diff --git a/changelog.d/9123.misc b/changelog.d/9123.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..329600c40c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/9123.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add experimental support for running Synapse with PyPy.
diff --git a/synapse/python_dependencies.py b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
index bfd46a3730..8a2b73b75e 100644
--- a/synapse/python_dependencies.py
+++ b/synapse/python_dependencies.py
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ REQUIREMENTS = [
CONDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS = {
"matrix-synapse-ldap3": ["matrix-synapse-ldap3>=0.1"],
- # we use execute_values with the fetch param, which arrived in psycopg 2.8.
- "postgres": ["psycopg2>=2.8"],
+ "postgres": [
+ # we use execute_values with the fetch param, which arrived in psycopg 2.8.
+ "psycopg2>=2.8 ; platform_python_implementation != 'PyPy'",
+ "psycopg2cffi>=2.8 ; platform_python_implementation == 'PyPy'",
+ "psycopg2cffi-compat==1.1 ; platform_python_implementation == 'PyPy'",
+ ],
# ACME support is required to provision TLS certificates from authorities
# that use the protocol, such as Let's Encrypt.
"acme": [
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
index 035f9ea6e9..d15ccfacde 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
# 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 platform
from ._base import BaseDatabaseEngine, IncorrectDatabaseSetup
from .postgres import PostgresEngine
@@ -28,11 +27,8 @@ def create_engine(database_config) -> BaseDatabaseEngine:
return Sqlite3Engine(sqlite3, database_config)
if name == "psycopg2":
- # pypy requires psycopg2cffi rather than psycopg2
- if platform.python_implementation() == "PyPy":
- import psycopg2cffi as psycopg2 # type: ignore
- else:
- import psycopg2 # type: ignore
+ # Note that psycopg2cffi-compat provides the psycopg2 module on pypy.
+ import psycopg2 # type: ignore
return PostgresEngine(psycopg2, database_config)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
index 5db0f0b520..b3d1834efb 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
# 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 platform
import struct
import threading
import typing
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(BaseDatabaseEngine["sqlite3.Connection"]):
database = database_config.get("args", {}).get("database")
self._is_in_memory = database in (None, ":memory:",)
+ if platform.python_implementation() == "PyPy":
+ # pypy's sqlite3 module doesn't handle bytearrays, convert them
+ # back to bytes.
+ database_module.register_adapter(bytearray, lambda array: bytes(array))
+
# The current max state_group, or None if we haven't looked
# in the DB yet.
self._current_state_group_id = None
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