Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/release-v1.47'

29 files changed, 535 insertions, 277 deletions

diff --git a/docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.md b/docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.md
index fabdd7b726..49419ce8df 100644
--- a/docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.md
+++ b/docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.md
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ in `homeserver.yaml`, to the list of authorized domains. If you have not set
 1. Agree to the terms of service and submit.
 1. Copy your site key and secret key and add them to your `homeserver.yaml`
 configuration file
-    ```
+    ```yaml
     recaptcha_public_key: YOUR_SITE_KEY
     recaptcha_private_key: YOUR_SECRET_KEY
     ```
 1. Enable the CAPTCHA for new registrations
-    ```
+    ```yaml
     enable_registration_captcha: true
     ```
 1. Go to the settings page for the CAPTCHA you just created
diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md
index 35412ea92c..04320ab07b 100644
--- a/docs/SUMMARY.md
+++ b/docs/SUMMARY.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   - [Administration](usage/administration/README.md)
     - [Admin API](usage/administration/admin_api/README.md)
       - [Account Validity](admin_api/account_validity.md)
+      - [Background Updates](usage/administration/admin_api/background_updates.md)
       - [Delete Group](admin_api/delete_group.md)
       - [Event Reports](admin_api/event_reports.md)
       - [Media](admin_api/media_admin_api.md)
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md b/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
index 3abb06099c..f523774ba8 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/event_reports.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
     "event_id": "$bNUFCwGzWca1meCGkjp-zwslF-GfVcXukvRLI1_FaVY",
     "event_json": {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ It returns a JSON body like the following:
         },
         "type": "m.room.message",
         "unsigned": {
-            "age_ts": 1592291711430,
+            "age_ts": 1592291711430
         }
     },
     "id": <report_id>,
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
index 13b991eacf..bd29e29ab8 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Room state data (such as joins, leaves, topic) is always preserved.
 
 To delete local message events as well, set `delete_local_events` in the body:
 
-```
+```json
 {
    "delete_local_events": true
 }
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
index 8a5ce191df..548b790a5c 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/room_membership.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ server admin: see [Admin API](../usage/administration/admin_api).
 
 Response:
 
-```
+```json
 {
   "room_id": "!636q39766251:server.com"
 }
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/rooms.md b/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
index 8e524e6509..ab6b82a082 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
@@ -38,9 +38,14 @@ The following query parameters are available:
   - `history_visibility` - Rooms are ordered alphabetically by visibility of history of the room.
   - `state_events` - Rooms are ordered by number of state events. Largest to smallest.
 * `dir` - Direction of room order. Either `f` for forwards or `b` for backwards. Setting
-          this value to `b` will reverse the above sort order. Defaults to `f`.
-* `search_term` - Filter rooms by their room name. Search term can be contained in any
-                  part of the room name. Defaults to no filtering.
+  this value to `b` will reverse the above sort order. Defaults to `f`.
+* `search_term` - Filter rooms by their room name, canonical alias and room id.
+  Specifically, rooms are selected if the search term is contained in
+  - the room's name,
+  - the local part of the room's canonical alias, or
+  - the complete (local and server part) room's id (case sensitive).
+
+  Defaults to no filtering.
 
 **Response**
 
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?order_by=size
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ A response body like the following is returned:
     }
   ],
   "offset": 0,
-  "total_rooms": 150
+  "total_rooms": 150,
   "next_token": 100
 }
 ```
@@ -224,7 +229,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?order_by=size&from=100
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
@@ -380,7 +385,7 @@ A response body like the following is returned:
 
 # Delete Room API
 
-The Delete Room admin API allows server admins to remove rooms from server
+The Delete Room admin API allows server admins to remove rooms from the server
 and block these rooms.
 
 Shuts down a room. Moves all local users and room aliases automatically to a
@@ -520,16 +525,6 @@ With all that being said, if you still want to try and recover the room:
 4. If `new_room_user_id` was given, a 'Content Violation' will have been
    created. Consider whether you want to delete that roomm.
 
-## Deprecated endpoint
-
-The previous deprecated API will be removed in a future release, it was:
-
-```
-POST /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms/<room_id>/delete
-```
-
-It behaves the same way than the current endpoint except the path and the method.
-
 # Make Room Admin API
 
 Grants another user the highest power available to a local user who is in the room.
diff --git a/docs/code_style.md b/docs/code_style.md
index 28fb7277c4..4d8e7c973d 100644
--- a/docs/code_style.md
+++ b/docs/code_style.md
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ The necessary tools are detailed below.
 
 First install them with:
 
-    pip install -e ".[lint,mypy]"
+```sh
+pip install -e ".[lint,mypy]"
+```
 
 -   **black**
 
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ First install them with:
     Have `black` auto-format your code (it shouldn't change any
     functionality) with:
 
-        black . --exclude="\.tox|build|env"
+    ```sh
+    black . --exclude="\.tox|build|env"
+    ```
 
 -   **flake8**
 
@@ -30,7 +34,9 @@ First install them with:
 
     Check all application and test code with:
 
-        flake8 synapse tests
+    ```sh
+    flake8 synapse tests
+    ```
 
 -   **isort**
 
@@ -39,7 +45,9 @@ First install them with:
 
     Auto-fix imports with:
 
-        isort -rc synapse tests
+    ```sh
+    isort -rc synapse tests
+    ```
 
     `-rc` means to recursively search the given directories.
 
@@ -66,15 +74,19 @@ save as it takes a while and is very resource intensive.
 
         Example:
 
-            from synapse.types import UserID
-            ...
-            user_id = UserID(local, server)
+        ```python
+        from synapse.types import UserID
+        ...
+        user_id = UserID(local, server)
+        ```
 
         is preferred over:
 
-            from synapse import types
-            ...
-            user_id = types.UserID(local, server)
+        ```python
+        from synapse import types
+        ...
+        user_id = types.UserID(local, server)
+        ```
 
         (or any other variant).
 
@@ -134,28 +146,30 @@ Some guidelines follow:
 
 Example:
 
-    ## Frobnication ##
-
-    # The frobnicator will ensure that all requests are fully frobnicated.
-    # To enable it, uncomment the following.
-    #
-    #frobnicator_enabled: true
-
-    # By default, the frobnicator will frobnicate with the default frobber.
-    # The following will make it use an alternative frobber.
-    #
-    #frobincator_frobber: special_frobber
-
-    # Settings for the frobber
-    #
-    frobber:
-      # frobbing speed. Defaults to 1.
-      #
-      #speed: 10
-
-      # frobbing distance. Defaults to 1000.
-      #
-      #distance: 100
+```yaml
+## Frobnication ##
+
+# The frobnicator will ensure that all requests are fully frobnicated.
+# To enable it, uncomment the following.
+#
+#frobnicator_enabled: true
+
+# By default, the frobnicator will frobnicate with the default frobber.
+# The following will make it use an alternative frobber.
+#
+#frobincator_frobber: special_frobber
+
+# Settings for the frobber
+#
+frobber:
+  # frobbing speed. Defaults to 1.
+  #
+  #speed: 10
+
+  # frobbing distance. Defaults to 1000.
+  #
+  #distance: 100
+```
 
 Note that the sample configuration is generated from the synapse code
 and is maintained by a script, `scripts-dev/generate_sample_config`.
diff --git a/docs/consent_tracking.md b/docs/consent_tracking.md
index 911a1f95db..fb1fec80fe 100644
--- a/docs/consent_tracking.md
+++ b/docs/consent_tracking.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ construct URIs where users can give their consent.
    see if an unauthenticated user is viewing the page. This is typically
    wrapped around the form that would be used to actually agree to the document:
 
