Merge branch 'develop' into babolivier/mark_unread

15 files changed, 1260 insertions, 2413 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/app/__init__.py b/synapse/app/__init__.py
index d877c77834..a01bac2997 100644
--- a/synapse/app/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/app/__init__.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def check_bind_error(e, address, bind_addresses):
         bind_addresses (list): Addresses on which the service listens.
     """
     if address == "0.0.0.0" and "::" in bind_addresses:
-        logger.warn("Failed to listen on 0.0.0.0, continuing because listening on [::]")
+        logger.warning(
+            "Failed to listen on 0.0.0.0, continuing because listening on [::]"
+        )
     else:
         raise e
diff --git a/synapse/app/_base.py b/synapse/app/_base.py
index c30fdeee9a..dedff81af3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/app/_base.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import sys
 import traceback
 
 from daemonize import Daemonize
+from typing_extensions import NoReturn
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, error, reactor
 from twisted.protocols.tls import TLSMemoryBIOFactory
@@ -139,9 +140,9 @@ def start_reactor(
             run()
 
 
-def quit_with_error(error_string):
+def quit_with_error(error_string: str) -> NoReturn:
     message_lines = error_string.split("\n")
-    line_length = max([len(l) for l in message_lines if len(l) < 80]) + 2
+    line_length = max(len(line) for line in message_lines if len(line) < 80) + 2
     sys.stderr.write("*" * line_length + "\n")
     for line in message_lines:
         sys.stderr.write(" %s\n" % (line.rstrip(),))
@@ -237,6 +238,12 @@ def start(hs, listeners=None):
     """
     Start a Synapse server or worker.
 
+    Should be called once the reactor is running and (if we're using ACME) the
+    TLS certificates are in place.
+
+    Will start the main HTTP listeners and do some other startup tasks, and then
+    notify systemd.
+
     Args:
         hs (synapse.server.HomeServer)
         listeners (list[dict]): Listener configuration ('listeners' in homeserver.yaml)
@@ -263,14 +270,26 @@ def start(hs, listeners=None):
         refresh_certificate(hs)
 
         # Start the tracer
-        synapse.logging.opentracing.init_tracer(hs.config)
+        synapse.logging.opentracing.init_tracer(  # type: ignore[attr-defined] # noqa
+            hs
+        )
 
         # It is now safe to start your Synapse.
         hs.start_listening(listeners)
-        hs.get_datastore().start_profiling()
+        hs.get_datastore().db.start_profiling()
+        hs.get_pusherpool().start()
 
         setup_sentry(hs)
         setup_sdnotify(hs)
+
+        # We now freeze all allocated objects in the hopes that (almost)
+        # everything currently allocated are things that will be used for the
+        # rest of time. Doing so means less work each GC (hopefully).
+        #
+        # This only works on Python 3.7
+        if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
+            gc.collect()
+            gc.freeze()
     except Exception:
         traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr)
         reactor = hs.get_reactor()
@@ -298,7 +317,7 @@ def setup_sentry(hs):
         scope.set_tag("matrix_server_name", hs.config.server_name)
 
         app = hs.config.worker_app if hs.config.worker_app else "synapse.app.homeserver"
-        name = hs.config.worker_name if hs.config.worker_name else "master"
+        name = hs.get_instance_name()
         scope.set_tag("worker_app", app)
         scope.set_tag("worker_name", name)
 
@@ -309,9 +328,7 @@ def setup_sdnotify(hs):
 
     # Tell systemd our state, if we're using it. This will silently fail if
     # we're not using systemd.
-    hs.get_reactor().addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "after", "startup", sdnotify, b"READY=1\nMAINPID=%i" % (os.getpid(),)
-    )
+    sdnotify(b"READY=1\nMAINPID=%i" % (os.getpid(),))
 
     hs.get_reactor().addSystemEventTrigger(
         "before", "shutdown", sdnotify, b"STOPPING=1"
diff --git a/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py b/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py
index 04751a6a5e..a37818fe9a 100644
--- a/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py
+++ b/synapse/app/admin_cmd.py
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
 from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
 from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
 from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
 
@@ -80,18 +78,6 @@ class AdminCmdServer(HomeServer):
     def start_listening(self, listeners):
         pass
 
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return AdminCmdReplicationHandler(self)
-
-
-class AdminCmdReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        pass
-
-    def get_streams_to_replicate(self):
-        return {}
-
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
 def export_data_command(hs, args):
@@ -105,8 +91,10 @@ def export_data_command(hs, args):
     user_id = args.user_id
     directory = args.output_directory
 
-    res = yield hs.get_handlers().admin_handler.export_user_data(
-        user_id, FileExfiltrationWriter(user_id, directory=directory)
+    res = yield defer.ensureDeferred(
+        hs.get_handlers().admin_handler.export_user_data(
+            user_id, FileExfiltrationWriter(user_id, directory=directory)
+        )
     )
     print(res)
 
@@ -229,14 +217,10 @@ def start(config_options):
 
     synapse.events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
 
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
     ss = AdminCmdServer(
         config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
     )
 
     setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
diff --git a/synapse/app/appservice.py b/synapse/app/appservice.py
index 767b87d2db..add43147b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/app/appservice.py
@@ -13,167 +13,11 @@
 # 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.
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext, run_in_background
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.appservice")
-
-
-class AppserviceSlaveStore(
-    DirectoryStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class AppserviceServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = AppserviceSlaveStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse appservice now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ASReplicationHandler(self)
-
 
-class ASReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ASReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs.get_datastore())
-        self.appservice_handler = hs.get_application_service_handler()
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        yield super(ASReplicationHandler, self).on_rdata(stream_name, token, rows)
-
-        if stream_name == "events":
-            max_stream_id = self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
-            run_in_background(self._notify_app_services, max_stream_id)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _notify_app_services(self, room_stream_id):
-        try:
-            yield self.appservice_handler.notify_interested_services(room_stream_id)
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Error notifying application services of event")
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse appservice", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.appservice"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    if config.notify_appservices:
-        sys.stderr.write(
-            "\nThe appservices must be disabled in the main synapse process"
-            "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
-            "\nPlease add ``notify_appservices: false`` to the main config"
-            "\n"
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
-    config.notify_appservices = True
-
-    ps = AppserviceServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ps, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ps.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ps, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-appservice", config)
+import sys
 
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
diff --git a/synapse/app/client_reader.py b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
index dbcc414c42..add43147b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/client_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
@@ -13,193 +13,11 @@
 # 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.
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.deviceinbox import SlavedDeviceInboxStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.devices import SlavedDeviceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.groups import SlavedGroupServerStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.keys import SlavedKeyStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.profile import SlavedProfileStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.login import LoginRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.push_rule import PushRuleRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.room import (
-    JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet,
-    PublicRoomListRestServlet,
-    RoomEventContextServlet,
-    RoomMemberListRestServlet,
-    RoomMessageListRestServlet,
-    RoomStateRestServlet,
-)
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.voip import VoipRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.account import ThreepidRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.keys import KeyChangesServlet, KeyQueryServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.register import RegisterRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.versions import VersionsRestServlet
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.client_reader")
-
-
-class ClientReaderSlavedStore(
-    SlavedDeviceInboxStore,
-    SlavedDeviceStore,
-    SlavedReceiptsStore,
-    SlavedPushRuleStore,
-    SlavedGroupServerStore,
-    SlavedAccountDataStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedKeyStore,
-    RoomStore,
-    DirectoryStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    SlavedTransactionStore,
-    SlavedProfileStore,
-    SlavedClientIpStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class ClientReaderServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = ClientReaderSlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "client":
-                    resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
-
-                    PublicRoomListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMemberListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomStateRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomEventContextServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMessageListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RegisterRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    LoginRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    ThreepidRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    KeyQueryServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    KeyChangesServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    VoipRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    PushRuleRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    VersionsRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-
-                    resources.update({"/_matrix/client": resource})
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
 
-        logger.info("Synapse client reader now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ReplicationClientHandler(self.get_datastore())
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse client reader", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.client_reader"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    ss = ClientReaderServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-client-reader", config)
+import sys
 
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
diff --git a/synapse/app/event_creator.py b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
index c67fe69a50..e9c098c4e7 100644
--- a/synapse/app/event_creator.py
+++ b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
@@ -13,192 +13,11 @@
 # 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.
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.devices import SlavedDeviceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.profile import SlavedProfileStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.pushers import SlavedPusherStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.profile import (
-    ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet,
-    ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet,
-    ProfileRestServlet,
-)
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.room import (
-    JoinRoomAliasServlet,
-    RoomMembershipRestServlet,
-    RoomSendEventRestServlet,
-    RoomStateEventRestServlet,
-)
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.storage.user_directory import UserDirectoryStore
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.event_creator")
-
-
-class EventCreatorSlavedStore(
-    # FIXME(#3714): We need to add UserDirectoryStore as we write directly
-    # rather than going via the correct worker.
-    UserDirectoryStore,
-    DirectoryStore,
-    SlavedTransactionStore,
-    SlavedProfileStore,
-    SlavedAccountDataStore,
-    SlavedPusherStore,
-    SlavedReceiptsStore,
-    SlavedPushRuleStore,
-    SlavedDeviceStore,
-    SlavedClientIpStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    RoomStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class EventCreatorServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = EventCreatorSlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "client":
-                    resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
-                    RoomSendEventRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomMembershipRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomStateEventRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    JoinRoomAliasServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    ProfileRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    resources.update(
-                        {
-                            "/_matrix/client/r0": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/unstable": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/api/v1": resource,
-                        }
-                    )
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse event creator now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
 
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ReplicationClientHandler(self.get_datastore())
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse event creator", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.event_creator"
-
-    assert config.worker_replication_http_port is not None
-
-    # This should only be done on the user directory worker or the master
-    config.update_user_directory = False
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    ss = EventCreatorServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-event-creator", config)
+import sys
 
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
index 1ef027a88c..add43147b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
@@ -13,174 +13,11 @@
 # 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.
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.api.urls import FEDERATION_PREFIX, SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.federation.transport.server import TransportLayerServer
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.keys import SlavedKeyStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.profile import SlavedProfileStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.pushers import SlavedPusherStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyApiV2Resource
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.federation_reader")
-
-
-class FederationReaderSlavedStore(
-    SlavedAccountDataStore,
-    SlavedProfileStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedPusherStore,
-    SlavedPushRuleStore,
-    SlavedReceiptsStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedKeyStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    RoomStore,
-    DirectoryStore,
-    SlavedTransactionStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class FederationReaderServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = FederationReaderSlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "federation":
-                    resources.update({FEDERATION_PREFIX: TransportLayerServer(self)})
-                if name == "openid" and "federation" not in res["names"]:
-                    # Only load the openid resource separately if federation resource
-                    # is not specified since federation resource includes openid
-                    # resource.
-                    resources.update(
-                        {
-                            FEDERATION_PREFIX: TransportLayerServer(
-                                self, servlet_groups=["openid"]
-                            )
-                        }
-                    )
-
-                if name in ["keys", "federation"]:
-                    resources[SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX] = KeyApiV2Resource(self)
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-            reactor=self.get_reactor(),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse federation reader now listening on port %d", port)
 
