# Synapse is a Matrix homeserver
# See: https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse
matrix_synapse_enabled : true
matrix_synapse_container_image_self_build : false
matrix_synapse_container_image_self_build_repo : "https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse.git"
matrix_synapse_docker_image : "{{ matrix_synapse_docker_image_name_prefix }}matrixdotorg/synapse:{{ matrix_synapse_docker_image_tag }}"
matrix_synapse_docker_image_name_prefix : "{{ 'localhost/' if matrix_synapse_container_image_self_build else 'docker.io/' }}"
# The if statement below may look silly at times (leading to the same version being returned),
# but ARM-compatible container images are only released 1-7 hours after a release,
# so we may often be on different versions for different architectures when new Synapse releases come out.
matrix_synapse_docker_image_tag : "{{ 'v1.26.0' if matrix_architecture == 'amd64' else 'v1.26.0' }}"
matrix_synapse_docker_image_force_pull : "{{ matrix_synapse_docker_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
matrix_synapse_base_path : "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/synapse"
matrix_synapse_docker_src_files_path : "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/docker-src"
matrix_synapse_config_dir_path : "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/config"
matrix_synapse_storage_path : "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/storage"
matrix_synapse_media_store_path : "{{ matrix_synapse_storage_path }}/media-store"
matrix_synapse_ext_path : "{{ matrix_synapse_base_path }}/ext"
# Controls whether the matrix-synapse container exposes the Client/Server API port (tcp/8008 in the container).
#
# Takes an "<ip>:<port>" or "<port>" value (e.g. "127.0.0.1:8008"), or empty string to not expose.
matrix_synapse_container_client_api_host_bind_port : ''
# Controls whether the matrix-synapse container exposes the plain (unencrypted) Server/Server (Federation) API port (tcp/8048 in the container).
#
# Takes effect only if federation is enabled (matrix_synapse_federation_enabled).
#
# Takes an "<ip>:<port>" or "<port>" value (e.g. "127.0.0.1:8048"), or empty string to not expose.
matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_plain_host_bind_port : ''
# Controls whether the matrix-synapse container exposes the tls (encrypted) Server/Server (Federation) API port (tcp/8448 in the container).
#
# Takes effect only if federation is enabled (matrix_synapse_federation_enabled)
# and TLS support is enabled (matrix_synapse_tls_federation_listener_enabled).
#
# Takes an "<ip>:<port>" or "<port>" value (e.g. "8448"), or empty string to not expose.
matrix_synapse_container_federation_api_tls_host_bind_port : ''
# Controls whether the matrix-synapse container exposes the metrics port (tcp/9100 in the container).
#
# Takes effect only if metrics are enabled (matrix_synapse_metrics_enabled).
#
# Takes an "<ip>:<port>" or "<port>" value (e.g. "127.0.0.1:9100"), or empty string to not expose.
matrix_synapse_container_metrics_api_host_bind_port : ''
# Controls whether the matrix-synapse container exposes the manhole port (tcp/9000 in the container).
#
# Takes effect only if the manhole is enabled (matrix_synapse_manhole_enabled).
#
# Takes an "<ip>:<port>" or "<port>" value (e.g. "127.0.0.1:9100"), or empty string to not expose.
matrix_synapse_container_manhole_api_host_bind_port : ''
# A list of extra arguments to pass to the container
matrix_synapse_container_extra_arguments : [ ]
# List of systemd services that matrix-synapse.service depends on
matrix_synapse_systemd_required_services_list : [ 'docker.service' ]
# List of systemd services that matrix-synapse.service wants
matrix_synapse_systemd_wanted_services_list : [ ]
matrix_synapse_in_container_python_packages_path : "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/site-packages"
