Today we're upgrading the Matrix server that runs the chat behind prometheus.systems. If you use our Matrix rooms — the team spaces, the community rooms, or a bridged Telegram or Discord room — this affects you, so here's the plain version.
What's happening
We're moving the homeserver off its old single-VM setup onto a modern, containerized stack on our Kubernetes cluster. It's the same server with the same identity (@you:prometheus.systems) and a new engine underneath: the latest Synapse, a dedicated authentication service, and support for Element X, the rebuilt, much faster Matrix client for iOS and Android.
What stays the same
- Your account and username.
- Every room you're in, and its full history.
- The server address. Nothing you've saved or linked changes.
What changes
- Sign-in. You'll still sign in through Prometheus ID, the same single sign-on as before. After the move, existing sessions may ask you to log in once more.
- Element X is now supported. If you want a faster mobile experience, install Element X on iOS or Android and sign in. The client you use today keeps working, so there's nothing you have to change.
- Bridges. Telegram- and Discord-bridged rooms reconnect after the migration. There's nothing you need to do — the rooms come back on their own.
The maintenance window
The chat will be briefly unavailable while we copy the data across — expect roughly one to two hours today. Anything sent to you during the window arrives once your server is back, and federated rooms catch up on their own.
If something looks off afterward — you can't sign in, a room looks empty, a bridge has gone quiet — give it a few minutes to catch up, then reach out and we'll sort it.
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