@ -5,20 +5,6 @@ The playbook can install and configure [buscarron](https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/bu
It's a bot you can use to setup **your own helpdesk on matrix**
It's a bot you can use to setup **your own helpdesk on matrix**
It's a bot you can use to send any form (HTTP POST, HTML) to a (encrypted) matrix room
It's a bot you can use to send any form (HTTP POST, HTML) to a (encrypted) matrix room
## Registering the bot user
By default, the playbook will set up the bot with a username like this: `@bot.buscarron:DOMAIN` .
(to use a different username, adjust the `matrix_bot_buscarron_login` variable).
You **need to register the bot user manually** before setting up the bot. You can use the playbook to [register a new user ](registering-users.md ):
```
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --extra-vars='username=bot.buscarron password=PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT admin=no' --tags=register-user
```
Choose a strong password for the bot. You can generate a good password with a command like this: `pwgen -s 64 1` .
## Adjusting the playbook configuration
## Adjusting the playbook configuration
@ -27,7 +13,10 @@ Add the following configuration to your `inventory/host_vars/matrix.DOMAIN/vars.
```yaml
```yaml
matrix_bot_buscarron_enabled: true
matrix_bot_buscarron_enabled: true
# Adjust this to whatever password you chose when registering the bot user
# Uncomment and adjust this part if you'd like to use a username different than the default
# matrix_bot_buscarron_login: bot.buscarron
# Generate a strong password here. Consider generating it with `pwgen -s 64 1`
matrix_bot_buscarron_password: PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT
matrix_bot_buscarron_password: PASSWORD_FOR_THE_BOT
# Adjust accepted forms
# Adjust accepted forms
@ -57,9 +46,15 @@ matrix_server_fqn_buscarron: "form.{{ matrix_domain }}"
After configuring the playbook, run the [installation ](installing.md ) command again:
After configuring the playbook, run the [installation ](installing.md ) command again:
```sh
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,ensure-matrix-users-created,start
```
```
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,start
```
**Notes**:
- the `ensure-matrix-users-created` playbook tag makes the playbook automatically create the bot's user account
- if you change the bot password (`matrix_bot_buscarron_password` in your `vars.yml` file) subsequently, the bot user's credentials on the homeserver won't be updated automatically. If you'd like to change the bot user's password, use a tool like [synapse-admin ](configuring-playbook-synapse-admin.md ) to change it, and then update `matrix_bot_buscarron_password` to let the bot know its new password
## Usage
## Usage