I have been asked a few times to set up a Matrix server as a possible means of communicating with me versus email or Telegram. I finally had time to sit down, read through the docs, and try it out a few times. I'm glad I was able to get through it, as I found some potential /"pitfalls/" for those wanting to do this project.

—- —- Starting Needs —- —-
– A server that makes you accessible from the Internet. (Home server of a VPS such as Digital Ocean).
– Docker, Docker-Comoose and NGinX Proxy Manager installed (don't worry, we'll go through this too).
– Finally, the desire to understand the different and multifarious settings available in the Matrix server configuration file.

=== Links ===
Show notes
https://shownotes.opensourceisawesome.com/matrix-server-install-via-docker/

matrixdotorg/synapse on Docker Hub
https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/

GitHub.com/bmcgonag for Docker installation scripts
https://github.com/bmcgonag/docker_installs

NGinX Proxy Manager Quick installation
https://nginxproxymanager.com/#quick-setup

===Timestamps ===
00:00 Start
00:11 Introduction to Matrix / Synapse
02:00 Docker installation
05:00 Create an SSH key on Linux
08:10 Set up a DNS A record to point our URL to our server
11:05 Installing Docker and Docker-Compose from Script
13:40 Install NGinX Proxy Manager
17:05 Check your NGinX Proxy Manager installation
19:50 Generate synapse/matrix configuration file
22:40 Edit synapse/matrix configuration
32:30 Start Synapse / Matrix Server in Docker
34:30 Set up proxy via NPM to our server
37:30 Find a customer and try to register an account
41:35 Make yourself and administrator on your server

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