feat: Use OptimisticTransactionDB for the database engine

2026-04-02 01:05:43 +00:00 · 2025-12-16 09:49:13 -05:00
70 changed files with 420 additions and 1896 deletions
--- a/.forgejo/actions/create-docker-manifest/action.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/actions/create-docker-manifest/action.yml
@@ -32,13 +32,11 @@ outputs:
 runs:
  using: composite
  steps:
-    - run: mkdir -p digests
-      shell: bash
    - name: Download digests
      if: ${{ env.BUILTIN_REGISTRY_ENABLED == 'true' }}
      uses: forgejo/download-artifact@v4
      with:
-        path: digests
+        path: /tmp/digests
        pattern: ${{ inputs.digest_pattern }}
        merge-multiple: true

@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ runs:
      uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
      with:
        flavor: |
-          latest=auto
          suffix=${{ inputs.tag_suffix }},onlatest=true
        tags: |
          type=semver,pattern={{version}},prefix=v
@@ -73,6 +70,7 @@ runs:
          type=ref,event=branch,prefix=${{ format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch) != github.ref && 'branch-' || '' }},
          type=ref,event=pr
          type=sha,format=short
+          type=raw,value=latest${{ inputs.tag_suffix }},enable=${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }},priority=1100
        images: ${{ inputs.images }}
        # default labels & annotations: https://github.com/docker/metadata-action/blob/master/src/meta.ts#L509
      env:
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ runs:

    - name: Create manifest list and push
      if: ${{ env.BUILTIN_REGISTRY_ENABLED == 'true' }}
-      working-directory: digests
+      working-directory: /tmp/digests
      shell: bash
      env:
        IMAGES: ${{ inputs.images }}
--- a/.forgejo/actions/upload-docker-artifacts/action.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/actions/upload-docker-artifacts/action.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ runs:
      run: mv /tmp/binaries/sbin/conduwuit /tmp/binaries/conduwuit${{ inputs.cpu_suffix }}-${{ inputs.slug }}${{ inputs.artifact_suffix }}

    - name: Upload binary artifact
-      uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v3
      with:
        name: conduwuit${{ inputs.cpu_suffix }}-${{ inputs.slug }}${{ inputs.artifact_suffix }}
        path: /tmp/binaries/conduwuit${{ inputs.cpu_suffix }}-${{ inputs.slug }}${{ inputs.artifact_suffix }}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ runs:

    - name: Upload digest
      if: ${{ env.BUILTIN_REGISTRY_ENABLED == 'true' }}
-      uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v4
+      uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v3
      with:
        name: digests${{ inputs.digest_suffix }}-${{ inputs.slug }}${{ inputs.cpu_suffix }}
        path: /tmp/digests/*
--- a/.forgejo/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.forgejo/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
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--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-debian.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-debian.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
          [ -f /etc/conduwuit/conduwuit.toml ] && echo "✅ Config file installed"

      - name: Upload deb artifact
-        uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: continuwuity-${{ steps.debian-version.outputs.distribution }}
          path: ${{ steps.cargo-deb.outputs.path }}
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-fedora.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-fedora.yml
@@ -239,13 +239,13 @@ jobs:
          cp $BIN_RPM upload-bin/

      - name: Upload binary RPM
-        uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: continuwuity
          path: upload-bin/

      - name: Upload debug RPM artifact
-        uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: continuwuity-debug
          path: artifacts/*debuginfo*.rpm
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/element.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/element.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
          cat ./element-web/webapp/config.json

      - name: 📤 Upload Artifact
-        uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: element-web
          path: ./element-web/webapp/
--- a/.mailmap
+++ b/.mailmap
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ AlexPewMaster <git@alex.unbox.at> <68469103+AlexPewMaster@users.noreply.github.c
 Daniel Wiesenberg <weasy@hotmail.de> <weasy666@gmail.com>
 Devin Ragotzy <devin.ragotzy@gmail.com> <d6ragotzy@wmich.edu>
 Devin Ragotzy <devin.ragotzy@gmail.com> <dragotzy7460@mail.kvcc.edu>
-Ginger <ginger@gingershaped.computer> <75683114+gingershaped@users.noreply.github.com>
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 Jonas Zohren <git-pbkyr@jzohren.de> <gitlab-jfowl-0ux98@sh14.de>
 Jonathan de Jong <jonathan@automatia.nl> <jonathandejong02@gmail.com>
@@ -13,6 +12,5 @@ Olivia Lee <olivia@computer.surgery> <benjamin@computer.surgery>
 Rudi Floren <rudi.floren@gmail.com> <rudi.floren@googlemail.com>
 Tamara Schmitz <tamara.zoe.schmitz@posteo.de> <15906939+tamara-schmitz@users.noreply.github.com>
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-nexy7574 <git@nexy7574.co.uk> <nex@noreply.forgejo.ellis.link>
-nexy7574 <git@nexy7574.co.uk> <nex@noreply.localhost>
 x4u <xi.zhu@protonmail.ch> <14617923-x4u@users.noreply.gitlab.com>
+Ginger <ginger@gingershaped.computer> <75683114+gingershaped@users.noreply.github.com>
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# Continuwuity 0.5.0 (2025-12-30)
-
-**This release contains a CRITICAL vulnerability patch, and you must update as soon as possible**
-
-## Features
-
- Enabled the OLTP exporter in default builds, and allow configuring the exporter protocol. (@Jade). (#1251)
-
-## Bug Fixes
-
- Don't allow admin room upgrades, as this can break the admin room (@timedout) (#1245)
- Fix invalid creators in power levels during upgrade to v12 (@timedout) (#1245)
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "clap",
 "conduwuit_admin",
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_admin"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "clap",
 "conduwuit_api",
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_api"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "async-trait",
 "axum 0.7.9",
@@ -1027,14 +1027,14 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_build_metadata"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "built",
 ]

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_core"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "argon2",
 "arrayvec",
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_database"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "async-channel",
 "conduwuit_core",
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_macros"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "itertools 0.14.0",
 "proc-macro2",
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_router"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "axum 0.7.9",
 "axum-client-ip",
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_service"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "async-trait",
 "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "conduwuit_web"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "askama",
 "axum 0.7.9",
@@ -3305,8 +3305,6 @@ dependencies = [
 "prost",
 "reqwest",
 "thiserror 2.0.17",
- "tokio",
- "tonic",
 "tracing",
 ]

@@ -4065,7 +4063,7 @@ checksum = "88f8660c1ff60292143c98d08fc6e2f654d722db50410e3f3797d40baaf9d8f3"
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma"
 version = "0.10.1"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "assign",
 "js_int",
@@ -4085,7 +4083,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-appservice-api"
 version = "0.10.0"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "js_int",
 "ruma-common",
@@ -4097,7 +4095,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-client-api"
 version = "0.18.0"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "as_variant",
 "assign",
@@ -4120,7 +4118,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-common"
 version = "0.13.0"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "as_variant",
 "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -4152,7 +4150,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-events"
 version = "0.28.1"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "as_variant",
 "indexmap",
@@ -4177,7 +4175,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-federation-api"
 version = "0.9.0"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "bytes",
 "headers",
@@ -4199,7 +4197,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-identifiers-validation"
 version = "0.9.5"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "js_int",
 "thiserror 2.0.17",
@@ -4208,7 +4206,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-identity-service-api"
 version = "0.9.0"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "js_int",
 "ruma-common",
@@ -4218,7 +4216,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-macros"
 version = "0.13.0"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "cfg-if",
 "proc-macro-crate",
@@ -4233,7 +4231,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-push-gateway-api"
 version = "0.9.0"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "js_int",
 "ruma-common",
@@ -4245,7 +4243,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "ruma-signatures"
 version = "0.15.0"
-source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9#27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+source = "git+https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma?rev=50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66#50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 dependencies = [
 "base64 0.22.1",
 "ed25519-dalek",
@@ -6206,7 +6204,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "xtask"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "clap",
 "serde",
@@ -6215,7 +6213,7 @@ dependencies = [

 [[package]]
 name = "xtask-generate-commands"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"
 dependencies = [
 "clap-markdown",
 "clap_builder",
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity"
 rust-version = "1.86.0"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.0-rc.8.1"

 [workspace.metadata.crane]
 name = "conduwuit"
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 # Used for matrix spec type definitions and helpers
 [workspace.dependencies.ruma]
 git = "https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/ruwuma"
-rev = "27abe0dcd33fd4056efc94bab3582646b31b6ce9"
+rev = "50b2a91b2ab8f9830eea80b9911e11234e0eac66"
 features = [
    "compat",
    "rand",
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ features = ["rt-tokio"]

 [workspace.dependencies.opentelemetry-otlp]
 version = "0.31.0"
-features = ["http", "grpc-tonic", "trace", "logs", "metrics"]
+features = ["http", "trace", "logs", "metrics"]



--- a/conduwuit-example.toml
+++ b/conduwuit-example.toml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 # Also see the `[global.well_known]` config section at the very bottom.
 #
 # Examples of delegation:
-# - https://continuwuity.org/.well-known/matrix/server
-# - https://continuwuity.org/.well-known/matrix/client
+# - https://puppygock.gay/.well-known/matrix/server
+# - https://puppygock.gay/.well-known/matrix/client
 #
 # YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS. THIS CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER WITHOUT A DATABASE
 # WIPE.
@@ -586,13 +586,10 @@
 #allow_unstable_room_versions = true

 # Default room version continuwuity will create rooms with.
-# Note that this has to be a string since the room version is a string
-# rather than an integer. Forgetting the quotes will make the server fail
-# to start!
 #
-# Per spec, room version "11" is the default.
+# Per spec, room version 11 is the default.
 #
-#default_room_version = "11"
+#default_room_version = 11

 # Enable OpenTelemetry OTLP tracing export. This replaces the deprecated
 # Jaeger exporter. Traces will be sent via OTLP to a collector (such as
@@ -608,11 +605,6 @@
 #
 #otlp_filter = "info"

-# Protocol to use for OTLP tracing export. Options are "http" or "grpc".
-# The HTTP protocol uses port 4318 by default, while gRPC uses port 4317.
-#
-#otlp_protocol = "http"
-
 # If the 'perf_measurements' compile-time feature is enabled, enables
 # collecting folded stack trace profile of tracing spans using
 # tracing_flame. The resulting profile can be visualized with inferno[1],
@@ -1538,7 +1530,7 @@
 # a normal continuwuity admin command. The reply will be publicly visible
 # to the room, originating from the sender.
 #
-# example: \\!admin debug ping continuwuity.org
+# example: \\!admin debug ping puppygock.gay
 #
 #admin_escape_commands = true

@@ -1556,8 +1548,7 @@
 # For example: `./continuwuity --execute "server admin-notice continuwuity
 # has started up at $(date)"`
 #
-# example: admin_execute = ["debug ping continuwuity.org", "debug echo
-# hi"]`
+# example: admin_execute = ["debug ping puppygock.gay", "debug echo hi"]`
 #
 #admin_execute = []

--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ EOF

 # Developer tool versions
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cargo-bins/cargo-binstall
-ENV BINSTALL_VERSION=1.16.6
+ENV BINSTALL_VERSION=1.16.2
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=psastras/sbom-rs
 ENV CARGO_SBOM_VERSION=0.9.1
 # renovate: datasource=crate depName=lddtree
--- a/docker/musl.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/musl.Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/etc/apk/cache apk add \

 # Developer tool versions
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=cargo-bins/cargo-binstall
-ENV BINSTALL_VERSION=1.16.6
+ENV BINSTALL_VERSION=1.16.2
 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=psastras/sbom-rs
 ENV CARGO_SBOM_VERSION=0.9.1
 # renovate: datasource=crate depName=lddtree
--- a/docs/deploying/docker-compose.with-traefik.yml
+++ b/docs/deploying/docker-compose.with-traefik.yml
@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ services:
      TRAEFIK_CERTIFICATESRESOLVERS_LETSENCRYPT_ACME_HTTPCHALLENGE_ENTRYPOINT: web
      TRAEFIK_CERTIFICATESRESOLVERS_LETSENCRYPT_ACME_STORAGE: "/etc/traefik/acme/acme.json"

-      # Since Traefik 3.6.3, paths with certain "encoded characters" are now blocked by default; we need a couple, or else things *will* break
-      TRAEFIK_ENTRYPOINTS_WEBSECURE_HTTP_ENCODEDCHARACTERS_ALLOWENCODEDSLASH: true
-      TRAEFIK_ENTRYPOINTS_WEBSECURE_HTTP_ENCODEDCHARACTERS_ALLOWENCODEDHASH: true
-
      TRAEFIK_PROVIDERS_DOCKER: true
      TRAEFIK_PROVIDERS_DOCKER_ENDPOINT: "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
      TRAEFIK_PROVIDERS_DOCKER_EXPOSEDBYDEFAULT: false
--- a/docs/development/contributing.mdx
+++ b/docs/development/contributing.mdx
@@ -149,12 +149,11 @@ ### Creating pull requests
 *looks* done.

 Before submitting a pull request, please ensure:
-1. Your code passes all CI checks (formatting, linting, typo detection, etc.). Run pre-commit for this.
+1. Your code passes all CI checks (formatting, linting, typo detection, etc.)
 2. Your code follows the [code style guide](./code_style)
 3. Your commit messages follow the conventional commits format
 4. Tests are added for new functionality
 5. Documentation is updated if needed
-6. You have written a [news fragment](#writing-news-fragments) for your changes

 Direct all PRs/MRs to the `main` branch.

