From 7f25d7385909ace3a84ee621f014d56734fecd44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Morgan <1342360+anoadragon453@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2021 16:57:57 +0100 Subject: Convert UPGRADE.rst to markdown (#10166) This PR: * Converts UPGRADE.rst to markdown and moves the contents into the `docs/` directory. * Updates the contents of UPGRADE.rst to point to the website instead. * Updates links around the codebase that point to UPGRADE.rst. `pandoc` + some manual editing was used to convert from RST to md. --- README.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.rst') diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 2ecc93c8a7..1244aab10b 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -186,11 +186,11 @@ impact to other applications will be minimal. Upgrading an existing Synapse ============================= -The instructions for upgrading synapse are in `UPGRADE.rst`_. +The instructions for upgrading synapse are in `the upgrade notes`_. Please check these instructions as upgrading may require extra steps for some versions of synapse. -.. _UPGRADE.rst: UPGRADE.rst +.. _the upgrade notes: https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/upgrade.html .. _reverse-proxy: -- cgit 1.5.1 From 717f73c41136c2cfbb6f4429a6e8358c163200f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Felix Kronlage-Dammers Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 11:07:25 +0200 Subject: Adjust the URL in the README.rst file to point to LiberaChat instead of freenode (#10258) --- README.rst | 2 +- changelog.d/10258.doc | 1 + 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/10258.doc (limited to 'README.rst') diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 1244aab10b..6d3cf6c1a5 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The overall architecture is:: ``#matrix:matrix.org`` is the official support room for Matrix, and can be accessed by any client from https://matrix.org/docs/projects/try-matrix-now.html or -via IRC bridge at irc://irc.freenode.net/matrix. +via IRC bridge at irc://irc.libera.chat/matrix. Synapse is currently in rapid development, but as of version 0.5 we believe it is sufficiently stable to be run as an internet-facing service for real usage! diff --git a/changelog.d/10258.doc b/changelog.d/10258.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1549786c0c --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/10258.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Adjust the URL in the README.rst file to point to irc.libera.chat. -- cgit 1.5.1 From 974261cd819b06589b8d3588203c0bcddfddd795 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dirk Klimpel <5740567+dklimpel@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2021 16:46:13 +0200 Subject: Fix broken links in INSTALL.md (#10331) Signed-off-by: Dirk Klimpel dirk@klimpel.org --- CHANGES.md | 17 +- INSTALL.md | 594 +------------------------------------- README.rst | 8 +- UPGRADE.rst | 2 +- changelog.d/10331.doc | 1 + contrib/systemd/README.md | 3 +- docker/README.md | 4 +- docs/.sample_config_header.yaml | 3 +- docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md | 2 +- docs/postgres.md | 4 +- docs/sample_config.yaml | 3 +- docs/setup/installation.md | 603 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- docs/upgrade.md | 2 +- 13 files changed, 629 insertions(+), 617 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/10331.doc (limited to 'README.rst') diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md index 2b0179edc3..c930b48b25 100644 --- a/CHANGES.md +++ b/CHANGES.md @@ -1226,7 +1226,10 @@ Crucially, this means __we will not produce .deb packages for Debian 9 (Stretch) The website https://endoflife.date/ has convenient summaries of the support schedules for projects like [Python](https://endoflife.date/python) and [PostgreSQL](https://endoflife.date/postgresql). -If you are unable to upgrade your environment to a supported version of Python or Postgres, we encourage you to consider using the [Synapse Docker images](./INSTALL.md#docker-images-and-ansible-playbooks) instead. +If you are unable to upgrade your environment to a supported version of Python or +Postgres, we encourage you to consider using the +[Synapse Docker images](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#docker-images-and-ansible-playbooks) +instead. ### Transition Period @@ -1369,11 +1372,11 @@ To upgrade Synapse along with the cryptography package: * Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu packages from - `matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages) + `matrix.org`](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#matrixorg-packages) should ensure that they have version 1.24.0 or 1.23.1 installed: these images include the updated packages. * Administrators who have [installed Synapse from - source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source) + source](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source) should upgrade the cryptography package within their virtualenv by running: ```sh /bin/pip install 'cryptography>=3.3' @@ -1415,11 +1418,11 @@ To upgrade Synapse along with the cryptography package: * Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu packages from - `matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages) + `matrix.org`](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#matrixorg-packages) should ensure that they have version 1.24.0 or 1.23.1 installed: these images include the updated packages. * Administrators who have [installed Synapse from - source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source) + source](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source) should upgrade the cryptography package within their virtualenv by running: ```sh /bin/pip install 'cryptography>=3.3' @@ -2998,11 +3001,11 @@ installation remains secure. * Administrators using the [`matrix.org` Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/matrixdotorg/synapse/) or the [Debian/Ubuntu packages from - `matrix.org`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages) + `matrix.org`](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#matrixorg-packages) should ensure that they have version 1.12.0 installed: these images include Twisted 20.3.0. * Administrators who have [installed Synapse from - source](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#installing-from-source) + source](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#installing-from-source) should upgrade Twisted within their virtualenv by running: ```sh /bin/pip install 'Twisted>=20.3.0' diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index b0697052c1..f199b233b9 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -1,593 +1,7 @@ # Installation Instructions -There are 3 steps to follow under **Installation Instructions**. +This document has moved to the +[Synapse documentation website](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html). +Please update your links. -- [Installation Instructions](#installation-instructions) - - [Choosing your server name](#choosing-your-server-name) - - [Installing Synapse](#installing-synapse) - - [Installing from