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diff --git a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md

index 96b3668f2a..d57c5aedae 100644 --- a/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md +++ b/docs/admin_api/media_admin_api.md
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ POST /_synapse/admin/v1/purge_media_cache?before_ts=<unix_timestamp_in_ms> URL Parameters -* `unix_timestamp_in_ms`: string representing a positive integer - Unix timestamp in milliseconds. +* `before_ts`: string representing a positive integer - Unix timestamp in milliseconds. All cached media that was last accessed before this timestamp will be removed. Response: diff --git a/docs/openid.md b/docs/openid.md
index 19cacaafef..e899db63d6 100644 --- a/docs/openid.md +++ b/docs/openid.md
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Follow the [Getting Started Guide](https://www.keycloak.org/getting-started) to oidc_providers: - idp_id: keycloak idp_name: "My KeyCloak server" - issuer: "https://127.0.0.1:8443/auth/realms/{realm_name}" + issuer: "https://127.0.0.1:8443/realms/{realm_name}" client_id: "synapse" client_secret: "copy secret generated from above" scopes: ["openid", "profile"] diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml
index a803b8261d..ee98d193cb 100644 --- a/docs/sample_config.yaml +++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ presence: # federation: the server-server API (/_matrix/federation). Also implies # 'media', 'keys', 'openid' # -# keys: the key discovery API (/_matrix/keys). +# keys: the key discovery API (/_matrix/key). # # media: the media API (/_matrix/media). # @@ -730,6 +730,12 @@ retention: # 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. +# +# The configuration for cache factors (caches.global_factor and +# caches.per_cache_factors) can be reloaded while the application is running, +# by sending a SIGHUP signal to the Synapse process. Changes to other parts of +# the caching config will NOT be applied after a SIGHUP is received; a restart +# is necessary. # The number of events to cache in memory. Not affected by # caches.global_factor. @@ -778,6 +784,24 @@ caches: # #cache_entry_ttl: 30m + # This flag enables cache autotuning, and is further specified by the sub-options `max_cache_memory_usage`, + # `target_cache_memory_usage`, `min_cache_ttl`. These flags work in conjunction with each other to maintain + # a balance between cache memory usage and cache entry availability. You must be using jemalloc to utilize + # this option, and all three of the options must be specified for this feature to work. + #cache_autotuning: + # This flag sets a ceiling on much memory the cache can use before caches begin to be continuously evicted. + # They will continue to be evicted until the memory usage drops below the `target_memory_usage`, set in + # the flag below, or until the `min_cache_ttl` is hit. + #max_cache_memory_usage: 1024M + + # This flag sets a rough target for the desired memory usage of the caches. + #target_cache_memory_usage: 758M + + # 'min_cache_ttl` sets a limit under which newer cache entries are not evicted and is only applied when + # caches are actively being evicted/`max_cache_memory_usage` has been exceeded. This is to protect hot caches + # from being emptied while Synapse is evicting due to memory. + #min_cache_ttl: 5m + # 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. @@ -2462,6 +2486,40 @@ push: # #encryption_enabled_by_default_for_room_type: invite +# Override the default power levels for rooms created on this server, per +# room creation preset. +# +# The appropriate dictionary for the room preset will be applied on top +# of the existing power levels content. +# +# Useful if you know that your users need special permissions in rooms +# that they create (e.g. to send particular types of state events without +# needing an elevated power level). This takes the same shape as the +# `power_level_content_override` parameter in the /createRoom API, but +# is applied before that parameter. +# +# Valid keys are some or all of `private_chat`, `trusted_private_chat` +# and `public_chat`. Inside each of those should be any of the +# properties allowed in `power_level_content_override` in the +# /createRoom API. If any property is missing, its default value will +# continue to be used. If any property is present, it will overwrite +# the existing default completely (so if the `events` property exists, +# the default event power levels will be ignored). +# +#default_power_level_content_override: +# private_chat: +# "events": +# "com.example.myeventtype" : 0 +# "m.room.avatar": 50 +# "m.room.canonical_alias": 50 +# "m.room.encryption": 100 +# "m.room.history_visibility": 100 +# "m.room.name": 50 +# "m.room.power_levels": 100 +# "m.room.server_acl": 100 +# "m.room.tombstone": 100 +# "events_default": 1 + # Uncomment to allow non-server-admin users to create groups on this server # diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
index 21dad0ac41..3e2031f08a 100644 --- a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md +++ b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md
@@ -467,13 +467,13 @@ Sub-options for each listener include: Valid resource names are: -* `client`: the client-server API (/_matrix/client), and the synapse admin API (/_synapse/admin). 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 [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). +* `keys`: the key discovery API (/_matrix/key). * `media`: the media API (/_matrix/media). @@ -1119,7 +1119,17 @@ Caching can be configured through the following sub-options: 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. - +* `cache_autotuning` and its sub-options `max_cache_memory_usage`, `target_cache_memory_usage`, and + `min_cache_ttl` work in conjunction with each other to maintain a balance between cache memory + usage and cache entry availability. You must be using [jemalloc](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse#help-synapse-is-slow-and-eats-all-my-ramcpu) + to utilize this option, and all three of the options must be specified for this feature to work. + * `max_cache_memory_usage` sets a ceiling on how much memory the cache can use before caches begin to be continuously evicted. + They will continue to be evicted until the memory usage drops below the `target_memory_usage`, set in + the flag below, or until the `min_cache_ttl` is hit. + * `target_memory_usage` sets a rough target for the desired memory usage of the caches. + * `min_cache_ttl` sets a limit under which newer cache entries are not evicted and is only applied when + caches are actively being evicted/`max_cache_memory_usage` has been exceeded. This is to protect hot caches + from being emptied while Synapse is evicting due to memory. Example configuration: ```yaml @@ -1127,9 +1137,29 @@ 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 + cache_autotuning: + max_cache_memory_usage: 1024M + target_cache_memory_usage: 758M + min_cache_ttl: 5m +``` + +### Reloading cache factors + +The cache factors (i.e. `caches.global_factor` and `caches.per_cache_factors`) may be reloaded at any time by sending a +[`SIGHUP`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGHUP) signal to Synapse using e.g. + +```commandline +kill -HUP [PID_OF_SYNAPSE_PROCESS] ``` + +If you are running multiple workers, you must individually update the worker +config file and send this signal to each worker process. + +If you're using the [example systemd service](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/develop/contrib/systemd/matrix-synapse.service) +file in Synapse's `contrib` directory, you can send a `SIGHUP` signal by using +`systemctl reload matrix-synapse`. + --- ## Database ## Config options related to database settings. @@ -3298,6 +3328,32 @@ room_list_publication_rules: room_id: "*" action: allow ``` + +--- +Config option: `default_power_level_content_override` + +The `default_power_level_content_override` option controls the default power +levels for rooms. + +Useful if you know that your users need special permissions in rooms +that they create (e.g. to send particular types of state events without +needing an elevated power level). This takes the same shape as the +`power_level_content_override` parameter in the /createRoom API, but +is applied before that parameter. + +Note that each key provided inside a preset (for example `events` in the example +below) will overwrite all existing defaults inside that key. So in the example +below, newly-created private_chat rooms will have no rules for any event types +except `com.example.foo`. + +Example configuration: +```yaml +default_power_level_content_override: + private_chat: { "events": { "com.example.foo" : 0 } } + trusted_private_chat: null + public_chat: null +``` + --- ## Opentracing ## Configuration options related to Opentracing support. @@ -3398,7 +3454,7 @@ stream_writers: typing: worker1 ``` --- -Config option: `run_background_task_on` +Config option: `run_background_tasks_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.