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# This — is The **Construct**
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[](https://matrix.to/#/#construct:zemos.net) []() []()
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The community's own Matrix server. It is designed to be fast and highly scalable,
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and to be developed by volunteer contributors over the internet. This mission
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strives to make the software easy to understand, modify, audit, and extend.
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Matrix is about giving you control over your communication; Construct is about
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giving you control over Matrix. Your privacy and security matters. We encourage
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you to contribute new ideas and are liberal in accepting experimental features.
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## Installation
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### Dependencies
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- **Boost** library 1.66+
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- **RocksDB** library 5.17.2+
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- **Sodium** library for curve ed25519.
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- **OpenSSL** library for HTTPS TLS / X.509.
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- **Magic** library for MIME type recognition.
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##### OPTIONAL
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- **lz4** or **snappy** database compressions.
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- **GraphicsMagick** for media thumbnails.
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- **jemalloc** for dynamic memory.
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- **ICU** for unicode tools.
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##### BUILD TOOLS
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- **GNU C++** compiler, ld.gold, automake, autoconf, autoconf2.13,
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autoconf-archive, libtool.
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- A platform capable of loading dynamic shared objects at runtime is required.
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<!--
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#### Platforms
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[](https://github.com/jevolk/charybdis/tree/master)
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| <sub> Continuously Integrated Host </sub> | <sub> Compiler </sub> | <sub> Third party </sub> | <sub> Status </sub> |
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|:------------------------------------------- |:------------------------ |:------------------------ |:------------------- |
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| <sub> Linux Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial </sub> | <sub> GCC 6 </sub> | <sub> Boost 1.66 </sub> | [](https://travis-ci.org/jevolk/charybdis) |
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| <sub> Linux Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial </sub> | <sub> GCC 8 </sub> | <sub> Boost 1.66 </sub> | [](https://travis-ci.org/jevolk/charybdis) |
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| <sub> Linux Ubuntu 18.04 Xenial </sub> | <sub> GCC 6 </sub> | <sub> Boost 1.66 </sub> | [](https://travis-ci.org/jevolk/charybdis) |
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-->
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### Getting Started
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1. At this phase of development the best thing to do is pull the master branch
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and use the latest head.
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2. See the [BUILD](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/BUILD) instructions to compile Construct from source.
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3. See the [SETUP](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/SETUP) instructions to run Construct for the first time.
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4. See the [TUNING](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/TUNING) guide to optimize Construct for your deployment.
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##### TROUBLESHOOTING
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See the [TROUBLESHOOTING](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/Troubleshooting-problems) guide for solutions to possible
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problems.
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See the [FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/FAQ) for answers to the most common
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perplexities.
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## Developers
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##### DOCUMENTATION
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Generate doxygen using `doxygen ./Doxyfile` the target
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directory is `doc/html`. Browse to `doc/html/index.html`.
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##### ARCHITECTURE GUIDE
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See the [ARCHITECTURE](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/ARCHITECTURE) summary for design choices and
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things to know when starting out.
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##### DEVELOPMENT STYLE GUIDE
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See the [STYLE](https://github.com/matrix-construct/construct/wiki/STYLE) guide for an admittedly tongue-in-cheek lecture on
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the development approach.
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## Roadmap
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##### TECHNOLOGY
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- [x] Phase Zero: **Core libircd**: Utils; Modules; Contexts; JSON; Database; HTTP; etc...
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- [x] Phase One: **Matrix Protocol**: Core VM; Core modules; Protocol endpoints; etc...
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- [ ] Phase Two: **Construct Cluster**: Kademlia sharding of events; Maymounkov's erasure codes.
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##### DEPLOYMENT
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Operating a Construct server which is open to public user registration is unsafe. Local users may
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be able to exceed resource limitations and deny service to other users.
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```
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- [x] **Personal**: Dozens of users. Few default restrictions; higher log output.
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- [ ] **Company**: Hundreds of users. Moderate default restrictions.
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- [ ] **Public**: Thousands of users. Untrusting configuration defaults.
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> Due to the breadth of the Matrix client/server protocol we can only endorse
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production use of Construct gradually while local user restrictions are
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developed. This notice applies to locally registered users connecting with
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clients, it does not apply to federation.
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