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-rw-r--r--docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md35
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/account_validity.rst42
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/delete_group.md2
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md2
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.rst4
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/purge_remote_media.rst2
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/register_api.rst4
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/server_notices.md48
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst8
-rw-r--r--docs/admin_api/version_api.rst4
-rw-r--r--docs/federate.md77
-rw-r--r--docs/metrics-howto.rst5
-rw-r--r--docs/postgres.rst47
-rw-r--r--docs/reverse_proxy.rst2
-rw-r--r--docs/sample_config.yaml355
-rw-r--r--docs/server_notices.md25
-rw-r--r--docs/user_directory.md10
-rw-r--r--docs/workers.rst6
19 files changed, 547 insertions, 132 deletions
diff --git a/docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.rst b/docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.rst
index 19a204d9ce..0c22ee4ff6 100644
--- a/docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.rst
+++ b/docs/CAPTCHA_SETUP.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Requires a public/private key pair from:
 
 https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/
 
+Must be a reCAPTCHA v2 key using the "I'm not a robot" Checkbox option
 
 Setting ReCaptcha Keys
 ----------------------
diff --git a/docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md b/docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md
index 8eb22656db..7f9a23ff31 100644
--- a/docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md
+++ b/docs/MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # MSC1711 Certificates FAQ
 
+## Historical Note
+This document was originally written to guide server admins through the upgrade
+path towards Synapse 1.0. Specifically,
+[MSC1711](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/blob/master/proposals/1711-x509-for-federation.md)
+required that all servers present valid TLS certificates on their federation
+API. Admins were encouraged to achieve compliance from version 0.99.0 (released
+in February 2019) ahead of version 1.0 (released June 2019) enforcing the
+certificate checks.
+
+Much of what follows is now outdated since most admins will have already
+upgraded, however it may be of use to those with old installs returning to the
+project.
+
+If you are setting up a server from scratch you almost certainly should look at
+the [installation guide](INSTALL.md) instead.
+
+## Introduction
 The goal of Synapse 0.99.0 is to act as a stepping stone to Synapse 1.0.0. It
 supports the r0.1 release of the server to server specification, but is
 compatible with both the legacy Matrix federation behaviour (pre-r0.1) as well
@@ -68,16 +85,14 @@ Admins should upgrade and configure a valid CA cert. Homeservers that require a
 .well-known entry (see below), should retain their SRV record and use it
 alongside their .well-known record.
 
-**>= 5th March 2019  - Synapse 1.0.0 is released**
+**10th June 2019  - Synapse 1.0.0 is released**
 
-1.0.0 will land no sooner than 1 month after 0.99.0, leaving server admins one
-month after 5th February to upgrade to 0.99.0 and deploy their certificates. In
+1.0.0 is scheduled for release on 10th June. In
 accordance with the the [S2S spec](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/server_server/r0.1.0.html)
 1.0.0 will enforce certificate validity. This means that any homeserver without a
 valid certificate after this point will no longer be able to federate with
 1.0.0 servers.
 
-
 ## Configuring certificates for compatibility with Synapse 1.0.0
 
 ### If you do not currently have an SRV record
@@ -145,12 +160,11 @@ You can do this with a `.well-known` file as follows:
  1. Keep the SRV record in place - it is needed for backwards compatibility
     with Synapse 0.34 and earlier.
 
- 2. Give synapse a certificate corresponding to the target domain
-    (`customer.example.net` in the above example). Currently Synapse's ACME
-    support [does not support
-    this](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4552), so you will have
-    to acquire a certificate yourself and give it to Synapse via
-    `tls_certificate_path` and `tls_private_key_path`.
+  2. Give Synapse a certificate corresponding to the target domain
+    (`customer.example.net` in the above example). You can either use Synapse's
+    built-in [ACME support](./ACME.md) for this (via the `domain` parameter in
+    the `acme` section), or acquire a certificate yourself and give it to
+    Synapse via `tls_certificate_path` and `tls_private_key_path`.
 
  3. Restart Synapse to ensure the new certificate is loaded.
 
@@ -177,7 +191,6 @@ You can do this with a `.well-known` file as follows:
        on `customer.example.net:8000` it correctly handles HTTP requests with
        Host header set to `customer.example.net:8000`.
 