# Specifies which template files to use when configuring Synapse.
# If you'd like to have your own different configuration, feel free to copy and paste
# the original files into your inventory (e.g. in `inventory/host_vars/<host>/`)
# and then change the specific host's `vars.yaml` file like this:
# matrix_synapse_template_synapse_homeserver: "{{ playbook_dir }}/inventory/host_vars/<host>/homeserver.yaml.j2"
matrix_synapse_template_synapse_homeserver : "{{ role_path }}/templates/synapse/homeserver.yaml.j2"
matrix_synapse_template_synapse_log : "{{ role_path }}/templates/synapse/synapse.log.config.j2"
matrix_synapse_macaroon_secret_key : ""
matrix_synapse_registration_shared_secret : "{{ matrix_synapse_macaroon_secret_key }}"
matrix_synapse_allow_guest_access : false
matrix_synapse_form_secret : "{{ matrix_synapse_macaroon_secret_key }}"
matrix_synapse_max_upload_size_mb : 50
# The tmpfs at /tmp needs to be large enough to handle multiple concurrent file uploads.
matrix_synapse_tmp_directory_size_mb : "{{ matrix_synapse_max_upload_size_mb * 50 }}"
# Log levels
# Possible options are defined here https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logging-levels
# warning: setting log level to DEBUG will make synapse log sensitive information such
# as access tokens.
#
# Increasing verbosity may lead to an excessive amount of log messages being generated,
# some of which may get dropped by systemd-journald on certain distributions (like CentOS 7).
# You can work around it by adding `RateLimitInterval=0` and `RateLimitBurst=0` under `[Storage]` in
# `/etc/systemd/journald.conf` and restarting the logging service (`systemctl restart systemd-journald`).
matrix_synapse_log_level : "WARNING"
matrix_synapse_storage_sql_log_level : "WARNING"
matrix_synapse_root_log_level : "WARNING"
# Rate limits
matrix_synapse_rc_message :
per_second : 0.2
burst_count : 10
matrix_synapse_rc_registration :
per_second : 0.17
burst_count : 3
matrix_synapse_rc_login :
address :
per_second : 0.17
burst_count : 3
account :
per_second : 0.17
burst_count : 3
failed_attempts :
per_second : 0.17
burst_count : 3
matrix_synapse_rc_federation :
window_size : 1000
sleep_limit : 10
sleep_delay : 500
reject_limit : 50
concurrent : 3
matrix_synapse_federation_rr_transactions_per_room_per_second : 50
# Controls whether the TLS federation listener is enabled (tcp/8448).
# Only makes sense if federation is enabled (`matrix_synapse_federation_enabled`).
# Note that federation may potentially be enabled as non-TLS on tcp/8048 as well.
# If you're serving Synapse behind an HTTPS-capable reverse-proxy,
# you can disable the TLS listener (`matrix_synapse_tls_federation_listener_enabled: false`).
matrix_synapse_tls_federation_listener_enabled : true
matrix_synapse_tls_certificate_path : "/data/{{ matrix_server_fqn_matrix }}.tls.crt"
matrix_synapse_tls_private_key_path : "/data/{{ matrix_server_fqn_matrix }}.tls.key"
# Resource names used by the unsecure HTTP listener. Here only the Client API
# is defined, see the homeserver config for a full list of valid resource
# names.
matrix_synapse_http_listener_resource_names : [ "client" ]
# Resources served on Synapse's federation port.
# When disabling federation, we may wish to serve the `openid` resource here,
# so that services like Dimension and ma1sd can work.
matrix_synapse_federation_listener_resource_names : "{{ ['federation'] if matrix_synapse_federation_enabled else (['openid'] if matrix_synapse_federation_port_openid_resource_required else []) }}"