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ReplicationClientHandler(self.get_datastore())
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config(
-            "Synapse federation reader", config_options
-        )
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.federation_reader"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    ss = FederationReaderServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-federation-reader", config)
+import sys
 
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
index 04fbb407af..add43147b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
@@ -13,285 +13,11 @@
 # 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.
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.federation import send_queue
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext, run_in_background
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.deviceinbox import SlavedDeviceInboxStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.devices import SlavedDeviceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.presence import SlavedPresenceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.replication.tcp.streams._base import ReceiptsStream
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.types import ReadReceipt
-from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.federation_sender")
-
-
-class FederationSenderSlaveStore(
-    SlavedDeviceInboxStore,
-    SlavedTransactionStore,
-    SlavedReceiptsStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    SlavedDeviceStore,
-    SlavedPresenceStore,
-):
-    def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
-        super(FederationSenderSlaveStore, self).__init__(db_conn, hs)
-
-        # We pull out the current federation stream position now so that we
-        # always have a known value for the federation position in memory so
-        # that we don't have to bounce via a deferred once when we start the
-        # replication streams.
-        self.federation_out_pos_startup = self._get_federation_out_pos(db_conn)
-
-    def _get_federation_out_pos(self, db_conn):
-        sql = "SELECT stream_id FROM federation_stream_position" " WHERE type = ?"
-        sql = self.database_engine.convert_param_style(sql)
-
-        txn = db_conn.cursor()
-        txn.execute(sql, ("federation",))
-        rows = txn.fetchall()
-        txn.close()
-
-        return rows[0][0] if rows else -1
-
-
-class FederationSenderServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = FederationSenderSlaveStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse federation_sender now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return FederationSenderReplicationHandler(self)
-
-
-class FederationSenderReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(FederationSenderReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs.get_datastore())
-        self.send_handler = FederationSenderHandler(hs, self)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        yield super(FederationSenderReplicationHandler, self).on_rdata(
-            stream_name, token, rows
-        )
-        self.send_handler.process_replication_rows(stream_name, token, rows)
-
-    def get_streams_to_replicate(self):
-        args = super(
-            FederationSenderReplicationHandler, self
-        ).get_streams_to_replicate()
-        args.update(self.send_handler.stream_positions())
-        return args
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config(
-            "Synapse federation sender", config_options
-        )
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
 
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.federation_sender"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    if config.send_federation:
-        sys.stderr.write(
-            "\nThe send_federation must be disabled in the main synapse process"
-            "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
-            "\nPlease add ``send_federation: false`` to the main config"
-            "\n"
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
-    config.send_federation = True
-
-    ss = FederationSenderServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-federation-sender", config)
-
-
-class FederationSenderHandler(object):
-    """Processes the replication stream and forwards the appropriate entries
-    to the federation sender.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, hs, replication_client):
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self._is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
-        self.federation_sender = hs.get_federation_sender()
-        self.replication_client = replication_client
-
-        self.federation_position = self.store.federation_out_pos_startup
-        self._fed_position_linearizer = Linearizer(name="_fed_position_linearizer")
-
-        self._last_ack = self.federation_position
-
-        self._room_serials = {}
-        self._room_typing = {}
-
-    def on_start(self):
-        # There may be some events that are persisted but haven't been sent,
-        # so send them now.
-        self.federation_sender.notify_new_events(
-            self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
-        )
-
-    def stream_positions(self):
-        return {"federation": self.federation_position}
-
-    def process_replication_rows(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        # The federation stream contains things that we want to send out, e.g.
-        # presence, typing, etc.
-        if stream_name == "federation":
-            send_queue.process_rows_for_federation(self.federation_sender, rows)
-            run_in_background(self.update_token, token)
-
-        # We also need to poke the federation sender when new events happen
-        elif stream_name == "events":
-            self.federation_sender.notify_new_events(token)
-
-        # ... and when new receipts happen
-        elif stream_name == ReceiptsStream.NAME:
-            run_as_background_process(
-                "process_receipts_for_federation", self._on_new_receipts, rows
-            )
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _on_new_receipts(self, rows):
-        """
-        Args:
-            rows (iterable[synapse.replication.tcp.streams.ReceiptsStreamRow]):
-                new receipts to be processed
-        """
-        for receipt in rows:
-            # we only want to send on receipts for our own users
-            if not self._is_mine_id(receipt.user_id):
-                continue
-            receipt_info = ReadReceipt(
-                receipt.room_id,
-                receipt.receipt_type,
-                receipt.user_id,
-                [receipt.event_id],
-                receipt.data,
-            )
-            yield self.federation_sender.send_read_receipt(receipt_info)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def update_token(self, token):
-        try:
-            self.federation_position = token
-
-            # We linearize here to ensure we don't have races updating the token
-            with (yield self._fed_position_linearizer.queue(None)):
-                if self._last_ack < self.federation_position:
-                    yield self.store.update_federation_out_pos(
-                        "federation", self.federation_position
-                    )
-
-                    # We ACK this token over replication so that the master can drop
-                    # its in memory queues
-                    self.replication_client.send_federation_ack(
-                        self.federation_position
-                    )
-                    self._last_ack = self.federation_position
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Error updating federation stream position")
+import sys
 
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
diff --git a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
index 9504bfbc70..add43147b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
+++ b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
@@ -13,246 +13,11 @@
 # 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.
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.api.errors import HttpResponseException, SynapseError
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.devices import SlavedDeviceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.frontend_proxy")
-
-
-class PresenceStatusStubServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/presence/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/status")
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PresenceStatusStubServlet, self).__init__()
-        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
-        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
-        self.main_uri = hs.config.worker_main_http_uri
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
-        # Pass through the auth headers, if any, in case the access token
-        # is there.
-        auth_headers = request.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders("Authorization", [])
-        headers = {"Authorization": auth_headers}
-
-        try:
-            result = yield self.http_client.get_json(
-                self.main_uri + request.uri.decode("ascii"), headers=headers
-            )
-        except HttpResponseException as e:
-            raise e.to_synapse_error()
-
-        return 200, result
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
-        yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
-        return 200, {}
-
-
-class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/upload(/(?P<device_id>[^/]+))?$")
-
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        """
-        Args:
-            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
-        """
-        super(KeyUploadServlet, self).__init__()
-        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
-        self.main_uri = hs.config.worker_main_http_uri
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request, device_id):
-        requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
-        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
-        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-
-        if device_id is not None:
-            # passing the device_id here is deprecated; however, we allow it
-            # for now for compatibility with older clients.
-            if requester.device_id is not None and device_id != requester.device_id:
-                logger.warning(
-                    "Client uploading keys for a different device "
-                    "(logged in as %s, uploading for %s)",
-                    requester.device_id,
-                    device_id,
-                )
-        else:
-            device_id = requester.device_id
-
-        if device_id is None:
-            raise SynapseError(
-                400, "To upload keys, you must pass device_id when authenticating"
-            )
-
-        if body:
-            # They're actually trying to upload something, proxy to main synapse.
-            # Pass through the auth headers, if any, in case the access token
-            # is there.
-            auth_headers = request.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders(b"Authorization", [])
-            headers = {"Authorization": auth_headers}
-            result = yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(
-                self.main_uri + request.uri.decode("ascii"), body, headers=headers
-            )
-
-            return 200, result
-        else:
-            # Just interested in counts.
-            result = yield self.store.count_e2e_one_time_keys(user_id, device_id)
-            return 200, {"one_time_key_counts": result}
-
-
-class FrontendProxySlavedStore(
-    SlavedDeviceStore,
-    SlavedClientIpStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    pass
 
