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diff --git a/changelog.d/6918.docker b/changelog.d/6918.docker new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cc2db5e071 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/6918.docker @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +The deprecated "generate-config-on-the-fly" mode is no longer supported. diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md index 9f112a01d0..8c337149ca 100644 --- a/docker/README.md +++ b/docker/README.md @@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ argument to `docker run`. ## Legacy dynamic configuration file support -For backwards-compatibility only, the docker image supports creating a dynamic -configuration file based on environment variables. This is now deprecated, but -is enabled when the `SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME` variable is set (and `generate` is -not given). +The docker image used to support creating a dynamic configuration file based +on environment variables. This is no longer supported, and an error will be +raised if you try to run synapse without a config file. -To migrate from a dynamic configuration file to a static one, run the docker +It is, however, possible to generate a static configuration file based on +the environment variables that were previously used. To do this, run the docker container once with the environment variables set, and `migrate_config` command line option. For example: @@ -127,15 +127,20 @@ docker run -it --rm \ matrixdotorg/synapse:latest migrate_config ``` -This will generate the same configuration file as the legacy mode used, but -will store it in `/data/homeserver.yaml` instead of a temporary location. You -can then use it as shown above at [Running synapse](#running-synapse). +This will generate the same configuration file as the legacy mode used, and +will store it in `/data/homeserver.yaml`. You can then use it as shown above at +[Running synapse](#running-synapse). + +Note that the defaults used in this configuration file may be different to +those when generating a new config file with `generate`: for example, TLS is +enabled by default in this mode. You are encouraged to inspect the generated +configuration file and edit it to ensure it meets your needs. ## Building the image If you need to build the image from a Synapse checkout, use the following `docker build` command from the repo's root: - + ``` docker build -t matrixdotorg/synapse -f docker/Dockerfile . ``` diff --git a/docker/start.py b/docker/start.py index 97fd247f8f..2a25c9380e 100755 --- a/docker/start.py +++ b/docker/start.py @@ -188,11 +188,6 @@ def main(args, environ): else: ownership = "{}:{}".format(desired_uid, desired_gid) - log( - "Container running as UserID %s:%s, ENV (or defaults) requests %s:%s" - % (os.getuid(), os.getgid(), desired_uid, desired_gid) - ) - if ownership is None: log("Will not perform chmod/su-exec as UserID already matches request") @@ -213,38 +208,30 @@ def main(args, environ): if mode is not None: error("Unknown execution mode '%s'" % (mode,)) - if "SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME" in environ: - # backwards-compatibility generate-a-config-on-the-fly mode - if "SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH" in environ: + config_dir = environ.get("SYNAPSE_CONFIG_DIR", "/data") + config_path = environ.get("SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH", config_dir + "/homeserver.yaml") + + if not os.path.exists(config_path): + if "SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME" in environ: error( - "SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME can only be combined with SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH " - "in `generate` or `migrate_config` mode. To start synapse using a " - "config file, unset the SYNAPSE_SERVER_NAME environment variable." + """\ +Config file '%s' does not exist. + +The synapse docker image no longer supports generating a config file on-the-fly +based on environment variables. You can migrate to a static config file by +running with 'migrate_config'. See the README for more details. +""" + % (config_path,) ) - config_path = "/compiled/homeserver.yaml" - log( - "Generating config file '%s' on-the-fly from environment variables.\n" - "Note that this mode is deprecated. You can migrate to a static config\n" - "file by running with 'migrate_config'. See the README for more details." + error( + "Config file '%s' does not exist. You should either create a new " + "config file by running with the `generate` argument (and then edit " + "the resulting file before restarting) or specify the path to an " + "existing config file with the SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH variable." % (config_path,) ) - generate_config_from_template("/compiled", config_path, environ, ownership) - else: - config_dir = environ.get("SYNAPSE_CONFIG_DIR", "/data") - config_path = environ.get( - "SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH", config_dir + "/homeserver.yaml" - ) - if not os.path.exists(config_path): - error( - "Config file '%s' does not exist. You should either create a new " - "config file by running with the `generate` argument (and then edit " - "the resulting file before restarting) or specify the path to an " - "existing config file with the SYNAPSE_CONFIG_PATH variable." - % (config_path,) - ) - log("Starting synapse with config file " + config_path) args = ["python", "-m", synapse_worker, "--config-path", config_path] |