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authorErik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>2015-06-15 14:45:52 +0100
committerErik Johnston <erik@matrix.org>2015-06-15 14:45:52 +0100
commit44c9102e7ae8199c311faf42fb3fbec437acd28a (patch)
tree02f9401470bdbde5545a99ee1bb111f2bb2a0297 /synapse
parentMake http.server request logging more verbose, but redact access_tokens (diff)
parentRemove redundant newline (diff)
downloadsynapse-44c9102e7ae8199c311faf42fb3fbec437acd28a.tar.xz
Merge branch 'erikj/listeners_config' into erikj/sanitize_logging
Diffstat (limited to 'synapse')
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py348
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/captcha.py8
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/metrics.py6
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/server.py163
-rw-r--r--synapse/server.py12
5 files changed, 327 insertions, 210 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 65a5dfa84e..95e9122d3e 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from twisted.application import service
 from twisted.enterprise import adbapi
 from twisted.web.resource import Resource, EncodingResourceWrapper
 from twisted.web.static import File
-from twisted.web.server import Site, GzipEncoderFactory
+from twisted.web.server import Site, GzipEncoderFactory, Request
 from twisted.web.http import proxiedLogFormatter, combinedLogFormatter
 from synapse.http.server import JsonResource, RootRedirect
 from synapse.rest.media.v0.content_repository import ContentRepoResource
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ import synapse
 
 import logging
 import os
-import re
 import resource
 import subprocess
 
@@ -87,16 +86,10 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         return MatrixFederationHttpClient(self)
 
     def build_resource_for_client(self):
-        res = ClientV1RestResource(self)
-        if self.config.gzip_responses:
-            res = gz_wrap(res)
-        return res
+        return ClientV1RestResource(self)
 
     def build_resource_for_client_v2_alpha(self):
-        res = ClientV2AlphaRestResource(self)
-        if self.config.gzip_responses:
-            res = gz_wrap(res)
-        return res
+        return ClientV2AlphaRestResource(self)
 
     def build_resource_for_federation(self):
         return JsonResource(self)
@@ -145,152 +138,102 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
             **self.db_config.get("args", {})
         )
 
-    def create_resource_tree(self, redirect_root_to_web_client):
-        """Create the resource tree for this Home Server.
+    def _listener_http(self, config, listener_config):
+        port = listener_config["port"]
+        bind_address = listener_config.get("bind_address", "")
+        tls = listener_config.get("tls", False)
 
-        This in unduly complicated because Twisted does not support putting
-        child resources more than 1 level deep at a time.
-
-        Args:
-            web_client (bool): True to enable the web client.
-            redirect_root_to_web_client (bool): True to redirect '/' to the
-            location of the web client. This does nothing if web_client is not
-            True.
-        """
-        config = self.get_config()
-        web_client = config.web_client
-
-        # list containing (path_str, Resource) e.g:
-        # [ ("/aaa/bbb/cc", Resource1), ("/aaa/dummy", Resource2) ]
-        desired_tree = [
-            (CLIENT_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_client()),
-            (CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_client_v2_alpha()),
-            (FEDERATION_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_federation()),
-            (CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_content_repo()),
-            (SERVER_KEY_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_server_key()),
-            (SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_server_key_v2()),
-            (MEDIA_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_media_repository()),
-            (STATIC_PREFIX, self.get_resource_for_static_content()),
-        ]
-
-        if web_client:
-            logger.info("Adding the web client.")
-            desired_tree.append((WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX,
-                                self.get_resource_for_web_client()))
-
-        if web_client and redirect_root_to_web_client:
-            self.root_resource = RootRedirect(WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX)
-        else:
-            self.root_resource = Resource()
+        if tls and config.no_tls:
+            return
 