source](#installing-from-source) - - [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites) - - [Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian](#debianubunturaspbian) - - [ArchLinux](#archlinux) - - [CentOS/Fedora](#centosfedora) - - [macOS](#macos) - - [OpenSUSE](#opensuse) - - [OpenBSD](#openbsd) - - [Windows](#windows) - - [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages) - - [Docker images and Ansible playbooks](#docker-images-and-ansible-playbooks) - - [Debian/Ubuntu](#debianubuntu) - - [Matrix.org packages](#matrixorg-packages) - - [Downstream Debian packages](#downstream-debian-packages) - - [Downstream Ubuntu packages](#downstream-ubuntu-packages) - - [Fedora](#fedora) - - [OpenSUSE](#opensuse-1) - - [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server](#suse-linux-enterprise-server) - - [ArchLinux](#archlinux-1) - - [Void Linux](#void-linux) - - [FreeBSD](#freebsd) - - [OpenBSD](#openbsd-1) - - [NixOS](#nixos) - - [Setting up Synapse](#setting-up-synapse) - - [Using PostgreSQL](#using-postgresql) - - [TLS certificates](#tls-certificates) - - [Client Well-Known URI](#client-well-known-uri) - - [Email](#email) - - [Registering a user](#registering-a-user) - - [Setting up a TURN server](#setting-up-a-turn-server) - - [URL previews](#url-previews) - - [Troubleshooting Installation](#troubleshooting-installation) - - -## Choosing your server name - -It is important to choose the name for your server before you install Synapse, -because it cannot be changed later. - -The server name determines the "domain" part of user-ids for users on your -server: these will all be of the format `@user:my.domain.name`. It also -determines how other matrix servers will reach yours for federation. - -For a test configuration, set this to the hostname of your server. For a more -production-ready setup, you will probably want to specify your domain -(`example.com`) rather than a matrix-specific hostname here (in the same way -that your email address is probably `user@example.com` rather than -`user@email.example.com`) - but doing so may require more advanced setup: see -[Setting up Federation](docs/federate.md). - -## Installing Synapse - -### Installing from source - -(Prebuilt packages are available for some platforms - see [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages).) - -When installing from source please make sure that the [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites) are already installed. - -System requirements: - -- POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X) -- Python 3.5.2 or later, up to Python 3.9. -- At least 1GB of free RAM if you want to join large public rooms like #matrix:matrix.org - - -To install the Synapse homeserver run: - -```sh -mkdir -p ~/synapse -virtualenv -p python3 ~/synapse/env -source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate -pip install --upgrade pip -pip install --upgrade setuptools -pip install matrix-synapse -``` - -This will download Synapse from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/matrix-synapse) -and install it, along with the python libraries it uses, into a virtual environment -under `~/synapse/env`. Feel free to pick a different directory if you -prefer. - -This Synapse installation can then be later upgraded by using pip again with the -update flag: - -```sh -source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate -pip install -U matrix-synapse -``` - -Before you can start Synapse, you will need to generate a configuration -file. To do this, run (in your virtualenv, as before): - -```sh -cd ~/synapse -python -m synapse.app.homeserver \ - --server-name my.domain.name \ - --config-path homeserver.yaml \ - --generate-config \ - --report-stats=[yes|no] -``` - -... substituting an appropriate value for `--server-name`. - -This command will generate you a config file that you can then customise, but it will -also generate a set of keys for you. These keys will allow your homeserver to -identify itself to other homeserver, so don't lose or delete them. It would be -wise to back them up somewhere safe. (If, for whatever reason, you do need to -change your homeserver's keys, you may find that other homeserver have the -old key cached. If you update the signing key, you should change the name of the -key in the `.signing.key` file (the second word) to something -different. See the [spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest.html#retrieving-server-keys) for more information on key management). - -To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to -run (e.g. `~/synapse`), and: - -```sh -cd ~/synapse -source env/bin/activate -synctl start -``` - -#### Platform-specific prerequisites - -Synapse is written in Python but some of the libraries it uses are written in -C. So before we can install Synapse itself we need a working C compiler and the -header files for Python C extensions. - -##### Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian - -Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian: - -```sh -sudo apt install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \ - python3-pip python3-setuptools sqlite3 \ - libssl-dev virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev -``` - -##### ArchLinux - -Installing prerequisites on ArchLinux: - -```sh -sudo pacman -S base-devel python python-pip \ - python-setuptools python-virtualenv sqlite3 -``` - -##### CentOS/Fedora - -Installing prerequisites on CentOS or Fedora Linux: - -```sh -sudo dnf install libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel libzip-devel freetype-devel \ - libwebp-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libpq-devel \ - python3-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel python3-devel -sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" -``` - -##### macOS - -Installing prerequisites on macOS: - -```sh -xcode-select --install -sudo easy_install pip -sudo pip install virtualenv -brew install pkg-config libffi -``` - -On macOS Catalina (10.15) you may need to explicitly install OpenSSL -via brew and inform `pip` about it so that `psycopg2` builds: - -```sh -brew install openssl@1.1 -export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib" -export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include" -``` - -##### OpenSUSE - -Installing prerequisites on openSUSE: - -```sh -sudo zypper in -t pattern devel_basis -sudo zypper in python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 python-virtualenv \ - python-devel libffi-devel libopenssl-devel libjpeg62-devel -``` - -##### OpenBSD - -A port of Synapse is available under `net/synapse`. The filesystem -underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be -mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem -and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration. - -To be able to build Synapse's dependency on python the `WRKOBJDIR` -(cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) for building python, too, needs to be on a filesystem -mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`). - -Creating a `WRKOBJDIR` for building python under `/usr/local` (which on a -default OpenBSD installation is mounted with `wxallowed`): - -```sh -doas mkdir /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed -``` - -Assuming `PORTS_PRIVSEP=Yes` (cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) and `SUDO=doas` are -configured in `/etc/mk.conf`: - -```sh -doas chown _pbuild:_pbuild /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed -``` - -Setting the `WRKOBJDIR` for building python: - -```sh -echo WRKOBJDIR_lang/python/3.