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# Matrix Homeserver on fly.io
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Quick notes on how to run [dendrite] for a small scale Matrix homeserver on [fly.io] with sqlite storage.
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## Requirements
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- A domain name where you can create/change A, AAAA and SRV records
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- A [fly.io] account and the [`flyctl`] cli installed
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- Docker or similar container runtime installed
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## Preparations
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For federation (talking to other homeservers), your server needs is a matrix server key.
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Generate the server key using either the dendrite container:
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```shell
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docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/key -w /key --entrypoint /usr/bin/generate-keys matrixdotorg/dendrite-monolith:latest --private-key matrix_key.pem
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```
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or the `generate-keys` app:
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```shell
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go run github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/cmd/generate-keys \
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--private-key=matrix_key.pem \
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--tls-cert=server.crt \
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--tls-key=server.key
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```
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**Do not loose this key!**
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Next, make copy the `dendrite-sample.in.yaml` to `dentrite.in.yaml` and change the `global.server_name` to your desired domain.
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Finally, change the `app = "dendrite-on-fly"` line in `fly.toml` to an app name of your desire.
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## Deployment
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Choose your Fly.io region (`flyctl platform regions`) and edit the `fly.toml`
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file.
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Create a 10GB persistent volume mount in your desired region.
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```shell
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flyctl volumes create dendrite_data --region bos --size 10
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```
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Now you simply can deploy dendrite using
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```
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flyctl deploy
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```
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## Secrets
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```shell
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flyctl secrets set "DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@hostname/database?params=..."
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flyctl secrets set "REGISTRATION_SHARED_SECRET=imabad5cret!"
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base64 -w0 matrix_key.pem | flyctl secrets set MATRIX_KEY_PEM=-
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```
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## Domain configuration
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After deployment, execute `flyctl info` to obtain the IP addresses your app runs on.
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Use these IPs to create A and AAAA records for the domain name you configured in `dendrite.yaml`
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Usually matrix federates on port 8448, but it is possible to use a SRV record to specify a different port (8443 in our case).
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Create a SRV record at `_matrix._tcp.<the-original-domain>` with values `10 10 8443 <the-original-domain>`
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It is possible to test federation with the [Matrix federation tester](https://federationtester.matrix.org/).
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Once you have set up the A and AAAA records, obtain a TLS certificate using `flyctl`
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```
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flyctl certs add <hostname>
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```
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You now can create accounts on your homeserver and start chatting with people.
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## Still to figure out
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- How to backup your sqlite file
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## Useful information
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- flyctl v0.0.181 and dendrite v0.3.11 were used
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[dendrite]: https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite
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[fly.io]: https://fly.io
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[`flyctl`]: https://github.com/superfly/flyctl/releases
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