@@ -172,32 +171,3 @@ ### Creating pull requests
 [sytest]: https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest/
 [mdbook]: https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/
 [documentation.yml]: https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/src/branch/main/.forgejo/workflows/documentation.yml
-
-#### Writing news fragments
-
-In order to make writing our changelogs easier, we make use of [Towncrier]. Towncrier builds changelogs based on
-"news fragments", which are little markdown files in the `changelog.d/` directory that describe individual changes.
-
-When you make a pull request that changes functionality, fixes a bug, or adds documentation, please add a news fragment
-describing your change. The file name *MUST* be in the format of `{pull_request_number}.{type}`, where `{type}` is one
-of the following:
-
- `feature` - for new features
- `bugfix` - for bug fixes
- `doc` - for documentation changes
- `misc` - for other changes that don't fit the above categories
-
-For example:
-
-```bash
-$ echo "Fixed the quantum flux stabiliser. Contributed by @alice." > changelog.d/42.bugfix
-```
-
-(Note: If you want to credit yourself, you should reference your forgejo handle, however links to other platforms are also acceptable.)
-
-When the next release is made, Towncrier will automatically include your news fragment in the changelog.
-
-You can read more about writing news fragments in the [Towncrier tutorial][tt].
-
-[Towncrier]: https://towncrier.readthedocs.io/
-[tt]: https://towncrier.readthedocs.io/en/stable/tutorial.html#creating-news-fragments
--- a/docs/public/.well-known/continuwuity/announcements
+++ b/docs/public/.well-known/continuwuity/announcements
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
            "message": "Welcome to Continuwuity! Important announcements about the project will appear here."
        },
        {
-            "id": 7,
-            "mention_room": true,
-            "date": "2025-12-30",
-            "message": "Continuwuity v0.5.1 has been released. **The release contains a fix for the critical vulnerability [GHSA-m5p2-vccg-8c9v](https://github.com/continuwuity/continuwuity/security/advisories/GHSA-m5p2-vccg-8c9v) (embargoed) affecting all Conduit-derived servers. Update as soon as possible.**\n\nThis has been *actively exploited* to attempt account takeover and forge events bricking the Continuwuity rooms. The new space is accessible at [Continuwuity (room list)](https://matrix.to/#/!8cR4g-i9ucof69E4JHNg9LbPVkGprHb3SzcrGBDDJgk?via=continuwuity.org&via=starstruck.systems&via=gingershaped.computer)\n"
+            "id": 3,
+            "message": "_taps microphone_ The Continuwuity 0.5.0-rc.7 release is now available, and it's better than ever! **177 commits**, **35 pull requests**, **11 contributors,** and a lot of new stuff!\n\nFor highlights, we've got:\n\n* 🕵️ Full Policy Server support to fight spam!\n* 🚀 Smarter room & space upgrades.\n* 🚫 User suspension tools for better moderation.\n* 🤖 reCaptcha support for safer open registration.\n* 🔍 Ability to disable read receipts & typing indicators.\n* ⚡ Sweeping performance improvements!\n\nGet the [full changelog and downloads on our Forgejo](https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/releases/tag/v0.5.0-rc.7) - and make sure you're in the [Announcements room](https://matrix.to/#/!releases:continuwuity.org/$hN9z6L2_dTAlPxFLAoXVfo_g8DyYXu4cpvWsSrWhmB0) to get stuff like this sooner."
+        },
+        {
+            "id": 5,
+            "message": "It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's 0.5.0-rc.8.1!\n\nThis is a minor bugfix update to the rc8 which backports some important fixes from the latest main branch. If you still haven't updated to rc8, you should skip to main. Otherwise, you should upgrade to this bugfix release as soon as possible.\n\nBugfixes backported to this version:\n\n- Resolved several issues with state resolution v2.1 (room version 12)\n- Fixed issues with the `restricted` and `knock_restricted` join rules that would sometimes incorrectly disallow a valid join\n- Fixed the automatic support contact listing being a no-op\n- Fixed upgrading pre-v12 rooms to v12 rooms\n- Fixed policy servers sending the incorrect JSON objects (resulted in false positives)\n- Fixed debug build panic during MSC4133 migration\n\nIt is recommended, if you can and are comfortable with doing so, following updates to the main branch - we're in the run up to the full 0.5.0 release, and more and more bugfixes and new features are being pushed constantly. Please don't forget to join [#announcements:continuwuity.org](https://matrix.to/#/#announcements:continuwuity.org) to receive this news faster and be alerted to other important updates!"
        }
    ]
 }
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
    "advisory-db": {
      "flake": false,
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1766324728,
-        "narHash": "sha256-9C+WyE5U3y5w4WQXxmb0ylRyMMsPyzxielWXSHrcDpE=",
+        "lastModified": 1761112158,
+        "narHash": "sha256-RIXu/7eyKpQHjsPuAUODO81I4ni8f+WYSb7K4mTG6+0=",
        "owner": "rustsec",
        "repo": "advisory-db",
-        "rev": "c88b88c62bda077be8aa621d4e89d8701e39cb5d",
+        "rev": "58f3aaec0e1776f4a900737be8cd7cb00972210d",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
    },
    "crane": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1766194365,
-        "narHash": "sha256-4AFsUZ0kl6MXSm4BaQgItD0VGlEKR3iq7gIaL7TjBvc=",
+        "lastModified": 1760924934,
+        "narHash": "sha256-tuuqY5aU7cUkR71sO2TraVKK2boYrdW3gCSXUkF4i44=",
        "owner": "ipetkov",
        "repo": "crane",
-        "rev": "7d8ec2c71771937ab99790b45e6d9b93d15d9379",
+        "rev": "c6b4d5308293d0d04fcfeee92705017537cad02f",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
        "rust-analyzer-src": "rust-analyzer-src"
      },
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1766299592,
-        "narHash": "sha256-7u+q5hexu2eAxL2VjhskHvaUKg+GexmelIR2ve9Nbb4=",
+        "lastModified": 1761115517,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Fev/ag/c3Fp3JBwHfup3lpA5FlNXfkoshnQ7dssBgJ0=",
        "owner": "nix-community",
        "repo": "fenix",
-        "rev": "381579dee168d5ced412e2990e9637ecc7cf1c5d",
+        "rev": "320433651636186ea32b387cff05d6bbfa30cea7",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
    "flake-compat": {
      "flake": false,
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1765121682,
-        "narHash": "sha256-4VBOP18BFeiPkyhy9o4ssBNQEvfvv1kXkasAYd0+rrA=",
+        "lastModified": 1747046372,
+        "narHash": "sha256-CIVLLkVgvHYbgI2UpXvIIBJ12HWgX+fjA8Xf8PUmqCY=",
        "owner": "edolstra",
        "repo": "flake-compat",
-        "rev": "65f23138d8d09a92e30f1e5c87611b23ef451bf3",
+        "rev": "9100a0f413b0c601e0533d1d94ffd501ce2e7885",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
        "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
      },
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1765835352,
-        "narHash": "sha256-XswHlK/Qtjasvhd1nOa1e8MgZ8GS//jBoTqWtrS1Giw=",
+        "lastModified": 1760948891,
+        "narHash": "sha256-TmWcdiUUaWk8J4lpjzu4gCGxWY6/Ok7mOK4fIFfBuU4=",
        "owner": "hercules-ci",
        "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "a34fae9c08a15ad73f295041fec82323541400a9",
+        "rev": "864599284fc7c0ba6357ed89ed5e2cd5040f0c04",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
    },
    "nixpkgs": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1766070988,
-        "narHash": "sha256-G/WVghka6c4bAzMhTwT2vjLccg/awmHkdKSd2JrycLc=",
+        "lastModified": 1760878510,
+        "narHash": "sha256-K5Osef2qexezUfs0alLvZ7nQFTGS9DL2oTVsIXsqLgs=",
        "owner": "NixOS",
        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "c6245e83d836d0433170a16eb185cefe0572f8b8",
+        "rev": "5e2a59a5b1a82f89f2c7e598302a9cacebb72a67",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
    },
    "nixpkgs-lib": {
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1765674936,
-        "narHash": "sha256-k00uTP4JNfmejrCLJOwdObYC9jHRrr/5M/a/8L2EIdo=",
+        "lastModified": 1754788789,
+        "narHash": "sha256-x2rJ+Ovzq0sCMpgfgGaaqgBSwY+LST+WbZ6TytnT9Rk=",
        "owner": "nix-community",
        "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
-        "rev": "2075416fcb47225d9b68ac469a5c4801a9c4dd85",
+        "rev": "a73b9c743612e4244d865a2fdee11865283c04e6",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -132,11 +132,11 @@
    "rust-analyzer-src": {
      "flake": false,
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1766253897,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ChK07B1aOlJ4QzWXpJo+y8IGAxp1V9yQ2YloJ+RgHRw=",
+        "lastModified": 1761077270,
+        "narHash": "sha256-O1uTuvI/rUlubJ8AXKyzh1WSWV3qCZX0huTFUvWLN4E=",
        "owner": "rust-lang",
        "repo": "rust-analyzer",
-        "rev": "765b7bdb432b3740f2d564afccfae831d5a972e4",
+        "rev": "39990a923c8bca38f5bd29dc4c96e20ee7808d5d",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@
        ]
      },
      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1766000401,
-        "narHash": "sha256-+cqN4PJz9y0JQXfAK5J1drd0U05D5fcAGhzhfVrDlsI=",
+        "lastModified": 1760945191,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ZRVs8UqikBa4Ki3X4KCnMBtBW0ux1DaT35tgsnB1jM4=",
        "owner": "numtide",
        "repo": "treefmt-nix",
-        "rev": "42d96e75aa56a3f70cab7e7dc4a32868db28e8fd",
+        "rev": "f56b1934f5f8fcab8deb5d38d42fd692632b47c2",
        "type": "github"
      },
      "original": {
--- a/nix/tests/default.nix
+++ b/nix/tests/default.nix
@@ -6,69 +6,6 @@
      pkgs,
      ...
    }:
-    let
-      baseTestScript =
-        pkgs.writers.writePython3Bin "do_test" { libraries = [ pkgs.python3Packages.matrix-nio ]; }
-          ''
-            import asyncio
-            import nio
-
-
-            async def main() -> None:
-                # Connect to continuwuity
-                client = nio.AsyncClient("http://continuwuity:6167", "alice")
-
-                # Register as user alice
-                response = await client.register("alice", "my-secret-password")
-
-                # Log in as user alice
-                response = await client.login("my-secret-password")
-
-                # Create a new room
-                response = await client.room_create(federate=False)
-                print("Matrix room create response:", response)
-                assert isinstance(response, nio.RoomCreateResponse)
-                room_id = response.room_id
-
-                # Join the room
-                response = await client.join(room_id)
-                print("Matrix join response:", response)
-                assert isinstance(response, nio.JoinResponse)
-
-                # Send a message to the room
-                response = await client.room_send(
-                    room_id=room_id,
-                    message_type="m.room.message",
-                    content={
-                        "msgtype": "m.text",
-                        "body": "Hello continuwuity!"
-                    }
-                )
-                print("Matrix room send response:", response)
-                assert isinstance(response, nio.RoomSendResponse)
-
-                # Sync responses
-                response = await client.sync(timeout=30000)
-                print("Matrix sync response:", response)
-                assert isinstance(response, nio.SyncResponse)
-
-                # Check the message was received by continuwuity
-                last_message = response.rooms.join[room_id].timeline.events[-1].body
-                assert last_message == "Hello continuwuity!"
-
-                # Leave the room
-                response = await client.room_leave(room_id)
-                print("Matrix room leave response:", response)
-                assert isinstance(response, nio.RoomLeaveResponse)
-
-                # Close the client
-                await client.close()
-
-
-            if __name__ == "__main__":
-                asyncio.run(main())
-          '';
-    in
    {
      # run some nixos tests as checks
      checks = lib.pipe self'.packages [
@@ -81,69 +18,106 @@
        # this test was initially yoinked from
        #
        # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/960ce26339661b1b69c6f12b9063ca51b688615f/nixos/tests/matrix/continuwuity.nix
-        (builtins.concatMap (
-          name:
-          builtins.map
-            (
-              { config, suffix }:
-              {
-                name = "test-${name}-${suffix}";
-                value = pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
-                  inherit name;
+        (builtins.map (name: {
+          name = "test-${name}";
+          value = pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
+            inherit name;

-                  nodes = {
-                    continuwuity = {
-                      services.matrix-continuwuity = {
-                        enable = true;
-                        package = self'.packages.${name};
-                        settings = config;
-                        extraEnvironment.RUST_BACKTRACE = "yes";
-                      };
-                      networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 6167 ];
-                    };
-                    client.environment.systemPackages = [ baseTestScript ];
-                  };
-
-                  testScript = ''
-                    start_all()
-
-                    with subtest("start continuwuity"):
-                          continuwuity.wait_for_unit("continuwuity.service")
-                          continuwuity.wait_for_open_port(6167)
-
-                    with subtest("ensure messages can be exchanged"):
-                          client.succeed("${lib.getExe baseTestScript} >&2")
-                  '';
-
-                };
-              }
-            )
-            [
-              {
-                suffix = "base";
-                config = {
-                  global = {
+            nodes = {
+              continuwuity = {
+                services.matrix-continuwuity = {
+                  enable = true;
+                  package = self'.packages.${name};
+                  settings.global = {
                    server_name = name;
                    address = [ "0.0.0.0" ];
                    allow_registration = true;
                    yes_i_am_very_very_sure_i_want_an_open_registration_server_prone_to_abuse = true;
                  };
+                  extraEnvironment.RUST_BACKTRACE = "yes";
                };
-              }
-              {
-                suffix = "with-room-version";
-                config = {
-                  global = {
-                    server_name = name;
-                    address = [ "0.0.0.0" ];
-                    allow_registration = true;
-                    yes_i_am_very_very_sure_i_want_an_open_registration_server_prone_to_abuse = true;
-                    default_room_version = "12";
-                  };
+                networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 6167 ];
+              };
+              client =
+                { pkgs, ... }:
+                {
+                  environment.systemPackages = [
+                    (pkgs.writers.writePython3Bin "do_test" { libraries = [ pkgs.python3Packages.matrix-nio ]; } ''
+                      import asyncio
+                      import nio
+
+
+                      async def main() -> None:
+                          # Connect to continuwuity
+                          client = nio.AsyncClient("http://continuwuity:6167", "alice")
+
+                          # Register as user alice
+                          response = await client.register("alice", "my-secret-password")
+
+                          # Log in as user alice
+                          response = await client.login("my-secret-password")
+
+                          # Create a new room
+                          response = await client.room_create(federate=False)
+                          print("Matrix room create response:", response)
+                          assert isinstance(response, nio.RoomCreateResponse)
+                          room_id = response.room_id
+
+                          # Join the room
+                          response = await client.join(room_id)
+                          print("Matrix join response:", response)
+                          assert isinstance(response, nio.JoinResponse)
+
+                          # Send a message to the room
+                          response = await client.room_send(
+                              room_id=room_id,
+                              message_type="m.room.message",
+                              content={
+                                  "msgtype": "m.text",
+                                  "body": "Hello continuwuity!"
+                              }
+                          )
+                          print("Matrix room send response:", response)
+                          assert isinstance(response, nio.RoomSendResponse)
+
+                          # Sync responses
+                          response = await client.sync(timeout=30000)
+                          print("Matrix sync response:", response)
+                          assert isinstance(response, nio.SyncResponse)
+
+                          # Check the message was received by continuwuity
+                          last_message = response.rooms.join[room_id].timeline.events[-1].body
+                          assert last_message == "Hello continuwuity!"
+
+                          # Leave the room
+                          response = await client.room_leave(room_id)
+                          print("Matrix room leave response:", response)
+                          assert isinstance(response, nio.RoomLeaveResponse)
+
+                          # Close the client
+                          await client.close()
+
+
+                      if __name__ == "__main__":
+                          asyncio.run(main())
+                    '')
+                  ];
                };
-              }
-            ]
-        ))
+            };
+
+            testScript = ''
+              start_all()
+
+              with subtest("start continuwuity"):
+                    continuwuity.wait_for_unit("continuwuity.service")
+                    continuwuity.wait_for_open_port(6167)
+
+              with subtest("ensure messages can be exchanged"):
+                    client.succeed("do_test >&2")
+            '';
+
+          };
+        }))
        builtins.listToAttrs
      ];
    };
--- a/release.toml
+++ b/release.toml
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tag-message = "chore: Release v{{version}}"
--- a/src/admin/query/room_timeline.rs
+++ b/src/admin/query/room_timeline.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub(super) async fn last(&self, room_id: OwnedRoomOrAliasId) -> Result {
 		.services
 		.rooms
 		.timeline
-		.last_timeline_count(&room_id)
+		.last_timeline_count(None, &room_id)
 		.await?;

 	self.write_str(&format!("{result:#?}")).await
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub(super) async fn pdus(
 		.services
 		.rooms
 		.timeline
-		.pdus_rev(&room_id, from)
+		.pdus_rev(None, &room_id, from)
 		.try_take(limit.unwrap_or(3))
 		.try_collect()
 		.await?;
--- a/src/admin/server/commands.rs
+++ b/src/admin/server/commands.rs
@@ -30,31 +30,10 @@ pub(super) async fn show_config(&self) -> Result {

 #[admin_command]
 pub(super) async fn reload_config(&self, path: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result {
-	// The path argument is only what's optionally passed via the admin command,
-	// so we need to merge it with the existing paths if any were given at startup.
-	let mut paths = Vec::new();
+	let path = path.as_deref().into_iter();
+	self.services.config.reload(path)?;

