Merge tag 'v1.26.0rc2' into travis/fosdem/hotfixes github/travis/fosdem/hotfixes travis/fosdem/hotfixes

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index ae995efe9b..87bfe22237 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -67,11 +67,16 @@ pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid
 #
 #web_client_location: https://riot.example.com/
 
-# The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this HS
-# (not including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user would
-# enter into the 'custom HS URL' field on their client. If you
-# use synapse with a reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach
-# synapse via the proxy.
+# The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this Homeserver (not
+# including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user might enter into the
+# 'Custom Homeserver URL' field on their client. If you use Synapse with a
+# reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach Synapse via the proxy.
+# Otherwise, it should be the URL to reach Synapse's client HTTP listener (see
+# 'listeners' below).
+#
+# If this is left unset, it defaults to 'https://<server_name>/'. (Note that
+# that will not work unless you configure Synapse or a reverse-proxy to listen
+# on port 443.)
 #
 #public_baseurl: https://example.com/
 
@@ -1150,8 +1155,9 @@ account_validity:
   # send an email to the account's email address with a renewal link. By
   # default, no such emails are sent.
   #
-  # If you enable this setting, you will also need to fill out the 'email' and
-  # 'public_baseurl' configuration sections.
+  # If you enable this setting, you will also need to fill out the 'email'
+  # configuration section. You should also check that 'public_baseurl' is set
+  # correctly.
   #
   #renew_at: 1w
 
@@ -1242,8 +1248,7 @@ account_validity:
 # The identity server which we suggest that clients should use when users log
 # in on this server.
 #
-# (By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client.
-# This setting is ignored unless public_baseurl is also set.)
+# (By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client.)
 #
 #default_identity_server: https://matrix.org
 
@@ -1268,8 +1273,6 @@ account_validity:
 # by the Matrix Identity Service API specification:
 # https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/latest
 #
-# If a delegate is specified, the config option public_baseurl must also be filled out.
-#
 account_threepid_delegates:
     #email: https://example.com     # Delegate email sending to example.com
     #msisdn: http://localhost:8090  # Delegate SMS sending to this local process
@@ -1723,6 +1726,12 @@ saml2_config:
 #   idp_name: A user-facing name for this identity provider, which is used to
 #       offer the user a choice of login mechanisms.
 #
+#   idp_icon: An optional icon for this identity provider, which is presented
+#       by identity picker pages. If given, must be an MXC URI of the format
+#       mxc://<server-name>/<media-id>. (An easy way to obtain such an MXC URI
+#       is to upload an image to an (unencrypted) room and then copy the "url"
+#       from the source of the event.)
+#
 #   discover: set to 'false' to disable the use of the OIDC discovery mechanism
 #       to discover endpoints. Defaults to true.
 #
@@ -1807,13 +1816,16 @@ saml2_config:
 #
 # For backwards compatibility, it is also possible to configure a single OIDC
 # provider via an 'oidc_config' setting. This is now deprecated and admins are
-# advised to migrate to the 'oidc_providers' format.
+# advised to migrate to the 'oidc_providers' format. (When doing that migration,
+# use 'oidc' for the idp_id to ensure that existing users continue to be
+# recognised.)
 #
 oidc_providers:
   # Generic example
   #
   #- idp_id: my_idp
   #  idp_name: "My OpenID provider"
+  #  idp_icon: "mxc://example.com/mediaid"
   #  discover: false
   #  issuer: "https://accounts.example.com/"
   #  client_id: "provided-by-your-issuer"
@@ -1837,8 +1849,8 @@ oidc_providers:
 
   # For use with Github
   #
-  #- idp_id: google
-  #  idp_name: Google
+  #- idp_id: github
+  #  idp_name: Github
   #  discover: false
   #  issuer: "https://github.com/"
   #  client_id: "your-client-id" # TO BE FILLED
@@ -1901,9 +1913,9 @@ sso:
     # phishing attacks from evil.site. To avoid this, include a slash after the
     # hostname: "https://my.client/".
     #
-    # If public_baseurl is set, then the login fallback page (used by clients
-    # that don't natively support the required login flows) is whitelisted in
-    # addition to any URLs in this list.
+    # The login fallback page (used by clients that don't natively support the
+    # required login flows) is automatically whitelisted in addition to any URLs
+    # in this list.
     #
     # By default, this list is empty.
     #