         metrics_resource = self.get_resource_for_metrics()
-        if config.metrics_port is None and metrics_resource is not None:
-            desired_tree.append((METRICS_PREFIX, metrics_resource))
-
-        # ideally we'd just use getChild and putChild but getChild doesn't work
-        # unless you give it a Request object IN ADDITION to the name :/ So
-        # instead, we'll store a copy of this mapping so we can actually add
-        # extra resources to existing nodes. See self._resource_id for the key.
-        resource_mappings = {}
-        for full_path, res in desired_tree:
-            logger.info("Attaching %s to path %s", res, full_path)
-            last_resource = self.root_resource
-            for path_seg in full_path.split('/')[1:-1]:
-                if path_seg not in last_resource.listNames():
-                    # resource doesn't exist, so make a "dummy resource"
-                    child_resource = Resource()
-                    last_resource.putChild(path_seg, child_resource)
-                    res_id = self._resource_id(last_resource, path_seg)
-                    resource_mappings[res_id] = child_resource
-                    last_resource = child_resource
-                else:
-                    # we have an existing Resource, use that instead.
-                    res_id = self._resource_id(last_resource, path_seg)
-                    last_resource = resource_mappings[res_id]
-
-            # ===========================
-            # now attach the actual desired resource
-            last_path_seg = full_path.split('/')[-1]
-
-            # if there is already a resource here, thieve its children and
-            # replace it
-            res_id = self._resource_id(last_resource, last_path_seg)
-            if res_id in resource_mappings:
-                # there is a dummy resource at this path already, which needs
-                # to be replaced with the desired resource.
-                existing_dummy_resource = resource_mappings[res_id]
-                for child_name in existing_dummy_resource.listNames():
-                    child_res_id = self._resource_id(existing_dummy_resource,
-                                                     child_name)
-                    child_resource = resource_mappings[child_res_id]
-                    # steal the children
-                    res.putChild(child_name, child_resource)
-
-            # finally, insert the desired resource in the right place
-            last_resource.putChild(last_path_seg, res)
-            res_id = self._resource_id(last_resource, last_path_seg)
-            resource_mappings[res_id] = res
-
-        return self.root_resource
-
-    def _resource_id(self, resource, path_seg):
-        """Construct an arbitrary resource ID so you can retrieve the mapping
-        later.
-
-        If you want to represent resource A putChild resource B with path C,
-        the mapping should looks like _resource_id(A,C) = B.
-
-        Args:
-            resource (Resource): The *parent* Resource
-            path_seg (str): The name of the child Resource to be attached.
-        Returns:
-            str: A unique string which can be a key to the child Resource.
-        """
-        return "%s-%s" % (resource, path_seg)
 
-    def start_listening(self):
-        config = self.get_config()
-
-        if not config.no_tls and config.bind_port is not None:
+        resources = {}
+        for res in listener_config["resources"]:
+            for name in res["names"]:
+                if name == "client":
+                    if res["compress"]:
+                        client_v1 = gz_wrap(self.get_resource_for_client())
+                        client_v2 = gz_wrap(self.get_resource_for_client_v2_alpha())
+                    else:
+                        client_v1 = self.get_resource_for_client()
+                        client_v2 = self.get_resource_for_client_v2_alpha()
+
+                    resources.update({
+                        CLIENT_PREFIX: client_v1,
+                        CLIENT_V2_ALPHA_PREFIX: client_v2,
+                    })
+
+                if name == "federation":
+                    resources.update({
+                        FEDERATION_PREFIX: self.get_resource_for_federation(),
+                    })
+
+                if name in ["static", "client"]:
+                    resources.update({
+                        STATIC_PREFIX: self.get_resource_for_static_content(),
+                    })
+
+                if name in ["media", "federation", "client"]:
+                    resources.update({
+                        MEDIA_PREFIX: self.get_resource_for_media_repository(),
+                        CONTENT_REPO_PREFIX: self.get_resource_for_content_repo(),
+                    })
+
+                if name in ["keys", "federation"]:
+                    resources.update({
+                        SERVER_KEY_PREFIX: self.get_resource_for_server_key(),
+                        SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX: self.get_resource_for_server_key_v2(),
+                    })
+
+                if name == "webclient":
+                    resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = self.get_resource_for_web_client()
+
+                if name == "metrics" and metrics_resource:
+                    resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = metrics_resource
+
+        root_resource = create_resource_tree(resources)
+        if tls:
             reactor.listenSSL(
-                config.bind_port,
+                port,
                 SynapseSite(
                     "synapse.access.https",
-                    config,
-                    self.root_resource,
+                    listener_config,
+                    root_resource,
                 ),
                 self.tls_context_factory,
-                interface=config.bind_host
+                interface=bind_address
             )
-            logger.info("Synapse now listening on port %d", config.bind_port)
-
-        if config.unsecure_port is not None:
+        else:
             reactor.listenTCP(
-                config.unsecure_port,
+                port,
                 SynapseSite(
-                    "synapse.access.http",
-                    config,
-                    self.root_resource,
+                    "synapse.access.https",
+                    listener_config,
+                    root_resource,
                 ),
-                interface=config.bind_host
+                interface=bind_address
             )
-            logger.info("Synapse now listening on port %d", config.unsecure_port)
+        logger.info("Synapse now listening on port %d", port)
 