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed \\nWRKOBJDIR_lang/python/2.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed >> /etc/mk.conf -``` - -Building Synapse: - -```sh -cd /usr/ports/net/synapse -make install -``` - -##### Windows - -If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem For -Linux provides a Linux environment on Windows 10 which is capable of using the -Debian, Fedora, or source installation methods. More information about WSL can -be found at for -Windows 10 and -for Windows Server. - -### Prebuilt packages - -As an alternative to installing from source, prebuilt packages are available -for a number of platforms. - -#### Docker images and Ansible playbooks - -There is an official synapse image available at - which can be used with -the docker-compose file available at [contrib/docker](contrib/docker). Further -information on this including configuration options is available in the README -on hub.docker.com. - -Alternatively, Andreas Peters (previously Silvio Fricke) has contributed a -Dockerfile to automate a synapse server in a single Docker image, at - - -Slavi Pantaleev has created an Ansible playbook, -which installs the offical Docker image of Matrix Synapse -along with many other Matrix-related services (Postgres database, Element, coturn, -ma1sd, SSL support, etc.). -For more details, see - - -#### Debian/Ubuntu - -##### Matrix.org packages - -Matrix.org provides Debian/Ubuntu packages of the latest stable version of -Synapse via . They are available for Debian -9 (Stretch), Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial), and later. To use them: - -```sh -sudo apt install -y lsb-release wget apt-transport-https -sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.matrix.org/debian/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg -echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.matrix.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main" | - sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/matrix-org.list -sudo apt update -sudo apt install matrix-synapse-py3 -``` - -**Note**: if you followed a previous version of these instructions which -recommended using `apt-key add` to add an old key from -`https://matrix.org/packages/debian/`, you should note that this key has been -revoked. You should remove the old key with `sudo apt-key remove -C35EB17E1EAE708E6603A9B3AD0592FE47F0DF61`, and follow the above instructions to -update your configuration. - -The fingerprint of the repository signing key (as shown by `gpg -/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg`) is -`AAF9AE843A7584B5A3E4CD2BCF45A512DE2DA058`. - -##### Downstream Debian packages - -We do not recommend using the packages from the default Debian `buster` -repository at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security -vulnerabilities. You can install the latest version of Synapse from -[our repository](#matrixorg-packages) or from `buster-backports`. Please -see the [Debian documentation](https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/) -for information on how to use backports. - -If you are using Debian `sid` or testing, Synapse is available in the default -repositories and it should be possible to install it simply with: - -```sh -sudo apt install matrix-synapse -``` - -##### Downstream Ubuntu packages - -We do not recommend using the packages in the default Ubuntu repository -at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities. -The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages). - -#### Fedora - -Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`: - -```sh -sudo dnf install matrix-synapse -``` - -Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at - - -#### OpenSUSE - -Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as `matrix-synapse`: - -```sh -sudo zypper install matrix-synapse -``` - -#### SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - -Unofficial package are built for SLES 15 in the openSUSE:Backports:SLE-15 repository at - - -#### ArchLinux - -The quickest way to get up and running with ArchLinux is probably with the community package -, which should pull in most of -the necessary dependencies. - -pip may be outdated (6.0.7-1 and needs to be upgraded to 6.0.8-1 ): - -```sh -sudo pip install --upgrade pip -``` - -If you encounter an error with lib bcrypt causing an Wrong ELF Class: -ELFCLASS32 (x64 Systems), you may need to reinstall py-bcrypt to correctly -compile it under the right architecture. (This should not be needed if -installing under virtualenv): - -```sh -sudo pip uninstall py-bcrypt -sudo pip install py-bcrypt -``` - -#### Void Linux - -Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse': - -```sh -xbps-install -Su -xbps-install -S synapse -``` - -#### FreeBSD - -Synapse can be installed via FreeBSD Ports or Packages contributed by Brendan Molloy from: - -- Ports: `cd /usr/ports/net-im/py-matrix-synapse && make install clean` -- Packages: `pkg install py37-matrix-synapse` - -#### OpenBSD - -As of OpenBSD 6.7 Synapse is available as a pre-compiled binary. The filesystem -underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be -mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem -and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration. - -Installing Synapse: - -```sh -doas pkg_add synapse -``` - -#### NixOS - -Robin Lambertz has packaged Synapse for NixOS at: - - -## Setting up Synapse - -Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it. - -### Using PostgreSQL - -By default Synapse uses an [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) database and in doing so trades -performance for convenience. Almost all installations should opt to use [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org) -instead. Advantages include: - -- significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and - caching model, smarter query optimiser -- allowing the DB to be run on separate hardware - -For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL in Synapse, please see -[docs/postgres.md](docs/postgres.md) - -SQLite is only acceptable for testing purposes. SQLite should not be used in -a production server. Synapse will perform poorly when using -SQLite, especially when participating in large rooms. - -### TLS certificates - -The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port on the local -interface: `http://localhost:8008`. It is suitable for local testing, -but for any practical use, you will need Synapse's APIs to be served -over HTTPS. - -The recommended way to do so is to set up a reverse proxy on port -`8448`. You can find documentation on doing so in -[docs/reverse_proxy.md](docs/reverse_proxy.md). - -Alternatively, you can configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port. To do -so, you will need to edit `homeserver.yaml`, as follows: - -- First, under the `listeners` section, uncomment the configuration for the - TLS-enabled listener. (Remove the hash sign (`#`) at the start of - each line). The relevant lines are like this: - -```yaml - - port: 8448 - type: http - tls: true - resources: - - names: [client, federation] - ``` - -- You will also need to uncomment the `tls_certificate_path` and - `tls_private_key_path` lines under the `TLS` section. You will need to manage - provisioning of these certificates yourself. - - If you are using your own certificate, be sure to use a `.pem` file that - includes the full certificate chain including any intermediate certificates - (for instance, if using certbot, use `fullchain.pem` as your certificate, not - `cert.pem`). - -For a more detailed guide to configuring your server for federation, see -[federate.md](docs/federate.md). - -### Client Well-Known URI - -Setting up the client Well-Known URI is optional but if you set it up, it will -allow users to enter their full username (e.g. `@user:`) into clients -which support well-known lookup to automatically configure the homeserver and -identity server URLs. This is useful so that users don't have to memorize or think -about the actual homeserver URL you are using. - -The URL `https:///.well-known/matrix/client` should return JSON in -the following format. - -```json -{ - "m.homeserver": { - "base_url": "https://" - } -} -``` - -It can optionally contain identity server information as well. - -```json -{ - "m.homeserver": { - "base_url": "https://" - }, - "m.identity_server": { - "base_url": "https://" - } -} -``` - -To work in browser based clients, the file must be served with the appropriate -Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers. A recommended value would be -`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` which would allow all browser based clients to -view it. - -In nginx this would be something like: - -```nginx -location /.well-known/matrix/client { - return 200 '{"m.homeserver": {"base_url": "https://"}}'; - default_type application/json; - add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *; -} -``` - -You should also ensure the `public_baseurl` option in `homeserver.yaml` is set -correctly. `public_baseurl` should be set to the URL that clients will use to -connect to your server. This is the same URL you put for the `m.homeserver` -`base_url` above. - -```yaml -public_baseurl: "https://" -``` - -### Email - -It is desirable for Synapse to have the capability to send email. This allows -Synapse to send password reset emails, send verifications when an email address -is added to a user's account, and send email notifications to users when they -receive new messages. - -To configure an SMTP server for Synapse, modify the configuration section -headed `email`, and be sure to have at least the `smtp_host`, `smtp_port` -and `notif_from` fields filled out. You may also need to set `smtp_user`, -`smtp_pass`, and `require_transport_security`. - -If email is not configured, password reset, registration and notifications via -email will be disabled. - -### Registering a user - -The easiest way to create a new user is to do so from a client like [Element](https://element.io/). - -Alternatively, you can do so from the command line. This can be done as follows: - - 1. If synapse was installed via pip, activate the virtualenv as follows (if Synapse was - installed via a prebuilt package, `register_new_matrix_user` should already be - on the search path): - ```sh - cd ~/synapse - source env/bin/activate - synctl start # if not already running - ``` - 2. Run the following command: - ```sh - register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml http://localhost:8008 - ``` - -This will prompt you to add details for the new user, and will then connect to -the running Synapse to create the new user. For example: -``` -New user localpart: erikj -Password: -Confirm password: -Make admin [no]: -Success! -``` - -This process uses a setting `registration_shared_secret` in -`homeserver.yaml`, which is shared between Synapse itself and the -`register_new_matrix_user` script. It doesn't matter what it is (a random -value is generated by `--generate-config`), but it should be kept secret, as -anyone with knowledge of it can register users, including admin accounts, -on your server even if `enable_registration` is `false`. - -### Setting up a TURN server - -For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure -a TURN server. See [docs/turn-howto.md](docs/turn-howto.md) for details. - -### URL previews - -Synapse includes support for previewing URLs, which is disabled by default. To -turn it on you must enable the `url_preview_enabled: True` config parameter -and explicitly specify the IP ranges that Synapse is not allowed to spider for -previewing in the `url_preview_ip_range_blacklist` configuration parameter. -This is critical from a security perspective to stop arbitrary Matrix users -spidering 'internal' URLs on your network. At the very least we recommend that -your loopback and RFC1918 IP addresses are blacklisted. - -This also requires the optional `lxml` python dependency to be installed. This -in turn requires the `libxml2` library to be available - on Debian/Ubuntu this -means `apt-get install libxml2-dev`, or equivalent for your OS. - -### Troubleshooting Installation - -`pip` seems to leak *lots* of memory during installation. For instance, a Linux -host with 512MB of RAM may run out of memory whilst installing Twisted. If this -happens, you will have to individually install the dependencies which are -failing, e.g.: - -```sh -pip install twisted -``` - -If you have any other problems, feel free to ask in -[#synapse:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org). +The markdown source is available in [docs/setup/installation.md](docs/setup/installation.md). diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 6d3cf6c1a5..e5332d62a9 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ Synapse Installation .. _federation: -* For details on how to install synapse, see ``_. +* For details on how to install synapse, see + `Installation Instructions `_. * For specific details on how to configure Synapse for federation see `docs/federate.md `_ @@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ from a web client. Unless you are running a test instance of Synapse on your local machine, in general, you will need to enable TLS support before you can successfully -connect from a client: see ``_. +connect from a client: see +`TLS certificates `_. An easy way to get started is to login or register via Element at https://app.element.io/#/login or https://app.element.io/#/register respectively. @@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ Join our developer community on Matrix: `#synapse-dev:matrix.org `_. +`Installing from source `_. To check out a synapse for development, clone the git repo into a working directory of your choice:: diff --git a/UPGRADE.rst b/UPGRADE.rst index 82548ac850..17ecd935fd 100644 --- a/UPGRADE.rst +++ b/UPGRADE.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Upgrading Synapse ================= -This document has moved to the `Synapse documentation website `_. +This document has moved to the `Synapse documentation website `_. Please update your links. The markdown source is available in `docs/upgrade.md `_. diff --git a/changelog.d/10331.doc b/changelog.d/10331.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9b9acd9007 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/10331.