# Synapse Collapse

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/452/
> How we nearly crashed our Matrix server; what we did wrong and how we're fixing it.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 452
- Date: 2022-04-03
- Hosts: chris, wes, brent
- Guests: danielle-fore
- Duration: 00:54:23
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/fc182183-7a0b-44ad-bd2f-f0237c35e333.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/WjmQ0luGh9A



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### Episode Links

  * [I made this bash script to build Linux from Scratch automatically.](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/tuq1p3/i_made_this_bash_script_to_build_linux_from/ "I made this bash script to build Linux from Scratch automatically.")
  * [JB Meetup](http://meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting "JB Meetup")
  * [Farewell, elementary](https://cassidyjames.com/blog/farewell-elementary/ "Farewell, elementary")
  * [Livestream with Danielle Foré](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khvm9nldnNc "Livestream with Danielle Foré")
  * [Plans for GNOME 43 and Beyond – Chris’s Design & Development](https://blogs.gnome.org/christopherdavis/2022/04/03/plans-for-gnome-43-and-beyond/ "Plans for GNOME 43 and Beyond – Chris’s Design & Development") — Since we’re right on the heels of a release, I want to keep some momentum going and share my plans for features I want to implement during the upcoming release cycles.
  * [Fractal](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/fractal "Fractal")
  * [GNOME Weather](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-weather "GNOME Weather")
  * [Various things in the GNOME ecosystem](https://gitlab.gnome.org/dashboard/merge_requests?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=all&author_username=BrainBlasted "Various things in the GNOME ecosystem")
  * [Synapse Workers Docs](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/docs/workers.md "Synapse Workers Docs")
  * [Understanding Synapse Through Grafana Graphs](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/usage/administration/understanding_synapse_through_grafana_graphs.html "Understanding Synapse Through Grafana Graphs")
  * [Jupiter Extras: March Boost Battle](https://extras.show/84 "Jupiter Extras: March Boost Battle")
  * [Fountain.FM](http://fountain.fm/ "Fountain.FM") — Share podcast clips and support creators with Bitcoin.
  * [Nix Expression Language](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/ "Nix Expression Language")
  * [NixOS Manual](https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/ "NixOS Manual")
  * [Nix Nerds Matrix channel](https://linuxunplugged.com/matrixinfo "Nix Nerds Matrix channel")
  * [nixpkgs](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs "nixpkgs")
  * [NixOS Challenge - Jupiter Broadcasting GitHub](https://github.com/JupiterBroadcasting/nixos-challenge "NixOS Challenge - Jupiter Broadcasting GitHub")
  * [osmbtc.org](http://osmbtc.org/ "osmbtc.org") — OSM BTC is an open Fund initiative which has a primary goal to support OpenStreetMap contributors by small donations via Bitcoin.
  * [UserLAnd](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula&hl=en_US&gl=US "UserLAnd") — UserLAnd is an open-source app which allows you to run several Linux distributions like Ubuntu.
  * [CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd](https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd "CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd") — Main UserLAnd Repository
  * [Termux](https://termux.com/ "Termux") — Terminal emulator and Linux environment for Android.