# Enable this to allow Synapse to report utilization statistics about your server to matrix.org
# (things like number of users, number of messages sent, uptime, load, etc.)
matrix_synapse_report_stats : false
# Controls whether the Matrix server will track presence status (online, offline, unavailable) for users.
# If users participate in large rooms with many other servers,
# disabling this will decrease server load significantly.
matrix_synapse_use_presence : true
# Controls whether accessing the server's public rooms directory can be done without authentication.
# For private servers, you most likely wish to require authentication,
# unless you know what list of rooms you're publishing to the world and explicitly want to do it.
matrix_synapse_allow_public_rooms_without_auth : false
# Controls whether remote servers can fetch this server's public rooms directory via federation.
# For private servers, you most likely wish to forbid it.
matrix_synapse_allow_public_rooms_over_federation : false
# Controls whether people with access to the homeserver can register by themselves.
matrix_synapse_enable_registration : false
# reCAPTCHA API for validating registration attempts
matrix_synapse_enable_registration_captcha : false
matrix_synapse_recaptcha_public_key : ''
matrix_synapse_recaptcha_private_key : ''
# Allows non-server-admin users to create groups on this server
matrix_synapse_enable_group_creation : false
# A list of 3PID types which users must supply when registering (possible values: email, msisdn).
matrix_synapse_registrations_require_3pid : [ ]
# A list of patterns 3pids must match in order to permit registration, e.g.:
# - medium: email
# pattern: '.*@example\.com'
# - medium: msisdn
# pattern: '\+44'
matrix_synapse_allowed_local_3pids : [ ]
# The server to use for email threepid validation. When empty, Synapse does it by itself.
# Otherwise, this should be pointed to an identity server.
matrix_synapse_account_threepid_delegates_email : ''
# The server to use for phone number threepid validation. When empty, validation cannot happen, as Synapse doesn't support it.
# To make it work, this should be pointed to an identity server.
matrix_synapse_account_threepid_delegates_msisdn : ''
# Users who register on this homeserver will automatically be joined to these rooms.
# Rooms are to be specified using addresses (e.g. `#address:example.com`)
matrix_synapse_auto_join_rooms : [ ]
# Controls whether auto-join rooms (`matrix_synapse_auto_join_rooms`) are to be created
# automatically if they don't already exist.
matrix_synapse_autocreate_auto_join_rooms : true
# Controls password-peppering for Synapse. Not to be changed after initial setup.
matrix_synapse_password_config_pepper : ""
# Controls if Synapse allows people to authenticate against its local database.
# It may be useful to disable this if you've configured additional password providers
# and only wish authentication to happen through them.
matrix_synapse_password_config_localdb_enabled : true
# Controls the number of events that Synapse caches in memory.
matrix_synapse_event_cache_size : "100K"
# Controls cache sizes for Synapse.
# Raise this to increase cache sizes or lower it to potentially lower memory use.
# To learn more, see:
# - https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse#help-synapse-eats-all-my-ram
# - https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/3939
matrix_synapse_caches_global_factor : 0.5
# Controls whether Synapse will federate at all.
# Disable this to completely isolate your server from the rest of the Matrix network.
#
# Disabling this still keeps the federation port exposed, because it may be used for other services (`openid`).
#
# Also see:
# - `matrix_synapse_tls_federation_listener_enabled` if you wish to keep federation enabled,
# but want to stop the TLS listener (port 8448).
# - `matrix_synapse_federation_port_enabled` to avoid exposing the federation ports
matrix_synapse_federation_enabled : true
# Controls whether the federation ports are used at all.
# One may wish to disable federation (`matrix_synapse_federation_enabled: true`),
# but still run other resources (like `openid`) on the federation port
# by enabling them in `matrix_synapse_federation_listener_resource_names`.
matrix_synapse_federation_port_enabled : "{{ matrix_synapse_federation_enabled or matrix_synapse_federation_port_openid_resource_required }}"