+import sys
 
-class FrontendProxyServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = FrontendProxySlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "client":
-                    resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
-                    KeyUploadServlet(self).register(resource)
-
-                    # If presence is disabled, use the stub servlet that does
-                    # not allow sending presence
-                    if not self.config.use_presence:
-                        PresenceStatusStubServlet(self).register(resource)
-
-                    resources.update(
-                        {
-                            "/_matrix/client/r0": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/unstable": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/api/v1": resource,
-                        }
-                    )
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-            reactor=self.get_reactor(),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse client reader now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ReplicationClientHandler(self.get_datastore())
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse frontend proxy", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.frontend_proxy"
-
-    assert config.worker_main_http_uri is not None
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    ss = FrontendProxyServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-frontend-proxy", config)
-
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3ec2a34ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,1020 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+#
+# 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.
+import contextlib
+import logging
+import sys
+from typing import Dict, Iterable, Optional, Set
+
+from typing_extensions import ContextManager
+
+from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
+
+import synapse
+import synapse.events
+from synapse.api.errors import HttpResponseException, RequestSendFailed, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.urls import (
+    CLIENT_API_PREFIX,
+    FEDERATION_PREFIX,
+    LEGACY_MEDIA_PREFIX,
+    MEDIA_PREFIX,
+    SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX,
+)
+from synapse.app import _base
+from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
+from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
+from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
+from synapse.federation import send_queue
+from synapse.federation.transport.server import TransportLayerServer
+from synapse.handlers.presence import (
+    BasePresenceHandler,
+    PresenceState,
+    get_interested_parties,
+)
+from synapse.http.server import JsonResource, OptionsResource
+from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
+from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
+from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
+from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
+from synapse.replication.http import REPLICATION_PREFIX, ReplicationRestResource
+from synapse.replication.http.presence import (
+    ReplicationBumpPresenceActiveTime,
+    ReplicationPresenceSetState,
+)
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.deviceinbox import SlavedDeviceInboxStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.devices import SlavedDeviceStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.directory import DirectoryStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.filtering import SlavedFilteringStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.groups import SlavedGroupServerStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.keys import SlavedKeyStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.presence import SlavedPresenceStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.profile import SlavedProfileStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.pushers import SlavedPusherStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
+from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationDataHandler
+from synapse.replication.tcp.commands import ClearUserSyncsCommand
+from synapse.replication.tcp.streams import (
+    AccountDataStream,
+    DeviceListsStream,
+    GroupServerStream,
+    PresenceStream,
+    PushersStream,
+    PushRulesStream,
+    ReceiptsStream,
+    TagAccountDataStream,
+    ToDeviceStream,
+    TypingStream,
+)
+from synapse.rest.admin import register_servlets_for_media_repo
+from synapse.rest.client.v1 import events
+from synapse.rest.client.v1.initial_sync import InitialSyncRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v1.login import LoginRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v1.profile import (
+    ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet,
+    ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet,
+    ProfileRestServlet,
+)
+from synapse.rest.client.v1.push_rule import PushRuleRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v1.room import (
+    JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet,
+    JoinRoomAliasServlet,
+    PublicRoomListRestServlet,
+    RoomEventContextServlet,
+    RoomInitialSyncRestServlet,
+    RoomMemberListRestServlet,
+    RoomMembershipRestServlet,
+    RoomMessageListRestServlet,
+    RoomSendEventRestServlet,
+    RoomStateEventRestServlet,
+    RoomStateRestServlet,
+)
+from synapse.rest.client.v1.voip import VoipRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import groups, sync, user_directory
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha._base import client_patterns
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.account import ThreepidRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.account_data import (
+    AccountDataServlet,
+    RoomAccountDataServlet,
+)
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.keys import KeyChangesServlet, KeyQueryServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha.register import RegisterRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.client.versions import VersionsRestServlet
+from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyApiV2Resource
+from synapse.server import HomeServer
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.censor_events import CensorEventsStore
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.media_repository import MediaRepositoryStore
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.monthly_active_users import (
+    MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
+)
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.presence import UserPresenceState
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.search import SearchWorkerStore
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.ui_auth import UIAuthWorkerStore
+from synapse.storage.data_stores.main.user_directory import UserDirectoryStore
+from synapse.types import ReadReceipt
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
+from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
+from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.generic_worker")
+
+
+class PresenceStatusStubServlet(RestServlet):
+    """If presence is disabled this servlet can be used to stub out setting
+    presence status.
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/presence/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)/status")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(PresenceStatusStubServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+
+    async def on_GET(self, request, user_id):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        return 200, {"presence": "offline"}
+
+    async def on_PUT(self, request, user_id):
+        await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
+        return 200, {}
+
+
+class KeyUploadServlet(RestServlet):
+    """An implementation of the `KeyUploadServlet` that responds to read only
+    requests, but otherwise proxies through to the master instance.
+    """
+
+    PATTERNS = client_patterns("/keys/upload(/(?P<device_id>[^/]+))?$")
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        """
+        Args:
+            hs (synapse.server.HomeServer): server
+        """
+        super(KeyUploadServlet, self).__init__()
+        self.auth = hs.get_auth()
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
+        self.main_uri = hs.config.worker_main_http_uri
+
+    async def on_POST(self, request, device_id):
+        requester = await self.auth.get_user_by_req(request, allow_guest=True)
+        user_id = requester.user.to_string()
+        body = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+
+        if device_id is not None:
+            # passing the device_id here is deprecated; however, we allow it
+            # for now for compatibility with older clients.
+            if requester.device_id is not None and device_id != requester.device_id:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Client uploading keys for a different device "
+                    "(logged in as %s, uploading for %s)",
+                    requester.device_id,
+                    device_id,
+                )
+        else:
+            device_id = requester.device_id
+
+        if device_id is None:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400, "To upload keys, you must pass device_id when authenticating"
+            )
+
+        if body:
+            # They're actually trying to upload something, proxy to main synapse.
+            # Pass through the auth headers, if any, in case the access token
+            # is there.
+            auth_headers = request.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders(b"Authorization", [])
+            headers = {"Authorization": auth_headers}
+            try:
+                result = await self.http_client.post_json_get_json(
+                    self.main_uri + request.uri.decode("ascii"), body, headers=headers
+                )
+            except HttpResponseException as e:
+                raise e.to_synapse_error() from e
+            except RequestSendFailed as e:
+                raise SynapseError(502, "Failed to talk to master") from e
+
+            return 200, result
+        else:
+            # Just interested in counts.
+            result = await self.store.count_e2e_one_time_keys(user_id, device_id)
+            return 200, {"one_time_key_counts": result}
+
+
+class _NullContextManager(ContextManager[None]):
+    """A context manager which does nothing."""
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        pass
+
+
+UPDATE_SYNCING_USERS_MS = 10 * 1000
+
+
+class GenericWorkerPresence(BasePresenceHandler):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super().__init__(hs)
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
+        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
+
+        self._presence_enabled = hs.config.use_presence
+
+        # The number of ongoing syncs on this process, by user id.
+        # Empty if _presence_enabled is false.
+        self._user_to_num_current_syncs = {}  # type: Dict[str, int]
+
+        self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
+        self.instance_id = hs.get_instance_id()
+
+        # user_id -> last_sync_ms. Lists the users that have stopped syncing
+        # but we haven't notified the master of that yet
+        self.users_going_offline = {}
+
+        self._bump_active_client = ReplicationBumpPresenceActiveTime.make_client(hs)
+        self._set_state_client = ReplicationPresenceSetState.make_client(hs)
+
+        self._send_stop_syncing_loop = self.clock.looping_call(
+            self.send_stop_syncing, UPDATE_SYNCING_USERS_MS
+        )
+
+        hs.get_reactor().addSystemEventTrigger(
+            "before",
+            "shutdown",
+            run_as_background_process,
+            "generic_presence.on_shutdown",
+            self._on_shutdown,
+        )
+
+    def _on_shutdown(self):
+        if self._presence_enabled:
+            self.hs.get_tcp_replication().send_command(
+                ClearUserSyncsCommand(self.instance_id)
+            )
+
+    def send_user_sync(self, user_id, is_syncing, last_sync_ms):
+        if self._presence_enabled:
+            self.hs.get_tcp_replication().send_user_sync(
+                self.instance_id, user_id, is_syncing, last_sync_ms
+            )
+
+    def mark_as_coming_online(self, user_id):
+        """A user has started syncing. Send a UserSync to the master, unless they
+        had recently stopped syncing.
+
+        Args:
+            user_id (str)
+        """
+        going_offline = self.users_going_offline.pop(user_id, None)
+        if not going_offline:
+            # Safe to skip because we haven't yet told the master they were offline
+            self.send_user_sync(user_id, True, self.clock.time_msec())
+
+    def mark_as_going_offline(self, user_id):
+        """A user has stopped syncing. We wait before notifying the master as
+        its likely they'll come back soon. This allows us to avoid sending
+        a stopped syncing immediately followed by a started syncing notification
+        to the master
+
+        Args:
+            user_id (str)
+        """
+        self.users_going_offline[user_id] = self.clock.time_msec()
+
+    def send_stop_syncing(self):
+        """Check if there are any users who have stopped syncing a while ago
+        and haven't come back yet. If there are poke the master about them.
+        """
+        now = self.clock.time_msec()
+        for user_id, last_sync_ms in list(self.users_going_offline.items()):
+            if now - last_sync_ms > UPDATE_SYNCING_USERS_MS:
+                self.users_going_offline.pop(user_id, None)
+                self.send_user_sync(user_id, False, last_sync_ms)
+
+    async def user_syncing(
+        self, user_id: str, affect_presence: bool
+    ) -> ContextManager[None]:
+        """Record that a user is syncing.
+
+        Called by the sync and events servlets to record that a user has connected to
+        this worker and is waiting for some events.
+        """
+        if not affect_presence or not self._presence_enabled:
+            return _NullContextManager()
+
+        curr_sync = self._user_to_num_current_syncs.get(user_id, 0)
+        self._user_to_num_current_syncs[user_id] = curr_sync + 1
+
+        # If we went from no in flight sync to some, notify replication
+        if self._user_to_num_current_syncs[user_id] == 1:
+            self.mark_as_coming_online(user_id)
+
+        def _end():
+            # We check that the user_id is in user_to_num_current_syncs because
+            # user_to_num_current_syncs may have been cleared if we are
+            # shutting down.
+            if user_id in self._user_to_num_current_syncs:
+                self._user_to_num_current_syncs[user_id] -= 1
+
+                # If we went from one in flight sync to non, notify replication
+                if self._user_to_num_current_syncs[user_id] == 0:
+                    self.mark_as_going_offline(user_id)
+
+        @contextlib.contextmanager
+        def _user_syncing():
+            try:
+                yield
+            finally:
+                _end()
+
+        return _user_syncing()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def notify_from_replication(self, states, stream_id):
+        parties = yield get_interested_parties(self.store, states)
+        room_ids_to_states, users_to_states = parties
+
+        self.notifier.on_new_event(
+            "presence_key",
+            stream_id,
+            rooms=room_ids_to_states.keys(),
+            users=users_to_states.keys(),
+        )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def process_replication_rows(self, token, rows):
+        states = [
+            UserPresenceState(
+                row.user_id,
+                row.state,
+                row.last_active_ts,
+                row.last_federation_update_ts,
+                row.last_user_sync_ts,
+                row.status_msg,
+                row.currently_active,
+            )
+            for row in rows
+        ]
+
+        for state in states:
+            self.user_to_current_state[state.user_id] = state
+
+        stream_id = token
+        yield self.notify_from_replication(states, stream_id)
+
+    def get_currently_syncing_users_for_replication(self) -> Iterable[str]:
+        return [
+            user_id
+            for user_id, count in self._user_to_num_current_syncs.items()
+            if count > 0
+        ]
+
+    async def set_state(self, target_user, state, ignore_status_msg=False):
+        """Set the presence state of the user.
+        """
+        presence = state["presence"]
+
+        valid_presence = (
+            PresenceState.ONLINE,
+            PresenceState.UNAVAILABLE,
+            PresenceState.OFFLINE,
+        )
+        if presence not in valid_presence:
+            raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid presence state")
+
+        user_id = target_user.to_string()
+
+        # If presence is disabled, no-op
+        if not self.hs.config.use_presence:
+            return
+
+        # Proxy request to master
+        await self._set_state_client(
+            user_id=user_id, state=state, ignore_status_msg=ignore_status_msg
+        )
+
+    async def bump_presence_active_time(self, user):
+        """We've seen the user do something that indicates they're interacting
+        with the app.
+        """
+        # If presence is disabled, no-op
+        if not self.hs.config.use_presence:
+            return
+
+        # Proxy request to master
+        user_id = user.to_string()
+        await self._bump_active_client(user_id=user_id)
+
+
+class GenericWorkerTyping(object):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        self._latest_room_serial = 0
+        self._reset()
+
+    def _reset(self):
+        """
+        Reset the typing handler's data caches.
+        """
+        # map room IDs to serial numbers
+        self._room_serials = {}
+        # map room IDs to sets of users currently typing
+        self._room_typing = {}
+
+    def process_replication_rows(self, token, rows):
+        if self._latest_room_serial > token:
+            # The master has gone backwards. To prevent inconsistent data, just
+            # clear everything.
+            self._reset()
+
+        # Set the latest serial token to whatever the server gave us.
+        self._latest_room_serial = token
+
+        for row in rows:
+            self._room_serials[row.room_id] = token
+            self._room_typing[row.room_id] = row.user_ids
+
+    def get_current_token(self) -> int:
+        return self._latest_room_serial
+
+
+class GenericWorkerSlavedStore(
+    # FIXME(#3714): We need to add UserDirectoryStore as we write directly
+    # rather than going via the correct worker.
+    UserDirectoryStore,
+    UIAuthWorkerStore,
+    SlavedDeviceInboxStore,
+    SlavedDeviceStore,
+    SlavedReceiptsStore,
+    SlavedPushRuleStore,
+    SlavedGroupServerStore,
+    SlavedAccountDataStore,
+    SlavedPusherStore,
+    CensorEventsStore,
+    SlavedEventStore,
+    SlavedKeyStore,
+    RoomStore,
+    DirectoryStore,
+    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
+    SlavedRegistrationStore,
+    SlavedTransactionStore,
+    SlavedProfileStore,
+    SlavedClientIpStore,
+    SlavedPresenceStore,
+    SlavedFilteringStore,
+    MonthlyActiveUsersWorkerStore,
+    MediaRepositoryStore,
+    SearchWorkerStore,
+    BaseSlavedStore,
+):
+    def __init__(self, database, db_conn, hs):
+        super(GenericWorkerSlavedStore, self).__init__(database, db_conn, hs)
+
+        # We pull out the current federation stream position now so that we
+        # always have a known value for the federation position in memory so
+        # that we don't have to bounce via a deferred once when we start the
+        # replication streams.
+        self.federation_out_pos_startup = self._get_federation_out_pos(db_conn)
+
+    def _get_federation_out_pos(self, db_conn):
+        sql = "SELECT stream_id FROM federation_stream_position WHERE type = ?"
+        sql = self.database_engine.convert_param_style(sql)
+
+        txn = db_conn.cursor()
+        txn.execute(sql, ("federation",))
+        rows = txn.fetchall()
+        txn.close()
+
+        return rows[0][0] if rows else -1
+
+
+class GenericWorkerServer(HomeServer):
+    DATASTORE_CLASS = GenericWorkerSlavedStore
+
+    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
+        port = listener_config["port"]
+        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
+        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
+        resources = {}
+        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
+            for name in res["names"]:
+                if name == "metrics":
+                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
+                elif name == "client":
+                    resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
+