-   ```
+   ```html
    {% if not public_version %}
      <!-- The variables used here are only provided when the 'u' param is given to the homeserver -->
      <form method="post" action="consent">
diff --git a/docs/delegate.md b/docs/delegate.md
index 05cb635047..ee9cbb3b1c 100644
--- a/docs/delegate.md
+++ b/docs/delegate.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-# Delegation
+# Delegation of incoming federation traffic
+
+In the following documentation, we use the term `server_name` to refer to that setting
+in your homeserver configuration file. It appears at the ends of user ids, and tells
+other homeservers where they can find your server.
 
 By default, other homeservers will expect to be able to reach yours via
 your `server_name`, on port 8448. For example, if you set your `server_name`
@@ -12,13 +16,21 @@ to a different server and/or port (e.g. `synapse.example.com:443`).
 
 ## .well-known delegation
 
-To use this method, you need to be able to alter the
-`server_name` 's https server to serve the `/.well-known/matrix/server`
-URL. Having an active server (with a valid TLS certificate) serving your
-`server_name` domain is out of the scope of this documentation.
+To use this method, you need to be able to configure the server at
+`https://<server_name>` to serve a file at
+`https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server`.  There are two ways to do this, shown below.
+
+Note that the `.well-known` file is hosted on the default port for `https` (port 443).
+
+### External server
+
+For maximum flexibility, you need to configure an external server such as nginx, Apache
+or HAProxy to serve the `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server` file. Setting
+up such a server is out of the scope of this documentation, but note that it is often
+possible to configure your [reverse proxy](reverse_proxy.md) for this.
 
-The URL `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server` should
-return a JSON structure containing the key `m.server` like so:
+The URL `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server` should be configured
+return a JSON structure containing the key `m.server` like this:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -26,8 +38,9 @@ return a JSON structure containing the key `m.server` like so:
 }
 ```
 
-In our example, this would mean that URL `https://example.com/.well-known/matrix/server`
-should return:
+In our example (where we want federation traffic to be routed to
+`https://synapse.example.com`, on port 443), this would mean that
+`https://example.com/.well-known/matrix/server` should return:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -38,16 +51,29 @@ should return:
 Note, specifying a port is optional. If no port is specified, then it defaults
 to 8448.
 
-With .well-known delegation, federating servers will check for a valid TLS
-certificate for the delegated hostname (in our example: `synapse.example.com`).
+### Serving a `.well-known/matrix/server` file with Synapse
+
+If you are able to set up your domain so that `https://<server_name>` is routed to
+Synapse (i.e., the only change needed is to direct federation traffic to port 443
+instead of port 8448), then it is possible to configure Synapse to serve a suitable
+`.well-known/matrix/server` file. To do so, add the following to your `homeserver.yaml`
+file:
+
+```yaml
+serve_server_wellknown: true
+```
+
+**Note**: this *only* works if `https://<server_name>` is routed to Synapse, so is
+generally not suitable if Synapse is hosted at a subdomain such as
+`https://synapse.example.com`.
 
 ## SRV DNS record delegation
 
-It is also possible to do delegation using a SRV DNS record. However, that is
-considered an advanced topic since it's a bit complex to set up, and `.well-known`
-delegation is already enough in most cases.
+It is also possible to do delegation using a SRV DNS record. However, that is generally
+not recommended, as it can be difficult to configure the TLS certificates correctly in
+this case, and it offers little advantage over `.well-known` delegation.
 
-However, if you really need it, you can find some documentation on how such a
+However, if you really need it, you can find some documentation on what such a
 record should look like and how Synapse will use it in [the Matrix
 specification](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/latest#resolving-server-names).
 
@@ -68,27 +94,9 @@ wouldn't need any delegation set up.
 domain `server_name` points to, you will need to let other servers know how to
 find it using delegation.
 
-### Do you still recommend against using a reverse proxy on the federation port?
-
-We no longer actively recommend against using a reverse proxy. Many admins will
-find it easier to direct federation traffic to a reverse proxy and manage their
-own TLS certificates, and this is a supported configuration.
+### Should I use a reverse proxy for federation traffic?
 
