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expanded "><a href="../auth_chain_difference_algorithm.html">The Auth Chain Difference Algorithm</a></li></ol></li><li class="chapter-item expanded "><a href="../media_repository.html">Media Repository</a></li><li class="chapter-item expanded "><a href="../room_and_user_statistics.html">Room and User Statistics</a></li></ol></li><li class="chapter-item expanded "><div>Scripts</div></li><li class="chapter-item expanded affix "><li class="part-title">Other</li><li class="chapter-item expanded "><a href="../deprecation_policy.html">Dependency Deprecation Policy</a></li><li class="chapter-item expanded "><a href="../other/running_synapse_on_single_board_computers.html">Running Synapse on a Single-Board Computer</a></li></ol> </div> <div id="sidebar-resize-handle" class="sidebar-resize-handle"></div> </nav> @@ -500,8 +500,12 @@ and <code>notif_from</code> fields filled out. You may also need to set <code>s <p>If email is not configured, password reset, registration and notifications via email will be disabled.</p> <h3 id="registering-a-user"><a class="header" href="#registering-a-user">Registering a user</a></h3> -<p>The easiest way to create a new user is to do so from a client like <a href="https://element.io/">Element</a>.</p> -<p>Alternatively, you can do so from the command line. This can be done as follows:</p> +<p>One way to create a new user is to do so from a client like +<a href="https://element.io/">Element</a>. This requires registration to be enabled via +the +<a href="../usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#enable_registration"><code>enable_registration</code></a> +setting.</p> +<p>Alternatively, you can create new users from the command line. This can be done as follows:</p> <ol> <li>If synapse was installed via pip, activate the virtualenv as follows (if Synapse was installed via a prebuilt package, <code>register_new_matrix_user</code> should already be @@ -512,7 +516,7 @@ synctl start # if not already running </code></pre> </li> <li>Run the following command: -<pre><code class="language-sh">register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml http://localhost:8008 +<pre><code class="language-sh">register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml </code></pre> </li> </ol> @@ -524,12 +528,13 @@ Confirm password: Make admin [no]: Success! </code></pre> -<p>This process uses a setting <code>registration_shared_secret</code> in -<code>homeserver.yaml</code>, which is shared between Synapse itself and the -<code>register_new_matrix_user</code> script. It doesn't matter what it is (a random -value is generated by <code>--generate-config</code>), but it should be kept secret, as -anyone with knowledge of it can register users, including admin accounts, -on your server even if <code>enable_registration</code> is <code>false</code>.</p> +<p>This process uses a setting +<a href="../usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#registration_shared_secret"><code>registration_shared_secret</code></a>, +which is shared between Synapse itself and the <code>register_new_matrix_user</code> +script. It doesn't matter what it is (a random value is generated by +<code>--generate-config</code>), but it should be kept secret, as anyone with knowledge of +it can register users, including admin accounts, on your server even if +<code>enable_registration</code> is <code>false</code>.</p> <h3 id="setting-up-a-turn-server"><a class="header" href="#setting-up-a-turn-server">Setting up a TURN server</a></h3> <p>For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure a TURN server. See <a href="../turn-howto.html">TURN setup</a> for details.</p>