+                    PublicRoomListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomMemberListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    JoinedRoomMemberListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomStateRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomEventContextServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomMessageListRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RegisterRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    LoginRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    ThreepidRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    KeyQueryServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    KeyChangesServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    VoipRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    PushRuleRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    VersionsRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomSendEventRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomMembershipRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomStateEventRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    JoinRoomAliasServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    ProfileRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    KeyUploadServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    AccountDataServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomAccountDataServlet(self).register(resource)
+
+                    sync.register_servlets(self, resource)
+                    events.register_servlets(self, resource)
+                    InitialSyncRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+                    RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(self).register(resource)
+
+                    user_directory.register_servlets(self, resource)
+
+                    # If presence is disabled, use the stub servlet that does
+                    # not allow sending presence
+                    if not self.config.use_presence:
+                        PresenceStatusStubServlet(self).register(resource)
+
+                    groups.register_servlets(self, resource)
+
+                    resources.update({CLIENT_API_PREFIX: resource})
+                elif name == "federation":
+                    resources.update({FEDERATION_PREFIX: TransportLayerServer(self)})
+                elif name == "media":
+                    if self.config.can_load_media_repo:
+                        media_repo = self.get_media_repository_resource()
+
+                        # We need to serve the admin servlets for media on the
+                        # worker.
+                        admin_resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
+                        register_servlets_for_media_repo(self, admin_resource)
+
+                        resources.update(
+                            {
+                                MEDIA_PREFIX: media_repo,
+                                LEGACY_MEDIA_PREFIX: media_repo,
+                                "/_synapse/admin": admin_resource,
+                            }
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        logger.warning(
+                            "A 'media' listener is configured but the media"
+                            " repository is disabled. Ignoring."
+                        )
+
+                if name == "openid" and "federation" not in res["names"]:
+                    # Only load the openid resource separately if federation resource
+                    # is not specified since federation resource includes openid
+                    # resource.
+                    resources.update(
+                        {
+                            FEDERATION_PREFIX: TransportLayerServer(
+                                self, servlet_groups=["openid"]
+                            )
+                        }
+                    )
+
+                if name in ["keys", "federation"]:
+                    resources[SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX] = KeyApiV2Resource(self)
+
+                if name == "replication":
+                    resources[REPLICATION_PREFIX] = ReplicationRestResource(self)
+
+        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, OptionsResource())
+
+        _base.listen_tcp(
+            bind_addresses,
+            port,
+            SynapseSite(
+                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
+                site_tag,
+                listener_config,
+                root_resource,
+                self.version_string,
+            ),
+            reactor=self.get_reactor(),
+        )
+
+        logger.info("Synapse worker now listening on port %d", port)
+
+    def start_listening(self, listeners):
+        for listener in listeners:
+            if listener["type"] == "http":
+                self._listen_http(listener)
+            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
+                _base.listen_tcp(
+                    listener["bind_addresses"],
+                    listener["port"],
+                    manhole(
+                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
+                    ),
+                )
+            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
+                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        (
+                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
+                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
+                        )
+                    )
+                else:
+                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
+            else:
+                logger.warning("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
+
+        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
+
+    def remove_pusher(self, app_id, push_key, user_id):
+        self.get_tcp_replication().send_remove_pusher(app_id, push_key, user_id)
+
+    def build_replication_data_handler(self):
+        return GenericWorkerReplicationHandler(self)
+
+    def build_presence_handler(self):
+        return GenericWorkerPresence(self)
+
+    def build_typing_handler(self):
+        return GenericWorkerTyping(self)
+
+
+class GenericWorkerReplicationHandler(ReplicationDataHandler):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(GenericWorkerReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self.typing_handler = hs.get_typing_handler()
+        self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()  # type: GenericWorkerPresence
+        self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
+
+        self.notify_pushers = hs.config.start_pushers
+        self.pusher_pool = hs.get_pusherpool()
+
+        self.send_handler = None  # type: Optional[FederationSenderHandler]
+        if hs.config.send_federation:
+            self.send_handler = FederationSenderHandler(hs)
+
+    async def on_rdata(self, stream_name, instance_name, token, rows):
+        await super().on_rdata(stream_name, instance_name, token, rows)
+        await self._process_and_notify(stream_name, instance_name, token, rows)
+
+    async def _process_and_notify(self, stream_name, instance_name, token, rows):
+        try:
+            if self.send_handler:
+                await self.send_handler.process_replication_rows(
+                    stream_name, token, rows
+                )
+
+            if stream_name == PushRulesStream.NAME:
+                self.notifier.on_new_event(
+                    "push_rules_key", token, users=[row.user_id for row in rows]
+                )
+            elif stream_name in (AccountDataStream.NAME, TagAccountDataStream.NAME):
+                self.notifier.on_new_event(
+                    "account_data_key", token, users=[row.user_id for row in rows]
+                )
+            elif stream_name == ReceiptsStream.NAME:
+                self.notifier.on_new_event(
+                    "receipt_key", token, rooms=[row.room_id for row in rows]
+                )
+                await self.pusher_pool.on_new_receipts(
+                    token, token, {row.room_id for row in rows}
+                )
+            elif stream_name == TypingStream.NAME:
+                self.typing_handler.process_replication_rows(token, rows)
+                self.notifier.on_new_event(
+                    "typing_key", token, rooms=[row.room_id for row in rows]
+                )
+            elif stream_name == ToDeviceStream.NAME:
+                entities = [row.entity for row in rows if row.entity.startswith("@")]
+                if entities:
+                    self.notifier.on_new_event("to_device_key", token, users=entities)
+            elif stream_name == DeviceListsStream.NAME:
+                all_room_ids = set()  # type: Set[str]
+                for row in rows:
+                    if row.entity.startswith("@"):
+                        room_ids = await self.store.get_rooms_for_user(row.entity)
+                        all_room_ids.update(room_ids)
+                self.notifier.on_new_event("device_list_key", token, rooms=all_room_ids)
+            elif stream_name == PresenceStream.NAME:
+                await self.presence_handler.process_replication_rows(token, rows)
+            elif stream_name == GroupServerStream.NAME:
+                self.notifier.on_new_event(
+                    "groups_key", token, users=[row.user_id for row in rows]
+                )
+            elif stream_name == PushersStream.NAME:
+                for row in rows:
+                    if row.deleted:
+                        self.stop_pusher(row.user_id, row.app_id, row.pushkey)
+                    else:
+                        await self.start_pusher(row.user_id, row.app_id, row.pushkey)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Error processing replication")
+
+    def stop_pusher(self, user_id, app_id, pushkey):
+        if not self.notify_pushers:
+            return
+
+        key = "%s:%s" % (app_id, pushkey)
+        pushers_for_user = self.pusher_pool.pushers.get(user_id, {})
+        pusher = pushers_for_user.pop(key, None)
+        if pusher is None:
+            return
+        logger.info("Stopping pusher %r / %r", user_id, key)
+        pusher.on_stop()
+
+    async def start_pusher(self, user_id, app_id, pushkey):
+        if not self.notify_pushers:
+            return
+
+        key = "%s:%s" % (app_id, pushkey)
+        logger.info("Starting pusher %r / %r", user_id, key)
+        return await self.pusher_pool.start_pusher_by_id(app_id, pushkey, user_id)
+
+    def on_remote_server_up(self, server: str):
+        """Called when get a new REMOTE_SERVER_UP command."""
+
+        # Let's wake up the transaction queue for the server in case we have
+        # pending stuff to send to it.
+        if self.send_handler:
+            self.send_handler.wake_destination(server)
+
+
+class FederationSenderHandler(object):
+    """Processes the fedration replication stream
+
+    This class is only instantiate on the worker responsible for sending outbound
+    federation transactions. It receives rows from the replication stream and forwards
+    the appropriate entries to the FederationSender class.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, hs: GenericWorkerServer):
+        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
+        self._is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
+        self.federation_sender = hs.get_federation_sender()
+        self._hs = hs
+
+        # if the worker is restarted, we want to pick up where we left off in
+        # the replication stream, so load the position from the database.
+        #
+        # XXX is this actually worthwhile? Whenever the master is restarted, we'll
+        # drop some rows anyway (which is mostly fine because we're only dropping
+        # typing and presence notifications). If the replication stream is
+        # unreliable, why do we do all this hoop-jumping to store the position in the
+        # database? See also https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/7535.
+        #
+        self.federation_position = self.store.federation_out_pos_startup
+
+        self._fed_position_linearizer = Linearizer(name="_fed_position_linearizer")
+        self._last_ack = self.federation_position
+
+    def on_start(self):
+        # There may be some events that are persisted but haven't been sent,
+        # so send them now.
+        self.federation_sender.notify_new_events(
+            self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
+        )
+
+    def wake_destination(self, server: str):
+        self.federation_sender.wake_destination(server)
+
+    async def process_replication_rows(self, stream_name, token, rows):
+        # The federation stream contains things that we want to send out, e.g.
+        # presence, typing, etc.
+        if stream_name == "federation":
+            send_queue.process_rows_for_federation(self.federation_sender, rows)
+            await self.update_token(token)
+
+        # We also need to poke the federation sender when new events happen
+        elif stream_name == "events":
+            self.federation_sender.notify_new_events(token)
+
+        # ... and when new receipts happen
+        elif stream_name == ReceiptsStream.NAME:
+            await self._on_new_receipts(rows)
+
+        # ... as well as device updates and messages
+        elif stream_name == DeviceListsStream.NAME:
+            # The entities are either user IDs (starting with '@') whose devices
+            # have changed, or remote servers that we need to tell about
+            # changes.
+            hosts = {row.entity for row in rows if not row.entity.startswith("@")}
+            for host in hosts:
+                self.federation_sender.send_device_messages(host)
+
+        elif stream_name == ToDeviceStream.NAME:
+            # The to_device stream includes stuff to be pushed to both local
+            # clients and remote servers, so we ignore entities that start with
+            # '@' (since they'll be local users rather than destinations).
+            hosts = {row.entity for row in rows if not row.entity.startswith("@")}
+            for host in hosts:
+                self.federation_sender.send_device_messages(host)
+
+    async def _on_new_receipts(self, rows):
+        """
+        Args:
+            rows (Iterable[synapse.replication.tcp.streams.ReceiptsStream.ReceiptsStreamRow]):
+                new receipts to be processed
+        """
+        for receipt in rows:
+            # we only want to send on receipts for our own users
+            if not self._is_mine_id(receipt.user_id):
+                continue
+            receipt_info = ReadReceipt(
+                receipt.room_id,
+                receipt.receipt_type,
+                receipt.user_id,
+                [receipt.event_id],
+                receipt.data,
+            )
+            await self.federation_sender.send_read_receipt(receipt_info)
+
+    async def update_token(self, token):
+        """Update the record of where we have processed to in the federation stream.
+
+        Called after we have processed a an update received over replication. Sends
+        a FEDERATION_ACK back to the master, and stores the token that we have processed
+         in `federation_stream_position` so that we can restart where we left off.
+        """
+        self.federation_position = token
+
+        # We save and send the ACK to master asynchronously, so we don't block
+        # processing on persistence. We don't need to do this operation for
+        # every single RDATA we receive, we just need to do it periodically.
+
+        if self._fed_position_linearizer.is_queued(None):
+            # There is already a task queued up to save and send the token, so
+            # no need to queue up another task.
+            return
+
+        run_as_background_process("_save_and_send_ack", self._save_and_send_ack)
+
+    async def _save_and_send_ack(self):
+        """Save the current federation position in the database and send an ACK
+        to master with where we're up to.
+        """
+        try:
+            # We linearize here to ensure we don't have races updating the token
+            #
+            # XXX this appears to be redundant, since the ReplicationCommandHandler
+            # has a linearizer which ensures that we only process one line of
+            # replication data at a time. Should we remove it, or is it doing useful
+            # service for robustness? Or could we replace it with an assertion that
+            # we're not being re-entered?
+
+            with (await self._fed_position_linearizer.queue(None)):
+                # We persist and ack the same position, so we take a copy of it
+                # here as otherwise it can get modified from underneath us.
+                current_position = self.federation_position
+
+                await self.store.update_federation_out_pos(
+                    "federation", current_position
+                )
+
+                # We ACK this token over replication so that the master can drop
+                # its in memory queues
+                self._hs.get_tcp_replication().send_federation_ack(current_position)
+                self._last_ack = current_position
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception("Error updating federation stream position")
+
+
+def start(config_options):
+    try:
+        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse worker", config_options)
+    except ConfigError as e:
+        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # For backwards compatibility let any of the old app names.
+    assert config.worker_app in (
+        "synapse.app.appservice",
+        "synapse.app.client_reader",
+        "synapse.app.event_creator",
+        "synapse.app.federation_reader",
+        "synapse.app.federation_sender",
+        "synapse.app.frontend_proxy",
+        "synapse.app.generic_worker",
+        "synapse.app.media_repository",
+        "synapse.app.pusher",
+        "synapse.app.synchrotron",
+        "synapse.app.user_dir",
+    )
+
+    if config.worker_app == "synapse.app.appservice":
+        if config.notify_appservices:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                "\nThe appservices must be disabled in the main synapse process"
+                "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
+                "\nPlease add ``notify_appservices: false`` to the main config"
+                "\n"
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Force the appservice to start since they will be disabled in the main config
+        config.notify_appservices = True
+    else:
+        # For other worker types we force this to off.
+        config.notify_appservices = False
+
+    if config.worker_app == "synapse.app.pusher":
+        if config.start_pushers:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                "\nThe pushers must be disabled in the main synapse process"
+                "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
+                "\nPlease add ``start_pushers: false`` to the main config"
+                "\n"
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
+        config.start_pushers = True
+    else:
+        # For other worker types we force this to off.
+        config.start_pushers = False
+
+    if config.worker_app == "synapse.app.user_dir":
+        if config.update_user_directory:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                "\nThe update_user_directory must be disabled in the main synapse process"
+                "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
+                "\nPlease add ``update_user_directory: false`` to the main config"
+                "\n"
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
+        config.update_user_directory = True
+    else:
+        # For other worker types we force this to off.
+        config.update_user_directory = False
+
+    if config.worker_app == "synapse.app.federation_sender":
+        if config.send_federation:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                "\nThe send_federation must be disabled in the main synapse process"
+                "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
+                "\nPlease add ``send_federation: false`` to the main config"
+                "\n"
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
+        config.send_federation = True
+    else:
+        # For other worker types we force this to off.
+        config.send_federation = False
+
+    synapse.events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
+
+    hs = GenericWorkerServer(
+        config.server_name,
+        config=config,
+        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
+    )
+
+    setup_logging(hs, config, use_worker_options=True)
+
+    hs.setup()
+
+    # Ensure the replication streamer is always started in case we write to any
+    # streams. Will no-op if no streams can be written to by this worker.
+    hs.get_replication_streamer()
+
+    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
+        "before", "startup", _base.start, hs, config.worker_listeners
+    )
+
+    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-generic-worker", config)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    with LoggingContext("main"):
+        start(sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 774326dff9..8454d74858 100644
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -19,18 +19,19 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 
 import gc
 import logging
+import math
 import os
+import resource
 import sys
 
