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+# 2023
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+2023 was a year filled with many changes for matrix-docker-ansible-deploy. In this post, we're looking backward at some of the major changes that happened this year, as well as taking a glimpse of what's ahead in 2024.
+
+2023 is probably [the year of AI](https://journal.everypixel.com/2023-the-year-of-ai), with millions of people jumping aboard [OpenAI](https://openai.com/)'s [ChatGPT](https://openai.com/chatgpt) train. matrix-docker-ansible-deploy is no stranger to this and 2023 began with a PR from [bertybuttface](https://github.com/bertybuttface) who added support for [matrix-chatgpt-bot](https://github.com/matrixgpt/matrix-chatgpt-bot) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#chatgpt-support)). While OpenAI's chat GPT website was frequently overloaded in the past, their API was up which made using this bot both convenient and more reliable.
+
+AI aside, with the playbook's focus being containers, we're **doubling down on being "container native"** and becoming more interoperable for people hosting other containers on the Matrix server. In [2022](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/YEAR-IN-REVIEW.md#2022), we've announced a few sibling Ansible playbooks, their use of [Traefik](https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/) and the possiblity of matrix-docker-ansible-deploy also switching to this reverse-proxy. This prediction materialized quickly. The **largest change** in the playbook in 2023 happened way back in February - matrix-docker-ansible-deploy [starting the switch from nginx to Traefik](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#backward-compatibility-reverse-proxy-configuration-changes-and-initial-traefik-support) and then quickly [making Treafik the default reverse-proxy](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#traefik-is-the-default-reverse-proxy-now). As noted in the changelog entries, we envisioned a quick and complete elimination of `matrix-nginx-proxy`, but at the end of 2023, it hasn't happened yet. The playbook is already using Traefik as the front-most reverse-proxy, but nginx (via `matrix-nginx-proxy`) is still around - it has taken a step back and is only used internally for new setups. Work got to a stall due to:
+
+*   complexity: untangling the overly large and messy `matrix-nginx-proxy` component is difficult
+*   the current setup became "good enough" because nginx has become an internal implementation detail for those who have migrated to Traefik. Traefik is already the default public reverse-proxy and gives better possibilities to people wishing to run other web-exposed containers on their Matrix server via [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/), other Ansible playbooks like [mash-playbook](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook) (more about this one, below) or any other way.
+
+`matrix-nginx-proxy` is no longer in the way of us being interoperable, but its ugly internal details are still there. It is one more proxy in the long chain of reverse-proxies we have and we'd like to cut it out. This would both make things simpler and also boost performance.
+
+The delay in eliminating `matrix-nginx-proxy` has probably been welcome by many existing users who decided to postpone the Traefik migration a bit longer. In 2024, work on eliminating `matrix-nginx-proxy` will continue with rapid pace. People who are still using `matrix-nginx-proxy` as their front-most reverse-proxy will need to rework their setup. About a year of putting it off has been long enough.
+
+This large Traefik reverse-proxy change was also accompanied by another internal change which began in 2022, but continued in 2023 - **moving non-Matrix-related roles from being internal to the playbook to living their own life outside of it**. Various roles were made more decoupled and moved outside of the playbook, so that other projects (like the [mash-playbook](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook) Ansible playbook or other Ansible playbooks) could benefit from them. This led to the **death of a few sibling playbooks** ([gitea-docker-ansible-deploy](https://github.com/spantaleev/gitea-docker-ansible-deploy), [nextcloud-docker-ansible-deploy](https://github.com/spantaleev/nextcloud-docker-ansible-deploy), [peertube-docker-ansible-deploy](https://github.com/spantaleev/peertube-docker-ansible-deploy), [vaultwarden-docker-ansible-deploy](https://github.com/spantaleev/vaultwarden-docker-ansible-deploy)), but brought life to something better, which supports all these services and more.
+
+[mash-playbook](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook) is a new Ansible playbook that a few of us (matrix-docker-ansible-deploy contributors) have launched in 2023. It has quickly grown to supports [60+ services](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook/blob/main/docs/supported-services.md) and aims to do the same for [FOSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software) service hosting, as matrix-docker-ansible-deploy has done for Matrix - providing a clean and secure way to run a bunch of services in containers on a regular server (that is to say, without Kubernetes, etc.). Thanks to Traefik and Ansible role reuse, it's easy to host both mash-playbook services and matrix-docker-ansible-deploy services on the same server - see mash-playbook's [interoperability](https://github.com/mother-of-all-self-hosting/mash-playbook/blob/main/docs/interoperability.md) documentation page. If you've been looking for a holiday project or your New Year's Resolutions list contains "self-hosting more services", then you're welcome to give this new playbook a try and join its Matrix room ([#mash-playbook:devture.com](https://matrix.to/#/#mash-playbook:devture.com)).