-
 ## FAQ
 
 ### Synapse 0.99.0 has just been released, what do I need to do right now?
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/account_validity.rst b/docs/admin_api/account_validity.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7559de4c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/admin_api/account_validity.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Account validity API
+====================
+
+This API allows a server administrator to manage the validity of an account. To
+use it, you must enable the account validity feature (under
+``account_validity``) in Synapse's configuration.
+
+Renew account
+-------------
+
+This API extends the validity of an account by as much time as configured in the
+``period`` parameter from the ``account_validity`` configuration.
+
+The API is::
+
+    POST /_synapse/admin/v1/account_validity/validity
+
+with the following body:
+
+.. code:: json
+
+    {
+        "user_id": "<user ID for the account to renew>",
+        "expiration_ts": 0,
+        "enable_renewal_emails": true
+    }
+
+
+``expiration_ts`` is an optional parameter and overrides the expiration date,
+which otherwise defaults to now + validity period.
+
+``enable_renewal_emails`` is also an optional parameter and enables/disables
+sending renewal emails to the user. Defaults to true.
+
+The API returns with the new expiration date for this account, as a timestamp in
+milliseconds since epoch:
+
+.. code:: json
+
+    {
+        "expiration_ts": 0
+    }
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md b/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
index d703d108b0..1710488ea8 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/delete_group.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ being deleted.
 The API is:
 
 ```
-POST /_matrix/client/r0/admin/delete_group/<group_id>
+POST /_synapse/admin/v1/delete_group/<group_id>
 ```
 
 including an `access_token` of a server admin.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
index abdbc1ea86..5e9f8e5d84 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This API gets a list of known media in a room.
 
 The API is:
 ```
-GET /_matrix/client/r0/admin/room/<room_id>/media
+GET /_synapse/admin/v1/room/<room_id>/media
 ```
 including an `access_token` of a server admin.
 
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.rst b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.rst
index a5c3dc8149..f7be226fd9 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/purge_history_api.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ paginate further back in the room from the point being purged from.
 
 The API is:
 
-``POST /_matrix/client/r0/admin/purge_history/<room_id>[/<event_id>]``
+``POST /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_history/<room_id>[/<event_id>]``
 
 including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Purge status query
 
 It is possible to poll for updates on recent purges with a second API;
 
-``GET /_matrix/client/r0/admin/purge_history_status/<purge_id>``
+``GET /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_history_status/<purge_id>``
 
 (again, with a suitable ``access_token``). This API returns a JSON body like
 the following:
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/purge_remote_media.rst b/docs/admin_api/purge_remote_media.rst
index 5deb02a3df..dacd5bc8fb 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/purge_remote_media.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/purge_remote_media.rst
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ media.
 
 The API is::
 
-    POST /_matrix/client/r0/admin/purge_media_cache?before_ts=<unix_timestamp_in_ms>&access_token=<access_token>
+    POST /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_media_cache?before_ts=<unix_timestamp_in_ms>&access_token=<access_token>
 
     {}
 
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/register_api.rst b/docs/admin_api/register_api.rst
index 084e74ebf5..3a63109aa0 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/register_api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/register_api.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ is not enabled.
 
 To fetch the nonce, you need to request one from the API::
 
-  > GET /_matrix/client/r0/admin/register
+  > GET /_synapse/admin/v1/register
 
   < {"nonce": "thisisanonce"}
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ body containing the nonce, username, password, whether they are an admin
 
 As an example::
 
-  > POST /_matrix/client/r0/admin/register
+  > POST /_synapse/admin/v1/register
   > {
      "nonce": "thisisanonce",
      "username": "pepper_roni",
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/server_notices.md b/docs/admin_api/server_notices.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..858b052b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/admin_api/server_notices.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Server Notices
+
+The API to send notices is as follows:
+
+```
+POST /_synapse/admin/v1/send_server_notice
+```
+
+or:
+
+```
+PUT /_synapse/admin/v1/send_server_notice/{txnId}
+```
+
+You will need to authenticate with an access token for an admin user.
+
+When using the `PUT` form, retransmissions with the same transaction ID will be
+ignored in the same way as with `PUT
+/_matrix/client/r0/rooms/{roomId}/send/{eventType}/{txnId}`.
+
+The request body should look something like the following:
+
+```json
+{
+    "user_id": "@target_user:server_name",
+    "content": {
+        "msgtype": "m.text",
+        "body": "This is my message"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+You can optionally include the following additional parameters:
+
+* `type`: the type of event. Defaults to `m.room.message`.
+* `state_key`: Setting this will result in a state event being sent.
+
+
+Once the notice has been sent, the API will return the following response:
+
+```json
+{
+    "event_id": "<event_id>"
+}
+```
+
+Note that server notices must be enabled in `homeserver.yaml` before this API
+can be used. See [server_notices.md](../server_notices.md) for more information.
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
index d17121a188..213359d0c0 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/user_admin_api.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ This API returns information about a specific user account.
 
