diff --git a/synapse/app/_base.py b/synapse/app/_base.py
index 9477737759..e4318cdfc3 100644
--- a/synapse/app/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/app/_base.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ except Exception:
from daemonize import Daemonize
from synapse.util import PreserveLoggingContext
from synapse.util.rlimit import change_resource_limit
-from twisted.internet import reactor
+from twisted.internet import error, reactor
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
def start_worker_reactor(appname, config):
@@ -120,3 +122,57 @@ def quit_with_error(error_string):
sys.stderr.write(" %s\n" % (line.rstrip(),))
sys.stderr.write("*" * line_length + '\n')
sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def listen_tcp(bind_addresses, port, factory, backlog=50):
+ """
+ Create a TCP socket for a port and several addresses
+ """
+ for address in bind_addresses:
+ try:
+ reactor.listenTCP(
+ port,
+ factory,
+ backlog,
+ address
+ )
+ except error.CannotListenError as e:
+ check_bind_error(e, address, bind_addresses)
+
+
+def listen_ssl(bind_addresses, port, factory, context_factory, backlog=50):
+ """
+ Create an SSL socket for a port and several addresses
+ """
+ for address in bind_addresses:
+ try:
+ reactor.listenSSL(
+ port,
+ factory,
+ context_factory,
+ backlog,
+ address
+ )
+ except error.CannotListenError as e:
+ check_bind_error(e, address, bind_addresses)
+
+
+def check_bind_error(e, address, bind_addresses):
+ """
+ This method checks an exception occurred while binding on 0.0.0.0.
+ If :: is specified in the bind addresses a warning is shown.
+ The exception is still raised otherwise.
+
+ Binding on both 0.0.0.0 and :: causes an exception on Linux and macOS
+ because :: binds on both IPv4 and IPv6 (as per RFC 3493).
+ When binding on 0.0.0.0 after :: this can safely be ignored.
+
+ Args:
+ e (Exception): Exception that was caught.
+ address (str): Address on which binding was attempted.
+ bind_addresses (list): Addresses on which the service listens.
+ """
+ if address == '0.0.0.0' and '::' in bind_addresses:
+ logger.warn('Failed to listen on 0.0.0.0, continuing because listening on [::]')
+ else:
+ raise e
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