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Fix broken links in INSTALL.md. Contributed by @dklimpel. diff --git a/contrib/systemd/README.md b/contrib/systemd/README.md index 5d42b3464f..2844cbc8e0 100644 --- a/contrib/systemd/README.md +++ b/contrib/systemd/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ This is a setup for managing synapse with a user contributed systemd unit file. It provides a `matrix-synapse` systemd unit file that should be tailored to accommodate your installation in accordance with the installation -instructions provided in [installation instructions](../../INSTALL.md). +instructions provided in +[installation instructions](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html). ## Setup 1. Under the service section, ensure the `User` variable matches which user diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md index 3f28cdada3..edf917bb11 100644 --- a/docker/README.md +++ b/docker/README.md @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ docker run -it --rm \ ``` For information on picking a suitable server name, see -https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md. +https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html. The above command will generate a `homeserver.yaml` in (typically) `/var/lib/docker/volumes/synapse-data/_data`. You should check this file, and @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ For documentation on using a reverse proxy, see https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/reverse_proxy.md. For more information on enabling TLS support in synapse itself, see -https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/INSTALL.md#tls-certificates. Of +https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html#tls-certificates. Of course, you will need to expose the TLS port from the container with a `-p` argument to `docker run`. diff --git a/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml b/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml index 8c9b31acdb..09e86ca0ca 100644 --- a/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml +++ b/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ # # It is *not* intended to be copied and used as the basis for a real # homeserver.yaml. Instead, if you are starting from scratch, please generate -# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in INSTALL.md. +# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in +# https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html. # Configuration options that take a time period can be set using a number # followed by a letter. Letters have the following meanings: diff --git a/docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md b/docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md index ce8189d4ed..283f288aaf 100644 --- a/docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md +++ b/docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ upgraded, however it may be of use to those with old installs returning to the project. If you are setting up a server from scratch you almost certainly should look at -the [installation guide](../INSTALL.md) instead. +the [installation guide](setup/installation.md) instead. ## Introduction The goal of Synapse 0.99.0 is to act as a stepping stone to Synapse 1.0.0. It diff --git a/docs/postgres.md b/docs/postgres.md index f83155e52a..2c0a5b803a 100644 --- a/docs/postgres.md +++ b/docs/postgres.md @@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ Synapse will require the python postgres client library in order to connect to a postgres database. - If you are using the [matrix.org debian/ubuntu - packages](../INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages), the necessary python + packages](setup/installation.md#matrixorg-packages), the necessary python library will already be installed, but you will need to ensure the low-level postgres library is installed, which you can do with `apt install libpq5`. - For other pre-built packages, please consult the documentation from the relevant package. - If you installed synapse [in a - virtualenv](../INSTALL.md#installing-from-source), you can install + virtualenv](setup/installation.md#installing-from-source), you can install the library with: ~/synapse/env/bin/pip install "matrix-synapse[postgres]" diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml index 71463168e3..054770f71f 100644 --- a/docs/sample_config.yaml +++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ # # It is *not* intended to be copied and used as the basis for a real # homeserver.yaml. Instead, if you are starting from scratch, please generate -# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in INSTALL.md. +# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in +# https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/setup/installation.html. # Configuration options that take a time period can be set using a number # followed by a letter. Letters have the following meanings: diff --git a/docs/setup/installation.md b/docs/setup/installation.md index 8bb1cffd3d..d041d08333 100644 --- a/docs/setup/installation.md +++ b/docs/setup/installation.md @@ -1,7 +1,596 @@ - -{{#include ../../INSTALL.md}} \ No newline at end of file +# Installation Instructions + +There are 3 steps to follow under **Installation Instructions**. + +- [Installation Instructions](#installation-instructions) + - [Choosing your server name](#choosing-your-server-name) + - [Installing Synapse](#installing-synapse) + - [Installing from source](#installing-from-source) + - [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites) + - [Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian](#debianubunturaspbian) + - [ArchLinux](#archlinux) + - [CentOS/Fedora](#centosfedora) + - [macOS](#macos) + - [OpenSUSE](#opensuse) + - [OpenBSD](#openbsd) + - [Windows](#windows) + - [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages) + - [Docker images and Ansible playbooks](#docker-images-and-ansible-playbooks) + - [Debian/Ubuntu](#debianubuntu) + - [Matrix.org packages](#matrixorg-packages) + - [Downstream Debian packages](#downstream-debian-packages) + - [Downstream Ubuntu packages](#downstream-ubuntu-packages) + - [Fedora](#fedora) + - [OpenSUSE](#opensuse-1) + - [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server](#suse-linux-enterprise-server) + - [ArchLinux](#archlinux-1) + - [Void Linux](#void-linux) + - [FreeBSD](#freebsd) + - [OpenBSD](#openbsd-1) + - [NixOS](#nixos) + - [Setting up Synapse](#setting-up-synapse) + - [Using PostgreSQL](#using-postgresql) + - [TLS certificates](#tls-certificates) + - [Client Well-Known URI](#client-well-known-uri) + - [Email](#email) + - [Registering a user](#registering-a-user) + - [Setting up a TURN server](#setting-up-a-turn-server) + - [URL previews](#url-previews) + - [Troubleshooting Installation](#troubleshooting-installation) + + +## Choosing your server name + +It is important to choose the name for your server before you install Synapse, +because it cannot be changed later. + +The server name determines the "domain" part of user-ids for users on your +server: these will all be of the format `@user:my.domain.name`. It also +determines how other matrix servers