-	// Add previously saved paths to the argument list
-	self.services
-		.config
-		.config_paths
-		.clone()
-		.unwrap_or_default()
-		.iter()
-		.for_each(|p| paths.push(p.to_owned()));
-
-	// If a path is given, and it's not already in the list,
-	// add it last, so that it overrides earlier files
-	if let Some(p) = path {
-		if !paths.contains(&p) {
-			paths.push(p);
-		}
-	}
-
-	self.services.config.reload(&paths)?;
-
-	self.write_str(&format!("Successfully reconfigured from paths: {paths:?}"))
-		.await
+	self.write_str("Successfully reconfigured.").await
 }

 #[admin_command]
--- a/src/api/client/context.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/context.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_context_route(
 		.rooms
 		.timeline
 		.get_pdu(event_id)
-		.map_err(|_| err!(Request(NotFound("Event not found."))));
+		.map_err(|_| err!(Request(NotFound("Base event not found."))));

 	let visible = services
 		.rooms
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_context_route(
 	let (base_id, base_pdu, visible) = try_join3(base_id, base_pdu, visible).await?;

 	if base_pdu.room_id_or_hash() != *room_id || base_pdu.event_id != *event_id {
-		return Err!(Request(NotFound("Event not found.")));
+		return Err!(Request(NotFound("Base event not found.")));
 	}

 	if !visible {
@@ -82,25 +82,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_context_route(

 	let base_event = ignored_filter(&services, (base_count, base_pdu), sender_user);

-	// PDUs are used to get seen user IDs and then returned in response.
-
 	let events_before = services
 		.rooms
 		.timeline
-		.pdus_rev(room_id, Some(base_count))
+		.pdus_rev(Some(sender_user), room_id, Some(base_count))
 		.ignore_err()
-		.then(async |mut pdu| {
-			pdu.1.set_unsigned(Some(sender_user));
-			if let Err(e) = services
-				.rooms
-				.pdu_metadata
-				.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu.1)
-				.await
-			{
-				debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations: {e}");
-			}
-			pdu
-		})
 		.ready_filter_map(|item| event_filter(item, filter))
 		.wide_filter_map(|item| ignored_filter(&services, item, sender_user))
 		.wide_filter_map(|item| visibility_filter(&services, item, sender_user))
@@ -110,20 +96,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_context_route(
 	let events_after = services
 		.rooms
 		.timeline
-		.pdus(room_id, Some(base_count))
+		.pdus(Some(sender_user), room_id, Some(base_count))
 		.ignore_err()
-		.then(async |mut pdu| {
-			pdu.1.set_unsigned(Some(sender_user));
-			if let Err(e) = services
-				.rooms
-				.pdu_metadata
-				.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu.1)
-				.await
-			{
-				debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations: {e}");
-			}
-			pdu
-		})
 		.ready_filter_map(|item| event_filter(item, filter))
 		.wide_filter_map(|item| ignored_filter(&services, item, sender_user))
 		.wide_filter_map(|item| visibility_filter(&services, item, sender_user))
--- a/src/api/client/membership/join.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/join.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	},
 };

-use super::{banned_room_check, validate_remote_member_event_stub};
+use super::banned_room_check;
 use crate::Ruma;

 /// # `POST /_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/join`
@@ -837,13 +837,6 @@ async fn join_room_by_id_helper_local(
 			err!(BadServerResponse("Invalid make_join event json received from server: {e:?}"))
 		})?;

-	validate_remote_member_event_stub(
-		&MembershipState::Join,
-		sender_user,
-		room_id,
-		&join_event_stub,
-	)?;
-
 	let join_authorized_via_users_server = join_event_stub
 		.get("content")
 		.map(|s| {
--- a/src/api/client/membership/knock.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/knock.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 	},
 };

-use super::{banned_room_check, join::join_room_by_id_helper, validate_remote_member_event_stub};
+use super::{banned_room_check, join::join_room_by_id_helper};
 use crate::Ruma;

 /// # `POST /_matrix/client/*/knock/{roomIdOrAlias}`
@@ -408,13 +408,6 @@ async fn knock_room_helper_local(
 		err!(BadServerResponse("Invalid make_knock event json received from server: {e:?}"))
 	})?;

-	validate_remote_member_event_stub(
-		&MembershipState::Knock,
-		sender_user,
-		room_id,
-		&knock_event_stub,
-	)?;
-
 	knock_event_stub.insert(
 		"origin".to_owned(),
 		CanonicalJsonValue::String(services.globals.server_name().as_str().to_owned()),
--- a/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/leave.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 };
 use service::Services;

-use super::validate_remote_member_event_stub;
 use crate::Ruma;

 /// # `POST /_matrix/client/v3/rooms/{roomId}/leave`
@@ -325,13 +324,6 @@ pub async fn remote_leave_room<S: ::std::hash::BuildHasher>(
 		)))
 	})?;

-	validate_remote_member_event_stub(
-		&MembershipState::Leave,
-		user_id,
-		room_id,
-		&leave_event_stub,
-	)?;
-
 	// TODO: Is origin needed?
 	leave_event_stub.insert(
 		"origin".to_owned(),
--- a/src/api/client/membership/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/membership/mod.rs
@@ -13,14 +13,7 @@
 use axum::extract::State;
 use conduwuit::{Err, Result, warn};
 use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt};
-use ruma::{
-	CanonicalJsonObject, OwnedRoomId, RoomId, ServerName, UserId,
-	api::client::membership::joined_rooms,
-	events::{
-		StaticEventContent,
-		room::member::{MembershipState, RoomMemberEventContent},
-	},
-};
+use ruma::{OwnedRoomId, RoomId, ServerName, UserId, api::client::membership::joined_rooms};
 use service::Services;

 pub(crate) use self::{
@@ -160,80 +153,3 @@ pub(crate) async fn banned_room_check(

 	Ok(())
 }
-
-/// Validates that an event returned from a remote server by `/make_*`
-/// actually is a membership event with the expected fields.
-///
-/// Without checking this, the remote server could use the remote membership
-/// mechanism to trick our server into signing arbitrary malicious events.
-pub(crate) fn validate_remote_member_event_stub(
-	membership: &MembershipState,
-	user_id: &UserId,
-	room_id: &RoomId,
-	event_stub: &CanonicalJsonObject,
-) -> Result<()> {
-	let Some(event_type) = event_stub.get("type") else {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with missing type field"
-		));
-	};
-	if event_type != &RoomMemberEventContent::TYPE {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with invalid event type"
-		));
-	}
-
-	let Some(sender) = event_stub.get("sender") else {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with missing sender field"
-		));
-	};
-	if sender != &user_id.as_str() {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with incorrect sender"
-		));
-	}
-
-	let Some(state_key) = event_stub.get("state_key") else {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with missing state_key field"
-		));
-	};
-	if state_key != &user_id.as_str() {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with incorrect state_key"
-		));
-	}
-
-	let Some(event_room_id) = event_stub.get("room_id") else {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with missing room_id field"
-		));
-	};
-	if event_room_id != &room_id.as_str() {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with incorrect room_id"
-		));
-	}
-
-	let Some(content) = event_stub
-		.get("content")
-		.and_then(|content| content.as_object())
-	else {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with missing content field"
-		));
-	};
-	let Some(event_membership) = content.get("membership") else {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with missing membership field"
-		));
-	};
-	if event_membership != &membership.as_str() {
-		return Err!(BadServerResponse(
-			"Remote server returned member event with incorrect room_id"
-		));
-	}
-
-	Ok(())
-}
--- a/src/api/client/message.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/message.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use axum::extract::State;
 use axum_client_ip::InsecureClientIp;
 use conduwuit::{
-	Err, Result, at, debug_warn,
+	Err, Result, at,
 	matrix::{
 		event::{Event, Matches},
 		pdu::PduCount,
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_message_events_route(
 		| Direction::Forward => services
 			.rooms
 			.timeline
-			.pdus(room_id, Some(from))
+			.pdus(Some(sender_user), room_id, Some(from))
 			.ignore_err()
 			.boxed(),

 		| Direction::Backward => services
 			.rooms
 			.timeline
-			.pdus_rev(room_id, Some(from))
+			.pdus_rev(Some(sender_user), room_id, Some(from))
 			.ignore_err()
 			.boxed(),
 	};
@@ -140,18 +140,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_message_events_route(
 		.wide_filter_map(|item| ignored_filter(&services, item, sender_user))
 		.wide_filter_map(|item| visibility_filter(&services, item, sender_user))
 		.take(limit)
-		.then(async |mut pdu| {
-			pdu.1.set_unsigned(Some(sender_user));
-			if let Err(e) = services
-				.rooms
-				.pdu_metadata
-				.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu.1)
-				.await
-			{
-				debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations: {e}");
-			}
-			pdu
-		})
 		.collect()
 		.await;

--- a/src/api/client/relations.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/relations.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use axum::extract::State;
 use conduwuit::{
-	Err, Result, at, debug_warn,
+	Result, at,
 	matrix::{Event, event::RelationTypeEqual, pdu::PduCount},
 	utils::{IterStream, ReadyExt, result::FlatOk, stream::WidebandExt},
 };
@@ -109,16 +109,6 @@ async fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
 	recurse: bool,
 	dir: Direction,
 ) -> Result<get_relating_events::v1::Response> {
-	if !services
-		.rooms
-		.state_accessor
-		.user_can_see_event(sender_user, room_id, target)
-		.await
-	{
-		debug_warn!(req_evt = ?target, ?room_id, "Event relations requested by {sender_user} but is not allowed to see it, returning 404");
-		return Err!(Request(NotFound("Event not found.")));
-	}
-
 	let start: PduCount = from
 		.map(str::parse)
 		.transpose()?
@@ -139,6 +129,11 @@ async fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
 	// Spec (v1.10) recommends depth of at least 3
 	let depth: u8 = if recurse { 3 } else { 1 };

+	// Check if this is a thread request
+	let is_thread = filter_rel_type
+		.as_ref()
+		.is_some_and(|rel| *rel == RelationType::Thread);
+
 	let events: Vec<_> = services
 		.rooms
 		.pdu_metadata
@@ -157,24 +152,40 @@ async fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
 		})
 		.stream()
 		.ready_take_while(|(count, _)| Some(*count) != to)
-		.take(limit)
 		.wide_filter_map(|item| visibility_filter(services, sender_user, item))
-		.then(async |mut pdu| {
-			if let Err(e) = services
-				.rooms
-				.pdu_metadata
-				.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu.1)
-				.await
-			{
-				debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations to relation: {e}");
-			}
-			pdu
-		})
+		.take(limit)
 		.collect()
 		.await;

+	// For threads, check if we should include the root event
+	let mut root_event = None;
+	if is_thread && dir == Direction::Backward {
+		// Check if we've reached the beginning of the thread
+		// (fewer events than requested means we've exhausted the thread)
+		if events.len() < limit {
+			// Try to get the thread root event
+			if let Ok(root_pdu) = services.rooms.timeline.get_pdu(target).await {
+				// Check visibility
+				if services
+					.rooms
+					.state_accessor
+					.user_can_see_event(sender_user, room_id, target)
+					.await
+				{
+					// Store the root event to add to the response
+					root_event = Some(root_pdu);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Determine if there are more events to fetch
-	let has_more = events.len() >= limit;
+	let has_more = if root_event.is_some() {
+		false // We've included the root, no more events
+	} else {
+		// Check if we got a full page of results (might be more)
+		events.len() >= limit
+	};

 	let next_batch = if has_more {
 		match dir {
@@ -186,10 +197,11 @@ async fn paginate_relations_with_filter(
 		None
 	};

-	let chunk: Vec<_> = events
+	// Build the response chunk with thread root if needed
+	let chunk: Vec<_> = root_event
 		.into_iter()
-		.map(at!(1))
 		.map(Event::into_format)
+		.chain(events.into_iter().map(at!(1)).map(Event::into_format))
 		.collect();

 	Ok(get_relating_events::v1::Response {
--- a/src/api/client/room/event.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/room/event.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use axum::extract::State;
-use conduwuit::{Err, Event, Result, debug_warn, err};
+use conduwuit::{Err, Event, Result, err};
 use futures::{FutureExt, TryFutureExt, future::try_join};
 use ruma::api::client::room::get_room_event;

@@ -33,16 +33,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_room_event_route(
 		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("You don't have permission to view this event.")));
 	}

-	if let Err(e) = services
-		.rooms
-		.pdu_metadata
-		.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(body.sender_user(), &mut event)
-		.await
-	{
-		debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations to event: {e}");
-	}
-
-	event.set_unsigned(body.sender_user.as_deref());
+	event.add_age().ok();

 	Ok(get_room_event::v3::Response { event: event.into_format() })
 }
--- a/src/api/client/room/initial_sync.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/room/initial_sync.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use axum::extract::State;
 use conduwuit::{
-	Err, Event, Result, at, debug_warn,
+	Err, Event, Result, at,
 	utils::{BoolExt, stream::TryTools},
 };
 use futures::{FutureExt, TryStreamExt, future::try_join4};
@@ -40,28 +40,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn room_initial_sync_route(
 		.map_ok(Event::into_format)
 		.try_collect::<Vec<_>>();

-	// Events are returned in body
-
 	let limit = LIMIT_MAX;
 	let events = services
 		.rooms
 		.timeline
-		.pdus_rev(room_id, None)
+		.pdus_rev(None, room_id, None)
 		.try_take(limit)
-		.and_then(async |mut pdu| {
-			pdu.1.set_unsigned(body.sender_user.as_deref());
-			if let Some(sender_user) = body.sender_user.as_deref() {
-				if let Err(e) = services
-					.rooms
-					.pdu_metadata
-					.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu.1)
-					.await
-				{
-					debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations: {e}");
-				}
-			}
-			Ok(pdu)
-		})
 		.try_collect::<Vec<_>>();

 	let (membership, visibility, state, events) =
--- a/src/api/client/room/upgrade.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/room/upgrade.rs
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn upgrade_room_route(
 		return Err!(Request(UserSuspended("You cannot perform this action while suspended.")));
 	}

-	// Make sure this isn't the admin room
-	// Admin room upgrades are hacky and should be done manually instead.
-	if services.admin.is_admin_room(&body.room_id).await {
-		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("Upgrading the admin room this way is not allowed.")));
-	}
-
 	// First, check if the user has permission to upgrade the room (send tombstone
 	// event)
 	let old_room_state_lock = services.rooms.state.mutex.lock(&body.room_id).await;
@@ -272,7 +266,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn upgrade_room_route(
 			.room_state_keys(&body.room_id, event_type)
 			.await?;
 		for state_key in state_keys {
-			let mut event_content = match services
+			let event_content = match services
 				.rooms
 				.state_accessor
 				.room_state_get(&body.room_id, event_type, &state_key)
@@ -285,21 +279,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn upgrade_room_route(
 				// If the event content is empty, we skip it
 				continue;
 			}
-			// If this is a power levels event, and the new room version has creators,
-			// we need to make sure they dont appear in the users block of power levels.
-			if *event_type == StateEventType::RoomPowerLevels {
-				// TODO(v12): additional creators
-				let creators = vec![sender_user];
-				let mut power_levels_event_content: RoomPowerLevelsEventContent =
-					serde_json::from_str(event_content.get()).map_err(|_| {
-						err!(Request(BadJson("Power levels event content is not valid")))
-					})?;
-				for creator in creators {
-					power_levels_event_content.users.remove(creator);
-				}
-				event_content = to_raw_value(&power_levels_event_content)
-					.expect("event is valid, we just deserialized and modified it");
-			}

 			services
 				.rooms
--- a/src/api/client/search.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/search.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 use axum::extract::State;
 use conduwuit::{
-	Err, Result, at, debug_warn, is_true,
+	Err, Result, at, is_true,
 	matrix::Event,
 	result::FlatOk,
 	utils::{IterStream, stream::ReadyExt},
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn search_events_route(

