diff --git a/rollback/nextcloud/config.env b/rollback/nextcloud/config.env
index fa9bcaf..343f302 100644
--- a/rollback/nextcloud/config.env
+++ b/rollback/nextcloud/config.env
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ pac=xyz00
 user=
 db=${pac}_${user}
 dbuser=$db
-dump=$HOME/var/db/nextcloud.dump
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+dump=$HOME/var/db/nextcloud.dump
+# optional version control, if default or configured one is too old
+# do not comment this
+php=php
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diff --git a/updates/nextcloud.sh b/updates/nextcloud.sh
index 2e93ea8..87272f5 100644
--- a/updates/nextcloud.sh
+++ b/updates/nextcloud.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 # +x does not apply
 # use correct order – eg: sudo -u www-data php=php8.2 ...
 if [ -z ${php} ]; then
-        php="php8.1"
+        php="php8.2"
 fi
 
 [ -f cron.log ] && rm -v cron.log && echo "logfiles should not be here and upset the updater. consider the data directory."
diff --git a/updates/sliding-sync.sh b/updates/sliding-sync.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5959282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updates/sliding-sync.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$UID
+
+release=`curl -L https://api.github.com/repos/matrix-org/sliding-sync/releases/latest -s | jq -r '.tag_name'`
+
+echo ">>> stopping to avoid binary being busy"
+echo
+systemctl stop --user syncv3
+
+wget --show-progress -q -O $HOME/bin/syncv3 https://github.com/matrix-org/sliding-sync/releases/download/$release/syncv3_linux_amd64
+
+echo
+echo ">>> starting...."
+systemctl start --user syncv3
+sleep 2
+systemctl status --user syncv3
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diff --git a/updates/synapse.sh b/updates/synapse.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a0e4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updates/synapse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$UID
+
+activate="$HOME/synapse/env/bin/activate"
+domain=`ls $HOME/doms/`
+
+if [ ! -f $activate ];
+then
+        echo ">>> FATAL: Synapse env not detected. Stopping. Please adjust the script."
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+source $activate
+
+pip install --upgrade 'matrix-synapse[postgres]' pip
+
+systemctl --user restart synapse
+
+sleep 2
+echo
+echo ">>> Synapse has been restarted and"
+echo ">>> is now reporting this version:"
+curl -s "https://$domain/_synapse/admin/v1/server_version"|jq
+echo
+
+systemctl --user status synapse
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