-        metrics_resource = self.get_resource_for_metrics()
-        if metrics_resource and config.metrics_port is not None:
-            reactor.listenTCP(
-                config.metrics_port,
-                SynapseSite(
-                    "synapse.access.metrics",
-                    config,
-                    metrics_resource,
-                ),
-                interface=config.metrics_bind_host,
-            )
-            logger.info(
-                "Metrics now running on %s port %d",
-                config.metrics_bind_host, config.metrics_port,
-            )
+    def start_listening(self):
+        config = self.get_config()
+
+        for listener in config.listeners:
+            if listener["type"] == "http":
+                self._listener_http(config, listener)
+            elif listener["type"] == "manhole":
+                f = twisted.manhole.telnet.ShellFactory()
+                f.username = "matrix"
+                f.password = "rabbithole"
+                f.namespace['hs'] = self
+                reactor.listenTCP(
+                    listener["port"],
+                    f,
+                    interface=listener.get("bind_address", '127.0.0.1')
+                )
+            else:
+                logger.warn("Unrecognized listener type: %s", listener["type"])
 
     def run_startup_checks(self, db_conn, database_engine):
         all_users_native = are_all_users_on_domain(
@@ -425,11 +368,6 @@ def setup(config_options):
 
     events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
 
-    if re.search(":[0-9]+$", config.server_name):
-        domain_with_port = config.server_name
-    else:
-        domain_with_port = "%s:%s" % (config.server_name, config.bind_port)
-
     tls_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
 
     database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config["name"])
@@ -437,7 +375,6 @@ def setup(config_options):
 
     hs = SynapseHomeServer(
         config.server_name,
-        domain_with_port=domain_with_port,
         upload_dir=os.path.abspath("uploads"),
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_context_factory=tls_context_factory,
@@ -447,10 +384,6 @@ def setup(config_options):
         database_engine=database_engine,
     )
 
-    hs.create_resource_tree(
-        redirect_root_to_web_client=True,
-    )
-
     logger.info("Preparing database: %r...", config.database_config)
 
     try:
@@ -475,13 +408,6 @@ def setup(config_options):
 
     logger.info("Database prepared in %r.", config.database_config)
 
-    if config.manhole:
-        f = twisted.manhole.telnet.ShellFactory()
-        f.username = "matrix"
-        f.password = "rabbithole"
-        f.namespace['hs'] = hs
-        reactor.listenTCP(config.manhole, f, interface='127.0.0.1')
-
     hs.start_listening()
 
     hs.get_pusherpool().start()
@@ -507,6 +433,28 @@ class SynapseService(service.Service):
         return self._port.stopListening()
 
