diff --git a/synapse/config/repository.py b/synapse/config/repository.py
index 0dfb3a227a..7481f3bf5f 100644
--- a/synapse/config/repository.py
+++ b/synapse/config/repository.py
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
+import logging
import os
from collections import namedtuple
from typing import Dict, List
+from urllib.request import getproxies_environment # type: ignore
from synapse.config.server import DEFAULT_IP_RANGE_BLACKLIST, generate_ip_set
from synapse.python_dependencies import DependencyException, check_requirements
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ from synapse.util.module_loader import load_module
from ._base import Config, ConfigError
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
DEFAULT_THUMBNAIL_SIZES = [
{"width": 32, "height": 32, "method": "crop"},
{"width": 96, "height": 96, "method": "crop"},
@@ -36,6 +40,9 @@ THUMBNAIL_SIZE_YAML = """\
# method: %(method)s
"""
+HTTP_PROXY_SET_WARNING = """\
+The Synapse config url_preview_ip_range_blacklist will be ignored as an HTTP(s) proxy is configured."""
+
ThumbnailRequirement = namedtuple(
"ThumbnailRequirement", ["width", "height", "method", "media_type"]
)
@@ -180,12 +187,17 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
e.message # noqa: B306, DependencyException.message is a property
)
+ proxy_env = getproxies_environment()
if "url_preview_ip_range_blacklist" not in config:
- raise ConfigError(
- "For security, you must specify an explicit target IP address "
- "blacklist in url_preview_ip_range_blacklist for url previewing "
- "to work"
- )
+ if "http" not in proxy_env or "https" not in proxy_env:
+ raise ConfigError(
+ "For security, you must specify an explicit target IP address "
+ "blacklist in url_preview_ip_range_blacklist for url previewing "
+ "to work"
+ )
+ else:
+ if "http" in proxy_env or "https" in proxy_env:
+ logger.warning("".join(HTTP_PROXY_SET_WARNING))
# we always blacklist '0.0.0.0' and '::', which are supposed to be
# unroutable addresses.
@@ -292,6 +304,8 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
# This must be specified if url_preview_enabled is set. It is recommended that
# you uncomment the following list as a starting point.
#
+ # Note: The value is ignored when an HTTP proxy is in use
+ #
#url_preview_ip_range_blacklist:
%(ip_range_blacklist)s
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