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CHANGELOG.md

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+# 2019-05-21
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+## Synapse no longer required
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+The playbook no longer insists on installing [Synapse](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse) via the `matrix-synapse` role.
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+If you would prefer to install Synapse another way and just use the playbook to install other services, it should be possible (`matrix_synapse_enabled: false`).
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+Note that it won't necessarily be the best experience, since the playbook wires things to Synapse by default.
+If you're using your own Synapse instance (especially one not running in a container), you may have to override many variables to point them to the correct place.
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+Having Synapse not be a required component potentially opens the door for installing alternative Matrix homeservers.
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+## Bridges are now separate from the Synapse role
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+Bridges are no longer part of the `matrix-synapse` role.
+Each bridge now lives in its own separate role (`roles/matrix-bridge-*`).
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+These bridge roles are independent of the `matrix-synapse` role, so it should be possible to use them with a Synapse instance installed another way (not through the playbook).
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 # 2019-05-09
 
 Besides a myriad of bug fixes and minor improvements, here are the more notable (bigger) features we can announce today.

README.md

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 Using this playbook, you can get the following services configured on your server:
 
-- a [Synapse](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse) homeserver - storing your data and managing your presence in the [Matrix](http://matrix.org/) network
+- (optional, default) a [Synapse](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse) homeserver - storing your data and managing your presence in the [Matrix](http://matrix.org/) network
 
 - (optional) [Amazon S3](https://aws.amazon.com/s3/) storage for Synapse's content repository (`media_store`) files using [Goofys](https://github.com/kahing/goofys)
 
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 This playbook sets up your server using the following Docker images:
 
-- [matrixdotorg/synapse](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) - the official [Synapse](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse) Matrix homeserver
+- [matrixdotorg/synapse](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) - the official [Synapse](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse) Matrix homeserver (optional)
 
 - [instrumentisto/coturn](https://hub.docker.com/r/instrumentisto/coturn/) - the [Coturn](https://github.com/coturn/coturn) STUN/TURN server (optional)