @@ class LruCache(object):
 
         PREV, NEXT, KEY, VALUE = 0, 1, 2, 3
 
+        lock = threading.Lock()
+
+        def synchronized(f):
+            @wraps(f)
+            def inner(*args, **kwargs):
+                with lock:
+                    return f(*args, **kwargs)
+
+            return inner
+
         def add_node(key, value):
             prev_node = list_root
             next_node = prev_node[NEXT]
@@ -51,6 +65,7 @@ class LruCache(object):
             next_node[PREV] = prev_node
             cache.pop(node[KEY], None)
 
+        @synchronized
         def cache_get(key, default=None):
             node = cache.get(key, None)
             if node is not None:
@@ -59,6 +74,7 @@ class LruCache(object):
             else:
                 return default
 
+        @synchronized
         def cache_set(key, value):
             node = cache.get(key, None)
             if node is not None:
@@ -69,6 +85,7 @@ class LruCache(object):
                 if len(cache) > max_size:
                     delete_node(list_root[PREV])
 
+        @synchronized
         def cache_set_default(key, value):
             node = cache.get(key, None)
             if node is not None:
@@ -79,6 +96,7 @@ class LruCache(object):
                     delete_node(list_root[PREV])
                 return value
 
+        @synchronized
         def cache_pop(key, default=None):
             node = cache.get(key, None)
             if node:
@@ -87,9 +105,11 @@ class LruCache(object):
             else:
                 return default
 
+        @synchronized
         def cache_len():
             return len(cache)
 
+        @synchronized
         def cache_contains(key):
             return key in cache
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/retryutils.py b/synapse/util/retryutils.py
index 4e82232796..a42138f556 100644
--- a/synapse/util/retryutils.py
+++ b/synapse/util/retryutils.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def get_retry_limiter(destination, clock, store, **kwargs):
 
     if retry_timings:
         retry_last_ts, retry_interval = (
-            retry_timings.retry_last_ts, retry_timings.retry_interval
+            retry_timings["retry_last_ts"], retry_timings["retry_interval"]
         )
 
         now = int(clock.time_msec())
diff --git a/tests/federation/test_federation.py b/tests/federation/test_federation.py
index 2ecd00d2ad..a4ef60b911 100644
--- a/tests/federation/test_federation.py
+++ b/tests/federation/test_federation.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ from ..utils import MockHttpResource, MockClock, setup_test_homeserver
 from synapse.federation import initialize_http_replication
 from synapse.events import FrozenEvent
 
-from synapse.storage.transactions import DestinationsTable
-
 
 def make_pdu(prev_pdus=[], **kwargs):
     """Provide some default fields for making a PduTuple."""
@@ -57,8 +55,14 @@ class FederationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_persistence.get_received_txn_response.return_value = (
             defer.succeed(None)
         )
+
+        retry_timings_res = {
+            "destination": "",
+            "retry_last_ts": 0,
+            "retry_interval": 0,
+        }
         self.mock_persistence.get_destination_retry_timings.return_value = (
-            defer.succeed(DestinationsTable.EntryType("", 0, 0))
+            defer.succeed(retry_timings_res)
         )
         self.mock_persistence.get_auth_chain.return_value = []
         self.clock = MockClock()
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_federation.py b/tests/handlers/test_federation.py
index c13ade3286..08d2404b6c 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_federation.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_federation.py
@@ -87,6 +87,15 @@ class FederationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.datastore.get_room.return_value = defer.succeed(True)
         self.auth.check_host_in_room.return_value = defer.succeed(True)
 
