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| -rw-r--r-- | changelog.d/6369.doc | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | contrib/systemd/README.md | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service | 7 |
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diff --git a/changelog.d/6369.doc b/changelog.d/6369.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6db351d7db --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/6369.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Update documentation and variables in user contributed systemd reference file. diff --git a/contrib/systemd/README.md b/contrib/systemd/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5d42b3464f --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/systemd/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# Setup Synapse with Systemd +This is a setup for managing synapse with a user contributed systemd unit +file. It provides a `matrix-synapse` systemd unit file that should be tailored +to accommodate your installation in accordance with the installation +instructions provided in [installation instructions](../../INSTALL.md). + +## Setup +1. Under the service section, ensure the `User` variable matches which user +you installed synapse under and wish to run it as. +2. Under the service section, ensure the `WorkingDirectory` variable matches +where you have installed synapse. +3. Under the service section, ensure the `ExecStart` variable matches the +appropriate locations of your installation. +4. Copy the `matrix-synapse.service` to `/etc/systemd/system/` +5. Start Synapse: `sudo systemctl start matrix-synapse` +6. Verify Synapse is running: `sudo systemctl status matrix-synapse` +7. *optional* Enable Synapse to start at system boot: `sudo systemctl enable matrix-synapse` diff --git a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service index 38d369ea3d..bd492544b6 100644 --- a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service +++ b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service @@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ # systemctl enable matrix-synapse # systemctl start matrix-synapse # +# This assumes that Synapse has been installed by a user named +# synapse. +# # This assumes that Synapse has been installed in a virtualenv in -# /opt/synapse/env. +# the user's home directory: `/home/synapse/synapse/env`. # # **NOTE:** This is an example service file that may change in the future. If you # wish to use this please copy rather than symlink it. @@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ User=synapse Group=nogroup WorkingDirectory=/opt/synapse -ExecStart=/opt/synapse/env/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/opt/synapse/homeserver.yaml +ExecStart=/home/synapse/synapse/env/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/home/synapse/synapse/homeserver.yaml SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse # adjust the cache factor if necessary |