[feanaro]

> Essentially you either use the main server or you are a large org that can pay for a powerful machine to run it.

To be perfectly clear, the above was the original statement I was referring to and it is completely false.

[zepto]

That statement isn’t strictly true in the most literal sense, but neither is it a clear falsehood, specially given that it is prefixed with the word ‘essentially’, meaning that it is a generalization.

It’s also not going to remain true over time.

But it’s not a false characterization in practical terms for most people.

[feanaro]

I'm saying it's not true in the general case either. In fact, taking into account other things I've said, my claim is that Synapse can easily run on a home computer or a relatively cheap/weak VPS.

In what sense is it then true that you have to be a large organization and have a powerful machine to be able to run it?

[zepto]

The fact that you are disputed in saying this by multiple comments on this thread suggests it’s not as simple as just accusing someone of spreading falsehoods.

Here is a quote:

“speaking as the project lead for Matrix.

1. It's true that Synapse can use a lot of RAM.”

[feanaro]

I was not contesting that, I was contesting the claim that you have to be a large organization and/or have a lot of money to be able to run Synapse. This is untrue. Stop moving the goalposts.