 from six import iteritems
 
-import psutil
 from prometheus_client import Gauge
 
 from twisted.application import service
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 from twisted.python.failure import Failure
-from twisted.web.resource import EncodingResourceWrapper, NoResource
+from twisted.web.resource import EncodingResourceWrapper, IResource
 from twisted.web.server import GzipEncoderFactory
 from twisted.web.static import File
 
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ import synapse
 import synapse.config.logger
 from synapse import events
 from synapse.api.urls import (
-    CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX,
     FEDERATION_PREFIX,
     LEGACY_MEDIA_PREFIX,
     MEDIA_PREFIX,
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
 from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
 from synapse.federation.transport.server import TransportLayerServer
 from synapse.http.additional_resource import AdditionalResource
-from synapse.http.server import RootRedirect
+from synapse.http.server import (
+    OptionsResource,
+    RootOptionsRedirectResource,
+    RootRedirect,
+)
 from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
 from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
 from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
@@ -64,13 +68,11 @@ from synapse.replication.tcp.resource import ReplicationStreamProtocolFactory
 from synapse.rest import ClientRestResource
 from synapse.rest.admin import AdminRestResource
 from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyApiV2Resource
-from synapse.rest.media.v0.content_repository import ContentRepoResource
 from synapse.rest.well_known import WellKnownResource
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage import DataStore, are_all_users_on_domain
-from synapse.storage.engines import IncorrectDatabaseSetup, create_engine
-from synapse.storage.prepare_database import UpgradeDatabaseException, prepare_database
-from synapse.util.caches import CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR
+from synapse.storage import DataStore
+from synapse.storage.engines import IncorrectDatabaseSetup
+from synapse.storage.prepare_database import UpgradeDatabaseException
 from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
 from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
 from synapse.util.module_loader import load_module
@@ -110,15 +112,24 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         for path, resmodule in additional_resources.items():
             handler_cls, config = load_module(resmodule)
             handler = handler_cls(config, module_api)
-            resources[path] = AdditionalResource(self, handler.handle_request)
+            if IResource.providedBy(handler):
+                resource = handler
+            elif hasattr(handler, "handle_request"):
+                resource = AdditionalResource(self, handler.handle_request)
+            else:
+                raise ConfigError(
+                    "additional_resource %s does not implement a known interface"
+                    % (resmodule["module"],)
+                )
+            resources[path] = resource
 
         # try to find something useful to redirect '/' to
         if WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX in resources:
-            root_resource = RootRedirect(WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX)
+            root_resource = RootOptionsRedirectResource(WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX)
         elif STATIC_PREFIX in resources:
-            root_resource = RootRedirect(STATIC_PREFIX)
+            root_resource = RootOptionsRedirectResource(STATIC_PREFIX)
         else:
-            root_resource = NoResource()
+            root_resource = OptionsResource()
 
         root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, root_resource)
 
@@ -184,6 +195,11 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
                 }
             )
 
+            if self.get_config().oidc_enabled:
+                from synapse.rest.oidc import OIDCResource
+
+                resources["/_synapse/oidc"] = OIDCResource(self)
+
             if self.get_config().saml2_enabled:
                 from synapse.rest.saml2 import SAML2Resource
 
@@ -222,13 +238,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             if self.get_config().enable_media_repo:
                 media_repo = self.get_media_repository_resource()
                 resources.update(
-                    {
-                        MEDIA_PREFIX: media_repo,
-                        LEGACY_MEDIA_PREFIX: media_repo,
-                        CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX: ContentRepoResource(
-                            self, self.config.uploads_path
-                        ),
-                    }
+                    {MEDIA_PREFIX: media_repo, LEGACY_MEDIA_PREFIX: media_repo}
                 )
             elif name == "media":
                 raise ConfigError(
@@ -239,16 +249,26 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             resources[SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX] = KeyApiV2Resource(self)
 
         if name == "webclient":
-            webclient_path = self.get_config().web_client_location
+            webclient_loc = self.get_config().web_client_location
 
-            if webclient_path is None:
+            if webclient_loc is None:
                 logger.warning(
                     "Not enabling webclient resource, as web_client_location is unset."
                 )
+            elif webclient_loc.startswith("http://") or webclient_loc.startswith(
+                "https://"
+            ):
+                resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = RootRedirect(webclient_loc)
             else:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Running webclient on the same domain is not recommended: "
+                    "https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse#security-note - "
+                    "after you move webclient to different host you can set "
+                    "web_client_location to its full URL to enable redirection."
+                )
                 # GZip is disabled here due to
                 # https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/7678
-                resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = File(webclient_path)
+                resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = File(webclient_loc)
 
         if name == "metrics" and self.get_config().enable_metrics:
             resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
@@ -261,6 +281,12 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
     def start_listening(self, listeners):
         config = self.get_config()
 
+        if config.redis_enabled:
+            # If redis is enabled we connect via the replication command handler
+            # in the same way as the workers (since we're effectively a client
+            # rather than a server).
+            self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
+
         for listener in listeners:
             if listener["type"] == "http":
                 self._listening_services.extend(self._listener_http(config, listener))
@@ -282,7 +308,7 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
                     reactor.addSystemEventTrigger("before", "shutdown", s.stopListening)
             elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
                 if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
+                    logger.warning(
                         (
                             "Metrics listener configured, but "
                             "enable_metrics is not True!"
@@ -291,27 +317,16 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
                 else:
                     _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
             else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-    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:
-            quit_with_error(
-                "Found users in database not native to %s!\n"
-                "You cannot changed a synapse server_name after it's been configured"
-                % (self.hostname,)
-            )
-
-        try:
-            database_engine.check_database(db_conn.cursor())
-        except IncorrectDatabaseSetup as e:
-            quit_with_error(str(e))
+                logger.warning("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
 
