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The website <https://endoflife.date> also offers convenient summaries. -- If Synapse was installed using [prebuilt - packages](setup/installation.md#prebuilt-packages), you will need to follow the - normal process for upgrading those packages. +- If Synapse was installed using [prebuilt packages](setup/installation.md#prebuilt-packages), + you will need to follow the normal process for upgrading those packages. - If Synapse was installed using pip then upgrade to the latest version by running: @@ -89,6 +88,252 @@ process, for example: dpkg -i matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb ``` +# Upgrading to v1.73.0 + +## Legacy Prometheus metric names have now been removed + +Synapse v1.69.0 included the deprecation of legacy Prometheus metric names +and offered an option to disable them. +Synapse v1.71.0 disabled legacy Prometheus metric names by default. + +This version, v1.73.0, removes those legacy Prometheus metric names entirely. +This also means that the `enable_legacy_metrics` configuration option has been +removed; it will no longer be possible to re-enable the legacy metric names. + +If you use metrics and have not yet updated your Grafana dashboard(s), +Prometheus console(s) or alerting rule(s), please consider doing so when upgrading +to this version. +Note that the included Grafana dashboard was updated in v1.72.0 to correct some +metric names which were missed when legacy metrics were disabled by default. + +See [v1.69.0: Deprecation of legacy Prometheus metric names](#deprecation-of-legacy-prometheus-metric-names) +for more context. + + +# Upgrading to v1.72.0 + +## Dropping support for PostgreSQL 10 + +In line with our [deprecation policy](deprecation_policy.md), we've dropped +support for PostgreSQL 10, as it is no longer supported upstream. + +This release of Synapse requires PostgreSQL 11+. + + +# Upgrading to v1.71.0 + +## Removal of the `generate_short_term_login_token` module API method + +As announced with the release of [Synapse 1.69.0](#deprecation-of-the-generate_short_term_login_token-module-api-method), the deprecated `generate_short_term_login_token` module method has been removed. + +Modules relying on it can instead use the `create_login_token` method. + + +## Changes to the events received by application services (interest) + +To align with spec (changed in +[MSC3905](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/3905)), Synapse now +only considers local users to be interesting. In other words, the `users` namespace +regex is only be applied against local users of the homeserver. + +Please note, this probably doesn't affect the expected behavior of your application +service, since an interesting local user in a room still means all messages in the room +(from local or remote users) will still be considered interesting. And matching a room +with the `rooms` or `aliases` namespace regex will still consider all events sent in the +room to be interesting to the application service. + +If one of your application service's `users` regex was intending to match a remote user, +this will no longer match as you expect. The behavioral mismatch between matching all +local users and some remote users is why the spec was changed/clarified and this +caveat is no longer supported. + + +## Legacy Prometheus metric names are now disabled by default + +Synapse v1.71.0 disables legacy Prometheus metric names by default. +For administrators that still rely on them and have not yet had chance to update their +uses of the metrics, it's still possible to specify `enable_legacy_metrics: true` in +the configuration to re-enable them temporarily. + +Synapse v1.73.0 will **remove legacy metric names altogether** and at that point, +it will no longer be possible to re-enable them. + +If you do not use metrics or you have already updated your Grafana dashboard(s), +Prometheus console(s) and alerting rule(s), there is no action needed. + +See [v1.69.0: Deprecation of legacy Prometheus metric names](#deprecation-of-legacy-prometheus-metric-names). + + +# Upgrading to v1.69.0 + +## Changes to the receipts replication streams + +Synapse now includes information indicating if a receipt applies to a thread when +replicating it to other workers. This is a forwards- and backwards-incompatible +change: v1.68 and workers cannot process receipts replicated by v1.69 workers, and +vice versa. + +Once all workers are upgraded to v1.69 (or downgraded to v1.68), receipts +replication will resume as normal. + + +## Deprecation of legacy Prometheus metric names + +In current versions of Synapse, some Prometheus metrics are emitted under two different names, +with one of the names being older but non-compliant with OpenMetrics and Prometheus conventions +and one of the names being newer but compliant. + +Synapse v1.71.0 will turn the old metric names off *by default*. +For administrators that still rely on them and have not had chance to update their +uses of the metrics, it's possible to specify `enable_legacy_metrics: true` in +the configuration to re-enable them temporarily. + +Synapse v1.73.0 will **remove legacy metric names altogether** and it will no longer +be possible to re-enable them. + +The Grafana dashboard, Prometheus recording rules and Prometheus Consoles included +in the `contrib` directory in the Synapse repository have been updated to no longer +rely on the legacy names. These can be used on a current version of Synapse +because current versions of Synapse emit both old and new names. + +You may need to update your alerting rules or any other rules that depend on +the names of Prometheus