+        retry_timings_res = {
+            "destination": "",
+            "retry_last_ts": 0,
+            "retry_interval": 0,
+        }
+        self.datastore.get_destination_retry_timings.return_value = (
+            defer.succeed(retry_timings_res)
+        )
+
         def have_events(event_ids):
             return defer.succeed({})
         self.datastore.have_events.side_effect = have_events
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_presence.py b/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
index 9f5580c096..70147b017e 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
@@ -194,8 +194,13 @@ class MockedDatastorePresenceTestCase(PresenceTestCase):
         return datastore
 
     def setUp_datastore_federation_mocks(self, datastore):
+        retry_timings_res = {
+            "destination": "",
+            "retry_last_ts": 0,
+            "retry_interval": 0,
+        }
         datastore.get_destination_retry_timings.return_value = (
-            defer.succeed(DestinationsTable.EntryType("", 0, 0))
+            defer.succeed(retry_timings_res)
         )
 
         def get_received_txn_response(*args):
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
index 91d4102fee..b318d4944a 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
@@ -96,8 +96,13 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.event_source = hs.get_event_sources().sources["typing"]
 
         self.datastore = hs.get_datastore()
+        retry_timings_res = {
+            "destination": "",
+            "retry_last_ts": 0,
+            "retry_interval": 0,
+        }
         self.datastore.get_destination_retry_timings.return_value = (
-            defer.succeed(DestinationsTable.EntryType("", 0, 0))
+            defer.succeed(retry_timings_res)
         )
 
         def get_received_txn_response(*args):
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
index 36b0f2ff6d..445272e323 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
             http_client=None,
             replication_layer=Mock(),
-            clock=Mock(spec=[
-                "call_later",
-                "cancel_call_later",
-                "time_msec",
-                "time"
-            ]),
             ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
                 "send_message",
             ]),
@@ -132,9 +126,6 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
 
         hs.get_handlers().federation_handler = Mock()
 
-        hs.get_clock().time_msec.return_value = 1000000
-        hs.get_clock().time.return_value = 1000
-
         synapse.rest.client.v1.register.register_servlets(hs, self.mock_resource)
         synapse.rest.client.v1.events.register_servlets(hs, self.mock_resource)
         synapse.rest.client.v1.room.register_servlets(hs, self.mock_resource)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py
index b9c03383a2..8e0c5fa630 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_presence.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class PresenceStateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
 
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         room_member_handler = hs.handlers.room_member_handler = Mock(
             spec=[
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class PresenceListTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             ]
         )
 
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         presence.register_servlets(hs, self.mock_resource)
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ class PresenceEventStreamTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         def _get_user_by_req(req=None):
             return (UserID.from_string(myid), "")
 
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_req = _get_user_by_req
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_req = _get_user_by_req
 
         presence.register_servlets(hs, self.mock_resource)
         events.register_servlets(hs, self.mock_resource)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
index 5cd5767f2e..929e5e5dd4 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         def _get_user_by_req(request=None):
             return (UserID.from_string(myid), "")
 
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_req = _get_user_by_req
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_req = _get_user_by_req
 
         hs.get_handlers().profile_handler = self.mock_handler
 
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
index 72fb4576b1..c83348acf9 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class RoomPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 "device_id": None,
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class RoomPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
 
         synapse.rest.client.v1.room.register_servlets(hs, self.mock_resource)
 
-        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.auth = hs.get_v1auth()
 
         # create some rooms under the name rmcreator_id
         self.uncreated_rmid = "!aa:test"
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class RoomsMemberListTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 "device_id": None,
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ class RoomsCreateTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 "device_id": None,
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ class RoomTopicTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
 
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ class RoomMemberStateTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 "device_id": None,
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ class RoomMessagesTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 "device_id": None,
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ class RoomInitialSyncTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 "device_id": None,
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
index 7b3bd87439..7d8b1c2683 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 "token_id": 1,
             }
 
