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# Dendrite [![Build Status](https://badge.buildkite.com/4be40938ab19f2bbc4a6c6724517353ee3ec1422e279faf374.svg?branch=master)](https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/dendrite) [![Dendrite Dev on Matrix](https://img.shields.io/matrix/dendrite-dev:matrix.org.svg?label=%23dendrite-dev%3Amatrix.org&logo=matrix&server_fqdn=matrix.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite-dev:matrix.org) [![Dendrite on Matrix](https://img.shields.io/matrix/dendrite:matrix.org.svg?label=%23dendrite%3Amatrix.org&logo=matrix&server_fqdn=matrix.org)](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite:matrix.org)
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Dendrite will be a second-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go.
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It's still very much a work in progress, but installation instructions can be
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found in [INSTALL.md ](docs/INSTALL.md ). It is not recommended to use Dendrite as a
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production homeserver at this time.
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An overview of the design can be found in [DESIGN.md ](docs/DESIGN.md ).
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# Contributing
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Everyone is welcome to help out and contribute! See
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[CONTRIBUTING.md ](docs/CONTRIBUTING.md ) to get started!
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Please note that, as of February 2020, Dendrite now only targets Go 1.13 or
later. Please ensure that you are using at least Go 1.13 when developing for
Dendrite.
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# Discussion
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For questions about Dendrite we have a dedicated room on Matrix
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[#dendrite:matrix.org ](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite:matrix.org ). Development
discussion should happen in
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[#dendrite-dev:matrix.org ](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite-dev:matrix.org ).
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# Progress
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There's plenty still to do to make Dendrite usable! We're tracking progress in a
[project board ](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/projects/2 ).
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