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diff --git a/docs/workers.rst b/docs/workers.rst index 65b6e690f7..7f040c52d9 100644 --- a/docs/workers.rst +++ b/docs/workers.rst @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ across multiple processes is a recipe for disaster, plus you should be using postgres anyway if you care about scalability). The workers communicate with the master synapse process via a synapse-specific -HTTP protocol called 'replication' - analogous to MySQL or Postgres style +TCP protocol called 'replication' - analogous to MySQL or Postgres style database replication; feeding a stream of relevant data to the workers so they can be kept in sync with the main synapse process and database state. @@ -21,16 +21,11 @@ To enable workers, you need to add a replication listener to the master synapse, listeners: - port: 9092 bind_address: '127.0.0.1' - type: http - tls: false - x_forwarded: false - resources: - - names: [replication] - compress: false + type: replication Under **no circumstances** should this replication API listener be exposed to the public internet; it currently implements no authentication whatsoever and is -unencrypted HTTP. +unencrypted. You then create a set of configs for the various worker processes. These should be worker configuration files should be stored in a dedicated subdirectory, to allow @@ -57,7 +52,8 @@ For instance:: worker_app: synapse.app.synchrotron # The replication listener on the synapse to talk to. - worker_replication_url: http://127.0.0.1:9092/_synapse/replication + worker_replication_host: 127.0.0.1 + worker_replication_port: 9092 worker_listeners: - type: http @@ -95,4 +91,3 @@ To manipulate a specific worker, you pass the -w option to synctl:: All of the above is highly experimental and subject to change as Synapse evolves, but documenting it here to help folks needing highly scalable Synapses similar to the one running matrix.org! - |