1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.py b/synapse/config/_base.py
index 8757416a60..8654b0f4a1 100644
--- a/synapse/config/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.py
@@ -290,6 +290,15 @@ class Config(object):
" config file."
),
)
+ generate_group.add_argument(
+ "--data-directory",
+ metavar="DIRECTORY",
+ help=(
+ "Specify where data such as the media store and database file should be"
+ " stored. Defaults to the current working directory."
+ ),
+ )
+
config_args, remaining_args = config_parser.parse_known_args(argv)
config_files = find_config_files(search_paths=config_args.config_path)
@@ -323,6 +332,12 @@ class Config(object):
if not cls.path_exists(config_path):
print("Generating config file %s" % (config_path,))
+ if config_args.data_directory:
+ data_dir_path = config_args.data_directory
+ else:
+ data_dir_path = os.getcwd()
+ data_dir_path = os.path.abspath(data_dir_path)
+
server_name = config_args.server_name
if not server_name:
raise ConfigError(
|
