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Lots of updates to the README/INSTALL.md.

Fixes #4601.
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@ -350,18 +350,34 @@ Once you have installed synapse as above, you will need to configure it.
## TLS certificates
The default configuration exposes two HTTP ports: 8008 and 8448. Port 8008 is
configured without TLS; it should be behind a reverse proxy for TLS/SSL
termination on port 443 which in turn should be used for clients. Port 8448
is configured to use TLS for Federation with a self-signed or verified
certificate, but please be aware that a valid certificate will be required in
Synapse v1.0. Instructions for having Synapse automatically provision and renew federation certificates through ACME can be found at [ACME.md](docs/ACME.md).
The default configuration exposes a single HTTP port: http://localhost:8008. It
is suitable for local testing, but for any practical use, you will either need
to enable a reverse proxy, or configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port.
If you would like to use your own certificates, you can do so by changing
`tls_certificate_path` and `tls_private_key_path` in `homeserver.yaml`;
alternatively, you can use a reverse proxy. See
[docs/reverse_proxy.rst](docs/reverse_proxy.rst) for information on configuring
a reverse proxy.
For information on using a reverse proxy, see
[docs/reverse_proxy.rst](docs/reverse_proxy.rst).
To configure Synapse to expose an HTTPS port, you will need to edit
`homeserver.yaml`.
First, under the `listeners` section, uncomment the configuration for the
TLS-enabled listener. (Remove the hash sign (`#`) and space at the start of
each line). The relevant lines are like this:
```
- port: 8448
type: http
tls: true
resources:
- names: [client, federation]
```
You will also need to uncomment the `tls_certificate_path` and
`tls_private_key_path` lines under the `TLS` section. You can either point
these settings at an existing certificate and key, or you can enable Synapse's
built-in ACME (Let's Encrypt) support. Instructions for having Synapse
automatically provision and renew federation certificates through ACME can be
found at [ACME.md](docs/ACME.md).
## Registering a user
@ -375,7 +391,7 @@ users. This can be done as follows:
```
$ source ~/synapse/env/bin/activate
$ synctl start # if not already running
$ register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml https://localhost:8448
$ register_new_matrix_user -c homeserver.yaml http://localhost:8008
New user localpart: erikj
Password:
Confirm password:

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@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ via IRC bridge at irc://irc.freenode.net/matrix.
Synapse is currently in rapid development, but as of version 0.5 we believe it
is sufficiently stable to be run as an internet-facing service for real usage!
About Matrix
============
@ -88,18 +87,20 @@ Connecting to Synapse from a client
===================================
The easiest way to try out your new Synapse installation is by connecting to it
from a web client. The easiest option is probably the one at
https://riot.im/app. You will need to specify a "Custom server" when you log on
or register: set this to ``https://domain.tld`` if you setup a reverse proxy
following the recommended setup, or ``https://localhost:8448`` - remember to specify the
port (``:8448``) if not ``:443`` unless you changed the configuration. (Leave the identity
server as the default - see `Identity servers`_.)
from a web client.
If using port 8448 you will run into errors if you are using a self-signed
certificate. To overcome this, simply go to ``https://localhost:8448``
directly with your browser and accept the presented certificate. You can then
go back in your web client and proceed further. Valid federation certificates
should not have this problem.
Unless you are running a test instance of Synapse on your local machine, in
general, you will need to enable TLS support before you can successfully
connect from a client: see `<INSTALL.md#tls-certificates>`_.
An easy way to get started is to login or register via Riot at
https://riot.im/app/#/login or https://riot.im/app/#/register respectively.
You will need to change the server you are logging into from ``matrix.org``
and instead specify a Homeserver URL of ``https://<server_name>:8448``
(or just ``https://<server_name>`` if you are using a reverse proxy).
(Leave the identity server as the default - see `Identity servers`_.)
If you prefer to use another client, refer to our
`client breakdown <https://matrix.org/docs/projects/clients-matrix>`_.
If all goes well you should at least be able to log in, create a room, and
start sending messages.
@ -174,9 +175,30 @@ Separately, Synapse may leak file handles if inbound HTTP requests get stuck
during processing - e.g. blocked behind a lock or talking to a remote server etc.
This is best diagnosed by matching up the 'Received request' and 'Processed request'
log lines and looking for any 'Processed request' lines which take more than
a few seconds to execute. Please let us know at #matrix-dev:matrix.org if
a few seconds to execute. Please let us know at #synapse:matrix.org if
you see this failure mode so we can help debug it, however.
Help!! Synapse eats all my RAM!
