Determine webclient path by the python module it is contained in

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/demo/start.sh b/demo/start.sh
index fc6cd6303f..8b0cc84fe6 100755
--- a/demo/start.sh
+++ b/demo/start.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ for port in 8080 8081 8082; do
 done
 
 echo "Starting webclient on port 8000..."
-python "demo/webserver.py" -p 8000 -P "$DIR/webserver.pid" "webclient"
+python "demo/webserver.py" -p 8000 -P "$DIR/webserver.pid" "syweb/webclient"
 
 cd "$CWD"
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 6394bc27d1..b3dae5da64 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import sys
 import sqlite3
+import syweb
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -58,7 +59,9 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         return JsonResource()
 
     def build_resource_for_web_client(self):
-        return File("webclient")  # TODO configurable?
+        syweb_path = os.path.dirname(syweb.__file__)
+        webclient_path = os.path.join(syweb_path, "webclient")
+        return File(webclient_path)  # TODO configurable?
 
     def build_resource_for_content_repo(self):
         return ContentRepoResource(