From a1abee013c5cd9c1251f6544dcd0b89779c8e6e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Johnston Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:06:21 +0000 Subject: Add note about disabling registration by default --- README.rst | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index c2af7c9332..d1c0e9bd10 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -126,6 +126,17 @@ To set up your homeserver, run (in your virtualenv, as before):: Substituting your host and domain name as appropriate. +By default, registration of new users is disabled. You can either enable +registration in the config (it is then recommended to also set up CAPTCHA), or +you can use the command line to register new users:: + + $ source ~/.synapse/bin/activate + $ register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml https://localhost:8448 + New user localpart: erikj + Password: + Confirm password: + Success! + For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure a TURN server. See docs/turn-howto.rst for details. -- cgit 1.4.1