 
+class XForwardedForRequest(Request):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
+        Request.__init__(self, *args, **kw)
+
+    """
+    Add a layer on top of another request that only uses the value of an
+    X-Forwarded-For header as the result of C{getClientIP}.
+    """
+    def getClientIP(self):
+        """
+        @return: The client address (the first address) in the value of the
+            I{X-Forwarded-For header}.  If the header is not present, return
+            C{b"-"}.
+        """
+        return self.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders(
+            b"x-forwarded-for", [b"-"])[0].split(b",")[0].strip()
+
+
+def XForwardedFactory(*args, **kwargs):
+    return XForwardedForRequest(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
 class SynapseSite(Site):
     """
     Subclass of a twisted http Site that does access logging with python's
@@ -514,7 +462,8 @@ class SynapseSite(Site):
     """
     def __init__(self, logger_name, config, resource, *args, **kwargs):
         Site.__init__(self, resource, *args, **kwargs)
-        if config.captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded:
+        if config.get("x_forwarded", False):
+            self.requestFactory = XForwardedFactory
             self._log_formatter = proxiedLogFormatter
         else:
             self._log_formatter = combinedLogFormatter
@@ -525,6 +474,87 @@ class SynapseSite(Site):
         self.access_logger.info(line)
 
 
+def create_resource_tree(desired_tree, redirect_root_to_web_client=True):
+    """Create the resource tree for this Home Server.
+
+    This in unduly complicated because Twisted does not support putting
+    child resources more than 1 level deep at a time.
+
+    Args:
+        web_client (bool): True to enable the web client.
+        redirect_root_to_web_client (bool): True to redirect '/' to the
+        location of the web client. This does nothing if web_client is not
+        True.
+    """
+    if redirect_root_to_web_client and WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX in desired_tree:
+        root_resource = RootRedirect(WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX)
+    else:
+        root_resource = Resource()
+
+    # ideally we'd just use getChild and putChild but getChild doesn't work
+    # unless you give it a Request object IN ADDITION to the name :/ So
+    # instead, we'll store a copy of this mapping so we can actually add
+    # extra resources to existing nodes. See self._resource_id for the key.
+    resource_mappings = {}
+    for full_path, res in desired_tree.items():
+        logger.info("Attaching %s to path %s", res, full_path)
+        last_resource = root_resource
+        for path_seg in full_path.split('/')[1:-1]:
+            if path_seg not in last_resource.listNames():
+                # resource doesn't exist, so make a "dummy resource"
+                child_resource = Resource()
+                last_resource.putChild(path_seg, child_resource)
+                res_id = _resource_id(last_resource, path_seg)
+                resource_mappings[res_id] = child_resource
+                last_resource = child_resource
+            else:
+                # we have an existing Resource, use that instead.
+                res_id = _resource_id(last_resource, path_seg)
+                last_resource = resource_mappings[res_id]
+
+        # ===========================
+        # now attach the actual desired resource
+        last_path_seg = full_path.split('/')[-1]
+
+        # if there is already a resource here, thieve its children and
+        # replace it
+        res_id = _resource_id(last_resource, last_path_seg)
+        if res_id in resource_mappings:
+            # there is a dummy resource at this path already, which needs
+            # to be replaced with the desired resource.
+            existing_dummy_resource = resource_mappings[res_id]
+            for child_name in existing_dummy_resource.listNames():
+                child_res_id = _resource_id(
+                    existing_dummy_resource, child_name
+                )
+                child_resource = resource_mappings[child_res_id]
+                # steal the children
+                res.putChild(child_name, child_resource)
+
+        # finally, insert the desired resource in the right place
+        last_resource.putChild(last_path_seg, res)
+        res_id = _resource_id(last_resource, last_path_seg)
+        resource_mappings[res_id] = res
+
+    return root_resource
+
+
+def _resource_id(resource, path_seg):
+    """Construct an arbitrary resource ID so you can retrieve the mapping
+    later.
+
+    If you want to represent resource A putChild resource B with path C,
+    the mapping should looks like _resource_id(A,C) = B.
+
+    Args:
+        resource (Resource): The *parent* Resource
+        path_seg (str): The name of the child Resource to be attached.
+    Returns:
+        str: A unique string which can be a key to the child Resource.
+    """
+    return "%s-%s" % (resource, path_seg)
+
+
 def run(hs):
     PROFILE_SYNAPSE = False
     if PROFILE_SYNAPSE:
diff --git a/synapse/config/captcha.py b/synapse/config/captcha.py
index ba221121cb..cf72dc4340 100644
--- a/synapse/config/captcha.py
+++ b/synapse/config/captcha.py
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ class CaptchaConfig(Config):
         self.recaptcha_private_key = config["recaptcha_private_key"]
         self.recaptcha_public_key = config["recaptcha_public_key"]
         self.enable_registration_captcha = config["enable_registration_captcha"]
-        # XXX: This is used for more than just captcha
-        self.captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded = (
-            config["captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded"]
-        )
         self.captcha_bypass_secret = config.get("captcha_bypass_secret")
         self.recaptcha_siteverify_api = config["recaptcha_siteverify_api"]
 