will reach yours for federation. + +For a test configuration, set this to the hostname of your server. For a more +production-ready setup, you will probably want to specify your domain +(`example.com`) rather than a matrix-specific hostname here (in the same way +that your email address is probably `user@example.com` rather than +`user@email.example.com`) - but doing so may require more advanced setup: see +[Setting up Federation](../federate.md). + +## Installing Synapse + +### Installing from source + +(Prebuilt packages are available for some platforms - see [Prebuilt packages](#prebuilt-packages).) + +When installing from source please make sure that the [Platform-specific prerequisites](#platform-specific-prerequisites) are already installed. + +System requirements: + +- POSIX-compliant system (tested on Linux & OS X) +- Python 3.5.2 or later, up to Python 3.9. +- At least 1GB of free RAM if you want to join large public rooms like #matrix:matrix.org + + +To install the Synapse homeserver run: + +```sh +mkdir -p ~/synapse +virtualenv -p python3 ~/synapse/env +source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate +pip install --upgrade pip +pip install --upgrade setuptools +pip install matrix-synapse +``` + +This will download Synapse from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/matrix-synapse) +and install it, along with the python libraries it uses, into a virtual environment +under `~/synapse/env`. Feel free to pick a different directory if you +prefer. + +This Synapse installation can then be later upgraded by using pip again with the +update flag: + +```sh +source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate +pip install -U matrix-synapse +``` + +Before you can start Synapse, you will need to generate a configuration +file. To do this, run (in your virtualenv, as before): + +```sh +cd ~/synapse +python -m synapse.app.homeserver \ + --server-name my.domain.name \ + --config-path homeserver.yaml \ + --generate-config \ + --report-stats=[yes|no] +``` + +... substituting an appropriate value for `--server-name`. + +This command will generate you a config file that you can then customise, but it will +also generate a set of keys for you. These keys will allow your homeserver to +identify itself to other homeserver, so don't lose or delete them. It would be +wise to back them up somewhere safe. (If, for whatever reason, you do need to +change your homeserver's keys, you may find that other homeserver have the +old key cached. If you update the signing key, you should change the name of the +key in the `.signing.key` file (the second word) to something +different. See the [spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest.html#retrieving-server-keys) for more information on key management). + +To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to +run (e.g. `~/synapse`), and: + +```sh +cd ~/synapse +source env/bin/activate +synctl start +``` + +#### Platform-specific prerequisites + +Synapse is written in Python but some of the libraries it uses are written in +C. So before we can install Synapse itself we need a working C compiler and the +header files for Python C extensions. + +##### Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian + +Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian: + +```sh +sudo apt install build-essential python3-dev libffi-dev \ + python3-pip python3-setuptools sqlite3 \ + libssl-dev virtualenv libjpeg-dev libxslt1-dev +``` + +##### ArchLinux + +Installing prerequisites on ArchLinux: + +```sh +sudo pacman -S base-devel python python-pip \ + python-setuptools python-virtualenv sqlite3 +``` + +##### CentOS/Fedora + +Installing prerequisites on CentOS or Fedora Linux: + +```sh +sudo dnf install libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel libzip-devel freetype-devel \ + libwebp-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel libpq-devel \ + python3-virtualenv libffi-devel openssl-devel python3-devel +sudo dnf groupinstall "Development Tools" +``` + +##### macOS + +Installing prerequisites on macOS: + +```sh +xcode-select --install +sudo easy_install pip +sudo pip install virtualenv +brew install pkg-config libffi +``` + +On macOS Catalina (10.15) you may need to explicitly install OpenSSL +via brew and inform `pip` about it so that `psycopg2` builds: + +```sh +brew install openssl@1.1 +export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib" +export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include" +``` + +##### OpenSUSE + +Installing prerequisites on openSUSE: + +```sh +sudo zypper in -t pattern devel_basis +sudo zypper in python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 python-virtualenv \ + python-devel libffi-devel libopenssl-devel libjpeg62-devel +``` + +##### OpenBSD + +A port of Synapse is available under `net/synapse`. The filesystem +underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be +mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem +and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration. + +To be able to build Synapse's dependency on python the `WRKOBJDIR` +(cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) for building python, too, needs to be on a filesystem +mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`). + +Creating a `WRKOBJDIR` for building python under `/usr/local` (which on a +default OpenBSD installation is mounted with `wxallowed`): + +```sh +doas mkdir /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed +``` + +Assuming `PORTS_PRIVSEP=Yes` (cf. `bsd.port.mk(5)`) and `SUDO=doas` are +configured in `/etc/mk.conf`: + +```sh +doas chown _pbuild:_pbuild /usr/local/pobj_wxallowed +``` + +Setting the `WRKOBJDIR` for building python: + +```sh +echo WRKOBJDIR_lang/python/3.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed \\nWRKOBJDIR_lang/python/2.7=/usr/local/pobj_wxallowed >> /etc/mk.conf +``` + +Building Synapse: + +```sh +cd /usr/ports/net/synapse +make install +``` + +##### Windows + +If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem For +Linux provides a Linux environment on Windows 10 which is capable of using the +Debian, Fedora, or source installation methods. More information about WSL can +be found at for +Windows 10 and +for Windows Server. + +### Prebuilt packages + +As an alternative to installing from source, prebuilt packages are available +for a number of platforms. + +#### Docker images and Ansible playbooks + +There is an official synapse image available at + which can be used with +the docker-compose file available at +[contrib/docker](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/contrib/docker). +Further information on this including configuration options is available in the README +on hub.docker.com. + +Alternatively, Andreas Peters (previously Silvio Fricke) has contributed a +Dockerfile to automate a synapse server in a single Docker image, at + + +Slavi Pantaleev has created an Ansible playbook, +which installs the offical Docker image of Matrix Synapse +along with many other Matrix-related services (Postgres database, Element, coturn, +ma1sd, SSL support, etc.). +For more details, see + + +#### Debian/Ubuntu + +##### Matrix.org packages + +Matrix.org provides Debian/Ubuntu packages of the latest stable version of +Synapse via . They