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You can read more on this subject +[here](../../setup/installation.md#using-postgresql). + +## Config Conventions + +Configuration options that take a time period can be set using a number +followed by a letter. Letters have the following meanings: + +* `s` = second +* `m` = minute +* `h` = hour +* `d` = day +* `w` = week +* `y` = year + +For example, setting `redaction_retention_period: 5m` would remove redacted +messages from the database after 5 minutes, rather than 5 months. + +### YAML +The configuration file is a [YAML](https://yaml.org/) file, which means that certain syntax rules +apply if you want your config file to be read properly. A few helpful things to know: +* `#` before any option in the config will comment out that setting and either a default (if available) will + be applied or Synapse will ignore the setting. Thus, in example #1 below, the setting will be read and + applied, but in example #2 the setting will not be read and a default will be applied. + + Example #1: + ```yaml + pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid + ``` + Example #2: + ```yaml + #pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid + ``` +* Indentation matters! The indentation before a setting + will determine whether a given setting is read as part of another + setting, or considered on its own. Thus, in example #1, the `enabled` setting + is read as a sub-option of the `presence` setting, and will be properly applied. + + However, the lack of indentation before the `enabled` setting in example #2 means + that when reading the config, Synapse will consider both `presence` and `enabled` as + different settings. In this case, `presence` has no value, and thus a default applied, and `enabled` + is an option that Synapse doesn't recognize and thus ignores. + + Example #1: + ```yaml + presence: + enabled: false + ``` + Example #2: + ```yaml + presence: + enabled: false + ``` + In this manual, all top-level settings (ones with no indentation) are identified + at the beginning of their section (i.e. "Config option: `example_setting`") and + the sub-options, if any, are identified and listed in the body of the section. + In addition, each setting has an example of its usage, with the proper indentation + shown. + + +## Modules + +Server admins can expand Synapse's functionality with external modules. + +See [here](../../modules/index.md) for more +documentation on how to configure or create custom modules for Synapse. + + +--- +Config option: `modules` + +Use the `module` sub-option to add modules under this option to extend functionality. +The `module` setting then has a sub-option, `config`, which can be used to define some configuration +for the `module`. + +Defaults to none. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +modules: + - module: my_super_module.MySuperClass + config: + do_thing: true + - module: my_other_super_module.SomeClass + config: {} +``` +--- +## Server ## + +Define your homeserver name and other base options. + +--- +Config option: `server_name` + +This sets the public-facing domain of the server. + +The `server_name` name will appear at the end of usernames and room addresses +created on your server. For example if the `server_name` was example.com, +usernames on your server would be in the format `@user:example.com` + +In most cases you should avoid using a matrix specific subdomain such as +matrix.example.com or synapse.example.com as the `server_name` for the same +reasons you wouldn't use user@email.example.com as your email address. +See [here](../../delegate.md) +for information on how to host Synapse on a subdomain while preserving +a clean `server_name`. + +The `server_name` cannot be changed later so it is important to +configure this correctly before you start Synapse. It should be all +lowercase and may contain an explicit port. + +There is no default for this option. + +Example configuration #1: +```yaml +server_name: matrix.org +``` +Example configuration #2: +```yaml +server_name: localhost:8080 +``` +--- +Config option: `pid_file` + +When running Synapse as a daemon, the file to store the pid in. Defaults to none. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid +``` +--- +Config option: `web_client_location` + +The absolute URL to the web client which `/` will redirect to. Defaults to none. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +web_client_location: https://riot.example.com/ +``` +--- +Config option: `public_baseurl` + +The public-facing base URL that clients use to access this Homeserver (not +including _matrix/...). This is the same URL a user might enter into the +'Custom Homeserver URL' field on their client. If you use Synapse with a +reverse proxy, this should be the URL to reach Synapse via the proxy. +Otherwise, it should be the URL to reach Synapse's client HTTP listener (see +'listeners' below). + +Defaults to `https://<server_name>/`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +public_baseurl: https://example.com/ +``` +--- +Config option: `serve_server_wellknown` + +By default, other servers will try to reach our server on port 8448, which can +be inconvenient in some environments. + +Provided `https://<server_name>/` on port 443 is routed to Synapse, this +option configures Synapse to serve a file at `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server`. +This will tell other servers to send traffic to port 443 instead. + +This option currently defaults to false. + +See https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/delegate.html for more +information. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +serve_server_wellknown: true +``` +--- +Config option: `soft_file_limit` + +Set the soft limit on the number of file descriptors synapse can use. +Zero is used to indicate synapse should set the soft limit to the hard limit. +Defaults to 0. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +soft_file_limit: 3 +``` +--- +Config option: `presence` + +Presence tracking allows users to see the state (e.g online/offline) +of other local and remote users. Set the `enabled` sub-option to false to +disable presence tracking on this homeserver. Defaults to true. +This option replaces the previous top-level 'use_presence' option. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +presence: + enabled: false +``` +--- +Config option: `require_auth_for_profile_requests` + +Whether to require authentication to retrieve profile data (avatars, display names) of other +users through the client API. Defaults to false. Note that profile data is also available +via the federation API, unless `allow_profile_lookup_over_federation` is set to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +require_auth_for_profile_requests: true +``` +--- +Config option: `limit_profile_requests_to_users_who_share_rooms` + +Use this option to require a user to share a room with another user in order +to retrieve their profile information. Only checked on Client-Server +requests. Profile requests from other servers should be checked by the +requesting server. Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +limit_profile_requests_to_users_who_share_rooms: true +``` +--- +Config option: `include_profile_data_on_invite` + +Use this option to prevent a user's profile data from being retrieved and +displayed in a room until they have joined it. By default, a user's +profile data is included in an invite event, regardless of the values +of the above two settings, and whether or not the users share a server. +Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +include_profile_data_on_invite: false +``` +--- +Config option: `allow_public_rooms_without_auth` + +If set to true, removes the need for authentication to access the server's +public rooms directory through the client API, meaning that anyone can +query the room directory. Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +allow_public_rooms_without_auth: true +``` +--- +Config option: `allow_public_rooms_without_auth` + +If set to true, allows any other homeserver to fetch the server's public +rooms directory via federation. Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +allow_public_rooms_over_federation: true +``` +--- +Config option: `default_room_version` + +The default room version for newly created rooms on this server. + +Known room versions are listed [here](https://spec.matrix.org/latest/rooms/#complete-list-of-room-versions) + +For example, for room version 1, `default_room_version` should be set +to "1". + +Currently defaults to "9". + +Example configuration: +```yaml +default_room_version: "8" +``` +--- +Config option: `gc_thresholds` + +The garbage collection threshold parameters to pass to `gc.set_threshold`, if defined. +Defaults to none. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +gc_thresholds: [700, 10, 10] +``` +--- +Config option: `gc_min_interval` + +The minimum time in seconds between each GC for a generation, regardless of +the GC thresholds. This ensures that we don't do GC too frequently. A value of `[1s, 10s, 30s]` +indicates that a second must pass between consecutive generation 0 GCs, etc. + +Defaults to `[1s, 10s, 30s]`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +gc_min_interval: [0.5s, 30s, 1m] +``` +--- +Config option: `filter_timeline_limit` + +Set the limit on the returned events in the timeline in the get +and sync operations. Defaults to 100. A value of -1 means no upper limit. + + +Example configuration: +```yaml +filter_timeline_limit: 5000 +``` +--- +Config option: `block_non_admin_invites` + +Whether room invites to users on this server should be blocked +(except those sent by local server admins). Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +block_non_admin_invites: true +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_search` + +If set to false, new messages will not be indexed for searching and users +will receive errors when searching for messages. Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_search: false +``` +--- +Config option: `ip_range_blacklist` + +This option prevents outgoing requests from being sent to the specified blacklisted IP address +CIDR ranges. If this option is not specified then it defaults to private IP +address ranges (see the example below). + +The blacklist applies to the outbound requests for federation, identity servers, +push servers, and for checking key validity for third-party invite events. + +(0.0.0.0 and :: are always blacklisted, whether or not they are explicitly +listed here, since they correspond to unroutable addresses.) + +This option replaces `federation_ip_range_blacklist` in Synapse v1.25.0. + +Note: The value is ignored when an HTTP proxy is in use. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +ip_range_blacklist: + - '127.0.0.0/8' + - '10.0.0.0/8' + - '172.16.0.0/12' + - '192.168.0.0/16' + - '100.64.0.0/10' + - '192.0.0.0/24' + - '169.254.0.0/16' + - '192.88.99.0/24' + - '198.18.0.0/15' + - '192.0.2.0/24' + - '198.51.100.0/24' + - '203.0.113.0/24' + - '224.0.0.0/4' + - '::1/128' + - 'fe80::/10' + - 'fc00::/7' + - '2001:db8::/32' + - 'ff00::/8' + - 'fec0::/10' +``` +--- +Config option: `ip_range_whitelist` + +List of IP address CIDR ranges that should be allowed for federation, +identity servers, push servers, and for checking key validity for +third-party invite events. This is useful for specifying exceptions to +wide-ranging blacklisted target IP ranges - e.g. for communication with +a push server only visible in your network. + +This whitelist overrides `ip_range_blacklist` and defaults to an empty +list. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +ip_range_whitelist: + - '192.168.1.1' +``` +--- +Config option: `listeners` + +List of ports that Synapse should listen on, their purpose and their +configuration. + +Sub-options for each listener include: + +* `port`: the TCP port to bind to. + +* `bind_addresses`: a list of local addresses to listen on. The default is + 'all local interfaces'. + +* `type`: the type of listener. Normally `http`, but other valid options are: + + * `manhole`: (see the docs [here](../../manhole.md)), + + * `metrics`: (see the docs [here](../../metrics-howto.md)), + + * `replication`: (see the docs [here](../../workers.md)). + +* `tls`: set to true to enable TLS for this listener. Will use the TLS key/cert specified in tls_private_key_path / tls_certificate_path. + +* `x_forwarded`: Only valid for an 'http' listener. Set to true to use the X-Forwarded-For header as the client IP. Useful when Synapse is + behind a reverse-proxy. + +* `resources`: Only valid for an 'http' listener. A list of resources to host + on this port. Sub-options for each resource are: + + * `names`: a list of names of HTTP resources. See below for a list of valid resource names. + + * `compress`: set to true to enable HTTP compression for this resource. + +* `additional_resources`: Only valid for an 'http' listener. A map of + additional endpoints which should be loaded via dynamic modules. + +Valid resource names are: + +* `client`: the client-server API (/_matrix/client), and the synapse admin API (/_synapse/admin). Also implies 'media' and 'static'. + +* `consent`: user consent forms (/_matrix/consent). See [here](../../consent_tracking.md) for more. + +* `federation`: the server-server API (/_matrix/federation). Also implies `media`, `keys`, `openid` + +* `keys`: the key discovery API (/_matrix/keys). + +* `media`: the media API (/_matrix/media). + +* `metrics`: the metrics interface. See [here](../../metrics-howto.md). + +* `openid`: OpenID authentication. See [here](../../openid.md). + +* `replication`: the HTTP replication API (/_synapse/replication). See [here](../../workers.md). + +* `static`: static resources under synapse/static (/_matrix/static). (Mostly useful for 'fallback authentication'.) + +Example configuration #1: +```yaml +listeners: + # TLS-enabled listener: for when matrix traffic is sent directly to synapse. + # + # (Note that you will also need to give Synapse a TLS key and certificate: see the TLS section + # below.) + # + - port: 8448 + type: http + tls: true + resources: + - names: [client, federation] +``` +Example configuration #2: +```yaml +listeners: + # Unsecure HTTP listener: for when matrix traffic passes through a reverse proxy + # that unwraps TLS. + # + # If you plan to use a reverse proxy, please see + # https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/reverse_proxy.html. + # + - port: 8008 + tls: false + type: http + x_forwarded: true + bind_addresses: ['::1', '127.0.0.1'] + + resources: + - names: [client, federation] + compress: false + + # example additional_resources: + additional_resources: + "/_matrix/my/custom/endpoint": + module: my_module.CustomRequestHandler + config: {} + + # Turn on the twisted ssh manhole service on localhost on the given + # port. + - port: 9000 + bind_addresses: ['::1', '127.0.0.1'] + type: manhole +``` +--- +Config option: `manhole_settings` + +Connection settings for the manhole. You can find more information +on the manhole [here](../../manhole.md). Manhole sub-options include: +* `username` : the username for the manhole. This defaults to 'matrix'. +* `password`: The password for the manhole. This defaults to 'rabbithole'. +* `ssh_priv_key_path` and `ssh_pub_key_path`: The private and public SSH key pair used to encrypt the manhole traffic. + If these are left unset, then hardcoded and non-secret keys are used, + which could allow traffic to be intercepted if sent over a public network. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +manhole_settings: + username: manhole + password: mypassword + ssh_priv_key_path: CONFDIR/id_rsa + ssh_pub_key_path: CONFDIR/id_rsa.pub +``` +--- +Config option: `dummy_events_threshold` + +Forward extremities can build up in a room due to networking delays between +homeservers. Once this happens in a large room, calculation of the state of +that room can become quite expensive. To mitigate this, once the number of +forward extremities reaches a given threshold, Synapse will send an +`org.matrix.dummy_event` event, which will reduce the forward extremities +in the room. + +This setting defines the threshold (i.e. number of forward extremities in the room) at which dummy events are sent. +The default value is 10. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +dummy_events_threshold: 5 +``` +--- +## Homeserver blocking ## +Useful options for Synapse admins. + +--- + +Config option: `admin_contact` + +How to reach the server admin, used in `ResourceLimitError`. Defaults to none. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +admin_contact: 'mailto:admin@server.com' +``` +--- +Config option: `hs_disabled` and `hs_disabled_message` + +Blocks users from connecting to the homeserver and provides a human-readable reason +why the connection was blocked. Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +hs_disabled: true +hs_disabled_message: 'Reason for why the HS is blocked' +``` +--- +Config option: `limit_usage_by_mau` + +This option disables/enables monthly active user blocking. Used in cases where the admin or +server owner wants to limit to the number of monthly active users. When enabled and a limit is +reached the server returns a `ResourceLimitError` with error type `Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED`. +Defaults to false. If this is enabled, a value for `max_mau_value` must also be set. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +limit_usage_by_mau: true +``` +--- +Config option: `max_mau_value` + +This option sets the hard limit of monthly active users above which the server will start +blocking user actions if `limit_usage_by_mau` is enabled. Defaults to 0. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +max_mau_value: 50 +``` +--- +Config option: `mau_trial_days` + +The option `mau_trial_days` is a means to add a grace period for active users. It +means that users must be active for the specified number of days before they +can be considered active and guards against the case where lots of users +sign up in a short space of time never to return after their initial +session. Defaults to 0. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +mau_trial_days: 5 +``` +--- +Config option: `mau_limit_alerting` + +The option `mau_limit_alerting` is a means of limiting client-side alerting +should the mau limit be reached. This is useful for small instances +where the admin has 5 mau seats (say) for 5 specific people and no +interest increasing the mau limit further. Defaults to true, which +means that alerting is enabled. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +mau_limit_alerting: false +``` +--- +Config option: `mau_stats_only` + +If enabled, the metrics for the number of monthly active users will +be populated, however no one will be limited based on these numbers. If `limit_usage_by_mau` +is true, this is implied to be true. Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +mau_stats_only: true +``` +--- +Config option: `mau_limit_reserved_threepids` + +Sometimes the server admin will want to ensure certain accounts are +never blocked by mau checking. These accounts are specified by this option. +Defaults to none. Add accounts by specifying the `medium` and `address` of the +reserved threepid (3rd party identifier). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +mau_limit_reserved_threepids: + - medium: 'email' + address: 'reserved_user@example.com' +``` +--- +Config option: `server_context` + +This option is used by phonehome stats to group together related servers. +Defaults to none. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +server_context: context +``` +--- +Config option: `limit_remote_rooms` + +When this option is enabled, the room "complexity" will be checked before a user +joins a new remote room. If it is above the complexity limit, the server will +disallow joining, or will instantly leave. This is useful for homeservers that are +resource-constrained. Options for this setting include: +* `enabled`: whether this check is enabled. Defaults to false. +* `complexity`: the limit above which rooms cannot be joined. The default is 1.0. +* `complexity_error`: override the error which is returned when the room is too complex with a + custom message. +* `admins_can_join`: allow server admins to join complex rooms. Default is false. + +Room complexity is an arbitrary measure based on factors such as the number of +users in the room. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +limit_remote_rooms: + enabled: true + complexity: 0.5 + complexity_error: "I can't let you do that, Dave." + admins_can_join: true +``` +--- +Config option: `require_membership_for_aliases` + +Whether to require a user to be in the room to add an alias to it. +Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +require_membership_for_aliases: false +``` +--- +Config option: `allow_per_room_profiles` + +Whether to allow per-room membership profiles through the sending of membership +events with profile information that differs from the target's global profile. +Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +allow_per_room_profiles: false +``` +--- +Config option: `max_avatar_size` + +The largest permissible file size in bytes for a user avatar. Defaults to no restriction. +Use M for MB and K for KB. + +Note that user avatar changes will not work if this is set without using Synapse's media repository. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +max_avatar_size: 10M +``` +--- +Config option: `allowed_avatar_mimetypes` + +The MIME types allowed for user avatars. Defaults to no restriction. + +Note that user avatar changes will not work if this is set without +using Synapse's media repository. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +allowed_avatar_mimetypes: ["image/png", "image/jpeg", "image/gif"] +``` +--- +Config option: `redaction_retention_period` + +How long to keep redacted events in unredacted form in the database. After +this period redacted events get replaced with their redacted form in the DB. + +Defaults to `7d`. Set to `null` to disable. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +redaction_retention_period: 28d +``` +--- +Config option: `user_ips_max_age` + +How long to track users' last seen time and IPs in the database. + +Defaults to `28d`. Set to `null` to disable clearing out of old rows. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +user_ips_max_age: 14d +``` +--- +Config option: `request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors` + +Inhibits the `/requestToken` endpoints from returning an error that might leak +information about whether an e-mail address is in use or not on this +homeserver. Defaults to false. +Note that for some endpoints the error situation is the e-mail already being +used, and for others the error is entering the e-mail being unused. +If this option is enabled, instead of returning an error, these endpoints will +act as if no error happened and return a fake session ID ('sid') to clients. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +request_token_inhibit_3pid_errors: true +``` +--- +Config option: `next_link_domain_whitelist` + +A list of domains that the domain portion of `next_link` parameters +must match. + +This parameter is optionally provided by clients while requesting +validation of an email or phone number, and maps to a link that +users will be automatically redirected to after validation +succeeds. Clients can make use this parameter to aid the validation +process. + +The whitelist is applied whether the homeserver or an identity server is handling validation. + +The default value is no whitelist functionality; all domains are +allowed. Setting this value to an empty list will instead disallow +all domains. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +next_link_domain_whitelist: ["matrix.org"] +``` +--- +Config option: `templates` and `custom_template_directory` + +These options define templates to use when generating email or HTML page contents. +The `custom_template_directory` determines which directory Synapse will try to +find template files in to use to generate email or HTML page contents. +If not set, or a file is not found within the template directory, a default +template from within the Synapse package will be used. + +See [here](../../templates.md) for more +information about using custom templates. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +templates: + custom_template_directory: /path/to/custom/templates/ +``` +--- +Config option: `retention` + +This option and the associated options determine message retention policy at the +server level. + +Room admins and mods can define a retention period for their rooms using the +`m.room.retention` state event, and server admins can cap this period by setting +the `allowed_lifetime_min` and `allowed_lifetime_max` config options. + +If this feature is enabled, Synapse will regularly look for and purge events +which are older than the room's maximum retention period. Synapse will also +filter events received over federation so that events that should have been +purged are ignored and not stored again. + +The message retention policies feature is disabled by default. + +This setting has the following sub-options: +* `default_policy`: Default retention policy. If set, Synapse will apply it to rooms that lack the + 'm.room.retention' state event. This option is further specified by the + `min_lifetime` and `max_lifetime` sub-options associated with it. Note that the + value of `min_lifetime` doesn't matter much because Synapse doesn't take it into account yet. + +* `allowed_lifetime_min` and `allowed_lifetime_max`: Retention policy limits. If + set, and the state of a room contains a `m.room.retention` event in its state + which contains a `min_lifetime` or a `max_lifetime` that's out of these bounds, + Synapse will cap the room's policy to these limits when running purge jobs. + +* `purge_jobs` and the associated `shortest_max_lifetime` and `longest_max_lifetime` sub-options: + Server admins can define the settings of the background jobs purging the + events whose lifetime has expired under the `purge_jobs` section. + + If no configuration is provided for this option, a single job will be set up to delete + expired events in every room daily. + + Each job's configuration defines which range of message lifetimes the job + takes care of. For example, if `shortest_max_lifetime` is '2d' and + `longest_max_lifetime` is '3d', the job will handle purging expired events in + rooms whose state defines a `max_lifetime` that's both higher than 2 days, and + lower than or equal to 3 days. Both the minimum and the maximum value of a + range are optional, e.g. a job with no `shortest_max_lifetime` and a + `longest_max_lifetime` of '3d' will handle every room with a retention policy + whose `max_lifetime` is lower than or equal to three days. + + The rationale for this per-job configuration is that some rooms might have a + retention policy with a low `max_lifetime`, where history needs to be purged + of outdated messages on a more frequent basis than for the rest of the rooms + (e.g. every 12h), but not want that purge to be performed by a job that's + iterating over every room it knows, which could be heavy on the server. + + If any purge job is configured, it is strongly recommended to have at least + a single job with neither `shortest_max_lifetime` nor `longest_max_lifetime` + set, or one job without `shortest_max_lifetime` and one job without + `longest_max_lifetime` set. Otherwise some rooms might be ignored, even if + `allowed_lifetime_min` and `allowed_lifetime_max` are set, because capping a + room's policy to these values is done after the policies are retrieved from + Synapse's database (which is done using the range specified in a purge job's + configuration). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +retention: + enabled: true + default_policy: + min_lifetime: 1d + max_lifetime: 1y + allowed_lifetime_min: 1d + allowed_lifetime_max: 1y + purge_jobs: + - longest_max_lifetime: 3d + interval: 12h + - shortest_max_lifetime: 3d + interval: 1d +``` +--- +## TLS ## + +Options related to TLS. + +--- +Config option: `tls_certificate_path` + +This option specifies a PEM-encoded X509 certificate for TLS. +This certificate, as of Synapse 1.0, will need to be a valid and verifiable +certificate, signed by a recognised Certificate Authority. Defaults to none. + +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`). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +tls_certificate_path: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.tls.crt" +``` +--- +Config option: `tls_private_key_path` + +PEM-encoded private key for TLS. Defaults to none. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +tls_private_key_path: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.tls.key" +``` +--- +Config option: `federation_verify_certificates` +Whether to verify TLS server certificates for outbound federation requests. + +Defaults to true. To disable certificate verification, set the option to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +federation_verify_certificates: false +``` +--- +Config option: `federation_client_minimum_tls_version` + +The minimum TLS version that will be used for outbound federation requests. + +Defaults to `1`. Configurable to `1`, `1.1`, `1.2`, or `1.3`. Note +that setting this value higher than `1.2` will prevent federation to most +of the public Matrix network: only configure it to `1.3` if you have an +entirely private federation setup and you can ensure TLS 1.3 support. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +federation_client_minimum_tls_version: 1.2 +``` +--- +Config option: `federation_certificate_verification_whitelist` + +Skip federation certificate verification on a given whitelist +of domains. + +This setting should only be used in very specific cases, such as +federation over Tor hidden services and similar. For private networks +of homeservers, you likely want to use a private CA instead. + +Only effective if `federation_verify_certicates` is `true`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +federation_certificate_verification_whitelist: + - lon.example.com + - "*.domain.com" + - "*.onion" +``` +--- +Config option: `federation_custom_ca_list` + +List of custom certificate authorities for federation traffic. + +This setting should only normally be used within a private network of +homeservers. + +Note that this list will replace those that are provided by your +operating environment. Certificates must be in PEM format. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +federation_custom_ca_list: + - myCA1.pem + - myCA2.pem + - myCA3.pem +``` +--- +## Federation ## + +Options related to federation. + +--- +Config option: `federation_domain_whitelist` + +Restrict federation to the given whitelist of domains. +N.B. we recommend also firewalling your federation listener to limit +inbound federation traffic as early as possible, rather than relying +purely on this application-layer restriction. If not specified, the +default is to whitelist everything. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +federation_domain_whitelist: + - lon.example.com + - nyc.example.com + - syd.example.com +``` +--- +Config option: `federation_metrics_domains` + +Report prometheus metrics on the age of PDUs being sent to and received from +the given domains. This can be used to give an idea of "delay" on inbound +and outbound federation, though be aware that any delay can be due to problems +at either end or with the intermediate network. + +By default, no domains are monitored in this way. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +federation_metrics_domains: + - matrix.org + - example.com +``` +--- +Config option: `allow_profile_lookup_over_federation` + +Set to false to disable profile lookup over federation. By default, the +Federation API allows other homeservers to obtain profile data of any user +on this homeserver. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +allow_profile_lookup_over_federation: false +``` +--- +Config option: `allow_device_name_lookup_over_federation` + +Set this option to false to disable device display name lookup over federation. By default, the +Federation API allows other homeservers to obtain device display names of any user +on this homeserver. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +allow_device_name_lookup_over_federation: false +``` +--- +## Caching ## + +Options related to caching + +--- +Config option: `event_cache_size` + +The number of events to cache in memory. Not affected by +`caches.global_factor`. Defaults to 10K. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +event_cache_size: 15K +``` +--- +Config option: `cache` and associated values + +A cache 'factor' is a multiplier that can be applied to each of +Synapse's caches in order to increase or decrease the maximum +number of entries that can be stored. + +Caching can be configured through the following sub-options: + +* `global_factor`: Controls the global cache factor, which is the default cache factor + for all caches if a specific factor for that cache is not otherwise + set. + + This can also be set by the `SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR` environment + variable. Setting by environment variable takes priority over + setting through the config file. + + Defaults to 0.5, which will halve the size of all caches. + +* `per_cache_factors`: A dictionary of cache name to cache factor for that individual + cache. Overrides the global cache factor for a given cache. + + These can also be set through environment variables comprised + of `SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR_` + the name of the cache in capital + letters and underscores. Setting by environment variable + takes priority over setting through the config file. + Ex. `SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR_GET_USERS_WHO_SHARE_ROOM_WITH_USER=2.0` + + Some caches have '*' and other characters that are not + alphanumeric or underscores. These caches can be named with or + without the special characters stripped. For example, to specify + the cache factor for `*stateGroupCache*` via an environment + variable would be `SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR_STATEGROUPCACHE=2.0`. + +* `expire_caches`: Controls whether cache entries are evicted after a specified time + period. Defaults to true. Set to false to disable this feature. Note that never expiring + caches may result in excessive memory usage. + +* `cache_entry_ttl`: If `expire_caches` is enabled, this flag controls how long an entry can + be in a cache without having been accessed before being evicted. + Defaults to 30m. + +* `sync_response_cache_duration`: Controls how long the results of a /sync request are + cached for after a successful response is returned. A higher duration can help clients + with intermittent connections, at the cost of higher memory usage. + By default, this is zero, which means that sync responses are not cached + at all. + + +Example configuration: +```yaml +caches: + global_factor: 1.0 + per_cache_factors: + get_users_who_share_room_with_user: 2.0 + expire_caches: false + sync_response_cache_duration: 2m +``` +--- +## Database ## +Config options related to database settings. + +--- +Config option: `database` + +The `database` setting defines the database that synapse uses to store all of +its data. + +Associated sub-options: + +* `name`: this option specifies the database engine to use: either `sqlite3` (for SQLite) + or `psycopg2` (for PostgreSQL). If no name is specified Synapse will default to SQLite. + +* `txn_limit` gives the maximum number of transactions to run per connection + before reconnecting. Defaults to 0, which means no limit. + +* `allow_unsafe_locale` is an option specific to Postgres. Under the default behavior, Synapse will refuse to + start if the postgres db is set to a non-C locale. You can override this behavior (which is *not* recommended) + by setting `allow_unsafe_locale` to true. Note that doing so may corrupt your database. You can find more information + [here](../../postgres.md#fixing-incorrect-collate-or-ctype) and [here](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Locale_data_changes). + +* `args` gives options which are passed through to the database engine, + except for options starting with `cp_`, which are used to configure the Twisted + connection pool. For a reference to valid arguments, see: + * for [sqlite](https://docs.python.org/3/library/sqlite3.html#sqlite3.connect) + * for [postgres](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/libpq-connect.html#LIBPQ-PARAMKEYWORDS) + * for [the connection pool](https://twistedmatrix.com/documents/current/api/twisted.enterprise.adbapi.ConnectionPool.html#__init__) + +For more information on using Synapse with Postgres, +see [here](../../postgres.md). + +Example SQLite configuration: +``` +database: + name: sqlite3 + args: + database: /path/to/homeserver.db +``` + +Example Postgres configuration: +``` +database: + name: psycopg2 + txn_limit: 10000 + args: + user: synapse_user + password: secretpassword + database: synapse + host: localhost + port: 5432 + cp_min: 5 + cp_max: 10 +``` +--- +## Logging ## +Config options related to logging. + +--- +Config option: `log_config` + +This option specifies a yaml python logging config file as described [here](https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/logging.config.html#configuration-dictionary-schema). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +log_config: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.log.config" +``` +--- +## Ratelimiting ## +Options related to ratelimiting in Synapse. + +Each ratelimiting configuration is made of two parameters: + - `per_second`: number of requests a client can send per second. + - `burst_count`: number of requests a client can send before being throttled. +--- +Config option: `rc_message` + + +Ratelimiting settings for client messaging. + +This is a ratelimiting option for messages that ratelimits sending based on the account the client +is using. It defaults to: `per_second: 0.2`, `burst_count: 10`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_message: + per_second: 0.5 + burst_count: 15 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_registration` + +This option ratelimits registration requests based on the client's IP address. +It defaults to `per_second: 0.17`, `burst_count: 3`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_registration: + per_second: 0.15 + burst_count: 2 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_registration_token_validity` + +This option checks the validity of registration tokens that ratelimits requests based on +the client's IP address. +Defaults to `per_second: 0.1`, `burst_count: 5`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_registration_token_validity: + per_second: 0.3 + burst_count: 6 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_login` + +This option specifies several limits for login: +* `address` ratelimits login requests based on the client's IP + address. Defaults to `per_second: 0.17`, `burst_count: 3`. + +* `account` ratelimits login requests based on the account the + client is attempting to log into. Defaults to `per_second: 0.17`, + `burst_count: 3`. + +* `failted_attempts` ratelimits login requests based on the account the + client is attempting to log into, based on the amount of failed login + attempts for this account. Defaults to `per_second: 0.17`, `burst_count: 3`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_login: + address: + per_second: 0.15 + burst_count: 5 + account: + per_second: 0.18 + burst_count: 4 + failed_attempts: + per_second: 0.19 + burst_count: 7 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_admin_redaction` + +This option sets ratelimiting redactions by room admins. If this is not explicitly +set then it uses the same ratelimiting as per `rc_message`. This is useful +to allow room admins to deal with abuse quickly. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_admin_redaction: + per_second: 1 + burst_count: 50 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_joins` + +This option allows for ratelimiting number of rooms a user can join. This setting has the following sub-options: + +* `local`: ratelimits when users are joining rooms the server is already in. + Defaults to `per_second: 0.1`, `burst_count: 10`. + +* `remote`: ratelimits when users are trying to join rooms not on the server (which + can be more computationally expensive than restricting locally). Defaults to + `per_second: 0.01`, `burst_count: 10` + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_joins: + local: + per_second: 0.2 + burst_count: 15 + remote: + per_second: 0.03 + burst_count: 12 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_3pid_validation` + +This option ratelimits how often a user or IP can attempt to validate a 3PID. +Defaults to `per_second: 0.003`, `burst_count: 5`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_3pid_validation: + per_second: 0.003 + burst_count: 5 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_invites` + +This option sets ratelimiting how often invites can be sent in a room or to a +specific user. `per_room` defaults to `per_second: 0.3`, `burst_count: 10` and +`per_user` defaults to `per_second: 0.003`, `burst_count: 5`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_invites: + per_room: + per_second: 0.5 + burst_count: 5 + per_user: + per_second: 0.004 + burst_count: 3 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_third_party_invite` + +This option ratelimits 3PID invites (i.e. invites sent to a third-party ID +such as an email address or a phone number) based on the account that's +sending the invite. Defaults to `per_second: 0.2`, `burst_count: 10`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_third_party_invite: + per_second: 0.2 + burst_count: 10 +``` +--- +Config option: `rc_federation` + +Defines limits on federation requests. + +The `rc_federation` configuration has the following sub-options: +* `window_size`: window size in milliseconds. Defaults to 1000. +* `sleep_limit`: number of federation requests from a single server in + a window before the server will delay processing the request. Defaults to 10. +* `sleep_delay`: duration in milliseconds to delay processing events + from remote servers by if they go over the sleep limit. Defaults to 500. +* `reject_limit`: maximum number of concurrent federation requests + allowed from a single server. Defaults to 50. +* `concurrent`: number of federation requests to concurrently process + from a single server. Defaults to 3. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +rc_federation: + window_size: 750 + sleep_limit: 15 + sleep_delay: 400 + reject_limit: 40 + concurrent: 5 +``` +--- +Config option: `federation_rr_transactions_per_room_per_second` + +Sets outgoing federation transaction frequency for sending read-receipts, +per-room. + +If we end up trying to send out more read-receipts, they will get buffered up +into fewer transactions. Defaults to 50. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +federation_rr_transactions_per_room_per_second: 40 +``` +--- +## Media Store ## +Config options relating to Synapse media store. + +--- +Config option: `enable_media_repo` + +Enable the media store service in the Synapse master. Defaults to true. +Set to false if you are using a separate media store worker. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_media_repo: false +``` +--- +Config option: `media_store_path` + +Directory where uploaded images and attachments are stored. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +media_store_path: "DATADIR/media_store" +``` +--- +Config option: `media_storage_providers` + +Media storage providers allow media to be stored in different +locations. Defaults to none. Associated sub-options are: +* `module`: type of resource, e.g. `file_system`. +* `store_local`: whether to store newly uploaded local files +* `store_remote`: whether to store newly downloaded local files +* `store_synchronous`: whether to wait for successful storage for local uploads +* `config`: sets a path to the resource through the `directory` option + +Example configuration: +```yaml +media_storage_providers: + - module: file_system + store_local: false + store_remote: false + store_synchronous: false + config: + directory: /mnt/some/other/directory +``` +--- +Config option: `max_upload_size` + +The largest allowed upload size in bytes. + +If you are using a reverse proxy you may also need to set this value in +your reverse proxy's config. Defaults to 50M. Notably Nginx has a small max body size by default. +See [here](../../reverse_proxy.md) for more on using a reverse proxy with Synapse. