> I wish it were easier to be a Synapse admin! It seems like all server updates are focused on scaling matrix.org and the little guys that provide network diversity are not really being considered a priority.
Matrix is a product of venture capital and the growth at all cost culture, the absurd price to play (reqs to federate with the canonical matrix.org server) made it clear from the get go. If you have your users managed externally, you could probably have a shot at setting-up an XMPP server alongside Synapse, for a tenth of the hassle and resources consumption, and see for yourself if that's an acceptable plan B.
Matrix is a product of venture capital and the growth at all cost culture, the absurd price to play (reqs to federate with the canonical matrix.org server) made it clear from the get go. If you have your users managed externally, you could probably have a shot at setting-up an XMPP server alongside Synapse, for a tenth of the hassle and resources consumption, and see for yourself if that's an acceptable plan B.