News

• Previously announced changes were applied on 1st July 2024
• How to migrate to the By Complexity subscription

Stable Updates Published

• Borgmatic 1.8.3 -> 1.8.4
• Cinny 3.0.0 -> 3.2.0
• IRC bridge 1.14.5 -> 1.14.6
• Synapse 1.95.0 -> 1.95.1

Service Updates: DNS and TCP/UDP ports checks in Scheduler

run ping and run maintenance of etke.cc/scheduler will check for expected DNS records and ports from now on. That change provides better observability and allows fixing issues before they become problems.

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Servers Update In Progress (Security Fix)

• Synapse 1.95.0 -> 1.95.1

Cached device information of remote users can be queried from Synapse. This can be used to enumerate the remote users known to a homeserver.

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Stable Updates Published

• Cinny 2.2.6 -> 3.0.0
• Element / app.etke.cc 1.11.46 -> 1.11.47
• Grafana 10.1.5 -> 10.2.0
• Nginx 1.25.2 -> 1.25.3
• Synapse 1.94.0 -> 1.95.0

This update fixes the recent Jitsi auth issues, but the fix may require reset of the existing internal jitsi accounts if you use internal jitsi auth.

Service Updates: Embrace the Matrix Federation directly from Element Web

Starting with this update, the Element Web app we offer on app.etke.cc and install on customers’ servers includes native integration with the #mrs:etke.cc project - a fully-featured Matrix rooms search engine working across federation - using the MatrixRooms.info demo instance. That means, you can find brilliant Matrix communities from other matrix servers without even leaving your client app.

Note: #mrs:etke.cc implementation of Matrix Federation API is in testing phase

Service Updates: MSC1929 enabled by default for new customers

Matrix admin contacts MSC provides a way to contact server owners in case of issues. From now on, we enable MSC1929 integration by default for all new customers, leaving existing customers unaffected (you can request enabling MSC1929 for your server using etke.cc/contacts ):

• If base domain is served from your matrix server, then you only need to ask us to enable integration.
• If you’re serving base domain from any other server, you will need to set up one more redirect, for the new /.well-known/matrix/support file (https://your-server.com/.well-known/matrix/support -> https://matrix.your-server.com/.well-known/matrix/support). This redirect should be configured the same way you’ve already configured redirects for the client and server files.

In any case, if you’d like to adjust your contact information (Matrix ID or email address) which will be published in the new /.well-known/matrix/support file, please let us know.

Service Updates: Scheduler ’s ping MSC1929 integration

run ping of etke.cc/scheduler got MSC1929 integration as well, so it will check if the support file is valid and not empty, but check’s status won’t be considered as failed because MSC1929 is completely optional.

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Stable Updates Published

• Borgmatic 1.8.2 -> 1.8.3
• Discord bridge 0.6.2 -> 0.6.3
• Google Messages bridge 0.2.0 -> 0.2.1
• Grafana 10.1.4 -> 10.1.5
• Exim 4.96-r1-0 -> 4.96.2-r0-0
• Miniflux 2.0.48 -> 2.0.49
• Prometheus 2.47.1 -> 2.47.2
• WhatsApp bridge 0.10.2 -> 0.10.3

Service Updates: Automatic Database Tuning during the Maintenance

Starting from this update, each maintenance run will perform automatic Postgres tuning, calculated based on customers’ server configuration.

Service Updates: Consultation Service Has Been Retired

We do not offer Consultations anymore - that service wasn’t popular, and it was decided that focus on technical enhancements (like the db tuning above) will provide more benefits to our customers

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Stable Updates Published

• Coturn 4.6.2-r4 -> 4.6.2-r5
• Element / app.etke.cc 1.11.45 -> 1.11.46
• Sliding Sync 0.9.10 -> 0.9.11
• Synapse 1.93.0 -> 1.94.0
• Traefik 2.10.4 -> 2.10.5
• Uptime Kuma 1.23.2 -> 1.23.3

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Service Updates: etke.cc ’s Ssh Keys Have Been Rotated

New keys are published on etke.cc/ssh.key and already installed on all customers’ servers. That’s an automatic process, you don’t need to do anything

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Servers Update In Progress (Security Fix)

• Synapse 1.93.0 -> 1.94.0

Fix for a moderate severity security issue for the Synapse homeserver component.