-See [the reverse proxy documentation](reverse_proxy.md) for information on setting up a
+Generally, using a reverse proxy for both the federation and client traffic is a good
+idea, since it saves handling TLS traffic in Synapse. See
+[the reverse proxy documentation](reverse_proxy.md) for information on setting up a
 reverse proxy.
-
-### Do I still need to give my TLS certificates to Synapse if I am using a reverse proxy?
-
-This is no longer necessary. If you are using a reverse proxy for all of your
-TLS traffic, then you can set `no_tls: True` in the Synapse config.
-
-In that case, the only reason Synapse needs the certificate is to populate a legacy
-`tls_fingerprints` field in the federation API. This is ignored by Synapse 0.99.0
-and later, and the only time pre-0.99 Synapses will check it is when attempting to
-fetch the server keys - and generally this is delegated via `matrix.org`, which
-is running a modern version of Synapse.
-
-### Do I need the same certificate for the client and federation port?
-
-No. There is nothing stopping you from using different certificates,
-particularly if you are using a reverse proxy.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/development/cas.md b/docs/development/cas.md
index 592b2d8d4f..7c0668e034 100644
--- a/docs/development/cas.md
+++ b/docs/development/cas.md
@@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ easy to run CAS implementation built on top of Django.
 1. Create a new virtualenv: `python3 -m venv <your virtualenv>`
 2. Activate your virtualenv: `source /path/to/your/virtualenv/bin/activate`
 3. Install Django and django-mama-cas:
-   ```
+   ```sh
    python -m pip install "django<3" "django-mama-cas==2.4.0"
    ```
 4. Create a Django project in the current directory:
-   ```
+   ```sh
    django-admin startproject cas_test .
    ```
 5. Follow the [install directions](https://django-mama-cas.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation.html#configuring) for django-mama-cas
 6. Setup the SQLite database: `python manage.py migrate`
 7. Create a user:
-   ```
+   ```sh
    python manage.py createsuperuser
    ```
    1. Use whatever you want as the username and password.
    2. Leave the other fields blank.
 8. Use the built-in Django test server to serve the CAS endpoints on port 8000:
-   ```
+   ```sh
    python manage.py runserver
    ```
 
diff --git a/docs/development/contributing_guide.md b/docs/development/contributing_guide.md
index 3bf08a72bb..abdb808438 100644
--- a/docs/development/contributing_guide.md
+++ b/docs/development/contributing_guide.md
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ license - in our case, this is almost always Apache Software License v2 (see
 
 # 2. What do I need?
 
+If you are running Windows, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is strongly
+recommended for development. More information about WSL can be found at
+<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install>. Running Synapse natively
+on Windows is not officially supported.
+
 The code of Synapse is written in Python 3. To do pretty much anything, you'll need [a recent version of Python 3](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download).
 
 The source code of Synapse is hosted on GitHub. You will also need [a recent version of git](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git).
@@ -41,8 +46,6 @@ can find many good git tutorials on the web.
 
 # 4. Install the dependencies
 
-## Under Unix (macOS, Linux, BSD, ...)
-
 Once you have installed Python 3 and added the source, please open a terminal and
 setup a *virtualenv*, as follows:
 
@@ -56,10 +59,6 @@ pip install tox
 
 This will install the developer dependencies for the project.
 
-## Under Windows
-
-TBD
-
 
 # 5. Get in touch.
 
diff --git a/docs/development/database_schema.md b/docs/development/database_schema.md
index 20740cf5ac..256a629210 100644
--- a/docs/development/database_schema.md
+++ b/docs/development/database_schema.md
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ To do so, use `scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh`. This will produce new
 
 Ensure postgres is installed, then run:
 
-    ./scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh -p postgres_username -o output_dir/
+```sh
+./scripts-dev/make_full_schema.sh -p postgres_username -o output_dir/
+```
 
 NB at the time of writing, this script predates the split into separate `state`/`main`
 databases so will require updates to handle that correctly.
diff --git a/docs/development/saml.md b/docs/development/saml.md
index 60a431d686..b08bcb7419 100644
--- a/docs/development/saml.md
+++ b/docs/development/saml.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ To make Synapse (and therefore Element) use it:
      sp_config:
        allow_unknown_attributes: true  # Works around a bug with AVA Hashes: https://github.com/IdentityPython/pysaml2/issues/388
        metadata:
-         local: ["samling.xml"]   
+         local: ["samling.xml"]
    ```
 5. Ensure that your `homeserver.yaml` has a setting for `public_baseurl`:
    ```yaml
diff --git a/docs/message_retention_policies.md b/docs/message_retention_policies.md
index ea3d46cc10..9214d6d7e9 100644
--- a/docs/message_retention_policies.md
+++ b/docs/message_retention_policies.md
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ A default policy can be defined as such, in the `retention` section of
 the configuration file:
 
 ```yaml
-  default_policy:
-    min_lifetime: 1d
-    max_lifetime: 1y
+default_policy:
+  min_lifetime: 1d
+  max_lifetime: 1y
 ```
 
 Here, `min_lifetime` and `max_lifetime` have the same meaning and level
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ depending on an event's room's policy. This can be done by setting the
 file. An example of such configuration could be:
 
 ```yaml
-  purge_jobs:
-    - longest_max_lifetime: 3d
-      interval: 12h
-    - shortest_max_lifetime: 3d
-      longest_max_lifetime: 1w
-      interval: 1d
-    - shortest_max_lifetime: 1w
-      interval: 2d
+purge_jobs:
+  - longest_max_lifetime: 3d
+    interval: 12h
+  - shortest_max_lifetime: 3d
+    longest_max_lifetime: 1w
+    interval: 1d
+  - shortest_max_lifetime: 1w
+    interval: 2d
 ```
 
 In this example, we define three jobs:
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ purging old events in a room. These limits can be defined as such in the
 `retention` section of the configuration file:
 
 ```yaml
-  allowed_lifetime_min: 1d
-  allowed_lifetime_max: 1y
+allowed_lifetime_min: 1d
+allowed_lifetime_max: 1y
 ```
 
