From 852fceb33f796071cea51272736a625a1f392efa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noah Fleischmann Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 20:11:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add documentation --- docs/configuring-playbook-mxisd.md | 21 ++++++++++++--------- docs/maintenance-and-troubleshooting.md | 8 ++++++-- roles/matrix-mxisd/defaults/main.yml | 2 +- 3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/configuring-playbook-mxisd.md b/docs/configuring-playbook-mxisd.md index 3b0d5700..957f9466 100644 --- a/docs/configuring-playbook-mxisd.md +++ b/docs/configuring-playbook-mxisd.md @@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ By default, this playbook configures an [mxisd](https://github.com/kamax-io/mxis This server is private by default, potentially at the expense of user discoverability. - ## Matrix.org lookup forwarding To ensure maximum discovery, you can make your identity server also forward lookups to the central matrix.org Identity server (at the cost of potentially leaking all your contacts information). @@ -17,25 +16,22 @@ Enabling matrix.org forwarding can happen with the following configuration: matrix_mxisd_matrixorg_forwarding_enabled: true ``` - ## Customizing email templates If you'd like to change the default email templates used by mxisd, take a look at the `matrix_mxisd_threepid_medium_email_custom_` variables (in the `roles/matrix-mxisd/defaults/main.yml` file. - ## mxisd-controlled Registration To use the [Registration](https://github.com/kamax-matrix/mxisd/blob/master/docs/features/registration.md) feature of mxisd, you can make use of the following variables: -- `matrix_synapse_enable_registration` - to enable user-initiated registration in Synapse +- `matrix_synapse_enable_registration` - to enable user-initiated registration in Synapse -- `matrix_synapse_registrations_require_3pid` - to control the types of 3pid (`'email'`, `'msisdn'`) required by the Synapse server for registering +- `matrix_synapse_registrations_require_3pid` - to control the types of 3pid (`'email'`, `'msisdn'`) required by the Synapse server for registering -- variables prefixed with `matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_3pid_registration_` (e.g. `matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_3pid_registration_enabled`) - to configure the integrated nginx webserver to send registration requests to mxisd (instead of Synapse), so it can apply its additional functionality - -- `matrix_mxisd_configuration_extension_yaml` - to configure mxisd as required. See the [Registration feature's docs](https://github.com/kamax-matrix/mxisd/blob/master/docs/features/registration.md) for inspiration. Also see the [Additional features](#additional-features) section below to learn more about how to use `matrix_mxisd_configuration_extension_yaml`. +- variables prefixed with `matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_3pid_registration_` (e.g. `matrix_nginx_proxy_proxy_matrix_3pid_registration_enabled`) - to configure the integrated nginx webserver to send registration requests to mxisd (instead of Synapse), so it can apply its additional functionality +- `matrix_mxisd_configuration_extension_yaml` - to configure mxisd as required. See the [Registration feature's docs](https://github.com/kamax-matrix/mxisd/blob/master/docs/features/registration.md) for inspiration. Also see the [Additional features](#additional-features) section below to learn more about how to use `matrix_mxisd_configuration_extension_yaml`. ## Additional features @@ -50,7 +46,14 @@ To use a more custom configuration, you can define a `matrix_mxisd_configuration and put your configuration in it. To learn more about how to do this, refer to the information about `matrix_mxisd_configuration_extension_yaml` in the [default variables file](../roles/matrix-mxisd/defaults/main.yml) of the mxisd component. - ## Troubleshooting If email address validation emails sent by mxisd are not reaching you, you should look into [Adjusting email-sending settings](configuring-playbook-email.md). + +If you'd like additional logging information, temporarily enable verbose logging for mxisd. + +Example configuration (`inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.yml`): + +```yaml +matrix_mxisd_verbose_logging: true +``` diff --git a/docs/maintenance-and-troubleshooting.md b/docs/maintenance-and-troubleshooting.md index 18bfdd83..ef3a10de 100644 --- a/docs/maintenance-and-troubleshooting.md +++ b/docs/maintenance-and-troubleshooting.md @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ ## How to see the current status of your services You can check the status of your services by using `systemctl status`. Example: + ``` sudo systemctl status matrix-nginx-proxy @@ -12,11 +13,11 @@ sudo systemctl status matrix-nginx-proxy ``` You can see the logs by using journalctl. Example: + ``` sudo journalctl -fu matrix-synapse ``` - ## Increasing Synapse logging Because the [Synapse](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse) Matrix server is originally very chatty when it comes to logging, we intentionally reduce its [logging level](https://docs.python.org/3/library/logging.html#logging-levels) from `INFO` to `WARNING`. @@ -33,7 +34,10 @@ matrix_synapse_root_log_level: "INFO" Re-run the playbook after making these configuration changes. - ## Postgres See the dedicated [PostgreSQL Maintenance](maintenance-postgres.md) documentation page. + +## Mxisd + +See the dedicated [Adjusting mxisd Identity Server configuration](configuring-playbook-mxisd.md) documentation page diff --git a/roles/matrix-mxisd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-mxisd/defaults/main.yml index fbc378db..342497c8 100644 --- a/roles/matrix-mxisd/defaults/main.yml +++ b/roles/matrix-mxisd/defaults/main.yml @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ matrix_mxisd_self_check_validate_certificates: true # Controls mxisd logging verbosity for troubleshooting. # # According to: https://github.com/kamax-matrix/mxisd/blob/master/docs/troubleshooting.md#increase-verbosity -matrix_mxisd_verbose_logging: true +matrix_mxisd_verbose_logging: false # Default mxisd configuration template which covers the generic use case. # You can customize it by controlling the various variables inside it.