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Stable Updates Published

• Borg 1.2.4 -> 1.2.6
• Element / app.etke.cc 1.11.44 -> 1.11.45
• Google Chat bridge 0.5.0 -> 0.5.1
• Grafana 10.1.2 -> 10.1.4
• #postmoogle:etke.cc 0.9.15 -> 0.9.16
• Prometheus 2.47.0 -> 2.47.1

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Service Updates: New Domain Name

The new kupo.email joins the etke.host and onmatrix.chat domains available for order for new customers. Now you can get a matrix server with MXIDs like @postmoogle:fan.kupo.email with no extra fee

Service Updates: MatrixRooms.info Got MSC1929 Integration

This is the first matrix project that integrates the admin contacts proposal at scale. Currently, it works with email addresses only, so when a room is reported on MatrixRooms.info , the report details will be sent to the homeserver owner of the room’s server if that server provides email address(-es) in the support file

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Stable Updates Published

• Element / app.etke.cc 1.11.43 -> 1.11.44
• Etherpad 1.9.2 -> 1.9.3
• Hookshot 4.4.1 -> 4.5.1
• Jitsi 8960 -> 8960-1
• #postmoogle:etke.cc 0.9.14 -> 0.9.15
• Synapse 1.92.3 -> 1.93.0

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Stable Updates Published

• Discord bridge 0.6.1 -> 0.6.2
• Facebook bridge 0.5.0 -> 0.5.1
• Google Messages bridge 0.1.0 -> 0.2.0
• Grafana 10.1.1 -> 10.1.2
• Instagram bridge 0.3.0 -> 0.3.1
• Jitsi 8922-1 -> stable-8960
• Linkedin 0.5.4 -> latest
• Miniflux 2.0.47 -> 2.0.48
• Prometheus Postgres Exporter 0.13.2 -> 0.14.0
• Synapse 1.92.1 -> 1.92.3
• Twitter bridge 0.1.6 -> 0.1.7
• Uptime Kuma 1.23.1 -> 1.23.2
• WhatsApp bridge 0.10.0 -> 0.10.2

synapse and the vast majority of the bridges updates were already installed previously as part of off cycle security fixes

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Service Updates: Customer Support is available now

In the past, our subscription plans didn’t include customer support. The etke.cc/contacts page on our website was mainly for getting in touch in cases of service issues.

But here’s the deal: we’ve been spending a lot of developer time each month helping you with all sorts of questions, even some things we can’t control. This has sometimes taken away from our core work of improving and maintaining our services.

To keep our Matrix hosting services affordable and sustainable, we’ve decided to be clear about what we can help you with. We’ve created the etke.cc/services/support page, where you can find all the details about customer support and what you can expect from us.

In a nutshell, all our subscription plans now include the “Basic” support level , which gives you some reasonable customer assistance (up to 4 support requests per month). If you’re a business customer, we’re offering an even better “Dedicated” support option , with faster response times and more support requests per month. Soon, when you visit our new order form on the website, you’ll be able to choose your support plan instead of being stuck with basic support.

We appreciate your understanding, and we’re committed to providing you with top-notch service.

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Servers Update In Progress (More Security Fixes)

• Facebook bridge 0.5.0 -> 0.5.1
• Linkedin 0.5.4 -> latest
• Instagram bridge 0.3.0 -> 0.3.1
• Telegram bridge 0.14.1 -> 0.14.2
• Twitter bridge 0.1.6 -> 0.1.7
• WhatsApp bridge 0.10.1 -> 0.10.2

Those updates related to the same security issue with webp

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