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 Synapse is the reference python/twisted Matrix homeserver implementation.
 
 System requirements:
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 - POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X)
 - Python 2.7
 - At least 1GB of free RAM if you want to join large public rooms like #matrix:matrix.org