1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
index 38d369ea3d..a754078410 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@
# systemctl enable matrix-synapse
# systemctl start matrix-synapse
#
+# This assumes that Synapse has been installed by a user named
+# synapse.
+#
# This assumes that Synapse has been installed in a virtualenv in
-# /opt/synapse/env.
+# the user's home directory: `/home/synapse/synapse/env`.
#
# **NOTE:** This is an example service file that may change in the future. If you
# wish to use this please copy rather than symlink it.
[Unit]
Description=Synapse Matrix homeserver
+# If you are using postgresql to persist data, uncomment this line to make sure
+# synapse starts after the postgresql service.
+# After=postgresql.service
[Service]
Type=notify
@@ -22,8 +28,8 @@ Restart=on-abort
User=synapse
Group=nogroup
-WorkingDirectory=/opt/synapse
-ExecStart=/opt/synapse/env/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/opt/synapse/homeserver.yaml
+WorkingDirectory=/home/synapse/synapse
+ExecStart=/home/synapse/synapse/env/bin/python -m synapse.app.homeserver --config-path=/home/synapse/synapse/homeserver.yaml
SyslogIdentifier=matrix-synapse
# adjust the cache factor if necessary
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