# Controls whether an `openid` listener is to be enabled. Useful when disabling federation,
# but needing the `openid` APIs for Dimension or an identity server like ma1sd.
matrix_synapse_federation_port_openid_resource_required : false
# A list of domain names that are allowed to federate with the given Synapse server.
# An empty list value (`[]`) will also effectively stop federation, but if that's the desired
# result, it's better to accomplish it by changing `matrix_synapse_federation_enabled`.
matrix_synapse_federation_domain_whitelist : ~
# A list of additional "volumes" to mount in the container.
# This list gets populated dynamically based on Synapse extensions that have been enabled.
# Contains definition objects like this: `{"src": "/outside", "dst": "/inside", "options": "rw|ro|slave|.."}
#
# Note: internally, this uses the `-v` flag for mounting the specified volumes.
# It's better (safer) to use the `--mount` flag for mounting volumes.
# To use `--mount`, specify it in `matrix_synapse_container_extra_arguments`.
# Example: `matrix_synapse_container_extra_arguments: ['--mount type=bind,src=/outside,dst=/inside,ro']
matrix_synapse_container_additional_volumes : [ ]
# A list of additional loggers to register in synapse.log.config.
# This list gets populated dynamically based on Synapse extensions that have been enabled.
# Contains definition objects like this: `{"name": "..", "level": "DEBUG"}
matrix_synapse_additional_loggers : [ ]
# A list of appservice config files (in-container filesystem paths).
# This list gets populated dynamically based on Synapse extensions that have been enabled.
# You may wish to use this together with `matrix_synapse_container_additional_volumes` or `matrix_synapse_container_extra_arguments`.
matrix_synapse_app_service_config_files : [ ]
# This is set dynamically during execution depending on whether
# any password providers have been enabled or not.
matrix_synapse_password_providers_enabled : false
# Whether clients can request to include message content in push notifications
# sent through third party servers. Setting this to false requires mobile clients
# to load message content directly from the homeserver.
matrix_synapse_push_include_content : true
# If url previews should be generated. This will cause a request from Synapse to
# URLs shared by users.
matrix_synapse_url_preview_enabled : true
# Enable exposure of metrics to Prometheus
# See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/metrics-howto.md
matrix_synapse_metrics_enabled : false
matrix_synapse_metrics_port : 9100
# Enable the Synapse manhole
# See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/master/docs/manhole.md
matrix_synapse_manhole_enabled : false
# Send ERROR logs to sentry.io for easier tracking
# To set this up: go to sentry.io, create a python project, and set
# matrix_synapse_sentry_dsn to the URL it gives you.
# See https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/4632 for important privacy concerns
matrix_synapse_sentry_dsn : ""
# Postgres database information
matrix_synapse_database_host : "matrix-postgres"
matrix_synapse_database_user : "synapse"
matrix_synapse_database_password : ""
matrix_synapse_database_database : "synapse"
matrix_synapse_turn_uris : [ ]
matrix_synapse_turn_shared_secret : ""
matrix_synapse_turn_allow_guests : False
matrix_synapse_email_enabled : false
matrix_synapse_email_smtp_host : ""
matrix_synapse_email_smtp_port : 587
matrix_synapse_email_smtp_require_transport_security : false
matrix_synapse_email_notif_from : "Matrix <matrix@{{ matrix_domain }}>"
matrix_synapse_email_client_base_url : "https://{{ matrix_server_fqn_element }}"
# Enable this to activate the REST auth password provider module.
# See: https://github.com/ma1uta/matrix-synapse-rest-password-provider
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_rest_auth_enabled : false
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_rest_auth_download_url : "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ma1uta/matrix-synapse-rest-password-provider/ed377fb70513c2e51b42055eb364195af1ccaf33/rest_auth_provider.py"
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_rest_auth_endpoint : ""
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_rest_auth_registration_enforce_lowercase : false
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_rest_auth_registration_profile_name_autofill : true
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_rest_auth_login_profile_name_autofill : false
# Enable this to activate the Shared Secret Auth password provider module.
# See: https://github.com/devture/matrix-synapse-shared-secret-auth
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_shared_secret_auth_enabled : false
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_shared_secret_auth_download_url : "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devture/matrix-synapse-shared-secret-auth/1.0.2/shared_secret_authenticator.py"
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_shared_secret_auth_shared_secret : ""
# Enable this to activate LDAP password provider
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_enabled : false
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_uri : "ldap://ldap.mydomain.tld:389"
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_start_tls : true
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_base : ""
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_attributes_uid : "uid"
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_attributes_mail : "mail"
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_attributes_name : "cn"
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_bind_dn : ""
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_bind_password : ""
matrix_synapse_ext_password_provider_ldap_filter : ""
