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| -rw-r--r-- | synapse/config/_base.py | 15 |
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( |