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Course Outline
Federated Messaging Sovereignty
- Understanding how Slack and Teams create data silos and expose users to foreign jurisdiction issues.
- Matrix protocol architecture: homeservers, rooms, events, and federation.
- Synapse as the reference server: key features and resource profiling.
- Comparison with alternatives such as Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, and Zulip.
Synapse Deployment
- Setting up a Docker Compose stack comprising synapse, postgres, and element-web.
- Native package installation and systemd service configuration.
- Configuring Nginx as a reverse proxy with TLS.
- Generating initial configuration and performing database migrations.
Client Configuration
- Deploying Element Web with custom branding.
- Pointing desktop and mobile apps to a custom internal homeserver URL.
- Managing user registration, login processes, and password resets.
- Defining guest access rules and room discovery policies.
Encryption and Security
- Implementing end-to-end encryption using Olm and Megolm protocols.
- Performing device verification and cross-signing.
- Setting up key backup and recovery via passphrases.
- Understanding administrative access limits to encrypted content and mitigation strategies.
Bridges and Integrations
- Establishing connections with Slack, Discord, IRC, and WhatsApp bridges.
- Configuring email notifications and GitHub/GitLab webhooks.
- Integrating Jitsi for encrypted video calls.
- Developing custom bots using the matrix-nio SDK.
Federation and Governance
- Managing federation whitelist and blacklist policies.
- Handling room version upgrades and state resolution.
- Setting media repository limits and retention policies.
- Utilizing antispam and abuse reporting tools.
Maintenance and Scaling
- Optimizing the database and using purge APIs for historical data.
- Cleaning up media storage and offloading to S3.
- Implementing worker mode for high-traffic deployments.
- Executing backup and disaster recovery procedures for homeserver state.
Requirements
- Intermediate knowledge of Linux and Docker administration.
- Understanding of instant messaging protocols and federation.
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL and Python application deployment.
Audience
- IT teams looking to replace Slack, Teams, or Discord with a sovereign alternative.
- Organizations requiring on-premise messaging solutions with end-to-end encryption.
- Government and defense teams needing federated, auditable chat systems.
14 Hours