 The limits are considered when running purge jobs. If necessary, the
diff --git a/docs/modules/password_auth_provider_callbacks.md b/docs/modules/password_auth_provider_callbacks.md
index 9dddfdfaaa..e53abf6409 100644
--- a/docs/modules/password_auth_provider_callbacks.md
+++ b/docs/modules/password_auth_provider_callbacks.md
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ registered by using the Module API's `register_password_auth_provider_callbacks`
 
 _First introduced in Synapse v1.46.0_
 
-```
- auth_checkers: Dict[Tuple[str,Tuple], Callable]
+```python
+auth_checkers: Dict[Tuple[str, Tuple[str, ...]], Callable]
 ```
 
 A dict mapping from tuples of a login type identifier (such as `m.login.password`) and a
diff --git a/docs/modules/spam_checker_callbacks.md b/docs/modules/spam_checker_callbacks.md
index 534ea196e0..2eb9032f41 100644
--- a/docs/modules/spam_checker_callbacks.md
+++ b/docs/modules/spam_checker_callbacks.md
@@ -123,42 +123,6 @@ callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the
 callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
 any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
 
-### `user_may_create_room_with_invites`
-
-_First introduced in Synapse v1.44.0_
-
-```python
-async def user_may_create_room_with_invites(
-    user: str,
-    invites: List[str],
-    threepid_invites: List[Dict[str, str]],
-) -> bool
-```
-
-Called when processing a room creation request (right after `user_may_create_room`).
-The module is given the Matrix user ID of the user trying to create a room, as well as a
-list of Matrix users to invite and a list of third-party identifiers (3PID, e.g. email
-addresses) to invite.
-
-An invited Matrix user to invite is represented by their Matrix user IDs, and an invited
-3PIDs is represented by a dict that includes the 3PID medium (e.g. "email") through its
-`medium` key and its address (e.g. "alice@example.com") through its `address` key.
-
-See [the Matrix specification](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/appendices#pid-types) for more
-information regarding third-party identifiers.
-
-If no invite and/or 3PID invite were specified in the room creation request, the
-corresponding list(s) will be empty.
-
-**Note**: This callback is not called when a room is cloned (e.g. during a room upgrade)
-since no invites are sent when cloning a room. To cover this case, modules also need to
-implement `user_may_create_room`.
-
-If multiple modules implement this callback, they will be considered in order. If a
-callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the first
-callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
-any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
-
 ### `user_may_create_room_alias`
 
 _First introduced in Synapse v1.37.0_
diff --git a/docs/modules/third_party_rules_callbacks.md b/docs/modules/third_party_rules_callbacks.md
index 034923da0f..a3a17096a8 100644
--- a/docs/modules/third_party_rules_callbacks.md
+++ b/docs/modules/third_party_rules_callbacks.md
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ event with new data by returning the new event's data as a dictionary. In order
 that, it is recommended the module calls `event.get_dict()` to get the current event as a
 dictionary, and modify the returned dictionary accordingly.
 
+If `check_event_allowed` raises an exception, the module is assumed to have failed.
+The event will not be accepted but is not treated as explicitly rejected, either.
+An HTTP request causing the module check will likely result in a 500 Internal
+Server Error.
+
+When the boolean returned by the module is `False`, the event is rejected.
+(Module developers should not use exceptions for rejection.)
+
 Note that replacing the event only works for events sent by local users, not for events
 received over federation.
 
@@ -119,6 +127,27 @@ callback returns `True`, Synapse falls through to the next one. The value of the
 callback that does not return `True` will be used. If this happens, Synapse will not call
 any of the subsequent implementations of this callback.
 
+### `on_new_event`
+
+_First introduced in Synapse v1.47.0_
+
+```python
+async def on_new_event(
+    event: "synapse.events.EventBase",
+    state_events: "synapse.types.StateMap",
+) -> None:
+```
+
+Called after sending an event into a room. The module is passed the event, as well
+as the state of the room _after_ the event. This means that if the event is a state event,
+it will be included in this state.
+
+Note that this callback is called when the event has already been processed and stored
+into the room, which means this callback cannot be used to deny persisting the event. To
+deny an incoming event, see [`check_event_for_spam`](spam_checker_callbacks.md#check_event_for_spam) instead.
+
+If multiple modules implement this callback, Synapse runs them all in order.
+
 ## Example
 
 The example below is a module that implements the third-party rules callback
diff --git a/docs/openid.md b/docs/openid.md
index 49180eec52..c74e8bda60 100644
--- a/docs/openid.md
+++ b/docs/openid.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ such as [Github][github-idp].
 
 [google-idp]: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2/openid-connect
 [auth0]: https://auth0.com/
+[authentik]: https://goauthentik.io/
+[lemonldap]: https://lemonldap-ng.org/
 [okta]: https://www.okta.com/
 [dex-idp]: https://github.com/dexidp/dex
 [keycloak-idp]: https://www.keycloak.org/docs/latest/server_admin/#sso-protocols
@@ -209,6 +211,76 @@ oidc_providers:
         display_name_template: "{{ user.name }}"
 ```
 
