summary refs log tree commit diff
path: root/synapse/config
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'synapse/config')
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/server.py13
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index edb90a1348..436dd8a6fe 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -220,13 +220,12 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
             port: %(bind_port)s
 
             # Local addresses to listen on.
-            # This will listen on all IPv4 addresses by default.
+            # On Linux and Mac OS, `::` will listen on all IPv4 and IPv6
+            # addresses by default. For most other OSes, this will only listen
+            # on IPv6.
             bind_addresses:
+              - '::'
               - '0.0.0.0'
-              # Uncomment to listen on all IPv6 interfaces
-              # N.B: On at least Linux this will also listen on all IPv4
-              # addresses, so you will need to comment out the line above.
-              # - '::'
 
             # This is a 'http' listener, allows us to specify 'resources'.
             type: http
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
           # For when matrix traffic passes through loadbalancer that unwraps TLS.
           - port: %(unsecure_port)s
             tls: false
-            bind_addresses: ['0.0.0.0']
+            bind_addresses: ['::', '0.0.0.0']
             type: http
 
             x_forwarded: false
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
           # Turn on the twisted ssh manhole service on localhost on the given
           # port.
           # - port: 9000
-          #   bind_address: 127.0.0.1
+          #   bind_addresses: ['::1', '127.0.0.1']
           #   type: manhole
         """ % locals()