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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 378b460d0b..cfdc2a1c75 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -24,11 +24,8 @@ To get up and running: - To run your own **private** homeserver on localhost:8080, install synapse with ``python setup.py develop --user`` and then run one with - ``python synapse/app/homeserver.py`` - - - To run your own webclient, add ``-w``: - ``python synapse/app/homeserver.py -w`` and hit http://localhost:8080/matrix/client - in your web browser (a recent Chrome, Safari or Firefox for now, + ``python synapse/app/homeserver.py`` - you will find a webclient running + at http://localhost:8080 (use a recent Chrome, Safari or Firefox for now, please...) - To make the homeserver **public** and let it exchange messages with @@ -36,7 +33,12 @@ To get up and running: up port 8080 and run ``python synapse/app/homeserver.py --host machine.my.domain.name``. Then come join ``#matrix:matrix.org`` and say hi! :) - + +For more detailed setup instructions, please see further down this document. + +[1] VoIP currently in development + + About Matrix ============ @@ -87,8 +89,6 @@ https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues or at matrix@matrix.org. Thanks for trying Matrix! -[1] VoIP currently in development - [2] Cryptographic signing of messages isn't turned on yet [3] End-to-end encryption is currently in development @@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ This should end with a 'PASSED' result:: PASSED (successes=143) +Upgrading an existing homeserver +================================ + +Before upgrading an existing homeserver to a new version, please refer to +UPGRADE.rst for any additional instructions. + + Setting up Federation ===================== @@ -201,9 +208,7 @@ http://localhost:8080. Simply run:: Running The Demo Web Client =========================== -You can run the web client when you run the homeserver by adding ``-w`` to the -command to run ``homeserver.py``. The web client can be accessed via -http://localhost:8080/matrix/client +The homeserver runs a web client by default at http://localhost:8080. If this is the first time you have used the client from that browser (it uses HTML5 local storage to remember its config), you will need to log in to your |