-------------------------------
Synapse's architecture is quite RAM hungry currently - we deliberately
cache a lot of recent room data and metadata in RAM in order to speed up
common requests. We'll improve this in future, but for now the easiest
way to either reduce the RAM usage (at the risk of slowing things down)
is to set the almost-undocumented ``SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR`` environment
variable. The default is 0.5, which can be decreased to reduce RAM usage
in memory constrained enviroments, or increased if performance starts to
degrade.
Using `libjemalloc <http://jemalloc.net/>`_ can also yield a significant
improvement in overall amount, and especially in terms of giving back RAM
to the OS. To use it, the library must simply be put in the LD_PRELOAD
environment variable when launching Synapse. On Debian, this can be done
by installing the ``libjemalloc1`` package and adding this line to
``/etc/default/matrix-synapse``::
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjemalloc.so.1
Upgrading an existing Synapse
=============================
@ -196,12 +218,12 @@ Federation is the process by which users on different servers can participate
in the same room. For this to work, those other servers must be able to contact
yours to send messages.
The ``server_name`` in your
``homeserver.yaml`` file determines the way that other servers will reach
yours. By default, they will treat it as a hostname and try to connect to
port 8448. This is easy to set up and will work with the default configuration,
provided you set the ``server_name`` to match your machine's public DNS
hostname.
The ``server_name`` in your ``homeserver.yaml`` file determines the way that
other servers will reach yours. By default, they will treat it as a hostname
and try to connect to port 8448. This is easy to set up and will work with the
default configuration, provided you set the ``server_name`` to match your
machine's public DNS hostname, and give Synapse a TLS certificate which is
valid for your ``server_name``.
For a more flexible configuration, you can set up a DNS SRV record. This allows
you to run your server on a machine that might not have the same name as your
@ -243,11 +265,8 @@ largest boxes pause for thought.)
Troubleshooting
---------------
You can use the federation tester to check if your homeserver is all set:
``https://matrix.org/federationtester/api/report?server_name=<your_server_name>``
If any of the attributes under "checks" is false, federation won't work.
There is also a nicer interface available from a community member at
`<https://neo.lain.haus/fed-tester>`_.
You can use the `federation tester <https://matrix.org/federationtester>`_ to
check if your homeserver is all set.
The typical failure mode with federation is that when you try to join a room,
it is rejected with "401: Unauthorized". Generally this means that other
@ -263,7 +282,10 @@ So, things to check are:
(it should be ``_matrix._tcp.<server_name>``), and that the port and hostname
it specifies are reachable from outside your network.
.. TODO: add a note about forgetting ``nocanon`` on a reverse-proxy config
Another common problem is that people on other servers can't join rooms that
you invite them to. This can be caused by an incorrectly-configured reverse
proxy: see `<docs/reverse_proxy.rst>`_ for instructions on how to correctly
configure a reverse proxy.
Running a Demo Federation of Synapses
-------------------------------------
@ -363,7 +385,7 @@ Synapse Development
Before setting up a development environment for synapse, make sure you have the
system dependencies (such as the python header files) installed - see
`Installing from source`_.
`Installing from source <INSTALL.md#installing-from-source>`_.
To check out a synapse for development, clone the git repo into a working
directory of your choice::
@ -374,7 +396,7 @@ directory of your choice::
Synapse has a number of external dependencies, that are easiest
to install using pip and a virtualenv::
virtualenv -p python2.7 env
virtualenv -p python3 env
source env/bin/activate
python -m pip install -e .[all]
@ -416,25 +438,3 @@ sphinxcontrib-napoleon::
Building internal API documentation::
python setup.py build_sphinx
Help!! Synapse eats all my RAM!
===============================
Synapse's architecture is quite RAM hungry currently - we deliberately
cache a lot of recent room data and metadata in RAM in order to speed up
common requests. We'll improve this in future, but for now the easiest
way to either reduce the RAM usage (at the risk of slowing things down)
is to set the almost-undocumented ``SYNAPSE_CACHE_FACTOR`` environment
variable. The default is 0.5, which can be decreased to reduce RAM usage
in memory constrained enviroments, or increased if performance starts to
degrade.
Using `libjemalloc <http://jemalloc.net/>`_ can also yield a significant
improvement in overall amount, and especially in terms of giving back RAM
to the OS. To use it, the library must simply be put in the LD_PRELOAD
environment variable when launching Synapse. On Debian, this can be done
by installing the ``libjemalloc1`` package and adding this line to
``/etc/default/matrix-synapse``::
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjemalloc.so.1

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