20 files changed, 233 insertions, 168 deletions

diff --git a/changelog.d/11221.doc b/changelog.d/11221.doc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17010bac8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/11221.doc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improve code formatting and fix a few typos in docs. Contributed by @sumnerevans at Beeper.
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/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..acf1cab2a2 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/rooms.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?order_by=size
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ A response body like the following is returned:
     }
   ],
   "offset": 0,
-  "total_rooms": 150
+  "total_rooms": 150,
   "next_token": 100
 }
 ```
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ GET /_synapse/admin/v1/rooms?order_by=size&from=100
 
 A response body like the following is returned:
 
-```jsonc
+```json
 {
   "rooms": [
     {
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..f3f89075d1 100644
--- a/docs/delegate.md
+++ b/docs/delegate.md
@@ -91,4 +91,4 @@ 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
+particularly if you are using a reverse proxy.
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/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..0de60b128a 100644
--- a/docs/modules/password_auth_provider_callbacks.md
+++ b/docs/modules/password_auth_provider_callbacks.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ registered by using the Module API's `register_password_auth_provider_callbacks`
 
 _First introduced in Synapse v1.46.0_
 
-```
+```python
  auth_checkers: Dict[Tuple[str,Tuple], Callable]
 ```
 
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..9f18fa1818 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>
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/turn-howto.md b/docs/turn-howto.md
index 6433446c2a..99f0bb2fc2 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 d32d1ab988..06f479f86c 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade.md
+++ b/docs/upgrade.md
@@ -1176,16 +1176,20 @@ 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
@@ -1197,34 +1201,38 @@ 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.
@@ -1310,24 +1318,28 @@ 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/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