3 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/_base.py b/synapse/config/_base.py
index 846570811f..1cdd03e414 100644
--- a/synapse/config/_base.py
+++ b/synapse/config/_base.py
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ class Config(object):
             )
         return cls.abspath(file_path)
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def ensure_directory(dir_path):
+        if not os.path.exists(dir_path):
+            os.makedirs(dir_path)
+        if not os.path.isdir(dir_path):
+            raise ConfigError(
+                "%s is not a directory" % (dir_path,)
+            )
+        return dir_path
+
     @classmethod
     def read_file(cls, file_path, config_name):
         cls.check_file(file_path, config_name)
@@ -57,6 +67,10 @@ class Config(object):
             return file_stream.read()
 
     @staticmethod
+    def default_path(name):
+        return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.curdir, name))
+
+    @staticmethod
     def read_config_file(file_path):
         with open(file_path) as file_stream:
             return yaml.load(file_stream)
diff --git a/synapse/config/logger.py b/synapse/config/logger.py
index 089d906fa5..d352ea9be9 100644
--- a/synapse/config/logger.py
+++ b/synapse/config/logger.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class LoggingConfig(Config):
             help="The verbosity level."
         )
         logging_group.add_argument(
-            '-f', '--log-file', dest="log_file", default=None,
+            '-f', '--log-file', dest="log_file", default="homeserver.log",
             help="File to log to."
         )
         logging_group.add_argument(
diff --git a/synapse/config/repository.py b/synapse/config/repository.py
index 743bc26474..f1b7b1b74e 100644
--- a/synapse/config/repository.py
+++ b/synapse/config/repository.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
     def __init__(self, args):
         super(ContentRepositoryConfig, self).__init__(args)
         self.max_upload_size = self.parse_size(args.max_upload_size)
+        self.max_image_pixels = self.parse_size(args.max_image_pixels)
+        self.media_store_path = self.ensure_directory(args.media_store_path)
 
     def parse_size(self, string):
         sizes = {"K": 1024, "M": 1024 * 1024}
@@ -37,3 +39,10 @@ class ContentRepositoryConfig(Config):
         db_group.add_argument(
             "--max-upload-size", default="1M"
         )
+        db_group.add_argument(
+            "--media-store-path", default=cls.default_path("media_store")
+        )
+        db_group.add_argument(
+            "--max-image-pixels", default="32M",
+            help="Maximum number of pixels that will be thumbnailed"
+        )