are available for Debian +9 (Stretch), Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial), and later. To use them: + +```sh +sudo apt install -y lsb-release wget apt-transport-https +sudo wget -O /usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg https://packages.matrix.org/debian/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg +echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg] https://packages.matrix.org/debian/ $(lsb_release -cs) main" | + sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/matrix-org.list +sudo apt update +sudo apt install matrix-synapse-py3 +``` + +**Note**: if you followed a previous version of these instructions which +recommended using `apt-key add` to add an old key from +`https://matrix.org/packages/debian/`, you should note that this key has been +revoked. You should remove the old key with `sudo apt-key remove +C35EB17E1EAE708E6603A9B3AD0592FE47F0DF61`, and follow the above instructions to +update your configuration. + +The fingerprint of the repository signing key (as shown by `gpg +/usr/share/keyrings/matrix-org-archive-keyring.gpg`) is +`AAF9AE843A7584B5A3E4CD2BCF45A512DE2DA058`. + +##### Downstream Debian packages + +We do not recommend using the packages from the default Debian `buster` +repository at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security +vulnerabilities. You can install the latest version of Synapse from +[our repository](#matrixorg-packages) or from `buster-backports`. Please +see the [Debian documentation](https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/) +for information on how to use backports. + +If you are using Debian `sid` or testing, Synapse is available in the default +repositories and it should be possible to install it simply with: + +```sh +sudo apt install matrix-synapse +``` + +##### Downstream Ubuntu packages + +We do not recommend using the packages in the default Ubuntu repository +at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities. +The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages). + +#### Fedora + +Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`: + +```sh +sudo dnf install matrix-synapse +``` + +Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at + + +#### OpenSUSE + +Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as `matrix-synapse`: + +```sh +sudo zypper install matrix-synapse +``` + +#### SUSE Linux Enterprise Server + +Unofficial package are built for SLES 15 in the openSUSE:Backports:SLE-15 repository at + + +#### ArchLinux + +The quickest way to get up and running with ArchLinux is probably with the community package +, which should pull in most of +the necessary dependencies. + +pip may be outdated (6.0.7-1 and needs to be upgraded to 6.0.8-1 ): + +```sh +sudo pip install --upgrade pip +``` + +If you encounter an error with lib bcrypt causing an Wrong ELF Class: +ELFCLASS32 (x64 Systems), you may need to reinstall py-bcrypt to correctly +compile it under the right architecture. (This should not be needed if +installing under virtualenv): + +```sh +sudo pip uninstall py-bcrypt +sudo pip install py-bcrypt +``` + +#### Void Linux + +Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse': + +```sh +xbps-install -Su +xbps-install -S synapse +``` + +#### FreeBSD + +Synapse can be installed via FreeBSD Ports or Packages contributed by Brendan Molloy from: + +- Ports: `cd /usr/ports/net-im/py-matrix-synapse && make install clean` +- Packages: `pkg install py37-matrix-synapse` + +#### OpenBSD + +As of OpenBSD 6.7 Synapse is available as a pre-compiled binary. The filesystem +underlying the homeserver directory (defaults to `/var/synapse`) has to be +mounted with `wxallowed` (cf. `mount(8)`), so creating a separate filesystem +and mounting it to `/var/synapse` should be taken into consideration. + +Installing Synapse: + +```sh +doas pkg_add synapse +``` + +#### NixOS + +Robin Lambertz has packaged Synapse for NixOS at: + + +## Setting up Synapse + +Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it. + +### Using PostgreSQL + +By default Synapse uses an [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) database and in doing so trades +performance for convenience. Almost all installations should opt to use [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org) +instead. Advantages include: + +- significant performance improvements due to the superior threading and + caching model, smarter query optimiser +- allowing the DB to be run on separate hardware + +For information on how to install and use PostgreSQL in Synapse, please see +[docs/postgres.md](../postgres.md) + +SQLite is only acceptable for testing purposes. SQLite should not be used in +a production server. Synapse will perform poorly when using +SQLite, especially when participating in large rooms. + +### TLS certificates + +The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port on the local +interface: `http://localhost:8008`. It is suitable for local testing, +but for any practical use, you will need Synapse's APIs to be served +over HTTPS. + +The recommended way to do so is to set up a reverse proxy on port +`8448`. You can find documentation on doing so in +[docs/reverse_proxy.md](../reverse_proxy.md). + +Alternatively, you can configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port. To do +so, you will need to edit `homeserver.yaml`, as follows: + +- First, under the `listeners` section, uncomment the configuration for the + TLS-enabled listener. (Remove the hash sign (`#`) at the start of + each line). The relevant lines are like this: + +```yaml + - port: 8448 + type: http + tls: true + resources: + - names: [client, federation] + ``` + +- You will also need to uncomment the `tls_certificate_path` and + `tls_private_key_path` lines under the `TLS` section. You will need to manage + provisioning of these certificates yourself. + + If you are using your own certificate, be sure to use a `.pem` file that + includes the full certificate chain including any intermediate certificates + (for instance, if using certbot, use `fullchain.pem` as your certificate, not + `cert.pem`). + +For a more detailed guide to configuring your server for federation, see +[federate.md](../federate.md). + +### Client Well-Known URI + +Setting up the client Well-Known URI is optional but if you set it up, it will +allow users to enter their full username (e.g. `@user:`) into clients +which support well-known lookup to automatically configure the homeserver and +identity server URLs. This is useful so that users don't have to memorize or think +about the actual homeserver URL you are using. + +The URL `https:///.well-known/matrix/client` should return JSON in +the following format. + +```json +{ + "m.homeserver": { + "base_url": "https://" + } +} +``` + +It can optionally contain identity server information as well. + +```json +{ + "m.homeserver": { + "base_url": "https://" + }, + "m.identity_server": { + "base_url": "https://" + } +} +``` + +To work in browser based clients, the file must be served with the appropriate +Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers. A recommended value would be +`Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *` which would allow all browser based clients to +view it. + +In nginx this would be something