+### Authentik
+
+[Authentik][authentik] is an open-source IdP solution.
+
+1. Create a provider in Authentik, with type OAuth2/OpenID.
+2. The parameters are:
+- Client Type: Confidential
+- JWT Algorithm: RS256
+- Scopes: OpenID, Email and Profile
+- RSA Key: Select any available key
+- Redirect URIs: `[synapse public baseurl]/_synapse/client/oidc/callback`
+3. Create an application for synapse in Authentik and link it to the provider.
+4. Note the slug of your application, Client ID and Client Secret.
+
+Synapse config:
+```yaml
+oidc_providers:
+  - idp_id: authentik
+    idp_name: authentik
+    discover: true
+    issuer: "https://your.authentik.example.org/application/o/your-app-slug/" # TO BE FILLED: domain and slug
+    client_id: "your client id" # TO BE FILLED
+    client_secret: "your client secret" # TO BE FILLED
+    scopes:
+      - "openid"
+      - "profile"
+      - "email"
+    user_mapping_provider:
+      config:
+        localpart_template: "{{ user.preferred_username }}}"
+        display_name_template: "{{ user.preferred_username|capitalize }}" # TO BE FILLED: If your users have names in Authentik and you want those in Synapse, this should be replaced with user.name|capitalize.
+```
+
+### LemonLDAP
+
+[LemonLDAP::NG][lemonldap] is an open-source IdP solution.
+
+1. Create an OpenID Connect Relying Parties in LemonLDAP::NG
+2. The parameters are:
+- Client ID under the basic menu of the new Relying Parties (`Options > Basic >
+  Client ID`)
+- Client secret (`Options > Basic > Client secret`)
+- JWT Algorithm: RS256 within the security menu of the new Relying Parties
+  (`Options > Security > ID Token signature algorithm` and `Options > Security >
+  Access Token signature algorithm`)
+- Scopes: OpenID, Email and Profile
+- Allowed redirection addresses for login (`Options > Basic > Allowed
+  redirection addresses for login` ) :
+  `[synapse public baseurl]/_synapse/client/oidc/callback`
+
+Synapse config:
+```yaml
+oidc_providers:
+  - idp_id: lemonldap
+    idp_name: lemonldap
+    discover: true
+    issuer: "https://auth.example.org/" # TO BE FILLED: replace with your domain
+    client_id: "your client id" # TO BE FILLED
+    client_secret: "your client secret" # TO BE FILLED
+    scopes:
+      - "openid"
+      - "profile"
+      - "email"
+    user_mapping_provider:
+      config:
+        localpart_template: "{{ user.preferred_username }}}"
+        # TO BE FILLED: If your users have names in LemonLDAP::NG and you want those in Synapse, this should be replaced with user.name|capitalize or any valid filter.
+        display_name_template: "{{ user.preferred_username|capitalize }}"
+```
+
 ### GitHub
 
 [GitHub][github-idp] is a bit special as it is not an OpenID Connect compliant provider, but
diff --git a/docs/postgres.md b/docs/postgres.md
index 2c0a5b803a..083b0aaff0 100644
--- a/docs/postgres.md
+++ b/docs/postgres.md
@@ -29,16 +29,20 @@ connect to a postgres database.
 
 Assuming your PostgreSQL database user is called `postgres`, first authenticate as the database user with:
 
-    su - postgres
-    # Or, if your system uses sudo to get administrative rights
-    sudo -u postgres bash
+```sh
+su - postgres
+# Or, if your system uses sudo to get administrative rights
+sudo -u postgres bash
+```
 
 Then, create a postgres user and a database with:
 
-    # this will prompt for a password for the new user
-    createuser --pwprompt synapse_user
+```sh
+# this will prompt for a password for the new user
+createuser --pwprompt synapse_user
 
-    createdb --encoding=UTF8 --locale=C --template=template0 --owner=synapse_user synapse
+createdb --encoding=UTF8 --locale=C --template=template0 --owner=synapse_user synapse
+```
 
 The above will create a user called `synapse_user`, and a database called
 `synapse`.
@@ -145,20 +149,26 @@ Firstly, shut down the currently running synapse server and copy its
 database file (typically `homeserver.db`) to another location. Once the
 copy is complete, restart synapse. For instance:
 
-    ./synctl stop
-    cp homeserver.db homeserver.db.snapshot
-    ./synctl start
+```sh
+./synctl stop
+cp homeserver.db homeserver.db.snapshot
+./synctl start
+```
 
 Copy the old config file into a new config file:
 
-    cp homeserver.yaml homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```sh
+cp homeserver.yaml homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```
 
 Edit the database section as described in the section *Synapse config*
 above and with the SQLite snapshot located at `homeserver.db.snapshot`
 simply run:
 
-    synapse_port_db --sqlite-database homeserver.db.snapshot \
-        --postgres-config homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```sh
+synapse_port_db --sqlite-database homeserver.db.snapshot \
+    --postgres-config homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```
 
 The flag `--curses` displays a coloured curses progress UI.
 
@@ -170,16 +180,20 @@ To complete the conversion shut down the synapse server and run the port
 script one last time, e.g. if the SQLite database is at `homeserver.db`
 run:
 
-    synapse_port_db --sqlite-database homeserver.db \
-        --postgres-config homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```sh
+synapse_port_db --sqlite-database homeserver.db \
+    --postgres-config homeserver-postgres.yaml
+```
 
 Once that has completed, change the synapse config to point at the
 PostgreSQL database configuration file `homeserver-postgres.yaml`:
 
-    ./synctl stop
-    mv homeserver.yaml homeserver-old-sqlite.yaml
-    mv homeserver-postgres.yaml homeserver.yaml
-    ./synctl start
+```sh
+./synctl stop
+mv homeserver.yaml homeserver-old-sqlite.yaml
+mv homeserver-postgres.yaml homeserver.yaml
+./synctl start
+```
 
 Synapse should now be running against PostgreSQL.
 
diff --git a/docs/reverse_proxy.md b/docs/reverse_proxy.md
index bc351d604e..f3b3aea732 100644
--- a/docs/reverse_proxy.md
+++ b/docs/reverse_proxy.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ to proxied traffic.)
 