 The api is::
 
-    GET /_matrix/client/r0/admin/whois/<user_id>
+    GET /_synapse/admin/v1/whois/<user_id>
 
 including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ references to it).
 
 The api is::
 
-    POST /_matrix/client/r0/admin/deactivate/<user_id>
+    POST /_synapse/admin/v1/deactivate/<user_id>
 
 with a body of:
 
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ An empty body may be passed for backwards compatibility.
 Reset password
 ==============
 
-Changes the password of another user.
+Changes the password of another user. This will automatically log the user out of all their devices.
 
 The api is::
 
-    POST /_matrix/client/r0/admin/reset_password/<user_id>
+    POST /_synapse/admin/v1/reset_password/<user_id>
 
 with a body of:
 
diff --git a/docs/admin_api/version_api.rst b/docs/admin_api/version_api.rst
index 30a91b5f43..833d9028be 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api/version_api.rst
+++ b/docs/admin_api/version_api.rst
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ contains Synapse version information).
 
 The api is::
 
-    GET /_matrix/client/r0/admin/server_version
-
-including an ``access_token`` of a server admin.
+    GET /_synapse/admin/v1/server_version
 
 It returns a JSON body like the following:
 
diff --git a/docs/federate.md b/docs/federate.md
index b7fc09661c..6d6bb85e15 100644
--- a/docs/federate.md
+++ b/docs/federate.md
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ up and will work provided you set the ``server_name`` to match your
 machine's public DNS hostname, and provide Synapse with a TLS certificate
 which is valid for your ``server_name``.
 
-Once you have completed the steps necessary to federate, you should be able to 
-join a room via federation. (A good place to start is ``#synapse:matrix.org`` - a 
-room for Synapse admins.)
+Once federation has been configured, you should be able to join a room over
+federation. A good place to start is ``#synapse:matrix.org`` - a room for
+Synapse admins.
 
 
 ## Delegation
@@ -98,6 +98,77 @@ _matrix._tcp.<server_name>``. In our example, we would expect this:
 Note that the target of a SRV record cannot be an alias (CNAME record): it has to point
 directly to the server hosting the synapse instance.
 
+### Delegation FAQ
+#### When do I need a SRV record or .well-known URI?
+
+If your homeserver listens on the default federation port (8448), and your
+`server_name` points to the host that your homeserver runs on, you do not need an SRV
+record or `.well-known/matrix/server` URI.
+
+For instance, if you registered `example.com` and pointed its DNS A record at a
+fresh server, you could install Synapse on that host,
+giving it a `server_name` of `example.com`, and once [ACME](acme.md) support is enabled,
+it would automatically generate a valid TLS certificate for you via Let's Encrypt
+and no SRV record or .well-known URI would be needed.
+
+This is the common case, although you can add an SRV record or
+`.well-known/matrix/server` URI for completeness if you wish.
+
+**However**, if your server does not listen on port 8448, or if your `server_name`
+does not point to the host that your homeserver runs on, you will need to let
+other servers know how to find it. The way to do this is via .well-known or an
+SRV record.
+
+#### I have created a .well-known URI. Do I still need an SRV record?
+
+As of Synapse 0.99, Synapse will first check for the existence of a .well-known
+URI and follow any delegation it suggests. It will only then check for the
+existence of an SRV record.
+
+That means that the SRV record will often be redundant. However, you should
+remember that there may still be older versions of Synapse in the federation
+which do not understand .well-known URIs, so if you removed your SRV record
+you would no longer be able to federate with them.
+
+It is therefore best to leave the SRV record in place for now. Synapse 0.34 and
+earlier will follow the SRV record (and not care about the invalid
+certificate). Synapse 0.99 and later will follow the .well-known URI, with the
+correct certificate chain.
+
+#### Can I manage my own certificates rather than having Synapse renew certificates itself?
+
+Yes, you are welcome to manage your certificates yourself. Synapse will only
+attempt to obtain certificates from Let's Encrypt if you configure it to do
+so.The only requirement is that there is a valid TLS cert present for
+federation end points.
+
+#### Do you still recommend against using a reverse proxy on the federation port?
+
+We no longer actively recommend against using a reverse proxy. Many admins will
+find it easier to direct federation traffic to a reverse proxy and manage their
+own TLS certificates, and this is a supported configuration.
+
+See [reverse_proxy.rst](reverse_proxy.rst) for information on setting up a
+reverse proxy.
+
+#### Do I still need to give my TLS certificates to Synapse if I am using a reverse proxy?
+
+Practically speaking, this is no longer necessary.
+
+If you are using a reverse proxy for all of your TLS traffic, then you can set
+`no_tls: True` in the Synapse config. In that case, the only reason Synapse
+needs the certificate is to populate a legacy `tls_fingerprints` field in the
+federation API. This is ignored by Synapse 0.99.0 and later, and the only time
+pre-0.99 Synapses will check it is when attempting to fetch the server keys -
+and generally this is delegated via `matrix.org`, which will be running a modern
+version of Synapse.
+
+#### Do I need the same certificate for the client and federation port?
+
+No. There is nothing stopping you from using different certificates,
+particularly if you are using a reverse proxy. However, Synapse will use the
+same certificate on any ports where TLS is configured.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 You can use the [federation tester](
diff --git a/docs/metrics-howto.rst b/docs/metrics-howto.rst
index 5bbb5a4f3a..32b064e2da 100644
--- a/docs/metrics-howto.rst
+++ b/docs/metrics-howto.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ How to monitor Synapse metrics using Prometheus
     - job_name: "synapse"
       metrics_path: "/_synapse/metrics"
       static_configs:
-        - targets: ["my.server.here:9092"]
+        - targets: ["my.server.here:port"]
+
+   where ``my.server.here`` is the IP address of Synapse, and ``port`` is the listener port
+   configured with the ``metrics`` resource.
 