@@ -43,10 +39,6 @@ class CaptchaConfig(Config):
         # public/private key.
         enable_registration_captcha: False
 
-        # When checking captchas, use the X-Forwarded-For (XFF) header
-        # as the client IP and not the actual client IP.
-        captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded: False
-
         # A secret key used to bypass the captcha test entirely.
         #captcha_bypass_secret: "YOUR_SECRET_HERE"
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/metrics.py b/synapse/config/metrics.py
index 0cfb30ce7f..ae5a691527 100644
--- a/synapse/config/metrics.py
+++ b/synapse/config/metrics.py
@@ -28,10 +28,4 @@ class MetricsConfig(Config):
 
         # Enable collection and rendering of performance metrics
         enable_metrics: False
-
-        # Separate port to accept metrics requests on
-        # metrics_port: 8081
-
-        # Which host to bind the metric listener to
-        # metrics_bind_host: 127.0.0.1
         """
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index d0c8fb8f3c..f4d4a87103 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -20,26 +20,97 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
 
     def read_config(self, config):
         self.server_name = config["server_name"]
-        self.bind_port = config["bind_port"]
-        self.bind_host = config["bind_host"]
-        self.unsecure_port = config["unsecure_port"]
-        self.manhole = config.get("manhole")
         self.pid_file = self.abspath(config.get("pid_file"))
         self.web_client = config["web_client"]
         self.soft_file_limit = config["soft_file_limit"]
         self.daemonize = config.get("daemonize")
         self.use_frozen_dicts = config.get("use_frozen_dicts", True)
-        self.gzip_responses = config["gzip_responses"]
+
+        self.listeners = config.get("listeners", [])
+
+        bind_port = config.get("bind_port")
+        if bind_port:
+            self.listeners = []
+            bind_host = config.get("bind_host", "")
+            gzip_responses = config.get("gzip_responses", True)
+
+            names = ["client", "webclient"] if self.web_client else ["client"]
+
+            self.listeners.append({
+                "port": bind_port,
+                "bind_address": bind_host,
+                "tls": True,
+                "type": "http",
+                "resources": [
+                    {
+                        "names": names,
+                        "compress": gzip_responses,
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "names": ["federation"],
+                        "compress": False,
+                    }
+                ]
+            })
+
+            unsecure_port = config.get("unsecure_port", bind_port - 400)
+            if unsecure_port:
+                self.listeners.append({
+                    "port": unsecure_port,
+                    "bind_address": bind_host,
+                    "tls": False,
+                    "type": "http",
+                    "resources": [
+                        {
+                            "names": names,
+                            "compress": gzip_responses,
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "names": ["federation"],
+                            "compress": False,
+                        }
+                    ]
+                })
+
+        manhole = config.get("manhole")
+        if manhole:
+            self.listeners.append({
+                "port": manhole,
+                "bind_address": "127.0.0.1",
+                "type": "manhole",
+            })
+
+        metrics_port = config.get("metrics_port")
+        if metrics_port:
+            self.listeners.append({
+                "port": metrics_port,
+                "bind_address": config.get("metrics_bind_host", "127.0.0.1"),
+                "tls": False,
+                "type": "http",
+                "resources": [
+                    {
+                        "names": ["metrics"],
+                        "compress": False,
+                    },
+                ]
+            })
 
