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diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 2993f3a9e2..a5c3c6efaa 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ set this to the hostname of your server. For a more production-ready setup, you will probably want to specify your domain (`example.com`) rather than a matrix-specific hostname here (in the same way that your email address is probably `user@example.com` rather than `user@email.example.com`) - but -doing so may require more advanced setup. - see [Setting up Federation](README.rst#setting-up-federation). Beware that the server name cannot be changed later. +doing so may require more advanced setup: see [Setting up Federation](docs/federate.md). +Beware that the server name cannot be changed later. This command will generate you a config file that you can then customise, but it will also generate a set of keys for you. These keys will allow your Home Server to @@ -374,9 +375,16 @@ To configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port, you will need to edit * You will also need to uncomment the `tls_certificate_path` and `tls_private_key_path` lines under the `TLS` section. You can either 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). + 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`). + +For those of you upgrading your TLS certificate in readiness for Synapse 1.0, +please take a look at [our guide](docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md#configuring-certificates-for-compatibility-with-synapse-100). ## Registering a user @@ -402,8 +410,8 @@ This process uses a setting `registration_shared_secret` in `homeserver.yaml`, which is shared between Synapse itself and the `register_new_matrix_user` script. It doesn't matter what it is (a random value is generated by `--generate-config`), but it should be kept secret, as -anyone with knowledge of it can register users on your server even if -`enable_registration` is `false`. +anyone with knowledge of it can register users, including admin accounts, +on your server even if `enable_registration` is `false`. ## Setting up a TURN server |