 	Ok(Response {
 		search_categories: ResultCategories {
-			room_events: Box::pin(room_events_result)
+			room_events: room_events_result
 				.await
 				.unwrap_or_else(|| Ok(ResultRoomEvents::default()))?,
 		},
@@ -110,12 +110,7 @@ async fn category_room_events(
 				limit,
 			};

-			let (count, results) = services
-				.rooms
-				.search
-				.search_pdus(&query, sender_user)
-				.await
-				.ok()?;
+			let (count, results) = services.rooms.search.search_pdus(&query).await.ok()?;

 			results
 				.collect::<Vec<_>>()
@@ -149,17 +144,6 @@ async fn category_room_events(
 		.map(at!(2))
 		.flatten()
 		.stream()
-		.then(|mut pdu| async {
-			if let Err(e) = services
-				.rooms
-				.pdu_metadata
-				.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu)
-				.await
-			{
-				debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations to search result: {e}");
-			}
-			pdu
-		})
 		.map(Event::into_format)
 		.map(|result| SearchResult {
 			rank: None,
--- a/src/api/client/state.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/state.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_state_events_for_key_route(
 				"content": event.content(),
 				"event_id": event.event_id(),
 				"origin_server_ts": event.origin_server_ts(),
-				"room_id": event.room_id_or_hash(),
+				"room_id": event.room_id(),
 				"sender": event.sender(),
 				"state_key": event.state_key(),
 				"type": event.kind(),
--- a/src/api/client/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/sync/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use std::collections::VecDeque;

 use conduwuit::{
-	Event, PduCount, Result, debug_warn, err,
+	Event, PduCount, Result, err,
 	matrix::pdu::PduEvent,
 	ref_at, trace,
 	utils::stream::{BroadbandExt, ReadyExt, TryIgnore},
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async fn load_timeline(
 			let last_timeline_count = services
 				.rooms
 				.timeline
-				.last_timeline_count(room_id)
+				.last_timeline_count(Some(sender_user), room_id)
 				.await
 				.map_err(|err| {
 					err!(Database(warn!("Failed to fetch end of room timeline: {}", err)))
@@ -71,24 +71,13 @@ async fn load_timeline(
 			services
 				.rooms
 				.timeline
-				.pdus_rev(room_id, ending_count.map(|count| count.saturating_add(1)))
+				.pdus_rev(
+					Some(sender_user),
+					room_id,
+					ending_count.map(|count| count.saturating_add(1)),
+				)
 				.ignore_err()
 				.ready_take_while(move |&(pducount, _)| pducount > starting_count)
-				.map(move |mut pdu| {
-					pdu.1.set_unsigned(Some(sender_user));
-					pdu
-				})
-				.then(async move |mut pdu| {
-					if let Err(e) = services
-						.rooms
-						.pdu_metadata
-						.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu.1)
-						.await
-					{
-						debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations: {e}");
-					}
-					pdu
-				})
 				.boxed()
 		},
 		| None => {
@@ -97,23 +86,12 @@ async fn load_timeline(
 			services
 				.rooms
 				.timeline
-				.pdus_rev(room_id, ending_count.map(|count| count.saturating_add(1)))
+				.pdus_rev(
+					Some(sender_user),
+					room_id,
+					ending_count.map(|count| count.saturating_add(1)),
+				)
 				.ignore_err()
-				.map(move |mut pdu| {
-					pdu.1.set_unsigned(Some(sender_user));
-					pdu
-				})
-				.then(async move |mut pdu| {
-					if let Err(e) = services
-						.rooms
-						.pdu_metadata
-						.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu.1)
-						.await
-					{
-						debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations: {e}");
-					}
-					pdu
-				})
 				.boxed()
 		},
 	};
--- a/src/api/client/sync/v3/state.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/sync/v3/state.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub(super) async fn build_state_incremental<'a>(
 		let last_pdu_of_last_sync = services
 			.rooms
 			.timeline
-			.pdus_rev(room_id, Some(last_sync_end_count.saturating_add(1)))
+			.pdus_rev(Some(sender_user), room_id, Some(last_sync_end_count.saturating_add(1)))
 			.boxed()
 			.next()
 			.await
--- a/src/api/client/threads.rs
+++ b/src/api/client/threads.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use axum::extract::State;
 use conduwuit::{
-	Result, at, debug_warn,
+	Result, at,
 	matrix::{
 		Event,
 		pdu::{PduCount, PduEvent},
@@ -45,17 +45,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_threads_route(
 				.await
 				.then_some((count, pdu))
 		})
-		.then(|(count, mut pdu)| async move {
-			if let Err(e) = services
-				.rooms
-				.pdu_metadata
-				.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(body.sender_user(), &mut pdu)
-				.await
-			{
-				debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations to thread: {e}");
-			}
-			(count, pdu)
-		})
 		.collect()
 		.await;

--- a/src/api/server/backfill.rs
+++ b/src/api/server/backfill.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use axum::extract::State;
 use conduwuit::{
 	Event, PduCount, Result,
-	result::LogErr,
 	utils::{IterStream, ReadyExt, stream::TryTools},
 };
 use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_backfill_route(
 		pdus: services
 			.rooms
 			.timeline
-			.pdus_rev(&body.room_id, Some(from.saturating_add(1)))
+			.pdus_rev(None, &body.room_id, Some(from.saturating_add(1)))
 			.try_take(limit)
 			.try_filter_map(|(_, pdu)| async move {
 				Ok(services
@@ -73,15 +72,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_backfill_route(
 					.await
 					.then_some(pdu))
 			})
-			.and_then(async |mut pdu| {
-				// Strip the transaction ID, as that is private
-				pdu.remove_transaction_id().log_err().ok();
-				// Add age, as this is specified
-				pdu.add_age().log_err().ok();
-				// It's not clear if we should strip or add any more data, leave as is.
-				// In particular: Redaction?
-				Ok(pdu)
-			})
 			.try_filter_map(|pdu| async move {
 				Ok(services
 					.rooms
--- a/src/api/server/invite.rs
+++ b/src/api/server/invite.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 use ruma::{
 	CanonicalJsonValue, OwnedUserId, UserId,
 	api::{client::error::ErrorKind, federation::membership::create_invite},
-	events::room::member::{MembershipState, RoomMemberEventContent},
 	serde::JsonObject,
 };

@@ -61,46 +60,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn create_invite_route(
 	let mut signed_event = utils::to_canonical_object(&body.event)
 		.map_err(|_| err!(Request(InvalidParam("Invite event is invalid."))))?;

-	// Ensure this is a membership event
-	if signed_event
-		.get("type")
-		.expect("event must have a type")
-		.as_str()
-		.expect("type must be a string")
-		!= "m.room.member"
-	{
-		return Err!(Request(BadJson(
-			"Not allowed to send non-membership event to invite endpoint."
-		)));
-	}
-
-	let content: RoomMemberEventContent = serde_json::from_value(
-		signed_event
-			.get("content")
-			.ok_or_else(|| err!(Request(BadJson("Event missing content property"))))?
-			.clone()
-			.into(),
-	)
-	.map_err(|e| err!(Request(BadJson(warn!("Event content is empty or invalid: {e}")))))?;
-
-	// Ensure this is an invite membership event
-	if content.membership != MembershipState::Invite {
-		return Err!(Request(BadJson(
-			"Not allowed to send a non-invite membership event to invite endpoint."
-		)));
-	}
-
-	// Ensure the sending user isn't a lying bozo
-	let sender_server = signed_event
-		.get("sender")
-		.try_into()
-		.map(UserId::server_name)
-		.map_err(|e| err!(Request(InvalidParam("Invalid sender property: {e}"))))?;
-	if sender_server != body.origin() {
-		return Err!(Request(Forbidden("Sender's server does not match the origin server.",)));
-	}
-
-	// Ensure the target user belongs to this server
 	let recipient_user: OwnedUserId = signed_event
 		.get("state_key")
 		.try_into()
--- a/src/core/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/config/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use std::{
 	collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet},
 	net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, Ipv6Addr, SocketAddr},
-	path::PathBuf,
+	path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };

 use conduwuit_macros::config_example_generator;
@@ -53,13 +53,9 @@
 ### For more information, see:
 ### https://continuwuity.org/configuration.html
 "#,
-	ignore = "config_paths catchall well_known tls blurhashing allow_invalid_tls_certificates_yes_i_know_what_the_fuck_i_am_doing_with_this_and_i_know_this_is_insecure"
+	ignore = "catchall well_known tls blurhashing allow_invalid_tls_certificates_yes_i_know_what_the_fuck_i_am_doing_with_this_and_i_know_this_is_insecure"
 )]
 pub struct Config {
-	// Paths to config file(s). Not supposed to be set manually in the config file,
-	// only updated dynamically from the --config option given at runtime.
-	pub config_paths: Option<Vec<PathBuf>>,
-
 	/// The server_name is the pretty name of this server. It is used as a
 	/// suffix for user and room IDs/aliases.
 	///
@@ -69,8 +65,8 @@ pub struct Config {
 	/// Also see the `[global.well_known]` config section at the very bottom.
 	///
 	/// Examples of delegation:
-	/// - https://continuwuity.org/.well-known/matrix/server
-	/// - https://continuwuity.org/.well-known/matrix/client
+	/// - https://puppygock.gay/.well-known/matrix/server
+	/// - https://puppygock.gay/.well-known/matrix/client
 	///
 	/// YOU NEED TO EDIT THIS. THIS CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER WITHOUT A DATABASE
 	/// WIPE.
@@ -707,13 +703,10 @@ pub struct Config {
 	pub allow_unstable_room_versions: bool,

 	/// Default room version continuwuity will create rooms with.
-	/// Note that this has to be a string since the room version is a string
-	/// rather than an integer. Forgetting the quotes will make the server fail
-	/// to start!
 	///
-	/// Per spec, room version "11" is the default.
+	/// Per spec, room version 11 is the default.
 	///
-	/// default: "11"
+	/// default: 11
 	#[serde(default = "default_default_room_version")]
 	pub default_room_version: RoomVersionId,

@@ -737,13 +730,6 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default = "default_otlp_filter", alias = "jaeger_filter")]
 	pub otlp_filter: String,

-	/// Protocol to use for OTLP tracing export. Options are "http" or "grpc".
-	/// The HTTP protocol uses port 4318 by default, while gRPC uses port 4317.
-	///
-	/// default: "http"
-	#[serde(default = "default_otlp_protocol")]
-	pub otlp_protocol: String,
-
 	/// If the 'perf_measurements' compile-time feature is enabled, enables
 	/// collecting folded stack trace profile of tracing spans using
 	/// tracing_flame. The resulting profile can be visualized with inferno[1],
@@ -1238,12 +1224,6 @@ pub struct Config {
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub rocksdb_repair: bool,

-	#[serde(default)]
-	pub rocksdb_read_only: bool,
-
-	#[serde(default)]
-	pub rocksdb_secondary: bool,
-
 	/// Enables idle CPU priority for compaction thread. This is not enabled by
 	/// default to prevent compaction from falling too far behind on busy
 	/// systems.
@@ -1759,7 +1739,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 	/// a normal continuwuity admin command. The reply will be publicly visible
 	/// to the room, originating from the sender.
 	///
-	/// example: \\!admin debug ping continuwuity.org
+	/// example: \\!admin debug ping puppygock.gay
 	#[serde(default = "true_fn")]
 	pub admin_escape_commands: bool,

@@ -1777,8 +1757,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 	/// For example: `./continuwuity --execute "server admin-notice continuwuity
 	/// has started up at $(date)"`
 	///
-	/// example: admin_execute = ["debug ping continuwuity.org", "debug echo
-	/// hi"]`
+	/// example: admin_execute = ["debug ping puppygock.gay", "debug echo hi"]`
 	///
 	/// default: []
 	#[serde(default)]
@@ -2238,24 +2217,26 @@ struct ListeningAddr {

 impl Config {
 	/// Pre-initialize config
-	pub fn load(paths: &[PathBuf]) -> Result<Figment> {
+	pub fn load<'a, I>(paths: I) -> Result<Figment>
+	where
+		I: Iterator<Item = &'a Path>,
+	{
 		let envs = [
 			Env::var("CONDUIT_CONFIG"),
 			Env::var("CONDUWUIT_CONFIG"),
 			Env::var("CONTINUWUITY_CONFIG"),
 		];
-		let mut config = envs
+
+		let config = envs
 			.into_iter()
 			.flatten()
 			.map(Toml::file)
-			.chain(paths.iter().cloned().map(Toml::file))
+			.chain(paths.map(Toml::file))
 			.fold(Figment::new(), |config, file| config.merge(file.nested()))
 			.merge(Env::prefixed("CONDUIT_").global().split("__"))
 			.merge(Env::prefixed("CONDUWUIT_").global().split("__"))
 			.merge(Env::prefixed("CONTINUWUITY_").global().split("__"));

-		config = config.join(("config_paths", paths));
-
 		Ok(config)
 	}

@@ -2426,8 +2407,6 @@ fn default_otlp_filter() -> String {
 		.to_owned()
 }

-fn default_otlp_protocol() -> String { "http".to_owned() }
-
 fn default_tracing_flame_output_path() -> String { "./tracing.folded".to_owned() }

 fn default_trusted_servers() -> Vec<OwnedServerName> {
--- a/src/core/info/room_version.rs
+++ b/src/core/info/room_version.rs
@@ -14,12 +14,11 @@
 	RoomVersionId::V9,
 	RoomVersionId::V10,
 	RoomVersionId::V11,
-	RoomVersionId::V12,
 ];

 /// Experimental, partially supported room versions
 pub const UNSTABLE_ROOM_VERSIONS: &[RoomVersionId] =
-	&[RoomVersionId::V3, RoomVersionId::V4, RoomVersionId::V5];
+	&[RoomVersionId::V3, RoomVersionId::V4, RoomVersionId::V5, RoomVersionId::V12];

 type RoomVersion = (RoomVersionId, RoomVersionStability);

--- a/src/core/matrix/event/format.rs
+++ b/src/core/matrix/event/format.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ fn from(event: Ref<'a, E>) -> Self {
 			"content": content,
 			"event_id": event.event_id(),
 			"origin_server_ts": event.origin_server_ts(),
-			"room_id": event.room_id_or_hash(),
+			"room_id": event.room_id(),
 			"sender": event.sender(),
 			"type": event.kind(),
 		});
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ fn from(event: Ref<'a, E>) -> Self {
 			"content": event.content(),
 			"event_id": event.event_id(),
 			"origin_server_ts": event.origin_server_ts(),
-			"room_id": event.room_id_or_hash(),
+			"room_id": event.room_id(),
 			"sender": event.sender(),
 			"state_key": event.state_key(),
 			"type": event.kind(),
--- a/src/core/matrix/pdu/unsigned.rs
+++ b/src/core/matrix/pdu/unsigned.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
-use std::{borrow::Borrow, collections::BTreeMap};
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;

 use ruma::MilliSecondsSinceUnixEpoch;
 use serde_json::value::{RawValue as RawJsonValue, Value as JsonValue, to_raw_value};

 use super::Pdu;
-use crate::{Result, err, implement, result::LogErr};
-
-/// Set the `unsigned` field of the PDU using only information in the PDU.
-/// Some unsigned data is already set within the database (eg. prev events,
-/// threads). Once this is done, other data must be calculated from the database
-/// (eg. relations) This is for server-to-client events.
-/// Backfill handles this itself.
-#[implement(Pdu)]
-pub fn set_unsigned(&mut self, user_id: Option<&ruma::UserId>) {
-	if Some(self.sender.borrow()) != user_id {
-		self.remove_transaction_id().log_err().ok();
-	}
-	self.add_age().log_err().ok();
-}
+use crate::{Result, err, implement};