    If your prometheus is older than 1.5.2, you will need to replace
    ``static_configs`` in the above with ``target_groups``.
diff --git a/docs/postgres.rst b/docs/postgres.rst
index f7ebbed0c3..33f58e3ace 100644
--- a/docs/postgres.rst
+++ b/docs/postgres.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,29 @@
 Using Postgres
 --------------
 
-Postgres version 9.4 or later is known to work.
+Postgres version 9.5 or later is known to work.
+
+Install postgres client libraries
+=================================
+
+Synapse will require the python postgres client library in order to connect to
+a postgres database.
+
+* If you are using the `matrix.org debian/ubuntu
+  packages <../INSTALL.md#matrixorg-packages>`_,
+  the necessary libraries will already be installed.
+
+* For other pre-built packages, please consult the documentation from the
+  relevant package.
+
+* If you installed synapse `in a virtualenv
+  <../INSTALL.md#installing-from-source>`_, you can install the library with::
+
+      ~/synapse/env/bin/pip install matrix-synapse[postgres]
+
+  (substituting the path to your virtualenv for ``~/synapse/env``, if you used a
+  different path). You will require the postgres development files. These are in
+  the ``libpq-dev`` package on Debian-derived distributions.
 
 Set up database
 ===============
@@ -26,29 +48,6 @@ encoding use, e.g.::
 This would create an appropriate database named ``synapse`` owned by the
 ``synapse_user`` user (which must already exist).
 
-Set up client in Debian/Ubuntu
-===========================
-
-Postgres support depends on the postgres python connector ``psycopg2``. In the
-virtual env::
-
-    sudo apt-get install libpq-dev
-    pip install psycopg2
-
-Set up client in RHEL/CentOs 7
-==============================
-
-Make sure you have the appropriate version of postgres-devel installed. For a
-postgres 9.4, use the postgres 9.4 packages from
-[here](https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/YUM_Installation).
-
-As with Debian/Ubuntu, postgres support depends on the postgres python connector
-``psycopg2``. In the virtual env::
-
-    sudo yum install postgresql-devel libpqxx-devel.x86_64
-    export PATH=/usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/:$PATH
-    pip install psycopg2
-
 Tuning Postgres
 ===============
 
diff --git a/docs/reverse_proxy.rst b/docs/reverse_proxy.rst
index cc81ceb84b..7619b1097b 100644
--- a/docs/reverse_proxy.rst
+++ b/docs/reverse_proxy.rst
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Let's assume that we expect clients to connect to our server at
           SSLEngine on
           ServerName matrix.example.com;
 
+          AllowEncodedSlashes NoDecode
           ProxyPass /_matrix http://127.0.0.1:8008/_matrix nocanon
           ProxyPassReverse /_matrix http://127.0.0.1:8008/_matrix
       </VirtualHost>
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ Let's assume that we expect clients to connect to our server at
           SSLEngine on
           ServerName example.com;
           