 ### nginx
 
-```
+```nginx
 server {
     listen 443 ssl http2;
     listen [::]:443 ssl http2;
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ matrix.example.com {
 
 ### Apache
 
-```
+```apache
 <VirtualHost *:443>
     SSLEngine on
     ServerName matrix.example.com
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ matrix.example.com {
 
 **NOTE 2**: It appears that Synapse is currently incompatible with the ModSecurity module for Apache (`mod_security2`). If you need it enabled for other services on your web server, you can disable it for Synapse's two VirtualHosts by including the following lines before each of the two `</VirtualHost>` above:
 
-```
+```apache
 <IfModule security2_module>
     SecRuleEngine off
 </IfModule>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ frontend https
   http-request set-header X-Forwarded-For %[src]
 
   # Matrix client traffic
-  acl matrix-host hdr(host) -i matrix.example.com
+  acl matrix-host hdr(host) -i matrix.example.com matrix.example.com:443
   acl matrix-path path_beg /_matrix
   acl matrix-path path_beg /_synapse/client
 
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index b90ed62d61..d48c08f1d9 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -91,8 +91,28 @@ pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid
 # Otherwise, it should be the URL to reach Synapse's client HTTP listener (see
 # 'listeners' below).
 #
+# Defaults to 'https://<server_name>/'.
+#
 #public_baseurl: https://example.com/
 
+# Uncomment the following to tell other servers to send federation traffic on
+# port 443.
+#
+# By default, other servers will try to reach our server on port 8448, which can
+# be inconvenient in some environments.
+#
+# Provided 'https://<server_name>/' on port 443 is routed to Synapse, this
+# option configures Synapse to serve a file at
+# 'https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server'. This will tell other
+# servers to send traffic to port 443 instead.
+#
+# See https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/delegate.html for more
+# information.
+#
+# Defaults to 'false'.
+#
+#serve_server_wellknown: true
+
 # Set the soft limit on the number of file descriptors synapse can use
 # Zero is used to indicate synapse should set the soft limit to the
 # hard limit.
@@ -1247,7 +1267,7 @@ oembed:
 # 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.)
+# This setting is ignored unless public_baseurl is also explicitly set.)
 #
 #default_identity_server: https://matrix.org
 
@@ -1272,8 +1292,6 @@ oembed:
 # 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
@@ -1963,11 +1981,10 @@ 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 whitelisted in addition to any URLs in this list.
     #
-    # By default, this list is empty.
+    # By default, this list contains only the login fallback page.
     #
     #client_whitelist:
     #  - https://riot.im/develop
diff --git a/docs/setup/installation.md b/docs/setup/installation.md
index 874925e927..3e08024441 100644
--- a/docs/setup/installation.md
+++ b/docs/setup/installation.md
@@ -356,12 +356,14 @@ make install
 
 ##### Windows
 
-If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem For
-Linux provides a Linux environment on Windows 10 which is capable of using the
-Debian, Fedora, or source installation methods. More information about WSL can
-be found at <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10> for
-Windows 10 and <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server>
-for Windows Server.
+Running Synapse natively on Windows is not officially supported.
+
+If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem for
+Linux provides a Linux environment which is capable of using the Debian, Fedora,
+or source installation methods. More information about WSL can be found at
+<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install> for Windows 10/11 and
+<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server> for
+Windows Server.
 
 ## Setting up Synapse
 
diff --git a/docs/synctl_workers.md b/docs/synctl_workers.md
index 8da4a31852..15e37f608d 100644
--- a/docs/synctl_workers.md
+++ b/docs/synctl_workers.md
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ Finally, to actually run your worker-based synapse, you must pass synctl the `-a
 commandline option to tell it to operate on all the worker configurations found
 in the given directory, e.g.:
 
-    synctl -a $CONFIG/workers start
+```sh
+synctl -a $CONFIG/workers start
+```
 
 Currently one should always restart all workers when restarting or upgrading
 synapse, unless you explicitly know it's safe not to.  For instance, restarting
@@ -29,4 +31,6 @@ notifications.
 
 To manipulate a specific worker, you pass the -w option to synctl:
 
-    synctl -w $CONFIG/workers/worker1.yaml restart
+```sh
+synctl -w $CONFIG/workers/worker1.yaml restart
+```
diff --git a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
index d164e8ce1f..8f5c44c9d4 100644
--- a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
+++ b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse-worker@.service
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Type=notify
 NotifyAccess=main
 User=matrix-synapse
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/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
diff --git a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
index f6b6dfd3ce..0c73fb55fb 100644
--- a/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/docs/systemd-with-workers/system/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Type=notify
 NotifyAccess=main
 User=matrix-synapse
 WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/matrix-synapse
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/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
diff --git a/docs/turn-howto.md b/docs/turn-howto.md
index 5d282099e3..e2f66f60e2 100644
--- a/docs/turn-howto.md
+++ b/docs/turn-howto.md
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ This will install and start a systemd service called `coturn`.
 
 1.  Configure it:
 
-        ./configure
+    ```sh
+    ./configure
+    ```
 
     You may need to install `libevent2`: if so, you should do so in
     the way recommended by your operating system. You can ignore
@@ -49,22 +51,28 @@ This will install and start a systemd service called `coturn`.
 
 1.  Build and install it:
 
-        make
-        make install
+    ```sh
+    make
+    make install
+    ```
 
 ### Configuration
 
 1.  Create or edit the config file in `/etc/turnserver.conf`. The relevant
     lines, with example values, are:
 
-        use-auth-secret
-        static-auth-secret=[your secret key here]
-        realm=turn.myserver.org
+    ```
+    use-auth-secret
+    static-auth-secret=[your secret key here]
+    realm=turn.myserver.org
+    ```
 
     See `turnserver.conf` for explanations of the options. One way to generate
     the `static-auth-secret` is with `pwgen`:
 
-        pwgen -s 64 1
+    ```sh
+    pwgen -s 64 1
+    ```
 
     A `realm` must be specified, but its value is somewhat arbitrary. (It is
     sent to clients as part of the authentication flow.) It is conventional to
@@ -73,7 +81,9 @@ This will install and start a systemd service called `coturn`.
 1.  You will most likely want to configure coturn to write logs somewhere. The
     easiest way is normally to send them to the syslog:
 