metrics. +If you want to test your changes before legacy names are disabled by default, +you may specify `enable_legacy_metrics: false` in your homeserver configuration. + +A list of affected metrics is available on the [Metrics How-to page](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/v1.69/metrics-howto.html?highlight=metrics%20deprecated#renaming-of-metrics--deprecation-of-old-names-in-12). + + +## Deprecation of the `generate_short_term_login_token` module API method + +The following method of the module API has been deprecated, and is scheduled to +be remove in v1.71.0: + +```python +def generate_short_term_login_token( + self, + user_id: str, + duration_in_ms: int = (2 * 60 * 1000), + auth_provider_id: str = "", + auth_provider_session_id: Optional[str] = None, +) -> str: + ... +``` + +It has been replaced by an asynchronous equivalent: + +```python +async def create_login_token( + self, + user_id: str, + duration_in_ms: int = (2 * 60 * 1000), + auth_provider_id: Optional[str] = None, + auth_provider_session_id: Optional[str] = None, +) -> str: + ... +``` + +Synapse will log a warning when a module uses the deprecated method, to help +administrators find modules using it. + + +# Upgrading to v1.68.0 + +Two changes announced in the upgrade notes for v1.67.0 have now landed in v1.68.0. + +## SQLite version requirement + +Synapse now requires a SQLite version of 3.27.0 or higher if SQLite is configured as +Synapse's database. + +Installations using + +- Docker images [from `matrixdotorg`](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse), +- Debian packages [from Matrix.org](https://packages.matrix.org/), or +- a PostgreSQL database + +are not affected. + +## Rust requirement when building from source. + +Building from a source checkout of Synapse now requires a recent Rust compiler +(currently Rust 1.58.1, but see also the +[Platform Dependency Policy](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/deprecation_policy.html)). + +Installations using + +- Docker images [from `matrixdotorg`](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse), +- Debian packages [from Matrix.org](https://packages.matrix.org/), or +- PyPI wheels via `pip install matrix-synapse` (on supported platforms and architectures) + +will not be affected. + +# Upgrading to v1.67.0 + +## Direct TCP replication is no longer supported: migrate to Redis + +Redis support was added in v1.13.0 with it becoming the recommended method in +v1.18.0. It replaced the old direct TCP connections (which was deprecated as of +v1.18.0) to the main process. With Redis, rather than all the workers connecting +to the main process, all the workers and the main process connect to Redis, +which relays replication commands between processes. This can give a significant +CPU saving on the main process and is a prerequisite for upcoming +performance improvements. + +To migrate to Redis add the [`redis` config](./workers.md#shared-configuration), +and remove the TCP `replication` listener from config of the master and +`worker_replication_port` from worker config. Note that a HTTP listener with a +`replication` resource is still required. + +## Minimum version of Poetry is now v1.2.0 + +The minimum supported version of poetry is now 1.2. This should only affect +those installing from a source checkout. + +## Rust requirement in the next release + +From the next major release (v1.68.0) installing Synapse from a source checkout +will require a recent Rust compiler. Those using packages or +`pip install matrix-synapse` will not be affected. + +The simplest way of installing Rust is via [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs/) + +## SQLite version requirement in the next release + +From the next major release (v1.68.0) Synapse will require SQLite 3.27.0 or +higher. Synapse v1.67.0 will be the last major release supporting SQLite +versions 3.22 to 3.26. + +Those using Docker images or Debian packages from Matrix.org will not be +affected. If you have installed from source, you should check the version of +SQLite used by Python with: + +```shell +python -c "import sqlite3; print(sqlite3.sqlite_version)" +``` + +If this is too old, refer to your distribution for advice on upgrading. + + +# Upgrading to v1.66.0 + +## Delegation of email validation no longer supported + +As of this version, Synapse no longer allows the tasks of verifying email address +ownership, and password reset confirmation, to be delegated to an identity server. +This removal was previously planned for Synapse 1.64.0, but was +[delayed](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/13421) until now to give +homeserver administrators more notice of the change. + +To continue to allow users to add email addresses to their homeserver accounts, +and perform password resets, make sure that Synapse is configured with a working +email server in the [`email` configuration +section](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#email) +(including, at a minimum, a `notif_from` setting.) + +Specifying an `email` setting under `account_threepid_delegates` will now cause +an error at startup. + # Upgrading to v1.64.0 ## Deprecation of the ability to delegate e-mail verification to identity servers @@ -1181,7 +1426,7 @@ updated. When setting up worker processes, we now recommend the use of a Redis server for replication. **The old direct TCP connection method is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.** See -[workers](workers.md) for more details. +the [worker documentation](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/v1.66/workers.html) for more details. # Upgrading to v1.14.0