+          AllowEncodedSlashes NoDecode
           ProxyPass /_matrix http://127.0.0.1:8008/_matrix nocanon
           ProxyPassReverse /_matrix http://127.0.0.1:8008/_matrix
       </VirtualHost>
diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index f6b3fac6cd..bd80d97a93 100644
--- a/docs/sample_config.yaml
+++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,30 @@ pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid
 #
 #use_presence: false
 
+# 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, so this setting is of limited value if federation is enabled on
+# the server.
+#
+#require_auth_for_profile_requests: true
+
+# If set to 'true', requires authentication to access the server's
+# public rooms directory through the client API, and forbids any other
+# homeserver to fetch it via federation. Defaults to 'false'.
+#
+#restrict_public_rooms_to_local_users: true
+
+# The default room version for newly created rooms.
+#
+# Known room versions are listed here:
+# https://matrix.org/docs/spec/#complete-list-of-room-versions
+#
+# For example, for room version 1, default_room_version should be set
+# to "1".
+#
+#default_room_version: "4"
+
 # The GC threshold parameters to pass to `gc.set_threshold`, if defined
 #
 #gc_thresholds: [700, 10, 10]
@@ -101,6 +125,24 @@ pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid
 #  - nyc.example.com
 #  - syd.example.com
 
+# Prevent federation requests from being sent to the following
+# blacklist IP address CIDR ranges. If this option is not specified, or
+# specified with an empty list, no ip range blacklist will be enforced.
+#
+# (0.0.0.0 and :: are always blacklisted, whether or not they are explicitly
+# listed here, since they correspond to unroutable addresses.)
+#
+federation_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'
+  - '169.254.0.0/16'
+  - '::1/128'
+  - 'fe80::/64'
+  - 'fc00::/7'
+
 # List of ports that Synapse should listen on, their purpose and their
 # configuration.
 #
@@ -136,8 +178,8 @@ pid_file: DATADIR/homeserver.pid
 #
 # Valid resource names are:
 #
-#   client: the client-server API (/_matrix/client). Also implies 'media' and
-#       'static'.
+#   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
 #       docs/consent_tracking.md.
@@ -219,6 +261,22 @@ listeners:
 
 # Monthly Active User Blocking
 #
+# Used in cases where the admin or server owner wants to limit to the
+# number of monthly active users.
+#
+# 'limit_usage_by_mau' disables/enables monthly active user blocking. When
+# anabled and a limit is reached the server returns a 'ResourceLimitError'
+# with error type Codes.RESOURCE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
+#
+# 'max_mau_value' is the hard limit of monthly active users above which
+# the server will start blocking user actions.
+#
+# 'mau_trial_days' is a means to add a grace period for active users. It
+# means that users must be active for this 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.
+#
 #limit_usage_by_mau: False
 #max_mau_value: 50
 #mau_trial_days: 2
@@ -236,6 +294,20 @@ listeners:
 #  - medium: 'email'
 #    address: 'reserved_user@example.com'
 
+# Used by phonehome stats to group together related servers.
+#server_context: context
+
+# Whether to require a user to be in the room to add an alias to it.
+# Defaults to 'true'.
+#
+#require_membership_for_aliases: false
+
+# Whether to allow per-room membership profiles through the send of membership
+# events with profile information that differ from the target's global profile.
+# Defaults to 'true'.
+#
+#allow_per_room_profiles: false
+
 
 ## TLS ##
 
@@ -257,6 +329,40 @@ listeners:
 #
 #tls_private_key_path: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.tls.key"
 
+# Whether to verify TLS server certificates for outbound federation requests.
+#
+# Defaults to `true`. To disable certificate verification, uncomment the
+# following line.
+#
+#federation_verify_certificates: false
+
+# Skip federation certificate verification on the following 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`.
+#
+#federation_certificate_verification_whitelist:
+#  - lon.example.com
+#  - *.domain.com
+#  - *.onion
+
+# 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.
+#
+#federation_custom_ca_list:
+#  - myCA1.pem
+#  - myCA2.pem
+#  - myCA3.pem
+
 # ACME support: This will configure Synapse to request a valid TLS certificate
 # for your configured `server_name` via Let's Encrypt.
 #
@@ -372,21 +478,15 @@ log_config: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.log.config"
 