-        syslog
+    ```sh
+    syslog
+    ```
 
     (in which case, the logs will be available via `journalctl -u coturn` on a
     systemd system). Alternatively, coturn can be configured to write to a
@@ -83,31 +93,35 @@ This will install and start a systemd service called `coturn`.
     connect to arbitrary IP addresses and ports. The following configuration is
     suggested as a minimum starting point:
 
-        # VoIP traffic is all UDP. There is no reason to let users connect to arbitrary TCP endpoints via the relay.
-        no-tcp-relay
+    ```
+    # VoIP traffic is all UDP. There is no reason to let users connect to arbitrary TCP endpoints via the relay.
+    no-tcp-relay
 
-        # don't let the relay ever try to connect to private IP address ranges within your network (if any)
-        # given the turn server is likely behind your firewall, remember to include any privileged public IPs too.
-        denied-peer-ip=10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255
-        denied-peer-ip=192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255
-        denied-peer-ip=172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255
+    # don't let the relay ever try to connect to private IP address ranges within your network (if any)
+    # given the turn server is likely behind your firewall, remember to include any privileged public IPs too.
+    denied-peer-ip=10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255
+    denied-peer-ip=192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255
+    denied-peer-ip=172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255
 
-        # special case the turn server itself so that client->TURN->TURN->client flows work
-        allowed-peer-ip=10.0.0.1
+    # special case the turn server itself so that client->TURN->TURN->client flows work
+    allowed-peer-ip=10.0.0.1
 
-        # consider whether you want to limit the quota of relayed streams per user (or total) to avoid risk of DoS.
-        user-quota=12 # 4 streams per video call, so 12 streams = 3 simultaneous relayed calls per user.
-        total-quota=1200
+    # consider whether you want to limit the quota of relayed streams per user (or total) to avoid risk of DoS.
+    user-quota=12 # 4 streams per video call, so 12 streams = 3 simultaneous relayed calls per user.
+    total-quota=1200
+    ```
 
 1.  Also consider supporting TLS/DTLS. To do this, add the following settings
     to `turnserver.conf`:
 
-        # TLS certificates, including intermediate certs.
-        # For Let's Encrypt certificates, use `fullchain.pem` here.
-        cert=/path/to/fullchain.pem
+    ```
+    # TLS certificates, including intermediate certs.
+    # For Let's Encrypt certificates, use `fullchain.pem` here.
+    cert=/path/to/fullchain.pem
 
-        # TLS private key file
-        pkey=/path/to/privkey.pem
+    # TLS private key file
+    pkey=/path/to/privkey.pem
+    ```
 
     In this case, replace the `turn:` schemes in the `turn_uri` settings below
     with `turns:`.
@@ -126,7 +140,9 @@ This will install and start a systemd service called `coturn`.
     If you want to try it anyway, you will at least need to tell coturn its
     external IP address:
 
-        external-ip=192.88.99.1
+    ```
+    external-ip=192.88.99.1
+    ```
 
     ... and your NAT gateway must forward all of the relayed ports directly
     (eg, port 56789 on the external IP must be always be forwarded to port
@@ -186,7 +202,7 @@ After updating the homeserver configuration, you must restart synapse:
     ./synctl restart
     ```
   * If you use systemd:
-    ```
+    ```sh
     systemctl restart matrix-synapse.service
     ```
 ... and then reload any clients (or wait an hour for them to refresh their
diff --git a/docs/upgrade.md b/docs/upgrade.md
index c47eef1a20..136c806c41 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/upgrade.md
@@ -85,6 +85,29 @@ process, for example:
     dpkg -i matrix-synapse-py3_1.3.0+stretch1_amd64.deb
     ```
 
+# Upgrading to v1.47.0
+
+## Removal of old Room Admin API
+
+The following admin APIs were deprecated in [Synapse 1.34](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/v1.34.0/CHANGES.md#deprecations-and-removals)
+(released on 2021-05-17) and have now been removed:
+
+- `POST /_synapse/admin/v1/<room_id>/delete`
+
+Any scripts still using the above APIs should be converted to use the
+[Delete Room API](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/admin_api/rooms.html#delete-room-api).
+
+## Deprecation of the `user_may_create_room_with_invites` module callback
+
+The `user_may_create_room_with_invites` is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+version of Synapse. Modules implementing this callback can instead implement
+[`user_may_invite`](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/modules/spam_checker_callbacks.html#user_may_invite)
+and use the [`get_room_state`](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/872f23b95fa980a61b0866c1475e84491991fa20/synapse/module_api/__init__.py#L869-L876)
+module API method to infer whether the invite is happening in the context of creating a
+room.
+
+We plan to remove this callback in January 2022.
+
 # Upgrading to v1.45.0
 
 ## Changes required to media storage provider modules when reading from the Synapse configuration object
@@ -1163,16 +1186,20 @@ For more information on configuring TLS certificates see the
     For users who have installed Synapse into a virtualenv, we recommend
     doing this by creating a new virtualenv. For example:
 
-        virtualenv -p python3 ~/synapse/env3
-        source ~/synapse/env3/bin/activate
-        pip install matrix-synapse
+    ```sh
+    virtualenv -p python3 ~/synapse/env3
+    source ~/synapse/env3/bin/activate
+    pip install matrix-synapse
+    ```
 
     You can then start synapse as normal, having activated the new
     virtualenv:
 
-        cd ~/synapse
-        source env3/bin/activate
-        synctl start
+    ```sh
+    cd ~/synapse
+    source env3/bin/activate
+    synctl start
+    ```
 
     Users who have installed from distribution packages should see the
     relevant package documentation. See below for notes on Debian
@@ -1184,34 +1211,38 @@ For more information on configuring TLS certificates see the
         `<server>.log.config` file. For example, if your `log.config`
         file contains:
 
