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| author | Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org> | 2019-10-31 15:19:26 +0000 |
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| committer | Erik Johnston <erik@matrix.org> | 2019-10-31 15:19:26 +0000 |
| commit | cd581338cf2618d8480ce7ba6a2ffd4a5270b552 (patch) | |
| tree | 533c0f5efcde3f06ea6e069c9d4ee8fb4f6ee231 /INSTALL.md | |
| parent | Newsfile (diff) | |
| parent | Merge pull request #6294 from matrix-org/erikj/add_state_storage (diff) | |
| download | synapse-cd581338cf2618d8480ce7ba6a2ffd4a5270b552.tar.xz | |
Merge branch 'develop' of github.com:matrix-org/synapse into erikj/split_purge_history
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diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 69e423923b..e7b429c05d 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -413,16 +413,18 @@ For a more detailed guide to configuring your server for federation, see ## Email -It is desirable for Synapse to have the capability to send email. For example, -this is required to support the 'password reset' feature. +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``. +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 Synapse is not configured with an SMTP server, password reset via email will - be disabled by default. +If email is not configured, password reset, registration and notifications via +email will be disabled. ## Registering a user |