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+# Matrix Homeserver in Rust
+
+#### Goals
+
+A Matrix Homeserver that's faster than others.
+
+#### What is it build on?
+
+- [Ruma](https://www.ruma.io): Useful structures for endpoint requests and responses that can be (de)serialized
+- [Sled](https://github.com/spacejam/sled): A simple (key, value) database with good performance
+- [Rocket](https://rocket.rs): A flexible web framework
+
+#### Roadmap
+
+- [x] Register, login, authentication tokens
+- [ ] Create room messages
+- [ ] Sync room messages
+- [ ] Join rooms, lookup room ids