 ## Ratelimiting ##
 
-# Number of messages a client can send per second
-#
-#rc_messages_per_second: 0.2
-
-# Number of message a client can send before being throttled
-#
-#rc_message_burst_count: 10.0
-
-# Ratelimiting settings for registration and login.
+# Ratelimiting settings for client actions (registration, login, messaging).
 #
 # 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.
 #
 # Synapse currently uses the following configurations:
+#   - one for messages that ratelimits sending based on the account the client
+#     is using
 #   - one for registration that ratelimits registration requests based on the
 #     client's IP address.
 #   - one for login that ratelimits login requests based on the client's IP
@@ -399,6 +499,10 @@ log_config: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.log.config"
 #
 # The defaults are as shown below.
 #
+#rc_message:
+#  per_second: 0.2
+#  burst_count: 10
+#
 #rc_registration:
 #  per_second: 0.17
 #  burst_count: 3
@@ -414,29 +518,28 @@ log_config: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.log.config"
 #    per_second: 0.17
 #    burst_count: 3
 
-# The federation window size in milliseconds
-#
-#federation_rc_window_size: 1000
 
-# The number of federation requests from a single server in a window
-# before the server will delay processing the request.
+# Ratelimiting settings for incoming federation
 #
-#federation_rc_sleep_limit: 10
-
-# The duration in milliseconds to delay processing events from
-# remote servers by if they go over the sleep limit.
+# The rc_federation configuration is made up of the following settings:
+#   - window_size: window size in milliseconds
+#   - sleep_limit: number of federation requests from a single server in
+#     a window before the server will delay processing the request.
+#   - sleep_delay: duration in milliseconds to delay processing events
+#     from remote servers by if they go over the sleep limit.
+#   - reject_limit: maximum number of concurrent federation requests
+#     allowed from a single server
+#   - concurrent: number of federation requests to concurrently process
+#     from a single server
 #
-#federation_rc_sleep_delay: 500
-
-# The maximum number of concurrent federation requests allowed
-# from a single server
-#
-#federation_rc_reject_limit: 50
-
-# The number of federation requests to concurrently process from a
-# single server
+# The defaults are as shown below.
 #
-#federation_rc_concurrent: 3
+#rc_federation:
+#  window_size: 1000
+#  sleep_limit: 10
+#  sleep_delay: 500
+#  reject_limit: 50
+#  concurrent: 3
 
 # Target outgoing federation transaction frequency for sending read-receipts,
 # per-room.
@@ -506,11 +609,12 @@ uploads_path: "DATADIR/uploads"
 #    height: 600
 #    method: scale
 
-# Is the preview URL API enabled?  If enabled, you *must* specify
-# an explicit url_preview_ip_range_blacklist of IPs that the spider is
-# denied from accessing.
+# Is the preview URL API enabled?
+#
+# 'false' by default: uncomment the following to enable it (and specify a
+# url_preview_ip_range_blacklist blacklist).
 #
-#url_preview_enabled: false
+#url_preview_enabled: true
 
 # List of IP address CIDR ranges that the URL preview spider is denied
 # from accessing.  There are no defaults: you must explicitly
@@ -520,6 +624,12 @@ uploads_path: "DATADIR/uploads"
 # 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 uncomment the following list as a starting point.
+#
 #url_preview_ip_range_blacklist:
 #  - '127.0.0.0/8'
 #  - '10.0.0.0/8'
@@ -530,7 +640,7 @@ uploads_path: "DATADIR/uploads"
 #  - '::1/128'
 #  - 'fe80::/64'
 #  - 'fc00::/7'
-#
+
 # 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
@@ -643,6 +753,42 @@ uploads_path: "DATADIR/uploads"
 #
 #enable_registration: false
 
+# Optional account validity configuration. This allows for accounts to be denied
+# any request after a given period.
+#
+# ``enabled`` defines whether the account validity feature is enabled. Defaults
+# to False.
+#
+# ``period`` allows setting the period after which an account is valid
+# after its registration. When renewing the account, its validity period
+# will be extended by this amount of time. This parameter is required when using
+# the account validity feature.
+#
+# ``renew_at`` is the amount of time before an account's expiry date at which
+# Synapse will send an email to the account's email address with a renewal link.
+# This needs the ``email`` and ``public_baseurl`` configuration sections to be
+# filled.
+#
+# ``renew_email_subject`` is the subject of the email sent out with the renewal
+# link. ``%(app)s`` can be used as a placeholder for the ``app_name`` parameter
+# from the ``email`` section.
+#
+# Once this feature is enabled, Synapse will look for registered users without an
+# expiration date at startup and will add one to every account it found using the
+# current settings at that time.
+# This means that, if a validity period is set, and Synapse is restarted (it will
+# then derive an expiration date from the current validity period), and some time
+# after that the validity period changes and Synapse is restarted, the users'
+# expiration dates won't be updated unless their account is manually renewed. This
+# date will be randomly selected within a range [now + period - d ; now + period],
+# where d is equal to 10% of the validity period.
+#
+#account_validity:
+#  enabled: True
+#  period: 6w
+#  renew_at: 1w
+#  renew_email_subject: "Renew your %(app)s account"
+
 # The user must provide all of the below types of 3PID when registering.
 #
 #registrations_require_3pid:
@@ -806,12 +952,43 @@ signing_key_path: "CONFDIR/SERVERNAME.signing.key"
 