like: + +```nginx +location /.well-known/matrix/client { + return 200 '{"m.homeserver": {"base_url": "https://"}}'; + default_type application/json; + add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin *; +} +``` + +You should also ensure the `public_baseurl` option in `homeserver.yaml` is set +correctly. `public_baseurl` should be set to the URL that clients will use to +connect to your server. This is the same URL you put for the `m.homeserver` +`base_url` above. + +```yaml +public_baseurl: "https://" +``` + +### Email + +It is desirable for Synapse to have the capability to send email. This allows +Synapse to send password reset emails, send verifications when an email address +is added to a user's account, and send email notifications to users when they +receive new messages. + +To configure an SMTP server for Synapse, modify the configuration section +headed `email`, and be sure to have at least the `smtp_host`, `smtp_port` +and `notif_from` fields filled out. You may also need to set `smtp_user`, +`smtp_pass`, and `require_transport_security`. + +If email is not configured, password reset, registration and notifications via +email will be disabled. + +### Registering a user + +The easiest way to create a new user is to do so from a client like [Element](https://element.io/). + +Alternatively, you can do so from the command line. This can be done as follows: + + 1. If synapse was installed via pip, activate the virtualenv as follows (if Synapse was + installed via a prebuilt package, `register_new_matrix_user` should already be + on the search path): + ```sh + cd ~/synapse + source env/bin/activate + synctl start # if not already running + ``` + 2. Run the following command: + ```sh + register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml http://localhost:8008 + ``` + +This will prompt you to add details for the new user, and will then connect to +the running Synapse to create the new user. For example: +``` +New user localpart: erikj +Password: +Confirm password: +Make admin [no]: +Success! +``` + +This process uses a setting `registration_shared_secret` in +`homeserver.yaml`, which is shared between Synapse itself and the +`register_new_matrix_user` script. It doesn't matter what it is (a random +value is generated by `--generate-config`), but it should be kept secret, as +anyone with knowledge of it can register users, including admin accounts, +on your server even if `enable_registration` is `false`. + +### Setting up a TURN server + +For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure +a TURN server. See +[docs/turn-howto.md](../turn-howto.md) +for details. + +### URL previews + +Synapse includes support for previewing URLs, which is disabled by default. To +turn it on you must enable the `url_preview_enabled: True` config parameter +and explicitly specify the IP ranges that Synapse is not allowed to spider for +previewing in the `url_preview_ip_range_blacklist` configuration parameter. +This is critical from a security perspective to stop arbitrary Matrix users +spidering 'internal' URLs on your network. At the very least we recommend that +your loopback and RFC1918 IP addresses are blacklisted. + +This also requires the optional `lxml` python dependency to be installed. This +in turn requires the `libxml2` library to be available - on Debian/Ubuntu this +means `apt-get install libxml2-dev`, or equivalent for your OS. + +### Troubleshooting Installation + +`pip` seems to leak *lots* of memory during installation. For instance, a Linux +host with 512MB of RAM may run out of memory whilst installing Twisted. If this +happens, you will have to individually install the dependencies which are +failing, e.g.: + +```sh +pip install twisted +``` + +If you have any other problems, feel free to ask in +[#synapse:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#synapse:matrix.org). diff --git a/docs/upgrade.md b/docs/upgrade.md index 011aadf638..db0450f563 100644 --- a/docs/upgrade.md +++ b/docs/upgrade.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ this document. summaries. - If Synapse was installed using [prebuilt - packages](../setup/INSTALL.md#prebuilt-packages), you will need to follow the + packages](setup/installation.md#prebuilt-packages), you will need to follow the normal process for upgrading those packages. - If Synapse was installed from source, then: -- cgit 1.5.1 From 100686a0691054c486e747e3df37861887c6e8cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Johnston Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 11:16:50 +0100 Subject: Fix README rst --- README.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.rst') diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index e5332d62a9..2cf540b957 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ Synapse Installation .. _federation: -* For details on how to install synapse, see - `Installation Instructions `_. +* For details on how to install synapse, see `Installation Instructions`_. * For specific details on how to configure Synapse for federation see `docs/federate.md `_ @@ -335,8 +334,8 @@ access the API as a Matrix client would. It is able to run Synapse directly from the source tree, so installation of the server is not required. Testing with SyTest is recommended for verifying that changes related to the -Client-Server API are functioning correctly. See the `installation instructions -`_ for details. +Client-Server API are functioning correctly. See the `installation instructions`_ +for details. Platform dependencies @@ -456,3 +455,5 @@ This is normally caused by a misconfiguration in your reverse-proxy. See .. |python| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/matrix-synapse :alt: (supported python versions) :target: https://pypi.org/project/matrix-synapse + +.. _installation instructions -- cgit 1.5.1 From b5d42377bf61ab306debb532d7ec62a58087351a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Johnston Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2021 11:21:41 +0100 Subject: Fix README rst --- README.rst | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.rst') diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 2cf540b957..0ae05616e7 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ Synapse Installation .. _federation: -* For details on how to install synapse, see `Installation Instructions`_. +* For details on how to install synapse, see + `Installation Instructions `_. * For specific details on how to configure Synapse for federation see `docs/federate.md `_ @@ -334,8 +335,8 @@ access the API as a Matrix client would. It is able to run Synapse directly from the source tree, so installation of the server is not required. Testing with SyTest is recommended for verifying that changes related to the -Client-Server API are functioning correctly. See the `installation instructions`_ -for details. +Client-Server API are functioning correctly. See the `SyTest installation +instructions `_ for details. Platform dependencies @@ -455,5 +456,3 @@ This is normally caused by a misconfiguration in your reverse-proxy. See .. |python| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/matrix-synapse :alt: (supported python versions) :target: https://pypi.org/project/matrix-synapse - -.. _installation instructions -- cgit 1.5.1