 #[implement(Pdu)]
 pub fn remove_transaction_id(&mut self) -> Result {
--- a/src/core/matrix/state_res/event_auth.rs
+++ b/src/core/matrix/state_res/event_auth.rs
@@ -558,19 +558,12 @@ pub async fn auth_check<E, F, Fut>(
 	// If type is m.room.power_levels
 	if *incoming_event.event_type() == TimelineEventType::RoomPowerLevels {
 		debug!("starting m.room.power_levels check");
-		let mut creators = BTreeSet::new();
-		if room_version.explicitly_privilege_room_creators {
-			creators.insert(create_event.sender().to_owned());
-			for creator in room_create_content.additional_creators.iter().flatten() {
-				creators.insert(creator.deserialize()?);
-			}
-		}
+
 		match check_power_levels(
 			room_version,
 			incoming_event,
 			power_levels_event.as_ref(),
 			sender_power_level,
-			&creators,
 		) {
 			| Some(required_pwr_lvl) =>
 				if !required_pwr_lvl {
@@ -1228,8 +1221,8 @@ fn check_power_levels(
 	power_event: &impl Event,
 	previous_power_event: Option<&impl Event>,
 	user_level: Int,
-	creators: &BTreeSet<OwnedUserId>,
 ) -> Option<bool> {
+	// TODO(hydra): This function does not care about creators!
 	match power_event.state_key() {
 		| Some("") => {},
 		| Some(key) => {
@@ -1294,10 +1287,6 @@ fn check_power_levels(
 	for user in user_levels_to_check {
 		let old_level = old_state.users.get(user);
 		let new_level = new_state.users.get(user);
-		if new_level.is_some() && creators.contains(user) {
-			warn!("creators cannot appear in the users list of m.room.power_levels");
-			return Some(false); // cannot alter creator power level
-		}
 		if old_level.is_some() && new_level.is_some() && old_level == new_level {
 			continue;
 		}
--- a/src/database/engine.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@

 use conduwuit::{Err, Result, debug, info, warn};
 use rocksdb::{
-	AsColumnFamilyRef, BoundColumnFamily, DBCommon, DBWithThreadMode, MultiThreaded,
+	AsColumnFamilyRef, BoundColumnFamily, DBCommon, MultiThreaded, OptimisticTransactionDB,
 	WaitForCompactOptions,
 };

@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ pub struct Engine {
 	pub(crate) db: Db,
 	pub(crate) pool: Arc<Pool>,
 	pub(crate) ctx: Arc<Context>,
-	pub(super) read_only: bool,
-	pub(super) secondary: bool,
 	pub(crate) checksums: bool,
 	corks: AtomicU32,
 }

-pub(crate) type Db = DBWithThreadMode<MultiThreaded>;
+pub(crate) type Db = OptimisticTransactionDB<MultiThreaded>;

 impl Engine {
 	#[tracing::instrument(
@@ -129,14 +127,6 @@ pub fn current_sequence(&self) -> u64 {

 		sequence
 	}
-
-	#[inline]
-	#[must_use]
-	pub fn is_read_only(&self) -> bool { self.secondary || self.read_only }
-
-	#[inline]
-	#[must_use]
-	pub fn is_secondary(&self) -> bool { self.secondary }
 }

 impl Drop for Engine {
--- a/src/database/engine/backup.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine/backup.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ pub fn backup(&self) -> Result {
 	let mut engine = self.backup_engine()?;
 	let config = &self.ctx.server.config;
 	if config.database_backups_to_keep > 0 {
-		let flush = !self.is_read_only();
 		engine
-			.create_new_backup_flush(&self.db, flush)
+			.create_new_backup_flush(&self.db, true)
 			.map_err(map_err)?;

 		let engine_info = engine.get_backup_info();
--- a/src/database/engine/memory_usage.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine/memory_usage.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::fmt::Write;

 use conduwuit::{Result, implement};
-use rocksdb::perf::get_memory_usage_stats;
+use rocksdb::perf::MemoryUsageBuilder;

 use super::Engine;
 use crate::or_else;
@@ -9,16 +9,21 @@
 #[implement(Engine)]
 pub fn memory_usage(&self) -> Result<String> {
 	let mut res = String::new();
-	let stats = get_memory_usage_stats(Some(&[&self.db]), Some(&[&*self.ctx.row_cache.lock()]))
-		.or_else(or_else)?;
+
+	let mut builder = MemoryUsageBuilder::new().or_else(or_else)?;
+	builder.add_db(&self.db);
+	builder.add_cache(&self.ctx.row_cache.lock());
+
+	let usage = builder.build().or_else(or_else)?;
+
 	let mibs = |input| f64::from(u32::try_from(input / 1024).unwrap_or(0)) / 1024.0;
 	writeln!(
 		res,
 		"Memory buffers: {:.2} MiB\nPending write: {:.2} MiB\nTable readers: {:.2} MiB\nRow \
 		 cache: {:.2} MiB",
-		mibs(stats.mem_table_total),
-		mibs(stats.mem_table_unflushed),
-		mibs(stats.mem_table_readers_total),
+		mibs(usage.approximate_mem_table_total()),
+		mibs(usage.approximate_mem_table_unflushed()),
+		mibs(usage.approximate_mem_table_readers_total()),
 		mibs(u64::try_from(self.ctx.row_cache.lock().get_usage())?),
 	)?;

--- a/src/database/engine/open.rs
+++ b/src/database/engine/open.rs
@@ -35,14 +35,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn open(ctx: Arc<Context>, desc: &[Descriptor]) -> Result<Arc<S
 	}

 	debug!("Opening database...");
-	let db = if config.rocksdb_read_only {
-		Db::open_cf_descriptors_read_only(&db_opts, path, cfds, false)
-	} else if config.rocksdb_secondary {
-		Db::open_cf_descriptors_as_secondary(&db_opts, path, path, cfds)
-	} else {
-		Db::open_cf_descriptors(&db_opts, path, cfds)
-	}
-	.or_else(or_else)?;
+	let db = Db::open_cf_descriptors(&db_opts, path, cfds).or_else(or_else)?;

 	info!(
 		columns = num_cfds,
@@ -55,8 +48,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn open(ctx: Arc<Context>, desc: &[Descriptor]) -> Result<Arc<S
 		db,
 		pool: ctx.pool.clone(),
 		ctx: ctx.clone(),
-		read_only: config.rocksdb_read_only,
-		secondary: config.rocksdb_secondary,
 		checksums: config.rocksdb_checksums,
 		corks: AtomicU32::new(0),
 	}))
--- a/src/database/map/insert.rs
+++ b/src/database/map/insert.rs
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub fn insert_batch<'a, I, K, V>(&'a self, iter: I)
 	K: AsRef<[u8]> + Sized + Debug + 'a,
 	V: AsRef<[u8]> + Sized + 'a,
 {
-	let mut batch = WriteBatchWithTransaction::<false>::default();
+	let mut batch = WriteBatchWithTransaction::<true>::default();
 	for (key, val) in iter {
 		batch.put_cf(&self.cf(), key.as_ref(), val.as_ref());
 	}
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -77,14 +77,6 @@ pub fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&MapsKey, &MapsVal)> + Send + '_ {

 	#[inline]
 	pub fn keys(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &MapsKey> + Send + '_ { self.maps.keys() }
-
-	#[inline]
-	#[must_use]
-	pub fn is_read_only(&self) -> bool { self.db.is_read_only() }
-
-	#[inline]
-	#[must_use]
-	pub fn is_secondary(&self) -> bool { self.db.is_secondary() }
 }

 impl Index<&str> for Database {
--- a/src/main/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/main/Cargo.toml
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ standard = [
 	"systemd",
 	"url_preview",
 	"zstd_compression",
-    "sentry_telemetry",
-    "otlp_telemetry"
+    "sentry_telemetry"
 ]
 full = [
    "standard",
@@ -125,15 +124,12 @@ ldap = [
 media_thumbnail = [
 	"conduwuit-service/media_thumbnail",
 ]
-otlp_telemetry = [
+perf_measurements = [
 	"dep:opentelemetry",
+	"dep:tracing-flame",
 	"dep:tracing-opentelemetry",
 	"dep:opentelemetry_sdk",
 	"dep:opentelemetry-otlp",
-]
-perf_measurements = [
-	"dep:tracing-flame",
-	"otlp_telemetry",
 	"conduwuit-core/perf_measurements",
 	"conduwuit-core/sentry_telemetry",
 ]
--- a/src/main/logging.rs
+++ b/src/main/logging.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@
 	log::{ConsoleFormat, ConsoleWriter, LogLevelReloadHandles, capture, fmt_span},
 	result::UnwrapOrErr,
 };
-#[cfg(feature = "otlp_telemetry")]
+#[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
 use opentelemetry::trace::TracerProvider;
-#[cfg(feature = "otlp_telemetry")]
-use opentelemetry_otlp::WithExportConfig;
 use tracing_subscriber::{EnvFilter, Layer, Registry, fmt, layer::SubscriberExt, reload};

 #[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
@@ -72,57 +70,6 @@ pub(crate) fn init(
 		subscriber.with(sentry_layer.with_filter(sentry_reload_filter))
 	};

-	#[cfg(feature = "otlp_telemetry")]
-	let subscriber = {
-		let otlp_filter = EnvFilter::try_new(&config.otlp_filter)
-			.map_err(|e| err!(Config("otlp_filter", "{e}.")))?;
-
-		let otlp_layer = config.allow_otlp.then(|| {
-			opentelemetry::global::set_text_map_propagator(
-				opentelemetry_sdk::propagation::TraceContextPropagator::new(),
-			);
-
-			let exporter = match config.otlp_protocol.as_str() {
-				| "grpc" => opentelemetry_otlp::SpanExporter::builder()
-					.with_tonic()
-					.with_protocol(opentelemetry_otlp::Protocol::Grpc)
-					.build()
-					.expect("Failed to create OTLP gRPC exporter"),
-				| "http" => opentelemetry_otlp::SpanExporter::builder()
-					.with_http()
-					.build()
-					.expect("Failed to create OTLP HTTP exporter"),
-				| protocol => {
-					debug_warn!(
-						"Invalid OTLP protocol '{}', falling back to HTTP. Valid options are \
-						 'http' or 'grpc'.",
-						protocol
-					);
-					opentelemetry_otlp::SpanExporter::builder()
-						.with_http()
-						.build()
-						.expect("Failed to create OTLP HTTP exporter")
-				},
-			};
-
-			let provider = opentelemetry_sdk::trace::SdkTracerProvider::builder()
-				.with_batch_exporter(exporter)
-				.build();
-
-			let tracer = provider.tracer(conduwuit_core::name());
-
-			let telemetry = tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer);
-
-			let (otlp_reload_filter, otlp_reload_handle) =
-				reload::Layer::new(otlp_filter.clone());
-			reload_handles.add("otlp", Box::new(otlp_reload_handle));
-
-			Some(telemetry.with_filter(otlp_reload_filter))
-		});
-
-		subscriber.with(otlp_layer)
-	};
-
 	#[cfg(feature = "perf_measurements")]
 	let (subscriber, flame_guard) = {
 		let (flame_layer, flame_guard) = if config.tracing_flame {
@@ -142,7 +89,35 @@ pub(crate) fn init(
 			(None, None)
 		};

-		let subscriber = subscriber.with(flame_layer);
+		let otlp_filter = EnvFilter::try_new(&config.otlp_filter)
+			.map_err(|e| err!(Config("otlp_filter", "{e}.")))?;
+
+		let otlp_layer = config.allow_otlp.then(|| {
+			opentelemetry::global::set_text_map_propagator(
+				opentelemetry_sdk::propagation::TraceContextPropagator::new(),
+			);
+
+			let exporter = opentelemetry_otlp::SpanExporter::builder()
+				.with_http()
+				.build()
+				.expect("Failed to create OTLP exporter");
+
+			let provider = opentelemetry_sdk::trace::SdkTracerProvider::builder()
+				.with_batch_exporter(exporter)
+				.build();
+
+			let tracer = provider.tracer(conduwuit_core::name());
+
+			let telemetry = tracing_opentelemetry::layer().with_tracer(tracer);
+
+			let (otlp_reload_filter, otlp_reload_handle) =
+				reload::Layer::new(otlp_filter.clone());
+			reload_handles.add("otlp", Box::new(otlp_reload_handle));
+
+			Some(telemetry.with_filter(otlp_reload_filter))
+		});
+
+		let subscriber = subscriber.with(flame_layer).with(otlp_layer);
 		(subscriber, flame_guard)
 	};

--- a/src/main/server.rs
+++ b/src/main/server.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};

 use conduwuit_core::{
 	Error, Result,
@@ -38,9 +38,14 @@ pub(crate) fn new(
 	) -> Result<Arc<Self>, Error> {
 		let _runtime_guard = runtime.map(runtime::Handle::enter);

-		let config_paths = args.config.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+		let config_paths = args
+			.config
+			.as_deref()
+			.into_iter()
+			.flat_map(<[_]>::iter)
+			.map(PathBuf::as_path);

-		let config = Config::load(&config_paths)
+		let config = Config::load(config_paths)
 			.and_then(|raw| update(raw, args))
 			.and_then(|raw| Config::new(&raw))?;

--- a/src/service/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/config/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{ops::Deref, path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
+use std::{iter, ops::Deref, path::Path, sync::Arc};

 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use conduwuit::{
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ fn handle_reload(&self) -> Result {
 		])
 		.expect("failed to notify systemd of reloading state");

-		let config_paths = self.server.config.config_paths.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-		self.reload(&config_paths)?;
+		self.reload(iter::empty())?;

 		#[cfg(all(feature = "systemd", target_os = "linux"))]
 		sd_notify::notify(false, &[sd_notify::NotifyState::Ready])
@@ -63,7 +62,10 @@ fn handle_reload(&self) -> Result {
 }

 #[implement(Service)]
-pub fn reload(&self, paths: &[PathBuf]) -> Result<Arc<Config>> {
+pub fn reload<'a, I>(&self, paths: I) -> Result<Arc<Config>>
+where
+	I: Iterator<Item = &'a Path>,
+{
 	let old = self.server.config.clone();
 	let new = Config::load(paths).and_then(|raw| Config::new(&raw))?;

--- a/src/service/emergency/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/emergency/mod.rs
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ fn build(args: crate::Args<'_>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
 	}

 	async fn worker(self: Arc<Self>) -> Result {
-		if self.services.globals.is_read_only() {
-			return Ok(());
-		}
-
 		if self.services.config.ldap.enable {
 			warn!("emergency password feature not available with LDAP enabled.");
 			return Ok(());
--- a/src/service/globals/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/globals/mod.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,4 @@ pub fn user_is_local(&self, user_id: &UserId) -> bool {
 	pub fn server_is_ours(&self, server_name: &ServerName) -> bool {
 		server_name == self.server_name()
 	}
-
-	#[inline]
-	pub fn is_read_only(&self) -> bool { self.db.db.is_read_only() }
 }
--- a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/policy_server.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/policy_server.rs
@@ -3,21 +3,14 @@
 //! This module implements a check against a room-specific policy server, as
 //! described in the relevant Matrix spec proposal (see: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/pull/4284).

