diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index 8a8415b9a2..0e1be153c7 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -322,22 +322,27 @@ listeners:
# Used by phonehome stats to group together related servers.
#server_context: context
-# Resource-constrained homeserver Settings
+# Resource-constrained homeserver settings
#
-# If limit_remote_rooms.enabled is True, the room complexity will be
-# checked before a user joins a new remote room. If it is above
-# limit_remote_rooms.complexity, it will disallow joining or
-# instantly leave.
+# When this is enabled, the room "complexity" will be checked before a user
+# joins a new remote room. If it is above the complexity limit, the server will
+# disallow joining, or will instantly leave.
#
-# limit_remote_rooms.complexity_error can be set to customise the text
-# displayed to the user when a room above the complexity threshold has
-# its join cancelled.
+# Room complexity is an arbitrary measure based on factors such as the number of
+# users in the room.
#
-# Uncomment the below lines to enable:
-#limit_remote_rooms:
-# enabled: true
-# complexity: 1.0
-# complexity_error: "This room is too complex."
+limit_remote_rooms:
+ # Uncomment to enable room complexity checking.
+ #
+ #enabled: true
+
+ # the limit above which rooms cannot be joined. The default is 1.0.
+ #
+ #complexity: 0.5
+
+ # override the error which is returned when the room is too complex.
+ #
+ #complexity_error: "This room is too complex."
# Whether to require a user to be in the room to add an alias to it.
# Defaults to 'true'.
@@ -942,25 +947,28 @@ url_preview_accept_language:
## Captcha ##
-# See docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP for full details of configuring this.
+# See docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.md for full details of configuring this.
-# This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA public key.
+# This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA public key. Must be specified if
+# enable_registration_captcha is enabled.
#
#recaptcha_public_key: "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY"
-# This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA private key.
+# This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA private key. Must be specified if
+# enable_registration_captcha is enabled.
#
#recaptcha_private_key: "YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY"
-# Enables ReCaptcha checks when registering, preventing signup
+# Uncomment to enable ReCaptcha checks when registering, preventing signup
# unless a captcha is answered. Requires a valid ReCaptcha
-# public/private key.
+# public/private key. Defaults to 'false'.
#
-#enable_registration_captcha: false
+#enable_registration_captcha: true
# The API endpoint to use for verifying m.login.recaptcha responses.
+# Defaults to "https://www.recaptcha.net/recaptcha/api/siteverify".
#
-#recaptcha_siteverify_api: "https://www.recaptcha.net/recaptcha/api/siteverify"
+#recaptcha_siteverify_api: "https://my.recaptcha.site"
## TURN ##
@@ -1104,7 +1112,7 @@ account_validity:
# If set, allows registration of standard or admin accounts by anyone who
# has the shared secret, even if registration is otherwise disabled.
#
-# registration_shared_secret: <PRIVATE STRING>
+#registration_shared_secret: <PRIVATE STRING>
# Set the number of bcrypt rounds used to generate password hash.
# Larger numbers increase the work factor needed to generate the hash.
@@ -1237,7 +1245,8 @@ metrics_flags:
#known_servers: true
# Whether or not to report anonymized homeserver usage statistics.
-# report_stats: true|false
+#
+#report_stats: true|false
# The endpoint to report the anonymized homeserver usage statistics to.
# Defaults to https://matrix.org/report-usage-stats/push
@@ -1273,13 +1282,13 @@ metrics_flags:
# the registration_shared_secret is used, if one is given; otherwise,
# a secret key is derived from the signing key.
#
-# macaroon_secret_key: <PRIVATE STRING>
+#macaroon_secret_key: <PRIVATE STRING>
# a secret which is used to calculate HMACs for form values, to stop
# falsification of values. Must be specified for the User Consent
# forms to work.
#
-# form_secret: <PRIVATE STRING>
+#form_secret: <PRIVATE STRING>
## Signing Keys ##
@@ -1764,8 +1773,8 @@ email:
# Username/password for authentication to the SMTP server. By default, no
# authentication is attempted.
#
- # smtp_user: "exampleusername"
- # smtp_pass: "examplepassword"
+ #smtp_user: "exampleusername"
+ #smtp_pass: "examplepassword"
# Uncomment the following to require TLS transport security for SMTP.
# By default, Synapse will connect over plain text, and will then switch to
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