+
+Because many of the roles are now external to this playbook (defined in the [requirements.yml](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/da27655ef34999fa924bc0a5e641dbd9ba06f133/requirements.yml) file), running `make roles` (or better yet `just roles` via the [just tool](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#support-for-running-commands-via-just)) becomes a necessity each time one pulls playbook updates (`git pull`). Pulling external roles happens via the [ansible-galaxy](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/cli/ansible-galaxy.html) command-line tool, but if available, the playbook would also use the much faster [agru](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/tools/agru) tool (developed by [Aine](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc) from [etke.cc](https://etke.cc/) this year).
+
+With the internal (but important) details out of the way, we can now talk more about **new features that landed in matrix-docker-ansible-deploy in 2023**.
+
+The following **new** **bridges** were added to the playbook in 2023:
+
+*   (2023-01-11) [mautrix-slack](https://mau.dev/mautrix/slack), thanks to a PR by [Cody Neiman](https://github.com/xangelix) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#mautrix-slack-support))
+*   (2023-07-21) [mautrix-gmessages](https://github.com/mautrix/gmessages), thanks to a PR by [Shreyas Ajjarapu](https://github.com/shreyasajj) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#mautrix-gmessages-support))
+*   (2023-08-23) [mautrix-wsproxy](https://github.com/mautrix/wsproxy) for Apple iMessage bridging (when combined with the [mautrix-imessage](https://github.com/mautrix/imessage) bridge running on your Mac or Android phone), thanks to a PR by [Johan Swetzén](https://github.com/jswetzen)
+
+This brings the total number of **[bridges that the playbook supports](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/docs/configuring-playbook.md#bridging-other-networks) up to 30**. There are alternative bridge implementations for various networks and protocols, so the number of "unique bridged networks" is surely much smaller.
+
+A few other **major components and changes** landed in 2023:
+
+*   (2023-02-10) The [Draupnir](https://github.com/the-draupnir-project/Draupnir) moderation tool (successor to [Mjolnir](https://github.com/matrix-org/mjolnir)), thanks to a PR by [FSG-Cat](https://github.com/FSG-Cat) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#draupnir-moderation-tool-bot-support))
+*   (2023-02-10) [Matrix User Verification Service](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-user-verification-service) to add Matrix Authentication Support to our Jitsi setup, thanks to a PR by [Jakob S.](https://github.com/jakicoll) from [zakk gGmbH](https://github.com/zakk-it) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#matrix-authentication-support-for-jitsi))
+*   (2023-02-25) The [Rageshake](https://github.com/matrix-org/rageshake) bug report server, thanks to a PR by [Benjamin Kampmann](https://github.com/gnunicorn) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#rageshake-support))
+*   (2023-03-07) [Sliding Sync Proxy](https://github.com/matrix-org/sliding-sync) (currently a necessary component for [Element X](https://element.io/labs/element-x) to work), thanks to: [Benjamin Kampmann](https://github.com/gnunicorn) and [FSG-Cat](https://github.com/FSG-Cat) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#sliding-sync-proxy-element-x-support))
+*   (2023-03-12) synapse-auto-compressor to periodically and automatically run [rust-synapse-compress-state](https://github.com/matrix-org/rust-synapse-compress-state), thanks to a PR by [Aine](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc) from [etke.cc](https://etke.cc/) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#synapse-auto-compressor-support))
+*   (2023-07-17) [matrix-media-repo](https://github.com/turt2live/matrix-media-repo),  thanks to a PR by [Michael Hollister](https://github.com/Michael-Hollister) from [FUTO](https://www.futo.org/), the creators of the [Circles app](https://circu.li/) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#matrix-media-repo-support))
+*   (2023-08-31) [SchildiChat](https://github.com/SchildiChat/schildichat-desktop) client app (fork of [element-web)](https://github.com/element-hq/element-web), thanks to a PR by [Aine](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc) from [etke.cc](https://etke.cc/) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#schildichat-support))
+*   (2023-10-18) Postgres parameters auto-tuning, thanks to a PR by [Aine](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc) from [etke.cc](https://etke.cc/) (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#postgres-parameters-are-automatically-tuned-now))
+*   (2023-10-23) Enabling federation of the room directory for Synapse (see the [changelog entry](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#enabling-allow_public_rooms_over_federation-by-default-for-synapse))
+
+The most recent change in the list above (Enabling federation of the room directory for Synapse) has been somewhat **controversial** as it goes against upstream defaults for Synapse. Nevertheless, we believe it **promotes the well-being of the Matrix Federation by improving room discovery**.