-            handlers:
-              file:
-                class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
-                formatter: precise
-                filename: homeserver.log
-                maxBytes: 104857600
-                backupCount: 10
-                filters: [context]
-              console:
-                class: logging.StreamHandler
-                formatter: precise
-                filters: [context]
+        ```yaml
+        handlers:
+          file:
+            class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
+            formatter: precise
+            filename: homeserver.log
+            maxBytes: 104857600
+            backupCount: 10
+            filters: [context]
+          console:
+            class: logging.StreamHandler
+            formatter: precise
+            filters: [context]
+        ```
 
         Then you should update this to be:
 
-            handlers:
-              file:
-                class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
-                formatter: precise
-                filename: homeserver.log
-                maxBytes: 104857600
-                backupCount: 10
-                filters: [context]
-                encoding: utf8
-              console:
-                class: logging.StreamHandler
-                formatter: precise
-                filters: [context]
+        ```yaml
+        handlers:
+          file:
+            class: logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler
+            formatter: precise
+            filename: homeserver.log
+            maxBytes: 104857600
+            backupCount: 10
+            filters: [context]
+            encoding: utf8
+          console:
+            class: logging.StreamHandler
+            formatter: precise
+            filters: [context]
+        ```
 
         There is no need to revert this change if downgrading to
         Python 2.
@@ -1297,24 +1328,28 @@ with the HS remotely has been removed.
 It has been replaced by specifying a list of application service
 registrations in `homeserver.yaml`:
 
-    app_service_config_files: ["registration-01.yaml", "registration-02.yaml"]
+```yaml
+app_service_config_files: ["registration-01.yaml", "registration-02.yaml"]
+```
 
 Where `registration-01.yaml` looks like:
 
-    url: <String>  # e.g. "https://my.application.service.com"
-    as_token: <String>
-    hs_token: <String>
-    sender_localpart: <String>  # This is a new field which denotes the user_id localpart when using the AS token
-    namespaces:
-      users:
-        - exclusive: <Boolean>
-          regex: <String>  # e.g. "@prefix_.*"
-      aliases:
-        - exclusive: <Boolean>
-          regex: <String>
-      rooms:
-        - exclusive: <Boolean>
-          regex: <String>
+```yaml
+url: <String>  # e.g. "https://my.application.service.com"
+as_token: <String>
+hs_token: <String>
+sender_localpart: <String>  # This is a new field which denotes the user_id localpart when using the AS token
+namespaces:
+  users:
+    - exclusive: <Boolean>
+      regex: <String>  # e.g. "@prefix_.*"
+  aliases:
+    - exclusive: <Boolean>
+      regex: <String>
+  rooms:
+    - exclusive: <Boolean>
+      regex: <String>
+```
 
 # Upgrading to v0.8.0
 
diff --git a/docs/usage/administration/admin_api/background_updates.md b/docs/usage/administration/admin_api/background_updates.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b36d7fe398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/usage/administration/admin_api/background_updates.md
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Background Updates API
+
+This API allows a server administrator to manage the background updates being
+run against the database.
+
+## Status
+
+This API gets the current status of the background updates.
+
+
+The API is:
+
+```
+GET /_synapse/admin/v1/background_updates/status
+```
+
+Returning:
+
+```json
+{
+    "enabled": true,
+    "current_updates": {
+        "<db_name>": {
+            "name": "<background_update_name>",
+            "total_item_count": 50,
+            "total_duration_ms": 10000.0,
+            "average_items_per_ms": 2.2,
+        },
+    }
+}
+```
+
+`enabled` whether the background updates are enabled or disabled.
+
+`db_name` the database name (usually Synapse is configured with a single database named 'master').
+
+For each update:
+
+`name` the name of the update.
+`total_item_count` total number of "items" processed (the meaning of 'items' depends on the update in question).
+`total_duration_ms` how long the background process has been running, not including time spent sleeping.
+`average_items_per_ms` how many items are processed per millisecond based on an exponential average.
+
+
+
+## Enabled
+
+This API allow pausing background updates.
+
+Background updates should *not* be paused for significant periods of time, as
+this can affect the performance of Synapse.
+
+*Note*: This won't persist over restarts.
+
+*Note*: This won't cancel any update query that is currently running. This is
+usually fine since most queries are short lived, except for `CREATE INDEX`
+background updates which won't be cancelled once started.
+
+
+The API is:
+
+```
+POST /_synapse/admin/v1/background_updates/enabled
+```
+
+with the following body:
+
+```json
+{
+    "enabled": false
+}
+```
+
+`enabled` sets whether the background updates are enabled or disabled.
+
+The API returns the `enabled` param.
+
+```json
+{
+    "enabled": false
+}
+```
+
+There is also a `GET` version which returns the `enabled` state.
diff --git a/docs/workers.md b/docs/workers.md
index f1673d67d0..f88e2c1de3 100644
--- a/docs/workers.md
+++ b/docs/workers.md
@@ -443,19 +443,19 @@ In the `media_repository` worker configuration file, configure the http listener
 expose the `media` resource. For example:
 
 ```yaml
-    worker_listeners:
-     - type: http
-       port: 8085
-       resources:
-         - names:
-           - media
+worker_listeners:
+ - type: http
+   port: 8085
+   resources:
+     - names:
+       - media
 ```
 
 Note that if running multiple media repositories they must be on the same server
 and you must configure a single instance to run the background tasks, e.g.:
 
 ```yaml
-    media_instance_running_background_jobs: "media-repository-1"
+media_instance_running_background_jobs: "media-repository-1"
 ```
 
 Note that if a reverse proxy is used , then `/_matrix/media/` must be routed for both inbound client and federation requests (if they are handled separately).
@@ -492,7 +492,9 @@ must therefore be configured with the location of the main instance, via
 the `worker_main_http_uri` setting in the `frontend_proxy` worker configuration
 file. For example:
 
-    worker_main_http_uri: http://127.0.0.1:8008
+```yaml
+worker_main_http_uri: http://127.0.0.1:8008
+```
 
 ### Historical apps