-use std::{collections::BTreeMap, time::Duration};
+use std::time::Duration;

-use conduwuit::{
-	Err, Event, PduEvent, Result, debug, debug_error, debug_info, debug_warn, implement, trace,
-	warn,
-};
+use conduwuit::{Err, Event, PduEvent, Result, debug, debug_info, implement, trace, warn};
 use ruma::{
-	CanonicalJsonObject, CanonicalJsonValue, KeyId, RoomId, ServerName, SigningKeyId,
-	api::federation::room::{
-		policy_check::unstable::Request as PolicyCheckRequest,
-		policy_sign::unstable::Request as PolicySignRequest,
-	},
+	CanonicalJsonObject, RoomId, ServerName,
+	api::federation::room::policy::v1::Request as PolicyRequest,
 	events::{StateEventType, room::policy::RoomPolicyEventContent},
 };
-use serde_json::value::RawValue;

 /// Asks a remote policy server if the event is allowed.
 ///
@@ -31,18 +24,25 @@
 /// contacted for whatever reason, Err(e) is returned, which generally is a
 /// fail-open operation.
 #[implement(super::Service)]
-#[tracing::instrument(skip(self, pdu, pdu_json, room_id))]
+#[tracing::instrument(skip_all, level = "debug")]
 pub async fn ask_policy_server(
 	&self,
 	pdu: &PduEvent,
-	pdu_json: &mut CanonicalJsonObject,
+	pdu_json: &CanonicalJsonObject,
 	room_id: &RoomId,
-	incoming: bool,
 ) -> Result<bool> {
 	if !self.services.server.config.enable_msc4284_policy_servers {
-		trace!("policy server checking is disabled");
 		return Ok(true); // don't ever contact policy servers
 	}
+	if self.services.server.config.policy_server_check_own_events
+		&& pdu.origin.is_some()
+		&& self
+			.services
+			.server
+			.is_ours(pdu.origin.as_ref().unwrap().as_str())
+	{
+		return Ok(true); // don't contact policy servers for locally generated events
+	}

 	if *pdu.event_type() == StateEventType::RoomPolicy.into() {
 		debug!(
@@ -52,29 +52,16 @@ pub async fn ask_policy_server(
 		);
 		return Ok(true);
 	}
-
 	let Ok(policyserver) = self
 		.services
 		.state_accessor
 		.room_state_get_content(room_id, &StateEventType::RoomPolicy, "")
 		.await
-		.inspect_err(|e| debug_error!("failed to load room policy server state event: {e}"))
 		.map(|c: RoomPolicyEventContent| c)
 	else {
-		debug!("room has no policy server configured");
 		return Ok(true);
 	};

-	if self.services.server.config.policy_server_check_own_events
-		&& !incoming
-		&& policyserver.public_key.is_none()
-	{
-		// don't contact policy servers for locally generated events, but only when the
-		// policy server does not require signatures
-		trace!("won't contact policy server for locally generated event");
-		return Ok(true);
-	}
-
 	let via = match policyserver.via {
 		| Some(ref via) => ServerName::parse(via)?,
 		| None => {
@@ -88,6 +75,7 @@ pub async fn ask_policy_server(
 	}
 	if !self.services.state_cache.server_in_room(via, room_id).await {
 		debug!(
+			room_id = %room_id,
 			via = %via,
 			"Policy server is not in the room, skipping spam check"
 		);
@@ -98,43 +86,17 @@ pub async fn ask_policy_server(
 		.sending
 		.convert_to_outgoing_federation_event(pdu_json.clone())
 		.await;
-	if policyserver.public_key.is_some() {
-		if !incoming {
-			debug_info!(
-				via = %via,
-				outgoing = ?pdu_json,
-				"Getting policy server signature on event"
-			);
-			return self
-				.fetch_policy_server_signature(pdu, pdu_json, via, outgoing, room_id)
-				.await;
-		}
-		// for incoming events, is it signed by <via> with the key
-		// "ed25519:policy_server"?
-		if let Some(CanonicalJsonValue::Object(sigs)) = pdu_json.get("signatures") {
-			if let Some(CanonicalJsonValue::Object(server_sigs)) = sigs.get(via.as_str()) {
-				let wanted_key_id: &KeyId<ruma::SigningKeyAlgorithm, ruma::Base64PublicKey> =
-					SigningKeyId::parse("ed25519:policy_server")?;
-				if let Some(CanonicalJsonValue::String(_sig_value)) =
-					server_sigs.get(wanted_key_id.as_str())
-				{
-					// TODO: verify signature
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		debug!(
-			"Event is not local and has no policy server signature, performing legacy spam check"
-		);
-	}
 	debug_info!(
+		room_id = %room_id,
 		via = %via,
-		"Checking event for spam with policy server via legacy check"
+		outgoing = ?pdu_json,
+		"Checking event for spam with policy server"
 	);
 	let response = tokio::time::timeout(
 		Duration::from_secs(self.services.server.config.policy_server_request_timeout),
 		self.services
 			.sending
-			.send_federation_request(via, PolicyCheckRequest {
+			.send_federation_request(via, PolicyRequest {
 				event_id: pdu.event_id().to_owned(),
 				pdu: Some(outgoing),
 			}),
@@ -180,120 +142,3 @@ pub async fn ask_policy_server(

