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diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index d25fcf0753..9fe767704b 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -388,15 +388,17 @@ Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it. ## TLS certificates -The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port: http://localhost:8008. It -is suitable for local testing, but for any practical use, you will either need -to enable a reverse proxy, or configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port. +The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port on the local +interface: `http://localhost:8008`. It is suitable for local testing, +but for any practical use, you will need Synapse's APIs to be served +over HTTPS. -For information on using a reverse proxy, see +The recommended way to do so is to set up a reverse proxy on port +`8448`. You can find documentation on doing so in [docs/reverse_proxy.md](docs/reverse_proxy.md). -To configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port, you will need to edit -`homeserver.yaml`, as follows: +Alternatively, you can configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port. To do +so, you will need to edit `homeserver.yaml`, as follows: * First, under the `listeners` section, uncomment the configuration for the TLS-enabled listener. (Remove the hash sign (`#`) at the start of @@ -414,11 +416,15 @@ To configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port, you will need to edit point these settings at an existing certificate and key, or you can enable Synapse's built-in ACME (Let's Encrypt) support. Instructions for having Synapse automatically provision and renew federation - certificates through ACME can be found at [ACME.md](docs/ACME.md). If you - are using your own certificate, be sure to use a `.pem` file that includes - the full certificate chain including any intermediate certificates (for - instance, if using certbot, use `fullchain.pem` as your certificate, not - `cert.pem`). + certificates through ACME can be found at [ACME.md](docs/ACME.md). + Note that, as pointed out in that document, this feature will not + work with installs set up after November 2020. + + If you are using your + own certificate, be sure to use a `.pem` file that includes the full + certificate chain including any intermediate certificates (for + instance, if using certbot, use `fullchain.pem` as your certificate, + not `cert.pem`). For a more detailed guide to configuring your server for federation, see [federate.md](docs/federate.md) |