-        hs.get_auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
+        hs.get_v1auth().get_user_by_token = _get_user_by_token
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
index 675959c56c..77376b348e 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from tests import unittest
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
+from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 from synapse.appservice import ApplicationService, ApplicationServiceState
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage.appservice import (
@@ -33,14 +34,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.as_yaml_files = []
-        db_pool = SQLiteMemoryDbPool()
-        yield db_pool.prepare()
-        hs = HomeServer(
-            "test", db_pool=db_pool, clock=MockClock(),
-            config=Mock(
-                app_service_config_files=self.as_yaml_files
-            )
+        config = Mock(
+            app_service_config_files=self.as_yaml_files
         )
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(config=config)
 
         self.as_token = "token1"
         self.as_url = "some_url"
@@ -102,8 +99,13 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.as_yaml_files = []
-        self.db_pool = SQLiteMemoryDbPool()
-        yield self.db_pool.prepare()
+
+        config = Mock(
+            app_service_config_files=self.as_yaml_files
+        )
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(config=config)
+        self.db_pool = hs.get_db_pool()
+
         self.as_list = [
             {
                 "token": "token1",
@@ -129,11 +131,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         for s in self.as_list:
             yield self._add_service(s["url"], s["token"])
 
-        hs = HomeServer(
-            "test", db_pool=self.db_pool, clock=MockClock(), config=Mock(
-                app_service_config_files=self.as_yaml_files
-            )
-        )
+        self.as_yaml_files = []
+
         self.store = TestTransactionStore(hs)
 
     def _add_service(self, url, as_token):
@@ -302,7 +301,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             (service.id,)
         )
         self.assertEquals(1, len(res))
-        self.assertEquals(str(txn_id), res[0][0])
+        self.assertEquals(txn_id, res[0][0])
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?",
@@ -325,7 +324,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             (service.id,)
         )
         self.assertEquals(1, len(res))
-        self.assertEquals(str(txn_id), res[0][0])
+        self.assertEquals(txn_id, res[0][0])
         self.assertEquals(ApplicationServiceState.UP, res[0][1])
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_base.py b/tests/storage/test_base.py
index 7f5845cf0c..a64d2b821e 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_base.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 
 from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
+from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
 
 
 class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -32,15 +33,26 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.db_pool = Mock(spec=["runInteraction"])
         self.mock_txn = Mock()
+        self.mock_conn = Mock(spec_set=["cursor"])
+        self.mock_conn.cursor.return_value = self.mock_txn
         # Our fake runInteraction just runs synchronously inline
 
         def runInteraction(func, *args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(func(self.mock_txn, *args, **kwargs))
         self.db_pool.runInteraction = runInteraction
 
+        def runWithConnection(func, *args, **kwargs):
+            return defer.succeed(func(self.mock_conn, *args, **kwargs))
+        self.db_pool.runWithConnection = runWithConnection
+
         config = Mock()
         config.event_cache_size = 1
-        hs = HomeServer("test", db_pool=self.db_pool, config=config)
+        hs = HomeServer(
+            "test",
+            db_pool=self.db_pool,
+            config=config,
+            database_engine=create_engine("sqlite3"),
+        )
 
         self.datastore = SQLBaseStore(hs)
 
@@ -86,8 +98,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals("Value", value)
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-                "SELECT retcol FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ? "
-                "ORDER BY rowid asc",
+                "SELECT retcol FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?",
                 ["TheKey"]
         )
 
@@ -104,8 +115,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals({"colA": 1, "colB": 2, "colC": 3}, ret)
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-                "SELECT colA, colB, colC FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ? "
-                "ORDER BY rowid asc",
+                "SELECT colA, colB, colC FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?",
                 ["TheKey"]
         )
 
@@ -139,8 +149,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals([{"colA": 1}, {"colA": 2}, {"colA": 3}], ret)
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-                "SELECT colA FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ? "
-                "ORDER BY rowid asc",
+                "SELECT colA FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?",
                 ["A set"]
         )
 