 
 # Gauges to expose monthly active user control metrics
 current_mau_gauge = Gauge("synapse_admin_mau:current", "Current MAU")
+current_mau_by_service_gauge = Gauge(
+    "synapse_admin_mau_current_mau_by_service",
+    "Current MAU by service",
+    ["app_service"],
+)
 max_mau_gauge = Gauge("synapse_admin_mau:max", "MAU Limit")
 registered_reserved_users_mau_gauge = Gauge(
     "synapse_admin_mau:registered_reserved_users",
@@ -333,7 +348,7 @@ def setup(config_options):
             "Synapse Homeserver", config_options
         )
     except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
+        sys.stderr.write("\nERROR: %s\n" % (e,))
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if not config:
@@ -343,40 +358,23 @@ def setup(config_options):
 
     events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
 
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-    config.database_config["args"]["cp_openfun"] = database_engine.on_new_connection
-
     hs = SynapseHomeServer(
         config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
     )
 
     synapse.config.logger.setup_logging(hs, config, use_worker_options=False)
 
-    logger.info("Preparing database: %s...", config.database_config["name"])
+    logger.info("Setting up server")
 
     try:
-        with hs.get_db_conn(run_new_connection=False) as db_conn:
-            prepare_database(db_conn, database_engine, config=config)
-            database_engine.on_new_connection(db_conn)
-
-            hs.run_startup_checks(db_conn, database_engine)
-
-            db_conn.commit()
-    except UpgradeDatabaseException:
-        sys.stderr.write(
-            "\nFailed to upgrade database.\n"
-            "Have you checked for version specific instructions in"
-            " UPGRADES.rst?\n"
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
+        hs.setup()
+    except IncorrectDatabaseSetup as e:
+        quit_with_error(str(e))
+    except UpgradeDatabaseException as e:
+        quit_with_error("Failed to upgrade database: %s" % (e,))
 
-    logger.info("Database prepared in %s.", config.database_config["name"])
-
-    hs.setup()
     hs.setup_master()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -432,10 +430,16 @@ def setup(config_options):
                 # Check if it needs to be reprovisioned every day.
                 hs.get_clock().looping_call(reprovision_acme, 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)
 
+            # Load the OIDC provider metadatas, if OIDC is enabled.
+            if hs.config.oidc_enabled:
+                oidc = hs.get_oidc_handler()
+                # Loading the provider metadata also ensures the provider config is valid.
+                yield defer.ensureDeferred(oidc.load_metadata())
+                yield defer.ensureDeferred(oidc.load_jwks())
+
             _base.start(hs, config.listeners)
 
-            hs.get_pusherpool().start()
-            hs.get_datastore().start_doing_background_updates()
+            hs.get_datastore().db.updates.start_doing_background_updates()
         except Exception:
             # Print the exception and bail out.
             print("Error during startup:", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -471,6 +475,93 @@ class SynapseService(service.Service):
         return self._port.stopListening()
 
 
+# Contains the list of processes we will be monitoring
+# currently either 0 or 1
+_stats_process = []
+
+
+@defer.inlineCallbacks
+def phone_stats_home(hs, stats, stats_process=_stats_process):
+    logger.info("Gathering stats for reporting")
+    now = int(hs.get_clock().time())
+    uptime = int(now - hs.start_time)
+    if uptime < 0:
+        uptime = 0
+
+    #
+    # Performance statistics. Keep this early in the function to maintain reliability of `test_performance_100` test.
+    #
+    old = stats_process[0]
+    new = (now, resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF))
+    stats_process[0] = new
+
+    # Get RSS in bytes
+    stats["memory_rss"] = new[1].ru_maxrss
+
+    # Get CPU time in % of a single core, not % of all cores
+    used_cpu_time = (new[1].ru_utime + new[1].ru_stime) - (
+        old[1].ru_utime + old[1].ru_stime
+    )
+    if used_cpu_time == 0 or new[0] == old[0]:
+        stats["cpu_average"] = 0
+    else:
+        stats["cpu_average"] = math.floor(used_cpu_time / (new[0] - old[0]) * 100)
+
+    #
+    # General statistics
+    #
+
+    stats["homeserver"] = hs.config.server_name
+    stats["server_context"] = hs.config.server_context
+    stats["timestamp"] = now
+    stats["uptime_seconds"] = uptime
+    version = sys.version_info
+    stats["python_version"] = "{}.{}.{}".format(
+        version.major, version.minor, version.micro
+    )
+    stats["total_users"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_all_users()
+
+    total_nonbridged_users = yield hs.get_datastore().count_nonbridged_users()
+    stats["total_nonbridged_users"] = total_nonbridged_users
+
+    daily_user_type_results = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_user_type()
+    for name, count in iteritems(daily_user_type_results):
+        stats["daily_user_type_" + name] = count
+
+    room_count = yield hs.get_datastore().get_room_count()
+    stats["total_room_count"] = room_count
+
+    stats["daily_active_users"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_users()
+    stats["monthly_active_users"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users()
+    stats["daily_active_rooms"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_active_rooms()
+    stats["daily_messages"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_messages()
+
+    r30_results = yield hs.get_datastore().count_r30_users()
+    for name, count in iteritems(r30_results):
+        stats["r30_users_" + name] = count
+
+    daily_sent_messages = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_sent_messages()
+    stats["daily_sent_messages"] = daily_sent_messages
+    stats["cache_factor"] = hs.config.caches.global_factor
+    stats["event_cache_size"] = hs.config.caches.event_cache_size
+
+    #
+    # Database version
+    #
+
+    # This only reports info about the *main* database.
+    stats["database_engine"] = hs.get_datastore().db.engine.module.__name__
+    stats["database_server_version"] = hs.get_datastore().db.engine.server_version
+
+    logger.info("Reporting stats to %s: %s" % (hs.config.report_stats_endpoint, stats))
+    try:
+        yield hs.get_proxied_http_client().put_json(
+            hs.config.report_stats_endpoint, stats
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning("Error reporting stats: %s", e)
+
+
 def run(hs):
     PROFILE_SYNAPSE = False
     if PROFILE_SYNAPSE:
@@ -497,91 +588,19 @@ def run(hs):
         reactor.run = profile(reactor.run)
 
     clock = hs.get_clock()
-    start_time = clock.time()
 
     stats = {}
 
-    # Contains the list of processes we will be monitoring
-    # currently either 0 or 1
-    stats_process = []
+    def performance_stats_init():
+        _stats_process.clear()
+        _stats_process.append(
+            (int(hs.get_clock().time()), resource.getrusage(resource.RUSAGE_SELF))
+        )
 
     def start_phone_stats_home():
-        return run_as_background_process("phone_stats_home", phone_stats_home)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def phone_stats_home():
-        logger.info("Gathering stats for reporting")
-        now = int(hs.get_clock().time())
-        uptime = int(now - start_time)
-        if uptime < 0:
-            uptime = 0
-
-        stats["homeserver"] = hs.config.server_name
-        stats["server_context"] = hs.config.server_context
-        stats["timestamp"] = now
-        stats["uptime_seconds"] = uptime
-        version = sys.version_info
-        stats["python_version"] = "{}.{}.{}".format(
-            version.major, version.minor, version.micro
-        )
-        stats["total_users"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_all_users()
-
-        total_nonbridged_users = yield hs.get_datastore().count_nonbridged_users()
-        stats["total_nonbridged_users"] = total_nonbridged_users
-
-        daily_user_type_results = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_user_type()
-        for name, count in iteritems(daily_user_type_results):
-            stats["daily_user_type_" + name] = count
-
-        room_count = yield hs.get_datastore().get_room_count()
-        stats["total_room_count"] = room_count
-
-        stats["daily_active_users"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_users()
-        stats["monthly_active_users"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users()
-        stats[
-            "daily_active_rooms"
-        ] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_active_rooms()
-        stats["daily_messages"] = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_messages()
-
-        r30_results = yield hs.get_datastore().count_r30_users()
-        for name, count in iteritems(r30_results):
-            stats["r30_users_" + name] = count
-
-        daily_sent_messages = yield hs.get_datastore().count_daily_sent_messages()
-        stats["daily_sent_messages"] = daily_sent_messages
-        stats["cache_factor"] = CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR
-        stats["event_cache_size"] = hs.config.event_cache_size
-
-        if len(stats_process) > 0:
-            stats["memory_rss"] = 0
-            stats["cpu_average"] = 0
-            for process in stats_process:
-                stats["memory_rss"] += process.memory_info().rss
-                stats["cpu_average"] += int(process.cpu_percent(interval=None))
-
-        stats["database_engine"] = hs.get_datastore().database_engine_name
-        stats["database_server_version"] = hs.get_datastore().get_server_version()
-        logger.info(
-            "Reporting stats to %s: %s" % (hs.config.report_stats_endpoint, stats)
+        return run_as_background_process(
+            "phone_stats_home", phone_stats_home, hs, stats
         )
-        try:
-            yield hs.get_simple_http_client().put_json(
-                hs.config.report_stats_endpoint, stats
-            )
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.warn("Error reporting stats: %s", e)
-
-    def performance_stats_init():
-        try:
-            process = psutil.Process()
-            # Ensure we can fetch both, and make the initial request for cpu_percent
-            # so the next request will use this as the initial point.
-            process.memory_info().rss
-            process.cpu_percent(interval=None)
-            logger.info("report_stats can use psutil")
-            stats_process.append(process)
-        except (AttributeError):
-            logger.warning("Unable to read memory/cpu stats. Disabling reporting.")
 
