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diff --git a/docs/server_notices.md b/docs/server_notices.md index 58f8776319..950a6608e9 100644 --- a/docs/server_notices.md +++ b/docs/server_notices.md @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ -Server Notices -============== +# Server Notices 'Server Notices' are a new feature introduced in Synapse 0.30. They provide a channel whereby server administrators can send messages to users on the server. @@ -11,8 +10,7 @@ they may also find a use for features such as "Message of the day". This is a feature specific to Synapse, but it uses standard Matrix communication mechanisms, so should work with any Matrix client. -User experience ---------------- +## User experience When the user is first sent a server notice, they will get an invitation to a room (typically called 'Server Notices', though this is configurable in @@ -29,8 +27,7 @@ levels. Having joined the room, the user can leave the room if they want. Subsequent server notices will then cause a new room to be created. -Synapse configuration ---------------------- +## Synapse configuration Server notices come from a specific user id on the server. Server administrators are free to choose the user id - something like `server` is @@ -58,17 +55,7 @@ room which will be created. `system_mxid_display_name` and `system_mxid_avatar_url` can be used to set the displayname and avatar of the Server Notices user. -Sending notices ---------------- +## Sending notices -As of the current version of synapse, there is no convenient interface for -sending notices (other than the automated ones sent as part of consent -tracking). - -In the meantime, it is possible to test this feature using the manhole. Having -gone into the manhole as described in [manhole.md](manhole.md), a notice can be -sent with something like: - -``` ->>> hs.get_server_notices_manager().send_notice('@user:server.com', {'msgtype':'m.text', 'body':'foo'}) -``` +To send server notices to users you can use the +[admin_api](admin_api/server_notices.md). |