 # The trusted servers to download signing keys from.
 #
-#perspectives:
-#  servers:
-#    "matrix.org":
-#      verify_keys:
-#        "ed25519:auto":
-#          key: "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw"
+# 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.
+#
+# 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.
+#
+# An example configuration might look like:
+#
+#trusted_key_servers:
+#  - server_name: "my_trusted_server.example.com"
+#    verify_keys:
+#      "ed25519:auto": "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklmopqr"
+#  - server_name: "my_other_trusted_server.example.com"
+#
+# The default configuration is:
+#
+#trusted_key_servers:
+#  - server_name: "matrix.org"
 
 
 # Enable SAML2 for registration and login. Uses pysaml2.
@@ -888,10 +1065,8 @@ password_config:
 
 
 
-# Enable sending emails for notification events
-# Defining a custom URL for Riot is only needed if email notifications
-# should contain links to a self-hosted installation of Riot; when set
-# the "app_name" setting is ignored.
+# Enable sending emails for password resets, notification events or
+# account expiry notices
 #
 # If your SMTP server requires authentication, the optional smtp_user &
 # smtp_pass variables should be used
@@ -899,19 +1074,64 @@ password_config:
 #email:
 #   enable_notifs: false
 #   smtp_host: "localhost"
-#   smtp_port: 25
+#   smtp_port: 25 # SSL: 465, STARTTLS: 587
 #   smtp_user: "exampleusername"
 #   smtp_pass: "examplepassword"
 #   require_transport_security: False
 #   notif_from: "Your Friendly %(app)s Home Server <noreply@example.com>"
 #   app_name: Matrix
-#   # if template_dir is unset, uses the example templates that are part of
-#   # the Synapse distribution.
+#
+#   # Enable email notifications by default
+#   notif_for_new_users: True
+#
+#   # Defining a custom URL for Riot is only needed if email notifications
+#   # should contain links to a self-hosted installation of Riot; when set
+#   # the "app_name" setting is ignored
+#   riot_base_url: "http://localhost/riot"
+#
+#   # Enable sending password reset emails via the configured, trusted
+#   # identity servers
+#   #
+#   # IMPORTANT! This will give a malicious or overtaken identity server
+#   # the ability to reset passwords for your users! Make absolutely sure
+#   # that you want to do this! It is strongly recommended that password
+#   # reset emails be sent by the homeserver instead
+#   #
+#   # If this option is set to false and SMTP options have not been
+#   # configured, resetting user passwords via email will be disabled
+#   #trust_identity_server_for_password_resets: false
+#
+#   # Configure the time that a validation email or text message code
+#   # will expire after sending
+#   #
+#   # This is currently used for password resets
+#   #validation_token_lifetime: 1h
+#
+#   # Template directory. All template files should be stored within this
+#   # directory
+#   #
 #   #template_dir: res/templates
+#
+#   # Templates for email notifications
+#   #
 #   notif_template_html: notif_mail.html
 #   notif_template_text: notif_mail.txt
-#   notif_for_new_users: True
-#   riot_base_url: "http://localhost/riot"
+#
+#   # Templates for account expiry notices
+#   #
+#   expiry_template_html: notice_expiry.html
+#   expiry_template_text: notice_expiry.txt
+#
+#   # Templates for password reset emails sent by the homeserver
+#   #
+#   #password_reset_template_html: password_reset.html
+#   #password_reset_template_text: password_reset.txt
+#
+#   # Templates for password reset success and failure pages that a user
+#   # will see after attempting to reset their password
+#   #
+#   #password_reset_template_success_html: password_reset_success.html
+#   #password_reset_template_failure_html: password_reset_failure.html
 
 
 #password_providers:
@@ -972,9 +1192,9 @@ password_config:
 #
 # 'search_all_users' defines whether to search all users visible to your HS
 # when searching the user directory, rather than limiting to users visible
-# in public rooms.  Defaults to false.  If you set it True, you'll have to run
-# UPDATE user_directory_stream_pos SET stream_id = NULL;
-# on your database to tell it to rebuild the user_directory search indexes.
+# in public rooms.  Defaults to false.  If you set it True, you'll have to
+# rebuild the user_directory search indexes, see
+# https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/user_directory.md
 #
 #user_directory:
 #  enabled: true
@@ -1032,6 +1252,22 @@ password_config:
 #
 