     def generate_user_daily_visit_stats():
         return run_as_background_process(
@@ -602,16 +621,23 @@ def run(hs):
     clock.looping_call(reap_monthly_active_users, 1000 * 60 * 60)
     reap_monthly_active_users()
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def generate_monthly_active_users():
+    async def generate_monthly_active_users():
         current_mau_count = 0
-        reserved_count = 0
+        current_mau_count_by_service = {}
+        reserved_users = ()
         store = hs.get_datastore()
         if hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau or hs.config.mau_stats_only:
-            current_mau_count = yield store.get_monthly_active_count()
-            reserved_count = yield store.get_registered_reserved_users_count()
+            current_mau_count = await store.get_monthly_active_count()
+            current_mau_count_by_service = (
+                await store.get_monthly_active_count_by_service()
+            )
+            reserved_users = await store.get_registered_reserved_users()
         current_mau_gauge.set(float(current_mau_count))
-        registered_reserved_users_mau_gauge.set(float(reserved_count))
+
+        for app_service, count in current_mau_count_by_service.items():
+            current_mau_by_service_gauge.labels(app_service).set(float(count))
+
+        registered_reserved_users_mau_gauge.set(float(len(reserved_users)))
         max_mau_gauge.set(float(hs.config.max_mau_value))
 
     def start_generate_monthly_active_users():
diff --git a/synapse/app/media_repository.py b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
index 2ac783ffa3..add43147b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
@@ -13,169 +13,11 @@
 # 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.
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.api.urls import CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX, LEGACY_MEDIA_PREFIX, MEDIA_PREFIX
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.rest.admin import register_servlets_for_media_repo
-from synapse.rest.media.v0.content_repository import ContentRepoResource
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.storage.media_repository import MediaRepositoryStore
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.media_repository")
-
-
-class MediaRepositorySlavedStore(
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    SlavedClientIpStore,
-    SlavedTransactionStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-    MediaRepositoryStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-class MediaRepositoryServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = MediaRepositorySlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "media":
-                    media_repo = self.get_media_repository_resource()
-
-                    # We need to serve the admin servlets for media on the
-                    # worker.
-                    admin_resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
-                    register_servlets_for_media_repo(self, admin_resource)
-
-                    resources.update(
-                        {
-                            MEDIA_PREFIX: media_repo,
-                            LEGACY_MEDIA_PREFIX: media_repo,
-                            CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX: ContentRepoResource(
-                                self, self.config.uploads_path
-                            ),
-                            "/_synapse/admin": admin_resource,
-                        }
-                    )
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse media repository now listening on port %d", port)
 
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return ReplicationClientHandler(self.get_datastore())
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config(
-            "Synapse media repository", config_options
-        )
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.media_repository"
-
-    if config.enable_media_repo:
-        _base.quit_with_error(
-            "enable_media_repo must be disabled in the main synapse process\n"
-            "before the media repo can be run in a separate worker.\n"
-            "Please add ``enable_media_repo: false`` to the main config\n"
-        )
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    ss = MediaRepositoryServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-media-repository", config)
+import sys
 
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
diff --git a/synapse/app/pusher.py b/synapse/app/pusher.py
index d84732ee3c..add43147b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/pusher.py
+++ b/synapse/app/pusher.py
@@ -13,214 +13,12 @@
 # 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.
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext, run_in_background
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import __func__
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.pushers import SlavedPusherStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage import DataStore
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.pusher")
-
-
-class PusherSlaveStore(
-    SlavedEventStore, SlavedPusherStore, SlavedReceiptsStore, SlavedAccountDataStore
-):
-    update_pusher_last_stream_ordering_and_success = __func__(
-        DataStore.update_pusher_last_stream_ordering_and_success
-    )
-
-    update_pusher_failing_since = __func__(DataStore.update_pusher_failing_since)
-
-    update_pusher_last_stream_ordering = __func__(
-        DataStore.update_pusher_last_stream_ordering
-    )
-
-    get_throttle_params_by_room = __func__(DataStore.get_throttle_params_by_room)
-
-    set_throttle_params = __func__(DataStore.set_throttle_params)
-
-    get_time_of_last_push_action_before = __func__(
-        DataStore.get_time_of_last_push_action_before
-    )
-
-    get_profile_displayname = __func__(DataStore.get_profile_displayname)
-
-
-class PusherServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = PusherSlaveStore
-
-    def remove_pusher(self, app_id, push_key, user_id):
-        self.get_tcp_replication().send_remove_pusher(app_id, push_key, user_id)
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse pusher now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
 
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return PusherReplicationHandler(self)
-
-
-class PusherReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(PusherReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs.get_datastore())
-
-        self.pusher_pool = hs.get_pusherpool()
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        yield super(PusherReplicationHandler, self).on_rdata(stream_name, token, rows)
-        run_in_background(self.poke_pushers, stream_name, token, rows)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def poke_pushers(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        try:
-            if stream_name == "pushers":
-                for row in rows:
-                    if row.deleted:
-                        yield self.stop_pusher(row.user_id, row.app_id, row.pushkey)
-                    else:
-                        yield self.start_pusher(row.user_id, row.app_id, row.pushkey)
-            elif stream_name == "events":
-                yield self.pusher_pool.on_new_notifications(token, token)
-            elif stream_name == "receipts":
-                yield self.pusher_pool.on_new_receipts(
-                    token, token, set(row.room_id for row in rows)
-                )
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Error poking pushers")
-
-    def stop_pusher(self, user_id, app_id, pushkey):
-        key = "%s:%s" % (app_id, pushkey)
-        pushers_for_user = self.pusher_pool.pushers.get(user_id, {})
-        pusher = pushers_for_user.pop(key, None)
-        if pusher is None:
-            return
-        logger.info("Stopping pusher %r / %r", user_id, key)
-        pusher.on_stop()
-
-    def start_pusher(self, user_id, app_id, pushkey):
-        key = "%s:%s" % (app_id, pushkey)
-        logger.info("Starting pusher %r / %r", user_id, key)
-        return self.pusher_pool.start_pusher_by_id(app_id, pushkey, user_id)
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse pusher", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.pusher"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    if config.start_pushers:
-        sys.stderr.write(
-            "\nThe pushers must be disabled in the main synapse process"
-            "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
-            "\nPlease add ``start_pushers: false`` to the main config"
-            "\n"
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
-    config.start_pushers = True
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    ps = PusherServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ps, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ps.setup()
-
-    def start():
-        _base.start(ps, config.worker_listeners)
-        ps.get_pusherpool().start()
-
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger("before", "startup", start)
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-pusher", config)
+import sys
 
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
-        ps = start(sys.argv[1:])
+        start(sys.argv[1:])
diff --git a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
index 473026fce5..add43147b3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
+++ b/synapse/app/synchrotron.py
@@ -13,450 +13,11 @@
 # 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.
-import contextlib
-import logging
-import sys
-
-from six import iteritems
-
-from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.handlers.presence import PresenceHandler, get_interested_parties
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext, run_in_background
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore, __func__
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.account_data import SlavedAccountDataStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.deviceinbox import SlavedDeviceInboxStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.devices import SlavedDeviceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.filtering import SlavedFilteringStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.groups import SlavedGroupServerStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.presence import SlavedPresenceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.push_rule import SlavedPushRuleStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.room import RoomStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.replication.tcp.streams.events import EventsStreamEventRow
-from synapse.rest.client.v1 import events
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.initial_sync import InitialSyncRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v1.room import RoomInitialSyncRestServlet
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import sync
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.storage.presence import UserPresenceState
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.synchrotron")
-
-
-class SynchrotronSlavedStore(
-    SlavedReceiptsStore,
-    SlavedAccountDataStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    SlavedFilteringStore,
-    SlavedPresenceStore,
-    SlavedGroupServerStore,
-    SlavedDeviceInboxStore,
-    SlavedDeviceStore,
-    SlavedPushRuleStore,
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedClientIpStore,
-    RoomStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    pass
-
-
-UPDATE_SYNCING_USERS_MS = 10 * 1000
-
-
-class SynchrotronPresence(object):
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        self.hs = hs
-        self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
-        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.user_to_num_current_syncs = {}
-        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
-        self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
-
-        active_presence = self.store.take_presence_startup_info()
-        self.user_to_current_state = {state.user_id: state for state in active_presence}
-
-        # user_id -> last_sync_ms. Lists the users that have stopped syncing
-        # but we haven't notified the master of that yet
-        self.users_going_offline = {}
-
-        self._send_stop_syncing_loop = self.clock.looping_call(
-            self.send_stop_syncing, 10 * 1000
-        )
-
-        self.process_id = random_string(16)
-        logger.info("Presence process_id is %r", self.process_id)
-
-    def send_user_sync(self, user_id, is_syncing, last_sync_ms):
-        if self.hs.config.use_presence:
-            self.hs.get_tcp_replication().send_user_sync(
-                user_id, is_syncing, last_sync_ms
-            )
-
-    def mark_as_coming_online(self, user_id):
-        """A user has started syncing. Send a UserSync to the master, unless they
-        had recently stopped syncing.
-
-        Args:
-            user_id (str)
-        """
-        going_offline = self.users_going_offline.pop(user_id, None)
-        if not going_offline:
-            # Safe to skip because we haven't yet told the master they were offline
-            self.send_user_sync(user_id, True, self.clock.time_msec())
-
-    def mark_as_going_offline(self, user_id):
-        """A user has stopped syncing. We wait before notifying the master as
-        its likely they'll come back soon. This allows us to avoid sending
-        a stopped syncing immediately followed by a started syncing notification
-        to the master
-
-        Args:
-            user_id (str)
-        """
-        self.users_going_offline[user_id] = self.clock.time_msec()
-
-    def send_stop_syncing(self):
-        """Check if there are any users who have stopped syncing a while ago
-        and haven't come back yet. If there are poke the master about them.
-        """
-        now = self.clock.time_msec()
-        for user_id, last_sync_ms in list(self.users_going_offline.items()):
-            if now - last_sync_ms > 10 * 1000:
-                self.users_going_offline.pop(user_id, None)
-                self.send_user_sync(user_id, False, last_sync_ms)
-
-    def set_state(self, user, state, ignore_status_msg=False):
-        # TODO Hows this supposed to work?
-        pass
-
-    get_states = __func__(PresenceHandler.get_states)
-    get_state = __func__(PresenceHandler.get_state)
-    current_state_for_users = __func__(PresenceHandler.current_state_for_users)
-
-    def user_syncing(self, user_id, affect_presence):
-        if affect_presence:
-            curr_sync = self.user_to_num_current_syncs.get(user_id, 0)
-            self.user_to_num_current_syncs[user_id] = curr_sync + 1
-
-            # If we went from no in flight sync to some, notify replication
-            if self.user_to_num_current_syncs[user_id] == 1:
-                self.mark_as_coming_online(user_id)
-
-        def _end():
-            # We check that the user_id is in user_to_num_current_syncs because
-            # user_to_num_current_syncs may have been cleared if we are
-            # shutting down.
-            if affect_presence and user_id in self.user_to_num_current_syncs:
-                self.user_to_num_current_syncs[user_id] -= 1
-
-                # If we went from one in flight sync to non, notify replication
-                if self.user_to_num_current_syncs[user_id] == 0:
-                    self.mark_as_going_offline(user_id)
-
-        @contextlib.contextmanager
-        def _user_syncing():
-            try:
-                yield
-            finally:
-                _end()
-
-        return defer.succeed(_user_syncing())
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def notify_from_replication(self, states, stream_id):
-        parties = yield get_interested_parties(self.store, states)
-        room_ids_to_states, users_to_states = parties
-
-        self.notifier.on_new_event(
-            "presence_key",
-            stream_id,
-            rooms=room_ids_to_states.keys(),
-            users=users_to_states.keys(),
-        )
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def process_replication_rows(self, token, rows):
-        states = [
-            UserPresenceState(
-                row.user_id,
-                row.state,
-                row.last_active_ts,
-                row.last_federation_update_ts,
-                row.last_user_sync_ts,
-                row.status_msg,
-                row.currently_active,
-            )
-            for row in rows
-        ]
-
-        for state in states:
-            self.user_to_current_state[state.user_id] = state
-
-        stream_id = token
-        yield self.notify_from_replication(states, stream_id)
-
-    def get_currently_syncing_users(self):
-        if self.hs.config.use_presence:
-            return [
-                user_id
-                for user_id, count in iteritems(self.user_to_num_current_syncs)
-                if count > 0
-            ]
-        else:
-            return set()
-
 