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +max_upload_size: 60M +``` +--- +Config option: `max_image_pixels` + +Maximum number of pixels that will be thumbnailed. Defaults to 32M. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +max_image_pixels: 35M +``` +--- +Config option: `dynamic_thumbnails` + +Whether to generate new thumbnails on the fly to precisely match +the resolution requested by the client. If true then whenever +a new resolution is requested by the client the server will +generate a new thumbnail. If false the server will pick a thumbnail +from a precalculated list. Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +dynamic_thumbnails: true +``` +--- +Config option: `thumbnail_sizes` + +List of thumbnails to precalculate when an image is uploaded. Associated sub-options are: +* `width` +* `height` +* `method`: i.e. `crop`, `scale`, etc. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +thumbnail_sizes: + - width: 32 + height: 32 + method: crop + - width: 96 + height: 96 + method: crop + - width: 320 + height: 240 + method: scale + - width: 640 + height: 480 + method: scale + - width: 800 + height: 600 + method: scale +``` +Config option: `url_preview_enabled` + +This setting determines whether the preview URL API is enabled. +It is disabled by default. Set to true to enable. If enabled you must specify a +`url_preview_ip_range_blacklist` blacklist. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +url_preview_enabled: true +``` +--- +Config option: `url_preview_ip_range_blacklist` + +List of IP address CIDR ranges that the URL preview spider is denied +from accessing. There are no defaults: you must explicitly +specify a list for URL previewing to work. You should specify any +internal services in your network that you do not want synapse to try +to connect to, otherwise anyone in any Matrix room could cause your +synapse to issue arbitrary GET requests to your internal services, +causing serious security issues. + +(0.0.0.0 and :: are always blacklisted, whether or not they are explicitly +listed here, since they correspond to unroutable addresses.) + +This must be specified if `url_preview_enabled` is set. It is recommended that +you use the following example list as a starting point. + +Note: The value is ignored when an HTTP proxy is in use. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +url_preview_ip_range_blacklist: + - '127.0.0.0/8' + - '10.0.0.0/8' + - '172.16.0.0/12' + - '192.168.0.0/16' + - '100.64.0.0/10' + - '192.0.0.0/24' + - '169.254.0.0/16' + - '192.88.99.0/24' + - '198.18.0.0/15' + - '192.0.2.0/24' + - '198.51.100.0/24' + - '203.0.113.0/24' + - '224.0.0.0/4' + - '::1/128' + - 'fe80::/10' + - 'fc00::/7' + - '2001:db8::/32' + - 'ff00::/8' + - 'fec0::/10' +``` +---- +Config option: `url_preview_ip_range_whitelist` + +This option sets a list of IP address CIDR ranges that the URL preview spider is allowed +to access even if they are specified in `url_preview_ip_range_blacklist`. +This is useful for specifying exceptions to wide-ranging blacklisted +target IP ranges - e.g. for enabling URL previews for a specific private +website only visible in your network. Defaults to none. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +url_preview_ip_range_whitelist: + - '192.168.1.1' +``` +--- +Config option: `url_preview_url_blacklist` + +Optional list of URL matches that the URL preview spider is +denied from accessing. You should use `url_preview_ip_range_blacklist` +in preference to this, otherwise someone could define a public DNS +entry that points to a private IP address and circumvent the blacklist. +This is more useful if you know there is an entire shape of URL that +you know that will never want synapse to try to spider. + +Each list entry is a dictionary of url component attributes as returned +by urlparse.urlsplit as applied to the absolute form of the URL. See +[here](https://docs.python.org/2/library/urlparse.html#urlparse.urlsplit) for more +information. Some examples are: + +* `username` +* `netloc` +* `scheme` +* `path` + +The values of the dictionary are treated as a filename match pattern +applied to that component of URLs, unless they start with a ^ in which +case they are treated as a regular expression match. If all the +specified component matches for a given list item succeed, the URL is +blacklisted. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +url_preview_url_blacklist: + # blacklist any URL with a username in its URI + - username: '*' + + # blacklist all *.google.com URLs + - netloc: 'google.com' + - netloc: '*.google.com' + + # blacklist all plain HTTP URLs + - scheme: 'http' + + # blacklist http(s)://www.acme.com/foo + - netloc: 'www.acme.com' + path: '/foo' + + # blacklist any URL with a literal IPv4 address + - netloc: '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$' +``` +--- +Config option: `max_spider_size` + +The largest allowed URL preview spidering size in bytes. Defaults to 10M. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +max_spider_size: 8M +``` +--- +Config option: `url_preview_language` + +A list of values for the Accept-Language HTTP header used when +downloading webpages during URL preview generation. This allows +Synapse to specify the preferred languages that URL previews should +be in when communicating with remote servers. + +Each value is a IETF language tag; a 2-3 letter identifier for a +language, optionally followed by subtags separated by '-', specifying +a country or region variant. + +Multiple values can be provided, and a weight can be added to each by +using quality value syntax (;q=). '*' translates to any language. + +Defaults to "en". + +Example configuration: +```yaml + url_preview_accept_language: + - en-UK + - en-US;q=0.9 + - fr;q=0.8 + - *;q=0.7 +``` +---- +Config option: `oembed` + +oEmbed allows for easier embedding content from a website. It can be +used for generating URLs previews of services which support it. A default list of oEmbed providers +is included with Synapse. Set `disable_default_providers` to true to disable using +these default oEmbed URLs. Use `additional_providers` to specify additional files with oEmbed configuration (each +should be in the form of providers.json). By default this list is empty. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +oembed: + disable_default_providers: true + additional_providers: + - oembed/my_providers.json +``` +--- +## Captcha ## + +See [here](../../CAPTCHA_SETUP.md) for full details on setting up captcha. + +--- +Config option: `recaptcha_public_key` + +This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA public key. Must be specified if `enable_registration_captcha` is +enabled. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +recaptcha_public_key: "YOUR_PUBLIC_KEY" +``` +--- +Config option: `recaptcha_private_key` + +This homeserver's ReCAPTCHA private key. Must be specified if `enable_registration_captcha` is +enabled. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +recaptcha_private_key: "YOUR_PRIVATE_KEY" +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_registration_captcha` + +Set to true to enable ReCaptcha checks when registering, preventing signup +unless a captcha is answered. Requires a valid ReCaptcha public/private key. +Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_registration_captcha: true +``` +--- +Config option: `recaptcha_siteverify_api` + +The API endpoint to use for verifying `m.login.recaptcha` responses. +Defaults to `https://www.recaptcha.net/recaptcha/api/siteverify`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +recaptcha_siteverify_api: "https://my.recaptcha.site" +``` +--- +## TURN ## +Options related to adding a TURN server to Synapse. + +--- +Config option: `turn_uris` + +The public URIs of the TURN server to give to clients. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +turn_uris: [turn:example.org] +``` +--- +Config option: `turn_shared_secret` + +The shared secret used to compute passwords for the TURN server. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +turn_shared_secret: "YOUR_SHARED_SECRET" +``` +---- +Config options: `turn_username` and `turn_password` + +The Username and password if the TURN server needs them and does not use a token. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +turn_username: "TURNSERVER_USERNAME" +turn_password: "TURNSERVER_PASSWORD" +``` +--- +Config option: `turn_user_lifetime` + +How long generated TURN credentials last. Defaults to 1h. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +turn_user_lifetime: 2h +``` +--- +Config option: `turn_allow_guests` + +Whether guests should be allowed to use the TURN server. This defaults to true, otherwise +VoIP will be unreliable for guests. However, it does introduce a slight security risk as +it allows users to connect to arbitrary endpoints without having first signed up for a valid account (e.g. by passing a CAPTCHA). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +turn_allow_guests: false +``` +--- +## Registration ## + +Registration can be rate-limited using the parameters in the [Ratelimiting](#ratelimiting) section of this manual. + +--- +Config option: `enable_registration` + +Enable registration for new users. Defaults to false. It is highly recommended that if you enable registration, +you use either captcha, email, or token-based verification to verify that new users are not bots. In order to enable registration +without any verification, you must also set `enable_registration_without_verification` to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_registration: true +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_registration_without_verification` +Enable registration without email or captcha verification. Note: this option is *not* recommended, +as registration without verification is a known vector for spam and abuse. Defaults to false. Has no effect +unless `enable_registration` is also enabled. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_registration_without_verification: true +``` +--- +Config option: `session_lifetime` + +Time that a user's session remains valid for, after they log in. + +Note that this is not currently compatible with guest logins. + +Note also that this is calculated at login time: changes are not applied retrospectively to users who have already +logged in. + +By default, this is infinite. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +session_lifetime: 24h +``` +---- +Config option: `refresh_access_token_lifetime` + +Time that an access token remains valid for, if the session is using refresh tokens. + +For more information about refresh tokens, please see the [manual](user_authentication/refresh_tokens.md). + +Note that this only applies to clients which advertise support for refresh tokens. + +Note also that this is calculated at login time and refresh time: changes are not applied to +existing sessions until they are refreshed. + +By default, this is 5 minutes. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +refreshable_access_token_lifetime: 10m +``` +--- +Config option: `refresh_token_lifetime: 24h` + +Time that a refresh token remains valid for (provided that it is not +exchanged for another one first). +This option can be used to automatically log-out inactive sessions. +Please see the manual for more information. + +Note also that this is calculated at login time and refresh time: +changes are not applied to existing sessions until they are refreshed. + +By default, this is infinite. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +refresh_token_lifetime: 24h +``` +--- +Config option: `nonrefreshable_access_token_lifetime` + +Time that an access token remains valid for, if the session is NOT +using refresh tokens. + +Please note that not all clients support refresh tokens, so setting +this to a short value may be inconvenient for some users who will +then be logged out frequently. + +Note also that this is calculated at login time: changes are not applied +retrospectively to existing sessions for users that have already logged in. + +By default, this is infinite. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +nonrefreshable_access_token_lifetime: 24h +``` +--- +Config option: `registrations_require_3pid` + +If this is set, the user must provide all of the specified types of 3PID when registering. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +registrations_require_3pid: + - email + - msisdn +``` +--- +Config option: `disable_msisdn_registration` + +Explicitly disable asking for MSISDNs from the registration +flow (overrides `registrations_require_3pid` if MSISDNs are set as required). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +disable_msisdn_registration: true +``` +--- +Config option: `allowed_local_3pids` + +Mandate that users are only allowed to associate certain formats of +3PIDs with accounts on this server, as specified by the `medium` and `pattern` sub-options. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +allowed_local_3pids: + - medium: email + pattern: '^[^@]+@matrix\.org$' + - medium: email + pattern: '^[^@]+@vector\.im$' + - medium: msisdn + pattern: '\+44' +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_3pid_lookup` + +Enable 3PIDs lookup requests to identity servers from this server. Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_3pid_lookup: false +``` +--- +Config option: `registration_requires_token` + +Require users to submit a token during registration. +Tokens can be managed using the admin [API](../administration/admin_api/registration_tokens.md). +Note that `enable_registration` must be set to true. +Disabling this option will not delete any tokens previously generated. +Defaults to false. Set to true to enable. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +registration_requires_token: true +``` +--- +Config option: `registration_shared_secret` + +If set, allows registration of standard or admin accounts by anyone who +has the shared secret, even if registration is otherwise disabled. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +registration_shared_secret: <PRIVATE STRING> +``` +--- +Config option: `bcrypt_rounds` + +Set the number of bcrypt rounds used to generate password hash. +Larger numbers increase the work factor needed to generate the hash. +The default number is 12 (which equates to 2^12 rounds). +N.B. that increasing this will exponentially increase the time required +to register or login - e.g. 24 => 2^24 rounds which will take >20 mins. +Example configuration: +```yaml +bcrypt_rounds: 14 +``` +--- +Config option: `allow_guest_access` + +Allows users to register as guests without a password/email/etc, and +participate in rooms hosted on this server which have been made +accessible to anonymous users. Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +allow_guest_access: true +``` +--- +Config option: `default_identity_server` + +The identity server which we suggest that clients should use when users log +in on this server. + +(By default, no suggestion is made, so it is left up to the client. +This setting is ignored unless `public_baseurl` is also explicitly set.) + +Example configuration: +```yaml +default_identity_server: https://matrix.org +``` +--- +Config option: `account_threepid_delegates` + +Handle threepid (email/phone etc) registration and password resets through a set of +*trusted* identity servers. Note that this allows the configured identity server to +reset passwords for accounts! + +Be aware that if `email` is not set, and SMTP options have not been +configured in the email config block, registration and user password resets via +email will be globally disabled. + +Additionally, if `msisdn` is not set, registration and password resets via msisdn +will be disabled regardless, and users will not be able to associate an msisdn +identifier to their account. This is due to Synapse currently not supporting +any method of sending SMS messages on its own. + +To enable using an identity server for operations regarding a particular third-party +identifier type, set the value to the URL of that identity server as shown in the +examples below. + +Servers handling the these requests must answer the `/requestToken` endpoints defined +by the Matrix Identity Service API [specification](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/identity_service/latest). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +account_threepid_delegates: + email: https://example.com # Delegate email sending to example.com + msisdn: http://localhost:8090 # Delegate SMS sending to this local process +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_set_displayname` + +Whether users are allowed to change their displayname after it has +been initially set. Useful when provisioning users based on the +contents of a third-party directory. + +Does not apply to server administrators. Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_set_displayname: false +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_set_avatar_url` + +Whether users are allowed to change their avatar after it has been +initially set. Useful when provisioning users based on the contents +of a third-party directory. + +Does not apply to server administrators. Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_set_avatar_url: false +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_3pid_changes` + +Whether users can change the third-party IDs associated with their accounts +(email address and msisdn). + +Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_3pid_changes: false +``` +--- +Config option: `auto_join_rooms` + +Users who register on this homeserver will automatically be joined +to the rooms listed under this option. + +By default, any room aliases included in this list will be created +as a publicly joinable room when the first user registers for the +homeserver. If the room already exists, make certain it is a publicly joinable +room, i.e. the join rule of the room must be set to 'public'. You can find more options +relating to auto-joining rooms below. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +auto_join_rooms: + - "#exampleroom:example.com" + - "#anotherexampleroom:example.com" +``` +--- +Config option: `autocreate_auto_join_rooms` + +Where `auto_join_rooms` are specified, setting this flag ensures that +the rooms exist by creating them when the first user on the +homeserver registers. + +By default the auto-created rooms are publicly joinable from any federated +server. Use the `autocreate_auto_join_rooms_federated` and +`autocreate_auto_join_room_preset` settings to customise this behaviour. + +Setting to false means that if the rooms are not manually created, +users cannot be auto-joined since they do not exist. + +Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +autocreate_auto_join_rooms: false +``` +--- +Config option: `autocreate_auto_join_rooms_federated` + +Whether the rooms listen in `auto_join_rooms` that are auto-created are available +via federation. Only has an effect if `autocreate_auto_join_rooms` is true. + +Note that whether a room is federated cannot be modified after +creation. + +Defaults to true: the room will be joinable from other servers. +Set to false to prevent users from other homeservers from +joining these rooms. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +autocreate_auto_join_rooms_federated: false +``` +--- +Config option: `autocreate_auto_join_room_preset` + +The room preset to use when auto-creating one of `auto_join_rooms`. Only has an +effect if `autocreate_auto_join_rooms` is true. + +Possible values for this option are: +* "public_chat": the room is joinable by anyone, including + federated servers if `autocreate_auto_join_rooms_federated` is true (the default). +* "private_chat": an invitation is required to join these rooms. +* "trusted_private_chat": an invitation is required to join this room and the invitee is + assigned a power level of 100 upon joining the room. + +If a value of "private_chat" or "trusted_private_chat" is used then +`auto_join_mxid_localpart` must also be configured. + +Defaults to "public_chat". + +Example configuration: +```yaml +autocreate_auto_join_room_preset: private_chat +``` +--- +Config option: `auto_join_mxid_localpart` + +The local part of the user id which is used to create `auto_join_rooms` if +`autocreate_auto_join_rooms` is true. If this is not provided then the +initial user account that registers will be used to create the rooms. + +The user id is also used to invite new users to any auto-join rooms which +are set to invite-only. + +It *must* be configured if `autocreate_auto_join_room_preset` is set to +"private_chat" or "trusted_private_chat". + +Note that this must be specified in order for new users to be correctly +invited to any auto-join rooms which have been set to invite-only (either +at the time of creation or subsequently). + +Note that, if the room already exists, this user must be joined and +have the appropriate permissions to invite new members. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +auto_join_mxid_localpart: system +``` +--- +Config option: `auto_join_rooms_for_guests` + +When `auto_join_rooms` is specified, setting this flag to false prevents +guest accounts from being automatically joined to the rooms. + +Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +auto_join_rooms_for_guests: false +``` +--- +Config option: `inhibit_user_in_use_error` + +Whether to inhibit errors raised when registering a new account if the user ID +already exists. If turned on, requests to `/register/available` will always +show a user ID as available, and Synapse won't raise an error when starting +a registration with a user ID that already exists. However, Synapse will still +raise an error if the registration completes and the username conflicts. + +Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +inhibit_user_in_use_error: true +``` +--- +## Metrics ### +Config options related to metrics. + +--- +Config option: `enable_metrics` + +Set to true to enable collection and rendering of performance metrics. +Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_metrics: true +``` +--- +Config option: `sentry` + +Use this option to enable sentry integration. Provide the DSN assigned to you by sentry +with the `dsn` setting. + +NOTE: While attempts are made to ensure that the logs don't contain +any sensitive information, this cannot be guaranteed. By enabling +this option the sentry server may therefore receive sensitive +information, and it in turn may then disseminate sensitive information +through insecure notification channels if so configured. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +sentry: + dsn: "..." +``` +--- +Config option: `metrics_flags` + +Flags to enable Prometheus metrics which are not suitable to be +enabled by default, either for performance reasons or limited use. +Currently the only option is `known_servers`, which publishes +`synapse_federation_known_servers`, a gauge of the number of +servers this homeserver knows about, including itself. May cause +performance problems on large homeservers. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +metrics_flags: + known_servers: true +``` +--- +Config option: `report_stats` + +Whether or not to report anonymized homeserver usage statistics. This is originally +set when generating the config. Set this option to true or false to change the current +behavior. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +report_stats: true +``` +--- +Config option: `report_stats_endpoint` + +The endpoint to report the anonymized homeserver usage statistics to. +Defaults to https://matrix.org/report-usage-stats/push + +Example configuration: +```yaml +report_stats_endpoint: https://example.com/report-usage-stats/push +``` +--- +## API Configuration ## +Config settings related to the client/server API + +--- +Config option: `room_prejoin_state:` + +Controls for the state that is shared with users who receive an invite +to a room. By default, the following state event types are shared with users who +receive invites to the room: +- m.room.join_rules +- m.room.canonical_alias +- m.room.avatar +- m.room.encryption +- m.room.name +- m.room.create +- m.room.topic + +To change the default behavior, use the following sub-options: +* `disable_default_event_types`: set to true to disable the above defaults. If this + is enabled, only the event types listed in `additional_event_types` are shared. + Defaults to false. +* `additional_event_types`: Additional state event types to share with users when they are invited + to a room. By default, this list is empty (so only the default event types are shared). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +room_prejoin_state: + disable_default_event_types: true + additional_event_types: + - org.example.custom.event.type + - m.room.join_rules +``` +--- +Config option: `track_puppeted_user_ips` + +We record the IP address of clients used to access the API for various +reasons, including displaying it to the user in the "Where you're signed in" +dialog. + +By default, when puppeting another user via the admin API, the client IP +address is recorded against the user who created the access token (ie, the +admin user), and *not* the puppeted user. + +Set this option to true to also record the IP address against the puppeted +user. (This also means that the puppeted user will count as an "active" user +for the purpose of monthly active user tracking - see `limit_usage_by_mau` etc +above.) + +Example configuration: +```yaml +track_puppeted_user_ips: true +``` +--- +Config option: `app_service_config_files` + +A list of application service config files to use. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +app_service_config_files: + - app_service_1.yaml + - app_service_2.yaml +``` +--- +Config option: `track_appservice_user_ips` + +Defaults to false. Set to true to enable tracking of application service IP addresses. +Implicitly enables MAU tracking for application service users. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +track_appservice_user_ips: true +``` +--- +Config option: `macaroon_secret_key` + +A secret which is used to sign access tokens. If none is specified, +the `registration_shared_secret` is used, if one is given; otherwise, +a secret key is derived from the signing key. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +macaroon_secret_key: <PRIVATE STRING> +``` +--- +Config option: `form_secret` + +A secret which is used to calculate HMACs for form values, to stop +falsification of values. Must be specified for the User Consent +forms to work. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +form_secret: <PRIVATE STRING> +``` +--- +## Signing Keys ## +Config options relating to signing keys + +--- +Config option: `signing_key_path` + +Path to the signing key to sign messages with. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +signing_key_path: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.signing.key" +``` +--- +Config option: `old_signing_keys` + +The keys that the server used to sign messages with but won't use +to sign new messages. For each key, `key` should be the base64-encoded public key, and +`expired_ts`should be the time (in milliseconds since the unix epoch) that +it was last used. + +It is possible to build an entry from an old `signing.key` file using the +`export_signing_key` script which is provided with synapse. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +old_signing_keys: + "ed25519:id": { key: "base64string", expired_ts: 123456789123 } +``` +--- +Config option: `key_refresh_interval` + +How long key response published by this server is valid for. +Used to set the `valid_until_ts` in `/key/v2` APIs. +Determines how quickly servers will query to check which keys +are still valid. Defaults to 1d. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +key_refresh_interval: 2d +``` +--- +Config option: `trusted_key_servers:` + +The trusted servers to download signing keys from. + +When we need to fetch a signing key, each server is tried in parallel. + +Normally, the connection to the key server is validated via TLS certificates. +Additional security can be provided by configuring a `verify key`, which +will make synapse check that the response is signed by that key. + +This setting supercedes an older setting named `perspectives`. The old format +is still supported for backwards-compatibility, but it is deprecated. + +`trusted_key_servers` defaults to matrix.org, but using it will generate a +warning on start-up. To suppress this warning, set +`suppress_key_server_warning` to true. + +Options for each entry in the list include: +* `server_name`: the name of the server. Required. +* `verify_keys`: an optional map from key id to base64-encoded public key. + If specified, we will check that the response is signed by at least + one of the given keys. +* `accept_keys_insecurely`: a boolean. Normally, if `verify_keys` is unset, + and `federation_verify_certificates` is not `true`, synapse will refuse + to start, because this would allow anyone who can spoof DNS responses + to masquerade as the trusted key server. If you know what you are doing + and are sure that your network environment provides a secure connection + to the key server, you can set this to `true` to override this behaviour. + +Example configuration #1: +```yaml +trusted_key_servers: + - server_name: "my_trusted_server.example.com" + verify_keys: + "ed25519:auto": "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmopqr" + - server_name: "my_other_trusted_server.example.com" +``` +Example configuration #2: +```yaml +trusted_key_servers: + - server_name: "matrix.org" +``` +--- +Config option: `suppress_key_server_warning` + +Set the following to true to disable the warning that is emitted when the +`trusted_key_servers` include 'matrix.org'. See above. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +suppress_key_server_warning: true +``` +--- +Config option: `key_server_signing_keys_path` + +The signing keys to use when acting as a trusted key server. If not specified +defaults to the server signing key. + +Can contain multiple keys, one per line. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +key_server_signing_keys_path: "key_server_signing_keys.key" +``` +--- +## Single sign-on integration ## + +The following settings can be used to make Synapse use a single sign-on +provider for authentication, instead of its internal password database. + +You will probably also want to set the following options to false to +disable the regular login/registration flows: + * `enable_registration` + * `password_config.enabled` + +You will also want to investigate the settings under the "sso" configuration +section below. + +--- +Config option: `saml2_config` + +Enable SAML2 for registration and login. Uses pysaml2. To learn more about pysaml and +to find a full list options for configuring pysaml, read the docs [here](https://pysaml2.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). + +At least one of `sp_config` or `config_path` must be set in this section to +enable SAML login. You can either put your entire pysaml config inline using the `sp_config` +option, or you can specify a path to a psyaml config file with the sub-option `config_path`. +This setting has the following sub-options: + +* `sp_config`: the configuration for the pysaml2 Service Provider. See pysaml2 docs for format of config. + Default values will be used for the `entityid` and `service` settings, + so it is not normally necessary to specify them unless you need to + override them. Here are a few useful sub-options for configuring pysaml: + * `metadata`: Point this to the IdP's metadata. You must provide either a local + file via the `local` attribute or (preferably) a URL via the + `remote` attribute. + * `accepted_time_diff: 3`: Allowed clock difference in seconds between the homeserver and IdP. + Defaults to 0. + * `service`: By default, the user has to go to our login page first. If you'd like + to allow IdP-initiated login, set `allow_unsolicited` to true under `sp` in the `service` + section. +* `config_path`: specify a separate pysaml2 configuration file thusly: + `config_path: "CONFDIR/sp_conf.py"` +* `saml_session_lifetime`: The lifetime of a SAML session. This defines how long a user has to + complete the authentication process, if `allow_unsolicited` is unset. The default is 15 minutes. +* `user_mapping_provider`: Using this option, an external module can be provided as a + custom solution to mapping attributes returned from a saml provider onto a matrix user. The + `user_mapping_provider` has the following attributes: + * `module`: The custom module's class. + * `config`: Custom configuration values for the module. Use the values provided in the + example if you are using the built-in user_mapping_provider, or provide your own + config values for a custom class if you are using one. This section will be passed as a Python + dictionary to the module's `parse_config` method. The built-in provider takes the following two + options: + * `mxid_source_attribute`: The SAML attribute (after mapping via the attribute maps) to use + to derive the Matrix ID from. It is 'uid' by default. Note: This used to be configured by the + `saml2_config.mxid_source_attribute option`. If that is still defined, its value will be used instead. + * `mxid_mapping`: The mapping system to use for mapping the saml attribute onto a + matrix ID. Options include: `hexencode` (which maps unpermitted characters to '=xx') + and `dotreplace` (which replaces unpermitted characters with '.'). + The default is `hexencode`. Note: This used to be configured by the + `saml2_config.mxid_mapping option`. If that is still defined, its value will be used instead. +* `grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute`: In previous versions of synapse, the mapping from SAML attribute to + MXID was always calculated dynamically rather than stored in a table. For backwards- compatibility, we will look for `user_ids` + matching such a pattern before creating a new account. This setting controls the SAML attribute which will be used for this + backwards-compatibility lookup. Typically it should be 'uid', but if the attribute maps are changed, it may be necessary to change it. + The default is 'uid'. +* `attribute_requirements`: It is possible to configure Synapse to only allow logins if SAML attributes + match particular values. The requirements can be listed under + `attribute_requirements` as shown in the example. All of the listed attributes must + match for the login to be permitted. +* `idp_entityid`: If the metadata XML contains multiple IdP entities then the `idp_entityid` + option must be set to the entity to redirect users to. + Most deployments only have a single IdP entity and so should omit this option. + + +Once SAML support is enabled, a metadata file will be exposed at +`https://<server>:<port>/_synapse/client/saml2/metadata.xml`, which you may be able to +use to configure your SAML IdP with. Alternatively, you can manually configure +the IdP to use an ACS location of +`https://<server>:<port>/_synapse/client/saml2/authn_response`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +saml2_config: + sp_config: + metadata: + local: ["saml2/idp.xml"] + remote: + - url: https://our_idp/metadata.xml + accepted_time_diff: 3 + + service: + sp: + allow_unsolicited: true + + # The examples below are just used to generate our metadata xml, and you + # may well not need them, depending on your setup. Alternatively you + # may need a whole lot more detail - see the pysaml2 docs! + description: ["My awesome SP", "en"] + name: ["Test SP", "en"] + + ui_info: + display_name: + - lang: en + text: "Display Name is the descriptive name of your service." + description: + - lang: en + text: "Description should be a short paragraph explaining the purpose of the service." + information_url: + - lang: en + text: "https://example.com/terms-of-service" + privacy_statement_url: + - lang: en + text: "https://example.com/privacy-policy" + keywords: + - lang: en + text: ["Matrix", "Element"] + logo: + - lang: en + text: "https://example.com/logo.svg" + width: "200" + height: "80" + + organization: + name: Example com + display_name: + - ["Example co", "en"] + url: "http://example.com" + + contact_person: + - given_name: Bob + sur_name: "the Sysadmin" + email_address": ["admin@example.com"] + contact_type": technical + + saml_session_lifetime: 5m + + user_mapping_provider: + # Below options are intended for the built-in provider, they should be + # changed if using a custom module. + config: + mxid_source_attribute: displayName + mxid_mapping: dotreplace + + grandfathered_mxid_source_attribute: upn + + attribute_requirements: + - attribute: userGroup + value: "staff" + - attribute: department + value: "sales" + + idp_entityid: 'https://our_idp/entityid' +``` +--- +Config option: `oidc_providers` + +List of OpenID Connect (OIDC) / OAuth 2.0 identity providers, for registration +and login. See [here](../../openid.md) +for information on how to configure these options. + +For backwards compatibility, it is also possible to configure a single OIDC +provider via an `oidc_config` setting. This is now deprecated and admins are +advised to migrate to the `oidc_providers` format. (When doing that migration, +use `oidc` for the `idp_id` to ensure that existing users continue to be +recognised.) + +Options for each entry include: +* `idp_id`: a unique identifier for this identity provider. Used internally + by Synapse; should be a single word such as 'github'. + Note that, if this is changed, users authenticating via that provider + will no longer be recognised as the same user! + (Use "oidc" here if you are migrating from an old `oidc_config` configuration.) + +* `idp_name`: A user-facing name for this identity provider, which is used to + offer the user a choice of login mechanisms. + +* `idp_icon`: An optional icon for this identity provider, which is presented + by clients and Synapse's own IdP picker page. If given, must be an + MXC URI of the format mxc://<server-name>/<media-id>. (An easy way to + obtain such an MXC URI is to upload an image to an (unencrypted) room + and then copy the "url" from the source of the event.) + +* `idp_brand`: An optional brand for this identity provider, allowing clients + to style the login flow according to the identity provider in question. + See the [spec](https://spec.matrix.org/latest/) for possible options here. + +* `discover`: set to false to disable the use of the OIDC discovery mechanism + to discover endpoints. Defaults to true. + +* `issuer`: Required. The OIDC issuer. Used to validate tokens and (if discovery + is enabled) to discover the provider's endpoints. + +* `client_id`: Required. oauth2 client id to use. + +* `client_secret`: oauth2 client secret to use. May be omitted if + `client_secret_jwt_key` is given, or if `client_auth_method` is 'none'. + +* `client_secret_jwt_key`: Alternative to client_secret: details of a key used + to create a JSON Web Token to be used as an OAuth2 client secret. If + given, must be a dictionary with the following properties: + + * `key`: a pem-encoded signing key. Must be a suitable key for the + algorithm specified. Required unless `key_file` is given. + + * `key_file`: the path to file containing a pem-encoded signing key file. + Required unless `key` is given. + + * `jwt_header`: a dictionary giving properties to include in the JWT + header. Must include the key `alg`, giving the algorithm used to + sign the JWT, such as "ES256", using the JWA identifiers in + RFC7518. + + * `jwt_payload`: an optional dictionary giving properties to include in + the JWT payload. Normally this should include an `iss` key. + +* `client_auth_method`: auth method to use when exchanging the token. Valid + values are `client_secret_basic` (default), `client_secret_post` and + `none`. + +* `scopes`: list of scopes to request. This should normally include the "openid" + scope. Defaults to ["openid"]. + +* `authorization_endpoint`: the oauth2 authorization endpoint. Required if + provider discovery is disabled. + +* `token_endpoint`: the oauth2 token endpoint. Required if provider discovery is + disabled. + +* `userinfo_endpoint`: the OIDC userinfo endpoint. Required if discovery is + disabled and the 'openid' scope is not requested. + +* `jwks_uri`: URI where to fetch the JWKS. Required if discovery is disabled and + the 'openid' scope is used. + +* `skip_verification`: set to 'true' to skip metadata verification. Use this if + you are connecting to a provider that is not OpenID Connect compliant. + Defaults to false. Avoid this in production. + +* `user_profile_method`: Whether to fetch the user profile from the userinfo + endpoint, or to rely on the data returned in the id_token from the `token_endpoint`. + Valid values are: `auto` or `userinfo_endpoint`. + Defaults to `auto`, which uses the userinfo endpoint if `openid` is + not included in `scopes`. Set to `userinfo_endpoint` to always use the + userinfo endpoint. + +* `allow_existing_users`: set to true to allow a user logging in via OIDC to + match a pre-existing account instead of failing. This could be used if + switching from password logins to OIDC. Defaults to false. + +* `user_mapping_provider`: Configuration for how attributes returned from a OIDC + provider are mapped onto a matrix user. This setting has the following + sub-properties: + + * `module`: The class name of a custom mapping module. Default is + `synapse.handlers.oidc.JinjaOidcMappingProvider`. + See https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/sso_mapping_providers.html#openid-mapping-providers + for information on implementing a custom mapping provider. + + * `config`: Configuration for the mapping provider module. This section will + be passed as a Python dictionary to the user mapping provider + module's `parse_config` method. + + For the default provider, the following settings are available: + + * subject_claim: name of the claim containing a unique identifier + for the user. Defaults to 'sub', which OpenID Connect + compliant providers should provide. + + * `localpart_template`: Jinja2 template for the localpart of the MXID. + If this is not set, the user will be prompted to choose their + own username (see the documentation for the `sso_auth_account_details.html` + template). This template can use the `localpart_from_email` filter. + + * `confirm_localpart`: Whether to prompt the user to validate (or + change) the generated localpart (see the documentation for the + 'sso_auth_account_details.html' template), instead of + registering the account right away. + + * `display_name_template`: Jinja2 template for the display name to set + on first login. If unset, no displayname will be set. + + * `email_template`: Jinja2 template for the email address of the user. + If unset, no email address will be added to the account. + + * `extra_attributes`: a map of Jinja2 templates for extra attributes + to send back to the client during login. Note that these are non-standard and clients will ignore them + without modifications. + + When rendering, the Jinja2 templates are given a 'user' variable, + which is set to the claims returned by the UserInfo Endpoint and/or + in the ID Token. + + +It is possible to configure Synapse to only allow logins if certain attributes +match particular values in the OIDC userinfo. The requirements can be listed under +`attribute_requirements` as shown here: +```yaml +attribute_requirements: + - attribute: family_name + value: "Stephensson" + - attribute: groups + value: "admin" +``` +All of the listed attributes must match for the login to be permitted. Additional attributes can be added to +userinfo by expanding the `scopes` section of the OIDC config to retrieve +additional information from the OIDC provider. + +If the OIDC claim is a list, then the attribute must match any value in the list. +Otherwise, it must exactly match the value of the claim. Using the example +above, the `family_name` claim MUST be "Stephensson", but the `groups` +claim MUST contain "admin". + +Example configuration: +```yaml +oidc_providers: + # Generic example + # + - idp_id: my_idp + idp_name: "My OpenID provider" + idp_icon: "mxc://example.com/mediaid" + discover: false + issuer: "https://accounts.example.com/" + client_id: "provided-by-your-issuer" + client_secret: "provided-by-your-issuer" + client_auth_method: client_secret_post + scopes: ["openid", "profile"] + authorization_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/auth" + token_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/oauth2/token" + userinfo_endpoint: "https://accounts.example.com/userinfo" + jwks_uri: "https://accounts.example.com/.well-known/jwks.json" + skip_verification: true + user_mapping_provider: + config: + subject_claim: "id" + localpart_template: "{{ user.login }}" + display_name_template: "{{ user.name }}" + email_template: "{{ user.email }}" + attribute_requirements: + - attribute: userGroup + value: "synapseUsers" +``` +--- +Config option: `cas_config` + +Enable Central Authentication Service (CAS) for registration and login. +Has the following sub-options: +* `enabled`: Set this to true to enable authorization against a CAS server. + Defaults to false. +* `server_url`: The URL of the CAS authorization endpoint. +* `displayname_attribute`: The attribute of the CAS response to use as the display name. + If no name is given here, no displayname will be set. +* `required_attributes`: It is possible to configure Synapse to only allow logins if CAS attributes + match particular values. All of the keys given below must exist + and the values must match the given value. Alternately if the given value + is `None` then any value is allowed (the attribute just must exist). + All of the listed attributes must match for the login to be permitted. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +cas_config: + enabled: true + server_url: "https://cas-server.com" + displayname_attribute: name + required_attributes: + userGroup: "staff" + department: None +``` +--- +Config option: `sso` + +Additional settings to use with single-sign on systems such as OpenID Connect, +SAML2 and CAS. + +Server admins can configure custom templates for pages related to SSO. See +[here](../../templates.md) for more information. + +Options include: +* `client_whitelist`: A list of client URLs which are whitelisted so that the user does not + have to confirm giving access to their account to the URL. Any client + whose URL starts with an entry in the following list will not be subject + to an additional confirmation step after the SSO login is completed. + WARNING: An entry such as "https://my.client" is insecure, because it + will also match "https://my.client.evil.site", exposing your users to + phishing attacks from evil.site. To avoid this, include a slash after the + hostname: "https://my.client/". + The login fallback page (used by clients that don't natively support the + required login flows) is whitelisted in addition to any URLs in this list. + By default, this list contains only the login fallback page. +* `update_profile_information`: Use this setting to keep a user's profile fields in sync with information from + the identity provider. Currently only syncing the displayname is supported. Fields + are checked on every SSO login, and are updated if necessary. + Note that enabling this option will override user profile information, + regardless of whether users have opted-out of syncing that + information when first signing in. Defaults to false. + + +Example configuration: +```yaml +sso: + client_whitelist: + - https://riot.im/develop + - https://my.custom.client/ + update_profile_information: true +``` +--- +Config option: `jwt_config` + +JSON web token integration. The following settings can be used to make +Synapse JSON web tokens for authentication, instead of its internal +password database. + +Each JSON Web Token needs to contain a "sub" (subject) claim, which is +used as the localpart of the mxid. + +Additionally, the expiration time ("exp"), not before time ("nbf"), +and issued at ("iat") claims are validated if present. + +Note that this is a non-standard login type and client support is +expected to be non-existent. + +See [here](../../jwt.md) for more. + +Additional sub-options for this setting include: +* `enabled`: Set to true to enable authorization using JSON web + tokens. Defaults to false. +* `secret`: This is either the private shared secret or the public key used to + decode the contents of the JSON web token. Required if `enabled` is set to true. +* `algorithm`: The algorithm used to sign the JSON web token. Supported algorithms are listed at + https://pyjwt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/algorithms.html Required if `enabled` is set to true. +* `subject_claim`: Name of the claim containing a unique identifier for the user. + Optional, defaults to `sub`. +* `issuer`: The issuer to validate the "iss" claim against. Optional. If provided the + "iss" claim will be required and validated for all JSON web tokens. +* `audiences`: A list of audiences to validate the "aud" claim against. Optional. + If provided the "aud" claim will be required and validated for all JSON web tokens. + Note that if the "aud" claim is included in a JSON web token then + validation will fail without configuring audiences. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +jwt_config: + enabled: true + secret: "provided-by-your-issuer" + algorithm: "provided-by-your-issuer" + subject_claim: "name_of_claim" + issuer: "provided-by-your-issuer" + audiences: + - "provided-by-your-issuer" +``` +--- +Config option: `password_config` + +Use this setting to enable password-based logins. + +This setting has the following sub-options: +* `enabled`: Defaults to true. +* `localdb_enabled`: Set to false to disable authentication against the local password + database. This is ignored if `enabled` is false, and is only useful + if you have other `password_providers`. Defaults to true. +* `pepper`: Set the value here to a secret random string for extra security. # Uncomment and change to a secret random string for extra security. + DO NOT CHANGE THIS AFTER INITIAL SETUP! +* `policy`: Define and enforce a password policy, such as minimum lengths for passwords, etc. + Each parameter is optional. This is an implementation of MSC2000. Parameters are as follows: + * `enabled`: Defaults to false. Set to true to enable. + * `minimum_length`: Minimum accepted length for a password. Defaults to 0. + * `require_digit`: Whether a password must contain at least one digit. + Defaults to false. + * `require_symbol`: Whether a password must contain at least one symbol. + A symbol is any character that's not a number or a letter. Defaults to false. + * `require_lowercase`: Whether a password must contain at least one lowercase letter. + Defaults to false. + * `require_uppercase`: Whether a password must contain at least one uppercase letter. + Defaults to false. + + +Example configuration: +```yaml +password_config: + enabled: false + localdb_enabled: false + pepper: "EVEN_MORE_SECRET" + + policy: + enabled: true + minimum_length: 15 + require_digit: true + require_symbol: true + require_lowercase: true + require_uppercase: true +``` +--- +Config option: `ui_auth` + +The amount of time to allow a user-interactive authentication session to be active. + +This defaults to 0, meaning the user is queried for their credentials +before every action, but this can be overridden to allow a single +validation to be re-used. This weakens the protections afforded by +the user-interactive authentication process, by allowing for multiple +(and potentially different) operations to use the same validation session. + +This is ignored for potentially "dangerous" operations (including +deactivating an account, modifying an account password, and +adding a 3PID). + +Use the `session_timeout` sub-option here to change the time allowed for credential validation. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +ui_auth: + session_timeout: "15s" +``` +--- +Config option: `email` + +Configuration for sending emails from Synapse. + +Server admins can configure custom templates for email content. See +[here](../../templates.md) for more information. + +This setting has the following sub-options: +* `smtp_host`: The hostname of the outgoing SMTP server to use. Defaults to 'localhost'. +* `smtp_port`: The port on the mail server for outgoing SMTP. Defaults to 25. +* `smtp_user` and `smtp_pass`: Username/password for authentication to the SMTP server. By default, no + authentication is attempted. +* `require_transport_security`: Set to true to require TLS transport security for SMTP. + By default, Synapse will connect over plain text, and will then switch to + TLS via STARTTLS *if the SMTP server supports it*. If this option is set, + Synapse will refuse to connect unless the server supports STARTTLS. +* `enable_tls`: By default, if the server supports TLS, it will be used, and the server + must present a certificate that is valid for 'smtp_host'. If this option + is set to false, TLS will not be used. +* `notif_from`: defines the "From" address to use when sending emails. + It must be set if email sending is enabled. The placeholder '%(app)s' will be replaced by the application name, + which is normally set in `app_name`, but may be overridden by the + Matrix client application. Note that the placeholder must be written '%(app)s', including the + trailing 's'. +* `app_name`: `app_name` defines the default value for '%(app)s' in `notif_from` and email + subjects. It defaults to 'Matrix'. +* `enable_notifs`: Set to true to enable sending emails for messages that the user + has missed. Disabled by default. +* `notif_for_new_users`: Set to false to disable automatic subscription to email + notifications for new users. Enabled by default. +* `client_base_url`: Custom URL for client links within the email notifications. By default + links will be based on "https://matrix.to". (This setting used to be called `riot_base_url`; + the old name is still supported for backwards-compatibility but is now deprecated.) +* `validation_token_lifetime`: Configures the time that a validation email will expire after sending. + Defaults to 1h. +* `invite_client_location`: The web client location to direct users to during an invite. This is passed + to the identity server as the `org.matrix.web_client_location` key. Defaults + to unset, giving no guidance to the identity server. +* `subjects`: Subjects to use when sending emails from Synapse. The placeholder '%(app)s' will + be replaced with the value of the `app_name` setting, or by a value dictated by the Matrix client application. + In addition, each subject can use the following placeholders: '%(person)s', which will be replaced by the displayname + of the user(s) that sent the message(s), e.g. "Alice and Bob", and '%(room)s', which will be replaced by the name of the room the + message(s) have been sent to, e.g. "My super room". In addition, emails related to account administration will + can use the '%(server_name)s' placeholder, which will be replaced by the value of the + `server_name` setting in your Synapse configuration. + + Here is a list of subjects for notification emails that can be set: + * `message_from_person_in_room`: Subject to use to notify about one message from one or more user(s) in a + room which has a name. Defaults to "[%(app)s] You have a message on %(app)s from %(person)s in the %(room)s room..." + * `message_from_person`: Subject to use to notify about one message from one or more user(s) in a + room which doesn't have a name. Defaults to "[%(app)s] You have a message on %(app)s from %(person)s..." + * `messages_from_person`: Subject to use to notify about multiple messages from one or more users in + a room which doesn't have a name. Defaults to "[%(app)s] You have messages on %(app)s from %(person)s..." + * `messages_in_room`: Subject to use to notify about multiple messages in a room which has a + name. Defaults to "[%(app)s] You have messages on %(app)s in the %(room)s room..." + * `messages_in_room_and_others`: Subject to use to notify about multiple messages in multiple rooms. + Defaults to "[%(app)s] You have messages on %(app)s in the %(room)s room and others..." + * `messages_from_person_and_others`: Subject to use to notify about multiple messages from multiple persons in + multiple rooms. This is similar to the setting above except it's used when + the room in which the notification was triggered has no name. Defaults to + "[%(app)s] You have messages on %(app)s from %(person)s and others..." + * `invite_from_person_to_room`: Subject to use to notify about an invite to a room which has a name. + Defaults to "[%(app)s] %(person)s has invited you to join the %(room)s room on %(app)s..." + * `invite_from_person`: Subject to use to notify about an invite to a room which doesn't have a + name. Defaults to "[%(app)s] %(person)s has invited you to chat on %(app)s..." + * `password_reset`: Subject to use when sending a password reset email. Defaults to "[%(server_name)s] Password reset" + * `email_validation`: Subject to use when sending a verification email to assert an address's + ownership. Defaults to "[%(server_name)s] Validate your email" + +Example configuration: +```yaml +email: + smtp_host: mail.server + smtp_port: 587 + smtp_user: "exampleusername" + smtp_pass: "examplepassword" + require_transport_security: true + enable_tls: false + notif_from: "Your Friendly %(app)s homeserver <noreply@example.com>" + app_name: my_branded_matrix_server + enable_notifs: true + notif_for_new_users: false + client_base_url: "http://localhost/riot" + validation_token_lifetime: 15m + invite_client_location: https://app.element.io + + subjects: + message_from_person_in_room: "[%(app)s] You have a message on %(app)s from %(person)s in the %(room)s room..." + message_from_person: "[%(app)s] You have a message on %(app)s from %(person)s..." + messages_from_person: "[%(app)s] You have messages on %(app)s from %(person)s..." + messages_in_room: "[%(app)s] You have messages on %(app)s in the %(room)s room..." + messages_in_room_and_others: "[%(app)s] You have messages on %(app)s in the %(room)s room and others..." + messages_from_person_and_others: "[%(app)s] You have messages on %(app)s from %(person)s and others..." + invite_from_person_to_room: "[%(app)s] %(person)s has invited you to join the %(room)s room on %(app)s..." + invite_from_person: "[%(app)s] %(person)s has invited you to chat on %(app)s..." + password_reset: "[%(server_name)s] Password reset" + email_validation: "[%(server_name)s] Validate your email" +``` +--- +## Push ## +Configuration settings related to push notifications + +--- +Config option: `push` + +This setting defines options for push notifications. + +This option has a number of sub-options. They are as follows: +* `include_content`: Clients requesting push notifications can either have the body of + the message sent in the notification poke along with other details + like the sender, or just the event ID and room ID (`event_id_only`). + If clients choose the to have the body sent, this option controls whether the + notification request includes the content of the event (other details + like the sender are still included). If `event_id_only` is enabled, it + has no effect. + For modern android devices the notification content will still appear + because it is loaded by the app. iPhone, however will send a + notification saying only that a message arrived and who it came from. + Defaults to true. Set to false to only include the event ID and room ID in push notification payloads. +* `group_unread_count_by_room: false`: When a push notification is received, an unread count is also sent. + This number can either be calculated as the number of unread messages for the user, or the number of *rooms* the + user has unread messages in. Defaults to true, meaning push clients will see the number of + rooms with unread messages in them. Set to false to instead send the number + of unread messages. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +push: + include_content: false + group_unread_count_by_room: false +``` +--- +## Rooms ## +Config options relating to rooms. + +--- +Config option: `encryption_enabled_by_default` + +Controls whether locally-created rooms should be end-to-end encrypted by +default. + +Possible options are "all", "invite", and "off". They are defined as: + +* "all": any locally-created room +* "invite": any room created with the `private_chat` or `trusted_private_chat` + room creation presets +* "off": this option will take no effect + +The default value is "off". + +Note that this option will only affect rooms created after it is set. It +will also not affect rooms created by other servers. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +encryption_enabled_by_default_for_room_type: invite +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_group_creation` + +Set to true to allow non-server-admin users to create groups on this server + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_group_creation: true +``` +--- +Config option: `group_creation_prefix` + +If enabled/present, non-server admins can only create groups with local parts +starting with this prefix. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +group_creation_prefix: "unofficial_" +``` +--- +Config option: `user_directory` + +This setting defines options related to the user directory. + +This option has the following sub-options: +* `enabled`: Defines whether users can search the user directory. If false then + empty responses are returned to all queries. Defaults to true. +* `search_all_users`: Defines whether to search all users visible to your HS when searching + the user directory. If false, search results will only contain users + visible in public rooms and users sharing a room with the requester. + Defaults to false. + NB. If you set this to true, and the last time the user_directory search + indexes were (re)built was before Synapse 1.44, you'll have to + rebuild the indexes in order to search through all known users. + These indexes are built the first time Synapse starts; admins can + manually trigger a rebuild via API following the instructions at + https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/latest/usage/administration/admin_api/background_updates.html#run + Set to true to return search results containing all known users, even if that + user does not share a room with the requester. +* `prefer_local_users`: Defines whether to prefer local users in search query results. + If set to true, local users are more likely to appear above remote users when searching the + user directory. Defaults to false. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +user_directory: + enabled: false + search_all_users: true + prefer_local_users: true +``` +--- +Config option: `user_consent` + +For detailed instructions on user consent configuration, see [here](../../consent_tracking.md). + +Parts of this section are required if enabling the `consent` resource under +`listeners`, in particular `template_dir` and `version`. # TODO: link `listeners` + +* `template_dir`: gives the location of the templates for the HTML forms. + This directory should contain one subdirectory per language (eg, `en`, `fr`), + and each language directory should contain the policy document (named as + <version>.html) and a success page (success.html). + +* `version`: specifies the 'current' version of the policy document. It defines + the version to be served by the consent resource if there is no 'v' + parameter. + +* `server_notice_content`: if enabled, will send a user a "Server Notice" + asking them to consent to the privacy policy. The `server_notices` section ##TODO: link + must also be configured for this to work. Notices will *not* be sent to + guest users unless `send_server_notice_to_guests` is set to true. + +* `block_events_error`, if set, will block any attempts to send events + until the user consents to the privacy policy. The value of the setting is + used as the text of the error. + +* `require_at_registration`, if enabled, will add a step to the registration + process, similar to how captcha works. Users will be required to accept the + policy before their account is created. + +* `policy_name` is the display name of the policy users will see when registering + for an account. Has no effect unless `require_at_registration` is enabled. + Defaults to "Privacy Policy". + +Example configuration: +```yaml +user_consent: + template_dir: res/templates/privacy + version: 1.0 + server_notice_content: + msgtype: m.text + body: >- + To continue using this homeserver you must review and agree to the + terms and conditions at %(consent_uri)s + send_server_notice_to_guests: true + block_events_error: >- + To continue using this homeserver you must review and agree to the + terms and conditions at %(consent_uri)s + require_at_registration: false + policy_name: Privacy Policy +``` +--- +Config option: `stats` + +Settings for local room and user statistics collection. See [here](../../room_and_user_statistics.md) +for more. + +* `enabled`: Set to false to disable room and user statistics. Note that doing + so may cause certain features (such as the room directory) not to work + correctly. Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +stats: + enabled: false +``` +--- +Config option: `server_notices` + +Use this setting to enable a room which can be used to send notices +from the server to users. It is a special room which users cannot leave; notices +in the room come from a special "notices" user id. + +If you use this setting, you *must* define the `system_mxid_localpart` +sub-setting, which defines the id of the user which will be used to send the +notices. + +Sub-options for this setting include: +* `system_mxid_display_name`: set the display name of the "notices" user +* `system_mxid_avatar_url`: set the avatar for the "notices" user +* `room_name`: set the room name of the server notices room + +Example configuration: +```yaml +server_notices: + system_mxid_localpart: notices + system_mxid_display_name: "Server Notices" + system_mxid_avatar_url: "mxc://server.com/oumMVlgDnLYFaPVkExemNVVZ" + room_name: "Server Notices" +``` +--- +Config option: `enable_room_list_search` + +Set to false to disable searching the public room list. When disabled +blocks searching local and remote room lists for local and remote +users by always returning an empty list for all queries. Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +enable_room_list_search: false +``` +--- +Config option: `alias_creation` + +The `alias_creation` option controls who is allowed to create aliases +on this server. + +The format of this option is a list of rules that contain globs that +match against user_id, room_id and the new alias (fully qualified with +server name). The action in the first rule that matches is taken, +which can currently either be "allow" or "deny". + +Missing user_id/room_id/alias fields default to "*". + +If no rules match the request is denied. An empty list means no one +can create aliases. + +Options for the rules include: +* `user_id`: Matches against the creator of the alias. Defaults to "*". +* `alias`: Matches against the alias being created. Defaults to "*". +* `room_id`: Matches against the room ID the alias is being pointed at. Defaults to "*" +* `action`: Whether to "allow" or "deny" the request if the rule matches. Defaults to allow. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +alias_creation_rules: + - user_id: "bad_user" + alias: "spammy_alias" + room_id: "*" + action: deny +``` +--- +Config options: `room_list_publication_rules` + +The `room_list_publication_rules` option controls who can publish and +which rooms can be published in the public room list. + +The format of this option is the same as that for +`alias_creation_rules`. + +If the room has one or more aliases associated with it, only one of +the aliases needs to match the alias rule. If there are no aliases +then only rules with `alias: *` match. + +If no rules match the request is denied. An empty list means no one +can publish rooms. + +Options for the rules include: +* `user_id`: Matches against the creator of the alias. Defaults to "*". +* `alias`: Matches against any current local or canonical aliases associated with the room. Defaults to "*". +* `room_id`: Matches against the room ID being published. Defaults to "*". +* `action`: Whether to "allow" or "deny" the request if the rule matches. Defaults to allow. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +room_list_publication_rules: + - user_id: "*" + alias: "*" + room_id: "*" + action: allow +``` +--- +## Opentracing ## +Configuration options related to Opentracing support. + +--- +Config option: `opentracing` + +These settings enable and configure opentracing, which implements distributed tracing. +This allows you to observe the causal chains of events across servers +including requests, key lookups etc., across any server running +synapse or any other services which support opentracing +(specifically those implemented with Jaeger). + +Sub-options include: +* `enabled`: whether tracing is enabled. Set to true to enable. Disabled by default. +* `homeserver_whitelist`: The list of homeservers we wish to send and receive span contexts and span baggage. + See [here](../../opentracing.md) for more. + This is a list of regexes which are matched against the `server_name` of the homeserver. + By default, it is empty, so no servers are matched. +* `force_tracing_for_users`: # A list of the matrix IDs of users whose requests will always be traced, + even if the tracing system would otherwise drop the traces due to probabilistic sampling. + By default, the list is empty. +* `jaeger_config`: Jaeger can be configured to sample traces at different rates. + All configuration options provided by Jaeger can be set here. Jaeger's configuration is + mostly related to trace sampling which is documented [here](https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/latest/sampling/). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +opentracing: + enabled: true + homeserver_whitelist: + - ".*" + force_tracing_for_users: + - "@user1:server_name" + - "@user2:server_name" + + jaeger_config: + sampler: + type: const + param: 1 + logging: + false +``` +--- +## Workers ## +Configuration options related to workers. + +--- +Config option: `send_federation` + +Controls sending of outbound federation transactions on the main process. +Set to false if using a federation sender worker. Defaults to true. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +send_federation: false +``` +--- +Config option: `federation_sender_instances` + +It is possible to run multiple federation sender workers, in which case the +work is balanced across them. Use this setting to list the senders. + +This configuration setting must be shared between all federation sender workers, and if +changed all federation sender workers must be stopped at the same time and then +started, to ensure that all instances are running with the same config (otherwise +events may be dropped). + +Example configuration: +```yaml +federation_sender_instances: + - federation_sender1 +``` +--- +Config option: `instance_map` + +When using workers this should be a map from worker name to the +HTTP replication listener of the worker, if configured. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +instance_map: + worker1: + host: localhost + port: 8034 +``` +--- +Config option: `stream_writers` + +Experimental: When using workers you can define which workers should +handle event persistence and typing notifications. Any worker +specified here must also be in the `instance_map`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +stream_writers: + events: worker1 + typing: worker1 +``` +--- +Config option: `run_background_task_on` + +The worker that is used to run background tasks (e.g. cleaning up expired +data). If not provided this defaults to the main process. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +run_background_tasks_on: worker1 +``` +--- +Config option: `worker_replication_secret` + +A shared secret used by the replication APIs to authenticate HTTP requests +from workers. + +By default this is unused and traffic is not authenticated. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +worker_replication_secret: "secret_secret" +``` +Config option: `redis` + +Configuration for Redis when using workers. This *must* be enabled when +using workers (unless using old style direct TCP configuration). +This setting has the following sub-options: +* `enabled`: whether to use Redis support. Defaults to false. +* `host` and `port`: Optional host and port to use to connect to redis. Defaults to + localhost and 6379 +* `password`: Optional password if configured on the Redis instance. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +redis: + enabled: true + host: localhost + port: 6379 + password: <secret_password> +``` +## Background Updates ## +Configuration settings related to background updates. + +--- +Config option: `background_updates` + +Background updates are database updates that are run in the background in batches. +The duration, minimum batch size, default batch size, whether to sleep between batches and if so, how long to +sleep can all be configured. This is helpful to speed up or slow down the updates. +This setting has the following sub-options: +* `background_update_duration_ms`: How long in milliseconds to run a batch of background updates for. Defaults to 100. + Set a different time to change the default. +* `sleep_enabled`: Whether to sleep between updates. Defaults to true. Set to false to change the default. +* `sleep_duration_ms`: If sleeping between updates, how long in milliseconds to sleep for. Defaults to 1000. + Set a duration to change the default. +* `min_batch_size`: Minimum size a batch of background updates can be. Must be greater than 0. Defaults to 1. + Set a size to change the default. +* `default_batch_size`: The batch size to use for the first iteration of a new background update. The default is 100. + Set a size to change the default. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +background_updates: + background_update_duration_ms: 500 + sleep_enabled: false + sleep_duration_ms: 300 + min_batch_size: 10 + default_batch_size: 50 +``` \ No newline at end of file |