+
+**Matrix Federation Stats** (containing the percentage of servers publishing their room directory publicly) are posted to [TWIM](https://matrix.org/category/this-week-in-matrix/) each week by [Aine](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc) from [etke.cc](https://etke.cc/). The number of servers which [currently published their room directory publicly](https://matrix.org/blog/2023/12/2/this-week-in-matrix-2023-12-22/#matrix-federation-stats) stands at `26.6%`, which is:
+
+- **2.4% more** than when it was when [first published to TWIM](https://matrix.org/blog/2023/11/03/this-week-in-matrix-2023-11-03/#matrix-federation-stats) (1 month earlier, in November)
+- likely about **15+% more** than from before we flipped the switch (in October)
+
+Hopefully, Synapse defaults would also change the same way and we'd see the number of servers publicly listing their room directory grow faster.
+
+With this configuration change in place, projects like [MatrixRooms.info](https://matrixrooms.info/) (made by [etke.cc](https://etke.cc/)) and potentially others in the future, can discover, index the metadata (room address, title, topic, number of users, etc.) and make public rooms browsable & searchable across the whole Matrix Federation. It'd be great if users joining Matrix could more easily find interesting communities that match their interests!
+
+On the **media side of things**, besides Jitsi getting better Matrix integration (via the aforementioned Matrix User Verification Service), we've also had some [Coturn security tightening](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#backward-compatibility-tightening-coturn-security-can-lead-to-connectivity-issues) as well as [performance optimizations](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md#coturn-can-now-use-host-networking) for configurations exposing lots of network ports.
+
+[Element Call](https://github.com/element-hq/element-call) seems to have become a nice and polished product lately (as proclaimed in [The Matrix Holiday Update 2023](https://matrix.org/blog/2023/12/25/the-matrix-holiday-update-2023/)), so 2024 is likely the year we'll see support for it in the playbook. Element Call depends on the [LiveKit](https://livekit.io/) streaming server (which is also useful to developers even by itself), so the first step is likely to see LiveKit support in mash-playbook via a reusable Ansible role. Such a LiveKit Ansible role could later easily land in matrix-docker-ansible-deploy and an Element Call static website could be hooked to it.
+
+Besides these highlights, there were many other relatively large changes announced in our [CHANGELOG](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/850078b7e37401ce91a0f9b686f60b945f6c3a96/CHANGELOG.md) and hundreds of other more minor (but still important) playbook changes that didn't get a mention.
+
+We have **hundreds of contributors to thank for their hard work** on making Matrix self-hosting better for all of us! It should be noted that **support comes in many shapes**, not only in raw code commits and financial help (via [donations](https://liberapay.com/s.pantaleev) or using the [etke.cc managed Matrix hosting service](https://etke.cc/) which is based on matrix-docker-ansible-deploy). It also comes in the shape of code reviews, helping others with [issues](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/issues), reporting new issues, participating in our support room on Matrix ([#matrix-docker-ansible-deploy:devture.com](https://matrix.to/#/#matrix-docker-ansible-deploy:devture.com)), etc. To everyone who has been there to make matrix-docker-ansible-deploy better in 2023, thank you! 🙇‍♂️
+
+
 # 2022
 
 For [matrix-docker-ansible-deploy](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/), 2022 started with **breaking the** [**Synapse**](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse) **monopoly** by [adding support](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/ba09705f7fbaf0108652ecbe209793b1d935eba7/CHANGELOG.md#dendrite-support) for the [Dendrite](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite) Matrix homeserver in early January. This required various internal changes so that the [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com/) playbook would not be Synapse-centric anymore. This groundwork paved the way for continuing in this direction and we [added support](https://github.com/spantaleev/matrix-docker-ansible-deploy/blob/ba09705f7fbaf0108652ecbe209793b1d935eba7/CHANGELOG.md#conduit-support) for [Conduit](https://conduit.rs/) in August.