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Patrick Cloke 76f9c701c3
Always require users to re-authenticate for dangerous operations. (#10184)
Dangerous actions means deactivating an account, modifying an account
password, or adding a 3PID.

Other actions (deleting devices, uploading keys) can re-use the same UI
auth session if ui_auth.session_timeout is configured.
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admin_api Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
dev Name release branches just after major.minor (#10013) 2021-06-08 11:44:50 +01:00
development Notes on boolean columns in database schemas (#10164) 2021-06-11 17:13:56 +01:00
privacy_policy_templates/en Update documentation and templates for new consent 2018-10-12 17:53:14 -06:00
setup Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
systemd-with-workers Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
upgrading Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
usage A guide to the request log lines format. (#8436) 2021-06-16 13:31:55 +01:00
website_files Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
.sample_config_header.yaml Various improvements to the docs (#7899) 2020-07-29 10:35:44 -04:00
ACME.md Update the dates for ACME v1 EOL 2020-07-22 16:18:40 +01:00
ancient_architecture_notes.md (#5849) Convert rst to markdown (#6040) 2019-09-17 12:55:29 +01:00
application_services.md Add some explanation to application_services.md (#7091) 2020-04-27 15:03:09 +01:00
architecture.md (#5849) Convert rst to markdown (#6040) 2019-09-17 12:55:29 +01:00
auth_chain_diff.dot Use a chain cover index to efficiently calculate auth chain difference (#8868) 2021-01-11 16:09:22 +00:00
auth_chain_diff.dot.png Use a chain cover index to efficiently calculate auth chain difference (#8868) 2021-01-11 16:09:22 +00:00
auth_chain_difference_algorithm.md Use a chain cover index to efficiently calculate auth chain difference (#8868) 2021-01-11 16:09:22 +00:00
CAPTCHA_SETUP.md Update CAPTCHA documentation to mention turning off verify origin feature (#10046) 2021-05-26 10:55:30 +01:00
code_style.md Replace room_invite_state_types with room_prejoin_state (#9700) 2021-03-30 12:12:44 +01:00
consent_tracking.md Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
delegate.md Incorporate review 2020-02-19 10:03:19 +00:00
deprecation_policy.md Add deprecation policy doc (#9723) 2021-04-06 13:07:36 +01:00
favicon.png Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
favicon.svg Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
federate.md Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
jwt.md Return the proper 403 Forbidden error during errors with JWT logins. (#7844) 2020-07-15 07:10:21 -04:00
log_contexts.md Clean up some LoggingContext stuff (#7120) 2020-03-24 14:45:33 +00:00
manhole.md Add note to manhole.md about bind_address when using with docker (#8526) 2020-10-14 15:28:59 +01:00
media_repository.md (#5849) Convert rst to markdown (#6040) 2019-09-17 12:55:29 +01:00
message_retention_policies.md Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
metrics-howto.md Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
MSC1711_certificates_FAQ.md (#5849) Convert rst to markdown (#6040) 2019-09-17 12:55:29 +01:00
openid.md Add support for stable MSC2858 API (#9617) 2021-03-16 11:21:26 +00:00
opentracing.md Support enabling opentracing by user (#9978) 2021-05-14 10:51:08 +01:00
password_auth_providers.md Fix typo in password_auth_providers doc 2020-12-01 10:34:52 +00:00
postgres.md Update postgres docs (#9989) 2021-05-14 13:14:48 +01:00
presence_router_module.md Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
README.md Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
replication.md (#5849) Convert rst to markdown (#6040) 2019-09-17 12:55:29 +01:00
reverse_proxy.md Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
room_and_user_statistics.md Fix and refactor room and user stats (#5971) 2019-09-04 13:04:27 +01:00
sample_config.yaml Always require users to re-authenticate for dangerous operations. (#10184) 2021-06-16 11:07:28 -04:00
sample_log_config.yaml Support generating structured logs in addition to standard logs. (#8607) 2020-10-29 07:27:37 -04:00
server_notices.md Add admin api for sending server_notices (#5121) 2019-05-02 11:59:16 +01:00
spam_checker.md Pass SSO IdP information to spam checker's registration function (#9626) 2021-03-16 12:41:41 +00:00
sso_mapping_providers.md Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00
structured_logging.md Support generating structured logs in addition to standard logs. (#8607) 2020-10-29 07:27:37 -04:00
SUMMARY.md A guide to the request log lines format. (#8436) 2021-06-16 13:31:55 +01:00
synctl_workers.md Update worker docs with recent enhancements (#7969) 2020-07-29 23:22:13 +01:00
tcp_replication.md Fix deleting pushers when using sharded pushers. (#9465) 2021-02-22 21:14:42 +00:00
turn-howto.md Make link in docs use HTTPS (#10130) 2021-06-07 16:35:02 +01:00
url_previews.md move url_previews to MD as RST does my head in 2017-10-29 20:47:17 +00:00
user_directory.md Update user_directory.md (#10016) 2021-05-20 14:24:19 +01:00
welcome_and_overview.md Compile and render Synapse's docs into a browsable, mobile-friendly and searchable website (#10086) 2021-06-03 17:20:40 +01:00
workers.md Fix broken links in documentation (#10180) 2021-06-16 13:15:52 +01:00

Synapse Documentation

The documentation is currently hosted here. Please update any links to point to the new website instead.

About

This directory currently holds a series of markdown files documenting how to install, use and develop Synapse, the reference Matrix homeserver. The documentation is readable directly from this repository, but it is recommended to instead browse through the website for easier discoverability.

Adding to the documentation

Most of the documentation currently exists as top-level files, as when organising them into a structured website, these files were kept in place so that existing links would not break. The rest of the documentation is stored in folders, such as setup, usage, and development etc. All new documentation files should be placed in structured folders. For example:

To create a new user-facing documentation page about a new Single Sign-On protocol named "MyCoolProtocol", one should create a new file with a relevant name, such as "my_cool_protocol.md". This file might fit into the documentation structure at:

  • Usage
    • Configuration
      • User Authentication
        • Single Sign-On
          • My Cool Protocol

Given that, one would place the new file under usage/configuration/user_authentication/single_sign_on/my_cool_protocol.md.

Note that the structure of the documentation (and thus the left sidebar on the website) is determined by the list in SUMMARY.md. The final thing to do when adding a new page is to add a new line linking to the new documentation file:

- [My Cool Protocol](usage/configuration/user_authentication/single_sign_on/my_cool_protocol.md)

Building the documentation

The documentation is built with mdbook, and the outline of the documentation is determined by the structure of SUMMARY.md.

First, get mdbook. Then, from the root of the repository, build the documentation with:

mdbook build

The rendered contents will be outputted to a new book/ directory at the root of the repository. You can browse the book by opening book/index.html in a web browser.

You can also have mdbook host the docs on a local webserver with hot-reload functionality via:

mdbook serve

The URL at which the docs can be viewed at will be logged.

Configuration and theming

The look and behaviour of the website is configured by the book.toml file at the root of the repository. See mdbook's documentation on configuration for available options.

The site can be themed and additionally extended with extra UI and features. See website_files/README.md for details.