# Enable this to activate the Synapse Antispam spam-checker module.
# See: https://github.com/t2bot/synapse-simple-antispam
matrix_synapse_ext_spam_checker_synapse_simple_antispam_enabled : false
matrix_synapse_ext_spam_checker_synapse_simple_antispam_git_repository_url : "https://github.com/t2bot/synapse-simple-antispam"
matrix_synapse_ext_spam_checker_synapse_simple_antispam_git_version : "f058d9ce2c7d4195ae461dcdd02df11a2d06a36b"
matrix_synapse_ext_spam_checker_synapse_simple_antispam_config_blocked_homeservers : [ ]
matrix_s3_media_store_enabled : false
matrix_s3_media_store_custom_endpoint_enabled : false
matrix_s3_goofys_docker_image : "ewoutp/goofys:latest"
matrix_s3_goofys_docker_image_force_pull : "{{ matrix_s3_goofys_docker_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
matrix_s3_media_store_custom_endpoint : "your-custom-endpoint"
matrix_s3_media_store_bucket_name : "your-bucket-name"
matrix_s3_media_store_aws_access_key : "your-aws-access-key"
matrix_s3_media_store_aws_secret_key : "your-aws-secret-key"
matrix_s3_media_store_region : "eu-central-1"
matrix_s3_media_store_path : "{{ matrix_synapse_media_store_path }}"
# Controls whether the self-check feature should validate SSL certificates.
matrix_synapse_self_check_validate_certificates : true
# Controls whether searching the public room list is enabled.
matrix_synapse_enable_room_list_search : true
# Controls who's allowed to create aliases on this server.
matrix_synapse_alias_creation_rules :
- user_id : "*"
alias : "*"
room_id : "*"
action : allow
# Controls who can publish and which rooms can be published in the public room list.
matrix_synapse_room_list_publication_rules :
- user_id : "*"
alias : "*"
room_id : "*"
action : allow
matrix_synapse_default_room_version : "6"
# Controls the Synapse `spam_checker` setting.
#
# If a spam-checker extension is enabled, this variable's value is set automatically by the playbook during runtime.
# If not, you can also control its value manually.
matrix_synapse_spam_checker : [ ]
matrix_synapse_trusted_key_servers :
- server_name : "matrix.org"
matrix_synapse_redaction_retention_period : 7d
matrix_synapse_user_ips_max_age : 28d
matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image : "devture/rust-synapse-compress-state:v0.1.0"
matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image_force_pull : "{{ matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_docker_image.endswith(':latest') }}"
matrix_synapse_rust_synapse_compress_state_base_path : "{{ matrix_base_data_path }}/rust-synapse-compress-state"
# Default Synapse configuration template which covers the generic use case.
# You can customize it by controlling the various variables inside it.
#
# For a more advanced customization, you can extend the default (see `matrix_synapse_configuration_extension_yaml`)
# or completely replace this variable with your own template.
matrix_synapse_configuration_yaml : "{{ lookup('template', 'templates/synapse/homeserver.yaml.j2') }}"
matrix_synapse_configuration_extension_yaml : |
# Your custom YAML configuration for Synapse goes here.
# This configuration extends the default starting configuration (`matrix_synapse_configuration_yaml`).
#
# You can override individual variables from the default configuration, or introduce new ones.
#
# If you need something more special, you can take full control by
# completely redefining `matrix_synapse_configuration_yaml`.
#
# Example configuration extension follows:
#
# server_notices:
# system_mxid_localpart: notices
# system_mxid_display_name: "Server Notices"
# system_mxid_avatar_url: "mxc://server.com/oumMVlgDnLYFaPVkExemNVVZ"
# room_name: "Server Notices"
matrix_synapse_configuration_extension : "{{ matrix_synapse_configuration_extension_yaml|from_yaml if matrix_synapse_configuration_extension_yaml|from_yaml is mapping else {} }}"
# Holds the final Synapse configuration (a combination of the default and its extension).
# You most likely don't need to touch this variable. Instead, see `matrix_synapse_configuration_yaml`.
matrix_synapse_configuration : "{{ matrix_synapse_configuration_yaml|from_yaml|combine(matrix_synapse_configuration_extension, recursive=True) }}"