 
+
+# Local statistics collection. Used in populating the room directory.
+#
+# 'bucket_size' controls how large each statistics timeslice is. It can
+# be defined in a human readable short form -- e.g. "1d", "1y".
+#
+# 'retention' controls how long historical statistics will be kept for.
+# It can be defined in a human readable short form -- e.g. "1d", "1y".
+#
+#
+#stats:
+#   enabled: true
+#   bucket_size: 1d
+#   retention: 1y
+
+
 # Server Notices room configuration
 #
 # Uncomment this section to enable a room which can be used to send notices
@@ -1115,3 +1351,16 @@ password_config:
 #    alias: "*"
 #    room_id: "*"
 #    action: allow
+
+
+# Server admins can define a Python module that implements extra rules for
+# allowing or denying incoming events. In order to work, this module needs to
+# override the methods defined in synapse/events/third_party_rules.py.
+#
+# This feature is designed to be used in closed federations only, where each
+# participating server enforces the same rules.
+#
+#third_party_event_rules:
+#  module: "my_custom_project.SuperRulesSet"
+#  config:
+#    example_option: 'things'
diff --git a/docs/server_notices.md b/docs/server_notices.md
index 58f8776319..950a6608e9 100644
--- a/docs/server_notices.md
+++ b/docs/server_notices.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-Server Notices
-==============
+# Server Notices
 
 'Server Notices' are a new feature introduced in Synapse 0.30. They provide a
 channel whereby server administrators can send messages to users on the server.
@@ -11,8 +10,7 @@ they may also find a use for features such as "Message of the day".
 This is a feature specific to Synapse, but it uses standard Matrix
 communication mechanisms, so should work with any Matrix client.
 
-User experience
----------------
+## User experience
 
 When the user is first sent a server notice, they will get an invitation to a
 room (typically called 'Server Notices', though this is configurable in
@@ -29,8 +27,7 @@ levels.
 Having joined the room, the user can leave the room if they want. Subsequent
 server notices will then cause a new room to be created.
 
-Synapse configuration
----------------------
+## Synapse configuration
 
 Server notices come from a specific user id on the server. Server
 administrators are free to choose the user id - something like `server` is
@@ -58,17 +55,7 @@ room which will be created.
 `system_mxid_display_name` and `system_mxid_avatar_url` can be used to set the
 displayname and avatar of the Server Notices user.
 
-Sending notices
----------------
+## Sending notices
 
-As of the current version of synapse, there is no convenient interface for
-sending notices (other than the automated ones sent as part of consent
-tracking).
-
-In the meantime, it is possible to test this feature using the manhole. Having
-gone into the manhole as described in [manhole.md](manhole.md), a notice can be
-sent with something like:
-
-```
->>> hs.get_server_notices_manager().send_notice('@user:server.com', {'msgtype':'m.text', 'body':'foo'})
-```
+To send server notices to users you can use the
+[admin_api](admin_api/server_notices.md).
diff --git a/docs/user_directory.md b/docs/user_directory.md
index 4c8ee44f37..e64aa453cc 100644
--- a/docs/user_directory.md
+++ b/docs/user_directory.md
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ who are present in a publicly viewable room present on the server.
 
 The directory info is stored in various tables, which can (typically after
 DB corruption) get stale or out of sync.  If this happens, for now the
-quickest solution to fix it is:
-
-```
-UPDATE user_directory_stream_pos SET stream_id = NULL;
-```
-
-and restart the synapse, which should then start a background task to
+solution to fix it is to execute the SQL here
+https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/synapse/storage/schema/delta/53/user_dir_populate.sql
+and then restart synapse. This should then start a background task to
 flush the current tables and regenerate the directory.
diff --git a/docs/workers.rst b/docs/workers.rst
index d80fc04d2e..aa4e7a120b 100644
--- a/docs/workers.rst
+++ b/docs/workers.rst
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ following regular expressions::
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/account/3pid$
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/keys/query$
     ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/keys/changes$
+    ^/_matrix/client/versions$
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/voip/turnServer$
+
+Additionally, the following REST endpoints can be handled for GET requests::
+
+    ^/_matrix/client/(api/v1|r0|unstable)/pushrules/.*$
 
 Additionally, the following REST endpoints can be handled, but all requests must
 be routed to the same instance::