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| -rw-r--r-- | changelog.d/7006.feature | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/sample_config.yaml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | synapse/app/homeserver.py | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | synapse/config/server.py | 11 |
4 files changed, 30 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/changelog.d/7006.feature b/changelog.d/7006.feature new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d2ce9dbaca --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/7006.feature @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Extend the `web_client_location` option to accept an absolute URL to use as a redirect. Adds a warning when running the web client on the same hostname as homeserver. Contributed by Martin Milata. diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml index 6a770508f9..be742969cc 100644 --- a/docs/sample_config.yaml +++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml @@ -33,10 +33,15 @@ server_name: "SERVERNAME" # pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid -# The path to the web client which will be served at /_matrix/client/ -# if 'webclient' is configured under the 'listeners' configuration. +# The absolute URL to the web client which /_matrix/client will redirect +# to if 'webclient' is configured under the 'listeners' configuration. # -#web_client_location: "/path/to/web/root" +# This option can be also set to the filesystem path to the web client +# which will be served at /_matrix/client/ if 'webclient' is configured +# under the 'listeners' configuration, however this is a security risk: +# https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse#security-note +# +#web_client_location: https://riot.example.com/ # The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this HS # (not including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user would diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py index f2b56a636f..49df63acd0 100644 --- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py +++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py @@ -241,16 +241,26 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer): resources[SERVER_KEY_V2_PREFIX] = KeyApiV2Resource(self) if name == "webclient": - webclient_path = self.get_config().web_client_location + webclient_loc = self.get_config().web_client_location - if webclient_path is None: + if webclient_loc is None: logger.warning( "Not enabling webclient resource, as web_client_location is unset." ) + elif webclient_loc.startswith("http://") or webclient_loc.startswith( + "https://" + ): + resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = RootRedirect(webclient_loc) else: + logger.warning( + "Running webclient on the same domain is not recommended: " + "https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse#security-note - " + "after you move webclient to different host you can set " + "web_client_location to its full URL to enable redirection." + ) # GZip is disabled here due to # https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/7678 - resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = File(webclient_path) + resources[WEB_CLIENT_PREFIX] = File(webclient_loc) if name == "metrics" and self.get_config().enable_metrics: resources[METRICS_PREFIX] = MetricsResource(RegistryProxy) diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py index 7525765fee..28e2a031fb 100644 --- a/synapse/config/server.py +++ b/synapse/config/server.py @@ -604,10 +604,15 @@ class ServerConfig(Config): # pid_file: %(pid_file)s - # The path to the web client which will be served at /_matrix/client/ - # if 'webclient' is configured under the 'listeners' configuration. + # The absolute URL to the web client which /_matrix/client will redirect + # to if 'webclient' is configured under the 'listeners' configuration. # - #web_client_location: "/path/to/web/root" + # This option can be also set to the filesystem path to the web client + # which will be served at /_matrix/client/ if 'webclient' is configured + # under the 'listeners' configuration, however this is a security risk: + # https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse#security-note + # + #web_client_location: https://riot.example.com/ # The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this HS # (not including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user would |