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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 6f7940e742..1530e5caac 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -46,11 +46,13 @@ To get up and running: - To simply play with an **existing** homeserver you can just go straight to http://matrix.org/alpha. - - To run your own **private** homeserver on localhost:8008, install synapse with - ``python setup.py develop --user`` and then run ``./synctl start`` twice (once to - generate a config; once to actually run) - you will find a webclient running at - http://localhost:8008. Please use a recent Chrome, Safari or Firefox for now... - + - To run your own **private** homeserver on localhost:8008, generate a basic + config file: ``./synctl start`` will give you instructions on how to do this. + Once you've done so, running ``./synctl start`` again will start your private + home sserver. You will find a webclient running at http://localhost:8008. + Please use a recent Chrome or Firefox for now (or Safari if you don't need + VoIP support). + - To run a **public** homeserver and let it exchange messages with other homeservers and participate in the global Matrix federation, you must expose port 8448 to the internet and edit homeserver.yaml to specify server_name (the public DNS entry for |