         # Attempt to guess the content_addr for the v0 content repostitory
         content_addr = config.get("content_addr")
         if not content_addr:
+            for listener in self.listeners:
+                if listener["type"] == "http" and not listener.get("tls", False):
+                    unsecure_port = listener["port"]
+                    break
+            else:
+                raise RuntimeError("Could not determine 'content_addr'")
+
             host = self.server_name
             if ':' not in host:
-                host = "%s:%d" % (host, self.unsecure_port)
+                host = "%s:%d" % (host, unsecure_port)
             else:
                 host = host.split(':')[0]
-                host = "%s:%d" % (host, self.unsecure_port)
+                host = "%s:%d" % (host, unsecure_port)
             content_addr = "http://%s" % (host,)
 
         self.content_addr = content_addr
@@ -61,18 +132,6 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # e.g. matrix.org, localhost:8080, etc.
         server_name: "%(server_name)s"
 
-        # The port to listen for HTTPS requests on.
-        # For when matrix traffic is sent directly to synapse.
-        bind_port: %(bind_port)s
-
-        # The port to listen for HTTP requests on.
-        # For when matrix traffic passes through loadbalancer that unwraps TLS.
-        unsecure_port: %(unsecure_port)s
-
-        # Local interface to listen on.
-        # The empty string will cause synapse to listen on all interfaces.
-        bind_host: ""
-
         # When running as a daemon, the file to store the pid in
         pid_file: %(pid_file)s
 
@@ -84,14 +143,64 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         # hard limit.
         soft_file_limit: 0
 
-        # Turn on the twisted telnet manhole service on localhost on the given
-        # port.
-        #manhole: 9000
-
-        # Should synapse compress HTTP responses to clients that support it?
-        # This should be disabled if running synapse behind a load balancer
-        # that can do automatic compression.
-        gzip_responses: True
+        # List of ports that Synapse should listen on, their purpose and their
+        # configuration.
+        listeners:
+          # Main HTTPS listener
+          # For when matrix traffic is sent directly to synapse.
+          -
+            # The port to listen for HTTPS requests on.
+            port: %(bind_port)s
+
+            # Local interface to listen on.
+            # The empty string will cause synapse to listen on all interfaces.
+            bind_address: ''
+
+            # This is a 'http' listener, allows us to specify 'resources'.
+            type: http
+
+            tls: true
+
+            # Use the X-Forwarded-For (XFF) header as the client IP and not the
+            # actual client IP.
+            x_forwarded: false
+
+            # List of HTTP resources to serve on this listener.
+            resources:
+              -
+                # List of resources to host on this listener.
+                names:
+                  - client     # The client-server APIs, both v1 and v2
+                  - webclient  # The bundled webclient.
+
+                # Should synapse compress HTTP responses to clients that support it?
+                # This should be disabled if running synapse behind a load balancer
+                # that can do automatic compression.
+                compress: true
+
+              - names: [federation]  # Federation APIs
+                compress: false
+
+          # Unsecure HTTP listener,
+          # For when matrix traffic passes through loadbalancer that unwraps TLS.
+          - port: %(unsecure_port)s
+            tls: false
+            bind_address: ''
+            type: http
+
+            x_forwarded: false
+
+            resources:
+              - names: [client, webclient]
+                compress: true
+              - names: [federation]
+                compress: false
+
+          # Turn on the twisted telnet manhole service on localhost on the given
+          # port.
+          # - port: 9000
+          #   bind_address: 127.0.0.1
+          #   type: manhole
         """ % locals()
 
     def read_arguments(self, args):
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 8b3dc675cc..4d1fb1cbf6 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -132,16 +132,8 @@ class BaseHomeServer(object):
         setattr(BaseHomeServer, "get_%s" % (depname), _get)
 
     def get_ip_from_request(self, request):
-        # May be an X-Forwarding-For header depending on config
-        ip_addr = request.getClientIP()
-        if self.config.captcha_ip_origin_is_x_forwarded:
-            # use the header
-            if request.requestHeaders.hasHeader("X-Forwarded-For"):
-                ip_addr = request.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders(
-                    "X-Forwarded-For"
-                )[0]
-
-        return ip_addr
+        # X-Forwarded-For is handled by our custom request type.
+        return request.getClientIP()
 
     def is_mine(self, domain_specific_string):
         return domain_specific_string.domain == self.hostname