Make systemd-with-workers doc official (#7234)

Simplify and update this documentation, and make it part of the core dist.

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diff --git a/docs/systemd-with-workers/README.md b/docs/systemd-with-workers/README.md
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+# Setting up Synapse with Workers and Systemd
+
+This is a setup for managing synapse with systemd, including support for
+managing workers. It provides a `matrix-synapse` service for the master, as
+well as a `matrix-synapse-worker@` service template for any workers you
+require. Additionally, to group the required services, it sets up a
+`matrix-synapse.target`.
+
+See the folder [system](system) for the systemd unit files.
+
+The folder [workers](workers) contains an example configuration for the
+`federation_reader` worker.
+
+## Synapse configuration files
+
+See [workers.md](../workers.md) for information on how to set up the
+configuration files and reverse-proxy correctly. You can find an example worker
+config in the [workers](workers) folder.
+
+Systemd manages daemonization itself, so ensure that none of the configuration
+files set either `daemonize` or `worker_daemonize`.
+
+The config files of all workers are expected to be located in
+`/etc/matrix-synapse/workers`. If you want to use a different location, edit
+the provided `*.service` files accordingly.
+
+There is no need for a separate configuration file for the master process.
+
+## Set up
+
+1. Adjust synapse configuration files as above.
+1. Copy the `*.service` and `*.target` files in [system](system) to
+`/etc/systemd/system`.
+1. Run `systemctl deamon-reload` to tell systemd to load the new unit files.
+1. Run `systemctl enable matrix-synapse.service`. This will configure the
+synapse master process to be started as part of the `matrix-synapse.target`
+target.
+1. For each worker process to be enabled, run `systemctl enable
+matrix-synapse-worker@<worker_name>.service`. For each `<worker_name>`, there
+should be a corresponding configuration file
+`/etc/matrix-synapse/workers/<worker_name>.yaml`.
+1. Start all the synapse processes with `systemctl start matrix-synapse.target`.
+1. Tell systemd to start synapse on boot with `systemctl enable matrix-synapse.target`/
+
+## Usage
+
+Once the services are correctly set up, you can use the following commands
+to manage your synapse installation:
+
+```sh
+# Restart Synapse master and all workers
+systemctl restart matrix-synapse.target
+
+# Stop Synapse and all workers
+systemctl stop matrix-synapse.target
+
+# Restart the master alone
+systemctl start matrix-synapse.service
+
+# Restart a specific worker (eg. federation_reader); the master is
+# unaffected by this.
+systemctl restart matrix-synapse-worker@federation_reader.service
+
+# Add a new worker (assuming all configs are set up already)
+systemctl enable matrix-synapse-worker@federation_writer.service
+systemctl restart matrix-synapse.target
+```
diff --git a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Synapse %i
+
+# This service should be restarted when the synapse target is restarted.
+PartOf=matrix-synapse.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=main
+User=matrix-synapse
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/matrix-synapse
+ExecStart=/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/python -m synapse.app.generic_worker --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/ --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/workers/%i.yaml
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=3
+SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse-%i
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=matrix-synapse.target
diff --git a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Synapse master
+
+# This service should be restarted when the synapse target is restarted.
+PartOf=matrix-synapse.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
+NotifyAccess=main
+User=matrix-synapse
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/matrix-synapse
+ExecStartPre=/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/ --generate-keys
+ExecStart=/opt/venvs/matrix-synapse/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml --config-path=/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d/
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=3
+SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=matrix-synapse.target
diff --git a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.target b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.target
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+[Unit]
+Description=Synapse parent target
+After=network.target
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/docs/systemd-with-workers/workers/federation_reader.yaml b/docs/systemd-with-workers/workers/federation_reader.yaml
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+worker_app: synapse.app.federation_reader
+
+worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1
+worker_replication_port: 9092
+worker_replication_http_port: 9093
+
+worker_listeners:
+    - type: http
+      port: 8011
+      resources:
+          - names: [federation]
+
+worker_log_config: /etc/matrix-synapse/federation-reader-log.yaml