From 8f4b9f52102cd0b1dd95d1d97811eef8690f1288 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Hodgson Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 07:09:01 +0000 Subject: Reword the sample config header to be less scary (#4801) --- changelog.d/4801.feature | 1 + docs/.sample_config_header.yaml | 15 ++++++++++----- docs/sample_config.yaml | 15 ++++++++++----- 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/4801.feature diff --git a/changelog.d/4801.feature b/changelog.d/4801.feature new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1e5fd32463 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/4801.feature @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Include a default configuration file in the 'docs' directory. diff --git a/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml b/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml index 576fc98609..e001ef5983 100644 --- a/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml +++ b/docs/.sample_config_header.yaml @@ -1,7 +1,12 @@ -# This file is a reference to the configuration options which can be set in -# homeserver.yaml. +# The config is maintained as an up-to-date snapshot of the default +# homeserver.yaml configuration generated by Synapse. # -# Note that it is not quite ready to be used as-is. If you are starting from -# scratch, it is easier to generate the config files following the instructions -# in INSTALL.md. +# It is intended to act as a reference for the default configuration, +# helping admins keep track of new options and other changes, and compare +# their configs with the current default. As such, many of the actual +# config values shown are placeholders. +# +# It is *not* intended to be copied and used as the basis for a real +# homeserver.yaml. Instead, if you are starting from scratch, please generate +# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in INSTALL.md. diff --git a/docs/sample_config.yaml b/docs/sample_config.yaml index 3dd0b4a1a8..b62745dd6e 100644 --- a/docs/sample_config.yaml +++ b/docs/sample_config.yaml @@ -1,9 +1,14 @@ -# This file is a reference to the configuration options which can be set in -# homeserver.yaml. +# The config is maintained as an up-to-date snapshot of the default +# homeserver.yaml configuration generated by Synapse. # -# Note that it is not quite ready to be used as-is. If you are starting from -# scratch, it is easier to generate the config files following the instructions -# in INSTALL.md. +# It is intended to act as a reference for the default configuration, +# helping admins keep track of new options and other changes, and compare +# their configs with the current default. As such, many of the actual +# config values shown are placeholders. +# +# It is *not* intended to be copied and used as the basis for a real +# homeserver.yaml. Instead, if you are starting from scratch, please generate +# a fresh config using Synapse by following the instructions in INSTALL.md. ## Server ## -- cgit 1.4.1