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diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md index ef9cabf555..21f80efc99 100644 --- a/docs/SUMMARY.md +++ b/docs/SUMMARY.md @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ - [Release Cycle](development/releases.md) - [Git Usage](development/git.md) - [Testing]() + - [Demo scripts](development/demo.md) - [OpenTracing](opentracing.md) - [Database Schemas](development/database_schema.md) - [Experimental features](development/experimental_features.md) diff --git a/docs/development/demo.md b/docs/development/demo.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4277252ceb --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/development/demo.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +# Synapse demo setup + +**DO NOT USE THESE DEMO SERVERS IN PRODUCTION** + +Requires you to have a [Synapse development environment setup](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/development/contributing_guide.html#4-install-the-dependencies). + +The demo setup allows running three federation Synapse servers, with server +names `localhost:8080`, `localhost:8081`, and `localhost:8082`. + +You can access them via any Matrix client over HTTP at `localhost:8080`, +`localhost:8081`, and `localhost:8082` or over HTTPS at `localhost:8480`, +`localhost:8481`, and `localhost:8482`. + +To enable the servers to communicate, self-signed SSL certificates are generated +and the servers are configured in a highly insecure way, including: + +* Not checking certificates over federation. +* Not verifying keys. + +The servers are configured to store their data under `demo/8080`, `demo/8081`, and +`demo/8082`. This includes configuration, logs, SQLite databases, and media. + +Note that when joining a public room on a different HS via "#foo:bar.net", then +you are (in the current impl) joining a room with room_id "foo". This means that +it won't work if your HS already has a room with that name. + +## Using the demo scripts + +There's three main scripts with straightforward purposes: + +* `start.sh` will start the Synapse servers, generating any missing configuration. + * This accepts a single parameter `--no-rate-limit` to "disable" rate limits + (they actually still exist, but are very high). +* `stop.sh` will stop the Synapse servers. +* `clean.sh` will delete the configuration, databases, log files, etc. + +To start a completely new set of servers, run: + +```sh +./demo/stop.sh; ./demo/clean.sh && ./demo/start.sh +``` diff --git a/docs/federate.md b/docs/federate.md index 5107f995be..df4c87da51 100644 --- a/docs/federate.md +++ b/docs/federate.md @@ -63,4 +63,5 @@ release of Synapse. If you want to get up and running quickly with a trio of homeservers in a private federation, there is a script in the `demo` directory. This is mainly -useful just for development purposes. See [demo/README](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tree/develop/demo/). +useful just for development purposes. See +[demo scripts](https://matrix-org.github.io/synapse/develop/development/demo.html). |