Allow specifying a directory to host a web client from

synapse/app/homeserver.py

@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ class SynapseHomeServer(HomeServer):
         return JsonResource(self)
 
     def build_resource_for_web_client(self):
+        webclient_path = self.get_config().web_client_location
+        if not webclient_path:
             import syweb
             syweb_path = os.path.dirname(syweb.__file__)
             webclient_path = os.path.join(syweb_path, "webclient")

synapse/config/server.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         self.server_name = config["server_name"]
         self.pid_file = self.abspath(config.get("pid_file"))
         self.web_client = config["web_client"]
+        self.web_client_location = config.get("web_client_location", None)
         self.soft_file_limit = config["soft_file_limit"]
         self.daemonize = config.get("daemonize")
         self.print_pidfile = config.get("print_pidfile")