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diff --git a/docs/workers.md b/docs/workers.md index dce584972d..176bb1475e 100644 --- a/docs/workers.md +++ b/docs/workers.md @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ redis: enabled: true ``` -See the sample config for the full documentation of each option. +See the [configuration manual](usage/configuration/config_documentation.html) for the full documentation of each option. Under **no circumstances** should the replication listener be exposed to the public internet; replication traffic is: @@ -128,15 +128,15 @@ public internet; replication traffic is: ### Worker configuration -In the config file for each worker, you must specify the type of worker -application (`worker_app`), and you should specify a unique name for the worker -(`worker_name`). The currently available worker applications are listed below. -You must also specify the HTTP replication endpoint that it should talk to on -the main synapse process. `worker_replication_host` should specify the host of -the main synapse and `worker_replication_http_port` should point to the HTTP -replication port. If the worker will handle HTTP requests then the -`worker_listeners` option should be set with a `http` listener, in the same way -as the `listeners` option in the shared config. +In the config file for each worker, you must specify: + * The type of worker (`worker_app`). The currently available worker applications are listed below. + * A unique name for the worker (`worker_name`). + * The HTTP replication endpoint that it should talk to on the main synapse process + (`worker_replication_host` and `worker_replication_http_port`) + * If handling HTTP requests, a `worker_listeners` option with an `http` + listener, in the same way as the `listeners` option in the shared config. + * If handling the `^/_matrix/client/v3/keys/upload` endpoint, the HTTP URI for + the main process (`worker_main_http_uri`). For example: @@ -220,10 +220,12 @@ information. ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/search$ # Encryption requests + # Note that ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/keys/upload/ requires `worker_main_http_uri` ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/keys/query$ ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/keys/changes$ ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/keys/claim$ ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/room_keys/ + ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/keys/upload/ # Registration/login requests ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/login$ @@ -584,39 +586,16 @@ handle it, and are online. If `update_user_directory` is set to `false`, and this worker is not running, the above endpoint may give outdated results. -### `synapse.app.frontend_proxy` - -Proxies some frequently-requested client endpoints to add caching and remove -load from the main synapse. It can handle REST endpoints matching the following -regular expressions: - - ^/_matrix/client/(r0|v3|unstable)/keys/upload - -If `use_presence` is False in the homeserver config, it can also handle REST -endpoints matching the following regular expressions: - - ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|v3|unstable)/presence/[^/]+/status - -This "stub" presence handler will pass through `GET` request but make the -`PUT` effectively a no-op. - -It will proxy any requests it cannot handle to the main synapse instance. It -must therefore be configured with the location of the main instance, via -the `worker_main_http_uri` setting in the `frontend_proxy` worker configuration -file. For example: - -```yaml -worker_main_http_uri: http://127.0.0.1:8008 -``` - ### Historical apps -*Note:* Historically there used to be more apps, however they have been -amalgamated into a single `synapse.app.generic_worker` app. The remaining apps -are ones that do specific processing unrelated to requests, e.g. the `pusher` -that handles sending out push notifications for new events. The intention is for -all these to be folded into the `generic_worker` app and to use config to define -which processes handle the various proccessing such as push notifications. +The following used to be separate worker application types, but are now +equivalent to `synapse.app.generic_worker`: + + * `synapse.app.client_reader` + * `synapse.app.event_creator` + * `synapse.app.federation_reader` + * `synapse.app.frontend_proxy` + * `synapse.app.synchrotron` ## Migration from old config |