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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+activate="$HOME/synapse/env/bin/activate"
+
+if [ ! -f $activate ];
+then
+        echo ">>> FATAL: Synapse env not detected. Stopping. Please adjust the script."
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+source $activate
+
+pip install --upgrade 'matrix-synapse[postgres]' pip
+
+systemctl --user restart synapse
+
+sleep 2
+echo
+echo ">>> Synapse has been restarted and"
+echo ">>> is now reporting this version:"
+curl -s localhost:8008/_synapse/admin/v1/server_version|jq
+echo
+
+systemctl --user status synapse
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