 	Ok(true)
 }
-
-/// Asks a remote policy server for a signature on this event.
-/// If the policy server signs this event, the original data is mutated.
-#[implement(super::Service)]
-#[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(event_id=%pdu.event_id(), via=%via))]
-pub async fn fetch_policy_server_signature(
-	&self,
-	pdu: &PduEvent,
-	pdu_json: &mut CanonicalJsonObject,
-	via: &ServerName,
-	outgoing: Box<RawValue>,
-	room_id: &RoomId,
-) -> Result<bool> {
-	debug!("Requesting policy server signature");
-	let response = tokio::time::timeout(
-		Duration::from_secs(self.services.server.config.policy_server_request_timeout),
-		self.services
-			.sending
-			.send_federation_request(via, PolicySignRequest { pdu: outgoing }),
-	)
-	.await;
-
-	let response = match response {
-		| Ok(Ok(response)) => {
-			debug!("Response from policy server: {:?}", response);
-			response
-		},
-		| Ok(Err(e)) => {
-			warn!(
-				via = %via,
-				event_id = %pdu.event_id(),
-				room_id = %room_id,
-				"Failed to contact policy server: {e}"
-			);
-			// Network or policy server errors are treated as non-fatal: event is allowed by
-			// default.
-			return Err(e);
-		},
-		| Err(elapsed) => {
-			warn!(
-				%via,
-				event_id = %pdu.event_id(),
-				%room_id,
-				%elapsed,
-				"Policy server request timed out after 10 seconds"
-			);
-			return Err!("Request to policy server timed out");
-		},
-	};
-	if response.signatures.is_none() {
-		debug!("Policy server refused to sign event");
-		return Ok(false);
-	}
-	let sigs: ruma::Signatures<ruma::OwnedServerName, ruma::ServerSigningKeyVersion> =
-		response.signatures.unwrap();
-	if !sigs.contains_key(via) {
-		debug_warn!(
-			"Policy server returned signatures, but did not include the expected server name \
-			 '{}': {:?}",
-			via,
-			sigs
-		);
-		return Ok(false);
-	}
-	let keypairs = sigs.get(via).unwrap();
-	let wanted_key_id = KeyId::parse("ed25519:policy_server")?;
-	if !keypairs.contains_key(wanted_key_id) {
-		debug_warn!(
-			"Policy server returned signature, but did not use the key ID \
-			 'ed25519:policy_server'."
-		);
-		return Ok(false);
-	}
-	let signatures_entry = pdu_json
-		.entry("signatures".to_owned())
-		.or_insert_with(|| CanonicalJsonValue::Object(BTreeMap::default()));
-
-	if let CanonicalJsonValue::Object(signatures_map) = signatures_entry {
-		let sig_value = keypairs.get(wanted_key_id).unwrap().to_owned();
-
-		match signatures_map.get_mut(via.as_str()) {
-			| Some(CanonicalJsonValue::Object(inner_map)) => {
-				trace!("inserting PS signature: {}", sig_value);
-				inner_map.insert(
-					"ed25519:policy_server".to_owned(),
-					CanonicalJsonValue::String(sig_value),
-				);
-			},
-			| Some(_) => {
-				debug_warn!(
-					"Existing `signatures[{}]` field is not an object; cannot insert policy \
-					 signature",
-					via
-				);
-				return Ok(false);
-			},
-			| None => {
-				let mut inner = BTreeMap::new();
-				inner.insert(
-					"ed25519:policy_server".to_owned(),
-					CanonicalJsonValue::String(sig_value.clone()),
-				);
-				trace!(
-					"created new signatures object for {via} with the signature {}",
-					sig_value
-				);
-				signatures_map.insert(via.as_str().to_owned(), CanonicalJsonValue::Object(inner));
-			},
-		}
-	} else {
-		debug_warn!(
-			"Existing `signatures` field is not an object; cannot insert policy signature"
-		);
-		return Ok(false);
-	}
-	Ok(true)
-}
--- a/src/service/rooms/event_handler/upgrade_outlier_pdu.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/event_handler/upgrade_outlier_pdu.rs
@@ -256,12 +256,7 @@ pub(super) async fn upgrade_outlier_to_timeline_pdu<Pdu>(
 		if incoming_pdu.state_key.is_none() {
 			debug!(event_id = %incoming_pdu.event_id, "Checking policy server for event");
 			match self
-				.ask_policy_server(
-					&incoming_pdu,
-					&mut incoming_pdu.to_canonical_object(),
-					room_id,
-					true,
-				)
+				.ask_policy_server(&incoming_pdu, &incoming_pdu.to_canonical_object(), room_id)
 				.await
 			{
 				| Ok(false) => {
--- a/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/bundled_aggregations.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/bundled_aggregations.rs
@@ -1,746 +0,0 @@
-use conduwuit::{Event, PduEvent, Result, err};
-use ruma::{
-	UserId,
-	api::Direction,
-	events::relation::{BundledMessageLikeRelations, BundledReference, ReferenceChunk},
-};
-
-use crate::rooms::timeline::PdusIterItem;
-
-const MAX_BUNDLED_RELATIONS: usize = 50;
-
-impl super::Service {
-	/// Gets bundled aggregations for an event according to the Matrix
-	/// specification.
-	/// - m.replace relations are bundled to include the most recent replacement
-	///   event.
-	/// - m.reference relations are bundled to include a chunk of event IDs.
-	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
-	pub async fn get_bundled_aggregations(
-		&self,
-		user_id: &UserId,
-		pdu: &PduEvent,
-	) -> Result<Option<BundledMessageLikeRelations<Box<serde_json::value::RawValue>>>> {
-		// Events that can never get bundled aggregations
-		if pdu.state_key().is_some() || Self::is_replacement_event(pdu) {
-			return Ok(None);
-		}
-
-		let relations = self
-			.get_relations(
-				user_id,
-				&pdu.room_id_or_hash(),
-				pdu.event_id(),
-				conduwuit::PduCount::max(),
-				MAX_BUNDLED_RELATIONS,
-				0,
-				Direction::Backward,
-			)
-			.await;
-
-		// The relations database code still handles the basic unsigned data
-		// We don't want to recursively fetch relations
-
-		if relations.is_empty() {
-			return Ok(None);
-		}
-
-		// Partition relations by type
-		let (replace_events, reference_events): (Vec<_>, Vec<_>) = relations
-			.iter()
-			.filter_map(|relation| {
-				let pdu = &relation.1;
-				let content = pdu.get_content_as_value();
-
-				content
-					.get("m.relates_to")
-					.and_then(|relates_to| relates_to.get("rel_type"))
-					.and_then(|rel_type| rel_type.as_str())
-					.and_then(|rel_type_str| match rel_type_str {
-						| "m.replace" => Some(RelationType::Replace(relation)),
-						| "m.reference" => Some(RelationType::Reference(relation)),
-						| _ => None, /* Ignore other relation types (threads are in DB but not
-						              * handled here) */
-					})
-			})
-			.fold((Vec::new(), Vec::new()), |(mut replaces, mut references), rel_type| {
-				match rel_type {
-					| RelationType::Replace(r) => replaces.push(r),
-					| RelationType::Reference(r) => references.push(r),
-				}
-				(replaces, references)
-			});
-
-		// If no relations to bundle, return None
-		if replace_events.is_empty() && reference_events.is_empty() {
-			return Ok(None);
-		}
-
-		let mut bundled = BundledMessageLikeRelations::<Box<serde_json::value::RawValue>>::new();
-
-		// Handle m.replace relations - find the most recent valid one (lazy load
-		// original event)
-		if !replace_events.is_empty() {
-			if let Some(replacement) = self
-				.find_most_recent_valid_replacement(user_id, pdu, &replace_events)
-				.await?
-			{
-				bundled.replace = Some(Self::serialize_replacement(replacement)?);
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Handle m.reference relations - collect event IDs
-		if !reference_events.is_empty() {
-			let reference_chunk: Vec<_> = reference_events
-				.into_iter()
-				.map(|relation| BundledReference::new(relation.1.event_id().to_owned()))
-				.collect();
-
-			if !reference_chunk.is_empty() {
-				bundled.reference = Some(Box::new(ReferenceChunk::new(reference_chunk)));
-			}
-		}
-
-		// TODO: Handle other relation types (m.annotation, etc.) when specified
-
-		Ok(Some(bundled))
-	}
-
-	/// Serialize a replacement event to the bundled format
-	fn serialize_replacement(pdu: &PduEvent) -> Result<Box<Box<serde_json::value::RawValue>>> {
-		let replacement_json = serde_json::to_string(pdu)
-			.map_err(|e| err!(Database("Failed to serialize replacement event: {e}")))?;
-
-		let raw_value = serde_json::value::RawValue::from_string(replacement_json)
-			.map_err(|e| err!(Database("Failed to create RawValue: {e}")))?;
-
-		Ok(Box::new(raw_value))
-	}
-
-	/// Find the most recent valid replacement event based on origin_server_ts
-	/// and lexicographic event_id ordering
-	async fn find_most_recent_valid_replacement<'a>(
-		&self,
-		user_id: &UserId,
-		original_event: &PduEvent,
-		replacement_events: &[&'a PdusIterItem],
-	) -> Result<Option<&'a PduEvent>> {
-		// Filter valid replacements and find the maximum in a single pass
-		let mut result: Option<&PduEvent> = None;
-
-		for relation in replacement_events {
-			let pdu = &relation.1;
-
-			// Validate replacement
-			if !Self::is_valid_replacement_event(original_event, pdu).await? {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			let next = match result {
-				| None => Some(pdu),
-				| Some(current) => {
-					// Compare by origin_server_ts first, then event_id lexicographically
-					match pdu.origin_server_ts().cmp(&current.origin_server_ts()) {
-						| std::cmp::Ordering::Greater => Some(pdu),
-						| std::cmp::Ordering::Equal if pdu.event_id() > current.event_id() =>
-							Some(pdu),
-						| _ => None,
-					}
-				},
-			};
-			if let Some(pdu) = next
-				&& self
-					.services
-					.state_accessor
-					.user_can_see_event(user_id, &pdu.room_id_or_hash(), pdu.event_id())
-					.await
-			{
-				result = Some(pdu);
-			}
-		}
-
-		Ok(result)
-	}
-
-	/// Adds bundled aggregations to a PDU's unsigned field
-	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self, pdu), level = "debug")]
-	pub async fn add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(
-		&self,
-		user_id: &UserId,
-		pdu: &mut PduEvent,
-	) -> Result<()> {
-		if pdu.is_redacted() {
-			return Ok(());
-		}
-
-		let bundled_aggregations = self.get_bundled_aggregations(user_id, pdu).await?;
-
-		if let Some(aggregations) = bundled_aggregations {
-			let aggregations_json = serde_json::to_value(aggregations)
-				.map_err(|e| err!(Database("Failed to serialize bundled aggregations: {e}")))?;
-
-			Self::add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned(pdu, aggregations_json)?;
-		}
-
-		Ok(())
-	}
-
-	/// Helper method to add bundled aggregations to a PDU's unsigned field
-	fn add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned(
-		pdu: &mut PduEvent,
-		aggregations_json: serde_json::Value,
-	) -> Result<()> {
-		use serde_json::{
-			Map, Value as JsonValue,
-			value::{RawValue as RawJsonValue, to_raw_value},
-		};
-
-		let mut unsigned: Map<String, JsonValue> = pdu
-			.unsigned
-			.as_deref()
-			.map(RawJsonValue::get)
-			.map_or_else(|| Ok(Map::new()), serde_json::from_str)
-			.map_err(|e| err!(Database("Invalid unsigned in pdu event: {e}")))?;
-
-		let relations = unsigned
-			.entry("m.relations")
-			.or_insert_with(|| JsonValue::Object(Map::new()))
-			.as_object_mut()
-			.ok_or_else(|| err!(Database("m.relations is not an object")))?;
-
-		if let JsonValue::Object(aggregations_map) = aggregations_json {
-			relations.extend(aggregations_map);
-		}
-
-		pdu.unsigned = Some(to_raw_value(&unsigned)?);
-
-		Ok(())
-	}
-
-	/// Validates that an event is acceptable as a replacement for another event
-	/// See C/S spec "Validity of replacement events"
-	#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug")]
-	async fn is_valid_replacement_event(
-		original_event: &PduEvent,
-		replacement_event: &PduEvent,
-	) -> Result<bool> {
-		Ok(
-			// 1. Same room_id
-			original_event.room_id() == replacement_event.room_id()
-			// 2. Same sender
-			&& original_event.sender() == replacement_event.sender()
-			// 3. Same type
-			&& original_event.event_type() == replacement_event.event_type()
-			// 4. Neither event should have a state_key property
-			&& original_event.state_key().is_none()
-			&& replacement_event.state_key().is_none()
-			// 5. Original event must not have rel_type of m.replace
-			&& !Self::is_replacement_event(original_event)
-			// 6. Replacement event must have m.new_content property (skip for encrypted)
-			&& Self::has_new_content_or_encrypted(replacement_event),
-		)
-	}
-
-	/// Check if an event is itself a replacement
-	#[inline]
-	fn is_replacement_event(event: &PduEvent) -> bool {
-		event
-			.get_content_as_value()
-			.get("m.relates_to")
-			.and_then(|relates_to| relates_to.get("rel_type"))
-			.and_then(|rel_type| rel_type.as_str())
-			.is_some_and(|rel_type| rel_type == "m.replace")
-	}
-
-	/// Check if event has m.new_content or is encrypted (where m.new_content
-	/// would be in the encrypted payload)
-	#[inline]
-	fn has_new_content_or_encrypted(event: &PduEvent) -> bool {
-		event.event_type() == &ruma::events::TimelineEventType::RoomEncrypted
-			|| event.get_content_as_value().get("m.new_content").is_some()
-	}
-}
-
-/// Helper enum for partitioning relations
-enum RelationType<'a> {
-	Replace(&'a PdusIterItem),
-	Reference(&'a PdusIterItem),
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-	use conduwuit_core::pdu::{EventHash, PduEvent};
-	use ruma::{UInt, events::TimelineEventType, owned_event_id, owned_room_id, owned_user_id};
-	use serde_json::{Value as JsonValue, json, value::to_raw_value};
-
-	fn create_test_pdu(unsigned_content: Option<JsonValue>) -> PduEvent {
-		PduEvent {
-			event_id: owned_event_id!("$test:example.com"),
-			room_id: Some(owned_room_id!("!test:example.com")),
-			sender: owned_user_id!("@test:example.com"),
-			origin_server_ts: UInt::try_from(1_234_567_890_u64).unwrap(),
-			kind: TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			content: to_raw_value(&json!({"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "test"})).unwrap(),
-			state_key: None,
-			prev_events: vec![],
-			depth: UInt::from(1_u32),
-			auth_events: vec![],
-			redacts: None,
-			unsigned: unsigned_content.map(|content| to_raw_value(&content).unwrap()),
-			hashes: EventHash { sha256: "test_hash".to_owned() },
-			signatures: None,
-			origin: None,
-		}
-	}
-
-	fn create_bundled_aggregations() -> JsonValue {
-		json!({
-			"m.replace": {
-				"event_id": "$replace:example.com",
-				"origin_server_ts": 1_234_567_890,
-				"sender": "@replacer:example.com"
-			},
-			"m.reference": {
-				"count": 5,
-				"chunk": [
-					"$ref1:example.com",
-					"$ref2:example.com"
-				]
-			}
-		})
-	}
-
-	#[test]
-	fn test_add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned_no_existing_unsigned() {
-		let mut pdu = create_test_pdu(None);
-		let aggregations = create_bundled_aggregations();
-
-		let result = super::super::Service::add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned(
-			&mut pdu,
-			aggregations.clone(),
-		);
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Should succeed when no unsigned field exists");
-
-		assert!(pdu.unsigned.is_some(), "Unsigned field should be created");
-
-		let unsigned_str = pdu.unsigned.as_ref().unwrap().get();
-		let unsigned: JsonValue = serde_json::from_str(unsigned_str).unwrap();
-
-		assert!(unsigned.get("m.relations").is_some(), "m.relations should exist");
-		assert_eq!(
-			unsigned["m.relations"], aggregations,
-			"Relations should match the aggregations"
-		);
-	}
-
-	#[test]
-	fn test_add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned_overwrite_same_relation_type() {
-		let existing_unsigned = json!({
-			"m.relations": {
-				"m.replace": {
-					"event_id": "$old_replace:example.com",
-					"origin_server_ts": 1_111_111_111,
-					"sender": "@old_replacer:example.com"
-				}
-			}
-		});
-
-		let mut pdu = create_test_pdu(Some(existing_unsigned));
-		let new_aggregations = create_bundled_aggregations();
-
-		let result = super::super::Service::add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned(
-			&mut pdu,
-			new_aggregations.clone(),
-		);
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Should succeed when overwriting same relation type");
-
-		let unsigned_str = pdu.unsigned.as_ref().unwrap().get();
-		let unsigned: JsonValue = serde_json::from_str(unsigned_str).unwrap();
-
-		let relations = &unsigned["m.relations"];
-
-		assert_eq!(
-			relations["m.replace"], new_aggregations["m.replace"],
-			"m.replace should be updated"
-		);
-		assert_eq!(
-			relations["m.replace"]["event_id"], "$replace:example.com",
-			"Should have new event_id"
-		);
-
-		assert!(relations.get("m.reference").is_some(), "New m.reference should be added");
-	}
-
-	#[test]
-	fn test_add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned_preserve_other_unsigned_fields() {
-		// Test case: Other unsigned fields should be preserved
-		let existing_unsigned = json!({
-			"age": 98765,
-			"prev_content": {"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "old message"},
-			"redacted_because": {"event_id": "$redaction:example.com"},
-			"m.relations": {
-				"m.annotation": {"count": 1}
-			}
-		});
-
-		let mut pdu = create_test_pdu(Some(existing_unsigned));
-		let new_aggregations = json!({
-			"m.replace": {"event_id": "$new:example.com"}
-		});
-
-		let result = super::super::Service::add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned(
-			&mut pdu,
-			new_aggregations,
-		);
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Should succeed while preserving other fields");
-
-		let unsigned_str = pdu.unsigned.as_ref().unwrap().get();
-		let unsigned: JsonValue = serde_json::from_str(unsigned_str).unwrap();
-
-		// Verify all existing fields are preserved
-		assert_eq!(unsigned["age"], 98765, "age should be preserved");
-		assert!(unsigned.get("prev_content").is_some(), "prev_content should be preserved");
-		assert!(
-			unsigned.get("redacted_because").is_some(),
-			"redacted_because should be preserved"
-		);
-
-		// Verify relations were merged correctly
-		let relations = &unsigned["m.relations"];
-		assert!(
-			relations.get("m.annotation").is_some(),
-			"Existing m.annotation should be preserved"
-		);
-		assert!(relations.get("m.replace").is_some(), "New m.replace should be added");
-	}
-
-	#[test]
-	fn test_add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned_invalid_existing_unsigned() {
-		// Test case: Invalid JSON in existing unsigned should result in error
-		let mut pdu = create_test_pdu(None);
-		// Manually set invalid unsigned data
-		pdu.unsigned = Some(to_raw_value(&"invalid json").unwrap());
-
-		let aggregations = create_bundled_aggregations();
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::add_bundled_aggregations_to_unsigned(&mut pdu, aggregations);
-
-		assert!(result.is_err(), "fails when existing unsigned is invalid");
-		// Should we ignore the error and overwrite anyway?
-	}
-
-	// Test helper function to create test PDU events
-	fn create_test_event(
-		event_id: &str,
-		room_id: &str,
-		sender: &str,
-		event_type: TimelineEventType,
-		content: &JsonValue,
-		state_key: Option<&str>,
-	) -> PduEvent {
-		PduEvent {
-			event_id: event_id.try_into().unwrap(),
-			room_id: Some(room_id.try_into().unwrap()),
-			sender: sender.try_into().unwrap(),
-			origin_server_ts: UInt::try_from(1_234_567_890_u64).unwrap(),
-			kind: event_type,
-			content: to_raw_value(&content).unwrap(),
-			state_key: state_key.map(Into::into),
-			prev_events: vec![],
-			depth: UInt::from(1_u32),
-			auth_events: vec![],
-			redacts: None,
-			unsigned: None,
-			hashes: EventHash { sha256: "test_hash".to_owned() },
-			signatures: None,
-			origin: None,
-		}
-	}
-
-	/// Test that a valid replacement event passes validation
-	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn test_valid_replacement_event() {
-		let original = create_test_event(
-			"$original:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "original message"}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let replacement = create_test_event(
-			"$replacement:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "* edited message",
-				"m.new_content": {
-					"msgtype": "m.text",
-					"body": "edited message"
-				},
-				"m.relates_to": {
-					"rel_type": "m.replace",
-					"event_id": "$original:example.com"
-				}
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::is_valid_replacement_event(&original, &replacement).await;
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation should succeed");
-		assert!(result.unwrap(), "Valid replacement event should be accepted");
-	}
-
-	/// Test replacement event with different room ID is rejected
-	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn test_replacement_event_different_room() {
-		let original = create_test_event(
-			"$original:example.com",
-			"!room1:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "original message"}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let replacement = create_test_event(
-			"$replacement:example.com",
-			"!room2:example.com", // Different room
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "* edited message",
-				"m.new_content": {
-					"msgtype": "m.text",
-					"body": "edited message"
-				}
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::is_valid_replacement_event(&original, &replacement).await;
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation should succeed");
-		assert!(!result.unwrap(), "Different room ID should be rejected");
-	}
-
-	/// Test replacement event with different sender is rejected
-	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn test_replacement_event_different_sender() {
-		let original = create_test_event(
-			"$original:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user1:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "original message"}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let replacement = create_test_event(
-			"$replacement:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user2:example.com", // Different sender
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "* edited message",
-				"m.new_content": {
-					"msgtype": "m.text",
-					"body": "edited message"
-				}
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::is_valid_replacement_event(&original, &replacement).await;
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation should succeed");
-		assert!(!result.unwrap(), "Different sender should be rejected");
-	}
-
-	/// Test replacement event with different type is rejected
-	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn test_replacement_event_different_type() {
-		let original = create_test_event(
-			"$original:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "original message"}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let replacement = create_test_event(
-			"$replacement:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomTopic, // Different event type
-			&json!({
-				"topic": "new topic",
-				"m.new_content": {
-					"topic": "new topic"
-				}
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::is_valid_replacement_event(&original, &replacement).await;
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation should succeed");
-		assert!(!result.unwrap(), "Different event type should be rejected");
-	}
-
-	/// Test replacement event with state key is rejected
-	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn test_replacement_event_with_state_key() {
-		let original = create_test_event(
-			"$original:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomName,
-			&json!({"name": "room name"}),
-			Some(""), // Has state key
-		);
-
-		let replacement = create_test_event(
-			"$replacement:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomName,
-			&json!({
-				"name": "new room name",
-				"m.new_content": {
-					"name": "new room name"
-				}
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::is_valid_replacement_event(&original, &replacement).await;
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation should succeed");
-		assert!(!result.unwrap(), "Event with state key should be rejected");
-	}
-
-	/// Test replacement of an event that is already a replacement is rejected
-	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn test_replacement_event_original_is_replacement() {
-		let original = create_test_event(
-			"$original:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "* edited message",
-				"m.relates_to": {
-					"rel_type": "m.replace", // Original is already a replacement
-					"event_id": "$some_other:example.com"
-				}
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let replacement = create_test_event(
-			"$replacement:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "* edited again",
-				"m.new_content": {
-					"msgtype": "m.text",
-					"body": "edited again"
-				}
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::is_valid_replacement_event(&original, &replacement).await;
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation should succeed");
-		assert!(!result.unwrap(), "Replacement of replacement should be rejected");
-	}
-
-	/// Test replacement event missing m.new_content is rejected
-	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn test_replacement_event_missing_new_content() {
-		let original = create_test_event(
-			"$original:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({"msgtype": "m.text", "body": "original message"}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let replacement = create_test_event(
-			"$replacement:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomMessage,
-			&json!({
-				"msgtype": "m.text",
-				"body": "* edited message"
-				// Missing m.new_content
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::is_valid_replacement_event(&original, &replacement).await;
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation should succeed");
-		assert!(!result.unwrap(), "Missing m.new_content should be rejected");
-	}
-
-	/// Test encrypted replacement event without m.new_content is accepted
-	#[tokio::test]
-	async fn test_replacement_event_encrypted_missing_new_content_is_valid() {
-		let original = create_test_event(
-			"$original:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomEncrypted,
-			&json!({
-				"algorithm": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
-				"ciphertext": "encrypted_payload_base64",
-				"sender_key": "sender_key",
-				"session_id": "session_id"
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let replacement = create_test_event(
-			"$replacement:example.com",
-			"!room:example.com",
-			"@user:example.com",
-			TimelineEventType::RoomEncrypted,
-			&json!({
-				"algorithm": "m.megolm.v1.aes-sha2",
-				"ciphertext": "encrypted_replacement_payload_base64",
-				"sender_key": "sender_key",
-				"session_id": "session_id",
-				"m.relates_to": {
-					"rel_type": "m.replace",
-					"event_id": "$original:example.com"
-				}
-				// No m.new_content in cleartext - this is valid for encrypted events
-			}),
-			None,
-		);
-
-		let result =
-			super::super::Service::is_valid_replacement_event(&original, &replacement).await;
-		assert!(result.is_ok(), "Validation should succeed");
-		assert!(
-			result.unwrap(),
-			"Encrypted replacement without cleartext m.new_content should be accepted"
-		);
-	}
-}
--- a/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/data.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/data.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use conduwuit::{
 	arrayvec::ArrayVec,
 	matrix::{Event, PduCount},
+	result::LogErr,
 	utils::{
 		ReadyExt,
 		stream::{TryIgnore, WidebandExt},
@@ -14,11 +15,10 @@
 use ruma::{EventId, RoomId, UserId, api::Direction};

 use crate::{
-	Dep,
+	Dep, rooms,
 	rooms::{
-		self,
 		short::{ShortEventId, ShortRoomId},
-		timeline::{PduId, PdusIterItem, RawPduId},
+		timeline::{PduId, RawPduId},
 	},
 };