-class SynchrotronTyping(object):
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        self._latest_room_serial = 0
-        self._reset()
-
-    def _reset(self):
-        """
-        Reset the typing handler's data caches.
-        """
-        # map room IDs to serial numbers
-        self._room_serials = {}
-        # map room IDs to sets of users currently typing
-        self._room_typing = {}
-
-    def stream_positions(self):
-        # We must update this typing token from the response of the previous
-        # sync. In particular, the stream id may "reset" back to zero/a low
-        # value which we *must* use for the next replication request.
-        return {"typing": self._latest_room_serial}
-
-    def process_replication_rows(self, token, rows):
-        if self._latest_room_serial > token:
-            # The master has gone backwards. To prevent inconsistent data, just
-            # clear everything.
-            self._reset()
-
-        # Set the latest serial token to whatever the server gave us.
-        self._latest_room_serial = token
-
-        for row in rows:
-            self._room_serials[row.room_id] = token
-            self._room_typing[row.room_id] = row.user_ids
-
-
-class SynchrotronApplicationService(object):
-    def notify_interested_services(self, event):
-        pass
-
-
-class SynchrotronServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = SynchrotronSlavedStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "client":
-                    resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
-                    sync.register_servlets(self, resource)
-                    events.register_servlets(self, resource)
-                    InitialSyncRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    RoomInitialSyncRestServlet(self).register(resource)
-                    resources.update(
-                        {
-                            "/_matrix/client/r0": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/unstable": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/api/v1": resource,
-                        }
-                    )
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse synchrotron now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return SyncReplicationHandler(self)
-
-    def build_presence_handler(self):
-        return SynchrotronPresence(self)
-
-    def build_typing_handler(self):
-        return SynchrotronTyping(self)
-
-
-class SyncReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(SyncReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs.get_datastore())
-
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.typing_handler = hs.get_typing_handler()
-        # NB this is a SynchrotronPresence, not a normal PresenceHandler
-        self.presence_handler = hs.get_presence_handler()
-        self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        yield super(SyncReplicationHandler, self).on_rdata(stream_name, token, rows)
-        run_in_background(self.process_and_notify, stream_name, token, rows)
-
-    def get_streams_to_replicate(self):
-        args = super(SyncReplicationHandler, self).get_streams_to_replicate()
-        args.update(self.typing_handler.stream_positions())
-        return args
-
-    def get_currently_syncing_users(self):
-        return self.presence_handler.get_currently_syncing_users()
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def process_and_notify(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        try:
-            if stream_name == "events":
-                # We shouldn't get multiple rows per token for events stream, so
-                # we don't need to optimise this for multiple rows.
-                for row in rows:
-                    if row.type != EventsStreamEventRow.TypeId:
-                        continue
-                    event = yield self.store.get_event(row.data.event_id)
-                    extra_users = ()
-                    if event.type == EventTypes.Member:
-                        extra_users = (event.state_key,)
-                    max_token = self.store.get_room_max_stream_ordering()
-                    self.notifier.on_new_room_event(
-                        event, token, max_token, extra_users
-                    )
-            elif stream_name == "push_rules":
-                self.notifier.on_new_event(
-                    "push_rules_key", token, users=[row.user_id for row in rows]
-                )
-            elif stream_name in ("account_data", "tag_account_data"):
-                self.notifier.on_new_event(
-                    "account_data_key", token, users=[row.user_id for row in rows]
-                )
-            elif stream_name == "receipts":
-                self.notifier.on_new_event(
-                    "receipt_key", token, rooms=[row.room_id for row in rows]
-                )
-            elif stream_name == "typing":
-                self.typing_handler.process_replication_rows(token, rows)
-                self.notifier.on_new_event(
-                    "typing_key", token, rooms=[row.room_id for row in rows]
-                )
-            elif stream_name == "to_device":
-                entities = [row.entity for row in rows if row.entity.startswith("@")]
-                if entities:
-                    self.notifier.on_new_event("to_device_key", token, users=entities)
-            elif stream_name == "device_lists":
-                all_room_ids = set()
-                for row in rows:
-                    room_ids = yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user(row.user_id)
-                    all_room_ids.update(room_ids)
-                self.notifier.on_new_event("device_list_key", token, rooms=all_room_ids)
-            elif stream_name == "presence":
-                yield self.presence_handler.process_replication_rows(token, rows)
-            elif stream_name == "receipts":
-                self.notifier.on_new_event(
-                    "groups_key", token, users=[row.user_id for row in rows]
-                )
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Error processing replication")
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse synchrotron", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.synchrotron"
-
-    synapse.events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    ss = SynchrotronServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-        application_service_handler=SynchrotronApplicationService(),
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-synchrotron", config)
+import sys
 
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):
diff --git a/synapse/app/user_dir.py b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
index e01afb39f2..503d44f687 100644
--- a/synapse/app/user_dir.py
+++ b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
@@ -14,222 +14,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import logging
 import sys
 
-from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
-from twisted.web.resource import NoResource
-
-import synapse
-from synapse import events
-from synapse.app import _base
-from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
-from synapse.config.homeserver import HomeServerConfig
-from synapse.config.logger import setup_logging
-from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
-from synapse.http.site import SynapseSite
-from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext, run_in_background
-from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage._base import BaseSlavedStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.appservice import SlavedApplicationServiceStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.client_ips import SlavedClientIpStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
-from synapse.replication.slave.storage.registration import SlavedRegistrationStore
-from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
-from synapse.replication.tcp.streams.events import (
-    EventsStream,
-    EventsStreamCurrentStateRow,
-)
-from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import user_directory
-from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.storage.user_directory import UserDirectoryStore
-from synapse.util.caches.stream_change_cache import StreamChangeCache
-from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
-from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
-from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
-
-logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.user_dir")
-
-
-class UserDirectorySlaveStore(
-    SlavedEventStore,
-    SlavedApplicationServiceStore,
-    SlavedRegistrationStore,
-    SlavedClientIpStore,
-    UserDirectoryStore,
-    BaseSlavedStore,
-):
-    def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
-        super(UserDirectorySlaveStore, self).__init__(db_conn, hs)
-
-        events_max = self._stream_id_gen.get_current_token()
-        curr_state_delta_prefill, min_curr_state_delta_id = self._get_cache_dict(
-            db_conn,
-            "current_state_delta_stream",
-            entity_column="room_id",
-            stream_column="stream_id",
-            max_value=events_max,  # As we share the stream id with events token
-            limit=1000,
-        )
-        self._curr_state_delta_stream_cache = StreamChangeCache(
-            "_curr_state_delta_stream_cache",
-            min_curr_state_delta_id,
-            prefilled_cache=curr_state_delta_prefill,
-        )
-
-    def stream_positions(self):
-        result = super(UserDirectorySlaveStore, self).stream_positions()
-        return result
-
-    def process_replication_rows(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        if stream_name == EventsStream.NAME:
-            self._stream_id_gen.advance(token)
-            for row in rows:
-                if row.type != EventsStreamCurrentStateRow.TypeId:
-                    continue
-                self._curr_state_delta_stream_cache.entity_has_changed(
-                    row.data.room_id, token
-                )
-        return super(UserDirectorySlaveStore, self).process_replication_rows(
-            stream_name, token, rows
-        )
-
-
-class UserDirectoryServer(HomeServer):
-    DATASTORE_CLASS = UserDirectorySlaveStore
-
-    def _listen_http(self, listener_config):
-        port = listener_config["port"]
-        bind_addresses = listener_config["bind_addresses"]
-        site_tag = listener_config.get("tag", port)
-        resources = {}
-        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
-            for name in res["names"]:
-                if name == "metrics":
-                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy)
-                elif name == "client":
-                    resource = JsonResource(self, canonical_json=False)
-                    user_directory.register_servlets(self, resource)
-                    resources.update(
-                        {
-                            "/_matrix/client/r0": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/unstable": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha": resource,
-                            "/_matrix/client/api/v1": resource,
-                        }
-                    )
-
-        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources, NoResource())
-
-        _base.listen_tcp(
-            bind_addresses,
-            port,
-            SynapseSite(
-                "synapse.access.http.%s" % (site_tag,),
-                site_tag,
-                listener_config,
-                root_resource,
-                self.version_string,
-            ),
-        )
-
-        logger.info("Synapse user_dir now listening on port %d", port)
-
-    def start_listening(self, listeners):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            if listener["type"] == "http":
-                self._listen_http(listener)
-            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
-                _base.listen_tcp(
-                    listener["bind_addresses"],
-                    listener["port"],
-                    manhole(
-                        username="matrix", password="rabbithole", globals={"hs": self}
-                    ),
-                )
-            elif listener["type"] == "metrics":
-                if not self.get_config().enable_metrics:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        (
-                            "Metrics listener configured, but "
-                            "enable_metrics is not True!"
-                        )
-                    )
-                else:
-                    _base.listen_metrics(listener["bind_addresses"], listener["port"])
-            else:
-                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
-
-        self.get_tcp_replication().start_replication(self)
-
-    def build_tcp_replication(self):
-        return UserDirectoryReplicationHandler(self)
-
-
-class UserDirectoryReplicationHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
-    def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(UserDirectoryReplicationHandler, self).__init__(hs.get_datastore())
-        self.user_directory = hs.get_user_directory_handler()
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_rdata(self, stream_name, token, rows):
-        yield super(UserDirectoryReplicationHandler, self).on_rdata(
-            stream_name, token, rows
-        )
-        if stream_name == EventsStream.NAME:
-            run_in_background(self._notify_directory)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _notify_directory(self):
-        try:
-            yield self.user_directory.notify_new_event()
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception("Error notifiying user directory of state update")
-
-
-def start(config_options):
-    try:
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("Synapse user directory", config_options)
-    except ConfigError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("\n" + str(e) + "\n")
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    assert config.worker_app == "synapse.app.user_dir"
-
-    events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
-
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
-    if config.update_user_directory:
-        sys.stderr.write(
-            "\nThe update_user_directory must be disabled in the main synapse process"
-            "\nbefore they can be run in a separate worker."
-            "\nPlease add ``update_user_directory: false`` to the main config"
-            "\n"
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
-
-    # Force the pushers to start since they will be disabled in the main config
-    config.update_user_directory = True
-
-    ss = UserDirectoryServer(
-        config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
-        config=config,
-        version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
-    )
-
-    setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)
-
-    ss.setup()
-    reactor.addSystemEventTrigger(
-        "before", "startup", _base.start, ss, config.worker_listeners
-    )
-
-    _base.start_worker_reactor("synapse-user-dir", config)
-
+from synapse.app.generic_worker import start
+from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     with LoggingContext("main"):