@@ -189,8 +198,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals({"columname": "Old Value"}, ret)
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_has_calls([
-                call('SELECT columname FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ? '
-                     'ORDER BY rowid asc',
+                call('SELECT columname FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?',
                     ['TheKey']),
                 call("UPDATE tablename SET columname = ? WHERE keycol = ?",
                     ["New Value", "TheKey"])
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_registration.py b/tests/storage/test_registration.py
index e0b81f2b57..78f6004204 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_registration.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_registration.py
@@ -42,28 +42,38 @@ class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(
             # TODO(paul): Surely this field should be 'user_id', not 'name'
             #  Additionally surely it shouldn't come in a 1-element list
-            [{"name": self.user_id, "password_hash": self.pwhash}],
+            {"name": self.user_id, "password_hash": self.pwhash},
             (yield self.store.get_user_by_id(self.user_id))
         )
 
-        self.assertEquals(
-            {"admin": 0,
-             "device_id": None,
-             "name": self.user_id,
-             "token_id": 1},
-            (yield self.store.get_user_by_token(self.tokens[0]))
+        result = yield self.store.get_user_by_token(self.tokens[1])
+
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "admin": 0,
+                 "device_id": None,
+                 "name": self.user_id,
+            },
+            result
         )
 
+        self.assertTrue("token_id" in result)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_add_tokens(self):
         yield self.store.register(self.user_id, self.tokens[0], self.pwhash)
         yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(self.user_id, self.tokens[1])
 
-        self.assertEquals(
-            {"admin": 0,
-             "device_id": None,
-             "name": self.user_id,
-             "token_id": 2},
-            (yield self.store.get_user_by_token(self.tokens[1]))
+        result = yield self.store.get_user_by_token(self.tokens[1])
+
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "admin": 0,
+                 "device_id": None,
+                 "name": self.user_id,
+            },
+            result
         )
 
+        self.assertTrue("token_id" in result)
+
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
index 811fea544b..785953cc89 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.inject_room_member(self.room, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
 
         self.assertEquals(
-            ["test"],
+            {"test"},
             (yield self.store.get_joined_hosts_for_room(self.room.to_string()))
         )
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.inject_room_member(self.room, self.u_bob, Membership.JOIN)
 
         self.assertEquals(
-            ["test"],
+            {"test"},
             (yield self.store.get_joined_hosts_for_room(self.room.to_string()))
         )
 
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             {"test", "elsewhere"},
-            set((yield
+            (yield
                 self.store.get_joined_hosts_for_room(self.room.to_string())
-            ))
+            )
         )
 
         # Should still have both hosts
@@ -146,15 +146,15 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             {"test", "elsewhere"},
-            set((yield
+            (yield
                 self.store.get_joined_hosts_for_room(self.room.to_string())
-            ))
+            )
         )
 
         # Should have only one host after other leaves
         yield self.inject_room_member(self.room, self.u_charlie, Membership.LEAVE)
 
         self.assertEquals(
-            ["test"],
+            {"test"},
             (yield self.store.get_joined_hosts_for_room(self.room.to_string()))
         )
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 81e82a80df..cc038fecf1 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from synapse.http.server import HttpServer
 from synapse.api.errors import cs_error, CodeMessageException, StoreError
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.storage import prepare_database
+from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
@@ -44,18 +45,23 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, **kargs):
         config.event_cache_size = 1
         config.disable_registration = False
 
+    if "clock" not in kargs:
+        kargs["clock"] = MockClock()
+
     if datastore is None:
         db_pool = SQLiteMemoryDbPool()
         yield db_pool.prepare()
         hs = HomeServer(
             name, db_pool=db_pool, config=config,
             version_string="Synapse/tests",
+            database_engine=create_engine("sqlite3"),
             **kargs
         )
     else:
         hs = HomeServer(
             name, db_pool=None, datastore=datastore, config=config,
             version_string="Synapse/tests",
+            database_engine=create_engine("sqlite3"),
             **kargs
         )
 
@@ -227,7 +233,10 @@ class SQLiteMemoryDbPool(ConnectionPool, object):
         )
 
     def prepare(self):
-        return self.runWithConnection(prepare_database)
+        engine = create_engine("sqlite3")
+        return self.runWithConnection(
+            lambda conn: prepare_database(conn, engine)
+        )
 
 
 class MemoryDataStore(object):