Merge branch 'develop' into squah/pyproject-poetry-contribs

3 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/config/database.py b/synapse/config/database.py
index 06ccf15cd9..d7f2219f53 100644
--- a/synapse/config/database.py
+++ b/synapse/config/database.py
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = """\
 # 'txn_limit' gives the maximum number of transactions to run per connection
 # before reconnecting. Defaults to 0, which means no limit.
 #
+# 'allow_unsafe_locale' is an option specific to Postgres. Under the default behavior, Synapse will refuse to
+# start if the postgres db is set to a non-C locale. You can override this behavior (which is *not* recommended)
+# by setting 'allow_unsafe_locale' to true. Note that doing so may corrupt your database. You can find more information
+# here: https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/postgres.html#fixing-incorrect-collate-or-ctype and here:
+# https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Locale_data_changes
+#
 # 'args' gives options which are passed through to the database engine,
 # except for options starting 'cp_', which are used to configure the Twisted
 # connection pool. For a reference to valid arguments, see:
diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index ea9b50fe97..40fb329a7f 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
                 str(config["disable_registration"])
             )
 
+        self.enable_registration_without_verification = strtobool(
+            str(config.get("enable_registration_without_verification", False))
+        )
+
         self.registrations_require_3pid = config.get("registrations_require_3pid", [])
         self.allowed_local_3pids = config.get("allowed_local_3pids", [])
         self.enable_3pid_lookup = config.get("enable_3pid_lookup", True)
@@ -207,10 +211,18 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         # Registration can be rate-limited using the parameters in the "Ratelimiting"
         # section of this file.
 
-        # Enable registration for new users.
+        # Enable registration for new users. Defaults to 'false'. It is highly recommended that if you enable registration,
+        # you use either captcha, email, or token-based verification to verify that new users are not bots. In order to enable registration
+        # without any verification, you must also set `enable_registration_without_verification`, found below.
         #
         #enable_registration: false
 
+        # Enable registration without email or captcha verification. Note: this option is *not* recommended,
+        # as registration without verification is a known vector for spam and abuse. Defaults to false. Has no effect
+        # unless `enable_registration` is also enabled.
+        #
+        #enable_registration_without_verification: true
+
         # Time that a user's session remains valid for, after they log in.
         #
         # Note that this is not currently compatible with guest logins.
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 49cd0a4f19..38de4b8000 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -676,6 +676,10 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         ):
             raise ConfigError("'custom_template_directory' must be a string")
 
+        self.use_account_validity_in_account_status: bool = (
+            config.get("use_account_validity_in_account_status") or False
+        )
+
     def has_tls_listener(self) -> bool:
         return any(listener.tls for listener in self.listeners)