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub(super) fn get_relations<'a>(
 		target: ShortEventId,
 		from: PduCount,
 		dir: Direction,
-	) -> impl Stream<Item = PdusIterItem> + Send + 'a {
+	) -> impl Stream<Item = (PduCount, impl Event)> + Send + 'a {
 		// Query from exact position then filter excludes it (saturating_inc could skip
 		// events at min/max boundaries)
 		let from_unsigned = from.into_unsigned();
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ pub(super) fn get_relations<'a>(

 			let mut pdu = self.services.timeline.get_pdu_from_id(&pdu_id).await.ok()?;

-			pdu.as_mut_pdu().set_unsigned(Some(user_id));
+			if pdu.sender() != user_id {
+				pdu.as_mut_pdu().remove_transaction_id().log_err().ok();
+			}

 			Some((shorteventid, pdu))
 		})
--- a/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/pdu_metadata/mod.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-mod bundled_aggregations;
 mod data;
 use std::sync::Arc;

-use conduwuit::{Result, matrix::PduCount};
+use conduwuit::{
+	Result,
+	matrix::{Event, PduCount},
+};
 use futures::{StreamExt, future::try_join};
 use ruma::{EventId, RoomId, UserId, api::Direction};

 use self::data::Data;
-use crate::{
-	Dep,
-	rooms::{self, timeline::PdusIterItem},
-};
+use crate::{Dep, rooms};

 pub struct Service {
 	services: Services,
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ pub struct Service {
 struct Services {
 	short: Dep<rooms::short::Service>,
 	timeline: Dep<rooms::timeline::Service>,
-	state_accessor: Dep<rooms::state_accessor::Service>,
 }

 impl crate::Service for Service {
@@ -29,8 +27,6 @@ fn build(args: crate::Args<'_>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
 			services: Services {
 				short: args.depend::<rooms::short::Service>("rooms::short"),
 				timeline: args.depend::<rooms::timeline::Service>("rooms::timeline"),
-				state_accessor: args
-					.depend::<rooms::state_accessor::Service>("rooms::state_accessor"),
 			},
 			db: Data::new(&args),
 		}))
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ pub async fn get_relations<'a>(
 		limit: usize,
 		max_depth: u8,
 		dir: Direction,
-	) -> Vec<PdusIterItem> {
+	) -> Vec<(PduCount, impl Event)> {
 		let room_id = self.services.short.get_shortroomid(room_id);

 		let target = self.services.timeline.get_pdu_count(target);
--- a/src/service/rooms/search/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/search/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;

 use conduwuit::{
-	PduCount, PduEvent, Result,
+	PduCount, Result,
 	arrayvec::ArrayVec,
-	debug_warn, implement,
+	implement,
 	matrix::event::{Event, Matches},
 	utils::{
 		ArrayVecExt, IterStream, ReadyExt, set,
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct Services {
 	short: Dep<rooms::short::Service>,
 	state_accessor: Dep<rooms::state_accessor::Service>,
 	timeline: Dep<rooms::timeline::Service>,
-	pdu_metadata: Dep<rooms::pdu_metadata::Service>,
 }

 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ fn build(args: crate::Args<'_>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
 				state_accessor: args
 					.depend::<rooms::state_accessor::Service>("rooms::state_accessor"),
 				timeline: args.depend::<rooms::timeline::Service>("rooms::timeline"),
-				pdu_metadata: args.depend::<rooms::pdu_metadata::Service>("rooms::pdu_metadata"),
 			},
 		}))
 	}
@@ -106,8 +104,7 @@ pub fn deindex_pdu(&self, shortroomid: ShortRoomId, pdu_id: &RawPduId, message_b
 pub async fn search_pdus<'a>(
 	&'a self,
 	query: &'a RoomQuery<'a>,
-	sender_user: &'a UserId,
-) -> Result<(usize, impl Stream<Item = PduEvent> + Send + 'a)> {
+) -> Result<(usize, impl Stream<Item = impl Event + use<>> + Send + 'a)> {
 	let pdu_ids: Vec<_> = self.search_pdu_ids(query).await?.collect().await;

 	let filter = &query.criteria.filter;
@@ -132,23 +129,7 @@ pub async fn search_pdus<'a>(
 				.then_some(pdu)
 		})
 		.skip(query.skip)
-		.take(query.limit)
-		.map(move |mut pdu| {
-			pdu.set_unsigned(query.user_id);
-
-			pdu
-		})
-		.then(async move |mut pdu| {
-			if let Err(e) = self
-				.services
-				.pdu_metadata
-				.add_bundled_aggregations_to_pdu(sender_user, &mut pdu)
-				.await
-			{
-				debug_warn!("Failed to add bundled aggregations: {e}");
-			}
-			pdu
-		});
+		.take(query.limit);

 	Ok((count, pdus))
 }
--- a/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/spaces/mod.rs
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ fn get_space_child_events<'a>(
 				if content.via.is_empty() {
 					return None;
 				}
-			} else {
-				return None;
 			}

 			if RoomId::parse(&state_key).is_err() {
--- a/src/service/rooms/threads/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/threads/mod.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ pub async fn threads_until<'a>(
 				let mut pdu = self.services.timeline.get_pdu_from_id(&pdu_id).await.ok()?;

 				let pdu_id: PduId = pdu_id.into();
-				pdu.as_mut_pdu().set_unsigned(Some(user_id));
+				if pdu.sender() != user_id {
+					pdu.as_mut_pdu().remove_transaction_id().ok();
+				}

 				Some((pdu_id.shorteventid, pdu))
 			});
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/append.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/append.rs
@@ -347,10 +347,6 @@ pub async fn append_pdu<'a, Leaves>(
 		| _ => {},
 	}

-	// CONCERN: If we receive events with a relation out-of-order, we never write
-	// their relation / thread. We need some kind of way to trigger when we receive
-	// this event, and potentially a way to rebuild the table entirely.
-
 	if let Ok(content) = pdu.get_content::<ExtractRelatesToEventId>() {
 		if let Ok(related_pducount) = self.get_pdu_count(&content.relates_to.event_id).await {
 			self.services
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/create.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/create.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ fn from_evt(
 		match self
 			.services
 			.event_handler
-			.ask_policy_server(&pdu, &mut pdu_json, pdu.room_id().expect("has room ID"), false)
+			.ask_policy_server(&pdu, &pdu_json, pdu.room_id().expect("has room ID"))
 			.await
 		{
 			| Ok(true) => {},
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/data.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::{borrow::Borrow, sync::Arc};

 use conduwuit::{
 	Err, PduCount, PduEvent, Result, at, err,
-	result::NotFound,
+	result::{LogErr, NotFound},
 	utils::{self, stream::TryReadyExt},
 };
 use database::{Database, Deserialized, Json, KeyVal, Map};
 use futures::{FutureExt, Stream, TryFutureExt, TryStreamExt, future::select_ok, pin_mut};
-use ruma::{CanonicalJsonObject, EventId, OwnedUserId, RoomId, api::Direction};
+use ruma::{CanonicalJsonObject, EventId, OwnedUserId, RoomId, UserId, api::Direction};

 use super::{PduId, RawPduId};
 use crate::{Dep, rooms, rooms::short::ShortRoomId};
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ pub(super) fn new(args: &crate::Args<'_>) -> Self {
 	}

 	#[inline]
-	pub(super) async fn last_timeline_count(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<PduCount> {
-		let pdus_rev = self.pdus_rev(room_id, PduCount::max());
+	pub(super) async fn last_timeline_count(
+		&self,
+		sender_user: Option<&UserId>,
+		room_id: &RoomId,
+	) -> Result<PduCount> {
+		let pdus_rev = self.pdus_rev(sender_user, room_id, PduCount::max());

 		pin_mut!(pdus_rev);
 		let last_count = pdus_rev
@@ -60,8 +64,12 @@ pub(super) async fn last_timeline_count(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<PduCo
 	}

 	#[inline]
-	pub(super) async fn latest_pdu_in_room(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<PduEvent> {
-		let pdus_rev = self.pdus_rev(room_id, PduCount::max());
+	pub(super) async fn latest_pdu_in_room(
+		&self,
+		sender_user: Option<&UserId>,
+		room_id: &RoomId,
+	) -> Result<PduEvent> {
+		let pdus_rev = self.pdus_rev(sender_user, room_id, PduCount::max());

 		pin_mut!(pdus_rev);
 		pdus_rev
@@ -213,6 +221,7 @@ pub(super) async fn replace_pdu(
 	/// order.
 	pub(super) fn pdus_rev<'a>(
 		&'a self,
+		user_id: Option<&'a UserId>,
 		room_id: &'a RoomId,
 		until: PduCount,
 	) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<PdusIterItem>> + Send + 'a {
@@ -222,13 +231,14 @@ pub(super) fn pdus_rev<'a>(
 				self.pduid_pdu
 					.rev_raw_stream_from(&current)
 					.ready_try_take_while(move |(key, _)| Ok(key.starts_with(&prefix)))
-					.ready_and_then(Self::from_json_slice)
+					.ready_and_then(move |item| Self::each_pdu(item, user_id))
 			})
 			.try_flatten_stream()
 	}

 	pub(super) fn pdus<'a>(
 		&'a self,
+		user_id: Option<&'a UserId>,
 		room_id: &'a RoomId,
 		from: PduCount,
 	) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<PdusIterItem>> + Send + 'a {
@@ -238,15 +248,21 @@ pub(super) fn pdus<'a>(
 				self.pduid_pdu
 					.raw_stream_from(&current)
 					.ready_try_take_while(move |(key, _)| Ok(key.starts_with(&prefix)))
-					.ready_and_then(Self::from_json_slice)
+					.ready_and_then(move |item| Self::each_pdu(item, user_id))
 			})
 			.try_flatten_stream()
 	}

-	fn from_json_slice((pdu_id, pdu): KeyVal<'_>) -> Result<PdusIterItem> {
+	fn each_pdu((pdu_id, pdu): KeyVal<'_>, user_id: Option<&UserId>) -> Result<PdusIterItem> {
 		let pdu_id: RawPduId = pdu_id.into();

-		let pdu = serde_json::from_slice::<PduEvent>(pdu)?;
+		let mut pdu = serde_json::from_slice::<PduEvent>(pdu)?;
+
+		if Some(pdu.sender.borrow()) != user_id {
+			pdu.remove_transaction_id().log_err().ok();
+		}
+
+		pdu.add_age().log_err().ok();

 		Ok((pdu_id.pdu_count(), pdu))
 	}
--- a/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/service/rooms/timeline/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 };
 use futures::{Future, Stream, TryStreamExt, pin_mut};
 use ruma::{
-	CanonicalJsonObject, EventId, OwnedEventId, OwnedRoomId, RoomId,
+	CanonicalJsonObject, EventId, OwnedEventId, OwnedRoomId, RoomId, UserId,
 	events::room::encrypted::Relation,
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ pub async fn first_pdu_in_room(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<impl Event> {

 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
 	pub async fn first_item_in_room(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<(PduCount, impl Event)> {
-		let pdus = self.pdus(room_id, None);
+		let pdus = self.pdus(None, room_id, None);

 		pin_mut!(pdus);
 		pdus.try_next()
@@ -148,12 +148,16 @@ pub async fn first_item_in_room(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<(PduCount, im

 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
 	pub async fn latest_pdu_in_room(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<impl Event> {
-		self.db.latest_pdu_in_room(room_id).await
+		self.db.latest_pdu_in_room(None, room_id).await
 	}

 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
-	pub async fn last_timeline_count(&self, room_id: &RoomId) -> Result<PduCount> {
-		self.db.last_timeline_count(room_id).await
+	pub async fn last_timeline_count(
+		&self,
+		sender_user: Option<&UserId>,
+		room_id: &RoomId,
+	) -> Result<PduCount> {
+		self.db.last_timeline_count(sender_user, room_id).await
 	}

 	/// Returns the `count` of this pdu's id.
@@ -231,29 +235,33 @@ pub async fn replace_pdu(&self, pdu_id: &RawPduId, pdu_json: &CanonicalJsonObjec
 	#[inline]
 	pub fn all_pdus<'a>(
 		&'a self,
+		user_id: &'a UserId,
 		room_id: &'a RoomId,
 	) -> impl Stream<Item = PdusIterItem> + Send + 'a {
-		self.pdus(room_id, None).ignore_err()
+		self.pdus(Some(user_id), room_id, None).ignore_err()
 	}

 	/// Reverse iteration starting after `until`.
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
 	pub fn pdus_rev<'a>(
 		&'a self,
+		user_id: Option<&'a UserId>,
 		room_id: &'a RoomId,
 		until: Option<PduCount>,
 	) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<PdusIterItem>> + Send + 'a {
 		self.db
-			.pdus_rev(room_id, until.unwrap_or_else(PduCount::max))
+			.pdus_rev(user_id, room_id, until.unwrap_or_else(PduCount::max))
 	}

 	/// Forward iteration starting after `from`.
 	#[tracing::instrument(skip(self), level = "debug")]
 	pub fn pdus<'a>(
 		&'a self,
+		user_id: Option<&'a UserId>,
 		room_id: &'a RoomId,
 		from: Option<PduCount>,
 	) -> impl Stream<Item = Result<PdusIterItem>> + Send + 'a {
-		self.db.pdus(room_id, from.unwrap_or_else(PduCount::min))
+		self.db
+			.pdus(user_id, room_id, from.unwrap_or_else(PduCount::min))
 	}
 }
--- a/src/service/sending/sender.rs
+++ b/src/service/sending/sender.rs
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ async fn send_events_dest_push(

 		for pdu in pdus {
 			// Redacted events are not notification targets (we don't send push for them)
-			if pdu.is_redacted() {
+			if pdu.contains_unsigned_property("redacted_because", serde_json::Value::is_string) {
 				continue;
 			}

--- a/src/service/services.rs
+++ b/src/service/services.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub async fn start(self: &Arc<Self>) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {

 		// reset dormant online/away statuses to offline, and set the server user as
 		// online
-		if self.server.config.allow_local_presence && !self.db.is_read_only() {
+		if self.server.config.allow_local_presence {
 			self.presence.unset_all_presence().await;
 			_ = self
 				.presence
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub async fn stop(&self) {
 		info!("Shutting down services...");

 		// set the server user as offline
-		if self.server.config.allow_local_presence && !self.db.is_read_only() {
+		if self.server.config.allow_local_presence {
 			_ = self
 				.presence
 				.ping_presence(&self.globals.server_user, &ruma::presence::PresenceState::Offline)
--- a/towncrier.toml
+++ b/towncrier.toml
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[tool.towncrier]
-name = "Continuwuity"
-directory = "changelog.d"
-filename = "CHANGELOG.md"
				`@@ -1 +0,0 @@`
				`tag-message = "chore: Release v{{version}}"`